英语散文：Think it Over...(好好想想……)

 　　Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments¹ and narrower points of view;

　　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；

　　We spend more, but enjoy less;

　　我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；

　　We have bigger houses, but smaller famillies;

　　我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；

　　We have more compromises, but less time;

　　我们妥协更多，时间更少；

　　We have more knowledge, but less judgment²;

　　我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；

　　We have more medicines, but less health;

　　我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意；

　　We have multiplied out possessions, but reduced out values;

　　我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了；

　　We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much;

　　我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了；

　　We reached the Moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;

　　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；

　　We have conquered the uter space, but not our inner space;

　　我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；

　　We have highter income, but less morals;

　　我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；

　　These are times with more liberty, but less joy;

　　我们的时代更加自由了，但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少；

　　We have much more food, but less nutrition;

　　我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；

　　These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase;

　　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；

　　These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes;

　　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.

　　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；

　　Search for knowledge, read more , sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;

　　寻找更我的知识，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；

　　Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love;

　　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；

　　Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;

　　生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；

　　Use your crystal goblets³.Do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it.

　　举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！

　　Remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";

　　从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”；

　　Let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!

　　曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信，就在今天吧！

　　Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;

　　告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；

　　Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;

　　不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；

　　Every day, every hour, and every minute is special;

　　每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别；

　　And you don't know if it will be your last.

　　你无从知道这是否最后刻。

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 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