读者文摘:顿悟时刻(4)

"Had I been a half-second slower, the whole mass of it would have come into the car," Schulz says.

舒尔茨说：“如果我再慢半秒钟，麋鹿就会撞到车。”

"I have no doubt I'd have been decapitated."

“毫无疑问，我会死的。”

Several motorists who'd witnessed the crash approached the wreck¹ in shock.

目击车祸的几名司机震惊地向失事车辆靠近。

"I can't believe you're alive," one gasped².

“我真不敢相信你还活着，”一个人喘气说道。

There was no lifechanging epiphany at that precise moment or in the immediate³ aftermath.

在那一刻，或者在那这场突如其来的灾难之后，没有改变人生的顿悟。

But Schulz's near-fatal experience seeded something,

但这一经历在舒尔茨心里播下了种子，

and what followed weeks later "was one of those panoramic⁴ moments when you get your bearings and decide whether you're on the right path or not," he says.

几周后，他说，“这是一个全景式的时刻，让你找到方向，决定你的人生道路是否正确。”

Schulz thought, What advice would the 90-year-old me give to the me of right now?

舒尔茨想，90岁的我会给现在的我什么启示呢?

He was a technology consultant⁵ who dabbled⁶ in photography.

他是一名摄影技术顾问。

"I said to myself that if I don't take the path of being a full-time⁷ photographer, I will regret it," he recalls.

“我告诉自己，如果我不走全职摄影师的道路，我会后悔的，”他回忆道。

So he went for it.

于是，他走上了摄影的道路。

His background interest elbowed its way to the front, and he became a successful portrait and commercial photographer.

对摄影的兴趣推动他成为一名成功的肖像摄影师和商业摄影师。

"I've often wondered, If I hadn't hit the moose, would I be a full-time photographer right now?" he reflects.

“我常想，如果我没有撞上驼鹿，我现在会成为一名全职摄影师吗?”

"I don't think so." Schulz believes that the collision changed his biochemistry,

“我不这么认为。”舒尔茨认为碰撞改变了他的生化反应，

unlocking something in his brain that prompted his shift in perspective.

打开他大脑中让他改变想法的东西。

1 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

2 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• 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》

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 panoramic   

adj. 全景的

参考例句：

• Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
• In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。

5 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

6 dabbled   

v.涉猎( dabble的过去式和过去分词 )；涉足；浅尝；少量投资

参考例句：

• He dabbled in business. 他搞过一点生意。 来自辞典例句
• His vesture was dabbled in blood. 他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。 来自辞典例句

7 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。