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.
一個多月以來，廣受尊重的南非前總統(tǒng)納爾遜-曼德拉在比勒陀利亞醫(yī)院里接受治療，南非民眾日夜擔心他的危急病情。

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歲的生日，他的病情有所好轉。女兒辛琪說，父親的病情“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."
辛琪認為：“我覺得他很快就可以出院回家了?！北M管曼德拉依舊無法說話，但女兒說他開始恢復精力和體力：“現(xiàn)在他能對我們微笑，還可以把手舉起來?！?/div>

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.
辛琪的說法和曼德拉的老朋友丹尼斯-哥德堡、艾哈默德-特拉達之前的表述相同。這兩人上周說曼德拉認出了他們，還用眼神給予回應，他無法說話是因為還插著喉管。但到目前還不清楚曼德拉是否仍在使用呼吸輔助器。

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.
成百上千的祈福者將他們的美好祝福留在曼德拉約翰內斯堡的家門口和他所在的醫(yī)院中。他的女兒說上天應驗了全世界人民的祈禱祝愿。

【滬江小編】今天是曼德拉95歲生日。祝愿這位領袖生日快樂，早日康復！曼德拉95年的人生波瀾壯闊、跌宕起伏。為追求自由奮斗不息，為尋找平等愈挫愈勇，名利面前淡泊人生，紛爭之下不戀權位。他關心弱勢群體，彰顯人類大愛，用崇高的人格魅力征服了所有人。

曼德拉1994年總統(tǒng)就職演講（視頻）

1964年他被南非政府以“企圖暴力推翻政府”為由關入羅本島監(jiān)獄。27年牢獄生涯不改他反種族主義、建立平等自由新南非的信念。1994年5月，曼德拉當選南非首位黑人總統(tǒng)。 點擊觀看>>

南非傳奇斗士曼德拉經典語錄

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，勇氣不是沒有恐懼，而是戰(zhàn)勝恐懼。勇者不是感覺不到害怕的人，而是克服自身恐懼的人。
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每當想起曼德拉的傳奇人生，耳畔都會想起香港歌手黃家駒曾為他寫下的《光輝歲月》：“今天只有殘留的軀殼，迎接光輝歲月，風雨中抱緊自由，一生經過彷徨的掙扎，自信可改變未來，問誰又能做到！” 曼德拉的“光輝歲月”所昭示的夢想、奮斗與遠見留給我們很多思考。我們衷心地祝福曼德拉早日戰(zhàn)勝病魔，續(xù)寫傳奇人生。