To lose anything is always most annoying,and in almost every case g ives rise to a feeling both of intense irritation and of dire desolatio n,which more often than not culminates in a further loss -loss of temp er.
There are but few persons who,at some time or other,have not exper ienced that horrible sensation of a thumping heartbeat,which jumps up i n the throat when one all of a sudden realizes that one has lost somethi ng:a precious package,a purse or even a favorite pencil;whatever it i s,one always inwardly reproaches oneself with great carelessness,and t he depression which follows is profound.
Then there are the losses we sustain through lack of correct observa tion and judgment - for example,the train that we lose,because we hav e not allowed sufficient time to catch it.
Again,there are the losses which come to us through our contact wit h brains and powers superior to our own,such as the lost deal in busine ss,the lost match at tennis,billiards,or football - all very dishear tening.
It is sad enough to lose concrete objects,but it is far,far worse to be bereft of abstract joys.Concrete articles are very often returned to us in the most marvelous manner,while sometimes they are not really lost at all - we have not looked sufficiently for them - and frequentl y we come across lost property quite by accident long after we have give n up the search.Abstract losses are generally far harder to recover -loss of affection,loss of energy,loss of nerve,loss of good spirits,loss of faith,both in ourselves and others,loss,for a time,of hope.Every man in his journey through life drops,mislays,or sustains,for a time,some of these losses,and the darkness which surrounds him while t hey are lost,and none but he who is without them can understand.
But let us end on a happier note.The sorrow of "losing things" is nothing to the wonderful joy of repossessing.And yes,there is one loss which in itself is a glorious gladness,and that is to lose your heart t o the right man or woman.
丟失了東西總是令人極其煩惱，幾乎每次都讓人產生強烈的憤怒感和可怕的悲傷感，而更多的時候，又會最終導致更大的損失——大發脾氣。
大多數人都有這樣令人心跳的恐怖體會。當你突然意識到自己丟了東西時，會緊張得心都跳到了嗓子眼。你丟的可能是一個貴重的包裹，錢包，甚至是一支心愛的鉛筆。然而不管丟的是什麽，你總會在心裏責怪自己粗心大意，接著便是深深的沮喪。
有時，一些損失是由於我們缺乏正確的觀察和判斷造成的，比如沒趕上火車，是因為我們沒有留出充足的時間。
另外，在與智力、能力都比我們高的人的接觸中，也會產生一些損失。比如，生意經營上的失敗，網球、台球或足球比賽中的失分，都是令人沮喪的。
失去物質的東西已很讓人傷心了，不過這種痛苦遠不及失去抽象歡樂的痛苦。物質的東西常會意外地失而複得。有時它們並沒有真正丟失，隻是我們沒有徹底尋找而已。而當我們已經放棄尋找時，又會與它們意外相遇。抽象的損失通常是很難再找回的，如失去愛，失去活力，失去勇氣，失去好精神，對人對己失去信念，暫時失去希望。在人生的旅途上，每個人都會偶爾丟失、放錯或暫時損失些東西，而在他丟失時，黑暗也會籠罩著他。除了自己，沒人可以體會那種感覺。
還是讓我們以輕鬆的論調結束此文吧。丟東西的悲哀，相對於失而複得的喜悅，是無足輕重的。確實，有一種丟失是令人十分快樂的，那就是把你的心丟失在心愛的男人或女人那裏。
1.Then there are the____we sustain through lack of correct obs ervation and judgment — for example,the____that we lose,because we have not allowed sufficient____to catch it.
2.It is sad____to lose concrete objects,but it is far,far____to be bereft of abstract joys.Concrete articles are____ofte n returned to us in the most marvelous manner,while sometimes they are not really____at all — we have not looked sufficiently for them--and frequently we come across lost property quite by accident____after we have given up the search.
1.當你突然意識到自己丟了東西時，會緊張得心都跳到了嗓子眼。
2.失去物質的東西已很讓人傷心了，不過這種痛苦遠不及失去抽象歡樂的痛苦。
3.丟東西的悲哀，相對於失而複得的喜悅，是無足輕重的。