通往幸福的阶梯

 　　Steps to Happiness   通往幸福的阶梯

　　Everybody should know：

　　每个人都必须明白：

　　You can't be all things to all people

　　你不可能被所有人喜爱，

　　You can't do all everything at once

　　不可能一次做完所有的事情，

　　You can't do all things equally well

　　不可能把一切事情都做到一样优秀，

　　You can't do everything better than everyone else you're human, just like everyone else.

　　也不可能每件事都胜过他人，你只是个普通人，像其他人一样。

　　So:

　　所以：

　　You have to find out who you are and be that

　　你应该明白你是怎样的一个人，并做好你自己，

　　You have to decide what comes first and do that

　　你应该决定什么是最重要的，并且干好这件事，

　　You have to discover your strengths and use them

　　你应该发现自己的优势，并利用它，

　　You have to learn not to compete with others because no one else is in the business of being you.

　　你还应该学着不要与他人比较，因为没有什么人能够成为你，除了你自己。

　　Then:

　　然后：

　　You will have learned¹ to accept your own uniqueness

　　你会学会接受你自己的特点，

　　You will have learned to set priorities² and make decisions

　　你会学会制定自己的做事顺序，并做出决定，

　　You will have learned to live with your limitations³

　　你会学会带着缺点活着，

　　You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due and you will be on the road to being the best "you" that you can be.

　　你会学会给予自己应得的自尊，并且不断努力，做到力所能及的最好。

　　Dare to believe:

　　要坚信：

　　That you are a wonderfully unique person

　　你是一个优秀的独一无二的人，

　　That you are the only one just like you in all of history

　　你是有史以来的唯一，

　　That it is more than a right, it is your duty to be who you are

　　与其说做好自己是你的权利，毋宁说是你的责任，

　　That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish⁴

　　生活并不是一道解不开的难题，而是一份值得珍惜的馈赠，

　　You will be able to stay on top of what used to get you down and achieve the impossible.

　　你有能力跨越曾经让你失望无奈的考验，并且让不可能成为可能。

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 priorities   

n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 limitations   

n.局限，不足之处

参考例句：

• The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians. 意大利人使这个队的技术缺陷暴露无遗。
• He knows his limitations as a writer. 他知道自己作为一个作家的局限性。

4 cherish   

vt.抱有，怀有（希望等），爱护，抚育，珍爱

参考例句：

• I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude.我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情。
• We must cherish experience acquired at the cost of blood.我们必须珍惜用鲜血换来的经验。