温馨夜读II PART1 2.The Best Time of My Life
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2008年
[00:00.74]2.The Best Time of My Life
[00:06.07]It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.
[00:10.64]I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
[00:17.94]My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work.
[00:22.84]Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym.
[00:26.33]He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape.
[00:29.92]As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day,
[00:33.62]he noticed I wasn’t full of my usual vitality 1 and asked if there was anything wrong.
[00:39.92]I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty.
[00:43.19]I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas’s age,
[00:48.10]so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”
[00:51.47]Without hesitation 2, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical 3 answer to your philosophical question:
[01:00.18]“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured 4 by my parents,
[01:07.15]that was the best time of my life.
[01:09.98]“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
[01:17.39]“When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
[01:25.77]“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
[01:30.89]“The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.
[01:36.88]When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
[01:44.61]“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
[01:50.40]“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
[01:57.95]“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old.
[02:01.56]I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met.
[02:08.45]This is the best time of my life.”
- He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
- He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。
- After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
- There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
- The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
- She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。