經(jīng)典散文譯文欣賞:生命的度量

　　Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That’s why you pay him/her.

　　一些無關(guān)緊要的數(shù)字不要掛懷，包括你的年齡、體重和身高。讓醫(yī)生來操心吧。因為他們收了你的報酬。

　　Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

　　結(jié)交快樂的朋友。整日愁眉不展只能讓你雪上加霜。

　　Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s."

　　學無止境。多學學電腦、手藝、園藝等等。不要讓你的大腦閑置下來。無所事事是魔鬼的加工廠。魔鬼的名字叫"癡呆癥".

　　Enjoy the simple things.

　　享受簡單事物的樂趣。

　　Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

　　多笑，開懷大笑。上氣不接下氣地笑。

　　The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

　　有淚就流。在忍耐和傷心過后，要繼續(xù)前行。陪伴我們度過此生的只有一人--那就是我們自己。讓生命鮮活起來。

　　Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

　　讓你的所愛包圍著你，無論是家人、寵物、紀念品、音樂、植物、愛好，什么都好。你的家就是避風港。

　　Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

　　珍惜健康：如果它還好端端的，就好好地保護它。如果它反復無常，就調(diào)養(yǎng)好它。如果你已無力改善它了，就請別人幫忙吧。

　　Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next country, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

　　別踏上犯罪的道路。你可以去逛街，可以到鄰縣去，可以出國旅行，但就是別踏上犯罪的道路。

　　Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

　　把你的愛告訴你所愛著的人們，把握住每一個表達機會。

　　AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

　　千萬記?。憾攘可牟皇呛粑拇螖?shù)，而是那些最最難忘的時刻。