每日英文学习：Light英文空间2期（19）

每日英文学习：Light英文空间2期（19）

April 15:

英文版

Many people live amidst the deceptions of false thoughts, but they are often totally unaware of this. They always think that the way they think about things is the reality of the facts, and so they use this so-called reality to put pressure on themselves, and seek afflictions for themselves. This is why the ancients said that there is basically nothing in the world, but people worry about troubles they imagine for themselves. Why do people always worry about  troubles they imagine for themselves? It is because most people accept the false as true, and do not understand the true characteristic of the world.（page 130）

Human life is like this. You must not regret the past, and you must not be anxious about the future. All you can do is take hold of the present moment properly, and try your best to do those things you must do,and bring something beneficial to this world. As  for the rest of it, just let it go. If you act this way, then you will spontaneously live this kind of poetic sense.（page 135）

~An excerpt from The World is a Reflection of the Mind.

Author: Xuemo, translated by J.C.Cleary

中文版

很多人都活在妄念的蒙骗当中，但他们对此往往一无所知。他们总是以为，自己的想法就是事实的真相，然后用那所谓的真相来挤压自己，自寻烦恼。所以古人们才说，世上本无事，庸人自扰之。为什人们总会庸人自扰呢？因为人们大多认假成真，不明白世界的真相。（106-107页）

人生就是这样。不要为过去追悔，也不要为末来担忧。你只管把握好当下，尽力做一些你应该去做的事情，为这个世界带来一点有益的东西。其他的，就由它去吧。这样一来，你自然会活出这样的一种诗意。（110页）

摘自《世界是心的倒影》，雪漠著

讲解笔记

【1】Golden sentence:

All you can do is take hold of the present moment properly,

and try your best to do those things you must do,

and bring something beneficial to this world.

你只管把握好当下，

尽力做一些你应该去做的事情，

为这世界带来一点有益的东西。

【2】Words:

deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ N-VAR Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone. 欺骗; 受骗 例：He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾密谋通过欺骗获取财产。

put pressure on sb

给某人施加压力 ; 对某人施加压力 ; 压迫某人 ; 向某人施压

I knew she was going to put pressure on me to give up the idea, and I wondered if I could stand up to it.

我知道她是想对我施加压力好让我放弃这个念头，而我怀疑自己是否有勇气面对这一切。

seek for:

We seek for providing perfect service to the satisfaction of customers.

“共同完善服务，令客户满意”是我们最大的追求。

seek for affiliation for oneself :自寻烦恼

take hold of：take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

例：

How can I take hold of your hand?

我怎样才能握住你的手？

beneficial /ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl/ ADJ Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives. 有帮助的 例：...vitamins that are beneficial to our health.…有益我们健康的维生素。

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生命，你好！