生活希望我们学会的50条人生道理III

 　　21. Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.

　　21. 不要后悔。如果成功，那是最好；如若失败，也是一段经历。

　　22. Being busy and being productive¹ are two different things.

　　22. 忙和高产是两码事。

　　23. Mistakes teach you important lessons. Every time you make one, you’re one step closer to your goal. The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake.

　　犯错是人生相当重要的课程。每当你犯一次错，你就离目标更近一步。真正能给你带来伤害的是，因为害怕犯错而什么也不做。

　　24. Change is the only permanent thing in life.

　　24. 改变是生命中唯一永恒的事。

　　25. Having a thousand credentials² on the wall will not make you a decent³ human being. But genuinely⁴ helping⁵ one person everyday will.

　　25. 就算你得墙壁上挂了几千个证书也没法证明你是个多善良的好人。但是日行一善却能。

　　26. You must create and look for opportunities. Opportunities rarely ever come knocking on the door of someone who’s not seeking them.

　　26. 机会要靠自己去创造、找寻。机会不会去敲那些找都不去找它的那些人的门。

　　27. Life is unbelievably brief. When you’re young, you might feel like there’s a huge mass of time ahead of you. But trust me, it passes much faster than you think. You get gray hairs before you feel like a real adult. And then you have kids, and suddenly they’re leaving for college.

　　27. 生命短得难以置信。年轻的时候你也许会觉得以后还有大把的时间。但是相信我，时间比你想象得要过得快得多。在你真正感觉自己已经长大之前，头发就开始长白头发了。然后会生孩子，很快孩子们又从大学毕业了。

　　28. Your health is your life, keep up with it. Get an annual physical check-up.

　　28. 健康就是生命，请保持健康，每年做一次体检。

　　29. Someone always has it worse. At times you may be having a bad day, but stop yourself and think about it; there are plenty of other people who have it worse off than you do.

　　29. 总会有诸事不顺的时候。在你觉得今天背时到家的时候，不要这么想；比你更惨的大有人在。

　　30. In work and business, when they need you more than you need them, you have succeeded.

　　在职场和商场上，当别人需要你，比你需要他们要多的时候，你就成功了。

 

1 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。

2 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

3 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

4 genuinely   

ad.真地；确实地

参考例句：

• She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection. 看来她真的被这个爱意的表示惊呆了。
• She seems genuinely fond of the children. 她似乎真的喜欢这些小孩。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。