双语有声阅读：生活是一场游戏

Image life as a game in which you are playing some five balls in the air.You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit, and you’re keeping all these balls in the air.

 

You understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce¹ back.But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these,it will be irrevocably scuffed², marked, damaged or even broken into pieces.They will never be the same. You must learn to strive³ for balance in your life. How?

 

Don’t undermine⁴ your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

 

Don’t set your goals by what other people consider important. Only you know what is best for you.

 

Don’t take for granted⁵ the things closest to your heart. Hold on to them as you would to life, for without them, it’s meaningless.

 

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

 

Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile⁶ thread that binds⁷ us to each together.

 

Don’t be afraid to encounter⁸ risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

 

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;and the best way to keep love is to giveit wings.

 

Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional⁹ need is to feel appreciated.

 

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

 

Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved¹⁰.

 

Don’t let life slip¹¹ through your fingers by living in the past or in the future.By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

 

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be enjoyed slowly each step of the way. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That’s why we call it - the present.

 

想像生活就是一场游戏，在这个游戏中，你向空中抛出五个球。你点着它们的名字：工作，家庭，健康，朋友和心境，而你正在让这些球保持在空中。

 

你明白工作是一个橡胶球。既使你没有接住它，它也会反弹回来。但是其他四个球都是用玻璃制成的。如果你掉落其中一个，它将会无法挽回地留下划痕和缺口，甚或是摔得粉碎。它们永远都不会恢复到原来的样子了。你必须努力学会权衡生活。怎样去做呢？

 

不要因为和他人比较而使自己的价值逐渐削弱，因为我们每个人都是与众不同的。

 

不要把目标定在别人所认为重要的事情上。因为只有你才知道什么最适合自己。

 

不要把什么事情都看作心中最紧要的。并依靠它们去活命，因为它们有时候毫无意义。

 

不要在你尚可给予的时候放弃.因为没有任何事情会在你尝试之前失败。

 

不要担心承认你不够完美。因为正是这根脆弱的细线将我们联结在一起。

 

不要畏惧遭遇冒险。因为这正是使我们学会勇敢的机会。

 

不要说不可能找到爱就把爱关在生活的门外，因为最快得到爱的方式就是付出爱，最快失去爱的方式就是把爱抓得太紧，而保持爱的最好方式是让它插上翅膀。

 

不要忘记，一个人最大的情感需求是得到欣赏（赏识）。

 

不要害怕去学习。因为知识是没有重量，并且总是能够轻易随身携带的财富。

 

不要轻率地使用时间或者言辞。因为两者都不可能被收回。

 

不要因生活在过去或者将来而让生命从你的指尖滑过。一天接一天踏实地去生活，那你生活的每一天都是自己的生活。

 

不要过怏地穿越生活而忘记了你身在何处，将向何方。

 

生活不是跑步比赛，而是沿途每一步都值得慢慢欣赏的旅行。昨天已是历史，明天还是一个谜，而今天则是一份礼物。因此我们称它为“present"。

1 bounce   

n.弹，反弹；冲劲，冲力；v.(使)弹起(跳起)

参考例句：

• She's got a lot of bounce.她浑身都是劲。
• The ball gave a high bounce.那球弹得很高。

2 scuffed   

v.使磨损( scuff的过去式和过去分词 )；拖着脚走

参考例句：

• I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the stonework. 我的鞋跟儿给铺好的石头磨坏了。
• Polly dropped her head and scuffed her feet. 波莉低下头拖着脚走开了。 来自辞典例句

3 strive   

vi.努力，奋斗，力争

参考例句：

• Don't strive merely for quantity of production.在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
• The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。

4 undermine   

vt.暗中破坏，逐渐削弱，侵蚀…的基础

参考例句：

• She tried to undermine our friendship.她试图破坏我们的友谊。
• Rivers undermine their banks.河水冲刷堤基。

5 granted   

conj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

6 fragile   

adj.易碎的，脆的，易损坏的，虚弱的，脆弱的

参考例句：

• The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱。
• This glass disc looks very fragile.这个玻璃盘子看起来很容易碎。

7 binds   

v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 )；装订；捆绑；（用长布条）缠绕

参考例句：

• Frost binds the soil. 霜使土壤凝结。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Stones and cement binds strongly. 石头和水泥凝固得很牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 encounter   

v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见

参考例句：

• It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
• A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。

9 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。

10 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

11 slip   

n.滑倒，事故，片，纸片；vi.滑动，滑倒，失足；减退；vt.使滑动，滑过，摆脱，闪开，塞入；adj.滑动的，活络的，有活结的

参考例句：

• One slip and you could fall off the building.脚下一滑就可能从建筑物上跌下去。
• I hope you will pardon me for that slip.我希望您原谅我那次失误。