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Words to Life　生活的忠告

◎ Jessica

I’ll give you some advice about life.

給你一些生活的忠告：

Eat more roughage;

多吃些粗糧；

Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;

給別人比他們期望的更多，并用心去做；

Remember what life tells you;

熟記生活告訴你的一切；

Don’t take to heart every thing you hear. Don’t spend all that you have. Don’t sleep as long as you want;

不要輕信你聽(tīng)到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久；

Whenever you say “I love you”, please say it honestly;

無(wú)論何時(shí)說(shuō)“我愛(ài)你”，請(qǐng)真心實(shí)意；

Whenever you say “I’m sorry”, please look into the other person’s eyes;

無(wú)論何時(shí)說(shuō)“對(duì)不起”，請(qǐng)看著對(duì)方的眼睛；

Fall in love at first sight;

相信一見(jiàn)鐘情；

Don’t neglect dreams;

請(qǐng)不要忽視夢(mèng)想；

Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;

深情熱烈地愛(ài)，縱然會(huì)受傷，但這是使人生完整的唯一方法；

Find a way to settle, not to dispute;

用一種明確的方法解決爭(zhēng)議，不要冒犯；

Never judge people by their appearances;

永遠(yuǎn)不要以貌取人；

Speak slowly, but think quickly;

慢慢地說(shuō)，但要迅速地想；

When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and say, “Why do you want to know?”

當(dāng)別人問(wèn)你不想回答的問(wèn)題時(shí)，笑著說(shuō)：“你為什么想知道？”

Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;

記住：那些敢于承擔(dān)最大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的人，才能得到最深的愛(ài)和最大的成就；

Call you mother on the phone. If you can’t, you may think of her in your heart;

給媽媽打電話(huà)，如果不行，至少在心里想著她；

When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;

當(dāng)別人打噴嚏時(shí)，說(shuō)一聲“上帝保佑你”；

If you fail, don’t forget to learn your lesson;

如果你失敗了，千萬(wàn)別忘了汲取教訓(xùn)；

Remember the three “respects”. Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;

記住三個(gè)“尊”：尊重你自己，尊重別人，保持尊嚴(yán)，并對(duì)自己的行為負(fù)責(zé)；

Don’t let a little dispute break up a great friendship;

不要讓小小的爭(zhēng)端損毀了一場(chǎng)偉大的友誼；

Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!

無(wú)論何時(shí)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己做錯(cuò)了，竭盡所能去彌補(bǔ)，動(dòng)作要快！

Whenever you make a phone call smile when you pick up the phone, because someone feels it!

無(wú)論什么時(shí)候打電話(huà)，拿起話(huà)筒時(shí)請(qǐng)微笑，因?yàn)閷?duì)方能感覺(jué)到！

Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you’ll find that chatting to be a great advantage;

找一個(gè)愛(ài)聊的人結(jié)婚，因?yàn)槟昙o(jì)大了以后，你會(huì)發(fā)覺(jué)喜歡聊天是一個(gè)人最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)；

Find time for yourself.

找點(diǎn)時(shí)間，單獨(dú)待會(huì)兒；

Life will change what you are but not who you are;

欣然接受改變，但不要摒棄你的個(gè)人理念；

Remember that silence is golden;

記?。撼聊墙?；

Read more books and watch less television;

多看點(diǎn)書(shū)，少看點(diǎn)電視；

Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;

過(guò)一種高尚而誠(chéng)實(shí)的生活。當(dāng)你年老時(shí)回想起過(guò)去，你就能再一次享受人生。

Trust God, but don’t forget to lock the door;

相信上帝，但是別忘了鎖門(mén)；

The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;

家庭的融洽氛圍是難能可貴的；

Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;

盡你所能讓家平順和諧；

When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don’t quibble over the appetizers;

當(dāng)你和你親近的人吵架時(shí)，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛谷子的事；

You cannot hold onto yesterday;

不要擺脫不了昨天；

Figure out the meaning of someone’s words;

多注意別人的言下之意；

Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;

和別人分享你的知識(shí)，那才是永恒之道；

Treat our earth in a friendly way, don’t fool around with mother nature;

善待我們的地球，不要愚弄自然母親；

Do the things you should do;

做自己該做的事；

Don’t trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;

不要相信一個(gè)接吻時(shí)從不閉上眼睛的伴侶；

Go to a place you’ve never been to every year.

每年至少去一個(gè)你從沒(méi)去過(guò)的地方。

If you earn much money, the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;

如果你賺了很多錢(qián)，在活著的時(shí)候多行善事，這是你能得到的最好回報(bào)；

Remember, not all the best harvest is luck;

記住有時(shí)候，不是最好的收獲也是一種好運(yùn)；

Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;

深刻理解所有的規(guī)則，合理地更新它們；

Remember, the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;

記住，最好的愛(ài)在于無(wú)條件地愛(ài)別人勝于對(duì)別人的索求上；

Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;

回望過(guò)去你最想達(dá)到的目標(biāo)，然后評(píng)價(jià)你現(xiàn)在取得了多少成就；

In love and cooking, you must give 100% effort...but expect little appreciation.

無(wú)論是愛(ài)情還是烹飪，都用百分之百的負(fù)責(zé)態(tài)度對(duì)待，但是不要奢望太多的回報(bào)。

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