生活英語(yǔ)聽力文章：不要指望時(shí)間可以為你倒退
Don’t Wish You Could Rewind the Clock 不要指望時(shí)間可以為你倒退
不要奢望時(shí)間能夠倒退
I often hear people say, “I wish I could do that over again.” Or “I feel so bad about what happened; I wish I had never said anything.” Or “I wish I had never made that investment.” Or “I wish I had never dated that person.” When you make these types of statements you are wishing you had done something differently.
我常常聽到人們這樣說(shuō)，“我真希望我能重新做一次”或者“對(duì)于已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事我很傷心，我希望我從來(lái)沒有說(shuō)過(guò)那樣的話”?；蛘?ldquo;我真希望我從來(lái)沒有做過(guò)那個(gè)投資”?；蛘?ldquo;我希望我從來(lái)沒有和那人約會(huì)過(guò)”。r如果你也做過(guò)這樣的陳述，那說(shuō)明你對(duì)之前做過(guò)的事情有不一樣的看法了。
My Wish-I-Hadn’t-Done-That List
我的清單關(guān)于我希望我從未做過(guò)的事情。
Like all of these people, I have done some stupid things. I have said irresponsible things that damaged relationships. I have handled myself inappropriately in business settings. I have thrown eggs at people’s homes and snowballs at cars. I have drunk too much. I have done drugs. I have made terrible investments and lost millions of dollars. I have lied to people. I have acted like a fool. I have been disrespectful to others. The fact is—and I am not proud to say—that just about any bad thing you have done, it’s possible that I may have done that, too.
像所有其他人那樣，我做過(guò)很多愚蠢的事情。我說(shuō)過(guò)不負(fù)責(zé)任的話傷害了我的人際關(guān)系。在商業(yè)領(lǐng)域里我沒有合適的對(duì)待自己。我向人家家里扔雞蛋，車上扔雪球。我酗酒。我吸毒。我做過(guò)可怕的投資損失了百萬(wàn)美元。我對(duì)其他人撒謊。我表現(xiàn)的像個(gè)傻子。我對(duì)他人不敬。我很不光彩的說(shuō)，事實(shí)就是所有你們做過(guò)的壞事情我都可能做過(guò)。
Of all the unwise things I have done, there are some that have scarred me for life and I think about these more than others. In fact, I will likely think about them the rest of my life no matter how much I try not to think of them. While I no longer allow them to impact my emotions, I will not be able to erase them from my memory. Do you have some like this?
在所有我做過(guò)的不明智的事情里，有些在我的人生中留下了傷疤并且我比他人更可能回想起這些。事實(shí)上在我余生中我很可能會(huì)想到它們無(wú)論我多么努力不去想這些事情。雖然不能把它們從記憶中抹去，然而我不會(huì)容許它們?nèi)ビ绊懳业那楦?。你有像這樣的事情嗎?
If I Could Rewind the Clock of Time
要是我能讓時(shí)間倒退多好啊
A couple weeks ago I was thinking about something I wish I had never done. I then started thinking, if I could rewind the clock and do some things differently, would I?
幾周前我還在回想我希望從來(lái)沒有做過(guò)的事情。然后我就開始想，是否我能讓時(shí)間倒退重新去做一些事，我可以嗎?
After a long walk contemplating this notion, I determined I would not want to go back and do something differently. My conclusion was that everything that has happened to me has happened for a reason. I determined that, no matter how painful something has been, the experience has taught me a lesson and contributed to making me the person I am today.
在經(jīng)過(guò)一長(zhǎng)段的邊走邊深思這個(gè)念頭后，我覺定我不想回到過(guò)去把事情用不一樣的方式再做一遍。我的結(jié)論是發(fā)生在我身上的每個(gè)事情都有要發(fā)生的原因。我確定無(wú)論已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情帶來(lái)了怎樣的痛苦，這個(gè)過(guò)程教會(huì)了我一課并且助我成為今天的我。
This is not to say that I am totally happy with my life and who I am. I am scarred. I have warts. I am far from perfect. I still do things I regret.
這并不是說(shuō)我對(duì)我的人生和現(xiàn)在的我十分滿意。我已經(jīng)留疤了，有了瑕疵。我離完美很遠(yuǎn)。我仍舊會(huì)做我后悔的事情。
As I look at some of my most painful lessons that I will likely never forget, they are the lessons that have played a huge role in forming my beliefs. Saying something stupid to someone and hurting them has made me more careful with what I say to others. Each bad investment I have made has influenced my investment criteria and made me wiser.
I have some things on my list that may not have played a major role in the person I have become and I wish I had never done them, but they are done. The fact is, I can’t turn back the clock and neither can you. There is no such thing as a Fairy Godmother or a Genie in a Bottle who can make our wishes come true.
在我的清單上有一些可能沒有對(duì)形成今天的我起到作用并且我希望它從沒發(fā)生過(guò)，但它們確實(shí)存在的事情。事實(shí)是我不可能時(shí)光倒流，你也不能。世上沒有幫我們夢(mèng)想成真的仙女圣母或瓶中精靈這樣的事情。
My Philosophy, My Plan
我的哲學(xué)，我的計(jì)劃。
Spending time wishing you hadn’t done something is spending time on something you can’t change or control. It’s OVER! All you can do is learn as much as you can from the experience, determine what if any changes you are going to make in your life as a result, and then use your self-control to move on. You cannot allow any mistake to weigh so heavily on you that you can’t move forward to live a happy and fulfilling life.
花費(fèi)時(shí)間設(shè)想你沒有做過(guò)某些事情就等于花費(fèi)時(shí)間在你不能改變或掌控的事情上。結(jié)束吧。你所能做的就是從這些經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到你所能學(xué)到的，推測(cè)如果在人生中做些改變結(jié)果又會(huì)怎樣，然后使用你的自控力繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。你不能容許任何錯(cuò)誤沉重到阻礙你期望過(guò)幸福和滿足的生活。
After going through the thought process described in this lesson, I wondered if others have felt the same way. Then yesterday this post appeared in the comments section below my post Count Your Blessings.
在經(jīng)過(guò)本次課程所描述的思維方式后，我想是否有人會(huì)有同樣的感覺。那么昨天出現(xiàn)在評(píng)論區(qū)我帖子下面的這則帖子算是你的祝福吧。
“I share these sentiments in my book, “Thank God for the Shelter – Memoirs of a homeless healer.” Being homeless taught me to count my blessings each day. I wouldn’t change those nine months for the world. I am so much more connected to what the world really needs… hope. Love is wonderful but when you have lost hope, you are in darkness, you’re blind and wouldn’t see love if it slapped you in the face. Thanks again for such great posts.” Versandra
我在我的書里“感謝上帝提供的避難所-無(wú)家的另類治療師的回憶錄”分享了這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。成為無(wú)家可歸的人教會(huì)了我每天去祈福。我不會(huì)去改變這九個(gè)月的世界。我與世界真正需要的東西-希望有這么多的連接。愛是美好的但是當(dāng)你失去希望，你在黑暗之中，如果愛給了你一個(gè)巴掌，你成了瞎子，你將看不到愛了。再次感謝有這么好的帖子。Versandra說(shuō)道。
I believe we would all live happier and more fulfilling lives if we stopped wishing we could change the past. Instead be thankful for who we are and the experiences we have had—both good and bad.
我相信如果我們停止希望我們能改變過(guò)去的想法，我們將會(huì)生活的更幸福更滿足。我們應(yīng)該感激現(xiàn)在的我們和我們有過(guò)的好的與壞的經(jīng)歷。
I have made the decision to no longer wish I could turn back the clock and do something over. I am going to focus on learning from the mistakes of the past and concentrate on making the changes I need in the future to become a better person. I am going to draw from all my experiences to fulfill my purpose—to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.
我決定我不再希望時(shí)間倒流，不再希望把事情重新來(lái)過(guò)。我準(zhǔn)備把焦點(diǎn)放在學(xué)習(xí)以前犯的錯(cuò)誤上和集中注意力在想未來(lái)成為一個(gè)更優(yōu)秀的人我所需要做出的改變上。我要從以前的經(jīng)歷中得到經(jīng)驗(yàn)來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)我的目標(biāo)-過(guò)幸福，健康，滿足的生活。
I challenge you to adopt my philosophy and follow my plan. Will you join me?
我邀請(qǐng)你采納我的哲學(xué)跟隨我的計(jì)劃。你愿意嗎?
Stop worrying about things you cannot change.
Stop allowing things of the past to bring you down.
Stop wishing you could turn back the clock and do something over.
Learn all you can from each experience.
Use your self-control; do not allow it to bother you.
Accept yourself for you who are—blemishes and all?
Live your life with passion and purpose.
With what you have learned from your life experiences, you have never been in a better position to achieve the things that are important to you. Don’t wish you could turn the clock back and redo something that happened. Be thankful for the knowledge you gained and how you can use that knowledge to become the person you want to be.
不要擔(dān)心你無(wú)法改變的事情。不讓過(guò)去的事情給你帶來(lái)消沉。停止想象你能讓時(shí)光倒流，使事情重新去做。學(xué)習(xí)你從每次經(jīng)歷中所能學(xué)到的東西。使用自控力，不要讓它打擾到你。接受現(xiàn)在的你-----瑕疵和完美的。有激情和目標(biāo)的去生活。用你從人生中學(xué)到的東西去實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)你很重要的事情。不要指望你能讓時(shí)光倒流，能把以前發(fā)生的事情再做一次。感激你所獲得的知識(shí)以及如何運(yùn)用這些知識(shí)讓自己變成你想成為的人。
