分享的是美剧《Desperate Housewives》绝望主妇中的一段独白。

"People are complicated creatures, on the one hand, able to perform great acts of charity; on the other, capable of the most underhanded forms of betrayal. It is a constant battle that ranges within all of us, between the better angels of our nature, and the temptation of our inner demons. And sometimes the only way to ward off the darkness is to shine the light of compassion. " 
人类是复杂的动物。一方面，表现着善心；另一方面，却又干阴险地背叛。我们都时常在天性的本善与内心的恶魔之间挣扎。有时候，唯一能阻挡忠暗的方法，就是闪耀怜悯的光辉。

1. complicated ['kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd] 
adj. 难懂的，复杂的

2. creature ['kriːtʃə] 
n. 动物，生物；

3. charity ['tʃærɪtɪ] 
n. 慈善；慈善团体；施舍物

4. capable of 
有…能力的；能胜任某事

5. betrayal [bɪ'treɪəl] 
n. 背叛；辜负；暴露
betray vt. 背叛；出卖；泄露；

6. constant ['kɒnst(ə)nt] 
adj. 不变的；恒定的；经常的

7. temptation [tem(p)'teɪʃ(ə)n]  
n. 引诱；诱惑物
resist the temptation 抵制诱惑；抵挡住诱惑

8. ward off 
避开；挡住 
ward off the darkness

compassion [kəm'pæʃ(ə)n] 
n. 同情；怜悯
have compassion for the poor