去年夏天去了一趟加州,有幸见识了美国老年义工的风采。他叫约翰逊,已是86岁高龄了。那是一座民间资助的历史博物馆,不大,据说是加州最早的消防站,被简易地隔了一下,就成了今天的历史博物馆。“时间走了,我还在。”约翰逊开玩笑似的说着,并给我讲解起博物馆里的每样陈列,他的声音充满活力,语言生动。 Last summer I went to California and I had the privilege of seeing the grace of old American volunteers. His name is Johnson. He is 86 years old. It was a privately-funded museum of history. It was not so big. It was said to be the oldest fire station in California. It was briefly separated and it became today’s history museum. “Time is gone, I am still.” Johnson joked and explained to me every kind of display in the museum. His voice was full of energy and language.