汉译英盘点：老爸教给我的人生信条

　　Even though my dad’s advice is relevant to a person of any age, my 29-year-old self can relate to it in a way my 14-year-old self didn’t quite grasp at the time. In fact, the first thought that went through my head was, “My dad was right. ”Here are his 18 pieces of advice for a younger generation, transcribed with his permission.
　　老爸的建议适用于各个年龄段，正如现在29岁的我终于领悟了14岁时并不能理解的精妙。当我重读时，脑中的第一闪念就是：“爸爸是对的！”以下即是在老爸的许可下转录其对年轻一代的18条建议。
　　1. Your 30’s, 40’s and 50’s won’t feel like your 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. – Adults are just older children. When you get older you won’t feel as old as you imagine you will. For the most part, you still feel exactly the way you feel right now, just a little wiser and more confident. You’ve had time to establish your place in the world and figure out what’s important to you. Don’t fear growing up. Look forward to it. It’s awesome.
　　当你三、四、五十岁的时候不要让你看起来就是三、四、五十岁。成人只是年长的孩子。随着年龄的增长，不要使你自己有想象中的苍老感觉。在极大程度上，你还是依然如故，只不过多了智慧和更加的自信。你已经确立了在自己的位置，并且清楚什么于你是重要的。所以，不要对成长畏惧而要怀有期待，这是很了不起的。
　　2. Bad things will happen to you and your friends. – Part of living and growing up is experiencing unexpected troubles in life. People lose jobs, get in car accidents and sometimes die. When you are younger, and things are going pretty well, this harsh reality can be hard to visualize. The smartest, and oftentimes hardest, thing we can do in these kinds of situations is to be tempered in our reactions. To want to scream obscenities, but to wiser and more disciplined than that. To remember that emotional rage only makes matters worse. And to remember that tragedies are rarely as bad as they seem, and even when they are, they give us an opportunity to grow stronger.
　　坏事也有找上门的可能。经历生命中的意外麻烦其实是生活和成长的一部分。人们可能会失业、遭遇车祸甚至死亡。当你还年幼，相信一切还都很美好，是很难想象到严酷的现实的。然而在这些遭遇面前，我们所能做的最小的也通常是最难的事情就是适应。想要张狂地尖叫，但是智慧和自律总会将之代替。要记住过于情绪化的愤怒会让事情变得更糟。也要记住悲剧很少会像它们看起来那么悲惨，同时，就算它们悲惨如斯，也恰好给了我们变强壮的机会。
　　3. Everyone can make a huge difference. – Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So start small and start now.
　　每个人都可以与众不同。让一个人微笑可以改变一个世界。也许不是整个世界，但却是他自己的世界。所以就从小事从现在做起吧。
　　4. First impressions aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. – Everyone and everything seems normal from a distance, or at a glance. The 10th, 20th, or even the 50th impression is when you start to truly understand someone else for who they truly are.
　　第一印象并非完全可信。任何人和任何事从一定距离或者仅一瞥中看总是正常。但你的第10次、20次甚至50次的印象才能使你真正地去理解真实的他人。
　　5. Big results come when you narrow your focus. – Concentrate your efforts on smaller and smaller areas. When your efforts are diffused over a wide area they won’t have much of an impact. So focus on smaller areas and your efforts will be felt more fully. It could take time for change to happen, but keep that focus narrow.
　　集中精力时总会有大收获。将你的努力集中于越来越小的领域。当你在一个宽广的领域分散你的努力时，其实并不能取得良好的效果。所以专心致志可以让你的努力更有成效。也许改变需要时间，但是做事请专心。
　　6. Love yourself. Become your own priority. – Strive to be the ‘you’ you want to be. Nourish your mind and body. Educate yourself every day until you die.
　　爱自己。做自己的主导。为你想成为的人而奋斗。充实心灵，强健体魄。做到活到老学到老。
　　7. Sometimes you just have to go for it. – Put your uncertainty and fears aside for a second and ask yourself this: “If I try and I don’t get it right the first time, what will I have lost and what will I have gained?” The answer is: You will have lost nothing but a little bit of your time while gaining an important lesson that will help you get it right the second or third time. People rarely get it right the first time. In fact, usually the only people who ever get it right are those who continue going for it even when they’ve come up short numerous times before.
　　有时候就是要坚持到底。先把你的犹豫和畏惧放到一边，然后问自己：“如果我努力去做，但是在第一次恰好没有成功。那么，我将会失去什么，同时又会得到什么？”答案是：除了一点点的时间你其实毫无损失，但同时你却获得了一个重要的经验或者教训，这会助你在下一次或者再一次的努力中获得成功。很少有人一下子就能成功。实际上，在很多人看似轻松成功的背后，总有无数次的尝试和努力。
　　8. In order to get, you have to give. – Supporting, guiding and making contributions to other people is one of life’s greatest rewards. Everything you do comes back around.

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