新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第35篇：品味现在（双语）

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[00:00.26]35. Relish the Moment 品味现在
[00:07.88]Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. 在我们的潜意识之中隐藏着一派田园诗般的风景。
[00:13.40]We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. 我们仿佛处在一次横跨大陆的迢迢旅途之中。
[00:17.89]We are traveling by train. 我们乘着火车，
[00:20.59]Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, 领略着窗外流动的景色：附近公路上驰骋的汽车、十字路口处挥手的孩童、
[00:29.18]of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, 远处山坡上吃草的牛群、不断从电厂排放出的烟雾、成片成片的玉米和小麦、
[00:39.70]of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.  平原和山谷、群山和绵延起伏的丘陵、天空衬托下城市的轮廓，以及乡间的庄园宅第。
[00:47.75]But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. 可是我们心中想得最多的却是最后的目的地。
[00:52.16]On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. 在某一天的某一时刻，我们的火车将会到站，
[00:57.82]Bands will be playing and flags waving. 迎接我们的将是演奏的乐队和飘舞的旗帜。
[01:01.20]Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. 一旦到了那儿，多少美妙的梦将成为现实，我们的生活也将变得完整，好像一幅拼好了的拼图。
[01:13.00]How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering - waiting,waiting, waiting for the station.我们在车厢过道里烦躁不安地踱来踱去，咒骂火车的磨磨蹭蹭，等待着，等待着，等待着火车进站的时刻。
[01:22.58]"When we reach the station, that will be it!" we cry. “当我们到站后，一切就好了！”我们呼喊着。
[01:27.29]"When I'm 18."“当我到18岁的时候。”
[01:28.76]"When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz."“当我有了一辆新的450SL奔驰轿车的时候。”
[01:32.92]"When I put the last kid through college."“当我供最小的孩子念完大学的时候。”
[01:36.90]"When I have paid off the mortgage." “当我还清抵押贷款的时候。”
[01:37.83]"When I get a promotion."“当我升官晋职的时候。”
[01:39.54]"When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!"  “当我到了退休的时候，从此就可以过上幸福的生活啦！”
[01:44.96]Sooner or later, we must realize that there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. 可是我们迟早会认识到人生之旅并没有什么车站，也没有什么能够“一到就可永逸”的地方。
[01:54.70]The true joy of life is the trip. 人生的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程，
[01:57.29]The station is only a dream. 而车站仅仅是个梦，
[02:00.50]It constantly out distances us.  它总是遥遥领先于我们。
[02:03.43]"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24:品味现在”是一句很好的箴言，尤其是把它与《圣经・诗篇》中第118篇第24段的话相结合的时候，更是如此：
[02:13.93] "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." “今日乃主所创造；生活在今日我们将欢欣、高兴。”
[02:20.81]It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. 让人发疯的不是今天的负担，而是对昨天的悔恨及对明天的恐惧。
[02:29.14]Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.  悔恨和恐惧是一对孪生窃贼，将今天从我们身边偷走。
[02:35.21]So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. 那么就停止在车厢过道里徘徊吧，别总惦记着你距离车站还有多远。
[02:39.68]Instead, climb more mountains, eat more icecream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunset, laugh more and cry less. 何不换种活法，去攀爬更多的高山，多吃点冰激淋解解馋，经常光着脚闲游漫步，在更多的河流里畅游，多多欣赏夕阳西下，多点欢笑，少些泪花。
[02:53.84]Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.  生活要过在当下，车站会很快到达。

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新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第35篇：品味现在（双语）