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第35章 此生的喧嚣与悠长(7)

Death,old age,are words without a meaning,that pass by us like the idle air which we regard not. Others may have undergone,or may still be liable to them-we“bear a charmed life”,which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful journey,we strain our eager gaze forward.

Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!

And see no end to the landscape,new objects presenting themselves as we advance; so,in the commencement of life,we set no bounds to our inclinations,nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them. We have as yet found no obstacle,no disposition to flag; and it seems that we can go on so forever. We look round in a new world,full of life,and motion,and ceaseless progress; and feel in ourselves all the vigor and spirit to keep pace with it. As infants smile and sleep,we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies,and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around us-we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the more-objects press around us,filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them,so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.

年轻人不相信自己会死。这是我哥哥的话,可算得一句妙语。年轻人有一种永生之感——它能使我们弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然,生命的一半已然消逝,但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还在前方向我 们招手。因为没有设限,我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来时代完全属于我们。无限辽阔的远景在我们 面前展现。

死亡,年老,不过是空话,毫无意义;我们听了,只当耳边风,全不放在心上。这些事,别人也许已经经历过,或者可能将要承受,但是我们,“在灵符护佑下度日”,对于诸如此类脆弱的念头,统统付之轻蔑的一笑。我们就像是刚刚踏上愉快的旅程,极目远眺。

向远方的美景欢呼!

好风光应接不暇,而且,前程更有美不胜收的新鲜景致。因此,在这生活的开端,我们听任自己的志趣驰骋,放手给它们一切满足的机会。到此时为止,我们还没有碰上过什么障碍,也没有感觉到什么疲惫,似乎我们可 以一直这样向前走去,直到永远。我们看到四周一派新天地——生机盎然,日新月异;我们觉得自己活力充盈,精神饱满,可与宇宙并驾齐驱。我们像婴儿带着微笑入睡,在用自己不羁的幻想编织成的摇篮里摇荡,让大 千世界的万籁之声哄我们安然入梦;我们急切切、兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯,怎么也不会饮干,好像永远是满满 欲溢的;森罗万象纷至沓来,各种欲望随之而生,使我们腾不出工夫去思考死亡。

countless

【释义】adj. 无数的;数不尽的

【短语】countless of 无数……

unbounded

【释义】adj. 无限的;不受控制的

【短语】unbounded joy 无限喜悦

idle

【释义】adj. 闲置的;懒惰的; vt. 虚度;使空转 vi. 无所事事;虚度;

【短语】idle time 闲暇;idle away 虚度时间

commencement

【释义】n. 开始,发端;毕业典礼

【短语】sudden commencement [地球物理学](磁暴)急始;

commencement speech 毕业演讲,毕业演说

inclination

【释义】n. 倾向,爱好;斜坡

【短语】inclination angle 倾斜角

gratifying

【释义】adj. 悦人的;令人满足的 v. 使满意(gratify的现在分词);使高兴

【短语】gratify one,s curiosity 满足好奇心

obstacle

【释义】n. 障碍,干扰;妨害物

【短语】psychological obstacle 心理障碍;obstacle course 障碍赛跑

Love/爱

Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness,Sadness, Knowledge,and all of the others,including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink,so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk,Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,”Richness,can you take me with you?”

Richness answered,“No,I can,t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel.“Vanity,please help me!”

“I can,t help you,Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,”Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by,so Love asked,“Sadness,let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love,I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love,too,but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly,there was a voice,“Come,Love,I will take you.”It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed,Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land,the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,Love asked Knowledge, another elder,“Who Helped me?”

“It was Time,”Knowledge answered.

“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,“Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.”

很久以前,有一座孤岛,岛上住着所有的情感:快乐,忧伤,知识,以及剩余的其他感情,其中也包括了爱。有一天,情感们得知,这座小岛将要沉没,他们都开始建造船只准备离开。除了一个人,爱。

爱是唯一一个选择留下的。它固执地想坚守到最后一秒。

当整座岛屿几乎覆灭时,爱决定向他人求助。

财富驶着一艘豪华游轮经过爱的身旁,爱恳求道:“财富啊,你能带上我么?”

财富回答说:“不,不行。我的船上装满了金银珠宝。没有空地留给你啦。”

这时,爱的身侧,虚荣架着一艘靓丽的轮船缓缓驶来,爱决定向虚荣求助:“虚荣,求求你帮帮我吧!”

虚荣拒绝了:“我不能帮你,爱。你全身湿嗒嗒地,这会弄脏我心爱的船的。”

爱向近在咫尺的忧伤渴求道:“忧伤,让我和你一起吧。

“噢……爱,我实在是太伤心了,我需要一个人静一会儿。”

快乐也从爱的身边驶过,但是她太高兴了,以至于完全没有听到爱的呼唤。

突然,一个声音映入耳帘,“快上了,爱,我来载你。”原来是名年迈的长者。爱如闻天籁,兴奋不已,甚至 忘了问问长者要他们要去往何方。当他们在一片干涸之地靠岸时,长者又踏上了自己的征程,独自前行。爱意 识到自己亏欠老者甚多,她赶忙询问智慧老人,“帮助我的人是谁呀?”

知识静静地答道:“那是时间。”

“时间?”爱问道,“但时间为什么要帮助我呢?”

知识微微一笑,饱含深意,回答说:“因为只有时间才知道爱的珍贵价值。”

countless

【释义】adj. 无数的;数不尽的

【短语】countless of 无数……

announce

【释义】vt. 宣布;述说;预示;播报 vi. 宣布参加竞选;当播音员

【短语】announce caller 宣布来电者,宣布调用方;

back announce 后面宣布,翻新宣布

construct

【释义】n. 构想,概念 vt. 建造,构造;创立

【短语】psychological construct心理结构体;

identity construct 身份建构

richness

【释义】n. 丰富;富裕;肥沃;华美

【短语】channel richness 通道丰富性,渠道的丰富性;

media richness 媒介丰富度

vanity

【释义】n. 虚荣心;空虚;浮华;无价值的东西

【短语】Vanity Metrics 名度指标,虚荣指标;vanity top台面板,虚荣心强

damage

【释义】n. 损害;损毁 vt. 损害,毁坏 vi. 损害;损毁;赔偿金

【短语】collateral damage 间接伤害,附带损伤;

damage control 损害管制,破坏性控制

wisdom

【释义】n. 智慧,才智;学识;至理名言

【短语】life wisdom智慧人生;authentic wisdom 正觉

capable

【释义】adj. 能干的,能胜任的;有才华的

【短语】capable of 能够,敢于;capable fault 能动断层,可能活动断层

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