专题20 心灵鸡汤：我一生中最美好的时光-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Best Time of My Life 我一生中最美好的时光 文章选自《心灵鸡汤》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：亲子关系 原文出处：Inspirational Stories 语篇类型：记叙文 关键词：life；parents；love；gym 篇章导读：那是6月15日，再过两天我就30岁了。我对进入人生的新十年感到不安，担心我最好的年华已经过去了。我的日常生活包括上班前去健身房锻炼。每天早上我都会在健身房见到我的朋友尼古拉斯。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me. My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn’t full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas’s age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?” Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question.” “When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.” “When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.” “When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.” “When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.” “The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.” “When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.” “When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.” “And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we fi