Many of the miseries of life are due to our sacrificing the future for the present; the happiness of years that are to come, for the satisfaction of the moment.
生活中许多不幸皆因我们为了当下而牺牲了未来,为了片刻的满足而牺牲了即将到来的幸福岁月。
句出自:约翰·卢伯克(John Lubbock)
英国银行家、政治家、自然科学家以及考古学家。文学方面代表作有《生命之用》《生命之乐》等。
解析:
misery /ˈmɪzəri/
n. 痛苦;悲惨;穷困;悲惨的生活;痛苦的事;不幸的事
例句:
The war brought untold misery to the civilian population.
战争给平民带来了无尽的苦难。
He poured out his misery to his closest friend.
他向最亲密的朋友倾诉了自己的痛苦。