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发表于 2007-5-29 19:15:29
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111 We are all searching for some one. That special person who will provide us what’s missing in our lives, someone who can offer companionship, or resistance, or security. And sometimes if we search very hard, we can find someone who provides us with all three. Yes for all searching for someone. And if we can’t find them, we can only pray they find us.
我们都在寻找某个人。那个特殊的人会填补我们生命中的空白,有的伸出友谊之手,有的防守反击,有的给我们带来安全感。如果我们竭尽全力去寻找,有时会找到符合这三种条件的人。没错,我们都在追寻某个人。如果我们没找到,就只能祈求他们来找我们。
112 Death is inevitable. It’s a promise made to each of us at birth. But before that promise is kept, we all hope something will happen to us, whether it is the thrill of romance, the joy of raising a family, or the anguish of great loss. We all hope to experience something that make our lives meaningful, but the sad fact is, not all lives have meaning. Some people spend their time on this planet just sitting on the sidelines, waiting for something to happen to them, before it’s too late.
死亡是不可避免的。每个人在生下来之后都会得到的保证。但在那个保证履行之前我们都希望能遇到某些事,可能是一段激动人心的罗曼史,可能是生儿育女的喜悦,可能是巨大损失的痛苦。我们都希望经历让生命有意义的事情,但令人难过的是并非所有的生命都有意义。有些人一生只是站在远处等待那些事从天而降,结果蹉跎光阴。
113 Sooner or later, the time comes when we all must become responsible adults, and learn to give up what we want, so we can choose to do what is right. Of course, a life time of responsibility isn’t always easy, and as the years go on, it’s a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear. But still we try to do what is best, what is good. Not only for ourselves, but for those we love. Yes, sooner or later we must all become responsible adults. No one knows this better than the young.
早晚我们都会成为负有责任的成人,学会为了正确的选择而放弃一些事。当然想要负起毕生的责任并非易事,随着年龄的增长这个负担会使有些人承受不起。不过我们仍然要尽力而为,为自己,更为我们所爱的人。是的,早晚我们都会成为负有责任的成人,没有人比年轻人更清楚这一点。
114 It’s impossible to grasp just how powerful love is, it can sustain us through trying times, or motivate us to make extraordinary sacrifices; it can force decent man to commit the darkest deeds, or compel ordinary woman to search for hidden truths. And long after we’re gone, love remains burned into our memories. We all search for love, but some of us, after we found it, wish we hadn’t.
人们无法理解爱的力量究竟有多大,它能让我们渡过艰难困苦;或者鼓励我们做出特殊牺牲;它能逼迫正人君子诲淫诲盗;也能迫使平凡女人发掘真相。即使我们早已不在人世,爱仍在我们的回忆里。我们都在寻找爱,但是有些人在找到之后却希望不曾找到它。
115 Yes, each new day in suburbia brings with it a new set of lies. The worst are the ones we tell ourselves before we fall asleep. We whisper them in the dark, telling ourselves we are happy, or that he’s happy that we can change, or that he will change his mind. We persuade ourselves we can live with our sins, or that we can live without him. Yes, each night before we fall asleep we lie to ourselves in a desperate, desperate hope that come morning, it will all be true.
是的,郊区每个全新的一天都会带来新的谎言。最糟糕的是我们睡前告诉自己的话。我们在黑暗里对自己轻语,告诉自己很快乐,或者说他会因为我们的改变而快乐,或说他会改变他的想法。我们说服自己可以带着罪过生活,或没有他也能活着。没错,每晚临睡之前我们都会骗自己,极其热切的希望当早晨醒来时,美梦成真。
116 Yes, everyone loves a scandal, no matter how big or small. After all, what could be more entertaining than watching the downfall of the high and mighty? What could be more amusing than the public exposure of hypocritical sinners? Yes, everyone loves a scandal, and if for some reason, you are not enjoying the latest one…Well, the next one is always around the corner.
是的,每个人都喜欢丑闻,不管大或小。毕竟,有什么能比看到权贵的衰败和伪善之人公布于众更有乐趣呢?是的,每个人都喜欢丑闻,就算你不喜欢最新的也没关系。下一个总会满足你的要求。
117 We all honor heroes for different reasons, sometimes for their daring, sometimes for their bravery, sometimes for their goodness. But mostly we honor heroes because at one point or another, we all dream to be rescued. Of course, if the right hero doesn’t come along, sometimes we just have to rescue ourselves.
基于不同的原因我们都尊敬英雄,有时因为他们的大胆,有时因为他们的英勇,有时因为他们的善良。但我们崇敬英雄的主要原因是因为某些时候我们都梦想被他们拯救。当然,如果那个英雄没有出现,有时我们只好拯救自己。
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