"When the truth is ugly, people try to keep it hidden, because they know if revealed, the damage it will do. So they conceal it within sturdy walls or they place it behind closed doors or they obscure it with clever disguises but truth, no matter how ugly, always emerges. And someone we care about always ends up getting hurt. And someone else will revel in their pain and that's the ugliest truth of all. "
当真相是丑陋的时候,人们试图将它隐藏起来。因为人们知道,真相泄露会带来怎样的伤害。所以人们用坚固的高墙将其藏匿起来, 或者将其关在紧锁的门后,或者用聪明的伪装使其变得模糊,但是真相,无论多么丑陋总会浮出水面。那些我们关心的人最终还是会受到伤害。另外一些人会因为别人的伤痛而非常快乐,这才是世界上最丑陋的事实。
1. damage ['dæmɪdʒ]
v./n. 损害,伤害
2. conceal [kən'siːl]
隐藏,隐瞒
disguise/hide 隐藏
3. sturdy ['stɜːdɪ]
坚定的,强健的
4. obscure [əb'skjʊə]
vt. 遮掩,使变暗 adj. 模糊的,晦涩的
5. emerge [ɪ'mɜːdʒ]
v. 浮现
emergency n. 紧急事件
emergent 浮现的,紧急的
6. revel ['rev(ə)l]
v./n. 狂欢,陶醉
revelry n. 狂欢,欢宴