Good ArticleS：活在當下＆做你自己！

大弟是個熱愛英文的年輕人！

他夢想著將來有一天能到美國留學、發展，站上國際的舞台。

之前他出國去休士頓遊學，
回來就多了一大票互通英文E-mail、MSN的外國朋友～～

由於他是這樣的一個熱血青年，
所以常常會接到他用英文跟我講的電話。
甚至有時明明時間很緊迫，卻硬是要訓練英文溝通能力，哈！

除了電話，再來就是英文的文章分享囉！
下面這篇文章，就是親愛的老弟分享給我的，
我覺得很棒，蠻淺顯易懂的，所以也分享給朋友們。

這是關於「活在當下」的文章。

"Two Days We Should Not Worry"

　　There are two days in a week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept from fear and apprehension(憂慮).

　　One of these days is yesterday which has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. Yesterday is gone forever.

　　The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow which is also beyond our immediate(即刻) control. Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor(在光輝之中，引伸為晴天) or behind a mask of clouds.

　　This leaves only one day, Today. Any person can fight the battle of just one day. Only today, let's mend(修補) a quarrel(爭執). Search out a forgotten friend. Dismiss(消除) suspicion(懷疑) and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Keep a promise. Appreciate others(心懷感恩). Be kind; be gentle. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still again. Speak it once again.

　　Let us; therefore, live one day at a time.

Lovely, 弟弟 2008/02/13

個人認為，這篇文章的主旨，簡言之，就是～～
莫為明日之事心慌，莫為昨日之事懊悔，只管活在當下吧！
人們應為了今天的自己而勤奮努力，即時付出你的愛，
以免來日將為今日未竟之事後悔。


另一篇文章，是在補習班上課時看到的，
我也很喜歡，所以也分享一下。

文章的主題是「做你自己」。

　　Never pretend to be what you are not. It will cause you inner pain. Besides, no one will appreciate(欣賞) your hypocrisy(虛偽). So why bother? Most people pretend because they want to be accepted by others. People of this sort obviously lack confidence in themselves.

　　You can never hide your true nature. No matter how hard you try to create a certain image for yourself, in the end, people will see through you. So the best thing to do is to be yourself. Remember, the world is made up of so many different types of people that it is impossible for you to be liked and accepted by everyone.

　　
　　As they say, birds of a feather flock together(物以類聚), whereas water and oil don't mix. People who like your style will befriend you. Be happy that you have some real good friends that share your views and forget about the rest(其餘) because they really don't matter, do they?

我尤其喜歡最後幾句，
它說，欣賞你的行事風格者，自然就會成為你的朋友。
應該為了擁有真正的好朋友而感到高興，
因為他們才是能共享你見解的人啊！
至於其餘的那些，不妨忘記他們，
反正其實他們並不那麼重要，不是嗎？

2008.97.03.29 Posted by YoZen