时间银行
The Time Bank
翻译
There is a bank that credits your account each morning with ￥86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day.
有一家银行，每天早上在你的账户里存入86,400元。每天都没有结余。
Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
每天晚上清空你一天中没有使用的余额。
What would you do? Draw out all of it, of course!
你会怎么做？当然是把它们全部取出来。
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.
我们每个人都有这样一家银行，它就是时间。
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 second.
每天早上，它会给你存入86,400秒的时间。
Every night it writes off, as lost,whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.
每天晚上，它会把你没有投资到好用途上的时间当作损失注销。
It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.
它没有结余。它不允许透支。
Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
每天它都会为你开一个新账户。每晚它都会把当天的余额清空。
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.
如果你没用完当天的存款，那就是你的损失。
There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow."
没有回头路，不能提前取出明天的存款。
You must live in the present on today's deposits.
你必须靠今天的存款活在当下。
Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!
投资时间，以便获得最大限度的健康、幸福和成功！
The clock is running. Make the most of today.
时钟在奔跑，充分利用今天。
To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
要明白“一年”的价值，去问一个成绩不及格的学生。
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
要知道“一个月”的价值，去问一个早产儿的母亲。
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
要明白“一周”的价值，去问周报的编辑。
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
要明白“一个小时”的价值，去问等待见面的情侣。
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
要明白“一分钟”的价值，去问错过火车的人。
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
要明白“一秒钟”的价值，去问一个刚刚躲过一场事故的人。
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
要明白“一毫秒”的价值，去问奥运会的银牌得主。
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.
珍惜你所拥有的每一刻！因为你曾把它与一个特别的人分享，这个人特别到让你愿意花费你的时间，所以你更要珍惜时间。
And remember that time waits for no one.
记住，时间不等人。
Yesterday is history.
昨天已是历史。
Tomorrow is a mystery.
明天是个谜。
Today is a gift. That's why it's called -- present!
今天是一份礼物。这就 是为什么它被称作“现在”！
生词统计
| 单词 | 音标 | 翻译 |
|---|---|---|
| credit | ˈkredɪt | n. 赊购、赊欠、贷款、信誉、信用、学分； v. 存入金额、认为是...的功劳、把...归于 |
| deposit | dɪˈpɑːzɪt | n. 订金、订钱、押金、存款； v. 放下、放置、使沉淀、将（钱）存入银行、存储 |
| utmost | ˈʌtmoʊst | adj. 最大的、极度的； n. 最大量、最大限度、极限、最大可能 |
原文阅读
There is a bank that credits your account each morning with ￥86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out all of it, of course!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.
Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.
There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow."
You must live in the present on today's deposits.
Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today.
To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.
And remember that time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift. That's why it's called -- present!