曼德拉迎95岁生日 病情好转有望出院

　　For more than a month, South Africans have kept an anxious vigil as their much-loved former president Nelson Mandela lay in critical condition in a Pretoria hospital.一个多月以来，广受尊重的南非前总统纳尔逊-曼德拉在比勒陀利亚医院里接受治疗，南非民众日夜担心他的危急病情。

　　But as Mandela turned 95 on Thursday, there was reason to hope: He was making "remarkable progress," according to his daughter Zindzi.本周四是曼德拉95岁的生日，他的病情有所好转。女儿辛琪说，父亲的病情“大有起色”。

　　“I should think he will be going home any time soon," she said. Although Mandela is still unable to speak, she said he was regaining strength and energy. "He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand," she said. "He responds with his eyes and his hands."辛琪认为：“我觉得他很快就可以出院回家了。”尽管曼德拉依旧无法说话，但女儿说他开始恢复精力和体力：“现在他能对我们微笑，还可以把手举起来。”

　　Her comments echoed observations from old friends Denis Goldberg and Ahmed Kathrada, who last week said Mandela recognized them and responded with his eyes because he had a tube in his throat. It was unclear Thursday whether he remained on a respirator.辛琪的说法和曼德拉的老朋友丹尼斯-哥德堡、艾哈默德-特拉达之前的表述相同。这两人上周说曼德拉认出了他们，还用眼神给予回应，他无法说话是因为还插着喉管。但到目前还不清楚曼德拉是否仍在使用呼吸辅助器。

　　Hundreds of well-wishers have left prayers and messages of hope at his Johannesburg home and at the hospital where he is being treated. His daughter said the prayers and good wishes from around the world had been heard.成百上千的祈福者将他们的美好祝福留在曼德拉约翰内斯堡的家门口和他所在的医院中。他的女儿说上天应验了全世界人民的祈祷祝愿。

　　【小编】今天是曼德拉95岁生日。祝愿这位领袖生日快乐，早日康复！曼德拉95年的人生波澜壮阔、跌宕起伏。为追求自由奋斗不息，为寻找平等愈挫愈勇，名利面前淡泊人生，纷争之下不恋权位。他关心弱势群体，彰显人类大爱，用崇高的人格魅力征服了所有人。

　　曼德拉1994年总统就职演讲(视频)

　　1964年他被南非政府以“企图暴力推翻政府”为由关入罗本岛监狱。27年牢狱生涯不改他反种族主义、建立平等自由新南非的信念。1994年5月，曼德拉当选南非首位黑人总统。

　　南非传奇斗士曼德拉经典语录

　　I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.我懂得了，勇气不是没有恐惧，而是战胜恐惧。勇者不是感觉不到害怕的人，而是克服自身恐惧的人。

　　每当想起曼德拉的传奇人生，耳畔都会想起香港歌手黄家驹曾为他写下的《光辉岁月》：“今天只有残留的躯壳，迎接光辉岁月，风雨中抱紧自由，一生经过彷徨的挣扎，自信可改变未来，问谁又能做到！” 曼德拉的“光辉岁月”所昭示的梦想、奋斗与远见留给我们很多思考。我们衷心地祝福曼德拉早日战胜病魔，续写传奇人生。