CHINESE Internet users are vigorously discussing their unfulfilled dreams and reflecting on the meaning of life as "the end of the world" draws near.
隨著“世界末日”的臨近中國(guó)的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶正積極討論著他們未能實(shí)現(xiàn)的夢(mèng)想并反思著生命的意義。

December 21 marks the conclusion of a 5,125-year-long Mayan calendar, a point associated with the apocalypse.
12月21日標(biāo)志著5125年長(zhǎng)的瑪雅日歷的終結(jié)，與世界末日相關(guān)的一點(diǎn)。

A post by "Sao Congcong" which simply said "1999.05.28-2012.12.21," indicating the dates of his birth and predicted death was immediately popular, with millions of others copying the format on their microblogs.
一篇由“騷聰聰”發(fā)布的微博， 簡(jiǎn)單地寫著“1999.05.28-2012.12.21”，暗示了他的出生日和預(yù)測(cè)死亡日，立即流行起來(lái)，數(shù)百萬(wàn)人在他們的微博上復(fù)制著這種格式。

Most of the posts also include an epitaph, a wish list, or a sentence expressing their thoughts about life.
大部分的微博還包括墓志銘、愿望列表或表達(dá)他們對(duì)生命思考的一個(gè)句子。

The wishes range from making breakfast for parents to becoming a superman to save the world. But most are everyday matters to do with family and friends, and are full of love, faith and hope.
愿望從為父母做早餐到成為超人拯救世界。但最多的是每天與家人朋友要做的事，充滿愛、信心和希望。

"Red Sun" said he plans to quit his job and find employment in his hometown so he can spend more time with his 70-year-old father. He said the "apocalypse" forecast had helped him make up his mind.
“紅太陽(yáng)”說(shuō)他打算辭去工作，在他的家鄉(xiāng)就業(yè)，這樣他就可以花更多的時(shí)間和他70歲的老父親在一起。他說(shuō)“末日”預(yù)測(cè)幫助他下定了決心。

"In the past, I thought I still had plenty of time to weigh pros and cons; now I know time waits for no man," he said.
“在過(guò)去我以為我仍然有足夠的時(shí)間來(lái)權(quán)衡利弊；現(xiàn)在我知道時(shí)間不等人，”他說(shuō)。

Others are taking positive actions to make their dreams come true. "Brown sugar" and her five friends plan to spend the winter solstice in xizang, like the survivors of Hollywood disaster movie "2012."
其他人正在積極行動(dòng)使他們的夢(mèng)想成真?！凹t糖”和她的五個(gè)朋友計(jì)劃冬至那天在西藏，就像好萊塢災(zāi)難電影《2012》中的幸存者那樣。

"Why don't we just do it instead of sighing in regret that we had not lived life fully?" she asked
“為什么我們不行動(dòng)，而不是嘆息遺憾我們沒有充實(shí)地生活？”她問(wèn)

Several companies are giving employers extra days off on December 20 and 21.
幾個(gè)公司正在給員工12月20日和21日的額外休假日。

"Few people believe the world will end, but we can take advantage of it to spend time with our loved ones," said a Wuhan IT firm CEO surnamed Du, who considers "doomsday" a chance for revelry.
“很少人認(rèn)為世界會(huì)終結(jié)，但我們可以利用它來(lái)花時(shí)間與我們愛的人在一起，”一位武漢IT公司姓杜的CEO，他認(rèn)為“世界末日”的一個(gè)狂歡的機(jī)會(huì)。

However, others are taking the prophecy more seriously.
然而，其他人則更嚴(yán)肅地對(duì)待預(yù)言。

Panic buying of candles has swept two counties in Sichuan Province, while a man named Lu Zhenghai in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region spent his life savings to build an ark for 20 people in order to survive flooding on the day.
購(gòu)買蠟燭的恐慌席卷四川的兩個(gè)農(nóng)村，在新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)一個(gè)名叫陸正海的男人花了畢生的積蓄去造了一個(gè)容納20人的柜子，為了那天在洪水中生存下來(lái)。

People across the country have been scammed, with swindlers encouraging them to buy good-luck tokens at sky-high prices or to give away their savings.
全國(guó)各地都有人被騙，騙子慫恿他們以天價(jià)購(gòu)買好運(yùn)令牌或放棄他們的積蓄。

Shanghai police issued a public warning on Weibo.com after handling 25 cases relating to the apocalypse within 24 hours. They said: "The end of the world is pure rumor, do not believe it."
在24小時(shí)內(nèi)處理了與末日有關(guān)的25件案子后，上海警方在微博上發(fā)布了公告。他們說(shuō):“世界末日是純粹的謠言，不要相信?！?/p>

As the paranoia intensifies, institutions including the Beijing Planetarium and the Astronomical Society of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have used the media to try to scotch the rumor, sending the message: "December 21 is a normal day."
隨著偏執(zhí)加劇，機(jī)構(gòu)包括北京天文館以及新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)的天文學(xué)會(huì)已經(jīng)使用媒體試圖辟謠，發(fā)送消息：“12月21日是普通的一天”。

Xia Xueluan, professor of sociology at Peking University, said: "We've lived through several so-called doomsdays in the past decade ... people take satisfaction in talking about them."
夏學(xué)鑾，北京大學(xué)的社會(huì)學(xué)教授，說(shuō)：“在過(guò)去的十年里我們已經(jīng)度過(guò)了幾個(gè)所謂的世界末日……人們通過(guò)談?wù)撍鼈円垣@得滿足感?！?/p>