温馨夜读II PART3 5.Love of a Lifetime

 

[00:00.52]5.Love of a Lifetime¹

[00:04.98]Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under the big tree near the big grass area.

[00:11.30]Then suddenly the student asked the teacher.

[00:14.89]“Teacher, I’m confused², how do we find our soul mate³?

[00:19.25]Can you please help me?”

[00:20.99]Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, “Well, it’s a pretty hard and an easy question.”

[00:28.72]The teacher continued, “Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don’t you walk there?

[00:36.56]Please don’t walk backwards⁴, just walk straight ahead.

[00:40.05]On your way, try to find a blade⁵ of beautiful grass and pick it up and then give it to me. But just one.”

[00:48.54]The student said, “Well, OK then... wait for me...” and walked straight ahead to the grassy⁶ field.

[00:57.14]A few minutes later the student came back.

[00:59.64]The teacher asked, “Well, I don’t see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand.”

[01:05.31]The student said, “On my journey, I found quite a few beautiful blade of grass,

[01:10.98]but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn’t pick it.

[01:15.22]But I didn’t realize that I was at the end of the field, and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn’t go back.”

[01:23.71]The teacher said, “That’s what will happen in real life.”

[01:27.98]What is the message of this story?

[01:30.71]In the story, grass is the people around you, the beautiful blade of grass is the people that attract you and the grassy field is time.

[01:39.46]In looking for your soul mate, please don’t always compare and hope that there will be a better one.

[01:45.91]By doing that, you’ll waste your lifetime, cause remember “Time Never Goes Back”.

1 lifetime   

n.一生，终身，寿命，使用期限

参考例句：

• He wrote many books during his lifetime.他一生著作甚多。
• During his lifetime his work was never published.他的作品在他的有生之年从未出版过。

2 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

3 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。

4 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

5 blade   

n.刀刃，刀片；叶片

参考例句：

• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
• He is a good blade.他剑术高明。

6 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。