午夜的十二声钟响

旅居美国芝加哥50年95高龄的莲玉姨妈发来了贺年信：新年《午夜的十二声钟响》（The twelve strikes of midnight），很令人感动，发表到这里愿和朋友们共享。

午夜的十二声钟响

The twelve strikes of midnight

午夜的十二声钟响将带给您

我为您来年十二个月的祝福

The twelve strikes of your clock at midnight

will bring my wishes to you for the next twelve months.

第一声钟响

祝您健康

世上再多的财富也换不到健康的身体

First Strike

Wish of Health

[health that all the money in the world cannot buy]

第二声钟响

祝您心中有爱

在您的周围都充满了爱，没有憎恨与斗争

Second Strike

Wish of Love

[that life around you be filled with love, not with hatred and war]

第三声钟响

祝您幸福

任何事物在您一生中都不虞匮乏

Third Strike

Wish of Luck

[that you never lack of anything in this life]     

第四声钟响

祝您有美好的梦境

您的这些美梦将一一实现

Fourth Strike

Wish of Dreams

[that you have dreams so as to see them come true]

第五声钟响

祝您勇气十足

您有勇气去面对无法改变的事实

Fifth Strike

Wish of Courage

[courage to accept what you cannot change]

第六声钟响

祝您有意想不到的友谊

您感受到友情的甜美，永不孤独

Sixth Strike

Wish of Encounters

[that you taste the sweetness of friendship and never feel lonely]

第七声钟响

祝您合家融洽

您享有家人给予您永恒的爱

Seventh Strike

Wish of Family Unity

[that you enjoy the enduring ties of a loving family]

第八声钟响

祝您心想事成

您所有的规划都有丰硕的成果

Eighth Strike

Wish of Success

[that all your projects be fruitful]

第九声钟响

祝您心境平和

您的心灵纯净得没有焦虑、憎恨和猜忌

Ninth Strike

Wish of Peace

[that your heart be free of anxiety, hatred, and envy]     

第十声钟响

祝您心存感谢

您每天醒来为自己仍拥有充沛的活力而欣喜

Tenth Strike

 Wish of Gratitude

[that you rejoice for being alive each and every day]     

第十一声钟响

祝您有丰沛的想象力

您能洞悉超乎寻常的事物

Eleventh Strike

Wish of Imagination

[that you can see even beyond the wonders of creation]

第十二声钟响

给您最重要的祈福

在新的一年里，每天您都收到来自四面八方的祝福

Twelfth Strike

 The Most Important Wish

 [that you receive blessing each and every day of this new year]

新年快乐！

愿我给您的所有祝福都在这一年里实现

Happy New Year!

May all my wishes to you come true in this year