你可否记得：那些被遗忘的人生哲理I

 　　1.You can’t have good ideas unless you’re willing to generate¹ a lot of bad ones.

　　只有先制造了无数的坏点子才能创造出一个好点子。

　　2.A good idea without action is worth nothing.

　　如果没有切实执行，再好的点子也是徒劳。

　　3.Change is often resisted when it is needed the most.

　　最需要做出改变的人往往最不愿意改变。

　　4.You can’t change other people; you can only offer guidance, and lead by example.

　　你不可能改变他人，你能做的只是提供指导并以身作则。

　　5.It’s usually only as good or bad as you think it is.

　　无论是好是坏，其实都是我们自己想出来的。

　　6.Most of the bad things you worry about will never happen.  Most of the bad things that do happen will have never have crossed your worried mind.

　　大多数你认为的坏事都不会发生；大多数发生的坏事你从未提前想到过。

　　7.Some circumstances are uncontrollable, but we can always decide how we react to those circumstances.

　　有些事情是你没办法控制的，但如何去应对这些事情是由你决定的。

　　8.Those who complain the most, accomplish the least.

　　抱怨最多的人，收获最少。

　　9.Whenever somebody discredits² you, and tells you that you can’t do something, keep in mind that they are speaking from within the boundaries of their own limitations³.

　　当别人质疑你的能力，告诉你你办不到的时候，请记住，他们只是在以他们自己的能力来衡量你。

　　10.Every problem you have in your life right now is your responsibility, regardless of who initially⁴ caused it.

　　在你生活中遇到的每一个问题，都是你的责任，无论这个问题是谁引起的。

 

1 generate   

vt.生成，产生（光、热、电等）导致

参考例句：

• We need someone to generate new ideas.我们需要有人出新主意。
• This book will continue to generate excitement for a long time.这本书将在很长一段时间里继续使人们为之激动。

2 discredits   

使不相信( discredit的第三人称单数 )； 使怀疑； 败坏…的名声； 拒绝相信

参考例句：

• His theories met with general discredits. 他的理论遭到普遍怀疑。
• The man who discredits the supreme certainty of mathematics is feeding on confusion. 一个人如怀疑数学的极端可靠性就是陷入混乱。

3 limitations   

n.局限，不足之处

参考例句：

• The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians. 意大利人使这个队的技术缺陷暴露无遗。
• He knows his limitations as a writer. 他知道自己作为一个作家的局限性。

4 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。