7.Many of our achievements are the legacy we leave behind when we depart this earth. But many people never live the legacy they want to leave. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. once said, “Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out."
我们的许多成就是我们离开这个世界时留下的遗产。但是许多人却从未在生前受用过他们希望留下的遗产。小奥利佛•W•霍姆斯曾经说过,“许多人直到死时也没能唱出他们心中的歌儿。何以如此?往往是因为他们总是在为受用生活做准备。等到察觉时为时已晚。”
1. the legacy we leave behind我们留下的遗产
legacy [‘legəsi] n 遗产; 遗赠;
You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
慷慨留下您的遗产,改写他人的人生。
2. depart /di'pa:t/ this earth 离开这个世界 departure n