It was a cold, Winter morning.

　　那是一个严寒的冬天早晨

　　I hadn’t slept very well the night before

　　昨晚我没有睡好

　　so I was trying to catch a few extra winks before I got up.

　　本想在起床前争取再睡个回笼觉

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　　The rising sun had other ideas, however.

　　可是，升起的旭日却催促我起床

　　A beam of it snuck through my drawn curtains

　　一束阳光穿透白色的窗帘

　　and started poking my eyelids

　　直射在我的眼皮上

　　until they wearily opened.

　　我疲惫的睁开眼睛

　　I groaned

　　不耐烦嘀咕着

　　and sat up on the side of the bed.

　　在床边坐起

　　I put my feet on the floor careful

　　我很小心的把脚放在地板上

　　not to step on my gassy, old, snoring beagle

　　不想踩着我那只年老体衰，肠胃胀气，打着呼噜的小猎兔犬

　　who was still lying there.

　　此时它正躺在床边

　　I stood up

　　我站了起来

　　and slowly stretched my sore back.

　　缓缓伸了个腰，感到腰背酸痛

　　It felt like

　　我觉得

　　I had just completed a full day’s work

　　自己好像刚干完了一天的苦力活儿

　　rather than I was just about to begin one.

　　而不是刚准备开启新一天

　　I certainly wasn’t looking forward

　　对这一天我没有丝毫期待

　　to another day of

　　这一天不过是

　　washing clothes,

　　清洗衣物

　　cooking meals,

　　做饭

　　doing dishes,

　　洗碗

　　cleaning house,

　　打扫卫生

　　and all the other things that needed to be done.

　　还有其他各种必须做的家务活儿

　　I sighed,

　　我叹了口气

　　turned on the lights

　　打开电灯

　　and pulled on my sweat pants,

　　穿上运动裤

　　shirt,

　　T恤衫

　　and heavy coat.

　　和厚厚的外套

　　I knew

　　我知道

　　what would be waiting for me

　　有很多事情在等着我

　　when I opened the bedroom door.

　　只要我打开了浴室的门

　　I swung it open

　　我哗啦一下打开门

　　and there he was,

　　它果然在那里

　　Fluffy my son’s extra big, and extra fluffy white dog.

　　Fluffy，我儿子养的白狗，身形巨大，蓬松无比

　　I looked at him

　　我看着它

　　with his smiling face,

　　它面带微笑

　　energetic body,

　　活力充沛

　　and wagging tail.

　　不停摇着尾巴

　　I wondered

　　我想着

　　how he got that way every morning

　　他如何能每天早上都这样活力充沛?

　　without even a single cup of coffee.

　　他甚至连一杯咖啡都没有喝呢

　　I leashed him up

　　我用狗绳拴住他

　　and opened the front door

　　打开前门

　　so he could take his morning walk

　　这样他可以履行每日早晨的遛弯任务

　　and do his morning business.

　　顺便做每日早晨他要做的事

　　He dragged me towards our Maple tree

　　他拉着我走向家门前的枫树

　　with his nose sniffing all the way

　　鼻子不停的嗅向每个方向

　　while the below freezing winds bit into my face.

　　气温在零度以下，冷风刮着我的脸

　　Still,

　　不过

　　the air smelt fres and clean

　　空气十分清新干净

　　so I breathed in deep.

　　于是我深深呼吸

　　I looked up to the sky

　　我望向天空

　　and saw the morning sunrise

　　旭日正好

　　blessing the sky with its beauty.

　　阳光让天空格外美丽

　　Its pinks, purples, and yellows

　　粉色，紫色和黄色

　　were a masterpiece

　　构成一幅绝美的画卷

　　painted by Nature’s own hand.

　　这是大自然母亲的手笔

　　I smiled when I saw it

　　我看着天空露出微笑

　　and thought

　　心想

　　maybe another day wouldn’t be so bad, after all.

　　或许新的一天也不会那么糟糕吧

　　I looked forward to another day

　　我期待这一天

　　of hugging my children,

　　可以拥抱我的孩子

　　petting my dogs,

　　爱抚我的狗狗

　　talking with my friends,

　　与我的朋友散步

　　and writing my words.

　　写我的文章

　　I looked forward to another day

　　我期待这一天

　　living in love

　　活在爱的怀抱之中

　　and sharing my own love as well.

　　也可以将我的爱传播出去

　　What a glorious gift from Nature

　　大自然母亲的馈赠

　　is another day here

　　新的一天多么美好

　　in this wonderful world.

　　在这个美好的世界

　　May you make yours

　　希望你的新一天

　　a day of love,

　　是有爱的一天

　　a day of laughter,

　　有欢笑的一天

　　a day of kindness,

　　有善意的一天

　　a day of goodness,

　　有正能量的一天

　　and a day of joy.

　　有喜悦的一天

　　May you make each day you are given here

　　愿你让自己在这世间的每一天

　　a blessing that you share with nature

　　都成为大自然的恩典

　　and with everyone you meet.

　　愿你与所有人分享这恩典

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