英语美文朗读 第367期 Im Beautiful

I am a flower. Yes, I'm beautiful. I've heard it before and it never grows old.

 

我是一朵花。是的，我很漂亮。我曾听过这句话，并且这句话永远不会过时。

 

I'm worshiped for my looks, my scent, my looks.

我因为我的外表受到仰慕。不仅是我的外表，还有我的香味。

 

But here's the thing: Life starts with me.

但事实是这样的：生命起源于我。

 

You see I feed people. Every fruit comes from me. Every potato. Me. Every kernel of corn. Me. Every grain of rice. Me.

你看，我喂养了人们。所有的水果来源于我。每一颗土豆来源于我。每一粒玉米来源于我。每一粒大米来源于我。

 

Me, me, me, I know. But it's true.

我，一直都是我，我懂。但这是真的。

 

And sometimes I feed their souls. I am their words when they have none.

而有时，我滋润了他们的灵魂。当他们无言时，我就是他们的话语。

 

I say "I love you," without a sound. "I'm sorry," without a voice.

不用出声，我说“我爱你”。不用言语，我说“对不起”。

 

I inspire the greatest of them. Painters, poets, pattern makers. I've been a Muse to them all.

我唤起了人最美好的那一部分。画家，诗人，设计师。我是他们所有人的缪斯。

 

But in my experience, people underestimate the power of a pretty little flower.

但在我看来，人们低估了一朵美丽的花的能力。

 

Because their life does start with me and it could end without me.

因为他们的生活确实起源于我，也会因为没有我而结束。

 

（注：缪斯，是希腊神话中主司艺术与科学的九位古老文艺女神的总称。）