双语阅读：给应届毕业生的18条建议

We recently asked netizens to tell us the best post-grad advice they've ever received. Here's what they had to say:

最近，我们向网友做了个调查：大学毕业后，你收到的最好的建议是什么。以下是他

们给出的答案：

1. Your major doesn't have to define who you are in life.

你所学的专业并不能决定你人生的方向。

"As a liberal arts degree holder, the best advice I received from my dean was that

my major didn't define who I had to be in life." — Es Tee Smith, Facebook

“作为一名文科毕业生，我从系主任那儿得到的最佳建议是：我的专业并不能决定我

未来人生的方向。”——埃斯·T·史密斯，脸书

2. The only thing you have to be is yourself.

你唯一要做的就是做你自己。

"The best advice I ever received came from '90s pop god, Ethan Hawke, in Reality Bites: 'Honey, the only thing you have to be by the age of 23 is yourself.'"—courtneys61

“我收到过的最好建议来自于90年代的流行巨星伊桑·霍克，他在电影《四个毕业生》中说：“亲爱的，在23岁之前，你唯一要做的就是做真实的自己。”——

courtneys61

3. Put on your big girl pants.

别耍小孩脾气，成熟点。

"My sassy grammy said, 'Alex, you just gotta put on your big girl pants, put on some lipstick, and accomplish your dreams. You got this baby girl. No one can hold you down. And if they try to, give them a swift kick in the ass.'" — alexandralmarth

“我时髦的祖母说过：'亚历克斯，你最好穿得成熟些，擦点儿口红，去实现你的梦想。你不再是小女孩的样子，就没有人能阻止得了你。如果他们想要这么做，你也应该一

脚把他们踢开。'”——alexandralmarth

4. You have to jump.

你一定要跳下去。

"You're going to jump alone, with no one else beside you. But you're GONNA jump. Just remember you don't jump the same as everyone else. Your timeline isn't theirs. They might land a big dream job in a month, and maybe you'll get yours a year from now, or even 10 years. But you will get there. First though, you have to jump." —MelisCapozio

“没有人在你身边的时候，你需要一个人跳下去。你一定得跳。记住，你要跳得与别

人不一样。你的时间线与他们不同。他们可能一个月内就找到了理想的工作，而你可

能需要一年，甚至十年之久。但你一定会找到的。不过首先，你一定要跳。——MelisCapozio

5. "You're now your own personal brand. Be sure to market wisely."— Margaret Aprison, Facebook

现在你就是你自己的品牌。一定要聪明地推销自己。——玛格丽特·艾普利森，脸书

6. No one really knows what they're doing!

没有人真正清楚自己正在做什么！

“The last week of classes before graduation I had a meltdown, and my professor looked at me and said 'no one actually knows what they're doing. All of these adults you look up to, and admire, they're all making this shit up as they go. You're not all alone in this big scary world. I promise.'” — lailar

“毕业前上最后一周课的时候，我很沮丧，我的教授看着我说：'实际上，没有人真正

明白自己在做什么。你所敬仰并羡慕的那些成年人，他们做事情的时候也是这样。我

可以肯定地说，在这个大千世界，并不是只有你一个人充满恐惧。'”——lailar

7. You are your biggest obstacle.

你是自己最大的阻碍。

"'You are your biggest obstacle,' spoken by the best teacher/friend I've ever had.

She didn't BS us but told us we are the only ones to blame if we don't like our situation." — lizv4367ed200

“我的一位良师益友说过：'人最大的障碍是自己。'她没跟我们长篇大论，而是告诉我们，当我们对现状不满时，需要责怪的只是我们自己。”——lizv4367ed200

8. Despite your degree, don't be above anything.

虽然你有高学历，但也不要眼高于顶。

"Even though you have a degree, you're not above doing anything. Never turn down a job because you think you're too good for it." — Sarah Marie, Facebook

“尽管你有高学历，但也不要眼高于顶。不要因为觉得某个工作不值得你做而拒绝它”——莎拉·玛丽，脸书

9. Embrace the now.