唤醒心灵的生活哲理（二）

 1.The past can’t hurt you anymore – not unless you let it.

过去的事再也伤不到你分毫，只要你愿意让过去的事过去。

2.Holding on to the unchangeable past is a waste of energy, and serves no purpose in creating a better future.

执着于不可改变的过去是浪费力气，对创造更好的未来毫无裨益。

3.The path to our destination is not always a straight one.  We go down the wrong one, we get lost, and we turn back.  But maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark¹ on.  Maybe what matters is that we embark.

通往终点的道路并不总是一条笔直的大道。我们会走错路，会迷路，会走回头路。有时候，我们走了哪条路并不重要，重要的是要迈开步子上路。

4.It doesn’t matter if you’ve failed.  All that matters is that you learn something, get back up, and try again.  Because winning is a good feeling, but winning when nobody else thought you could is an awesome² feeling.

你是否失败并不重要，重要的是要从失败中吸取教训，站起来，重新开始。获胜会带来喜悦，不过，当别人都认为你不可能赢的时候，你却赢了，这种喜悦更是无与伦比。

5.Knowing yourself is one thing, but truly believing and living as yourself is another.  With so much social conditioning in our society, we sometimes forget who we are.

认识自己是一件事，能够真正地相信自己、按照自己的方式生活则是另外一件事。生活中发生的种种，有时候使我们忘记了自己到底是谁。

6.Things change, but the sun always rises the next day.  The bad news: nothing is permanent.  The good news: nothing is permanent.

世事无常，太阳总会照常升起。坏消息是：没有什么是永恒的。好消息是：没有什么是永恒的。

7.It’s your road, and yours alone.  Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

这是你自己的路，你一个人的路。别人也许可以陪你一起走，但永远不能代替你走。

8.If someone can’t accept you at your worst, they don’t deserve³ you at your best.

如果有人不能接受最失意的你，那么他们也不配拥有最得意的你。

9.Without communication there is no relationship; without respect there is no love; without trust there’s no reason to continue.

没有交流，就没有关系；没有尊重，就没有爱；没有信任，那就没有必要再继续了。

10.Choose your words carefully – they can’t be taken back once you give them away.  Harsh words are like bullets⁴ – they can leave deep wounds.  And most of the time saying “sorry” is not enough to heal⁵ the wounds you leave.

谨慎说话，说出去的话就像泼出去的水，覆水难收。伤人的话就像子弹一样，会留下深深的伤疤，而很多时候一句“对不起”并不能治愈伤疤带来的痛。

1 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

3 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

4 bullets   

n.弹药；军火

参考例句：

• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。
• The bullets and cannon-balls were flying in all directions. 子弹和炮弹到处乱飞。

5 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。