温馨夜读 PART4 09 Dance Like No One's Watching 纵情起舞,就像无人观看

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[00:00.86]Dance Like No One's Watching 纵情起舞,就像无人观看

[00:05.78]We always convince ourselves that life will be better 

[00:09.48]after we get married, have a baby, then another.

[00:13.55]Then we are frustrated¹ that the kids aren’t old enough 

[00:16.59]and we’ll be more content when they are.

[00:18.80]After that we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.

[00:22.63]We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

[00:26.24]We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete 

[00:29.52]when our spouse² gets his or her act together,

[00:32.37]when we get a nicer car, and are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

[00:38.27]The truth is, there’s no better time than right now. If not now, when?

[00:44.51]Our life will always be filled with challenges.

[00:47.57]It’s best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.

[00:51.84]One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza.

[00:55.89]He said,“For a long time it had seemed to me 

[00:59.50]that life was about to begin—real life.

[01:02.24]But there was always some obstacle in the way,

[01:05.30]something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, 

[01:09.15]time stillto be served, a debt to be paid.

[01:12.63]Then life would begin. 

[01:14.18]At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”

[01:18.87]This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.

[01:23.35]Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have.

[01:27.84]And remember that time waits for no one.

[01:30.90]So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school;

[01:36.15]until you get married, until you get divorced;

[01:39.22]until you have kids, until your kids leave home;

[01:42.71]until you start work, until you retire; 

[01:45.74]until you get a new car or home; until spring;

[01:49.50]until you are born again to decide that 

[01:52.63]there is no better time than right now to be happy...

[01:55.96]Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

[01:59.57]So, work like you don’t need money,

[02:01.86]love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？