Dear Future Self

Miwa供稿翻譯：抱樸子

假如現在給你一個魔法水晶球，讓你可以預知十年后的自己，你最想知道自己哪方面的變化呢？是外貌？職業？朋友關系？還是性情？我們先來看看這位喜歡小動物、喜歡吃糖果、喜歡動漫，每天晚上因為“stay up late”而被媽媽催著睡覺的異國同齡人，TA對自己未來的憧憬吧。

Dear Future Self,

This is you from ten years ago, the same girl that you used to be.The same girl that used to love candy and sweets.

I am sitting on my chair, in my grade seven classroom, staring outside. Now, trees with green leaves seem so tall. Do you still find them large? Or perhaps they seem small to you now?

Dear Future Self,

Do you still find the1)squirrels cute? Do you still find flying dragons cool? Or perhaps are all of these childish for you?

I wonder if my friends now are still friends with you, ten years later?Are you still in contact with them?Dear Future Self,

Do you still2)detestoranges,3)mangoes,pears? Do you still hate waking up early in the morning or have you come to love these things?

I wonder how my high school graduation went. Did you like sitting and hearing the4)principaland teachers speak? Was the food served amazingly5)mouthwatering?Dear Future Self,

School is now over for the day and now, I’m watchingNaruto Shippuden注1,my favourite6)anime. Do you still have a strong love for anime?Dear Future Self,

“Time for bed!” Now, my mother is shouting at me for staying up late. “It’s so early! Ten more minutes!” I would shout back. Do you still remember that?Dear Future Self,

I am now lying in my bed. Can you still see the bright moon? Or are you now busy with work since your7)shiftis during the night?

If that is so, I wonder what I will become in the future. Are you a doctor? Am I a teacher, engineer,8)designer, scientist, or an9)author? I’m not sure what I want to be but I’m sure that you already know. That reminds me, am I going to do well on my10)Algebratest this Wednesday?

詞組加油站

★ in contact with... 與……聯系

★ stay up late 遲睡，熬夜

1) squirrel ['skwIr?l] n. 松鼠

2) detest [dI'test] v. 厭惡

3) mango ['m??ɡ??] n. 芒果

4) principal ['prIns?pl] n. 校長

5) mouthwatering ['ma?θw??t?rI?]adj. 流口水的；令人垂涎的

6) anime ['?nImeI] n.（日本）動漫

7) shift [?Ift] n. 當班時間

8) designer [dI'zaIn?] n. 設計師

9) author ['??θ?] n. 作家

10) Algebra ['?ld?Ibr?] n. 代數

注1：Naruto Shippuden，《火影忍者》，是日本漫畫家岸本齊史的代表作。Dear Future Self,

Oh, I have to wake up for school. I just presented my French project. My face is still red from embarrassment of everyone staring at me. Are you still shy and quiet in the future? Or perhaps you are now11)confident?

Dear Future Self,

I’ve always wanted to travel around the world! Did you visit Japan,12)Greece,Italy, the United States or China yet? Or did you visit Russia,13)South Korea or Australia instead?Dear Future Self,

Please remember all the happy times and all the terrible times. Please remember me, the you who lived ten years ago.

Yours,

Ten Years Past Self

名師考點小結

1. used to do sth.意為“過去常常做某事”，表示過去習慣性、經常性的動作或狀態，側重于過去與現在的對比，暗指現在已經不存在。used無人稱和時態的變化。例如：

I used to go on Saturday, but now I no longer do so. 過去我經常星期六去，但現在我不再去了。

辨析：used to與be used to

① used to和be used to在形式上很像，但意義和用法卻完全不同。

used to do sth. 表示“過去常常做某事”，指過去經常性的動作或存在的狀態，現在已不再那樣，側重與現在的比較；to后接動詞原形。如：

He used to play basketball after school. 他以前放學后常常打籃球。

② be used to doing sth. 表示“已經習慣于做某事”，指某動作過去不常做而現在已成為習慣，強調目前的情況；to后接名詞或動名詞。如：

The teacher is used to going to bed late in the evening. 那個老師習慣晚睡。

2. busy是形容詞，意為“忙的，繁忙的”，反義詞是free。常用短語be busy with sth.意為“忙于……”。例如： I’m very busy so I have no time to see you. 我非常忙，沒有時間去看你。

The line is busy. 電話占線。

He is busy with his homework. 他正忙著做作業。

拓展：be busy doing sth. 意為“忙于做……”。

They are busy going shopping for Tom’s birthday. 他們正忙著為湯姆的生日購物。

11) confident ['k?nfId?nt] adj. 自信的 12) Greece [ɡri?s] n. 希臘 13) South Korea [sa?θ k?'rI?] n. 韓國參考譯文

未來的自己：

寫信人是十年前的你，就是那個以前的你，那個愛吃糖果和甜食的女孩。

此刻我坐在椅子上，在七年級的課室里，望著外面。這會兒綠樹看著多么的高大。未來的你還會覺得它們高大嗎？或者它們對于你來說已經有點小了？

未來的自己：

你還覺得松鼠可愛嗎？還覺得飛龍酷嗎？還是說這些于你而言已經很幼稚了？

不知道我現在的朋友，十年后還和你是朋友嗎？你還和她們聯系嗎？

未來的自己：

你還討厭吃橙子、芒果和梨子嗎？還討厭早起嗎？還是說你已經逐漸適應了這一切？

不知道我的高中畢業典禮進行得如何。你喜歡坐著聽校長和老師們致辭嗎？畢業典禮上的食物是否令人口水直流？

未來的自己：

此刻白天的學業已結束，我正在看最喜歡的動漫片《火影忍者》。你還是一個動漫的狂熱愛好者嗎？

未來的自己：

“該睡覺啦！”此刻，媽媽正朝我大喊，又嘮叨我睡晚了。我會回嘴道：“現在還早著呢！再過十分鐘！”。你是否還記得這些情景？

未來的自己：

我現在正躺在自己的床上。你還能看到那輪明月嗎？還是說你正上著夜班忙著工作？

如果是那樣的話，我倒想知道將來的我從事什么職業。是一名醫生？教師？工程師？設計師？科學家？還是作家？我還真不知道自己想做什么，但我肯定你已經有了確切的答案。這倒提醒了我，這周三的代數測驗我能考好嗎？

未來的自己：

噢，我得起來上學了。我剛在大家面前做了法語課題作業報告，人人都盯著我看，我的臉至今還紅著呢。未來的你是否還會害羞，還是那么嫻靜？還是說你已經變得很自信了呢？

未來的自己：

我一直想環游世界！你是不是去了日本、希臘、意大利、美國和中國？抑或去了俄羅斯、韓國和澳洲呢？

未來的自己：

請記住所有開心和不開心的時光吧。也請記得我，那個十年前的你。

十年前的你