Dear Future Self

Miwa供稿翻译：抱朴子

假如现在给你一个魔法水晶球，让你可以预知十年后的自己，你最想知道自己哪方面的变化呢？是外貌？职业？朋友关系？还是性情？我们先来看看这位喜欢小动物、喜欢吃糖果、喜欢动漫，每天晚上因为“stay up late”而被妈妈催着睡觉的异国同龄人，TA对自己未来的憧憬吧。

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?

词组加油站

★ in contact with... 与……联系

★ stay up late 迟睡，熬夜

1) squirrel ['skwIrəl] n. 松鼠

2) detest [dI'test] v. 厌恶

3) mango ['mæŋɡəʊ] n. 芒果

4) principal ['prInsəpl] n. 校长

5) mouthwatering ['maʊθwɔːtərIŋ]adj. 流口水的；令人垂涎的

6) anime ['ænImeI] n.（日本）动漫

7) shift [ʃIft] n. 当班时间

8) designer [dI'zaInə] n. 设计师

9) author ['ɔːθə] n. 作家

10) Algebra ['ældʒIbrə] n. 代数

注1：Naruto Shippuden，《火影忍者》，是日本漫画家岸本齐史的代表作。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

名师考点小结

1. used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”，表示过去习惯性、经常性的动作或状态，侧重于过去与现在的对比，暗指现在已经不存在。used无人称和时态的变化。例如：

I used to go on Saturday, but now I no longer do so. 过去我经常星期六去，但现在我不再去了。

辨析：used to与be used to

① used to和be used to在形式上很像，但意义和用法却完全不同。

used to do sth. 表示“过去常常做某事”，指过去经常性的动作或存在的状态，现在已不再那样，侧重与现在的比较；to后接动词原形。如：

He used to play basketball after school. 他以前放学后常常打篮球。

② be used to doing sth. 表示“已经习惯于做某事”，指某动作过去不常做而现在已成为习惯，强调目前的情况；to后接名词或动名词。如：

The teacher is used to going to bed late in the evening. 那个老师习惯晚睡。

2. busy是形容词，意为“忙的，繁忙的”，反义词是free。常用短语be busy with sth.意为“忙于……”。例如： I’m very busy so I have no time to see you. 我非常忙，没有时间去看你。

The line is busy. 电话占线。

He is busy with his homework. 他正忙着做作业。

拓展：be busy doing sth. 意为“忙于做……”。

They are busy going shopping for Tom’s birthday. 他们正忙着为汤姆的生日购物。

11) confident ['kɒnfIdənt] adj. 自信的 12) Greece [ɡriːs] n. 希腊 13) South Korea [saʊθ kə'rIə] n. 韩国参考译文

未来的自己：

写信人是十年前的你，就是那个以前的你，那个爱吃糖果和甜食的女孩。

此刻我坐在椅子上，在七年级的课室里，望着外面。这会儿绿树看着多么的高大。未来的你还会觉得它们高大吗？或者它们对于你来说已经有点小了？

未来的自己：

你还觉得松鼠可爱吗？还觉得飞龙酷吗？还是说这些于你而言已经很幼稚了？

不知道我现在的朋友，十年后还和你是朋友吗？你还和她们联系吗？

未来的自己：

你还讨厌吃橙子、芒果和梨子吗？还讨厌早起吗？还是说你已经逐渐适应了这一切？

不知道我的高中毕业典礼进行得如何。你喜欢坐着听校长和老师们致辞吗？毕业典礼上的食物是否令人口水直流？

未来的自己：

此刻白天的学业已结束，我正在看最喜欢的动漫片《火影忍者》。你还是一个动漫的狂热爱好者吗？

未来的自己：

“该睡觉啦！”此刻，妈妈正朝我大喊，又唠叨我睡晚了。我会回嘴道：“现在还早着呢！再过十分钟！”。你是否还记得这些情景？

未来的自己：

我现在正躺在自己的床上。你还能看到那轮明月吗？还是说你正上着夜班忙着工作？

如果是那样的话，我倒想知道将来的我从事什么职业。是一名医生？教师？工程师？设计师？科学家？还是作家？我还真不知道自己想做什么，但我肯定你已经有了确切的答案。这倒提醒了我，这周三的代数测验我能考好吗？

未来的自己：

噢，我得起来上学了。我刚在大家面前做了法语课题作业报告，人人都盯着我看，我的脸至今还红着呢。未来的你是否还会害羞，还是那么娴静？还是说你已经变得很自信了呢？

未来的自己：

我一直想环游世界！你是不是去了日本、希腊、意大利、美国和中国？抑或去了俄罗斯、韩国和澳洲呢？

未来的自己：

请记住所有开心和不开心的时光吧。也请记得我，那个十年前的你。

十年前的你