别再期待别人的认可-生命短暂，经不起等待(7)

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　　Stop Waiting for Approval

　　别再期待别人的认可

　　Life is too short to wait any longer.

　　生命短暂，经不起等待。

　　If you knew for certain you had aterminal illness – if you had a very limited time left to live – you wouldn't waste a minute of it.

　　假如你很确定自己得了不治之症，假如你已经感觉时间紧迫，那你真的没有时间可以浪费了！

　　Well wake up! You do have a terminal illness; it's called ‘life.’

　　清醒吧，你确实有不治之症它叫“人生”！

　　In the grand scheme of things, you don't have much time left – no one does.

　　面对这样一个紧迫的现实，你没有时间可以等待—无人例外！

　　So look around at this gift you've been given, as its miracles unfold before your eyes. And choose to be happy, without approval – or you will never be at all.

　　环顾四周，看看人生的奇迹曾带给你怎样的礼物。选择快乐，别再等待别人的认可—-否则你永远没有机会快乐！

　　【知识点讲解】

　　scheme vt.& vi.策划，图谋；

　　例句：

　　You have to pay your outstanding bill before joining the scheme.

　　在参加该项目之前必须结清余账。

　　The Government's financial squeeze had killed the scheme off.

　　政府的财政困难已使这个计划成为泡影。

　　He reckoned the odds¹ are against the scheme going ahead.

　　他认为目前实施这项计划的希望渺茫。

1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？