世界末日 End of The World

 In 1999, I was about ten year old, at that time, there was the rumor¹ that this was the last year of human being², because the end of the world would come and people would not live anymore. I was so afraid, I was so young and I wanted to see more. The lucky thing was that the year of 1999 was not the end of the world. Then in the following years, there were always the rumors³ that the end of the world would come and none of them was real. I don’t care when the end of the world comes, I enjoy every moment and that’s enough for me. 

在1999年，我大约十岁，在那个时候，有谣言说那年是人类的最后一年，因为世界末日就要来临，人们无法存活下来。我很害怕，我还年轻，想要看到更多东西。幸运的是，1999年不是世界末日。然后在接下来的日子里，总会有谣言说世界末日降至，但是没有一个是真的。我不在意世界末日什么到来，我享受当下的时刻，这就足够了。

1 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

2 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》