經(jīng)典美文：20歲應(yīng)該知道的20件事
摘要：年輕人，在你們離開之前，能否關(guān)掉手機(jī)，讓我與你們分享一些重要的事情?我知道你們認(rèn)為我太老，不能理解你們，但我保證，年輕時(shí)候的事情我甚至記得比現(xiàn)在發(fā)生的事情還清楚。我從沒忘記。
As college doors start to swish and swing open, slurping young people back in for fall classes, I feel compelled to put my hand up and say, "Wait, you forgot something."
I have something I want to tell them before they head back up the university's hill to walk new halls, meet new faces and make new decisions that could change their lives. What I wish I had known.
大學(xué)校園已經(jīng)慢慢敞開大門，迎接那些即將在秋季入學(xué)的年輕人們，我必須舉起手說：“等等，你們忘了什么事。”
在他們抬頭挺胸進(jìn)入大學(xué)校園，認(rèn)識(shí)新朋友，做出影響一生的決定之前，有些事我想要告訴他們。一些我希望知道的事。
Precious young person, before you leave, can you turn off your phone and let me share something valuable with you? I know you think I am too old to understand you, but I promise, some days I feel closer to your age than I do my own. I haven't forgotten.
年輕人，在你們離開之前，能否關(guān)掉手機(jī)，讓我與你們分享一些重要的事情?我知道你們認(rèn)為我太老，不能理解你們，但我保證，年輕時(shí)候的事情我甚至記得比現(xiàn)在發(fā)生的事情還清楚。我從沒忘記。
What I see in front of me is a life that is valuable and worth more than you can possibly know today. I hope to save you a lot of time, pain and regret.
在我面前展開的生活如此珍貴，你們難以想象。我希望幫你們節(jié)約時(shí)間，減少痛苦和悔恨。
The 20 Things I Wish Someone Told Me at 20:
我希望在20歲時(shí)有人告訴我的20件事：
20歲應(yīng)該知道的20件事
1. Hold tight to your real friends and don't forget the closeness that you feel now.
珍惜你真正的朋友，別忘記你們現(xiàn)在的親密感覺。
It is real, and over time, life will try to tease those connections away. They will mean everything.
它是真實(shí)的，隨著時(shí)間的流逝，生活會(huì)漸漸把這種感覺帶走。他們意味著一切。
2. Although you're smart ... your brain isn't done maturing. Listen to your parents more than you want. REALLY.
雖然你很聰明……但你的大腦還不成熟。聽你父母的建議，真的要聽話。
Your brain doesn't fully connect all of the dots until you're about 23. Trust me. Trust THEM.
不到23歲，你的大腦還沒法把所有的信息點(diǎn)都結(jié)合起來理智分析。相信我。相信他們。
3. Keep the joy of being 'in the moment.'
享受當(dāng)下。
You will have to focus on the future so much as you get older -- being mindful to the moment becomes a lost gift.
隨著你的成長，你將不得不關(guān)注未來——那時(shí)關(guān)注當(dāng)下就會(huì)變成一份已經(jīng)失去了的禮物。
4. You will miss your youthful body one day -- love it and take care of it.
你有一天會(huì)失去年輕的身體——珍惜它，愛護(hù)它。
There will come a day when you become nostalgic for all of those body parts that you don't like now. Take care of them, exercise and enjoy the freedom of your abilities.
有一天，你會(huì)想念那些你現(xiàn)在不喜歡的身體部分。照顧好它們，常常鍛煉，享受行動(dòng)能力。
5. If someone has cut you down, that is about THEM, not YOU.
如果有人反駁你，那是他們的事，不是你。
Unkind words are often used to cut a strong person down to make the insecure one feel better. Don't let them stick.
惡意的言語常常把一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯的人打倒，使那些缺乏安全感的人自我感覺不錯(cuò)。別讓他們得逞。
6. Apologize: mean it & make it better.
道歉：真誠地道歉，并且讓事情變得更好。
Say "I'm sorry," drop your ego and fix things humbly, without excuses.
說“對(duì)不起”，放下你的驕傲，虛心地改正錯(cuò)誤，不要找借口。
7. Education is THAT important.
教育是非常重要的。
With 100% certainty, you will be proud of your degrees ... and you will regret it if you don't complete them.
我百分之百的肯定，你會(huì)為你的學(xué)位感到驕傲……如果你沒有完成學(xué)業(yè)，你會(huì)后悔的。
8. You can say NO to sexual contact.
你可以對(duì)性行為說不。
You own your body. Walking away is tough in the moment, but your spirit will thank you. And, trust me, in later years, those decisions will fill you and your partner with pride.
你擁有你自己的身體。走開會(huì)是個(gè)艱難的時(shí)刻，但你的靈魂會(huì)感謝你的。還有，相信我，過幾年之后，那些決定使你和你的伴侶感到自豪。
9. Whatever you POST is PERMANENT.
你曬出的所有內(nèi)容都是永久的。
Envision that picture, video or comment being pushed across the desk to you as you interview for your first job.
想想當(dāng)你面試第一份工作時(shí)，照片、視頻和評(píng)論都被從桌子對(duì)面遞過來。
10. Trust the calling on your heart.
跟隨心的召喚。
Don't quiet the voice inside your spirit. DO the work to get where you are called to go ... even if it is not where someone else thinks you should be going.
別壓制你內(nèi)心的聲音。跟著心指引的方向走……即使如果那不是別人認(rèn)為你該去的地方。
11. Spirituality/Religion will be what saves you when the world goes out.
當(dāng)世界都瘋掉時(shí)，精神或宗教將會(huì)拯救你。
Always keep a personal spiritual relationship with God - this will guide you, strengthen you & bring you peace. Pray. Meditate. Listen. Every day.
永遠(yuǎn)與上帝保持精神上的交流——它會(huì)指引你，使你強(qiáng)大，帶給你平靜。祈禱、冥想、聆聽，每一天。
12. Travel.
旅行。
Seize any (safe) opportunity to journey to a new place, immerse in a new culture, or experience new landscape. Your mind will open in immeasurable ways.
抓住每個(gè)(安全的)機(jī)會(huì)去新的地方旅行，沉浸在新的文化當(dāng)中。你的眼界會(huì)變得異常開闊。
13. Don't poison yourself. Don't smoke. Don't take drugs. Don't drink soda.
別毒害自己。不要吸煙。不要吸毒。不要喝碳酸飲料。
Toxins affect your outward beauty. Treat your body as purely as possible. It will show.
毒素會(huì)影響你的外在美，對(duì)待你自己的身體越純凈越好，它會(huì)表現(xiàn)出來的。
14. Consider the other side of the story.
考慮到事情的另一面。
Listen to someone that you don't agree with - ask them where they came from and why they feel the way they do, without judgment. Be OPEN.
聽聽你反對(duì)的人的意見——問問他們從哪里來，為什么這樣想，不要評(píng)論。敞開心扉。
15. Talk yourself out of the need to compare yourself.
別和自己比較。
Strive to be the best YOU, not a copy of the person next to you. Know your strengths. Don't belittle your weaknesses.
努力做最好的自己，而不是一個(gè)身邊人的副本。了解自己的優(yōu)勢，不要輕看自己的缺點(diǎn)。
16. Talk to your educators. Ask for help. Be known and be memorable.
跟你的導(dǎo)師談話，去尋求幫助，讓他們了解你，記住你。
By being known, teachers will be more invested in you and your success. You might also gain a mentor.
老師們?nèi)绻私饽?，就?huì)更關(guān)注你和你的成功。你也許還會(huì)得到一位人生導(dǎo)師。
17. Love your parents. Love your grandparents.
愛你的父母，愛你的祖父母。
Look them in the eye and listen to their stories. You never know when it is going to be too late.
看著他們的眼睛，傾聽他們的故事。你永遠(yuǎn)不知道什么時(shí)候是最后一次。
18. People will treat you the way that you allow them to.
你如何對(duì)待別人，別人就如何對(duì)待你。
You have half the power to determine how every relationship goes as a whole. Be empowered to keep positive people close and negative people at bay. You do have a choice.
你只有一半的能力決定人際關(guān)系如何發(fā)展。和積極的人來往，遠(yuǎn)離消極的人。你可以選擇。
19. Pay attention to how people treat their parents ... and their waiters.
注意別人是怎樣對(duì)他們的父母的……和服務(wù)人員。
The way a potential partner treats his/her parents is a good predictor of how they will be in a marriage. The way they treat a waiter (or any service person) shows you their character.
另一半如何對(duì)待父母可以看出他們在婚姻中會(huì)是什么樣子，他們?nèi)绾螌?duì)待服務(wù)生會(huì)讓你看到他們的性格。
20. Listen to your still, small voice.
傾聽你內(nèi)心的平靜和微弱的聲音。
God gave you a spirit that speaks to you from that spot deep in your core. You can feel it give you a stinging "bzzzz" when you should not be somewhere, and a feel-good "lalalala!" when you are in a very good place. Trust those GUT feelings.
上帝給了你一個(gè)會(huì)在你心底某處和你說話的精靈。當(dāng)你不該出現(xiàn)在某處時(shí)，你會(huì)聽到它發(fā)出“呲……”的聲音，如果你在一個(gè)好的地方，會(huì)聽到“啦啦啦......”。相信那些直覺。