sheriff n. 治安官 buddy n. 密友、伙伴 s.o.b. （缩写）畜生、狗娘养的

"Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name appears on my list. I didn't even know if he was still alive. Last weekend, I dialed information in my hometown back in Iowa. Sure enough, there was a Roger Brown still listed. I dialed his number. After a few rings, I heard: 'Hello?' I said: 'Sheriff Brown?' Pause. 'Yup.' 'Well, this is Jimmy Calkins. And I want you to know that I did it.' Pause. 'I knew it!' heyelledback. We had a good laugh and a lively discussion. His closing words were: 'Jimmy, I always felt badly for you because your buddies got it off their chest, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for yoursake.' "

yell v. 大叫、忍不住笑 sake n. 缘故、理由

Jimmy inspired me to clear up all 101 items on my list. It took me almost two years, but became thespringboardand true inspiration for my career as a conflictmediator. No matter how difficult the conflict, crisis or situation, I always remember that it's never too late to clear up the past and begin resolution.

springboard n. 出发点 mediator n. 调停者

中文：

几年前，我参加了一个人际关系方面的课程，其间有过一次独特的经历。老师要求我们列出过去自己曾感羞愧、负疚、缺憾和悔恨的事情。一周后他请大家大声宣读自己所列的清单。这看起来有涉隐私，但确总有勇敢之人自告奋勇。听了别人的陈述，我的清单愈发长起来，3周之后竟达101条之多。之后老师建议我们想法弥补缺憾，向别人真诚道歉，采取行动来纠正自己的过失。我对此举能够增进我的人际关系深表疑惑，相反却认为这只能使彼此更加疏远。

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