英语阅读:The meaning of life

本文节选自《一路玩到掛》。该片是一部美国文艺喜剧片,旨在让我们学会为生活寻找快乐。尽管影片由好莱坞两大老牌影星主演,但负面评价仍然较多,许多人认为它笑料生硬、情节劣质。

原文&自翻译

It's difficult to understand the sum of a person's life.

人一生的是非功过很难衡量。

Me, I believe that you measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.

What I can tell you for sure is that by any measure, Edward Cole lived more in his last days on earth than most people manage to wring out of a lifetime. I know that when he died his eyes were closed and his heart was opened . . .

我相信,衡量你自己(一生)的是那些被你衡量的人对你的衡量。

我能确切告诉你的是,爱德华在他最后的日子里比其他很多人穷其一生活得精彩。我知道当他合上眼睛的那一刻,他的心却打开了。


其他人出色的翻译

It was a sunday afternoon, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

人生的功过是非 很难衡量

It's difficult to understand the sum of a person's life.

有人说取决于他所留下事物

Some people will tell you it's measured by the ones left behind.

有人让信仰来评定

Some believe it can be measured in faith.

有人说爱能衡量一切

Some say by love.

还有人说人生根本就没有意义

Other folks say life has no meaning at all.

我?

Me?

我相信你可以

I believe that you measure yourself

用那些以你为度量标准的人来衡量自己

by the people who measured themselves by you.

而我所肯定的就是 无论你如何度量

What I can tell you for sure is that, by any measure

爱德华.寇尔在这世上活的最后日子

edward cole lived more in his last days on earth

比大部分人穷取一生的日子还要充实

than most people manage to wring out of a lifetime.

我知道当他去世时 他的双眼是闭上的

I know that when he died, his eyes were closed

而他的心灵却是敞开的

and his heart was open.

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