Another door 另一扇门

WhenIcometoagoodessayinreadingnewspaper,Iamofteninclinedtocutandkeepit.当我读报纸遇到好文章时，我总是想要将它剪下并保存起来。Beinclinedtodosth:倾向于做某事ButjustasIamabouttodoso,Ifindthearticleontheoppositesideisasmuchinteresting.但当我想要这样做时，我发现背面的文章也很有趣。Beabouttodosth:将要做某事；正打算做某事Itmaybeadiscussionofthewaytokeepingoodhealth,orachieveabouthowtobehaveandconductoneselfinsociety.它或许教你养生方式，或者教你怎样为人处世。IfIcutthefrontessay,theoppositeoneisboundtosufferdamage,leavingouthalfofitorkeepingthetextwithoutthesubject.如果我剪下了正面这篇文章，背面的文章就要受到损伤，只留下一半或者缺少文章目。Beboundto:必定;非..不可;必然　　Asaresult,thescissorswouldstaybeforetheystart,orhalfwaydonewhenIfindouttheregretfulconsequencethatinevitablycausesmyrepentance.结果不是事先放弃就是当我发现令人遗憾的结果出现时半途而废，后悔是必然的。inevitably/ɪˈnevɪtəbli/adv不可避免的scissors[‘sizəz]n.剪刀；剪式跳法v.剪开；删除repentance[ri’pentəns]n.后悔，悔改Sometimestwothingsaretobedoneatthesametime,bothdeservingyourattention.有时同一时间有两件事情要做，且这两件事都值得去做。deserve[de·serve||dɪ'zɜːv]v.应受,该得;应受赏Youcanonlytakeuponeofthem,theotherhastowaitorbegivenup.你只能选择一件，另一件事只能等到以后再做或者放弃。takeup.v.开始从事;化去;占用Butyouknowthefutureisunpredictable—thechangedsituationmaynotallowyoutodowhatisleftbehind.但是你知道未来是不可预测的，今后的变化不一定能使你完成后一件事。unpredictable/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/adj:不可预知的　　Thusyouarecaughtinafixandfeelsad?Howcomethatniceopportunitiesandbrilliantideasshouldgatheraroundallatonce?ItmayhappenthatyourlifechangesdramaticallyonyourpreferenceofonealternativetotheThusyouarecaughtinafixandfeelsad?Howcomethatniceopportunitiesandbrilliantideasshouldgatheraroundallatonce?因此你陷入困境之中，倍感郁闷。为什么这么好的机遇和聪明才智都结合到一起？allatonce突然Inafix处境困难，进退两难Itmayhappenthatyourlifechangesdramaticallyonyourpreferenceofonealternativetotheother.有时候你倾向于选择其中一个而放弃另一个，这戏剧性的变化可能彻底改变你整个人生。alternative[ɔ:l‘tə:nətiv]n.二中择一；供替代的选择Infactthatiswhatlifeislike:weareoftenfacedwiththetwooppositeaspectsofathingwhicharebothdesirablelikenewspapercutting.事实上生活就像这样：我们经常面对同一个事物的两个对立面，而两者都是合人心意的，就像剪报一样。Itoftenoccursthatourattentionisdrawntoonethingonlyafterweareengagedinanother.我们经常会遇到这种情况：当我们在关注一件事时却又发现了另一件事。Theformermaybemoreimportantthanthelatterandgiverisetoadividedmind.前者或许比后者更重要，因此我们常常举棋不定。giveriseto引起，使产生　　Istillrememberaphilosopher’sremarks,“Whenonedoorshuts,anotheropensinlife.”Soacasualorpassivechoicemaynotbeabadone.我仍记得一位哲学家说过“当一扇门关闭时，生活会为你打开另一扇门。”所以临时被动的选择也不一定是坏事。人生在世，无论我们做什么，无论生活的惊涛骇浪将我们卷往何处，我们必须记得总有我们可以着陆的海岸呈现着新的风景等着我们。Whateverwedoinourlifetime,whereverlife’sstormtossesus,theremustbesomethingwecanachieve,someshorewecanland,thatopensupnewvistastous.toss[tɔs]vi.被乱扔；颠簸；辗转n.投掷；摇荡；vista['vistə]n.远景，狭长的街景；回顾；展望Don’tforgetGodalwayskeepsanalternativedooropenforeveryone.Whilethefrontdoorisclosed,theremustbeanotheropenforyou.别忘了，上帝总为每一个人敞开选择之门。当一扇门关闭时，总会有另一扇门为你打开。