063 特蕾莎修女用爱改变生命

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Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now the small country of Macedonia

特蕾莎修女于1910年出生在现今的小国马其顿。

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When she was young, she was always happy to help out at church

她小时候总是很高兴在教堂里帮忙。

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She liked to borrow books from the priest

她喜欢向神父借书看。

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" May I read some of your books about missionaries?" she asked the priest one day

有一天她问神父：“我可以看几本您那些关于传教士的书吗？”

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" Of course you may! Here they are," he said

他说道：“你当然可以！这些就是，拿去吧。”

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She read the books over and over, and she was touched by the stories about caring for others

她把这些书读了一遍又一遍，并被那些关怀他人的故事深深打动了。

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Her favorite book was about the missionaries who worked in India

她最喜欢的一本书是关于在印度工作的传教士的。

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It made her think about caring for poor people in India herself

这本书让她萌生了自己去印度照顾穷人的想法。

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When Mother Teresa was 12, she asked God if she should go to India to help people as a missionary

特蕾莎修女十二岁时，她询问上帝，自己是否应该去印度做一名传教士去帮助他人。

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She prayed about this for six years

她为这件事祷告了六年。

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When she was 18, she asked a priest about her prayers

18岁那年，她向一位神父请教关于她祷告的事。

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" I have talked to my mother and my sisters about this

“我跟我的母亲和修女姐妹们谈过这件事。

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I have prayed a lot too

我也做了很多祷告。

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But how can I be sure that God wants me to go to India?"

但是，我怎么才能确定上帝是想让我去印度呢？”

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" You will know through your joy, my child," was his advice

他的建议是：“我的孩子，你会通过你的喜乐而知晓。”

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" I would be very happy if God let me serve him and other people," she said

她说：“如果上帝让我服侍他和其他人，我会非常高兴。”

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Mother Teresa knew that her heart was leading her

特蕾莎修女知道，她的内心在为她指引方向。

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Soon after, she went to Dublin to learn English and to be trained as a nun

不久之后，她去了都柏林学习英语，并接受修女培训。

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Then Mother Teresa was sent to India

然后，特蕾莎修女被派往印度。

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There she learned to speak Hindi and Bengali

在那里，她学会了说印地语和孟加拉语。

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She was saddened by the way most people lived in India

她对印度大多数人的生活方式感到悲伤。

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Most people were very poor." Oh! Look at what little they have to eat!

大多数人非常贫穷。“唉！看他们吃的东西那么少！

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How can I help them?" she wondered." So many people here are poor."

我怎样才能帮助他们呢？”她思索着。“这里有那么多穷人。”

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While she worked very hard to help the poor, she also taught children at a high school

在努力帮助穷人的同时，她也在高中教孩子们读书。

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After a few years, she became the school principal, but the suffering of the poor was never far from her mind

几年后，她成为了校长，但穷人的苦难从未远离她的心头。

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" God, I know that being a school principal is an important job because I can help poor children to learn

“上帝，我知道当校长很重要，因为我能帮助穷孩子学习。

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But who takes care of the poor people who live on the streets?

可是，谁来照顾那些住在街上的穷人呢？

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How can I help them too?" she prayed

我又怎样也能帮助他们呢？”她祷告着。

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On September 10, 1946, Mother Teresa felt that God had given her an answer

1946年9月10日，特蕾莎修女感到上帝给了她一个答案。

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She was sure that he wanted her to serve him by helping the poorest of the poor

她确信，上帝希望她去服务那些穷人中最贫穷的人。

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She thanked him for answering her prayer." I know what I must do now

她感谢上帝回应了她的祈祷。“我现在知道自己必须做什么了。

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I must live with the poorest people, but how can I help them best?"

我必须与最贫穷的人们一起生活，但我怎样才能最好地帮助他们呢？”

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She decided to become a nurse

她决定成为一名护士。

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One day, as she was walking on a street in the slums of Calcutta, she saw a woman lying in the dirt

一天，当她走在加尔各答贫民窟的街上时，她看到一个女人躺在尘土里。

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" Oh! She might be hurt!" Mother Teresa thought." Are you okay?" she asked

“哦！她可能受伤了！”特蕾莎修女心想。“你还好吗？”她问道。

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" Oh...," the woman groaned

“哦……，”那个女人呻吟着。

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Mother Teresa was shocked at the woman's condition

特蕾莎修女对这个女人的状况感到震惊。

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" Oh, how terrible! Look at all the rats and ants around this woman!

“哦，太糟糕了！看看这女人周围的老鼠和蚂蚁！

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Please, help me! I need to take this woman to a hospital quickly," she called out

请帮帮我！我得赶紧把这个女人送到医院，”她喊道。

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But no one wanted to help her

但是没有人愿意帮她。

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" Oh no! She smells too bad," said one passerby

“哎呀，不行！她太难闻了，”一个路人说道。

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" Just leave her there. She will die soon anyway," said another

“就把她丢在那儿吧。反正她也快死了，”另一个人说。

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But Mother Teresa did not give up." Do not be afraid

但特蕾莎修女没有放弃。“别害怕。

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I will take you to the hospital," she told the woman

我会带你去医院，”她对那位妇女说。

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She carefully picked her up and helped her to the hospital

她小心翼翼地把她抱起来，扶着她去了医院。

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But even at the hospital, people were not willing to help

但即使到了医院，人们也不愿意帮忙。

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" Oh, take her away! She smells very bad!

“哦，把她带走！她太难闻了！

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She is so dirty that she might not be good for the other patients here!" they said

她太脏了，可能对这里的其他病人不好！”他们说。

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" Oh please! You must help her! I will not leave until you help her!" Mother Teresa insisted

“哦，求求你们！你们必须帮帮她！你们不帮她，我就不走！”特蕾莎修女坚持道。

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Finally a doctor and a nurse agreed to care for the woman

最后，一位医生和一位护士同意照顾这位妇女。

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They did their best, but they could not make the woman well

他们尽了最大努力，但未能让这位妇女好起来。

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This made Mother Teresa very sad, but she did not stop helping other poor people

这让特蕾莎修女非常难过，但她没有停止帮助其他穷人。

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Many people in India thought Mother Teresa was wasting her time

印度的许多人认为特蕾莎修女是在浪费时间。

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" Ha! Look at that European!" they said

“哈！看看那个欧洲人！”他们说。

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" What does she think she can do? There are too many poor people to help

“她以为自己能做什么？要帮助的穷人太多了。

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She's foolish if she thinks she can make a difference."

她要是觉得自己能带来什么改变，那可就太傻了。”

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Mother Teresa, however, never gave up

然而，特蕾莎修女从未放弃。

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Because of her tireless work, the people in the slums began to realize how much she cared for them

由于她不懈的工作，贫民窟的人们开始意识到她是多么关心他们。

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She taught them how to read and write and looked after them when they were sick

她教他们读书写字，并在他们生病时照顾他们。

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The poorest of the poor respected her, and over time others admired her too

最穷的穷人都尊敬她，随着时间的推移，其他人也钦佩她。

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In 1950 the pope gave her permission to start her own Catholic organization called the Missionaries of Charity

1950年，教皇准许她创办自己的天主教组织，名为“仁爱传教会”。

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Many joined the Missionaries of Charity, becoming nuns and priests, to help Mother Teresa look after the poor in India and elsewhere in the world

许多人加入仁爱传教会，成为修女和神父，帮助特蕾莎修女照看印度及世界各地的穷人。

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In 1979 the world recognized Mother Teresa's tireless love

1979年，世界认可了特蕾莎修女那不倦的爱。

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She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

她被授予了诺贝尔和平奖。

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When Mother Teresa was told she had won the prize, she simply said," I am not worthy."

当特蕾莎修女被告知获奖时，她只是说：“我当不起。”

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Mother Teresa kept working until her death in 1997 at the age of 87

特蕾莎修女一直工作到1997年去世，享年87岁。

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She was a warmhearted, caring, and deeply spiritual person

她是一位热心、充满关爱、内心虔诚的人。

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Her love for the poor has inspired many to follow in her footsteps

她对穷人的爱激励了许多人追随她的脚步。

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Since it was founded, the Missionaries of Charity has grown, and it now helps the poorest of the poor in almost every country in the world

自成立以来，仁爱传教会不断发展壮大，如今几乎在世界每个国家帮助那些最穷的穷人。