雙語(yǔ)散文：致20幾歲不迷茫，無(wú)青春

1.If you can make a reasonable living doing what you love, DO WHAT YOU LOVE. You may not get rich, but you’ll get to do what you love, and that’s priceless.

如果你能以你喜歡做的事為職業(yè)，盡情投身其中吧。你可能不會(huì)賺很多錢，但做你想做的事是無(wú)價(jià)的。

2.Don’t merely exist… LIVE. Do not become overly comfortable with TV and YouTube as your primary sources of entertainment. Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances. Don’t let fear and complacency stop you from a truly rewarding life.

不要只是生存在這個(gè)世界上——要努力生活。別把電視和YouTube當(dāng)成主要的娛樂(lè)項(xiàng)目。去旅游、嘗試新事物、追隨你的好奇心和激情、冒險(xiǎn)。別讓懼怕和自滿阻礙了你本該精彩無(wú)限的人生。

3.The biggest disappointments in life are the result of misplaced expectations. Tempering unrealistic expectations of how something should be will greatly reduce unnecessary frustration.

人生最大的失望是抱有不該有的期待。減少理所當(dāng)然的期望會(huì)大大減少不必要的沮喪。

4.Life is significantly easier when you’re honest with yourself and others. This doesn’t mean you should be rude and inconsiderate, but it’s better to be upfront when you have to rather than concealing things and letting them fester.

當(dāng)你誠(chéng)懇對(duì)己對(duì)人時(shí)，生活會(huì)更簡(jiǎn)單。這并不表示你要表現(xiàn)粗魯、考慮不周，但當(dāng)不得不面對(duì)時(shí)，把事情爛在心里還不如坦誠(chéng)相待。

5.Buy fewer things. When you feel the need to splurge, buy knowledge and EXPERIENCES instead.

少買東西。當(dāng)你想揮霍時(shí)，那就“買”知識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)吧。

6.Set up a safety fund. Yes, I know the savings account interest rates are insanely low right now, but having at least six months of expenses in readily accessible cash can save you a lot of hassle on a rainy day.

建一個(gè)安全金賬戶。我知道現(xiàn)在儲(chǔ)蓄利率非常低，但是至少六個(gè)月可隨時(shí)取出開銷的現(xiàn)金可以幫你在急用時(shí)省去很多麻煩。

7.Loan money to friends and family judiciously.

借錢給朋友和家人時(shí)要慎重。

8.Everything in moderation. Don’t be a slave to any substance, especially food.

無(wú)論何事都要把握“度”。不要變成任何事的奴隸，尤其是食物。

9.Avoid fatty, sugary foods. Eat your vegetables. Stick to a healthy balanced diet.

少吃油膩、糖分高的食物，多吃蔬菜。保持健康的飲食習(xí)慣。

10.Staying in shape is simpler than most people make it. Body fat is dictated by what you eat and your activity. In most cases, if you’re overweight you’re eating too much and/or not exercising enough.

保持身形其實(shí)很容易。脂肪來(lái)自你的飲食和活動(dòng)習(xí)慣。在很多情況下，發(fā)胖是因?yàn)槟愠蕴嗪?或鍛煉不夠。

11.Drama is never worth putting up with. If someone over age eighteen can’t be a reasonable, reliable adult on a regular basis, avoid this person.

戲劇化不值得推崇。如果某些超過(guò)18歲的人不是通情達(dá)理、可以信賴的成年人，那還是離他遠(yuǎn)些吧。

12.Always do what you feel in your heart is right.

事隨心動(dòng)。

13.Read more. And not just blogs.

多閱讀。不只是看博客。

14.Invest time and energy in yourself every day. When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory of your life. You are simply the product of what you know. The more time and energy you spend acquiring pertinent knowledge, the more control you have over your life.

花時(shí)間和精力打造自己。投資自己永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)有損失，而且經(jīng)年累月你的人生軌跡就會(huì)改變。你是自己所知所想的產(chǎn)物。你花更多的時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)相關(guān)知識(shí)，就更能掌控自己人生。

15.Learn some basic, modern survivability skills – how to change a tire, jumpstart a car, safely bust a car window if you’re stuck, render first aid, etc.

學(xué)習(xí)基本的、現(xiàn)實(shí)的求生技能——怎么換輪胎、怎么發(fā)動(dòng)汽車、當(dāng)被困車內(nèi)時(shí)怎么破窗以及急救方法等等。

16.Help your fellow neighbor. The whole "what goes around comes around" concept is the truth. You may be on top of the world right now – feeling untouchable. You may have all the tools at your disposal to do and say whatever you want. But life is a circle that eventually comes back around. So be polite, be courteous, and at least dream that civilization can be civil.

幫助你周圍的人。“十年風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)”這句話是很有道理的。你可能正高處不勝寒般站在世界之巔，做一切想做的事，毫無(wú)顧忌的發(fā)表言論。但是生活是個(gè)圈，你總會(huì)有落到低谷的時(shí)候。所以禮貌些、謙恭些，至少相信社會(huì)是文明的。

17.You actually die twice in this world. Once when you stop breathing, and a second time several years later when somebody says your name for the last time. So do things that matter; leave a legacy. Time is running out.

你實(shí)際上會(huì)“死亡”兩次。一次是心跳停止時(shí)，另一次是若干年后你的名字被最后一次提起時(shí)。所以做有意義的事吧，留下寶貴的遺產(chǎn)，時(shí)間已經(jīng)不多。