[美文欣赏]
Think it Over
Today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;
We spend more,but enjoy less;
We have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;
We have more compromises,but less time;
We have more knowledge,but less judgment;
We have more medicines,but less health;
We have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;
We talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;
We reached the Moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;
We have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;
We have highter income,but less morals;
These are times with more liberty,but less joy;
We have much more food,but less nutrition;
These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;
These are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;
That 8217;s why I propose,that as of today;
You do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.
Search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;
Spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;
Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;
Use your crystal goblets.Do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.
Remove from your vocabulary phrases like 8221;one of these days 8221;or 8220;someday 8221;;
Let 8217;s write that letter we thought of writing 8220;one of these days 8221;!
Let 8217;s tell our families and friends how much we love them;
Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;
Every day,every hour,and every minute is special;
And you don 8217;t know if it will be your last.
[参考译文]
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;
我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少;
我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了;
我们妥协更多，时间更少;
我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了;
我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意;
我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了;
我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了;
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;
我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心;