文◎Benedict Cumberbatch 绘◎秋林夕

不要把生命当成最后的冲刺

DON'T TAKE THE JOURNEY OF LIFE AS THE ENDGAME

文◎Benedict Cumberbatch 绘◎秋林夕

"Benedict" means "blessed", my parents liked the sound of the name and felt slightly①slightly 英 ['slaɪtlɪ] 美 ['slaɪtli] adv. 些微地，轻微地；纤细地blessed②blessed 英 ['blesɪd; blest] 美 ['blɛsɪd] adj. 幸福的；受祝福的；神圣的 v. 祝福（bless的过去分词）because they'd been trying for a child for a very long time. Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness③sadness 英 ['sædnəs] 美 ['sædnəs] n. 悲哀, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes. Enjoy the journey④journey 英 ['dʒɜːnɪ] 美 ['dʒɝni] n. 旅行；行程vi. 旅行of life and not just the endgame⑤endgame 英 ['en(d)geɪm] 美 ['ɛndɡem] n. 最后阶段；尾声. If I’d had fame⑥fame 英 [feɪm] 美 [fem] n. 名声，名望；传闻，传说 vt. 使闻名，使有名望early on , I'd have been able to abuse⑦abuse 英 [ə'bjuːz] 美 [ə'bjus] n. 滥用；虐待；辱骂；弊端；恶习，陋习vt. 滥用；虐待；辱骂it in the way that a young man should. I'm also a great believer in treating⑧treat 英 [triːt] 美 [trit] vt. 治疗；对待；探讨；视为vi. 探讨；请客；协商n. 请客；款待others as you would like to be treated.

“Benedict”的意思是“被保佑的”。我的父母很喜欢这个名字的读音，也有一点点感觉老天保佑了他们的

意思，因为他们想要一个孩子很久了。对快乐的寻觅注定会以不快收场，我是这么想的。你得学会“既来之则安之”。享受生命的旅程，而不仅仅是做最终冲刺。如果我早一点成名，我就会像年轻人一样挥洒青春。我深信的一句话是：“己所不欲，勿施于人”。