The Best Time of My Life
人生中最美好的时光
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty, I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were mow behind me.
那是6月15日，还有两天我就30岁了。即将迈入我生命中的又一个崭新的十年，我感到有些不安，害怕最美好的时光会离我远去。
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My daily routine include going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym.办公场地
我每天都去体育馆锻炼。而且每天早上都会遇见我的朋友尼古拉斯。
He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape.
他已经七十九岁了，身材超级棒。
感恩老师图片As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn’t full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong.
在这个特别的日子，我想尼古拉斯打招呼，他注意到我完全没有平时的激情，于是问我怎么了。
I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas’s age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”
我告诉他，自己快到30岁了，很紧张。我想知道当我到了尼古拉斯这个年龄，该怎样回首自己的人生，所以我问他：“您人生中最美好的时光是什么时候？”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question:
尼古拉斯毫不犹豫地回答：“好的，乔，对你这个哲学的问题，我就给你哲学的回答：
“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
“孩提时，我住在奥地利，深受所有人的爱护，接受着父母的言传身教，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
“上学时，我学到了许多知识，至今仍然有用，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“When 巴西烧烤I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
“第一次到工作时，我有了责任，通过努力得到了报酬，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
“第一次见到我的妻子，我就爱上了她，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“The Second World War came, and my wife and I商务英语就业 had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
“第二次世界大战爆发了，我和妻子为了保护自己，逃离了奥地利。当我们一起安全地在一艘去往北美的船上是，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
“我们到达加拿大，开始了新的家庭，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of the life.
“我成为了年轻的父亲，看着自己的孩子慢慢长大，那是我人生中最美好的时光。
“And now, Joe, 空气污染感想I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”
“此刻，乔，我已经79岁了。我拥有健康，感觉舒适，我爱我的妻子就想我们第一次见面时一样。这就是我人生中最美好的时光。”