双语对照 ● Flying Youth　转眼青春的散场

Flying Youth　转眼青春的散场

◎ Doris

“Youth” seems to be fading away in my life, only leaving me some unforgettable and cherished memories. Something that we used to think would last forever in our lives, had actually vanished in a second before we realized it. Those who we used to deeply love or miss, have now become the most acquainted strangers. Our once pure and beautiful dream, is gradually fading away with time passing by... This is youth, which is indeed an endless cycle from familiarity to strangeness, and from strangeness to familiarity, until the curtain of our youth is closing off little by little, along with our childish fantasies.

“青春”这个字眼仿佛在我的生命中消失了，只留下一些难忘的美好回忆。我们总以为青春是生命中永远不会消失的东西，可它总是在我们意识到之前便转瞬即逝了。那些我们曾经深爱过或思念过的人，已经变成了最熟悉的陌生人。我们曾经拥有的纯洁而美好的梦，随着时间的推移，也慢慢地消失了……这就是青春，一个从熟悉到陌生，又从陌生到熟悉的无限循环，直到你的青春伴随着孩童的幻想一点一点消失。

Human is such a strange animal that when we mostly did not cherish something until we lost it. We have gained a lot of things, but also lost a lot. What we want is merely getting the peace of mind. We care for children because they are the most pure-minded and kind-hearted among human beings. We are fond of staying with the old, because we can sense their inner peace from their serene faces. Maybe for them, the essence of life is to live it in the most comfortable way they deem. We may also love cats because their relaxation renders us a substantive sense of life.

人类是种很奇怪的动物，我们总是在失去之后才懂得珍惜。我们获得了许多，也失去了许多。我们渴望的仅仅是心灵的平静。我们喜爱孩子，因为他们是最纯真、最善良的人。我们享受和老人共度的时光，因为他们安祥的脸庞让你感觉到他们内心的平静。也许对他们来说，生活的本质就是用最舒心的方式热爱生活。也许我们也会喜欢猫，因为它们悠闲自在，有一份真实感。

There are many things in our lives that are easily gone or broken. Therefore, we will gradually learn to become apathetic[31]and indifferent towards everything. Maybe oftentimes, we are inclined to believe in ourselves rather than trust and rely on others, because in our lives, nothing will stay with us eternally and all will be gone one day eventually. Sometimes it is not the world that abandons us, but we who abandon the world. It can be evidenced by the fact that we have learnt to deny something habitually and therefore lost a lot of things. More often than not, we would believe that it is life that hurts us rather than believe that it is our personality flaw that hurts ourselves.

生命里有太多容易消失和破碎的东西。因此，我们要逐渐学会淡然地面对一切。也许，我们时常更愿意相信自己，而非相信或依靠别人，因为在我们的生命中，没有什么会永远追随我们，最终，一切都将离我们而去。有时，不是世界抛弃了我们，而是我们抛弃了世界。我们学会了习惯性地说不，从而与许多东西擦肩而过。很多时候，我们宁愿相信是生活伤害了我们，也不愿相信是我们的个性缺失伤害了自己。

We are in strenuous[32]effort in changing our fate, bringing more happiness to people around us, realizing our dreams and reaching the love we are anticipating. However, we soon realize it is by no means easy to achieve any of them. It is a lifelong commitment and many things would alter with time and no one can guarantee eternity. Hence, silence becomes the best solution to all difficulties and hardships. Since we cannot make a for-sure promise, why do we still bother to boast too much about it? We still need to get down to our business with our own effort.

我们千方百计地想要改变命运，想要给周遭的人带来更多的快乐，想要实现我们的梦想，想要拥有一份期盼已久的感情。然而我们很快就意识到，实现以上任何一点都不是件简单的事。这是一件需要努力一辈子的事情，因为很多东西会随着时间而改变，没有人能够保证永恒。所以，有的时候，沉默便是战胜困难艰辛的最好方式。既然我们承诺不了，又何必多说呢？实现一切靠的还是自己的努力。

The flying youth has deposited too many things in our heart. Life should be treated with special care like an egg in your hands. We should treasure every moment of sincerity and gratefulness because the best things will be gone very easily. Try to forgive every lie simply because everyone has ever lied sometime. If you do not want to have tearing eyes, then just try to smile and hold a positive attitude towards your life every day!

飞逝的青春留给我们太多的东西。生活就像是捧在手心里的鸡蛋，需要特别的照料。我们要珍惜每一份真诚和感动，因为最好的东西总是很容易流逝。试着原谅每一个谎言吧！因为每个人都曾在某时说过谎。如果你不忍心看到一双噙满泪水的双眼，那就微笑吧！抱着一种乐观向上的态度对待生命中的每一天！

美丽语录

Life isn’t always beautiful, but the struggles make you stronger, the changes make you wiser.

生活不一定是一直美好的，但是那些挣扎可以让你变得更坚强，那些改变可以让你变得更有智慧。

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