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1、WhatWillMatter？byMichaelJosephsonChoosetolivealifethatmatters.Readyornot,somedayitwillallcometoanend.Therewillbenomoresunrises,nodays,nohoursorminutes.Allthethingsyoucollected,whethertreasuredorforgotten,willpasstosomeoneelse. Yourwealth,fameandtemporalpow
2、erwillshriveltoirrelevance.Itwillnotmatterwhatyouownedorwhatyouwereowed. Yourgrudges,resentments,frustrations,andjealousieswillfinallydisappear.So,too,yourhopes,ambitions,plans,andto-dolistswillallexpire.Thewinsandlossesthat onceseemedsoimportantwillfadea
3、way.Itwon'tmatterwhereyoucamefrom,oronwhatsideofthetracksyoulived.Itwon'tmatterwhetheryouwerebeautifulorbrilliant.Yourgender,skincolor,ethnicitywillbeirrelevant. Sowhatwillmatter?Howwillthevalueoryourdaysbemeasured?Whatismatterisnotwhatyoubought,butwhat
4、youbuilt;notwhatyougot,butwhatyougave.Whatwillmatterisnotyoursuccess,butyoursignificance.Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoulearned,butwhatyoutaught.Whatwillmatteriseveryactofintegrity,compassions,courageandsacrificethatenriched,empoweredorencouraged otherstoemulat
5、eyourexample.Whatwillmatterisnotyourcompetence,butyourcharacter.Whatwillmatterisnothowmanypeopleyouknew,buthowmanywillfeelalastinglosswhenyou'regone.Whatwillmatterisnotyourmemories,butthememoriesofthosewholovedyou.Whatwillmatterishowlongyouwillberemembered
6、,bywhomandforwhat. Livingalifethatmattersdoesn'thappenbyaccident.It'snotamatterof circumstancebutofchoice. Choosetolivealifethatmatters. New Words and Expressions①temporal:['tempərəl]a.当时的,暂时的,现世的②shrivel:['ʃrivl]v.枯萎,皱缩vi.枯萎,干枯③irrelevance:[i'reləvəns
7、]n.不切题(不相干,不中肯,没关系,枝节问题)④grudge:[grʌdʒ]n.怨恨,恶意v.怀恨,嫉妒,吝惜⑤resentment:[ri'zentmənt]n.怨恨,愤恨⑥frustration:[frʌs'treiʃən]n.打破,挫折,顿挫⑦jealousy:['dʒeləsi]n.妒忌⑧expire:[iks'paiə,eks-]v.期满,失效,终止,断气⑨ethnicity:[eθ'nisiti]n.种族划分,种族性⑩irrelevant:[i'relivənt] a.不恰当的,无关系的,不相
8、干的11integrity:[in'tegriti]n.诚实,正直,完整,完善12emulate:['emjuleit]v.效法,尽力赶上[计算机]仿真13competence:['kɔmpətəns]n.能力参考译文何谓重要？无论你是否准备好，有一天一切都会结束。不再有旭日东升，不再有灿烂白昼，也不再有一分一时的光阴。你收藏的一切，无论是弥足珍贵的还是被你遗忘的，都将留给别人。 你的财富、名望和世俗的权力都将
