如果今天是我的最后一天

【欢迎大家分享自己的翻译/感受】

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 

"If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?"

And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

⭐知识点⭐

【1】

for/over/during/in the past或last+时长，

一般用现在完成时或现在完成进行时，即have done(已经......)或have been doing(一直在......)

因为这个表达的意思是“在过去的多长时间内，是截止到目前为止的”，“截止到目前为止”已经发生或者一直发生的情况，一般用现在完成时或现在完成进行时：

Over the past one year, I have been learning "English Breakfast". 在过去一年中，我一直在学习英文早餐。

For the past week, I have watched three movies. 在过去一周中，我已经看了三部电影。

乔布斯的名言中的I have looked in the mirror every morning比较特殊，翻译成“我每天早上已经照镜子”不自然，可以翻译成“我每天早上都会照镜子”，是“截止到他演讲的那一刻”都一直在做的。

【2】虚拟语气

对于现在的虚拟一般用过去式，常用结构：

If + 主语 + were___或did___, 主语 + would/could/might___

我之前教过的一个男同学造了一个世纪经典句子：

If I were a girl, I would find a boyfriend like me.

如果我现在是个女的，我就会找一个像我一样的男朋友。

If I had a billion yuan now, I would buy a big house for my parents.

如果我现在有10亿元，我就会买一栋大房子给我爸妈。

【3】

in a row 连续

three days in a row 连续3天

five times in a row 连续5次

Sometimes a reporter will bombard you with three, four, even five questions in a row. 

有时，记者会连续问你三个、四个、甚至五个问题。