My daughter in Australia has recently e-mailed me a message entitled"Life".The message is in the form of slide(幻燈片) in which a number of inspiring maxim(格言) are shown with beautiful background images and accompanied(伴以) by a pleasant piano melody which gives the slide a sense of touching atmosphere(感人的氣氛).
I have copied down from the slide all the content and would like to share with you in this corner. I have tried my best to translate the message sentence by sentence into Chinese with a view for better understanding of the maxim. I have divided the message into two parts, Part A and Part B, with Part A coming first this time.
In life, there are moments when you miss someone so much that you feel like you could only fulfill your dreams by holding that person tight in your arms.
人生會有那麼一刻，你是如斯地掂記著某人以致讓你感到好像只有將其緊緊抱入懷中，你才能實現你的夢想。
When the door of happiness is closed, another opens; but many of us continue only to look at the closed door. As a result, we often fail to see the new door with its new opportunities.
幸福之門關上了，另一扇門會向你敞開；唯我們許多人往往只顧著眼於那早已閂緊了的門，而看不到有著許多新際遇的嶄新的幸福之門。
Do not trust appearances; they are often false. Do not interest yourself only in wealth; it may disappear. Seek someone who communicates with you in laughter, for laughter can turn a sad day into a joyful one.
別相信表面的東西，那些常常只是個假像而已。不要只對財富有興趣，它可能隨時消失。去尋求能用笑容與你交往的人，因為笑容能將悲傷的日子變為歡樂的一天。
Dream whenever you desire to dream.
Go wherever you wish.
See whatever you desire.
Because life is unique and is dependent on how you shape it.
想作夢就作夢；
想去哪兒就去哪兒；
想看什麼就去看什麼；
皆因為生活是獨特的，就看你怎麼去塑造它。
The lucky ones do not always have the best.
Often, they seek simply the best of what they see on their journey.
幸運兒不一定總是擁有最好的東西。
通常，他們尋求的僅只是旅途中他們所看到的最美好的東西。
Your future happiness may well depend on your ability to leave past behind.
你未來的幸福極可能依賴於你如何將往事拋諸於腦後的能力。
Live life to its fullest, and be positive always…in spite of difficult times.
盡情地過你的生活，做到永遠進取…那怕是處於艱難的時刻。