精美英文欣赏:Keeping a diary写日记

Keeping a diary—recording precious moments

写日记--记录珍贵的时刻

It has been a long time since I kept a diary,

自从我开始写日记已经有很长时间了,

but I am then thinking more and more about the value of some kind of journal¹.

但我对于日记的价值思考的越来越多。

Although writing daily in a diary is tough, it's good a habit to have, especially when learning² a language, or if you want to be some kind of writer.

虽然每天记日记很艰难,但这是很好的一种习惯,尤其是当学习一种语言,或者如果你想成为某种形式的作家。

Getting into the habit of writing a little bit everyday, is supposedly one of the important things a writer can do.

让自己对于每天写一点变得习惯,这被认为是身为一名作家可以做的最重要的事情。

Yesterday, I was thinking about great scenes of movies and I got to thinking about the great scenes of my own life,

昨天,我在考虑电影的伟大场面,而我开始思考我自己生命中的伟大场面,

scenes that I should remember, that I should write down somewhere.

我应该记住的那些片段,我应该写下来。

As time goes by, I tend to forget those things.

随着时间的流逝,我往往忘记那些东西。

As time goes by, the things tend to lose focus,

随着时间的流逝,事情往往将会失去焦点,

they tend to become less sharp, they fade a little.

它们会变得不那么尖锐,甚至会有一点褪色。

So, I'm starting to write stuff³ down more and more.

所以,我开始写的东西就越来越多。

It's amazing how many things wakes experience in a day or in a week.

很令人惊讶,这么多的事要在一天醒来后或者在一星期内经历,

but if you don't take the time to write some of those things down, the days just blur⁴.

但是如果你不花时间去记录一些事物,日子就会一天天变得模糊起来。

It's hard to separate one day from another, time surely does fly by.

很难把一天从另外一天分开,时间肯定已经流逝。

Capturing⁵ the precious moments in a lives with words,

那就用话语捕捉生活中珍贵的时刻,

in little stories, seems necessary to make your own lives more colorful,

这些小故事似乎成了使自己的生活更加丰富多彩的必需品,

even when we feel a little blue.

即使我们觉得有点闷。

We can look at those memories, those moments, and feel uplifted.

我们可以看看那些记忆,那些时刻,从而感到某种振奋。

I hope you agree.

我希望你也同意。

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

Do you keep a diary?

你记日记吗?

How often do you write it?

你多久写一次?

What do you write about?

你通常都写些什么?

Is your diary private or do you let other people read it?

你的日记是私人的还是你允许别人读呢?

Do you enjoy writing?

你喜欢写作吗?

Do you have a web blog? Would you like to start one?

你有一个网站博客吗?你想创建一个吗?

Do you ever go back and read what you wrote a long time ago?

你曾经回过头去读你很久以前写的文章吗?

How do think you can improve as a writer?

你觉得作为一个作家该如何提高自己?

1 journal   

n.日志，日记；议事录；日记帐；杂志，定期刊物

参考例句：

• He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
• He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

4 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

5 capturing   

俘获( capture的现在分词 )； 夺取； 夺得； 引起（注意、想像、兴趣）

参考例句：

• Since when is capturing a felon considered interference? 从何时起抓住重案犯被认为是妨碍组员行动？
• Capturing the enemy-held towns is the pivot of our plans. 夺取敌人控制的城镇，是我们计画的轴心。