第20章 生活的忠告
words to live by
生活的忠告
anonymous/佚名
i’ll give you some advice about life.
给你生活的忠告
eat more roughage;
多吃些粗粮;
do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;给别人比他们期望的更多,并用心去做;remember what life tells you;熟记生活告诉你的一切;don‘t take to heart every thing you hear.don’t spend all that you have.don‘t sleep as long as you want;不要轻信你听到的每件事,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;无论何时说“我爱你”,请真心实意;whevever you say”i’m sorry”,please look into the other person‘s eyes;无论何时说“对不起”,请看对方的眼睛;fall in love at first sight;相信一见钟情;don’t neglect dreams;
请不要忽视梦想;
love deeply and ardently,even if there is pain,but this is the way to make your life complete;深情热烈地爱,也许会受伤,但这是使人生完整的唯一方法;find a way to settle,not to dispute;用一种明确的方法解决争议,不要冒犯;never judge people by their appearance;永远不要以貌取人;
speak slowly,but think quickly;
慢慢地说,但要迅速地想;
when someone asks you a question you don‘t want to answer,simle and say,“why do you want to know?”
当别人问你不想回答的问题时,笑着说:“你为什么想知道?”
remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;记住:那些敢于承担最大风险的人才能得到最深的爱和最大的成就;call you mother on the phone.if you can’t,you may think of her in your heart;给妈妈打电话,如果不行,至少在心里想着她;when someone sneezes say,“god bless you”;当别人打喷嚏时,说一声“上帝保佑”;if you fail,don‘t forget to learn your lesson;如果你失败了,千万别忘了汲取教训;remember the three “respects”.respect yourself,respect others,stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;记住三个“尊”:尊重你自己;尊重别人;保持尊严,对自己的行为负责;don’t let a little dispute break up a great friendship;不要让小小的争端损毁了一场伟大的友谊;whenever you find your wrongdoing,be quick with reparation!
无论何时你发现自己做错了,竭尽所能去弥补;动作要快!
whenever you make a phone call smile when you pick up the phone,because someone feel it!
无论什么时候打电话,摘起话筒的时候请微笑,因为对方能感觉到!
marry a person who likes talking;because when you get old,you‘ll find that chatting to be a great advantage;找一个你爱聊的人结婚;因为年纪大了后,你会发觉喜欢聊天是一个人最大的优点;find time for yourself.
找点时间,单独呆会儿;
life will change what you are but not who you are;欣然接受改变,但不要摒弃你的个人理念;remember that silence is golden;记住:沉默是金;read more books and watch less television;多看点书,少看点电视;live a noble and honest life.reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去,你就能再一次享受人生。
trust god,but don’t forget to lock the door;相信上帝,但是别忘了锁门;the harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;家庭的融洽氛围是难能可贵的;try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;尽你的能力让家平顺和谐;when you quarrel with a close friend,talk about the main dish,don‘t quibble over the appetizers;当你和你的亲近的少吵嘴时候,试着就事论事,不要扯出那些陈芝麻、烂谷子的事;you cannot hold onto yesterday;不要摆脱不了昨天;figure out the meaning of someone’s words;多注意言下之意;share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;和别人分享你的知识,那才是永恒之道;treat our earth in a friendly way,don‘t fool around with mother nature;善待我们的地球,不要愚弄自然母亲;do the thing you should do;做自己该做的事;don’t trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;不要相信接吻时从不闭眼的伴侣;go to a place you‘ve never been to every year.
每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方。
if you earn much money,the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;如果你赚了很多钱,在活着的时候多行善事,这是你能得到的最好回报;remember,not all the best harvest is luck;记住有时候,不是最好的收获也是一种好运;understand rules completely and change them reasonably;深刻理解所有的规则,合理地更新他们;remember,the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;记住,最好的爱存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求这上;comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;回头看看你发誓取得的目标,然后评价你到底有多成功;in love and cooking,you must give100%effort...but expect little appreciation;无论是烹饪不是爱情,都用百分之百的负责态度对待,但是不要乞求太多的回报。(未完待续)