雙語 ● Words to Life 生活的忠告
Words to Life 生活的忠告
◎ Jessica
I’ll give you some advice about life.
給你一些生活的忠告：
Eat more roughage;
多吃些粗糧；
Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;
給別人比他們期望的更多，并用心去做；
Remember what life tells you;
熟記生活告訴你的一切；
Don’t take to heart every thing you hear. Don’t spend all that you have. Don’t sleep as long as you want;
不要輕信你聽到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久；
Whenever you say “I love you”, please say it honestly;
無論何時(shí)說“我愛你”，請真心實(shí)意；
Whenever you say “I’m sorry”, please look into the other person’s eyes;
無論何時(shí)說“對不起”，請看著對方的眼睛；
Fall in love at first sight;
相信一見鐘情；
Don’t neglect dreams;
請不要忽視夢想；
Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;
深情熱烈地愛，縱然會(huì)受傷，但這是使人生完整的唯一方法；
Find a way to settle, not to dispute;
用一種明確的方法解決爭議，不要冒犯；
Never judge people by their appearances;
永遠(yuǎn)不要以貌取人；
Speak slowly, but think quickly;
慢慢地說，但要迅速地想；
When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and say, “Why do you want to know?”
當(dāng)別人問你不想回答的問題時(shí)，笑著說：“你為什么想知道？”
Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;
記?。耗切└矣诔袚?dān)最大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的人，才能得到最深的愛和最大的成就；
Call you mother on the phone. If you can’t, you may think of her in your heart;
給媽媽打電話，如果不行，至少在心里想著她；
When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;
當(dāng)別人打噴嚏時(shí)，說一聲“上帝保佑你”；
If you fail, don’t forget to learn your lesson;
如果你失敗了，千萬別忘了汲取教訓(xùn)；
Remember the three “respects”. Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;
記住三個(gè)“尊”：尊重你自己，尊重別人，保持尊嚴(yán)，并對自己的行為負(fù)責(zé)；
Don’t let a little dispute break up a great friendship;
不要讓小小的爭端損毀了一場偉大的友誼；
Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!
無論何時(shí)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己做錯(cuò)了，竭盡所能去彌補(bǔ)，動(dòng)作要快！
Whenever you make a phone call smile when you pick up the phone, because someone feels it!
無論什么時(shí)候打電話，拿起話筒時(shí)請微笑，因?yàn)閷Ψ侥芨杏X到！
Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you’ll find that chatting to be a great advantage;
找一個(gè)愛聊的人結(jié)婚，因?yàn)槟昙o(jì)大了以后，你會(huì)發(fā)覺喜歡聊天是一個(gè)人最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)；
Find time for yourself.
找點(diǎn)時(shí)間，單獨(dú)待會(huì)兒；
Life will change what you are but not who you are;
欣然接受改變，但不要摒棄你的個(gè)人理念；
Remember that silence is golden;
記?。撼聊墙穑?
Read more books and watch less television;
多看點(diǎn)書，少看點(diǎn)電視；
Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;
過一種高尚而誠實(shí)的生活。當(dāng)你年老時(shí)回想起過去，你就能再一次享受人生。
Trust God, but don’t forget to lock the door;
相信上帝，但是別忘了鎖門；
The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;
家庭的融洽氛圍是難能可貴的；
Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;
盡你所能讓家平順和諧；
When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don’t quibble over the appetizers;
當(dāng)你和你親近的人吵架時(shí)，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛谷子的事；
You cannot hold onto yesterday;
不要擺脫不了昨天；
Figure out the meaning of someone’s words;
多注意別人的言下之意；
Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;
和別人分享你的知識，那才是永恒之道；
Treat our earth in a friendly way, don’t fool around with mother nature;
善待我們的地球，不要愚弄自然母親；
Do the things you should do;
做自己該做的事；
Don’t trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;
不要相信一個(gè)接吻時(shí)從不閉上眼睛的伴侶；
Go to a place you’ve never been to every year.
每年至少去一個(gè)你從沒去過的地方。
If you earn much money, the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;
如果你賺了很多錢，在活著的時(shí)候多行善事，這是你能得到的最好回報(bào)；
Remember, not all the best harvest is luck;
記住有時(shí)候，不是最好的收獲也是一種好運(yùn)；
Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;
深刻理解所有的規(guī)則，合理地更新它們；
Remember, the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;
記住，最好的愛在于無條件地愛別人勝于對別人的索求上；
Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;
回望過去你最想達(dá)到的目標(biāo)，然后評價(jià)你現(xiàn)在取得了多少成就；
In love and cooking, you must give 100% effort...but expect little appreciation.
無論是愛情還是烹飪，都用百分之百的負(fù)責(zé)態(tài)度對待，但是不要奢望太多的回報(bào)。
