后悔吗-过分担忧,未能早日心怀感恩(8)

Regret？

 

后悔吗？

 

Worrying too much.

 

As Tom Petty¹ sang, Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

 

Not being grateful sooner.

 

It can be hard to see in the beginning, but eventually it becomes clear that every moment on this earth — from the mundane² to the amazing — is a gift that we're all so incredibly lucky to share.

 

1 petty   

adj.小的，琐碎的，不重要的，心胸狭窄的

参考例句：

• The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了。
• It was petty of her not to accept the apology.她气量太小，连道歉也不接受。

2 mundane   

adj.平凡的；尘世的；宇宙的

参考例句：

• I hope I can get an interesting job and not something mundane.我希望我可以得到的是一份有趣的工作，而不是一份平凡无奇的。
• I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.我发现生活有时挺诙谐的，即使是最平凡的事情也能影响我们的感知。