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【美文欣赏】父亲的忠告,送给他三岁大的爱子(2)

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父母在*的成长之路中充当启蒙老师的角色,这是一位父亲写给他三岁的儿子的一封信。这份信里面提到的忠告,有多少条是你的父母在你小时候给你灌输过的?

   You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet … and then after meeting dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and don''t open your heart to them, you''ll avoid pain … but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life.


   你可能会被你遇到的人耻笑欺负伤害…而在见了一打这种稀奇古怪的人后,你会找到一个真正的朋友。如果你拒绝接触新人群,并不向他们敞开心扉,你会避免受伤……但是同时也失去了认识这些不可思议的人的机会,他们会在你生命*困难的时刻陪伴着你,并带给你人生当中*美好的时光。


   You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success.


   你会失败多次但是如果你让失败打到了你,不再努力,你就会错过那种当你达到成就新高度的难以言喻的成就感。失败是成功之母。


   Life Isn''t a Competition


   生命不是一场竞赛


   You will meet many people who will try to outdo you, in school, in college, at work. They''ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To them, life is a competition — they have to do better than their peers to be happy.


   你会遇到一些人他们总是试图超过你,在*,大学,在工作中。他们想要拥有更好的车,更大的房子,更好的衣物,更酷的小玩意。对他们来说,生命就是一场竞赛---他们不得不比同辈做得更好来让自己感到快乐。


   Here''s a secret: Life isn''t a competition. It''s a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others, to outdo others, you’re wasting your journey. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of Happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.


   这里有一个秘诀:生命并不是一场竞赛。而是一段旅程。如果你在途中一直都试图给他人留下深刻印象,超过别人,那你就浪费了这段旅程。与之相反,学会享受它,让之成为快乐之旅,永恒的学习之旅,持久的进步之旅以及爱之旅。


   Don''t worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even a better-paying job. None of that matters a whit, and none of it will make you happier. You''ll acquire these things and then only want more. Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough — and then use the time you would have wasted trying to earn money to buy those things … use that time doing things you love.


   不要为拥有一辆更好的车或一所更好的房子或者任何物质的东西,即便是一份薪水更高的工作操心。这些根本无足轻重,也不会使你快乐。你可能在拥有了这些之后只是想要更多的。与之相反,学会满足你已经拥有的---然后学会利用你原本想要浪费在为挣钱买这些东西的时间去做你真正热爱的事。


   Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly. Don''t settle for a job that pays the bills. Life is too short to waste on a job you hate.


   找到你的激情,坚持不懈地追求它。别让自己被一个还债的的工作所累。生命太短暂了,更不可将之浪费在你所厌恶的工作上。


   Love Should Be Your Rule


   爱应该成为你的生活准则


   If there''s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know … but trust me, there''s no better rule in life.


   如果让一个词成为你的生活支撑的话,那它应该是爱。也许这听来已是老生常谈,我也清楚… 但是请信任我,再没有更好的生活准则了。


   Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.


   一些人以成功作为生活准则。他们的生活会很紧张,不开心并且很浅薄。


   Others would live by the rule of selfishness - putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy.


   另一些人的生活准则是个人利益——他们将个人需要置于他人需要之上。他们孤独一生,终究也不会快乐。


   Still others will live by the rule of righteousness - trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesn''t live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with, and that''s a horrible companion.


   还有一些人他们为正义而生——努力展示其道路的正确性,并试图劝服任何一个不以正义为生活准则的人。他们关心他人,却以一种消极的方式,*终怀抱追寻一生的正义而终,而正却是一个糟糕的伴侣。


   Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them.


   用爱支撑你的生命。爱你的妻子,你的*,你的父母亲,你的朋友,全心全意地去爱。给与他们你所需要的,不要流露出任何残忍,不赞同,冷漠或者失望,只有爱。向他们敞开灵魂。


   Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors … your coworkers … strangers … your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.


   不仅仅爱你深爱的人,也要爱你的邻居...你的同事…甚至陌生人…他们是你广义上的兄弟姐妹。给你遇到的任何一个人一个微笑,一句善语。一个友好的姿势,一只援助之手。


   Love not only neighbors and strangers … but your enemy. The person who is cruelest to you, who has been unkind to you … love him. He is a tortured soul, and most in need of your love.


   不仅仅爱邻居和陌生人…也要爱你的敌人。对你*残酷的人,对曾经对你不善的人…爱他。他是一个备受折磨的灵魂,*需要你的爱。


   And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of Happiness and love … and learn to love yourself for who you are.


   *重要的是爱你自己。当别人批评你时,学着不要强加自己,去认为自己丑,笨或者不值得去爱…而要想着自己是一个很完美的人,值得拥有幸福和真爱…并学会爱现在的自己。


   Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for you when I can. Godspeed.


   *后,要知道我爱你并且永远都会,你即将开启一段有点奇怪,令人害怕,令人心悸但*终很不可思议的巧妙旅程,我永远会支持你。祝万事如意。


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