人生给我上的33节课

本文作者Regina Brett，是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙THE PLAIN DEALER 的專欄作家。

她說:“為了庆祝自己漸漸老去,我曾写了
《人生给我上的45節课》。

這是我平生最受欢迎的一篇专栏。

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She said,“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. ”
01。

人生不是公平的，但还算是好的。

-Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
02。

如果有所怀疑，你只管迈出一小步。

-When in doubt, just take the next small step.
03。

人生苦短，短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。

-Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
04。

你没必要每次吵架都要贏。

不妨同意你們之間存有不同的意見。

-You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
05。

和你的过去和解，它就不会捣乱你的現在了。

-Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
06。

不要拿自己的人生和別人比较,你并不清楚別人的生活是怎样过。

-Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what
their journey is all about.
07。

一眨眼的功夫什么都会变化，不过别担心，上帝从來不眨眼。

-Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
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08。

深吸一口气，会平靜你的心。

-Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
09。

把无用的、丑陋的、令人不高兴的東西通通扔掉。

-Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
09。

凡杀不了你的肯定会使你变得更坚強。

-Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
11。

再次得到童年的快乐永远不嫌晚，但是第二次得到只能靠自己，不能靠別人。

-It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
12。

点上蜡烛，用最好的被单，穿上最好的睡衣，不要等到特殊的場合才用。

今天就是好日子。

-Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
13。

做好充分的准备，然后就順其自然。

-Overprepare, then go with the flow.
14。

現在就摆脱传统, 不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。

-Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
15。

遇到倒霉的事可以問自己这样一句話：五年以後, 这还重要嗎？”Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
16。

原諒每一個人每一件事。

-Forgive everyone everything.
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17。

別人怎么想，与你无关。

-What other people think of you is none of your business.
18。

時間能愈合几乎任何伤口，但要給時間以時間。

-Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
19。

相信奇迹会出現。

-Believe in miracles.
20。

上帝愛你因為他是上帝，不是因為你做了什么，或者沒做什么。

-God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
21。

不要总是回顾人生。

現在就去表現，并尽量发挥。

-Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
22。

老朽不堪总比英年早逝好。

-Growing old beats the alternative -dying young.
23。

每一天都出門，奇迹在四处等著呢。

-Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
24。

如果我們把問題都堆在一起，看完了別人的，我們必会把自己的捡回來。

-If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
25。

忌妒是浪費時間。

你已经拥有你所需要的一切。

-Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
26。

最好的尚在后头。

-The best is yet to come.
27。

无论你感觉如何，起床、盛装、好好表現。

-No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
28。

学会让步。

-Yield.
29。

阅读诗篇。

它涵盖了每种情感。

-Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
30。

人生苦短,何必長期悲悲悯。

要不过着充实的生活,要不奄奄一息。

-Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
31。

当涉及到追求你所热爱的人生，不要接受否定的答复。

-When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
32。

如果你不要求, 你就得不着。

-If you don't ask, you don't get.
33。

人生并沒有被系上蝴蝶結，但它仍然是一份礼物。

-Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
PPS：张浩青
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