本文摘自中考英语阅读理解真题，讲述创造最好生活。

For many years, I had a good life. My illness was reasonably under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life.

多年来，我过着美好的生活。我的病情得到了合理的控制，我和丈夫的关系很好，我工作，我不讨厌。正如我所说，这是一种美好的生活。

[重点词汇]: reasonably:适度地合理地; reasonable: 适度的,合理的;

Have a good life: 拥有美好的生活; relationship: 关系;have a good relationship with sb: 和某人关系很好;

But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve my symptoms, rather than just making them easier to deal with.

但是有一种说法，满足是最好的敌人。有一天我终于意识到了这一点，开始了我最好的生活。我换了医生，尝试了一种新的方法来缓解我的症状，而不仅仅是让他们更容易处理。

[重点词汇]: saying:谚语,格言; finally :最终地; relieve:减轻,缓解;relief: 减轻,缓解; symptoms:症状;rather than: 而不是;deal with: 处理;

I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit my job and started working for myself.I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so.

我开始和我丈夫多说话，听他说些什么。我辞去了工作，开始为自己工作。我过着最美好的生活。我觉得很好。有可能有更好的生活给我，这将是我的“最好的生活”，但现在我不这么认为。

[重点词汇]: talk with sb: 和某人谈话; quit: 辞掉,离职;I don’t think so: 我不这样认为;

I've started a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now.

我已经开始做我喜欢的生意了。我的丈夫和孩子都很棒。我有一个好朋友，我和住在城里的姐姐很亲近。会好起来吗？我想是的。但对我来说，这是我现在能拥有的最好的生活。

[重点词汇]: be close to: 和…距离很近;和…很亲密; I suppose so: 我认为是这样的; I don’t suppose so: 我认为不是这样的;right now: 现在,此时此刻; just now: 刚才;until now: 到现在为止,迄今;

Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it?

多想想你的生活。你住在哪里？你在做一份你不介意的工作吗？是什么让你的生活“美好”？为什么不好？最好的敌人是什么？你能做些什么？

Enjoy your best life. We're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney World. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life.

享受最好的生活。我们只在这里呆了一小会儿，我们都需要尽可能地享受最好的时光。就像去迪斯尼乐园一样。如果你花太多时间排队等车，很快你的时间就到了。走出“好”的界限，过你最好的生活。

[重点词汇]:think about: 考虑;

spend…time/money in doing sth: 花费时间金钱做某事;

spend…time/money on sth: 花费时间金钱做某事;

spend…time with sb: 和某人共度时光;

get out of: 摆脱,离开;