我佩服的人

类别：成长

讲述身为邮递员的祖父四十年如一日的坚持，展现平凡中的非凡力量。

时长 60 秒 · 语速 140 wpm

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When people ask who I admire, they expect a famous name. 每次别人问我最佩服谁，他们都以为我会说个大名人的名字。

I think of my grandfather. 但我其实想到的是我爷爷。

He was a postman in a small town. 他曾是一个小镇上的邮递员。

He never gave a speech in his life. 他这辈子连一次演讲都没做过。

But every morning, for forty-one years, he got up at five. 但在整整四十一年里，他每天早上五点就起床。

He polished his shoes, though nobody looks at a postman's shoes. 他会把皮鞋擦得锃亮，虽然根本没人会去瞅邮递员的鞋。

Then he rode out, in rain, 然后他就骑车出门了，顶着风雨，

in snow, in the heat, with the letters. 冒着大雪，顶着酷暑，带着那一叠叠信件。

He was never late. 他从没有迟到过一次。

He told me once, "Somebody is waiting for that letter. 他曾经跟我说：“有人正盼着这封信呢。

Maybe it's the only good thing in their day." 说不定这就是他们今天唯一碰上的好事了。”

He didn't change the world. 他没有改变世界。

He didn't try to. 他也从来没想过要去改变。

I've met many brilliant people since. 后来我遇到了很多厉害的人。

Most of them are brilliant on good days. 他们大多数人只有在顺心的时候才表现得很出色。

My grandfather was the same on every day. 但我爷爷是无论哪一天，都始终如一。

I'm beginning to think that's the rarer thing. 我渐渐觉得，这才是更难得的事。

I polish my shoes now. 现在我也开始擦鞋了。

Nobody looks at them, either. 虽然也同样没人会看。