向前进 陈荣生 译 (鸳湖画派杨争庆画作) 大学毕业后的那个夏天,我住在家里,白天钓鱼,晚上和朋友在一起——通常都是四处去玩。一天下午,我那没上过大学的爷爷顺便来看我。 他很关心我是怎样花时间的,就问我将来有什么计划。我对他说,我还不想急于将自己绑定在一种职业上。 “嗯,”他说,“你最好是开始考虑这件事。一眨眼你就会到30岁了。” “但我现在离20岁近过离30岁,”我抗议道。“我再过8年才30岁。” “我知道,”他笑着说。“你何时会再次20岁呢?” (作者佚名,译自美国《读者文摘》) 早安!开心一刻,快乐一天,开心一天是一天,开心就好!为了让更多人开心,敬请传阅! 原文如下,若有问题,可留言,我将尽量回答。 Moving Forward The summer after college graduation, I was living at home, fishing in the daytime, spending nights with my friends—generally just hanging out. One afternoon my grandfather, who never went to college, stopped by. Concerned with how I was spending my time, he asked about my future plans. I told him I was in no hurry to tie myself down to a career. "Well," he replied, "you better start thinking about it. You'll be thirty before you know it." "But I'm closer to twenty than to thirty," I protested. "I won't be thirty for eight more years." "I see," he said, smiling. "And when will you be twenty again?" |
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