双语 ● 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.

给你一些生活的忠告：

Eat more roughage;

多吃些粗粮；

Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;

给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做；

Remember what life tells you;

熟记生活告诉你的一切；

Don’t take to heart every thing you hear. Don’t spend all that you have. Don’t sleep as long as you want;

不要轻信你听到的每件事，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;

无论何时说“我爱你”，请真心实意；

Whenever you say “I’m sorry”, please look into the other person’s eyes;

无论何时说“对不起”，请看着对方的眼睛；

Fall in love at first sight;

相信一见钟情；

Don’t neglect dreams;

请不要忽视梦想；

Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;

深情热烈地爱，纵然会受伤，但这是使人生完整的唯一方法；

Find a way to settle, not to dispute;

用一种明确的方法解决争议，不要冒犯；

Never judge people by their appearances;

永远不要以貌取人；

Speak slowly, but think quickly;

慢慢地说，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?”

当别人问你不想回答的问题时，笑着说：“你为什么想知道？”

Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;

记住：那些敢于承担最大风险的人，才能得到最深的爱和最大的成就；

Call you mother on the phone. If you can’t, you may think of her in your heart;

给妈妈打电话，如果不行，至少在心里想着她；

When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;

当别人打喷嚏时，说一声“上帝保佑你”；

If you fail, don’t forget to learn your lesson;

如果你失败了，千万别忘了汲取教训；

Remember the three “respects”. Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;

记住三个“尊”：尊重你自己，尊重别人，保持尊严，并对自己的行为负责；

Don’t let a little dispute break up a great friendship;

不要让小小的争端损毁了一场伟大的友谊；

Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!

无论何时你发现自己做错了，竭尽所能去弥补，动作要快！

Whenever you make a phone call smile when you pick up the phone, because someone feels it!

无论什么时候打电话，拿起话筒时请微笑，因为对方能感觉到！

Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you’ll find that chatting to be a great advantage;

找一个爱聊的人结婚，因为年纪大了以后，你会发觉喜欢聊天是一个人最大的优点；

Find time for yourself.

找点时间，单独待会儿；

Life will change what you are but not who you are;

欣然接受改变，但不要摒弃你的个人理念；

Remember that silence is golden;

记住：沉默是金；

Read more books and watch less television;

多看点书，少看点电视；

Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;

过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去，你就能再一次享受人生。

Trust God, but don’t forget to lock the door;

相信上帝，但是别忘了锁门；

The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;

家庭的融洽氛围是难能可贵的；

Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;

尽你所能让家平顺和谐；

When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don’t quibble over the appetizers;

当你和你亲近的人吵架时，试着就事论事，不要扯出那些陈芝麻、烂谷子的事；

You cannot hold onto yesterday;

不要摆脱不了昨天；

Figure out the meaning of someone’s words;

多注意别人的言下之意；

Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;

和别人分享你的知识，那才是永恒之道；

Treat our earth in a friendly way, don’t fool around with mother nature;

善待我们的地球，不要愚弄自然母亲；

Do the things you should do;

做自己该做的事；

Don’t trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;

不要相信一个接吻时从不闭上眼睛的伴侣；

Go to a place you’ve never been to every year.

每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方。

If you earn much money, the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;

如果你赚了很多钱，在活着的时候多行善事，这是你能得到的最好回报；

Remember, not all the best harvest is luck;

记住有时候，不是最好的收获也是一种好运；

Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;

深刻理解所有的规则，合理地更新它们；

Remember, the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;

记住，最好的爱在于无条件地爱别人胜于对别人的索求上；

Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;

回望过去你最想达到的目标，然后评价你现在取得了多少成就；

In love and cooking, you must give 100% effort...but expect little appreciation.

无论是爱情还是烹饪，都用百分之百的负责态度对待，但是不要奢望太多的回报。

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