第35章此生的喧嚣与悠长(7)
第35章此生的喧嚣与悠长(7)
death,oldage,arewordswithoutameaning,thatpassbyusliketheidleairwhichweregardnot.othersmayhaveundergone,ormaystillbeliabletothem-we“bearacharmedlife”,whichlaughstoscornallsuchsicklyfancies.asinsettingoutondelightfuljourney,westrainoureagergazeforward.
biddingthelovelyscenesatdistancehail!andseenoendtothelandscape,newobjectspresentingthemselvesasweadvance;so,inthecommencementoflife,wesetnoboundstoourinclinations,nortotheunrestrictedopportunitiesofgratifyingthem.wehaveasyetfoundnoobstacle,nodispositiontoflag;anditseemsthatwecangoonsoforever.welookroundinanewworld,fulloflife,andmotion,andceaselessprogress;andfeelinourselvesallthevigorandspirittokeeppacewithit.asinfantssmileandsleep,wearerockedinthecradleofourwaywardfancies,andlulledintosecuritybytheroaroftheuniversearoundus-wequaffthecupoflifewitheagerhastewithoutdrainingit,insteadofwhichitonlyoverflowsthemore-objectspressaroundus,fillingthemindwiththeirmagnitudeandwiththestrongofdesiresthatwaituponthem,sothatwehavenoroomforthethoughtsofdeath.
年轻人不相信自己会死。这是我哥哥的话,可算得一句妙语。年轻人有一种永生之感——它能使我们弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然,生命的一半已然消逝,但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还在前方向我们招手。因为没有设限,我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来时代完全属于我们。无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现。
死亡,年老,不过是空话,毫无意义;我们听了,只当耳边风,全不放在心上。这些事,别人也许已经经历过,或者可能将要承受,但是我们,“在灵符护佑下度日”,对于诸如此类脆弱的念头,统统付之轻蔑的一笑。我们就像是刚刚踏上愉快的旅程,极目远眺。
向远方的美景欢呼!
好风光应接不暇,而且,前程更有美不胜收的新鲜景致。因此,在这生活的开端,我们听任自己的志趣驰骋,放手给它们一切满足的机会。到此时为止,我们还没有碰上过什么障碍,也没有感觉到什么疲惫,似乎我们可以一直这样向前走去,直到永远。我们看到四周一派新天地——生机盎然,日新月异;我们觉得自己活力充盈,精神饱满,可与宇宙并驾齐驱。我们像婴儿带着微笑入睡,在用自己不羁的幻想编织成的摇篮里摇荡,让大千世界的万籁之声哄我们安然入梦;我们急切切、兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯,怎么也不会饮干,好像永远是满满欲溢的;森罗万象纷至沓来,各种欲望随之而生,使我们腾不出工夫去思考死亡。
countless
【释义】adj.无数的;数不尽的
【短语】countlessof无数……
unbounded
【释义】adj.无限的;不受控制的
【短语】unboundedjoy无限喜悦
idle
【释义】adj.闲置的;懒惰的;vt.虚度;使空转vi.无所事事;虚度;
【短语】idletime闲暇;idleaway虚度时间
commencement
【释义】n.开始,发端;毕业典礼
【短语】suddencommencement[地球物理学](磁暴)急始;
commencementspeech毕业演讲,毕业演说
inclination
【释义】n.倾向,爱好;斜坡
【短语】inclinationangle倾斜角
gratifying
【释义】adj.悦人的;令人满足的v.使满意(gratify的现在分词);使高兴
【短语】gratifyone,scuriosity满足好奇心
obstacle
【释义】n.障碍,干扰;妨害物
【短语】psychologicalobstacle心理障碍;obstaclecourse障碍赛跑
love/爱
onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:happiness,sadness,knowledge,andalloftheothers,includinglove.onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.exceptforlove.
lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.
whentheislandhadalmostsunk,lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.
richnesswaspassingbyloveinagrandboat.lovesaid,”richness,canyoutakemewithyou?”
richnessanswered,“no,ican,t.thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.thereisnoplacehereforyou.”
lovedecidedtoaskvanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel.“vanity,pleasehelpme!”
“ican,thelpyou,love.youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,”vanityanswered.
sadnesswascloseby,soloveasked,“sadness,letmegowithyou.”
“oh…love,iamsosadthatineedtobebymyself!”
happinesspassedbylove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenlovecalledher.
suddenly,therewasavoice,“come,love,iwilltakeyou.”itwasanelder.soblessedandoverjoyed,loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,loveaskedknowledge,anotherelder,“whohelpedme?”
“itwastime,”knowledgeanswered.
“time?”askedlove.“butwhydidtimehelpme?”
knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,“becauseonlytimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableloveis.”
很久以前,有一座孤岛,岛上住着所有的情感:快乐,忧伤,知识,以及剩余的其他感情,其中也包括了爱。有一天,情感们得知,这座小岛将要沉没,他们都开始建造船只准备离开。除了一个人,爱。
爱是唯一一个选择留下的。它固执地想坚守到最后一秒。
当整座岛屿几乎覆灭时,爱决定向他人求助。
财富驶着一艘豪华游轮经过爱的身旁,爱恳求道:“财富啊,你能带上我么?”
财富回答说:“不,不行。我的船上装满了金银珠宝。没有空地留给你啦。”
这时,爱的身侧,虚荣架着一艘靓丽的轮船缓缓驶来,爱决定向虚荣求助:“虚荣,求求你帮帮我吧!”