精美英文欣赏:一生中最美好的时光

The best time of my life

一生中最美好的时光

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.

那天是6月15日，再过两天我就要30岁了。

I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

要进入生命中又一个新的十年，我对此感到忐忑不安，担心自己最美好的岁月已经离我远去了。

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work.

我每日上班前都去体育馆锻炼一阵。

Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific¹ shape.

每天早上我都会在体育馆见到我的朋友尼古拉斯。他79岁，身材棒极了。

As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality² and asked if there was anything wrong.

那天我跟他打招呼时，他注意到我不象往常那样充满活力，便问我有什么不对劲。

I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

我告诉他自己就要30岁了，心里很担忧。

I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas's age,so I asked him, What was the best time of your life?

不知道我要是到了尼古拉斯的岁数会怎么回顾自己的一生，于是我问他：你一生中最美好的时光是在什么时候？

Without hesitation³, Nicholas replied, Well, Joe, this is my philosophical⁴ answer to your philosophical question.

尼古拉斯毫不迟疑地答道：好吧，乔，以下就是我对于你那富有哲理的问题所作出的富有哲理的回答。

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured⁵ by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

小时候我在奥地利，一切都被照顾得好好的，我在父母的抚育下成长，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

上学的时候我学着至今都不忘记的知识，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

当我找到第一份工作，承担了工作中的职责并且为自己的努力获得报酬时，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

当我遇到我的妻子并坠入爱河时，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.

二次大战来临，妻子和我为活命不得不逃离奥地利。

When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.

当我们一起安安全全地坐上驶往北美洲的轮船时，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

当我们来到加拿大建立了家庭时，那是一生中最美好的时光。

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.

当我成了一位年轻的父亲，看着自己的孩子一点点地长大时，那是我一生中最美好的时光。

And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met.

而现在，乔，我79岁了。我身体健康，感觉很好，而且还和初次相遇时一样爱我的妻子。

This is the best time of my life.

这是我一生中最美好的时光。

1 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

2 vitality   

n.活力，生命力，效力

参考例句：

• He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

3 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

4 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

5 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。