英语小达人 424 I Wish You Enough(2)
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I heard you say 'I wish you enough' May I ask what that means? 我听到你说‘我希望你知足常乐,尽享人生’,那是什么意思?
He began to smile. 他露出微笑。
That is a wish that has been handed down through the generations. 那个愿望是我们家代代相传的。
My parents used to say it to everyone. 我的父母过去常对每个人说。
The man paused a moment, then looked up, as if trying to remember the details. 那人顿了一下,抬了抬头,像是在尽力回想其中的细节。
When we say I wish you enough, 我们对人们说知足常乐,尽享人生,
we want the other persons to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain 1 them. 就是希望对方的生活里充满幸事,支撑他们走下去。
He then turned to me and shared the following, as if he were reciting it from memory: 他转向我,对我说了下面这些话,像是在背诵:
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. 我希望你有足够的阳光让你乐观。
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. 我希望你有足够的雨水让你更加感激阳光。
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirits up. 我希望你有足够的幸福使你情绪激昂。
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. 我希望你有足够的痛苦感受生命中微小的欢乐带来的幸福。
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. 我希望你得到更多,满足你的需要。
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. 我希望你失去更多,珍惜所有。
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final Goodbye. 我希望你在永别后能广交朋友。
Then the man began to sob 2 and walked away. 那个人开始抽泣,然后走开了。
vt.保持,供养,维持,支持,经受
- During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.战争期间,我们的食物仅够维持生活。
- These four posts sustain the entire building.这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。
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