温馨夜读 PART1 04 The Meaning Of Life 生命的意义
[00:00.93]The Meaning Of Life 生命的意义
[00:05.52]Once upon a time there was a young man who used to meditate 1 all day about the meaning of life.
[00:13.72]Most of the time he was pondering about the most important thing in life,
[00:18.87]because he thought the gravity of important issues
[00:22.03]could more easily lead people beyond the exterior 2 of existence,
[00:26.19]and disclose to them the reason of things.
[00:29.69]No matter how long he meditated 3 and observed, he could get no result.
[00:34.61]To clear his doubts, he decided 4 to go and see an old sage 5,
[00:39.09]who lived alone in a far away forest.
[00:42.16]When he finally met the old man,
[00:44.57]the sage asked him what brought him there.
[00:47.30]The young man replied he was searching for the most precious deed
[00:51.46]one person could do to get close to God.
[00:54.52]“What did you do on your way here?” asked the sage.
[00:58.02]The young man thought he did not get the question, and repeated his demand.
[01:03.38]Then the sage asked again: “What did you do on your way here?”
[01:07.43]“I toiled,” said the young man, “because the road up the hill was very steep.
[01:13.22]I gasped 6 and felt very thirsty.
[01:16.29]But I made an effort to patiently endure that troubled walking.”
[01:20.22]“What did you do next?”
[01:22.19]“I meditated, as I do every day.
[01:25.04]Today I pondered about imperturbability 7, that can be both a virtue 8 and a fault.”
[01:31.38]“What did you do next?”
[01:33.23]“I helped an old man by taking his bundle of wood to his place.
[01:37.72]This meant a long detour 9 on my route, but he was too weak for that burden.”
[01:42.97]“What did you do next?”
[01:45.05]The young man hesitated, then admitted: “I sat on a stone for a moment,
[01:50.95]and played with a marble that my father gave me when I left school.
[01:55.33]I apologize for wasting my time like that.”
[01:58.50]“What action made you feel lighter 10?” asked the old man.
[02:02.11]The young man, puzzled, looked at the sage.
[02:05.18]“Please answer my question”, the young man said,
[02:08.45]“I came to you with a demand.”
[02:10.75]The sage repeated, as if he had not heard this last objection:
[02:15.02]“What action made you feel lighter?”
[02:17.53]“Playing with the marble,” said the confused young man,
[02:21.47]“I was really free and happy; I had no thoughts, no worries.”
[02:26.61]“That was the best time today,” said the sage, “when you yielded to play.”
[02:31.64]“Play is a light yet serious activity, because then God is near you.
[02:36.78]You go beyond the surface of existence in the very same moment as you rise above it.”
- It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
- I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
- The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
- We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
- He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
- She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
- The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。
- She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
- People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The imperturbability of the mountains hung upon him like a suit of armor. 高山的宁静象一套盔甲似的罩在他的身上。
- You must want imperturbability more than you want approval, control and security. 你必须想要不受侵扰的安宁大于想要赞同、控制和安全。
- He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
- You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。