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世紀后期中的一年，這一年比爾克林頓是美國總統(tǒng)，約翰保羅為教皇大教主，因為美國職業(yè)棒球聯(lián)盟罷工沒有舉行世界棒球大賽，達拉斯贏得超級碗榮譽，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.

當然，很難想象從現(xiàn)在開始20年后你會過著什么樣的生活，但是你現(xiàn)在支持的團隊，看的節(jié)目，甚至從來沒有聽過的一個故事都會在2034年成為歷史。在信里，你會對未來的自己說什么?加拿大一位老師確信他的學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

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收到這封信么?

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

這是他九年級英語老師布魯斯的一項任務。

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。他把時間撥回到1961年，任務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，不錯的想法，我想干什么?然后他們會寫到他們想怎樣結束。

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。

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，你結婚了么?和誰?我總是想知道如果要結婚的話是找一個認識的人還是找一個以后日子里遇見的人，所以現(xiàn)在還沒有結婚。

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，也留給了學生同樣的任務。

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歲時的我聊天的話，我覺得我們肯定會聊得特別開心。

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，這可不是個簡單的任務。

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候。