Text A Your Inner Voice
Apparently he had some very hurtful personal problems that were so overwhelming that he was planning to take his life that day. In his letter he went on to explain that he was a religious person and in desperation screamed out to God that if God really cared about him he would send someone to prevent him from taking his life. In his eyes I was that someone, that Angel sent by God.
就在我乘坐的这辆开往市区的列车行驶了30分钟之后，我发现自己很想知道 这个男人在想什么。什么事情如此重要以至于他都没有注意到我。我试着忘 记这一切，开始看报纸。但是，不知道是什么奇怪的原因，我的内心一直在 鼓励我跟这个人说话。我实在不知道怎样跟一个陌生人开始聊天，就试图忽 略这个声音。
Text A Your Inner Voice
英语（二）
全国高等教育自学考试
讲解人：Grace Shao
Unit 7
Inner Voice
Text A Your Inner Voice
My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed and leave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30. While on the train I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I can read the newspaper in peace and quiet. At work I am always being bombardedwith questions from coworkers, suppliers, telephone and then those dreaded meetings, so the last thing I need is some stranger to sit beside me and make small talk.
As you probably guessed I eventually broke down and came up with an excuse to ask him a question. When he raised his d and turned his eyes towards me I could see that he must have been really upset as he had red eyes and still had some tears rolling down the side of his face despite his feeble attempt to wipe them away. I can't describe the sadness I felt seeing someone in so much pain.
1 At a dinner party in New York, one of the guests, a woman who had inherited money, was eager to make a pleasing impression on everyone. She had squandered a modest fortune on sables, diamonds and pearls. But she hadn't done anything whatsoever about her face.（承上启下句）It radiated sourness and selfishness. She didn't realize what everyone knows: namely, the expression one wears on one's face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back.
Text A Your Inner Voice
I don't know why but for some reason when I got on the train today it was unusually full, something I don't recall ever happening in the past. With hesitation I sat down in the only seat available beside a middle-aged man that had his head down and seemed to be lost in his thoughts. I was glad that he didn't notice when I sat next to him as he just continued to look down towards the floor.
几周过去了，一天我吃完午饭回来，发现办公桌上放着一个信封，上面没有 写收信人的名字，只写着“天使”两个字。我的接待员在上面附了一张纸条， 说是一位先生送来的，他不知道我的名字，但是详细地描述了我的特征，接 待员知道说的是我。读着信封里的便条，我激动得不能自已。这封信就是那 天我在火车上遇到的那个人写来的，再次向我表达谢意，感谢我那天跟他聊 天，挽救了他的生命。
你可能也猜出来了，我最后失败了，想出了一个借口，向他提了一个问题。 他抬起头来，转身冲着我，看得出他的确很伤心，眼睛红红的，尽管他极力 擦拭，还是能看到几滴眼泪顺着面颊流下来了。看到一个人这么痛苦，我当 时简直无法形容自己是多么的伤心。
Text A Your Inner Voice
We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be doing better. As we were leaving the train he thanked me profusely for being an angel by taking the time to talk. I never did find out what was making his heart so heavy with pain but was glad I listened to the voice that day.
我自己不信基督教，不知道那个声音到底是什么，能够让我冒险跟陌生人聊 天，但是我的确知道那样做会对一个人的生命产生影响的。因此，下次你感 到不知什么原因，有人鼓励你去跟一个朋友、邻居，甚至是陌生人聊天，请 记住我的故事。如果你倾听了自己的心声，也许会对一个人的生命产生影响 的。
Text B Make a Good First Impression
我们聊了大约20分钟，最后他似乎感觉好多了。我们要分手的时候，他连声 向我道谢，说我花时间跟他聊天，简直是一位天使。我到最后都没能知道为 什么他那么伤心，但是很高兴那天我倾听了自己内心的呼唤。
Text A Your Inner Voice
Several weeks had passed when I noticed an envelope on my desk after returning from lunch. It was not addressed to anyone and only had the word angel written on it. My receptionist attached a note saying a gentleman dropped it off saying he did not know my name but had described me well enough that the receptionist knew it was for me. When I read the note inside the envelope I was so filled with emotions that I couldn't contain myself. It was a letter from the man I met on the train thanking me again for talking to him and saving his life that day.（承上句）
很明显，那天他遇到了很伤心的问题，实在是无计可施了，打算自杀。在信 里，他还解释说自己是个基督教徒，在绝望之际，向上帝高喊，如果上帝真 的关心他，就会派人来阻止他自杀的。在他眼里，我就是上帝派来解救他的 天使。
Text A Your Inner Voice
Not being a religious person myself I don't know what that voice was that made me take a chance and talk to a stranger but I do know that it made a difference in someone's life that day. So the next time you feel prompted for no apparent reason to talk to a friend, relative, neighbor or even a complete stranger please remember my story, you just may make a difference in someone's life when you listen to your inner voice.