在抖音上看到这首诗,之后搜了全文一看,感觉挺喜欢。网络上有译文,我修改了一下,最终变成了现在的版本。
遇到一首自己喜欢的小诗不易,特此记录一下。
New York is 3 hours ahead of California
纽约比加州早了三个小时
But it does not make California slow
加州并未因此变慢
Someone graduated at the age of 22
有人22岁就毕业了
But waited 5 years before securing a good job
却等了五年才找到稳定的工作
Someone became a CEO at 25
有人25岁就当上了CEO
and died at 50
却只活了50岁
While another became a CEO at 50
也有人50岁才当上CEO
and lived to 90 years
却活到了90
Someone is still single while someone else got married
其他人都已经结了婚 有人还在单身
Obama retires at 55
奥巴马55岁就已离任
but Trump starts at 70
可特朗普70岁才开始走马上任
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone
毫无疑问 每个人都活在自己的时区
People around you might seem to go ahead of you
周围的人 有些走在了你前头
Some might seem to be behind you
有些落在了你身后
But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME
每个人都在自己的时区 有着自己的节奏
Don’t envy them or mock them
不用嫉妒他们 不要嘲笑他们
They are in their TIME ZONE
他们只是行在自己的时区
And you are in yours
你行在你的时区
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act
人生 就是等待时机 一跃而起
So, RELAX
所以,放轻松
You’re not LATE
你不是慢了
You’re not EARLY
也不是快了
You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.
你只是在你的时区 正当时