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The Serenity of the Moment享受此刻的宁静

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【正文】

It was one warm evening many years ago.

After spending nearly every waking minute with Angel for eight Straight days, I knew that I had to tell her just one thing.

So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I Whispered it in her ear.

She smiled — the kind of smile that makes me smile back — and she said,

"When I'm seventy-five and I think about my life and what it was like to be young, I hope that I can remember this very moment."

A few seconds later she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The room was peaceful — almost Silent. All I could hear was the soft purr of her Breathing.

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I stayed Awake thinking about the time we'd spent together and all the choices in our lives that made this moment possible.

And at some point, I Realized that it didn't matter what we'd done or where we'd gone. Nor did the future hold any significance.

All that mattered was the serenity of the moment. Just being with her and breathing with her.

We must not Allow the clock, the calendar, and external Pressures to rule our lives and blind us to the fact that

each individual moment of our lives is a beautiful Mystery and a miracle — especially those moments we spend in the presence of a loved one.

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【译文】

那是多年前的一个温暖夜晚,

在和安吉尔度过了整整八个日夜之后,我想我一定要告诉她一件事。

于是在那天深夜,在她睡着之前,我在她的耳边轻轻告诉了她。

听完,微笑浮现在她的脸上,我也跟着笑了起来,然后她说道,

“当我七十五岁,回想年轻时候的人生时,我希望自己能记住这个时刻。”

不一会儿,她闭上眼睛,睡着了。

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房间里安静而祥和,几乎听不到任何声音,我只听得到她安稳的呼吸声。

我清醒地回想着我们一起度过的时光和那些冥冥之中成就这一时刻的人生抉择。

我忽然意识到我们曾经做过什么或去过什么地方都不重要,甚至未来怎么样也不重要。

最重要的是享受此刻的宁静,和她同呼吸共命运。

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我们不能让时钟、日历或者其他任何外部的压力支配我们的生活,让我们忽视这样的事实——

我们人生的每一个时刻都是一个美丽的奇迹,那些与爱人一同度过的时光尤其应该倍加珍惜。

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【重点词汇】

结合阅读,记忆效果更好哦!

1.Straight /streɪt/ adj. 直的;笔直的;正直的;

2.late at night 在深夜;深更半夜

Some learn best in the early hours of the morning, others learn best late at night.

有些人在清晨时学习最有效率,有些人则在深夜学习最有效率。

3.fall asleep v. 入睡;睡着 =go to sleep

I tossed about all night, unable to fall asleep.

我彻夜辗转反侧,无法入睡。

4.Whisper /ˈwɪspə(r)/ v. 耳语;私下说,密谈;

5.think about 考虑;思考

We will think about your suggestion.

想想有什么是你喜欢做的。

6.Remember /rɪˈmembə(r)/ vt. 记得

remember to do 记得要做某事;remember of 记得……

7.Moment /ˈməʊmənt/ n. 片刻,瞬间,时刻

at the moment 此刻;just a moment 等一会儿

8.A few seconds later 几秒钟以后

Few seconds later, of course, he corrected himself and just a short time ago.

几秒钟之后,当然,只是很短时间前他纠正了自己。

9.Close /kloz/ adj.紧密的;亲密的;v. 关;使靠近

pay close attention to 密切注意;close contact 近距离接触;

10.Room /ruːm; rʊm/ n. 房间;空间;

living room 客厅;dining room 餐厅;meeting room 会议室

11.Peaceful /ˈpiːsfl/ adj. 和平的;平静的

peaceful life 安宁平静的生活

n. peace 和平;平静;adv. peacefully 平静地

12.Silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ adj. 沉默的;寂静的;

keep/remain silent 保持沉默

n. silence 沉默;寂静

13.Soft /sɔːft/ adj. 软的,柔软的;

soft tissue 软组织;soft drink n. 软饮料;不含酒精的饮料

14.Purr /pɜː(r)/ n. 咕噜咕噜声;(拟声词,打呼噜声)

15.Breath /breθ/ n. 呼吸,气息;

take a deep breath 深呼吸;out of breath 喘不过气来;breath in vt. 吸气

16.Awake /əˈweɪk/ adj. 醒着的

stay awake 保持清醒;awake from 从…中醒来

17.Choice /tʃɔɪs/ n. 选择;选择权;

make a choice vi. 做出选择;have no choice v. 没有选择的余地

18.Possible /ˈpɒsəbl/ adj. 可能的;

as much as possible 尽可能

ad. possibly 可能地;也许;大概 n. possibility 可能性

19.at some point 在某一时刻

At some point, if your romantic relationship lasts, your lover will also become your friend.

在某一时刻,如果爱情持续下去,你的情侣也将会成为你的朋友。

20.Realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ vt. 实现;认识到;了解;

realize the value 实现价值;come to realize 认识到,开始意识到

adj. real 实际的;真实的 ad.really 实际上,事实上; n.reality 现实;实际

21.Matter /ˈmætə(r)/ n. 物质;事件;vi. 有关系;要紧

22.Future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ n. 未来;前途

in the future 在将来;bright future 光明的未来,光明的前途

23.Significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ n. 意义;重要性;

V. signify 表示;意味 a.significant 重大的;有效的;有意义的

24.Serenity /səˈrenəti/ n. 平静,宁静

25.Allow /əˈlaʊ/ vt. 允许;

n. allowance 津贴,零用钱

26.Calendar /ˈkælɪndə(r)/ n. 日历

lunar calendar n. 阴历

27.External /ɪkˈstɜːnl/ adj. 外部的;表面的

external environment 外环境

n. exterior 外部的

28.Pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. 压力;

under pressure 在压力之下;blood pressure n. 血压

29.Rule /ruːl/ n. 规则;建议;v. 统治,管理;支配;规定

rule of law 法治;法律规则; rule the world 统治世界

30.Blind /blaɪnd/ adj. 盲目的;瞎的 vt. 使失明;使失去理智

blind eye 视而不见;blind area 盲区;

31.Individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ n. 个人,个体

individual difference 个体差异;individual privacy 个人隐私

32.Mystery /ˈmɪstri/ n. 秘密,谜;

adj. mysterious 神秘的;

33.Miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ n. 奇迹

34.in the presence of 在…面前;有某人在场

The contract has to be signed in the presence of two witnesses.

该合同必须在有两个证人在场的情况下签署。


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