英语晨读美文--享受当下.doc

Enjoy the little joys hidden in life:21ways to live in present 享受生活中的小快乐：21种方法活在当下 It is said that life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. 有人说，生命的意义不在于你呼吸的次数，而在于那些令你屏住呼吸的时刻。 If this is correct, then are we really living our lives to the fullest? Are we enjoying every moment and giving each one the opportunity to mesmerize us? How many memories can you recollect that left you breathless and in absolute awe? Were you able to count beyond your fingertips? Think about it; 20, 30, 40 or more years, and just a few such moments? 如果这句话是对的，那么我们过的是极致的生活吗？我们在享受每一刻，并且给每个时刻吸引我们的机会了吗？你能想起多少让你屏住呼吸使你惊叹的回忆？就10个手指头你能数得过来吗？想一想：20年、30年、40年或更久，还是只有这几个时刻吗？ The problem isn’t that such mesmerizing events rarely occur, but rather it is our lack of being present in the moment that allows us to miss it all. It is often the simplest things in life that are the most magical: from falling in love to watching a child take their first step, moments that make the heart skip a beat are hard to miss if you are paying attention. They aren’t expensive to the pocket and neither do they consume too much time—you just need to be consciously present in the moment to be able to encapsulate the magic that lies within. 问题不在于这样很赞的很少发生，而是我们缺乏关注当下这一刻，因而我们错过了这一切。通常生活中最简单的事情是最神奇的：从恋爱到看见孩子迈出TA的第一步。如果你留心，让心澎湃的时刻是不容易错过的。它们并不需要你花太多钱，也不会耗费你太多时间，你只需要有意识地留意那些蕴藏着神奇的时刻。 We all know that life can sometimes get overwhelming: from rush hour traffic to the never ending workload, there is always something that needs our attention. As you get stuck in the monotonous everyday rut, take a moment to stop and acknowledge your existence. This isn’t to propose that you drop everything and enter into a state of meditation but rather simply be consciously present in even the most mundane of your everyday activities. 我们都知道生活有时会淹没我们：从交通高峰期到没完没了的工作量，总有一些事情需要我们的关注。当你困在单调的日常惯例中时，请停一停，肯定你的存在。这并不是建议你放下一切，进入一种沉思的状态，而是仅仅有意识地留意即使是最平凡的日常活动。 Life can crawl through you if you let negativity overta