英语美文欣赏：假如今天是我生命中的最后一天

I will live this day as if it is my last.

假如今天是我生命中的最后一天。

And what shall I do with this last precious day which remains in my keeping? First, I will seal up its container of life so that not one drop spills itself upon the sand. I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?

我要如何利用这最后、最宝贵的一天呢?首先，我要把一天的时间珍藏好，不让一分一秒的时间滴漏。我不为昨日的不幸叹息，过去的已够不幸，不要再赔上今日的运道。

seal up 把..封起来，密封

[si:l ʌp]

container n. 集装箱;容器

[kən’teɪnə]

Can sand flow upward in the hour glass? Can I relive the errors of yesterday and right them? Can I call back yesterday’s wounds and make them whole? Can I become younger than yesterday? No. Yesterday is buried forever and I will think of it no more.

时光会倒流吗?我可以纠正昨天的错误吗?我能扶平昨日的创伤吗?我能比昨天年轻吗?不能!过去的永远过去了，我不再去想它。

I will live this day as if it is my last.

假如今天是我生命中的最后一天。

And what then shall I do? Forgetting yesterday neither will I think of tomorrow. Why should I throw note after maybe?

我该怎么办?忘记昨天，也不要痴想明天。明天是一个未知数，为什么要把今天的精力浪费在未知的事上?

I will live this day as if it is my last.

今天是我生命中的最后一天。

This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity. I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I lift mine arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday’s sunrise who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed a fortunate man and today’s hours are but a bonus, undeserved.

这是我仅有的一天，是现实的永恒。我像被赦免死刑的囚犯，用喜悦的泪水拥抱新生的太阳。我举起双手，感谢这无与伦比的一天。当我想到昨天和我一起迎接日出的朋友，今天已不复存在时，我为自己的幸存，感激上苍。我是无比幸运的人，今天的时光是额外的奖赏。

reprieve v.给...带来缓解

gratitude n.感谢，感激

[’grætɪtjuːd]

I will live this day as if it is my last.

今天是我生命中的最后一天。

Each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the tomorrow, for who can trap the wind? I will make them priceless!

我珍惜今天的一分一秒，因为它们将一去不复返。我无法把今天存入银行，明天再来取用。时间像风一样不可捕捉。我无法计算时间的价值，它们是无价之宝。

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