美文欣赏：这就是你的生活（双语）

 　　This Is Your Life

　　这就是你的生活

　　You have this Life.

　　这是你所拥有的人生。

　　You were born for this Life.

　　生来就有。

　　You want some people to be in your Life, but they don't.

　　你希望一些人能陪伴你，但他们没有。

　　You don't want some people to be with you, but they do.

　　你不想要一些人走进你的生活，但他们却来了。

　　You are endeavouring to come out of certain conditions of your life.

　　你竭尽全力想要摆脱某些生活状况。

　　But you are forced to live with them.

　　但又不得不继续在这种状况下生活下去。

　　You don't want to go outside in the Rain, but sometimes you have to.

　　你不想在下雨时出门，但有时你却别无选择。

　　You are yearning¹ for something to happen, but it always eludes² you.

　　你渴望一些事情的发生，可偏偏不如你所愿。

　　You never anticipate some incidents to happen in your life, but they do occur when you are oblivious³ of those happenings.

　　你从没有预料到一些事会在你的生活中发生，可偏偏在你毫无防备的时候发生了。

　　Sometimes you get things what you don't aspire⁴ for, but you don't get certain things what you are really looking for.

　　有时你会得到，你并不渴求的东西，但却得不到心心念念想要得到的东西。

　　You don't like some places to visit, but sometimes you have to stay there for a while.

　　你不喜欢去一些地方，但有时你不得不在那里待上一段时间。

　　This is your Life, say welcome with the open mind.

　　这就是你的生活，用开放的心态去接纳它吧。

　　You have to avoid all the preoccupations.

　　你必须打消所有的成见。

　　The Life is like a 'Flowing River' it takes all the bends and curves that you don't know.

　　生活就好比一条流动的河，一路上有你无法预见到的曲折。

　　But it never stops its flow because 'flowing' is its original nature.

　　但河水从未停止流淌，因为“流动”就是它的本性。

　　You also flow with the Life you have, which takes the unexpected turns.

　　你同样在生活这条奔流不息的河里游走着，伴随着许许多多不期而遇的转折点。

　　This is your Life, simply accept it.

　　这就是你的生活，接受它就好。

1 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

2 eludes   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的第三人称单数 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• His name eludes me for the moment. 他的名字我一时想不起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But philosophers seek a special sort of knowledge that eludes exact definition. 但是，哲学家所追求的是一种难以精确定义的特殊知识。 来自哲学部分

3 oblivious   

adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的

参考例句：

• Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
• He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。

4 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。