英语听力每日五分钟（美文篇）4

004 You Can't Buy Time

You can't buy time. You can't grow time. You can't ask for time. You can only lose time. And after we lose time, we have no idea how much time we even have left. 

你不能买时间，你也不能让时间变长，你更不能要求拥有更多时间，你只能任时间流逝。一旦我们失去了时间，我们就不知道自己还剩多少时间。

Our lifespan is a mystery. Being human is a double-edged sword, because although we have so much time compared to other species, we give ourselves too much time to accomplish what needs to be done. The idea of having so much more time to accomplish things makes us waste time. 

我们的寿命是一个迷，身为人类，这是有利有弊的，虽然我们比其他物种拥有更多时间，但我们也浪费了太多时间。我们知道自己拥有更多时间来做事，所以我们对时间不够珍惜。

We abuse it. It feeds our lack of action. It makes us too comfortable. Now we all aim to succeed, to prosper, to become a diamond in a world of rocks, but there's no evolutionary pressure to help us, and that's where the mind shift needs to take place. You need to create a pressure for yourself to become that diamond and the way that you do that is by understanding the value of time. 

我们滥用时间，这让我们失去行动力，让我们过于安逸。今天，每个人都想成功，都想飞黄腾达，都想成为人中龙凤，但是却没有催人奋进的压力来帮我们成长，正是因为如此，我们需要改变心态。你需要为自己创造压力，这样你才能成为发光的金子，想要做到这一点，你就要明白时间的重要性。

Stop killing time, because eventually that turns around and time will kill you. You have the power to prevent time loss. You have the power to prevent wasted time. But you also have the power to kill time and many of us are doing just that. Before we make decisions, before we act, we need to think about how we're spending our time. We need to focus on what we want to accomplish, what makes the heart burn with passion, what wakes you up in the morning, what's your why.

不要消磨时间了，因为到最后，这会让你付出代价。你能够把握时间，你能够阻止自己浪费时间，但是你也能够消磨时间，而很多人都是这样。在我们做决定之前，在我们采取行动之前，我们需要思考一下，自己到底是如何使用时间的。我们需要专注于我们想做的事，让自己心中充满热忱，充满昂扬的斗志，充满探索的欲望。

Time is the most valuable resource we have. I can save my money for later. I can't do that with my time. I can invest in more money. I can't do that with time. I can share my money. I still can't do that with time. Stop damaging your lifespan. Sooner or later you're going to realize that the only thing you wish you had more of is time. But that's just what you threw away the most. You know what, I want to see the transformation of how we use our time. I want to see habit change, the appreciation of the time that you're given of your dream. 

时间是我们拥有的最珍贵的资源。我可以存钱，但是我不能存时间。我可以投资更多的钱，但是我无法投入更多的时间。你迟早会意识到，时间是唯一一种你觉得不够用的东西。但是，它也是你浪费得最多的东西。告诉你，我看到我们转变时间观念，我想看到我们改变自己的习惯，我想看到我们学会去珍惜追逐梦想的时间。

I want you to pause the next time you find yourself wasting time on things that damage you, and think about why you've been deciding to shrink your lifespan. You're actually killing yourself. And no, it's not a joke because you can't recycle the time you've wasted. So, use your time and make time work for you. Start living the life of your dreams because it's possible. Pressure builds diamonds so put up that fight. Don't give in to fear. Don't give in to anxiety.

我想让你这样做，以后，在你意识到自己正在把时间浪费在损害自己的事情上时，你要停下来，思考一下，你为什么要决定缩短自己的寿命。事实上，你正在自杀。这不是开玩笑，因为光阴一去不复返。所以，要合理使用自己的时间，让时间为你工作。开始追逐你的梦想，因为这是完全有可能实现的事。玉不琢，不成器，你要熬过艰苦的磨练。不要向恐惧低头，不要向焦虑低头。

Keep fighting. Keep moving forward. Keep believing. Your dream is yours. Don't let anybody else stop you. You've got 86,400 seconds. How you use them today is all that matters. And you've got to do it again and again and again to soon be living the life of your dreams. You will get there because it's your dream. And you've got to work today so tomorrow you can be one step closer. And I promise you, you will get there. I want you to gain the intelligence of spending time wisely, because while you're killing time, time is killing you.

保持奋斗，保持前进，保持坚定的信念。你的梦想属于你，不要让任何人阻止你。今天，你拥有86400秒，你如何去利用它，这才是最重要的。每日如此，一遍又一遍地重复，你才能更快地实现梦想。你会实现它的，因为这梦想是你的。今天你要努力奋斗，这样，明天你才能离梦想更近一步。我向你保证，你会实现你的梦想。我想让你得到充分利用时间的智慧，因为，在你消磨时间的时候，时间也在摧毁你。