I went to the movies with a colleague the other day. Have to say, the Cinderella fairy tale has been very well reproduced on the big screen. Although, as everybody knows, it is a love story, quite a few of us have discovered its second theme which has also been carried throughout the movie – have courage and be kind.
前几天跟同事看了一场电影。不得不说，《灰姑娘》的童话在大银幕上很好地得以重现。虽然正如大家所知，这是一个爱情故事，但也有不少人发现了电影的第二个主题，那句贯穿影片始终的话：保有勇气，心地善良。

“Have courage and be kind”, easier said than done, isn’t it? But I just happen to know someone who really has courage and is very kind, and holds a strong belief in the power of love and smile.
“保有勇气，心地善良”，说起来容易做起来难，不是吗？不过我刚好认识一个既坚强勇敢又仁慈善良的人，她对爱和微笑的力量坚信不疑。

She grew up in a small village in New South Wales, Australia. Her childhood memory was about hardship and sadness. Fortunately, with her mother’s love, she finally grew into a determined woman. She is a long-time friend of Audrey Hepburn and was bestowed with the Title of “Etiquette Queen” by Queen Elizabeth II.
她在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的一个小村庄长大。她的童年只有艰难和苦涩，不过幸运的是，母亲的爱终让她成长为一个坚强的女性。她是奥黛丽·赫本的老朋友，被英国女王誉为“礼仪皇后”。

The fair lady I am talking about is Miss Dally (June Dally-Watkins).
这位美丽的女士就是Miss Dally（琼·达领·霍特金斯）。

I gained my first impression of Miss Dally from a two-minute video – how beautiful! Her beauty is overwhelming and she is extremely elegant. It was hard to believe the smiling lady in the video is already 89 years old.
对Miss Dally的第一印象源自一段两分钟的视频——这么美！她美得惊人，而且十分优雅。实在难以相信，视频中那位微笑着的女士已经89岁了。

It was an honor to have the opportunity to meet Miss Dally and interpret for her. Talking to her, I recognized why she is the “Etiquette Queen” at once. Her charm lies within as well as on the outside. The way she carries her body is the interpretation of elegance and she knows how to seize the person when talking to him/her. There are stars in her eyes and her smile is filled with sunshine.
对于我来说，见到Miss Dally并且为她口译是一种荣幸。与她交流，我立刻就明白了为何她是“礼仪皇后”。她的魅力发自内心，同时也流于外表。她的一举一动都是对优雅的诠释，而且她十分了解与人交谈时如何抓住那人的心。你能在她的眼中看见星辰，她的微笑满溢阳光。

I know this sounds somewhat Mary Sue, like a stale romantic story where everyone falls in love with the heroine. But if you have got any chance to meet her, you would know that I am just telling the truth.
我知道这听起来多少有点玛丽苏，像是个老掉牙的爱情故事，里面所有人都会爱上女主角。但如果你有机会见到她，你便会明白，我讲的都是实话。

Here, I want to share with you some of her words which really impressed me:
这里，我想与大家分享Miss Dally的几句令我感触颇深的话：

The most beautiful gifts in the world - smile, love - are all free. We are born with them.
世界上最美好的礼物，比如微笑，比如爱……都是我们与生俱来的，不需要任何花费。

Parents should love their children and, at the same time, discipline them. Parents should also direct their children to behave correctly and ask them to do the right thing.
父母给予孩子爱，而同时也教育孩子遵守纪律，做该做的事，做正确的事。

My body is the house for my heart and soul. And the brain is the control tower, telling the body what to say and what to do. We all have to listen to our own voices and listen to the others'. We should keep learning.
身体就是心灵和灵魂的家，让我们活着并且感受这个世界；而大脑则是指挥塔，告诉身体该说什么、该做什么，倾听自己的声音，更要做一个好的听众，要不断学习，每个人都是一样。

Everyone here today, I want to give you a special gift. I want to give you the most beautiful gift in the whole wide world. I want to give you love.
我要送给到场的各位一份特别的礼物，那是世间最美的礼物，那就是“爱”。

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