說(shuō)起起床氣，難道汪星人沒(méi)有嗎

It was a cold, Winter morning.

那是一個(gè)嚴(yán)寒的冬天早晨

I hadn’t slept very well the night before

昨晚我沒(méi)有睡好

so I was trying to catch a few extra winks before I got up.

本想在起床前爭(zhēng)取再睡個(gè)回籠覺(jué)

The rising sun had other ideas, however.

可是，升起的旭日卻催促我起床

A beam of it snuck through my drawn curtains

一束陽(yáng)光穿透白色的窗簾

and started poking my eyelids

直射在我的眼皮上

until they wearily opened.

我疲憊的睜開(kāi)眼睛

I groaned

不耐煩嘀咕著

and sat up on the side of the bed.

在床邊坐起

I put my feet on the floor careful

我很小心的把腳放在地板上

not to step on my gassy, old, snoring beagle

不想踩著我那只年老體衰，腸胃脹氣，打著呼嚕的小獵兔犬

who was still lying there.

此時(shí)它正躺在床邊

I stood up

我站了起來(lái)

and slowly stretched my sore back.

緩緩伸了個(gè)腰，感到腰背酸痛

It felt like

我覺(jué)得

I had just completed a full day’s work

自己好像剛干完了一天的苦力活兒

rather than I was just about to begin one.

而不是剛準(zhǔn)備開(kāi)啟新一天

I certainly wasn’t looking forward

對(duì)這一天我沒(méi)有絲毫期待

to another day of

這一天不過(guò)是

washing clothes,

尖細(xì)衣物

cooking meals,

做飯

doing dishes,

洗碗

cleaning house,

打掃衛(wèi)生

and all the other things that needed to be done.

還有其他各種必須做的家務(wù)活兒

I sighed,

我嘆了口氣

turned on the lights

打開(kāi)電燈

and pulled on my sweat pants,

穿上運(yùn)動(dòng)褲

shirt,

T恤衫

and heavy coat.

和厚厚的外套

I knew

我知道

what would be waiting for me

有很多事情在等著我

when I opened the bedroom door.

只要我打開(kāi)了浴室的門(mén)

I swung it open

我嘩啦一下打開(kāi)門(mén)

and there he was,

它果然在那里

Fluffy my son’s extra big, and extra fluffy white dog.

Fluffy，我兒子養(yǎng)的白狗，身形巨大，蓬松無(wú)比

I looked at him

我看著它

with his smiling face,

它面帶微笑

energetic body,

活力充沛

and wagging tail.

不停搖著尾巴

I wondered

我想著

how he got that way every morning

他如何能每天早上都這樣活力充沛?

without even a single cup of coffee.

他甚至連一杯咖啡都沒(méi)有喝呢

I leashed him up

我用狗繩拴住他

and opened the front door

打開(kāi)前門(mén)

so he could take his morning walk

這樣他可以履行每日早晨的遛彎任務(wù)

and do his morning business.

順便做每日早晨他要做的事

He dragged me towards our Maple tree

他拉著我走向家門(mén)前的楓樹(shù)

with his nose sniffing all the way

鼻子不停的嗅向每個(gè)方向

while the below freezing winds bit into my face.

氣溫在零度以下，冷風(fēng)刮著我的臉

Still,

不過(guò)

the air smelt fres and clean

空氣十分清新干凈

so I breathed in deep.

于是我深深呼吸

I looked up to the sky

我望向天空

and saw the morning sunrise

旭日正好

blessing the sky with its beauty.

陽(yáng)光讓天空格外美麗

Its pinks, purples, and yellows

粉色，紫色和黃色

were a masterpiece

構(gòu)成一幅絕美的畫(huà)卷

painted by Nature’s own hand.

這是大自然母親的手筆

I smiled when I saw it

我看著天空露出微笑

and thought

心想

maybe another day wouldn’t be so bad, after all.

或許新的一天也不會(huì)那么糟糕吧

I looked forward to another day

我期待這一天

of hugging my children,

可以擁抱我的孩子

petting my dogs,

愛(ài)撫我的狗狗

talking with my friends,

與我的朋友散步

and writing my words.

寫(xiě)我的文章

I looked forward to another day

我期待這一天

living in love

活在愛(ài)的懷抱之中

and sharing my own love as well.

也可以將我的愛(ài)傳播出去

What a glorious gift from Nature

大自然母親的饋贈(zèng)

is another day here

新的一天多么美好

in this wonderful world.

在這個(gè)美好的世界

May you make yours

希望你的新一天

a day of love,

是有愛(ài)的一天

a day of laughter,

有歡笑的一天

a day of kindness,

有善意的一天

a day of goodness,

有正能量的一天

and a day of joy.

有喜悅的一天

May you make each day you are given here

愿你讓自己在這世間的每一天

a blessing that you share with nature

都成為大自然的恩典

and with everyone you meet.

愿你與所有人分享這恩典