每日英文学习：Light英文空间2期（1）
每日英文学习：Light英文空间2期（1）
2019/03/20 星期三 晴
本期学习书籍：《世界是心的倒影》
内容分享：王风亭
学习方式：语音朗读打卡
英文版
There is Nothing in the World That Can Last Forever
Whether it is beautiful or it is ugly,whether you have it or you lose it，in the world there is nothing that can exist forevernor can any situation exist forever．
The world is this way. Everything in the world is a big false appearance．
Why do we say these things are false appearance？
Because they cannot last forever,but they let you think they will always be this way.This error we call"accepting the false as true.”
(The myriad things do not have an eternal changeless intrinsic nature: they have no self, they are impermanent, but after the causal conditions come together, they can manifest various kinds of apparent forms.
The external world which we see is a coming together of causal conditions, so of course it returns to the empty inherent nature, and it is impermanent.
Moreover, many times what we see is not the true face of things and events: it is only the manifestation of our own minds.(page 3-4))
Every experience, every event, every thing, every personall these are apparent phenomena, and they will not endure forever,and they do not have fixed identities. Whether good or badthey just exist in our interpretation here and now.
Thus we saywhy must we take every experience and view it as so real？Why must we care about these ceaselessly changing appearances？
Holding onto the present moment, savoring the present moment,enjoying the presentmoment,drawing nourishment from the present moment，letting the past go into the past,keeping the future in the future－this alone is a healthy attitude for living.(page 6-7)
~An except from The World is a Reflection of the Mind.
中文版
事实上，美丽也罢，丑陋也罢，拥有也罢，失去也罢，世界上没有一样东西能够永恒存在，更没有一种状态能够永恒存在。
世界就是这样。世上一切都是巨大的假象。为啥说它们是假象？因为它们不会永恒，却让你以为它们永远都会这样。这个错误我们称之为“认假成真”。
万物没有永恒不变的自性，是无我的，是无常的，但因缘聚合之后，就会示现出各种现象。
我们看到的外部世界，便是因缘聚合的，当然也归于空性，是无常的。而且，很多时候，我们看到的并不是事物的真实面目，只是自心的显现。(3页）
每一个经历，每一个事物，每一个人，都是一种现象性的东西，不会永恒，也没有固定的属性。
好也罢，坏也罢，都只存在于你当下的解读。所以说，何必把每一个经历都看得太实在？何必在意那些不断改变的现象？
把握当下、品味当下、享受当下汲取当下的营养，让过去归于过去，把未来留给未来，这才是一种健康的生活态度。（5页）
摘自《世界是心的倒影》，雪漠著
讲解笔记
【1】Words:
appearance [ə'piərəns]
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
apparent /əˈpærənt/
ADJ An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist. 未必真实的
例：
I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.
我对我们表面上的缺乏进展感到有点沮丧。
phenomenon /fɪˈnɒmɪnən/
N-COUNT A phenomenon is something that is observed to happen or exist. 现象
例：
...scientific explanations of natural phenomena.
…自然现象的科学解释。
Endure:
V-I If something endures, it continues to exist without any loss in quality or importance. 延续
例：
Somehow the language endures and continues to survive.
由于某种原因，这种语言持续生存下来了。
identity /aɪˈdɛntɪtɪ/
1.
COUNT Your identity is who you are. 身份
例：
Abu is not his real name, but it's one he uses to disguise his identity.
阿布不是他的真名，而是一个他用来掩盖自己身份的假名。
2.
N-VAR The identity of a person or place is the characteristics that distinguish them from others. 特性
例：
I wanted a sense of my own identity.
我需要确立自身的个性意识。
interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən/
N-VAR An interpretation of something is an opinion about what it means. 解释
例：
Professor Wolfgang gives the data a very different interpretation.
沃尔夫冈教授对数据作出很不一样的解释。
ceaseless /ˈsiːslɪs/
ADJ If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long time without stopping or changing. 持续的; 不停的
例：
There is a ceaseless struggle from noon to night.
有一场从中午到深夜的持续冲突。
savour /ˈseɪvə/
V-T If you savour an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. 尽情享受
例：
She savoured her newfound freedom.
她体味到了她新获得的自由。
nourishment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/
N-UNCOUNT If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. 营养
例：
The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.
母亲为胎儿提供营养和一个生长的地方。
causal /ˈkɔːzəl/ ADJ If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing. 因果关系的 例：Rawlins stresses that it is impossible to prove a causal link between the drug and the deaths.罗林斯强调说证实毒品与死亡之间的因果关系是不可能的。
myriad /ˈmɪrɪəd/
QUANT A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them. 大量; 各种各样
例：
They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
他们在抚养孩子上面临着各种问题。
intrinsic /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/
ADJ If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things. 内在的; 本质的
例：
Diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
钻石没有多少内在价值，它们的价格几乎完全取决于其稀有程度。
inherent /ɪnˈhɪərənt, -ˈhɛr-/ CET4 TEM4
1.
ADJ The inherent qualities of something are the necessary and natural parts of it. 内在的
例：
Stress is an inherent part of dieting.
要节食必定会经受压力。
manifest:
V-T If you manifest a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible or obvious. 显现出
例：
He manifested a pleasing personality on stage.
他在舞台上表现出讨人喜欢的个性。
例：
The virus needs two weeks to manifest itself.
这种病毒需要两周才能发作。
manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
N-COUNT A manifestation of something is one of the different ways in which it can appear. 表现
例：
Different animals in the colony had different manifestations of the disease.
同一群体的不同动物对同一疾病有不同的表现形式。
【2】Grammar:
1、“whether... or...”可以引导包含选择范围的让步状语从句， 意为“不管……”。
例如：
I shall go, whether you come with me or stay at home. 不论你来还是留在家中， 我都要去。
Whether she wins or loses, this is her last chance. 不管是赢是输， 这都是她的最后一次机会。
【3】Golden sentence:
There is Nothing in the World That Can Last Forever
Holding onto the present moment, savoring the present moment,enjoying the present moment ,drawing nourishment from the present moment，letting the past go into the past,keeping the future in the future－this alone is a healthy attitude for living.
第二期，继续加油~
感觉这本书很不错，世界是心的倒影，确实如此。
