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Living Life Over
如果有来生
If I had my life to live over...
如果有来生，
I would have talked less and listened more.
我会少说，多听。
I would have invited friends over to dinner
我会请朋友来家吃饭，
even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded.
即便地毯脏了，沙发褪色了。
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
我会抽时间听祖父絮叨他的青年时代。
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
我不会因为刚刚把头发梳理定型而要求在夏天关上车窗。
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose
我会点燃那支雕成玫瑰状的蜡烛，
before it melted in storage.
而不让它在尘封中熔化。
I would have sat on the lawn with my children
我会与孩子们坐在草地上，
and not worried about grass stains.
不去担心草地上的污渍。
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television –
and more while watching life.
我会把泪水和笑声更多地留给观察人生，
而不是观看电视。
I would have gone to bed when I was sick
如果生病了，我会卧床休息，
instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding patter if I were not there for the day.
而不是自认没有我，地球就不转了。
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, would not show soil or was guaranteed to last a life time.
我不会买那些仅仅是实用，或者不显脏，或者保证能用一生的东西。
There would have been more "I love yous"... more "I'm sorrys"...
我会更多地说“我爱你”……“对不起”……
but mostly, given another shots at life,
然而，最重要的是，如果有来生，
I would seize every minute...
我会抓住每一秒……
look at it and really see it...live it...
看人生，读人生……体验人生……
and never give it back.
再也不放手。
唯美英语，每晚十点，发现英语之美~