激励大师约翰·库缇斯访谈――没有什么不可能.docVIP

激励大师约翰·库缇斯访谈――没有什么不可能 　　约翰?库缇斯来自于澳大利亚，他没有双腿，身高只有2尺6寸，却以拒绝死亡来挑战医学观念。他的演讲雄伟壮丽，他有清晰的头脑，很好的幽默感，并乐于付出他的时间和才能。约翰先后到过200多个国家向千千万万热情的人们演讲，获得了“激励大师”的称号。让我们来听听他是怎么看待自己的人生…… 　　 　　MC: People stare at John Coutis every time he steps out of his house. He certainly looks very different. He only has half a body. He knows his appearance is confronting, but we suspect you’ll admire him as much as anyone who’s ever met him. Marguerite McKinnon has his story. 　　John Coutis is used to people staring at him. He knows they have questions. Why does he have only half a body? How did he have a child? And, is that his wife? The reality is so much more extraordinary than anything anyone could imagine. 　　John: I was meant to be dead the day I was born. The doctors told my mom and dad, “He’s gone.” There’s no explanation why it happened, or how it happened. You know, people thought it might have been 1)thalidomide, or things like that. 　　From day one John’s legs were useless. The lower 　　part of his 2)spine didn’t develop, a severe disability doctors didn’t understand, let alone those around him. John was determined to prove that having half a body didn’t mean living half a life. 　　John: I think the elder generation, even still today, they see that I’ve got no legs and think that I’m a 3)spastic as well. People from overseas, they come here for holidays or just maybe might see me on my skateboard, and run up and give me money, think that I’m begging. 　　For the record, John has all his organs. He could use a wheelchair, but prefers a skateboard. It’s easier to get around. He can’t use 4)prosthetic legs because his hips won’t support them. And, if you’re curious about an often-asked question about his toilet habits … 　　John: The same way you do. My brothers used to always leave the toilet seat up, always. I remember as a kid and I used to go to the toilet and the toilet seat was up in the dark, I’d climb on to go to the loo there’s no seat and I’d fall in. 　　Leanne: He’s so handsome, a