做得好一點，愛得多一點

繪◎秋林夕

做得好一點，愛得多一點

To Do Better, To Love More

繪◎秋林夕

I'm Claire Morgan of the Times Square Alliance①alliance 英 [?'la??ns] 美 [?'la??ns] n. 聯盟，聯合；聯姻and, as you all can see, the ball has stopped half way to its perch②perch 英 [p??t?] 美 [p?t?] n. 鱸魚；高位；棲木；桿vt. 棲息；就位；位于；使坐于vi. 棲息；就位；位于. It's suspended③suspend 英 [s?'spend] 美 [s?'sp?nd] vt. 延緩，推遲；使暫停；使懸浮vi. 懸浮；禁賽there to remind us before we pop the champagne④champagne 英 [??m'pe?n] 美 [??m'pen] n. 香檳酒；香檳酒色and celebrate⑤celebrate 英 ['sel?bre?t] 美 ['s?l?bret] vt. 慶祝；舉行；the new year, to stop and refl ect on the year that has gone by, to remember both our triumphs⑥triumph 英 ['tra??mf] 美 ['tra??mf] n. 勝利，凱旋；歡欣vi. 獲得勝利，成功and our missteps⑦misstep 英 [m?s'step] 美 [,m?s'st?p] n. 失足；過失；踏錯；失策vi. 失足；走上歧途, our promises made and broken, the times we open ourselves up to great adventures⑧adventure 英 [?d'vent??] 美 [?d'v?nt??] n. 冒險；冒險精神；投機活動vt. 冒險；大膽說出vi. 冒險, or close ourselves down for fear of getting hurt. Because that's what new year's is all about, getting another chance, a chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more, and to stop worrying about "what if" and start embracing "what will be". So when that ball drops at midnight, and it will drop, let's remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other, and not just tonight, but whole year long. Thank you.

我是時代廣場聯盟的克萊爾·摩根，正如你們所見，彩球卡在半空中了，停滯的彩球提醒著我們在我們打開香檳慶祝新的一年來臨之際，我們應該先停下來反思過去的一年，想想所取得的輝煌成就以及所經歷的失敗挫折。我們的豪情萬丈和背棄的諾言，我們曾經置身偉大的契機尋求刺激與冒險，也曾經自閉沮喪害怕失敗與受傷，因為這才是除夕的精神所在。給自己一個機會，一個去寬恕的機會。做得好一點，做得多一點，給予多一點，施愛多一點。別再擔心“如果怎樣”，而是坦然面對即將發生的一切。所以當彩球在午夜墜落，讓我們一起牢記應當善待彼此，彼此友愛，不僅僅是今晚，而是未來的一整年。謝謝！贊美；祝賀；宣告vi. 慶祝；過節；舉行宗教儀式