精美英文欣赏:抽出5分钟

Five Minutes to Spare抽出五分钟

No matter how busy you are,

无论你有多忙

you could spend five minutes,

你都可以抽出五分钟来：

To answer the telephone

听一听电话

To read the morning paper

读一读早报

To talk with a neighbor

跟邻居谈一谈

To dispute with the laundryman about a mistake

跟洗衣工为一个错误争议一番

To watch new furniture being unloaded next door

看一看隔壁卸下来的新家具

To chat with a salesman

与推销员聊聊天

To read a trivial¹ letter

阅读一封微不足道的信

Or to write one

或者写一封信

To say a prayer for the suffering friend

为受苦的朋友祈祷

To stop and think of Gods daily gift of mercy

停下来想想神的恩赐

To remember the cross

记住你彷徨的时候

To make an act of faith, hope and love

做一件充满信念、希望和爱的事情

To whisper an “Our Father” or “Hail Mary” for someone in need

对需要帮助的人默默祈祷

To say a decade of the Rosary for the pour souls

为那些失意的灵魂念无数遍《玫瑰经》

To visit the little statue or picture on the mantle² place and tell the Savior how much you love Him

看看壁炉架上的小雕像或照片，告诉救世主你有多么爱他

To make a spiritual communion

进行一次思想交流

Which is the better way to spend five minutes?

哪种是更好的五分钟消遣方式呢？

1 trivial   

adj.琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的

参考例句：

• Be patient.Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.忍着点，别为了一点小事发火。
• It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。

2 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。