關於時間的優美英文文章

　　時間,在藝術創作與設計中,佔據著重要的位置,許多藝術家都嘗試著利用時間的因素去進行創作或者通過創作來表現對時間的觀念。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

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　　生命在時間的土壤裡成長

　　Thomas Mann

　　托馬斯.曼

　　What I believe, what I value most, is transitoriness.

　　短暫是我的信仰，也是我認為最重要的東西。

　　But is not transitoriness - the perishableness of life - something very sad? No! It is the very soul of existence. It imparts value, dignity, interest to life. Transitoriness creates time - and "time is the essence." Potentially at least, time is the supreme, most useful gift.

　　然而短暫，如生命的消逝，不是非常哀傷的事情嗎?不!它正是生命存在的精髓。它賦予了生命價值、尊嚴和情趣。短暫創造了時間——而“時間正是其本質”。至少，時間是至高的，是最有用的禮物。

　　Time is related to - yes, identical with - everything creative and active, every process toward a higher goal.

　　時間與所有富有創造力和活力的事物，及每一個達到更高目標的進步息息相關——是的，它甚至等同於這一切。

　　Without transitoriness, without beginning or end, birth or death, there is no time, either. Timelessness - in the sense of time never ending, never beginning - is a stagnant nothing. It is absolutely uninteresting.

　　沒有短暫，沒有開始與結束、生與死，時間也就不復存在。永恆是毫無意義的停滯，它意味著時間永遠沒有結束，也永遠沒有開始，絕對令人乏味。

　　Life is possessed by tremendous tenacity. Even so its presence remains conditional, and as it had a beginning, so it will have an end. I believe that life, just for this reason, is exceedingly enhanced in value, in charm.

　　生命頑強無比。即便如此，它的存在也依賴於一定的條件，正如它有始亦有終。也因如此，我堅信，生命的價值與魅力將會不斷地增長。

　　One of the most important characteristics distinguishing man from all other forms of nature is his knowledge of transitoriness, of beginning and end, and therefore of the gift of time.

　　人同自然界其他事物之間最重要的區別之一就是，人懂得短暫、始與終，所以也瞭解時間是一種恩賜。

　　In man transitory life attains its peak of animation, of soul power, so to speak. This does not mean alone would have a soul. Soul quality pervades all beings. But man's soul is most awake in his knowledge of the interchangeability of the term "existence" and "transitoriness".

　　可以這麼說，在人身上，短暫的生命達到了其活力與精神力量的巔峰。這並不是說只有人擁有靈魂。萬物皆有靈性。但是對於“存在”與“短暫”的可互換性，只有人的大腦才能最清楚地意識到。

　　To man time is given like a piece of land, as it were, entrusted to him for faithful tilling; a space in which to strive incessantly, achieve self-realization, more onward and upward. Yes, with the aid of time, man becomes capable of wresting the immortal from the mortal.

　　對於人類來說，時間就如賜予的一片土地，等待他去辛勤耕種;是一個讓他不斷奮鬥進取，實現自我價值，不斷前進向上的空間。是的，在時間的幫助下，人可以從有限的生命中獲得永恆。

　　Deep down, I believe - and deem such belief natural to every human soul - that in the university prime significance must be attributed to this earth of ours. Deep down I believe that creation of the universe out of nothingness and of life out of inorganic state ultimately aimed at the creation of man. I believe that man is meant as a great experiment whose possible failure of man's own guilt would be paramount to the failure of creation itself.

　　在內心深處，我相信宇宙中最為重要的當屬我們的地球，並認為這樣的信念存在於每一個人的心中。從內心深處，我相信混沌中宇宙的創造，無機中生命的萌芽，最終都是為了創造人類。我相信人類本身便是一項偉大的實驗，它可能會因人類自身的罪惡而失敗，但這也成為創造本身最主要的失敗。

　　Whether this belief be true or not, man would be well advised if he behaved as though it were.

　　無論這個信仰是否真實，人類如果能依此行事，將會獲得更為有益的忠告。

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　　逝去的時光留在記憶裡

　　All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created. You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom and knowledge. You wished for your child to hurry and grow up.

　　當你的孩子是個嬰兒時，你所記得的，是你對自己創造出的堪稱完美奇蹟的作品，感到不可思議的敬畏。你記得你有大量的時間去傳授你所有的智慧和知識。你多希望你的孩子快快長大。

　　All you remember about your child being two is never using the restroom alone or getting to watch a movie without talking animals. You remember worrying about the bag of M&M’s melting in your pocket and ruining your good dress. You wished for your child to be more independent.

　　孩子兩歲時，你所記得的，是從不能獨自使用衛生間，從不看一部與動物無關的電影。你記得你擔心那袋M&M巧克力糖會在你的衣兜裡融化，毀了你體面的衣服。你多希望你的孩子更獨立些。

　　All you remember about your child being five is the first day of school and finally having the house to yourself. You remember joining the PTA ,you remember being asked "Is Santa real?" and saying "yes", because he had to be for a little bit longer.

　　孩子5歲時，你所記得的，是他上學第一天你終於獨自擁有整個房子了。你記得參加家長與教師聯絡會，你記得孩子問你“聖誕老人是真的嗎?”你回答“是的”，因為他還需要你的肯定回答，儘管不久他就能自己判斷了。

　　All you remember about your child being seven is the carpooi schedule. You considered painting your car yellow and posting a "taxi" sign on the lawn next to the garage door. You remember people staring at you, the few times you were out of the car, because you kept flexing your foot and making acceleration noises. You wished for the day your child would learn how to drive.

　　孩子7歲時，你所記得的，是合夥用車的時間安排。你想過把你的車子漆成黃色，並在車庫門旁的草坪上立一個“計程車”的標誌牌。你記得有幾次你下車後，人們盯著你，因為你不斷用腳踩油門加速，製造噪音。你多希望孩子有一天能學會開車。

　　All you remember about your child being twelve is sitting in the stands during baseball practice and hoping your child's team would strike out fast because you had more important things to do at home. The coach didn't understand how busy you were. You wished the baseball season would be over soon.

　　孩子12歲時，你所記得的，是孩子在體育場打棒球練習賽時，你坐在看臺上希望你孩子所在的隊很快三擊不中出局，因為家裡還有更重要的事等你去做。教練不明白你為什麼那麼忙。你多希望棒球賽季能儘快結束。

　　All you remember about your child being fourteen is being asked not to stop the car in front of the school in the morning. You had to drive two blocks further and unlock the doors without coming to a complete stop. You remember not getting to kiss your child goodbye or talking to him in front of his friends. You wished your child would be more mature.

　　孩子14歲時，你所記得的，是他不讓你早晨把汽車停在校門口。你不得不開過兩個街區，車還沒停穩就趕緊開啟車門。你記得沒能在他的朋友面前跟他吻別或說話。你多希望孩子能更成熟些。

　　All you remember about your child being sixteen is loud music and undecipherable lyrics screamed to a rhythmic beat. You wished for your child to grow up and leave home with the stereo.

　　孩子16歲時，你所記得的，是吵鬧的音樂和以富有節奏的拍子尖聲唱出的難以聽懂的歌詞。你多希望孩子快點長大成人，帶著音響離開家吧。

　　孩子18歲時，你所記得的，是他們出生的那一天，擁有世間所有的時光。

　　And, as you walk through your quiet house, you wonder where they went and you wish your child hadn't grown up so fast.

　　當你在靜靜的房子裡走來走去時納悶他們去哪裡了一一你多希望孩子別這麼快就長大了。