人生必学课程-不必以社会的方式去生活(2)

Life lessons

 

人生必学的课程

 

You don't have to live your life in a way society wants you to.

 

你不必以社会想让你生活的方式去生活。

 

 

Decades of old beliefs, superstitions¹ and rituals² are being performed these days and are followed blindly without questioning their rationale.

 

 

Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don't want because other children have selected that career.

 

 

Girls are made to follow some rituals in their family which makes no sense to them at all. Worst of all, people follow them without even asking. There is no harm in old rituals and beliefs but when you pursue them before your interest, sooner or later you'll realize that you should first do what you think is right.

 

1 superstitions   

迷信，迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people. 旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。
• Do away with all fetishes and superstitions. 破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。

2 rituals   

（宗教等的）仪式( ritual的名词复数 )； 例行公事，老规矩

参考例句：

• A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals. 临睡之前喝点儿干邑是我们每天晚上的小习惯之一。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills. 这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。