雙語閱讀：南非流浪漢拒絕乞討以賣書爲生

摘要:Dladla雖身爲流浪漢，但卻不以乞討爲生，南非電影攝影師Tebogo Malope把他的故事拍成了視頻“路邊書蟲”，吸引了世界各地人們的目光。

If anyone proves you should never judge a book by its cover, it's Philani Dladla.

Spoting a flat-bill baseball hat, a colorful, striped dress shirt and beads dangling from his neck, Dladla may not look the part of a stereotypical bookworm -- especially as he lives on the streets.

永遠不要以封皮外表評判一本書——如果有人向你證明這一真理，那麼這個人一定是流浪漢Philani Dladla。

頭戴鴨舌棒球帽、身穿彩色條紋襯衫、脖掛串珠，這就是Philani Dladla的形象——和人們印象中的書蟲截然不同吧!尤其是他還是個流浪漢。

Termed the "pavement bookworm" by South African filmmaker Tebogo Malope, Dladla has attracted attention near and far because of his unconventional methods of making money while homeless. Instead of panhandling, Dladla reviews books and discusses authors with passers-by -- impromptu book club sessions, essentially -- to earn an income, according to SA People News.

Dladla雖身爲流浪漢，但卻不以乞討爲生，南非電影攝影師Tebogo Malope把他的故事拍成了視頻“路邊書蟲”，吸引了世界各地人們的目光。據媒體SA People News報道，Dladla不以乞討爲生，而是通過做書評並和路人談論作家賺取生活來源，從本質上來講他所做的是圖書俱樂部中的即興演講。

Malope discovered the homeless 24-year-old late last year in Johannesburg, when he posted a sidewalk interview with Dladla (seen above) chatting about books and the positive influence they have on readers. Ever since, the pavement bookworm has gained international popularity and attracted far more pedestrians interested in some literary chats.

Malope去年年底在南非的約翰尼斯堡發現了24歲的流浪漢Dladla，當時他正在和Dladla做路邊訪談(如上圖所示)，討論圖書及圖書帶給讀者的正能量。自從那時起，“路邊書蟲”就在全世界越來越流行起來，吸引了越來越多的路人對圖書話題的興趣。

While Dladla earns money from selling the books he has on hand to adults, he gives away books for free to kids.

雖然Dladla通過把手頭的書籍賣給成人賺取利潤，但他會向孩子免費贈送圖書。

"They can still take this reading thing and turn it into their habit," Dladla said in the video interview. "Their lifelong habit."

“他們還可以培養閱讀習慣，並堅持下去，”Dladla在視頻採訪中說道，“讓閱讀成爲他們一生的習慣。”

To Dladla, his love of books goes far beyond enjoying a good read -- diving into storytelling, he said, saved him from drug addiction. Now, he hopes his passion for books rubs off on the people he engages everyday.

對於Dladla來說，他對圖書的熱愛已經遠遠超出了僅僅享受閱讀的過程——他已深入到講述圖書故事的更深一層次。據他所說講述圖書故事幫他戒掉了毒癮。現在，他希望自己對圖書的激情能對人們的日常生活產生正能量。

"Reading is not harmful. There’s no such thing as harmful knowledge," Dladla said in the video interview. "[Reading] is only going to make you a better person."

“讀書沒有害處，開卷有益。”Dladla在視頻採訪中說道，“閱讀只會讓你成爲更好的自己。”

"You don't have to be rich to change the world," he wrote on Facebook. "Start with the little that you have. If you inspire one person you've already changed the world."

“你不必富到改變世界，”他在Facebook上寫道，“從你已經擁有的開始吧。如果你可以鼓舞人心，那麼你已經改變了世界。”

　　關於讀書的句子

1、讀書破萬卷,下筆如有神.

Break rolls of reading,writing if there is God

2、書到用時方恨少

When you use knowledge,you will find you haven't enough

3、積累知識 勝過積蓄金銀

Wisdom is better than gold or silver.

4、讀書總會有所收穫(開卷有益)

There are always advantages in opening a book.

5、溫故而知新,可以爲師矣——孔子

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge,so as continually to be acquiring new,he may be a teacher of others.--CONFUCIUS