CNN News:致未來自己的一封信

See if you can I.D. me. I`m a year in the late 20th century, Bill Clinton was the U.S. president and John Paul II was the pope. There`s no World Series due to a strike in Major League Baseball. And Dallas won the Super Bowl. And Arkansas won the NCAA men`s basketball championship.

你能猜出我么?我是20世紀(jì)后期中的一年，這一年比爾克林頓是美國(guó)總統(tǒng)，約翰保羅為教皇大教主，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)職業(yè)棒球聯(lián)盟罷工沒有舉行世界棒球大賽，達(dá)拉斯贏得超級(jí)碗榮譽(yù)，阿肯色州贏得NCAA男子籃球冠軍。

I`m 1994. Also, the year that "Friends: debut on TV.

這一年就是1994年，也是這一年，老友記登上熒屏。

Of course, it`s hard to imagine what your life will be like 20 years from now. But the teams you are now following, the shows you`re watching. Maybe even a new story you`ve seen, we`ll all be part of your history in 2034. What would you tell your future self in a letter? A teacher in Canada is making sure his students get a look back at themselves from themselves.

當(dāng)然，很難想象從現(xiàn)在開始20年后你會(huì)過著什么樣的生活，但是你現(xiàn)在支持的團(tuán)隊(duì)，看的節(jié)目，甚至從來沒有聽過的一個(gè)故事都會(huì)在2034年成為歷史。在信里，你會(huì)對(duì)未來的自己說什么?加拿大一位老師確信他的學(xué)生回顧了自己以前的日子。

Last week, a trip to the mail box was a trip back in time for Scott Fulton. Back to 1994 when he wrote a letter to his future self.

上周，一封投入郵箱的信件又重新回到了斯科特富爾頓手里?；氐搅?994年他寫給未來自己的那一天。

November 30, 1994.

Dear Scott - myself.

1994年11月30號(hào)

親愛的斯科特，我自己

Hey, how are you? I`m fine. Do you remember why are you getting this letter?

嗨，你好嗎?我很好。你還記得你為什么會(huì)收到這封信么?

It was an assignment from his grade nine English teacher Bruce Farrow.

這是他九年級(jí)英語老師布魯斯的一項(xiàng)任務(wù)。

This one I wasn`t allowed to read. Confidential.He started it back in 1961. The assignment - write a ten page letter to your future self.

我不允許讀這封信，要保密。他把時(shí)間撥回到1961年，任務(wù)就是給未來的自己寫一封十頁的信。

The motivation to write it - look at where you are going and decide OK, what is it I want to do with myself? And so, they would write about where they wanted to end up.

寫這封信的目的是，想知道你要去哪，不錯(cuò)的想法，我想干什么?然后他們會(huì)寫到他們想怎樣結(jié)束。

Then, 20 years later, Farrer tracks down his former students. Over the years, he`s mailed out more than 1000 letters. Fulton is humbled by Mr. Farrer`s dedication and the expectations of his 14-year old self.

20年后，法雷爾找到他之前的學(xué)生，過了這么多年，他需要郵寄的信件多大1000多封。富爾頓被法雷爾先生的全心投入和14歲自己滿心憧憬所感動(dòng)。

So, anyway, are you married? To whom? I`ve always wondered if would get married to someone that I already know or someone I`ll meet later on in life. Not married.

不說別的了，你結(jié)婚了么?和誰?我總是想知道如果要結(jié)婚的話是找一個(gè)認(rèn)識(shí)的人還是找一個(gè)以后日子里遇見的人，所以現(xiàn)在還沒有結(jié)婚。

So, I`m assuming you have some children right now? No.

我很好奇你現(xiàn)在有孩子了么?沒有。

Did you find anything really surprising in your life, that you .

你發(fā)現(xiàn)你生命的精彩了么?那就是你。

On this day, teacher and student reunite. And even though Fulton didn`t imagine it, he is now a teacher, too. And he just gave this same assignment to his students.

在這一天，老師和學(xué)生重聚在一起。甚至令富爾頓沒有想象到的是，他自己也成為了一名老師，也留給了學(xué)生同樣的任務(wù)。

Yeah, I have no regrets on my life so far for my vantage point, and if I was to, you know, talk to my 14-year old self, I think - I think we`d high five one another.

現(xiàn)在為止我的人生沒有留下遺憾，如果我可以和14歲時(shí)的我聊天的話，我覺得我們肯定會(huì)聊得特別開心。

Gwen - Oh, I remember, her.

格溫，哦，我記得，是她。

As for Mr. Farrer, he`s been retired for 12 years, but he`s still fulfilling his promise. And that`s not an easy assignment.

現(xiàn)在法雷爾先生已經(jīng)退休12年了，但是仍然在履著自己的諾言，這可不是個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的任務(wù)。

20-26. That`s when he`ll mail his last letter.

20到26歲之間，是他郵寄他最后一封信件的時(shí)候。