中英双语美文:改变世界

秦风学

中英双语美文:改变世界

  When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.

  当我还是一个年轻人时,我梦想去改变世界。但是当我发现这很难实现时,我就试图去改变我的'国家。

  When I found I couldn’t change my nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

  当我发现我不能去改变我的国家时,我开始把注意力放在我居住的城镇上。当我逐渐变老而又无力去改变我住的城镇时,我就试着去改变我的家庭。

  Now as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family and I could have made an impact on the town.

  如今,我已经是一个老人了。我意识到我唯一能改变的就是我自己。并且突然见我领悟到:如果很久以前我改变了我自己,我就可能对我的家庭,乃至使我住的城镇发生影响。

  Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.

  这种影响持续下去就能够改变我的国家,进而改变整个世界。