雙語精品文摘《Life is a gift》
Life is a gift
享受生活
Today before you think of saying an unkind word,
如今，在你出言不遜前，
Think of someone who can't speak.
想想那些身患啞疾的人吧。
Before you complain about the taste of your food,
在抱怨事物不夠美味前，
Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
想想那些還在忍饑挨餓的人們吧。
Before you complain about your husband or wife,
在抱怨婚姻對象不盡如意時，
Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.
想想那些還在為找不到對象而愁苦的人吧。
Today before you complain about life,
在為生活的種種深感郁悶前，
Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
想想那些早已離開人世的.人吧。
Before you complain about your children,
在為孩子不聽話而氣惱前，
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
想想那些不能生育而渴求孩子的人吧。
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep,
在為房子沒人清潔打掃而發(fā)牢騷前，
Think of the people who are living in the streets.
想想那些無家可歸的人吧。
Before whining about the distance you drive,
在抱怨行車旅途太長前，
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
想想那些要走相同距離的徒步者吧。
And when you are tired and complain about your job,
在你感到疲憊，厭煩工作前，
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.
想想那些失業(yè)工人和殘疾人以及渴望有一份你這樣的工作的人吧。
But before you think of pointing your finger or condemning another,
在指責他人前，
Remember that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one maker.
想想吧，人都不是完美的，我們都對上帝盡責。
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down,
當消極思維讓你深感沮喪時，
Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around.
微笑吧，并感謝上帝賜予你生命。
Life is a gift,
生活是一份禮物，
Enjoy it,
享受它，
Celebrate it,
慶祝它，
And fulfill it...
充實它。
And while you want to give love to someone today,
當你要向某人表達愛意，
Love someone with what you do and the words you say，
用你的言行去愛吧。
Love is not meant to be kept locked inside of us and hidden,
愛并非要深藏于心底，
So give it away" Give love to someone today!"
表達出來吧，“現在就去愛!”
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