英聞天天譯: 高價友誼
作者：滬江英語
來源：滬江部落
2015-07-18 06:00
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SUMMARY：
Everyone’s Getting Married
大家都忙著結婚?
CONTENT：
I have two weddings coming up soon back-to-back. Both are far away. I’ve more or less committed to going to one. The other one I could afford to go to, but I’m not sure I want to, given the cost of the two combined. Is it bad form to go to one but not the other? I value both friends equally, and both are invited to each other’s weddings. I feel like hurt feelings, or an empty wallet, are inevitable.
You’re probably right. So which would you miss more, the money or the friend(s)?
I do think friends owe it to each other to be gracious about taking no for an answer with attendance, since we all have lives and since friendships are better judged on effort over time vs. on one event.
But I also think milestone events deserve a different approach than just, “I’d rather have the $400 in the bank.” I’m well past my days of eight weddings in one summer, but in retrospect I am glad I rallied, even when it left me broke and tired. It’s a moment and it passes. If you can’t pay bills, then, okay, stay home. Otherwise consider that investing in this moment will carry you further than the cash ever would.
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You’re probably right. So which would you miss more, the money or the friend(s)?
I do think friends owe it to each other to be gracious about taking no for an answer with attendance, since we all have lives and since friendships are better judged on effort over time vs. on one event.
But I also think milestone events deserve a different approach than just, “I’d rather have the $400 in the bank.” I’m well past my days of eight weddings in one summer, but in retrospect I am glad I rallied, even when it left me broke and tired. It’s a moment and it passes. If you can’t pay bills, then, okay, stay home. Otherwise consider that investing in this moment will carry you further than the cash ever would.
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參考譯文1：
我有兩個接踵而至的婚禮要參加。都很遠。我答應至少要參加其中一個。另一個我也是可以去的，但考慮到兩個婚禮加起來的成本，我不確定自己是否真的想去。參加其中一個人的婚禮，而不參加另一個人的婚禮，這不太好是吧？我對兩個朋友都很看重，并且都互相邀請參加婚禮的。我感覺，要么傷感情，要么掏空錢包，總有一樣是不可避免的。
也許你有正確的意見。那么，你會寧可犧牲哪一樣呢，金錢還是朋友？
我確實認為朋友之間對于去或不去的答復應該坦誠一些，因為我們都有自己的生活，并且友誼應該經(jīng)得起時間的考驗。
但是我也覺得，對于朋友里程碑式的大事情，不能心疼“銀行里的區(qū)區(qū)400美元”。我在一個夏天參加了八場婚禮，但回想起來，即使讓我掏空錢包并且疲憊不堪，我也覺得很開心。這是難得的，會過去的。如果你花不起這個錢，那么好吧，呆在家里。否則的話，不妨想想看，朋友們在這種時刻對你的邀請，應該不是金錢所能給予的吧。
也許你有正確的意見。那么，你會寧可犧牲哪一樣呢，金錢還是朋友？
我確實認為朋友之間對于去或不去的答復應該坦誠一些，因為我們都有自己的生活，并且友誼應該經(jīng)得起時間的考驗。
但是我也覺得，對于朋友里程碑式的大事情，不能心疼“銀行里的區(qū)區(qū)400美元”。我在一個夏天參加了八場婚禮，但回想起來，即使讓我掏空錢包并且疲憊不堪，我也覺得很開心。這是難得的，會過去的。如果你花不起這個錢，那么好吧，呆在家里。否則的話，不妨想想看，朋友們在這種時刻對你的邀請，應該不是金錢所能給予的吧。
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