BBC News:薩拉熱窩擦鞋匠"米紹大叔"辭世

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Sarajevo's mayor remembers a shoe shiner who became a much loved symbol of the city.

薩拉熱窩市長在回憶備受市民喜愛的標(biāo)志性人物——一位擦鞋匠時說道：

“He was the sort of person who always had a smile on his face. He didn't see his job ashumiliating and he always had a nice word to say to everyone he encountered.”

“他總是笑呵呵的。他覺得自己的工作并不丟人，對他所遇見的每個人都熱情相待。”

Several thousand people in the city of Sarajevo have signed a petition demanding that theauthorities erect a statue to a much loved shoe shiner who died early this week at the age of82. Uncle Miso as he was known to everyone has become a symbol of optimism in a cityravaged by Bosnia Civil War in the early 1990s. So who was Uncle Miso?

薩拉熱窩數(shù)千市民發(fā)起簽名請愿，希望市政府為他修建雕像。這位備受喜愛的擦鞋匠在發(fā)出報道的本周去世，享年82歲。大家都稱呼他為“米紹大叔”。薩拉熱窩在20世紀(jì)90年代初備受波斯尼亞內(nèi)戰(zhàn)摧殘，而“米紹大叔”成了這個城市中樂觀主義的代表人物。那么，“米紹大叔”究竟為何許人也?

“Uncle Miso was a very interesting man. He wasn't Bosnian by birth. His real name was HuseinHasani. But he was known to everyone in Sarajevo just as Uncle Miso. His ethnic origin wasRoma. And he was a favorable citizen of the city. He was accepted by everyone as a wonderfulhuman being. Uncle Miso was a typical example of Sarajevo folklore and hospitality that we areknown for around this region.”

“米紹大叔是一個非常有趣的人。他祖籍并非波斯尼亞。他的真名為侯賽因·哈沙尼，但薩拉熱窩市民都稱呼他為米紹大叔。他的祖籍是羅馬。他在這個城市非常受歡迎，大家都覺得他人特別好，他代表了薩拉熱窩人民的傳統(tǒng)和熱情，而這正是這座城市在這個地區(qū)中的特色。”

“And am I correct when I say that he was known not just by normal folks in Sarajevo becausehe was the man who was shining their shores, but ministers and officials also knew him?”

“不僅普通市民因為擦鞋而認(rèn)識他，而且部長和官員們也認(rèn)識他，是這樣的嗎?”

“He was known to everyone from ordinary people right up to senior government officials. Heworked at a very prominent place in Sarajevo one Tito Street named after the formerYugoslavia leader. And he always had a smile on his face. And although he was doing a verysimple job, he radiated optimism and good will. He was loved by everybody. It didn't matter ifthey were politicians or citizens. He was like a symbol of the city. He always did his job with joyyou could see it on his face. For him, shining shoes wasn't just a job, it was a kind of socialactivity. It gave him a chance to communicate with people from all walks of life, interacting withthem, making a joke. Uncle Miso was a man of virtue. That's why he was so respected. Suchan ordinary man with the simplest of jobs with no formal education, but he became morerespected than many of our politicians. He was an optimist.”

“從普通人到政府高官，所有人都認(rèn)識他。因為他的攤位擺在以南斯拉夫前領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人命名的特托大街上，位置很顯眼。而且他總是笑呵呵的。雖然他的工作很普通，但是他傳播了樂觀和友善。政界人物也好，普通市民也好，大家都愛他。他就像這座城市的標(biāo)志。你從他的臉上就可以看出，他是很開心地在從事這份工作。對他來說，擦鞋不僅僅是一份工作，更是一種社會活動，讓他有機(jī)會和各行各業(yè)的人交流，和他們互動，開開玩笑。可以說，米紹大叔是一位品德高尚的人，這也是他如此受尊敬的原因。這么一個普通人，做著最平凡的工作，甚至沒有接受過正規(guī)的教育，但是他比許多政客更受人尊敬。他是一個樂天派。”