扭伤脚踝
--- Twisted Ankle
Twisted Ankle
扭伤脚踝
I stood in the dark, staring at the stars. I was out in the woods on a college retreat with some other people from school. It felt so good to get away from school, with all it’s troubles and worries. I had just experienced one of the worst weeks of my life. In one week, I had broken my cell phone, gotten everything in my backpack soaked, got an extremely low grade on my test, and wasn’t happy with my college grades. I was frustrated and angry. My roommate, who took the exact same classes I took got good test scores, but no matter how hard I tried, I never seemed to come close. I kept comparing myself to others around me, and the more I compared, the more frustrated I felt. I didn’t feel like I was as smart, or as focused as the other students around me, and I needed to get away from all of it.
站在黑夜里凝视著星星，我正在参加大学的退修会，在我身边还有其他的同学，能离开学校真好。因为在那里我有许多的麻烦及担忧。我才经历人生中最糟糕的一个星期。在这个星期中我的手机被弄坏，我的背包里的所有东西都湿透，还得了一个糟的不能再糟的成绩，我也不满意自己在大学里其他的成绩。对这些我又沮丧又生气。我的室友和我一起修同样的课，她却能拿好成绩。可是不管我怎么努力，成绩还是远远的落后。我拿自己和旁边的人比较，越比我就越沮丧。我觉得自己不像人家那样聪明，也不像身边的学生那样专心学习。所以能离开学校一会儿是我所需要的。
It was freezing cold, the grass was wet, and I could feel the wind blowing even with my jacket on. The people around me started to gather together for a game called “American Eagle”. We all stood in the field at one end, while one person stood in the middle. He was the “eagle”. The point of the game was to run from one of the field to the other end without being caught. The eagle had to catch you, pick you up in the air and say “1-2-3 American Eagle”. If he succeeded, then you joined his side and tried to catch other people also.
这里很冷，草地上又湿，虽然穿上夹克我还能感到呼呼吹著的冷风。这时身边的人聚在一起玩一个叫“美国鹰”的游戏。我们全体站在地的一边，一个人站在地的中间，他是老鹰，这个游戏的重点是你要从这块地的一边跑到另一边而不要被老鹰抓到。因为老鹰必须在你跑的半途中抓到你并且喊著：一二三，美国鹰！若是他抓到你，你就要加入他去抓别人。
I stood, waiting for someone to shout “American Eagle”. The moment I heard it, I took off running down the field. I ran and ran. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me. Someone grabbed me, but I slipped out of their hands and finally reached the other end of the field. By now, my jacket was barely hanging on, and I was breathing hard. Then, I heard someone shout “American Eagle!” again. Again, I tried to run to the other end of the field. But, the grass was wet and slippery. Suddenly, I found myself slipping and sliding. Somebody grabbed me, picked me up in the air and I heard them say “1-2-3 American Eagle!” I was so tired and cold I could barely even move. But, I kept playing and playing.
我站在地的这边等著人开始叫“美国鹰”。一听到我就开始跑，跑了又跑、忽然我听到后面有脚步声，有人抓到我了！可是我从他的手中滑脱终于跑到地的另一头，这时我的夹克仅仅是挂在身上而已。我跑得气喘不停但这时又听到“美国鹰”，所以一次又一次我卖命的跑到地的那一头。可是草地又湿又滑，啊！突然间我滑倒了，有人抓住我喊著“一二三美国鹰”，我又冷又累都快要动不了，可是我还是玩了又玩。
Finally, it was time to go back to our cabins. One of my friends came and asked if I wanted to run with her. We took off running. But, as we ran, I noticed that the floor was really uneven, with dips and rocks. Suddenly, I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my ankle and fell face first on the ground. I tried to stand up, but couldn’t. I had twisted my ankle and it HURT. I could feel the ankle start to swell up as I limped over to the bench. Finally, I hopped back to the cabin and lay down. I could think of no week worse than the one I went through. Not only did I get bad grades, break a cell phone and get soaked, but now I twisted my ankle at a retreat. I felt all my feelings just begin to build up inside me, and I almost felt like crying. What did I do to deserve such a week? Why was EVERYTHING going wrong?
最后回到退修会小木屋的时间到了，我的一个朋友来问我是否要和她一起跑回去，我们就开始跑，在跑的时候我发现地上很不平，有很多坑又有很多石头。突然间我感到脚踝一股刺痛，脸就朝下倒到地面，我想站起来可是不成，我扭了脚踝而且那真是痛啊！当我一拐一拐的拐到路边的椅子时我的脚开始肿起来，终于我单脚跳到小屋躺下。想一想真是再没有一个星期是这么的糟的了。不只是得了坏成绩，弄坏了手机，又被雨淋得湿透，现在又在退修会中把脚给扭伤了。我感到各种感受在我里面积累起来，我想大叫“我做了什么要经历这样一个星期？”为什么每件事都不对？
The next morning, I stood at the edge of the lake to have some quiet time reading my Bible. I had been reading through the book of Romans. Then, I read Romans 8:18. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” It seemed as if Paul, the author, was talking to me. I kept reading, until I reached verse 31. It said, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” At that moment, I realized I had been focusing on everything except what I really needed to focus on. I was so busy comparing myself to others, and getting worried and frustrated, that I had lost sight of what was really important. It seemed as if God was talking to me, saying “Even if you think you aren’t as smart or good as other people, I still love you. Even if you make mistakes, I won’t love you less.” If God is on my side, if He is on my team, then what more do I need? I already won. God reminded me that even though I have all these problems and make so many mistakes, that He is still there for me, waiting for me to turn back to Him.
下一个早晨我在湖边灵修。最近我在读罗马书。我读到8：18 “我想现在的苦楚比起将来要显于我们的荣耀就不足介意了。”这本书的作者保罗似乎在对我说话，我继续读到31节“既是这样、还有什么说的呢？神若帮助我们谁能敌挡我们呢？”
在这一刻我了解到自己专注在许多事上但是该专心留意的事却又忽略了。我忙忙碌碌的在和别人比较，把自己搞得又担忧又沮丧，就忽略了什么是真正重要的事。好像神在向我说：”就算是你看自己不比人聪明，能力也不如别人，但是我还是爱你，就算你犯了这么多错误，我也不会少爱你一些。“若是神站在我这边，他是和我一个队的，那我还要什么？我已经赢了。神提醒我纵然我有这么多麻烦又造了这么多错误，他还是在那里等著我回到他身边。