Instruction for Life

Instruction for Life

生活的忠告

    

1.   Give people more than they expect and do it ¹⁾cheerfully;

给别人比他们期许的更多，并欣喜地去做；

2.   Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all 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；

3.   When you say, "I love you", mean it;

无论何时说“我爱你”，请真心实意；

4.   When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye;

在说“对不起”的时候，请看对方的眼睛；

5.   Believe in love at first sight;

相信一见钟情；

6.   Never laugh at anyone's dreams;

不要嘲笑他人的梦想；

7.   Love deeply and ²⁾passionately¹. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely;

 深情热烈地爱，也许你会受伤，但这是使人生完整的唯一方法；

8.   In disagreements, fight fairly. No ³⁾name-calling;

用一种公平磊落的方法解决争议，不要冒犯；

9.   Talk slowly but think quickly;

慢慢地说，但要迅速地想；

10. When you lose, don't lose the lesson;

如果失败，别忘了汲取教训；

11. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions;

记住三个“尊”：尊重自己；尊重别人；对自己的行为负责；

12. Don't let a little ⁴⁾dispute injure a great friendship;

不要让一场小小的争端毁了一段伟大的友谊；

13. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate² steps to correct it;

无论何时你发现自己做错了，竭尽所能去弥补，动作要快；

14. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice;

在你打电话的时候微笑，因为对方能感觉到；

15. Spend some time alone;

找点时间，单独呆会儿；

16. Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values;

坦然接受改变，但不要摒弃你的个人理念；

17. Read more books and watch less TV;

多看点书，少看点电视；

18. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time;

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；

19. Trust in God but lock your car;

相信上帝，但是别忘了锁车；

20. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before;

每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方；

21. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck;

 记住，不是最理想的收获有时候也是一种好运；

22. Remember that the best relationship is the one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other；

 记住：最好的关系在于对别人的爱多于对别人的索求；

23. Approach love and cooking with ⁵⁾reckless^{3 6)}abandon.

无论对待爱情还是烹调，都不离不弃。

 

注释:

1) cheerfully [5tFiEfuli] ad. 高高兴兴地

2) passionately [5pAFEnitli] ad. 热烈地，热情地

3) name-calling [5neim7kR:liN] n. 骂人

4) dispute [dis5pju:t] n. 争论，辩论

5) reckless [5reklis] a. 不顾后果的

6) abandon [E5bAndEn] n. 放任，狂热

1 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 reckless   

adj.粗心大意的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The policeman chewed out the driver for reckless driving.那位司机因为开车莽撞，被警察狠狠批评了一顿。
• He thought she was too reckless at it.他觉得她对它太粗心大意了。