高中课外阅读--英语美文欣赏13(中英双语)

英语美文欣赏13

珍惜你邂逅的每一个人

We don't meet people by accident.

我们遇见的人不是偶然。

Every person you meet will have a role in your life, be it big or small. Some will help you grow, some will hurt you, some will inspire you to do better. At the same time, you are playing some role in their lives as well. Know that paths cross for a reason and treat people with significance.

无论大小，你见到的每一个人将在你的人生中扮演一个角色。一些人帮助你成长，一些人伤害你，一些人激励你做的更好。与此同时，你也在他们的人生中扮演一定的角色。知道道路不会无缘无故交错，有意义地对待别人。

The best teachers are those who don't tell you how to get there but show the way.

最佳的老师，并非授人以鱼，而是授人以渔。

There is no better joy then helping people see a vision for themselves, seeing them go to levels higher than they ever would have imagined on their own. But that doesn't mean you have to fix them or enable them; instead, guide them to the source of their own power. Offer them support and motivation as they find their own way and show you what they're capable of. All you have to do is believe in them.

再没有比帮助别人自己看到未来、看到他们到达了他们原来也没想到的高度让人更高兴的事了。但这不意味着你不得不更正他们或者武装他们，取而代之的是，引导他们到达自己的能力之源。当他们找到自己的路并展示给你他们的能力时，提供给他们帮助和激励。你所做的就是相信他们。

Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up.

绝不轻视他人，除非你在帮助他们成长。

We like to think of life as a meritocracy, so it's easy to look down on someone who isn't as successful or accomplished or well educated as you are. But you have no idea how far that person has already climbed or where they will end up. Time could easily reverse your positions, so be sure you treat everyone with dignity.

我们喜欢相信生活是精英统治，所以很容易看低那些还没有像你一样成功，或有成就，或受过良好教育的人。但是你不知道那个人已经攀登到哪里或将要在哪里结束。时间会很容易地翻转你们的位置，所以一定要尊重地对待别人。

Appreciate those who have supported you, forgive those who have hurt you, help those who need you.

欣赏那些支持你的人，原谅那些伤害你的人，帮助那些需要你的人。

Business is complicated, life is complex, and leadership is difficult. Treat all people--including yourself--with love and compassion, and you can't go wrong.

生意是复杂的，生活是难懂的，领导者是难当的。满怀爱和同情地对待所有人，包括你自己，这样你才不会犯错。

Treat people the way you want to be treated and life will instantly get better.

对待他人，如同你所希望被对待的方式，生活也因此更美好。

花点时间和值得的人在一起Nurture your relationships. It's really prominent .

维护你的人际关系，这真的非常重要。

Your family and friends matter.

你的家人和朋友都是很重要的人。

They appear in your life for reasons.

他们出现在你的生命中是有原因的。

Cherish them. Let them know no matter how busy you are, you always have them in mind.

珍惜他们。让他们知道：无论你有多忙，你总会记着他们。

Spending time with people you look up to.

与那些你欣赏的人呆在一起。

There must be someone who is living the kind you life you envision.

肯定有人过着你梦想中的那种生活。

Spend time with them.

花些时间和他们呆在一起。

Spending time with these people need not be two-way all the time.

这种“呆在一起”并不一定得是双向的。

You can also spend time with them via reading or actively learning from their YouTube videos.

你也可以通过阅读他们的著作或者观看他们的YouTube视频来和他们“呆在一起”。

真正的尊重要靠努力换来

OK, I wasn’t fired but this is how it went.

好吧，我不是被炒鱿鱼了，事情是这样的。

Back in 2005, I had just started working and was almost at my peak of being a ladies man (or so i thought). Always spotted with a different girl (or so people perceived). I was an associate and kinda developed a crush on this manager. She

seemed nice and the usual.

2005年的时候，我刚开始工作，当时是我作为大众情人的巅峰时期（至少我是这么想的）。人们总是看见我和不同的女孩在一起（至少他们是这么想的）。我当时是个准合伙人，并且有点暗恋我的经理。她则表现得很友好、很正常。

Long story short I asked her out and it worked. (Story for another day).

长话短说，我约她出去了，而且成功了。（详细故事改天讲）

We seemed to be pretty fond of each other and hung out quite a lot. In and out of office. Later on, during one of her 1-on-1s with her manager, he suggested her to stop hanging out with me. You know ‘perception is reality’ kinda stuff. That hanging out with a younger and reckless guy like me would be a career liming move for her.

我们互相挺喜欢的，经常在一起，不管是在工作中还是工作外。后来，再一次她和她的经历单独面谈的时候，她的经理暗示她不要在和我呆在一起了。你们懂的，“三人成虎”一类的事。和我这么一个愣头青搅在一起，可能会把她的整个事业给搅黄了。

She didn’t listen and shared this with me right after her meeting. And of course I felt bad. But not hurt.

不过她没听，还在会议结束后把这件事告诉了我。

We dated for a while and eventually broke up. For some other reasons. Mostly petty.

我们还是继续约会了一段时间，但是最后分手了。不过，是因为其他一些原因。挺遗憾的。

Fast forward 11 years, I join a new company as a Sr. Manager and word kinda spread about me. Mostly superficial- based on my looks and age.

11年过去之后，我以高级经理的角色加入了一家新公司，结果身边出现了各种关于我的流言蜚语。主要就是些关于我外貌和年龄的话。

By the end of first week, a guy walks up to my cabin and greets me with a ‘bhai’ after my name. I look at him baffled. It’s the same manager who my ex reported to all those years ago. We shake hands and talk for a while.

第一周快结束的时候，一个人走进了我的办公室，他叫我名字的时候还在后面加了个“伙计”（巴基斯坦话）。我不解地看了过去，发现他正式那好几年前我前女友的上司。我们握了手，然后谈了好一会儿。

He then said ‘You have now become my manager. You have come a long way.’然后他说：“你现在已经变成我的经理了。你这进步够大的。”

It was quite a moment. Mixed emotions. But I was proud of myself more than anything. Proud that I worked hard and earned my respect.

这真是神奇的一刻。百感交集。不过我挺为自己感到自豪的，因为我用自己的努力换来了尊重。

工作再忙也不要牺牲假期

Depending on the root cause, some stressful situations unfold over long periods of time–a few days, a couple weeks, even the better part of a year.

根据根本原因的不同，有些压力情景是在很长一段时间内慢慢变严重的——几天、几周，甚至大半年。

If you work for a company that’s struggling to survive, you may see no end in sight to the high-pressure environment you’re working wit hin.

如果你所在的公司正在挣扎求存，那么你眼前这种充满压力的工作环境可能是看不到尽头的。

In cases like these, you need to find ways to escape at least for a while.

在这种情况之中，你需要想想办法逃离现实，即使只是暂时的。

Unfortunately, many people’s first reaction is to do the reverse–cutting back on personal time in order to slog through a tough situation.

但不幸的是，很多人首先选择做的却恰恰相反——牺牲个人时间，试图改变眼前的棘手局面。

Remember, stress isn’t just a response to what’s already going on around you–it’s also your reaction to negative things that might happen but haven’t yet.

要记住，压力不光是你对已经发生过的事情的反映，它也是你对那些可能发生却还没有发生的事情的反映。

So it’s important not to sacrifice the habits and routines that sustain you over the long haul.

所以，不要去牺牲那些从长期看对你有好处的习惯，这是很重要的。

And somewhat counterintuitively , one solution is to do things that lessen work-related stress in the near-term.

而且，与我们的直觉正好相反，解决方案应该是在短期内去做那些能够够消解工作压力的事情。

Yoga and mindfulness exercises are common ways to create a sense of peace and serenity.

瑜伽和精神集中训练都是常见的用于创造平和心境的活动。

No, they won’t eliminate your dread of what might still be on the horizon, but they can dam pen the arousal that’s getting the best of you right now.

虽然它们并不能消除那些你实际要面对的隐患，但它们却能环节当下这些让你抓狂的杂乱思绪。

The other alternative is just to find something truly enjoyable to do, whether or not it induces calm or mindfulness.

另一个可行的方案是，去找一些真的能让人预约的事情做做，不管他们是不是能让你冷静下来。

Go to a movie or concert. Play a game. Do some exercise.

看场电影，玩玩游戏，做做运动。

In this case, you’re focusing your motivation on something desirable, rather than something stressful.

这么一来，你就能把你的动机转移到那些诱人的事情上，而不用去想那些让人有压力的事情。

The motivation to do pleasant things competes with the motivation to avoid negative ones.

追寻美好事物的动机，是能够和回避负面东西的动机相竞争的。

So if you can immerse yourself in positive activities, you’ll shift your motivation away from the focus on the stressors for a while.

所以，如果你能将自己沉静在积极的活动之中，你就能把自己的动机暂时从那些带来压力的事情上面转移开来了。

This can at lest help you keep stress that you can’t totally eliminate at manageable levels over long periods.

这样，你虽然不能从根本上消除那些压力，但至少可以把它们控制在可控范围内。

内向不是胆怯的借口

Job interviews can be mildly terrifying for anyone, but they’re extra-extra-terrifying for introverts. Here, some tips for giving a great first impression, even if your instincts are to go hide in a corner.

求职面试也许对于任何人来说是“温和的可怕”的，但是对于性格内向的人来说则是“极！极！可怕”的。下面，给你分享一些小诀窍，帮助你留下良好的第一印象，即使你的本性更驱使你躲藏在角落里。

“I’ll just wing it” should not be a line in any introvert’s arsenal—that’s especially be true for interviews. Whether you enlist a pal to run through questions with you ahead of time or just practice in front of a mirror, go through an entire mock interview out loud until it feels natural.

“我只能即兴表现了。”不应成为任何一位内向者的武器底线——特别是参与面试的时候。不管你找了一位同伴提前演练一遍面试问题，还是只是自己在镜子前练习，你都应该大声练习整个模拟面试的流程，直到让你自己感到自然。

Introverts aren’t naturals at self-promotion, so take stock of the things you’re best at and figure out a no-nonsense way to talk about them. We find it easier to talk quantifiably (“At my last company, my press materials brought in 12 new clients”) rather than with bravado (“I’m a terrific writer. Everyone knows it.”).

内向者都不太擅长自我推广，所以你要盘点自己最擅长的事情然后构思一

个严肃的方法去谈论它们。我们发现，用数字说明事实的方法更简单（“在上一家公司的时候，我的出版材料吸引了12位新客户”）而不是虚张声势（“我写作水平非常高，人人都知道。”）。

Off-the-cuff comments and free-flowing conversations aren’t typically where introverts shine, so instead of leaving things up to chance, brainstorm a list of all the questions you think your interviewer will ask you and prepare your answers accordingly.

即兴发表意见和随意发挥的对话通常并非内向者展现自己的好场景，所以，与其靠运气倒不如头脑风暴，列出所有你认为面试官会提问的问题，然后一个一个准备好你的答案。

We’re not saying you should put on a hat and a pair of those fake moustache glasses, but scoping out the area where your interview will be proves majorly comforting come go time. Map out your route (or even try it the day before) to minimize travel-related stress and triple-check the weather to make sure you’re dressed appropriately. (No introvert wants to show up a sweaty mess.) 我们不是叫你戴上一顶帽子和一副带有假胡子的眼镜，但是打量进行面试的场所能够大大地安抚你在面试过程的情绪。在地图上标注好路线（或者甚至在前一天先踩点），以便舒缓路途带来的压力，多次查看天气预报，确保你能够得当地穿着打扮。（没有一个内向的人希望自己大汗淋漓地出现在别人面前。）

If you’re uncomfortable in what you’re wearing, it’ll show on your face and in your body language. Before an interview, take some time to select pieces that make you feel like the boss you are.

如果你对自己所穿着的衣服感到不适，这会体现在你的脸上和肢体语言上。在面试之前，要花点时间挑选不同配件单品，让你感觉自己说了算的自信。

In the days leading up to an interview, introverts might start to feel insecure about their inward-facing qualities. Don’t! Instead, try tal king up your more positive introverted tendencies right there in the interview. For example, many introverts are detail-oriented, thoughtful, creative and serious self-motivators.

在面试前几天，内向者们可能会因为自己的内向特质而感到没有安全感。千万别有这样的想法！相反，你更应该在面试的时候大胆地赞赏自己的性格向内倾向的积极之处。例如，许多内向者是注重细节的，体贴的，创造力强的以及严肃的自我鼓励者。

If you can help it, don’t schedule back-to-back interviews. Allow yourself to regroup after each one by booking a massage, setting aside time to read a good book or making a favorite meal for dinner—pretty much anything that constitutes self-care.

如果你能够忍得住，就不要安排背靠背的面试。给予自己重组的机会，可以通过预约一次按摩，安排空闲时间阅读一本好书或者做一顿美味的晚餐——

更像是关爱自己的事情。

爱自己，是一个女生应有的姿态Not everyone reciprocates the gesture.

并不是每个人都会回应你的付出。

This is a hard truth but it’s true.

这是个残酷的事实，但现实的确如此。

If other people poured the same amount of effort into me as I pour into them, things would probably be different, but things aren’t always equal in friendships and relationships.

如果别人对我的付出，跟我对别人的付出一样多，现实可能会有所不同。然而，友情和爱情中的付出总是不对等。

I honestly think that we should help other people and take care of them because it’s a good thing to do, not because we want something back.

老实说，我觉得我们应该帮助和关心别人，仅仅因为这是一种善举，而不是想要有所回报。

But by the same token, if we’re not getting anything back to sustain us when we need it, we shouldn’t help people to the poin t where we drain our own resources.

可是，由此类推，当我们需要帮助，却什么都得不到的时候，我们就不应该耗尽所有精力去帮助别人了。

I’m not being selfish.

我并不是自私。

Putting yourself first feels so wrong when you first start doing it.

刚开始去把自己放在第一位的时候，你会觉得很不好意思。

If you’re used to erasing your own needs to look after others, it seems too self-indulgent.

如果你习惯压抑自己的需求去帮助别人，以自己为优先的话，就会显得很任性。

But actually, the only way to consistently and effectively help other people in the long-term is to make sure you’re in a good place yourself.

但是实际上，持续且高效地帮助别人的唯一方法，就是先让自己保持良好的状态。

I’m important too.

我也很重要。

It actually took me a while to get to the point where I can say this, but there’s no reason why my own wants and needs shouldn’t matter as much as the other people in my life.

我也是在经历了很多之后，才意识到这一点。然而，日常生活中，我的需求并没有理由比别人的需求低一等。

I deserve to have the same level of support and I certainly deserve to get where I want in life.

我应该得到同样程度的支持，我应该得到我想要的、那种平等的地位。

I deserve to be happy.

我应该得到幸福。

Helping people has always made me happy and it still does, but I’ve come to understand I want another kind of happiness too – pride in my own achievements, emotional resilience, stuff that’s really to do with me and not anyone else.

帮助他人总是使我快乐，现在也是如此，可是我开始明白，我也需要其他种类的幸福——为自己的成就、情绪恢复能力、以及真正与自己有关的事情而感到自豪。

It’s time to make that happen.

是时候这样做了。

想成为精英，生活就得有规律Yes. That's right. And the first of all these would be exercising for at least 30 minutes everyday.

是的，就是这样。而这里面首先的一点，就是每天至少要锻炼30分钟。

You already know how important exercise is, right?

你也知道运动很重要，对不对？

It keeps your body in optimal condition, keeps your brain sharp and make you more confident.

它能让你的身体保持最佳状态，还能让你的大脑保持敏锐，并让你更加自信。

Make sure you exercise daily no matter how busy you get.

无论多忙，都要确保每天运动。

If you sacrifice health for wealth, someday you’re going to sacrifice your wealth for health.

如果你现在为了财富而牺牲健康，总有一天你得为了健康而牺牲财富。

And remember to visualize long, middle and short term goals.

另外，要记得想象长期、中期和短期的愿景。

It’s easy to lose the big picture when you’re immersed in detailed executions.

当你埋头执行那些具体的任务时，你很容易忽略大局。

It’s also easy to miss out the details executions when you’re grasping the big picture.

而当你规划大局的时候，你也很容易忘了想怎么执行细节。

Visualizing long, middle and short term goals allow you to refresh your mind about your current situation.

将长、中、短期的愿景都想一想，这能让你重新激活大脑，让你把现况看得更清楚。

Besides, don't forget planning your day.

另外，别忘了为你的每一天做计划。

When you do #5, you set the goals or locate the destination. When you plan your day, you work on the specifics.

当你执行刚刚的第5条时，你是在确定你的目标和目的地；而当你制定当天的计划时，你是在处理具体的细节。

A plan should be specific, actionable and measurable.

这些计划应该是具体、可执行、可量化的。

Spend 10 minutes on planning everyday and you’ll experience a productivity boost.

每天花10分钟计划一下，你的产出率会突飞猛进。

And reflection before going to bed is also pretty important.

然后，睡前反思一下也是很重要的。

No matter how well you’ve done anything, there’s always room for improvement.

无论你把一件事情做得多么好，你总会有提升的空间。

Reflect about the things you’ve done and think about how you can do better the next time.

回想一下你做了什么，再想想下次如何能做得更好。

Just do that while laying, right before you sleep.

睡前躺着想一想就可以了。

You don’t necessarily learn things from every reflection. But the more you reflect, the better you will understand about yourself and the better person you will be come in the long run.

你并不一定会从每次反思中都学到东西。但是，你反思得越多，你对自己就越了解，而从长期来看你也会变成一个更好的人。

朋友不需要太多，只要知心For most of us, there will be quite a number of friends to make in our life.

对于我们中的大部分人来说，这一辈子会遇到不少朋友。

That's one thing about how beautiful life is.

这正是人生的一个美好之处。

You get to meet all these different faces and different minds which you never thought would be there for you.

你会遇到这么多不同的面孔、不同的思想，他们都是你未曾预料的。

But unfortunately, most of them will eventually leave you.

但不幸的是，他们中的许多最终会离你而去。

There will be those who do not see eye to eye with you.

总会有那么些人的看法和你不同。

Sometimes they decide to leave you.

有时候是他们决定离开你。

Sometimes it's the other way around.

有的时候则相反。

This is what once made me so depressed , that all good things come to an end.

这曾经让我觉得伤感欲绝，因为一切美好的东西终将结束。

But now I've come to terms with it.

但现在，我已经接受了这一切。

Some friends are just not meant for a life time.

有些朋友本来就不能持续一辈子。

You come to like each other because you saw something you like in each other.

当初，你们因为在彼此身上看到了自己喜欢的特质而喜欢上彼此。

But then there comes a day when you suddenly find out they are not really who you have perceived.

但总有那么一天，你会突然发现他们并不是你原来想的那样。

This is just what life is.

这就是人生啊。

You don't really need that many friends. Eventually you only need those who truly count. You only need those who really know you.

你其实并不需要那么多的朋友。最终，你需要的只有那些真正重要的。你只需要那些真正懂你的人。

比智商更重要的能力是逆商What is the most important quality for a person to succeed?

一个人想要成功，最需要的能力是什么？

You may be aware of that people have long been debating about whether it's IQ or EQ.

你可能已经察觉，长久以来，人们一直在争论到底是智商还是情商。

One of them measures how much you can master complexity.

它们中的其中一个衡量的是你掌握复杂东西的能力。

The other measures how much you can understand and control emotion.

另一个衡量的则是你理解、控制感情的能力。

Sure, they are both very important.

诚然，它们都非常重要。

But neither of them is the critical one.

但它们都不是最重要的那个。

General Patton once said: "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."

巴顿将军曾经说过：“衡量一个人的成功时，我并不看他能爬多高，而是看他能从多深的低谷爬起来。”

And this quality is called AQ, which stands for Adversity Quotient.

这种能力就是所谓的AQ，它指的是“逆商”。

It measures how well you can handle adversities.

它衡量的是你应对逆境的能力。

Most people can do very well when everything is fine.

很多人在一切顺利的时候都能做得很好。

But most of them will collapse once a great adversity comes and neither IQ or EQ can save them from that.

然而一旦经历了重大的挫折，他们中的很多就会崩溃，而不管是IQ还是EQ都无法拯救这样的人。

Can you handle an adversity? If not, make yourself.

你能挺得过逆境吗？如果不能，那就强迫自己能。

20多岁时，千万不能太闲

A group of researchers in America have done a survey .

美国的一群研究人员做了一项调查。

They asked a lot of people what their greatest regret is.

他们询问了很多人，问这些人最大的遗憾是什么。

And according to the statistics they got, 75% of the people said it's that they didn't work hard enough when they were young and as a result they had achieved nothing.

根据他们得到的数据，75%的人都说是年轻的时候不够努力，以至于现在一事无成。

Nowadays it seems popular for young people to deliberately stay confused and do nothing seriously.

如今，年轻人似乎流行故意保持迷茫，做什么都不认真。

That's really sad.

这真的很悲哀。

Youth is the most precious thing you have. And it's the most precious resource at your hand.

青春是你手上最珍贵的东西，也是你手上最珍贵的资源。

Stay busy when you are young. Fight as much as you can. Life is hard enough even if you try. Let alone if you don't.

在年轻的时候，应该忙起来。你应该尽可能地去奋斗。生活对于那些努力的人来说已经很艰难了，更不用说那些不努力的。

Like what they say in Game of Thrones, winter is coming.

就像他们在《权力的游戏》里面说的：凛冬将至。

Winter is coming for everyone, all the time.

凛冬正在向所有人袭来，而且是无时不刻。

This winter's name is Time.

这个凛冬的名字，叫时间。

Opportunities are for those who have prepared themselves.

机会是给那些又准备的人的。

Are you one of them?

你是其中之一吗？

聪明人大多选择起早床

Morning offers several benefits that can’t be found at other times of the day. Shifting your schedule might take some adjustment , but it’s worth it.

早上有很多好处是其他时段所没有的。虽然你可能需要一些适应时间才能改变你的时间表，但是这是值得的。

You'll have more energy.

你的精力会更充沛。

Doing your best work means managing your mental energy, and you automatically have more mental energy in the morning when you wake up.

想要发挥你的最好水平，就意味着你要管理你的精力，而你早晨刚醒来的时候自然就有更多的经理。

Even if you didn’t sleep great but enough, you probably have much more mental energy to willfully refocus and let things go that don’t matter.

即使你前一晚上没有睡得太好，但只要睡得足够了，你也会有更多地精力来有意识地集中注意力，同时还能放下那些并不重要的事情。

You can think creatively and have more capacity to use your prefrontal cortex.

你能进行创造性的思维，并且能更好地运用你的前额叶皮质（大脑中管理决策的区域）。

This makes a huge difference for using your time productively as you can choose what you want to work on, and stay on track and follow through.

这对于高效利用时间来说是至关重要的，因为你能选择你想做什么，并且可以有条不紊地按照步骤来做。

You have fewer decisions to make.

你需要做的决定会更少。

You don’t have to do the things that drain mental energy, like making a lot of small decisions.

你不用去做那些消耗你精力的事情，比如做各种小决策。

Small decisions use up our self-control regulator abilities.

小决策会消耗你的自控力。

It’s not a finite resource that runs out, but i t gets harder to do as you go along.

虽然自控力并不是那种能用光的有限资源，但是它的确会随着你的使用而越来越难调取。

You go from thinking fast to thinking slow. You get hungrier.

你的思维速度会越来越慢。你还会变得更饿。

Mornings allow you the time and space to work on things that are important.

早晨会让你有时间和自由去做那些重要的事情。

你怎样过早晨，就怎样过一生Every morning, you are defining how your life would be like.

每一天早上，你都在定义你未来人生的模样。

No, I'm not saying the cliche that every morning you have the chance to make a different decision.

不，我并不是在说“你每天早上都可以做出不同的抉择”这种陈词滥调。

What I'm suggesting is that how you choose to live your morning speaks a lot about how you choose to live your life.

我的意思是，你过每一个早上的态度，在很大程度上都说明了你过这一生的态度。

There are people who choose to get out of the bed in the last minute and grab whatever they can get to eat or even give up breakfast all together.

有的人选择早上在最后一刻才起床，随便抓点什么当早餐，或者干脆不吃早餐了。

These people are choosing to make their lives failures, because apparently they have no idea how to make solid plans and make life organized.

这些人是在选择让自己的生活变得失败，因为他们显然不知道如何制定有效的计划并让生活仅仅有条。

There are another kind of people who choose to make every morning in order.

还有一种人，他们选择让每个早晨都过得有规律。

They get up relatively early and can finish a lot of things before they go to work.

他们会在一个比较早的时间起床，并且能在上班前搞定很多事情。

That makes the whole day way easier for them and make them more

productive in the office.

这会让他们的一天都轻松得多，也会让他们在上班的时候更有创造力。

Yes, how you live your morning does speak a lot about how you live your life.

是的，你如何过你的早上，你就如何过你的一生。

Don't underestimate it.

千万别小看了这一点。

能承受委屈，才能承受责任If life treats you unfairly.

如果生活对你不公。

Don't cry. Don't shout. Don't complain to anyone.

不要哭泣。不要叫嚷。也不要向任何人抱怨。

Because that's just how life is.

因为这就是生活。

It's never fair.

它从来就不是公平的。

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time there were two boys.

让我来给你讲一个故事吧。从前，有两个男孩。

One of them was short and the other was tall.

他们其中一个很矮，而另一个很高。

They stood in front of a low wall and both wanted to see what was beyond that wall.

他们同时站在了一堵矮墙面前，都想看看墙那边是什么。

The taller one could easily do that but the shorter one needed to stand on a chair to reach the height.

个子高的那个很轻易就能做到，但个子矮的那个却需要站在椅子上才能达到同样的高度。

To the taller one the chair was only a chair.

对于个子高的那个，这个椅子只不过是个椅子。

But the shorter one called the chair Justice, because it made the situation "fair".

可矮的那个却把它称为“正义”，因为它带来了“公平”。

Well, real life is just like this. It's not fair.

其实真实的生活不就像是这样吗？它并不公平。

Most people complain about it and stop at just complaining about it, while a few others choose to bear this unfairness and try to discover their own strength.

大部分人会为此而抱怨，而且仅仅止步于抱怨；而还有一小部分人，他们选择承受这种不公，并试着发掘自己的力量。

And this second kind are the ones who have a chance to truly run the world.

只有这第二种人才有可能成为世界真正的主人。Only by bearing unfairness can you bear responsibility. 你得承受得起委屈，才能承受得了责任。

That's how life works.

生活就是这么运作的。

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