LIFE IS SHORT,MAKE IT SWEET

这是我的好朋友传给我的,故事虽然发生在2005年,但现在看起来仍然令人充满了力量.生命是短暂的,没有理由不让人生过的开心一些.这些英文好在相当简单,让我这个丢弃了N年英文的人有机会当了把翻译，嘿嘿，当年怎么就没发现学习英文的重要性呢？错过多少这样美丽的故事啊！

The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21 . Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23.
The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the US . Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication.

照片中的女孩叫Katie Kirkpatrick，今年21岁。左边的是她23岁的未婚夫Nick。这张照片是在他们婚礼前不久拍照的，摄于2005年1月11日，美国。Katie已经癌症晚期，每天要接受几个小时的治疗。

In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of chemo to end.
在这幅照片中，Katie正在等待许多组放化疗的其中一个结束。

In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care of every detail. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss
尽管脏器受损，全身疼痛，用吗啡来镇痛，Katie仍然继续准备，关心婚礼的每个细节。由于她的体重持续减轻，婚纱不得不数次进行调整。

An unusual accessory at the party was the oxygen tube that Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well. The other couple in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see their son marrying his high school sweetheart.
这是一个不寻常的庆典，在婚礼上，Katie始终打着氧气。照片中的另一对夫妇是Nick的父母。他们很高兴看到儿子娶到了高中时的甜心。

Katie, in her wheelchair with the oxygen tube , listening to a song from her husband and friends

Katie带着氧气袋，坐在轮椅上，听着她丈夫和朋友们为她唱的歌。

At the reception, katie had to take a few rests. The pain did not allow her to stand for long periods
在欢迎会上，Katie不得不休息了好几次，因为疼痛不允许她长时间站立。

Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a woman so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think..... Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it lasts . We should stop making our lives complicated.
婚礼结束5天以后，Katie死了。这个女人病的如此之重，如此虚弱，但婚礼上始终保持微笑，这让我们想起......幸福不是遥不可及的，幸福不在于有多久。我们应当让生活更简单一些.

Life is short
生命如此短暂

Break the rules
抛弃束缚

forgive quickly
懂得宽恕

kiss passionately, love truly
让吻充满激情，真实的去爱吧

laugh constantly
不停欢笑

And never stop smiling
永葆微笑

no matter how strange life is
无论生活怎样令人难以琢磨

Life is not always the party we expected to be
不是我们期望中的人生盛会

but as long as we are here,
但只要生命还存在

we should smile and be grateful.
我们就应当微笑，心存感恩。