today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view; 今天wǒ men拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路,但是wǒ men的性情却更为急躁,眼光也更加狭隘;
we spend more,but enjoy less; wǒ men消耗的更多,享受到的却更少;
we have bigger houses,but smaller famillies; wǒ men的住房更大了,但wǒ men的家庭却更小了;
we have more compromises,but less time; wǒ men妥协更多,时间更少;
we have more knowledge,but less judgment; wǒ men拥有了更多的知识,可判断力却更差了;
we have more medicines,but less health; wǒ men有了更多的药品,但健康状况却更不如意;
we have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values; wǒ men拥有的财富倍增,但其价值却减少了;
we talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much; wǒ men说的多了,爱的却少了,wǒ men的仇恨也更多了;
we reached the moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors; wǒ men可以往返月球,但却难以迈出一步去亲近wǒ men的左邻右舍;
we have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space; wǒ men可以征服外太空,却征服不了wǒ men的内心;
we have highter income,but less morals; wǒ men的收入增加了,但wǒ men的道德却少了;
these are times with more liberty,but less joy; wǒ men的时代更加自由了,但wǒ men拥有的快乐时光却越来越少;
we have much more food,but less nutrition; wǒ men有了更多的食物,但所能得到的营养却越来越少了;
these are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but porces increase; 现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入,但离婚的现象越来越多了;
these are times of finer houses,but more broken homes; 现在的住房越来越精致,但wǒ men也有了更多破碎的家庭;
that‘s why i propose,that as of today; 这就是我为什么要说,让wǒ men从今天开始;
you do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a special occasion. 不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着,因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别;
search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs; 寻找更我的知识,多读一些书,坐在你家的前廊里,以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景,不要带上任何功利的想法;
spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love; 花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起,吃你爱吃的食物,去你想去的地方(英文名言 );
life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival; 生活是一串串的快乐时光;wǒ men不仅仅是为了生存而生存;
use your crystal goblets.do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it. 举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水,你想用的时候就享用吧!
remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday"; 从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”;
let‘s write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"! 曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信,就在今天吧!
let‘s tell our families and friends how much we love them; 告诉家人和朋友,wǒ men是多么地爱他们;
do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life; 不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情;
every day,every hour,and every minute is special; 每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别;
and you don't know if it will be your last. 你无从知道这是否最后刻。