为什么等到明天？ The Time Is Short

佚名/Anonymous

You who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day；you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them；you who are passing men sullenly upon the street, not speaking to them out of some silly spite, and yet knowing that it would fill you with shame and remorse if you heard that one of those men were dead tomorrow morning；you who are letting your friend's heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy if only you could know and see and feel, all of a sudden, that“the time is short”how it would break the spell！How you would go instantly and do the thing which you might never have another chance to do！

你们有些人听任一些不幸的误会年复一年地存在着，打算将来有一天再去澄清；你们有些人听任一些可怜的争执继续为害，因为你们不能下定决心牺牲自己的自尊，消除那些争执；你们有些人在大街上遇见某些人的时候，由于某种愚蠢的怨恨，故意不同他们讲话，但是你们心里也知道，如果在明天早晨听说其中的某个人离开了人世，心中一定会充满羞愧和悔恨之情；你们有些人吝惜一句感激或同情的话，致使朋友在痛苦中等待——只要你们突然间知道、看到或感觉到“人生苦短”，那你们的心胸就会豁然开朗，不再沉迷于那些无谓的计较，你会马上去做那些如果现在不做以后也许永远没有机会去做的事情！

心灵小语

宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵；尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。

——贾比尔

W词汇笔记

miserable['miz?r?bl]adj.悲惨的；痛苦的

例 His wretchedness made him feel miserable.

他的不幸让他感到十分难受。

quarrel['kw?r?l]n.吵架；反目；怨言

例She likes to stoke up quarrels between people.

她喜欢挑起人们之间的不和。

sacrifice['s?krifais]v.牺牲；祭祀；贱卖

例 The goat was offered as a sacrifice.

羊是用来作为祭品的。

appreciation[?,pri：?i'ei??n]n.赏识；欣赏；感激

例 He shows no appreciation of art.

他不懂得欣赏艺术。

S小试身手

你们有些人听任一些不幸的误会年复一年地存在着，打算将来有一天再去澄清。

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你们有些人听任一些可怜的争执继续为害。

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只要你们突然间知道、看到或感觉到“人生苦短”，那你们的心胸就会豁然开朗。

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P短语家族

You who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year……

year to year：年年；每年

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……you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them……

make up one's mind：下定决心

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