桃李滿(mǎn)天下,龜仙人桃樹(shù)下教導(dǎo)熊寶寶,說(shuō)了句著名的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)：
Yesterday is a history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
but today is a gift,
that is why it is called Present.
這句諺語(yǔ)最早我是從一部叫《力克千年蟲(chóng)》的新加坡劇集中知道的,但稍微有些不同：
Yesterday is a history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
only today is a gift,
that's why we call it Present.
聽(tīng)說(shuō)這句話來(lái)源于越南的釋一行禪師,原話似乎是：
Yesterday was history,
Tomorrow will be a mystery,
Present is gift.
另外,有這么一首英文詩(shī)（可能不能稱(chēng)其為詩(shī)）：
Dear friends:
To realize the value of ONE YEAR
想知道一整年的價(jià)值
ask the student who has failed a class
就去問(wèn)被當(dāng)過(guò)的學(xué)生
To realize the value of ONE MONTH
想知道一個(gè)月的價(jià)值
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
就去問(wèn)曾經(jīng)早產(chǎn)的母親
To realize the value of ONE WEEK
想知道一個(gè)禮拜的價(jià)值
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper
就去問(wèn)周報(bào)的編輯
To realize the value of ONE HOUR
想知道一個(gè)小時(shí)的價(jià)值
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
就去問(wèn)等待見(jiàn)面的情侶
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
想知道一分鐘的價(jià)值
ask a person who missed the train
就去問(wèn)剛錯(cuò)過(guò)火車(chē)的人
To realize the value of ONE SECOND
想知道一秒鐘的價(jià)值
ask a person who just avoided accident
就去問(wèn)剛閃過(guò)一場(chǎng)車(chē)禍的人
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND
想知道百分之一秒的價(jià)值
ask the person who won a silver medel in the Olympics
就去問(wèn)奧運(yùn)會(huì)銀牌的得主
Treasure every moment that you have!
珍惜你所擁有的每一個(gè)瞬間
Yesterday is history.Tomorrow is mystery.
昨天已成為歷史.明日卻依然是謎.
Today is a gift.
今天是珍貴的禮物.
That's why it is called present*!
那就是它為什么被稱(chēng)作"當(dāng)下"的原因.
Show your friends how much you care...
讓你的朋友知道你有多在乎他們...
* present,在英語(yǔ)中除了表示"當(dāng)下","目前"以外,更有"禮物""禮贈(zèng)"的意思.
當(dāng)然,gift除了"禮物"還有"天賦"之意.
總之,大家珍惜每一天吧.