英语美文背诵 好好想想……

　　Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments¹ and narrower points of view; We spend more, but enjoy less; We have bigger houses, but smaller families; We have more compromises, but less time; We have more knowledge, but less judgment²; We have more medicines, but less health; We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values; We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much; We reached the Moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors; We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space; We have higher income, but less morals; These are times with more liberty, but less joy; We have much more food, but less nutrition; These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase; These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes;

　　今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘；我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；我们妥协更多，时间更少；我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意；我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了；我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了；我们可以往返月球，但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍；我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；我们的时代更自由了，但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少了；我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入，但离婚的现象越来越多了；现在的住房越来越精致，但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭；

　　That's why I propose, that as of today:

　　这就是我为什么要说，让我们从今天开始：

　　You do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION. Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs; Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love; Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment³; not only about survival; Use your crystal goblets⁴. Do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it. Remove from your vocabulary phrases like "one of these days" or "someday"; Let's wirte that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"! Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them; Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life; Every day, every hour, and every minute is special; And you don't know if it will be your last.

　　不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别；寻找更多的知识，多读一些书，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法；花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起，吃你爱吃的食物，去你想去的地方；生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；举起你的酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”；曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信，就在今天写吧！告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么

1 temperaments   

性格( temperament的名词复数 )； （人或动物的）气质； 易冲动； （性情）暴躁

参考例句：

• The two brothers have exactly opposite temperaments: one likes to be active while the other tends to be quiet and keep to himself. 他们弟兄两个脾气正好相反， 一个爱动，一个好静。
• For some temperaments work is a remedy for all afflictions. 对于某些人来说，工作是医治悲伤的良药。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

4 goblets   

n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Oh the goblets of the breast! Oh the eyes of absence! 噢，乳房的杯盏！噢，失神的双眼！ 来自互联网
• Divide the digestive biscuit crumbs mixture between 6 goblets. 消化？底分成6双玻璃杯中。 来自互联网