时间 / Time
I will avoid with fury the killers of time. Procrastination I will destroy with action. Doubt I will bury with faith. Fear I will dismeber with confidence. Where there are idle mouths I will listen not. Where there are idle hands I will linger not. Where there are idle bodies I will visit not. Henceforth I know that to court idleness is to steal food, clothing and warmth from those I love. I am not a thief. I am a man of love and today is my last chance to prove my love and my greatness.
The duties of today I shall fulfill today. Today I shall fondle my children while they are young; tomorrow they will be gone, and so will I. Today I shall embrace my woman with sweet kisses; tomorrow she will be gone, and so will I.Today I shall lift up a friend in need; tomorrow he will no longer cry for help, nor will I hear his cries. Today I shall give myself in sacrifice and work; tomorrow I will have nothing to give, and there will be none to receive.
And if it is the last, it will be my great monument. This day I will make the best day of my life. This day I will drink every minute to its full. I will savor its taste and give thanks. I will make the every hour count and each minute; I will trade only for something of value. I will labor harder than ever before and push my muscles until they cry for relief.
【助读词汇】
◇procrastination n.延迟, 拖延
◇dismeber v. 肢解
◇linger vi. 留恋，逗留，徘徊
◇idle adj.空闲的，懒惰的，无用的
◇henceforth adv. 从今以后
◇fondle vt. 爱抚，抚摸
◇embrace vt. 拥抱
◇sacrifice n. 牺牲，奉献
◇savour vt. 品尝，玩味，欣赏
◇monument n.纪念碑
【参考译文】
时间
我非常憎恨那些浪费时间的行为。我要用行动来戒除拖延，我要以真诚埋葬怀疑，我要用信心消灭恐惧。我不听闲话，我要远离不游手好闲者，我不会与不务正业的人来往。我终于醒悟到，若是懒惰，无异于从我所心爱的人手中窃取食物和衣裳。我不是贼，我有爱心，今天是我最后的机会，我要证明我的爱心和伟大。
今日事今日毕。今天我要趁孩子还小的时候，多加爱护，明天他们将离我而去，我也会离开。今天我要深情地拥抱我的妻子，给她甜蜜的吻，明天她会离去，我也是。今天我要帮助落难的朋友，明天他不再求援，我也听不到他的哀求。今天我要勤于工作，乐于奉献，因为明天我无法给予，也没有人来领受了。
如果这是我的末日，那么它就是不朽的纪念日。我把它当成最美好的日子。我要把每分每秒化为甘露，一口一口，细细品尝，给予感激。我要使每一小时都有它的作用，我要使每一分钟都产生它的价值。我要加倍努力，直到精疲力竭。
【人生启迪】
时间是消无声息的，但我们在人生的旅途中一直在与时间赛跑。好好珍惜时间，同时珍惜亲情，珍惜爱情，珍惜友情，珍惜青春，珍惜一切的美好的事物，这样我们不会枉度一生，同时我们也会发现，其实我们生活的世界真的很美。