【雙語(yǔ)美文】MyLifeIsOver我的人生已逝

1、My Life Is Over我的人生已逝01、My Life Is Over 我的人生已逝What a little thin g! I knew the p hilos op hers had spoken; I rep eated their musical p hrases about the mortal sp ayet n ever till now believed them.And this is all? A man's life can be so brief and so vain? Idly would Ip ersuade myself that life,

2、i n the true sen se, is only now begi nning; that the time of sweat and fear was not life at all, and that is now on ly depends upon my will to lead a worthy existenee. That may be a sort of con solati on, but it does not obscure the truth that I shall n ever aga in see possibilities and promises op

3、ening before me. I have “retired, ” and for me as truly as for the retired trades man, life is over. I can look back upon its compi eted course, and what a little thi ng! I am temp ted to laugh; I hold myself within the limit of a smile.生命是多么的渺??！我知道哲學(xué)家們說(shuō)過(guò)的話。我反復(fù)品讀他們關(guān)于生命如歌但又苦短的語(yǔ)句。但是，時(shí)至今日，我才相信他們的話。這就是一

4、切嗎？ 一個(gè)人的生命怎么就如此的短暫，如此的空虛？我徒然說(shuō)服自己：真正意義上的生活才剛剛開(kāi)始 ；汗水和恐懼相隨的日子根本不是生活，是否讓生活變得有意義依然取決于我的選擇。 也許這只是一種自我安慰，但是，它不能把這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)弄得含糊不清，那就是:機(jī)會(huì)和前途之門(mén)將不會(huì)再向我敞開(kāi)?，F(xiàn)在，我已經(jīng)“退居二線”對(duì)于一個(gè)退休商人來(lái)說(shuō)，人生已經(jīng)逝去早已成為一個(gè)不可否認(rèn)的事實(shí)。我可以回顧已走完的那些人生旅程，它是多么的渺小??！我忍不住想要大笑起來(lái)，可是我控制了自己，只是微微一笑而已。And that is best, to smile not in scor n, but in all for beara ne

5、e, without too much self-co mp assi on. After all, that dreadful aspect of the thi ng n ever really took hold of me; I could put it by without much effort. Life is don e-a nd what matter? Whether it has bee n, in sum, painful or enjoyable, eve n now I cannot say-a fact which in itself should pr eve

6、nt me from taking the loss too seriously. What does it matter? Destiny with the hidde n face decreed that I should come into being, p lay my little p art, and p ass aga in into sile nee; is mine either to approve or to rebel? Let me be grateful that I have suffered no in tolerable wrong, no terrible

7、 woe of flesh or spirit, such as other-alas! Alas!have found in their lot. Is it not much to have acco mp lished so large a part of the mortal journey with so much ease? If I find myself astonished at its brevity and small sig ni fica nee, why, that is my own fault; the voices of those gone before h

8、ad sufficiently warned me. Better to see the truth now, and accept it, than to fall into dread surp rise on some day of weak ness, and foolishly to cry aga inst fate. I will be glad rather tha n sorry, and thi nk of the thi ng no more.微笑，一方面帶著一定的忍耐而不是輕視，另一方面又不能過(guò)分地自憐，也許這樣就是最好的吧！畢竟，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有真正陷入最糟糕的處境里，我尚

9、且還可以輕松地?cái)[脫它。生命完結(jié)了一一那又怎么樣？總體來(lái)講，它究竟是苦還是樂(lè)，甚至到現(xiàn)在，我也不能確定。是不是事實(shí)本身就不需要我這般患得患失呢 ？那有什么關(guān)系呢？命運(yùn)本來(lái)就不會(huì)顯現(xiàn)它真實(shí)的面目的，它召喚著我的降生，要我扮演著那小小的人 生角色，然后，一切又重歸沉寂。對(duì)此，我到底是順從還是叛逆呢還有那我心存感激，感激自己沒(méi)有像別人那樣遭遇無(wú)法忍受的冤屈, 肉體或心靈上慘痛的創(chuàng)傷一一唉！我在他們的身上看到的那些冤屈和 創(chuàng)傷!或許人生大部分旅程都安寧地走過(guò)了，難道我還不該知足嗎 ?假使我驚訝于生命的短促和空虛，那這錯(cuò)誤就是我自己親手制造的呀 先逝的人們已經(jīng)向我們敲響了警鐘：最好現(xiàn)在就看清事實(shí)并且接受

10、它，不然，以后的日子一定會(huì)陷入恐慌，軟弱得束手無(wú)策，只能愚蠢地呼天搶地，哀怨連連。我寧愿高興，而不顧悔恨，我也將不愿再胡思亂想。02、Mother Wrote to the World During World War II一個(gè)母親在二 戰(zhàn)時(shí)寫(xiě)給世界的信Dear World,親愛(ài)的世界:My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for awhile. And I wish you would sort of treat him gen tly.我的兒子今天開(kāi)始上學(xué)。在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)，他都會(huì)感到既陌

11、生又新鮮。我希望你能對(duì)他溫和一點(diǎn)。You see, up to now, he s been king of his own room. He s been boss of the back yard. I have always bee n around to rep air his wounds， and tocomfort his feeli ngs.你知道，直到現(xiàn)在，他一直是家里的小皇帝；一直是后院的主人。我一直在他身邊，為他料理傷口，給他感情上的慰藉。But no w-th ings are going to be differe nt. This morning, he is go

12、ing to walk dow n the front ste ps, wave his hand and start on his great adve nture that will p robably in clude wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage.可是現(xiàn)在-一切都將發(fā)生變化。今天早晨，他走下屋前的臺(tái)階，揮揮手,即將踏上他偉大的冒險(xiǎn)征途，途中也許會(huì)有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、悲劇和傷痛。要在他必須生存的世界

13、中生活需要信念、愛(ài)心和勇氣。So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him that thi ngs he will have to know. Teach him but gen tly, if you can. Teach him that for every sco un drel there is a hero; that for every dish on est p oliticia n, there is a devoted leader; that for every en

14、 emy there is a frie nd. Teach him the won ders of books. Give him quiet time to thi nk over the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the gree n hills. Teach him it is far more hono rable to fail tha n to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, eve n if every one els

15、e tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his stre ngth and brains to the highest bidder, but's right. Teach himn ever to put a p rice on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howli ng crowd. and to sta nd and fight if he thinks hegen tly, World, but don't spoil him, becau

16、se only the test of fire makes fine steel.所以，世界，我希望你握住他稚嫩的手，教他必須知道的一些事情。教他一一但如果可能的話，溫柔點(diǎn)兒。教他知道，世界上有一個(gè)惡棍,就有一個(gè)英雄；有一個(gè)奸詐的政客， 就有一個(gè)富有奉獻(xiàn)精神的領(lǐng)袖有一個(gè)敵人，就有一個(gè)朋友。教他感受書(shū)本的魅力。給他時(shí)間，去安靜地思索自然界中永恒的神秘：空中的小鳥(niǎo)，陽(yáng)光下的蜜蜂，青山上的花朵。教他知道，失敗比欺騙要光榮得多。教他要堅(jiān)信自己的思想,哪怕別人都予以否定。教他可把自己的體力和腦力以最高價(jià)出售， 但絕對(duì)不要出賣(mài)自己的內(nèi)心和靈魂。教他對(duì)暴徒的嚎叫置若罔聞 并且在認(rèn)為自己是對(duì)的時(shí)候站出來(lái)戰(zhàn)斗

17、。以溫柔的方式教導(dǎo)他，世界,但不要溺愛(ài)他，因?yàn)橹挥辛一鸩拍軣挸稣驿?。This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.這是個(gè)很高的要求，世界，但請(qǐng)你盡力而為。他是一個(gè)多么可愛(ài)的小伙子。03、Four Perfect Dreams of Life 完美人生四大夢(mèng)想Healthy and Fit健康有活力The first goal com mon to all of us is health and en ergy. We all want to be healthy and

18、fit, to have high levels of en ergy and to live free of pain and ill ness. Today, with the in credible adva nces in medical scie nee, the quality of our health and fit ness, and our lifes pan, is largely determ ined by design, not by chanee. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, hav

19、e more en ergy, and live Ion ger and better tha n people who have poor health habits.人生的第一個(gè)大夢(mèng)就是身體健康、精力充沛。每個(gè)人都希望自己健康，遠(yuǎn)離病苦病痛、 精神舒暢、活力無(wú)窮。今天的醫(yī)學(xué)發(fā)達(dá)，人類(lèi)可以借由良好的規(guī)劃和調(diào)理，活得更健康、更長(zhǎng)久。有良好生活習(xí)慣的人,比起那些糟蹋自己身體的人，能活得更健康、精力更旺盛。Excelle nt Relati on shi ps人際關(guān)系良好The sec ond goal that we all have in com mon is to enjoy excelle

20、 nt relationships-intimate, personal or social-with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happin ess will be determ ined by the quality of your relati on shi ps at each stage, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, a

21、nd how much they like, love and resp ect you, has more impact on the quality of your life tha n p erha ps any other factor.人生的第二大夢(mèng)就是完美的人際關(guān)系，與親人、朋友和同事，以及社會(huì)上一般人融洽相處、互動(dòng)良好。我們愛(ài)且尊敬他人，而他人也愛(ài)且尊敬我們。人們?cè)谌魏我粋€(gè)人生階段或居住在任何一個(gè)地區(qū)是否覺(jué)得幸?？鞓?lè)，其中有85%取決于融洽的人際關(guān)系。你與他人相處的情形,他人是否喜歡你、愛(ài)你、尊重你，構(gòu)成了你是否覺(jué)得幸?？鞓?lè)的關(guān)鍵因素。Do What You Love從事自己喜歡

22、的工作The third com mon goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well p aid for it. You want to be able to get and kee p the job you want, to get p aid more and p romoted faster. You want to earn the very most that is p ossible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do.人生的

23、第三個(gè)大夢(mèng)就是做自己喜歡的工作， 而且表現(xiàn)出色、薪酬優(yōu)厚。每個(gè)人都希望從事自己喜歡的行業(yè)，擁有喜歡的工作、獲得升遷、領(lǐng)取豐厚薪水和獎(jiǎng)金。不論從事哪一個(gè)行業(yè) ，每個(gè)人都希望在每一個(gè)職場(chǎng)階段盡量賺取更多財(cái)富。Achieve Finan cial Independence財(cái)務(wù)獨(dú)立The fourth goal we all have in com mon is to achieve finan cial independen ce. You want to reach the point in life where you have eno ugh money so that you n ever

24、have to worry about money aga in. You want to be completely free of financial worries. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaura nt without using the p rice list ings to determ ine what you want to eat.人生的第四個(gè)大夢(mèng)就是達(dá)到財(cái)務(wù)獨(dú)立。你希望能賺取相當(dāng)數(shù)量的財(cái)富，一輩子都無(wú)須為錢(qián)煩惱。走進(jìn)任何一家餐廳，你可以隨心所欲地點(diǎn)餐享用，而無(wú)須留意價(jià)目表上的數(shù)字。04、I Will Liv

25、e This Day as if It Is My Last假如今天是我生命中的最后一天I will live this day as if it is my last.假如今天是我生命中的最后一天。And what then shall I do? Forgetting yesterday neither will I think of tomorrow. Why should I throw note aft er maybe? Can tomorrow ' s sandflow through the glass before today ' s?ill the sun

26、rise twice thismorning? Can I p erform tomorrow's deeds while standing in today12s chillCan I place tomorrow' s gold in today ' s purse? Can tomorrow born today? Can tomorrow ' s death cast its shadow backward and darken today joy? Should I concern myself over events which I may neve

27、r wit ness? Should I torme nt myself with p roblems that may n ever come to p ass? No! Tomorrow lies buried with yesterday, and I will thi nk of it no more.我該怎么辦？忘記昨天，也不要癡想明天。明天是一個(gè)未知數(shù)，為什么要把今天的精力浪費(fèi)在未知的事上？想著明天的種種，今天的時(shí)光也白白流逝了。企盼今早的太陽(yáng)再次升起，太陽(yáng)已經(jīng)落山。走在今天的路上，能做明天的事嗎？我能把明天的金幣放進(jìn)今天的錢(qián)袋里嗎明日瓜熟，今日能蒂落嗎？明天的死亡能將今天的歡樂(lè)蒙

28、上陰影嗎我能杞人憂(yōu)天嗎？我能為那未出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題折磨自己?jiǎn)?？不!明天和昨天一樣被我埋葬。我不再想它。I will live this day as if it is my last.假如今天是我生命中的最后一天。This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity. I greet this sun rise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is rep rieved from death. I lift my arms with tha nks for this p riceless gif

29、t of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday ' s sun rise who are no Ion ger with the liv ing today. I am in deed afortunate man and today' s hours are buttandeseved.這是我僅有的一天，是現(xiàn)實(shí)的永恒。我像被救免死刑的囚犯，用喜悅的淚水擁抱新生的太陽(yáng)。我舉起雙手，感謝這無(wú)與倫比的一天。當(dāng)我想到昨天和我

30、一起迎接日出的朋友，今天已不復(fù)存在時(shí)，我為自己的幸存，感激上蒼。我是無(wú)比幸運(yùn)的人，今天的時(shí)光是額外的獎(jiǎng)賞。05、Write Your Own Life書(shū)寫(xiě)自己的生活Supp ose some one gave you a pen-a sealed, solid-colored pen.假設(shè)有人給了你一支筆，一支密封的、純色的水筆,You couldn ' t see how much ink it had.里面有多少墨水你看不到。It might run dry after the first few ten tative words or last just long eno ugh

31、 to create a master pi ece(or several) that would last forever and make a differe nee in the scheme of thi ngs.很可能剛剛試寫(xiě)幾個(gè)字便用干耗盡；也可能足以完成一部或幾部杰作，永存于世，使世事為之大變。You don ' t know beforeiybegin.而這一切你在動(dòng)筆之前卻一無(wú)所知。Un der the rules of the game, you really n ever know.根據(jù)游戲的規(guī)則，你確實(shí)永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道,You have to take a cha

32、 nee!只能冒一下險(xiǎn)。Actually, no rule of the game states you must do any thi ng. In stead of p ick ing up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, unu sed.而事實(shí)上，也沒(méi)有規(guī)則說(shuō)你就一定要做些什么。 你大可以把筆擱在架子上、放在抽屜里，棄置不用，任墨水蒸發(fā)完。But if you do decide to use it, what would you do with i

33、t? How would you p lay the game?然而，如果你真的決定使用，你會(huì)做什么 ？怎么來(lái)做這個(gè)游戲？Would you plan and plan before you ever wrote a word?你會(huì)左計(jì)劃、右計(jì)劃，然后才慢慢下筆嗎？Would your plans be so exte nsive that you n ever eve n got to the writi ng?計(jì)劃會(huì)不會(huì)太泛太多，根本就到達(dá)不了寫(xiě)作這Or would you take the pen in hand, plunge right in and just do it, struggli ng to kee p up with the twists and turns of the torre nts of words that take you where they ta