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Think it Over
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  • Today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments1 and narrower points of view;

    今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路,但是我们的性情却更为急躁,眼光也更加狭隘;

    We spend more,but enjoy less;

    我们消耗的更多,享受到的却更少;

    We have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;

    我们的住房更大了,但我们的家庭却更小了;

    We have more compromises,but less time;

    我们妥协更多,时间更少;

    We have more knowledge,but less judgment2;

    我们拥有了更多的知识,可判断力却更差了;

    We have more medicines,but less health;

    我们有了更多的药品,但健康状况却更不如意;

    We have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;

    我们拥有的财富倍增,但其价值却减少了;

    We talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;

    我们说的多了,爱的却少了,我们的仇恨也更多了;

    We reached the Moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;

    我们可以往返月球,但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍;

    We have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;

    我们可以征服外太空,却征服不了我们的内心;

    We have highter income,but less morals;

    我们的收入增加了,但我们的道德却少了;

    These are times with more liberty,but less joy;

    我们的时代更加自由了,但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少;

    We have much more food,but less nutrition;

    我们有了更多的食物,但所能得到的营养却越来越少了;

    These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;

    现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入,但离婚的现象越来越多了;

    These are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;

    现在的住房越来越精致,但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭;

    That's why I propose,that as of today;

    这就是我为什么要说,让我们从今天开始;

    You do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.

    不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着,因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别;

    Search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;

    寻找更我的知识,多读一些书,坐在你家的前廊里,以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景,不要带上任何功利的想法;

    Spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;

    花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起,吃你爱吃的食物,去你想去的地方;

    Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;

    生活是一串串的快乐时光;我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存;

    Use your crystal goblets3.Do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.

    举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水,你想用的时候就享用吧!

    Remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";

    从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”;

    Let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!

    曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信,就在今天吧!

    Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;

    告诉家人和朋友,我们是多么地爱他们;

    Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;

    不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情;

    Every day,every hour,and every minute is special;

    每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别;

    And you don't know if it will be your last.

    你无从知道这是否最后刻。

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    1 temperaments [ˈtempərəmənts] 30614841bea08bef60cd8057527133e9   第7级
    性格( temperament的名词复数 ); (人或动物的)气质; 易冲动; (性情)暴躁
    参考例句:
    • The two brothers have exactly opposite temperaments: one likes to be active while the other tends to be quiet and keep to himself. 他们弟兄两个脾气正好相反, 一个爱动,一个好静。
    • For some temperaments work is a remedy for all afflictions. 对于某些人来说,工作是医治悲伤的良药。
    2 judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] e3xxC   第7级
    n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
    参考例句:
    • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
    • He's a man of excellent judgment. 他眼力过人。
    3 goblets [ˈgɔblɪts] 9daf09d5d5d8453cf87197359c5852df   第12级
    n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Oh the goblets of the breast! Oh the eyes of absence! 噢,乳房的杯盏!噢,失神的双眼! 来自互联网
    • Divide the digestive biscuit crumbs mixture between 6 goblets. 消化?底分成6双玻璃杯中。 来自互联网

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