The Meaning of Life

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The Meaning of Life

Edward Perman Cole(爱德华.佩瑞曼.科尔) died in May. It was a Sunday afternoon and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky(天空万里无云).

It’s difficult to understand the sum of a person’s life. Some people would tell you it’s measured by the ones left behind, some believe that it can be measured in faith, some say by love, other folks say life has no meaning at all . . .

Me, I believe that you measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.

What I can tell you for sure is that by any measure, Edward Cole lived more in his last days on earth than most people manage to wring out of a lifetime. I know that when he died his eyes were closed and his heart was open . . .

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爱德华.佩瑞曼.科尔 在五月去世了
Edward perriman cole died in may.

那是在一个周日的下午 天空万里无云
It was a sunday afternoon, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

人生的功过是非 很难衡量
It's difficult to understand the sum of a person's life.

有人说取决于他所留下事物
Some people will tell you it's measured by the ones left behind.

有人让信仰来评定
Some believe it can be measured in faith.

有人说爱能衡量一切
Some say by love.

还有人说人生根本就没有意义
Other folks say life has no meaning at all.

我?
Me?

我相信你可以
I believe that you measure yourself

用那些以你为度量标准的人来衡量自己
by the people who measured themselves by you.

而我所肯定的就是 无论你如何度量
What I can tell you for sure is that, by any measure

爱德华.寇尔在这世上活的最后日子
edward cole lived more in his last days on earth

比大部分人穷取一生的日子还要充实
than most people manage to wring out of a lifetime.

我知道当他去世时 他的双眼是闭上的
I know that when he died, his eyes were closed

而他的心灵却是敞开的
and his heart was open.

笔记

  1. wring out of a lifetime 穷其一生
  2. the sum of 总和
  3. measure 度量，测量
  4. at all 简直，根本，全部
  5. by any measure 无论以哪种标准
  6. measure by 取决于
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