坏习惯-屈服于恐惧(10)

Eradicating¹ these bad habits

 

改掉坏习惯

 

Giving in to fear.

 

屈服于恐惧

 

Fear is nothing more than a lingering emotion that's fueled by your imagination.Danger is real. It's the uncomfortable rush ofadrenaline you get when you almost step in front of a bus. Fear is a choice.Happy people know this better than anyone does, so they flip² fear on its head.They are addicted³ to the euphoric feeling they get from conquering their fears.

 

恐惧不过是想象力产生的一种挥之不去的情感。危险是真实的。当你差点被公交车撞到时，肾上腺素会飙升。恐惧则是一种选择。幸福的人比任何人都知道这一点，所以他们克服恐惧。他们沉迷于克服恐惧的愉快情绪中。

 

When all is said and done, you will lament⁴ thechances you didn't take far more than you will your failures. Don't be afraid to take risks. I often hear people say, “What's the worst thing that can happen to you？Will it kill you？”Yet, death isn't the worst thing that can happen to you. The worst thing that can happen to you is allowing yourself to die inside while you're still alive.

 

归根结底，你对没有把握机会的懊悔远远大于失败。别害怕冒险。我总听到人们说，“最坏的事情是什么？能杀了你吗？”然而，死亡并不是最坏的事。最坏的事是你依然活着，却让自己的内心死去了。

1 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

2 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。