福利。。。
constant dread knowing that at any time disaster can strike
你们能想象我觉得自己有多么丢人现眼吗?堂堂的优秀生,班主席。父亲竟然去求别人叫他们的儿子打电话来邀我跳舞!可这就是我那可爱的老爸。他其实挺可爱的。他就是不好好想一想。不止我一个人深受他横加干预之苦。哦,绝非我一个人,我们兄妹三个整天提心吊胆,知道倒霉的事随时可能来临
I'd never realized how important daily is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I'd never thought I relied so much on co-workers . I began to understand why long-term can be so damaging, why life without an supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of , crime, suicide.
以前我从未意识到日常的生活起居是多么重要,如穿戴整齐去上班,按时就寝。以前我从未想过自己会那么依赖同事做伴。我开始理解为什么长时间的失业会那么伤人,为什么一个人的生活缺少了外部支持的日常计划就会导致吸毒、犯罪、自杀率的增长。
To balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven't New York City. I try to at least get to the , so as to the weekend from the rest of my week. I arrange interviews for stories, doctor's -- anything to get me out of the house and connected with others.
为了生活的平衡,我强迫自己回到真实世界中去。我给别人打电话,与所剩无几的仍然住在纽约城的几个朋友安排见面。我至少设法去去健身房,以便使周末与工作日有所不同。我安排采访好写报道,预约看医生——安排任何需要我出门与他人接触的活动。
The runway felt different this time. It him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet . The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch the National record, he thought. The of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began . It wasn't working. He became more . Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate . What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings. Then , and from the deepest depths of his soul, he his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even , take deep breaths.
这一回,那跑道显得有些异样。刹那间,他感到一阵。一种的感觉向他袭来。横杆升在高出他个人最高纪录9英寸的高度。他想,这一高度与全国纪录只差1英寸了。这一刻紧张异常,他感到焦虑不安。他想摆脱紧张情绪。没有用。他更紧张了。在这种时刻怎么会这样呢,他暗暗思忖着。他有点胆