八句英语里的人生哲理

 　　1. You will receive a body. 关爱自己，受益无限。

　　You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for as long as you live. How you take care of it or fail to take care of it can make an enormous difference in the quality of your life.

　　无论喜欢还是厌恶，你的身体要跟随你一辈子。能否照顾好自己的身体，会决然影响你的一声。

　　2. You will learn lessons. “人生”学校，无所不教。

　　You are enrolled¹ in a full-time², informal school called Life. Each day, you will be presented with opportunities to learn what you need to know. The lessons presented are often completely different from those you need.

　　有一所大学，非正式但终身制，这就是人生。每天，它都会有机会教给你你应该学会的东西。常常，人生的课程并非你想要的。

　　3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. 没有错误，只有教训。

　　Growth is a process of trial, error and experimentation³. You can learn as much from failure as you can from success. Maybe more.

　　成长是探索、犯错和试验的过程。失败和成功一样能教会你东西，甚至更多。

　　4. A lesson is repeated until it is learned. 一个教训会不断地重复，直至你领悟了。

　　A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it (as evidenced by a change in your attitude and ultimately your behavior) then you can go on to the next lesson.

　　生活会以不同的形式教育你，直到你的态度和行为发生改变。完全领悟了，你会开始走向下一堂课。

　　5. Learning lessons does not end. 学无止境。

　　There is no stage of life that does not contain some lessons. As long as you live there will be something more to learn.

　　无学习，不人生。只要你活着，学习就不会停。

　　6. Others are merely mirrors of you. 别人不过是你的镜子。

　　You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself. When tempted⁴ to criticize others, ask yourself why you feel so strongly.

　　一个人对另一个人的爱憎，完全是因为对方折射了自己身上的某些东西。当你想批评别人的时候，先问问自己为什么反应如此强烈。

　　7. What you make of your life is up to you. 你的生活你做主。

　　You have all the tools and resources you need. What you create with those tools and resources is up to you. Remember that through desire, goal setting and unflagging effort you can have anything you want. Persistence⁵ is the key to success.

　　你拥有所有的工具和资源，能用它们来创造什么，完全由你自己做主。记住，有愿望、有目标、有不屑的努力，你就能得到你想得到的任何东西。坚持是成功的关键。

　　8. The answer lies inside of you. 答案就在你身边。

　　The solutions to all of life problems lie within your grasp. All you need to do is ask, look, listen and trust yourself.

　　所有问题的解决方案尽在自己的掌控之中。你只需要对自己提问、观察、倾听，还有信任。

1 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3 experimentation   

n.实验，试验，实验法

参考例句：

• Many people object to experimentation on animals.许多人反对用动物做实验。
• Study and analysis are likely to be far cheaper than experimentation.研究和分析的费用可能要比实验少得多。

4 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

5 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。