一生中最美好的時光
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.
那天是6月15日,再過兩天我就要30歲了。
I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
要進(jìn)入生命中又一個新的十年,我對此感到忐忑不安,擔(dān)心自己最美好的歲月已經(jīng)離我遠(yuǎn)去了。
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work.
我每日上班前都去體育館鍛煉一陣。
Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape.
每天早上我都會在體育館見到我的朋友尼古拉斯。他79歲,身材棒極了。
As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong.
那天我跟他打招呼時,他注意到我不象往常那樣充滿活力,便問我有什么不對勁。
I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty.
我告訴他自己就要30歲了,心里很擔(dān)憂。
I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas's age,so I asked him, What was the best time of your life?
不知道我要是到了尼古拉斯的歲數(shù)會怎么回顧自己的一生,于是我問他:你一生中最美好的時光是在什么時候?
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question.
尼古拉斯毫不遲疑地答道:好吧,喬,以下就是我對于你那富有哲理的問題所作出的富有哲理的回答。
When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I wasnurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
小時候我在奧地利,一切都被照顧得好好的,我在父母的撫育下成長,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
上學(xué)的時候我學(xué)著至今都不忘記的知識,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
當(dāng)我找到第一份工作,承擔(dān)了工作中的職責(zé)并且為自己的努力獲得報酬時,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
當(dāng)我遇到我的妻子并墜入愛河時,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.
二次大戰(zhàn)來臨,妻子和我為活命不得不逃離奧地利。
When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
當(dāng)我們一起安安全全地坐上駛往北美洲的輪船時,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
當(dāng)我們來到加拿大建立了家庭時,那是一生中最美好的時光。
When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
當(dāng)我成了一位年輕的父親,看著自己的孩子一點點地長大時,那是我一生中最美好的時光。
And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met.
而現(xiàn)在,喬,我79歲了。我身體健康,感覺很好,而且還和初次相遇時一樣愛我的妻子。
This is the best time of my life.
這是我一生中最美好的時光。
1.look back 回顧;倒退;追憶
And I look back with pride and amazement.
而當(dāng)我回顧過去時,心中充滿自豪和驚嘆。
Understanding the tata connection requires a look back at history.
要了解塔塔之間的種種聯(lián)系需要回顧一下它的歷史。
2.fall in love with 愛上;傾心
We fall in love with each others essence.
我們戀愛是因為我們愛上了對方的本質(zhì)。
He tells me now that that was what made him fall in love with me.
現(xiàn)在,他告訴我當(dāng)初正是我的聲音使他愛上了我這個人。
3.start a family 成家
Right now, you want to start a family right now?
現(xiàn)在你就想組建家庭現(xiàn)在嗎?
The woman had been taking an oral contraceptive regularly and her gynaecologist could notvouch for her wish to start a family-a routine question in that area of medicine.
該女子經(jīng)常服用口服避孕藥,她的婦科醫(yī)生不能擔(dān)保她愿意開始有一個家庭-這是醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域上的一個例行問題。
4.get paid 得到報酬
One disadvantage is you may not get paid until the study is completed.
此方法的一個缺點在于只有研究結(jié)束了你才能得到報酬。
They do bad work because they want to take it easy and still get paid.
若他們的工作完成得不好,是因為他們既想輕松又想得到報酬。