(单词翻译:单击)
Hello. I’m Ruby Jones.
大家好，我是鲁比·琼斯。
And I’m Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting.
我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。欢迎收听重点报道节目。本节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
以便让世界各地的人们更容易听懂。
“I made big mistakes before - but never this big.
“虽然我以前犯过大错误，但我从来没有犯过这么大的错误。
And I never regretted anything I did before.”
我从来没有后悔过我以前做过的任何事情。”
Derrick looked at the jail walls surrounding him.
德里克看着他周围监狱的围墙。
He put his head in his hands.
他双手抱头。
How did he get into this predicament?
他是如何陷入这种困境的？
Have you ever been in a predicament - a bad situation?
你有没有陷入过困境——一种糟糕的情况？
Have you asked yourself, ‘how did I get here?’
你有没有问过自己，‘我是怎么陷入困境的？’
People face difficult situations every day.
人们每天都面临困境。
And often, they do not know how it happened!
通常，他们不知道这是怎么发生的！
They are in a predicament.
他们陷入困境之中。
In other Spotlight programmes we looked at Rick Warren’s answers to difficult questions in life.
在重点报道节目的其他期节目中，我们探讨了里克·沃伦对生活中困难问题的回答。
Rick is a famous Christian leader and advisor.
里克是一位著名的基督教领袖和顾问。
Today we look at some of his answers to the question, ‘How did I get into this predicament?’ Here is Derrick’s story.
今天，我们来探讨一下他对“我是如何陷入这种困境的”这个问题的一些回答。下面是德里克的故事。
Derrick was only 14 years old when he joined a gang - a group of young people who perform crimes.
德里克加入一个团伙时只有14岁，团伙指的是一群实施犯罪行为的年轻人。
They may steal cars, sell drugs, and even hurt other people.
他们可能偷车、卖毒品，甚至伤害其他人。
Gang members are often troubled young people.
团伙成员通常是有问题的年轻人。
They may feel alone in life.
他们可能会在生活中感到孤独。
They want friends.
他们想要朋友。
Derrick was one of these young men.
德里克就是这些年轻人中的一个。
The gang members became his friends.
团伙成员成了他的朋友。
And he felt important.
他觉得自己很重要。
He felt that he was a part of something.
他觉得自己是某种东西的一部分。
However, when he was 16, his life changed completely.
然而，当他16岁时，他的生活完全改变了。
