A cornucopia of Thanks前五段中英文

A cornucopia of Thanks

Since I became an adult,I discovered that the meaning of Thanksgiving sure isn't what it used to be.

自我成年以来，我就发现感恩节的意义确实不像过去通常指的那样。

When I was younger,I remember receiving the inevitable homework assignment to write an essay on \"Something I am thankful for.\"

在我很小的时候，我记得常有这样的家庭作业，作业是写一篇名为“我感恩的事”。

Then,I'd spend a ton of time sitting in my room trying to figure out just what in the world that could possibly be,and I'd end up writing down everything I could think of,from God to environmental consciousness.

于是，我会花大量的时间坐在房间里想出世界上可能值得感恩的事。最后，我也写下了我能想到的一切，包括从上帝到环保意识。

But after having children,my priorities have clearly changed.

但是在我有了孩子之后，我优先考虑的事明显改变了。

Before children:I was thankful to have been born in the United States of America,the most powerful,free democracy in the world.

在有孩子之前：我感谢出生在美利坚合众国，这是个在世界上最有力量，最自由民主的国家。

After children:I am thankful for Velcro tennis shoes.

在有孩子之后：我感谢有维可牢尼龙搭扣网球鞋。

As well as saving valuable time,now I can hear the sound of my son taking off his shoes--which gives me three extra seconds to activate the safety locks on the backseat windows right before he hurls them out of the car and onto the freeway.

现在我能听到儿子脱鞋子的声音，并且能节省宝贵的时间。因为在他把鞋子从车内投掷出去，扔向高速公路之前，这声音给了我额外的三秒启动车辆后窗的安全锁。