BBC环球慢速英语 第492期:听众来信(5)

voice 1: Many people consider Juan Montalvo to be one of the great Latin American writers of the nineteenth century. He was born in the city of Ambato, Ecuador in 1832. And this is where he is buried today. There are many amazing memorials to him there.
声音1：许多人将胡安·蒙特福视为19世纪最伟大的拉美作家之一。蒙特福于1932年出生在厄瓜多尔安巴托市。这里也是他的埋葬地。安巴托市有很多令人惊奇的蒙特福纪念馆。

voice 2: Many people celebrated Montalvo during his life. But many other people strongly disagreed with his ideas. He spoke out against the then presidents of Ecuador. Because of this, he lived out of the country for most of his life.
声音2：蒙特福在世时得到了许多人的尊敬。但也有许多人强烈反对他的观点。蒙特福公开反对厄瓜多尔时任总统。基于此，他一生中大部分时间都生活在国外。

voice 1: Montalvo cared deeply about politics and political problems. In particular, Montalvo was concerned about indifference - the feeling of not caring. He wrote these words about it:
声音1：蒙特福非常关心政治和政治问题。尤其是，蒙特福很在意冷漠——即漠不关心的感觉。他写下了以下词句：