讀點好英文:Five BaIIs of Life　生命中的五個球

Five BaIIs of Life　生命中的五個球

·Meade·

In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one's other commitments：

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air.You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.They will never be the same.You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as they would be your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragiIe thread that binds us to each together.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it；the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly；and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.

Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift：that's why we call it“The Present”.

米德

幾年前，在一所大學的開學典禮上，可口可樂的首席執(zhí)行官布賴恩·戴森講到工作與其他義務(wù)的關(guān)系：

想象生命是一場不停丟擲五個球于空中的游戲。這五個球分別是工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心靈，你很努力地擲著這五個球，不讓它們落地。很快你就會了解，工作是一個橡皮球，如果你不幸失手落下它，它還是會彈回來的。

但是家庭、健康、朋友和心靈這四個球是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下，它們可能會少了一角；留下無法挽回的記號、刻痕；損壞甚至碎落一地。它們將無法再像以前那樣。你必須了解這個道理，并且為平衡你的生命而努力，但要怎樣才能做到呢？

別拿自己和他人比較，這只會降低你的價值。因為我們都是獨一無二的，因為我們每一個人都很特別。

別人認為重要的事不一定是你的目標，只有你自己知道什么是最適合你的。

不要將貼近你的心的人、事物視為理所當然。你必須將他們視為生命一般，認真對待。因為沒有他們，生命將失去意義。

別讓你的生命總是在依戀過去的種種或是在未來的寄望中逝去。如果你活在每個當下，那就活好你生命中的每一天。

當你還能給予的時候別輕言放棄。只要你不放棄，就有無限延伸的可能。

別害怕承認你并不完美。正因如此，我們才得以借由這脆弱的細絲緊密地串綁在一起。

遇到危險時別害怕。正因如此，我們才得以借由這些機會學習勇敢。

別以愛太難尋找作為借口而緊閉你的心扉。最迅速找到愛的方法就是給予你的愛；最快速失去愛的方式就是緊緊地守著你的愛不放；維持愛的最好方法就是給愛一雙翅膀。

不要匆忙地度過你的一生，那匆忙讓你忘了曾經(jīng)到過哪里，也讓你忘了你要去哪里。

別忘記，人類情感上最大的需要是感恩。

不要害怕學習。知識沒有重量，它是可以隨身攜帶的珍寶。

別漫不經(jīng)心地蹉跎光陰或口無遮攔。時間與言辭兩者都是一放就收不回來的。

生命不是一場賽跑，而是一步一個腳印的旅程。

昨天已是歷史，明天還是未知，而今天則是上天賜予的禮物：那就是我們?yōu)槭裁捶Q它為“現(xiàn)在”的原因。

核心單詞

commencement[k?'mensm?nt]n.學位授予典禮；畢業(yè)典禮

bounce[bauns]v.彈起，彈回；躍；蹦蹦跳跳

scuff[sk?f]v.拖著腳走路；使磨損

fragiIe['fr?d?ail]adj.易碎的，易損壞的；脆弱的，虛弱的

encounter[in'kaunt?]v.遇到（困難，危險等）；意外地遇見

savor['seiv?]n.滋味；氣味；風趣，趣味

實用句型

Imagine Iife as a game in which you are juggIing some five baIIs in the air.想象生命是一場不停丟擲五個球于空中的游戲。

①這里是“in+which”引導(dǎo)的限定性定語從句，修飾限定a game，介詞后的關(guān)系詞不能省。

②as a game像個游戲，類似的表達還有as a brid像只鳥。另有as long as 只要；as far as到……程度等固定搭配。

翻譯練習

1.宴會的日期尚未確定。（in the air）

2.魚缸是玻璃做的。（be made of）

3.我的英語比她的英語要差好多。（compare with）