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“Think it over…”
“好好想想.......”
Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view.
今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的高速公路,但是我们的性情却更为急躁,眼光也更加狭隘
We have bigger houses, but smaller families.
We have promises, but less time.
We have more knowledge, but less judgement.
We have more medicines, but less health.
We spend more, but enjoy less.
我们消耗极多,享受到的却很少
我们住的房屋大了,但我们的家庭成员却越来越少了
我们有了更多的妥协余地,可时间却少了
我们拥有了更多的知识,但我们的判断力却差了
我们有了更多的药品,可我们的健康状况却不尽如人意
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.
我们拥有的财富倍增,但其价值却减少了
我们谈论得很多,但我们所爱的却很少,我们的仇恨也更多了
We reached the Moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors.
We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space.
我们可以往返月球,但却很难迈出一步去亲近我们的左亲右邻
我们可以征服太空,却征服不了我们的内心
We have higher e, but less morals.
These are times with more liberty, but less joy.
We have much more food, but less nutrition.
我们的收入增加了,但我们的道德却少了
我们的时代更加之自由了,而我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少了
我们有了更多的食品供应,但我们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 divorces increase.
These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes.
现在每个家庭都可以有双份的收入,但离婚的现象却越来越多了
我们可以有越来越精致的住房,但同时我们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,让我们从今天开始
You do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a special occasion.
Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
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
坐在你家的房屋前廊,多读一些书,去寻找更多的知识,以赞美的眼光去享受你眼前的风景,不要带有任何功利的想法
Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love.
花多点时间与你的家人及朋友在一起,吃你想吃的食物,去你爱去的地方