最需要学的技能-认真选择你的伴侣(5)

The most important skills you need to learn

 

最需要学的技能

 

Choose who you spend your time with carefully.

 

认真选择你的伴侣。

 

Time is a precious commodity and you start to realize that increasingly into your mid¹ to late twenties.

 

在你二十五六岁时候你会开始发现，时间是一件珍贵的商品。

 

Choose your friends wisely.

 

明智地选择你的朋友。

 

Separate yourself from toxic² or negative influences, those who would waste your time, and those who encourage you to focus on the unimportant.

 

不要让自己被有害的的或者消极的人所影响，那些人只会浪费你的时间，他们只会让你专注于那些不重要的事情上。

 

Seek out people who give you happiness,who inspire you, who support you, and nourish those relationships instead.

 

看看谁能给你带来幸福，谁激励你，谁支持你，让你们之间的关系升温。

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。