温馨夜读 PART4 11 Relish The Moment 拥抱现在
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[00:01.08]Relish The Moment 拥抱现在
[00:07.32]Tucked away in our subconscious 1 is an idyllic 2 vision.
[00:11.37]We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent.
[00:16.08]We are traveling by train.
[00:18.37]Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways,
[00:24.60]of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside,
[00:29.96]of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat,
[00:35.54]of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides,
[00:40.25]of city skylines and village halls.
[00:43.31]But uppermost in our minds is the final destination.
[00:47.03]On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull in the station.
[00:50.96]Bands will be playing and flags waving.
[00:53.81]Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true
[00:57.20]and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw 3 puzzle.
[01:01.35]How restlessly we pace the aisles 4, damning the minutes for loitering—
[01:06.19]waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
[01:09.04]“When we reach the station, that will be it!”We cry.
[01:12.43]“When I’m 18.”“When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!”
[01:17.58]“When I put the last kid through college.”
[01:20.10]“When I have paid off the mortgage!”“When I get a promotion 5.”
[01:23.93]“When I reach the age of retirement 6, I shall live happily ever after!”
[01:28.19]Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station,
[01:33.22]no one place to arrive at once and for all.
[01:36.72]The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream.
[01:41.09]It constantly outdistances us.
[01:43.50]“Relish the moment”is a good motto,
[01:46.68]especially when coupled with Psalm 7 118：24：
[01:50.72]“This is the day which the Lord hath made；
[01:53.89]we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
[01:56.52]It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad.
[01:59.80]It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow.
[02:03.96]Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
[02:08.66]So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles.
[02:12.81]Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream,
[02:16.86]go barefoot more often, swim more rivers,
[02:20.03]watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less.
[02:24.19]Life must be lived as we go along.
[02:26.81]The station will come soon enough.
- Nail biting is often a subconscious reaction to tension.咬指甲通常是紧张时的下意识反映。
- My answer seemed to come from the subconscious.我的回答似乎出自下意识。
- These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
- Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
- A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
- Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。
- Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
- They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。