欧美人文风情第253篇:天使超模Karlie Kloss对人生的23个体悟

 Hi, guys. Today is my birthday! I'm turning 23, so I thought to celebrate, I'd bake a cake! 嗨，大家。今天是我的生日!我要满二十三岁了，所以我想为了庆祝，我就来烤个蛋糕吧!

And while the cake's baking, I'm gonna tell you 23 things I've learned¹ in my 23 years. 在烤蛋糕的同时，我要来告诉你们我在这二十三年里学到的二十三件事。

If you have free time, FaceTime your family. 如果有空闲时间，和你的家人 FaceTime 吧。

Hi! I'm baking cake. You want some? 嗨!我在烤蛋糕。想要来点吗？

Hard work pays off. 努力就会有收获。

Take time for yourself. But if you take too much time for yourself and you're late, make sure you have baked goods. 留点时间给自己。但如果你留太多时间给自己然后要来不及了，记得要先烤好一些吃的。

Not everyone's gonna like you, and that's okay. If someone calls you a giraffe, that's okay, too. 不是每个人都会喜欢你，那没关系。如果有人嘲笑你是长颈鹿，那也没关系。

Blonds²...seem to have more fun. 金发...似乎有更多乐趣。

Coffee is a gift from the heavens. 咖啡是来自上天的礼物。

Failing's okay so long as you learn from your mistakes. 失败了没有关系，只要你能从错误中学习。

Wear colorful things! Life is too short to always wear black. 穿些缤纷的衣物吧!人生很短，没有时间总是穿得一身黑。

When given the chance, hold a baby. 有机会的话，抱抱小婴儿。

Every now and then, step outside of your comfort zone. It makes you grow. 偶尔踏出你的舒适圈吧。这会让你成长。

Choose happiness. Choose sleep. 选择快乐。选择睡眠。

When in doubt, Blue Steel it out. 感到不确定时，就用 Blue Steel 表情面对它吧。

Always keep chocolate nearby. I literally³ have a jar of Hershey's Kisses in there and more chocolate in my fridge. 永远确保巧克力唾手可得。我真的有一罐 Hershey's Kisses 在那边，还有更多巧克力在我的冰箱里。

An emoji says a thousand words. This is how I feel about my birthday. 一个图释胜过千言万语。这是我的生日感想。

The best accessory⁴ is a smile-or a newspaper. 最棒的配件是一个笑容－－或是一份报纸。

Always let the person with the longest arms take the selfie-that's usually me. 永远让手臂最长的人负责自拍－－那通常是我。

You're never too old to call Mom for help. 不管几岁打给老妈求救都不嫌老。

Coding⁵ is the language of the future. 程序设计是未来的语言。

Make sure your alarm is set for a.m., not p.m. I've made that mistake. 确定你的闹钟是设置在上午，不是下午。我犯过那错。

When people subscribe⁶ to my YouTube channel, it makes me really happy! 当人们订阅我的 YouTube 频道时，这让我感到很开心!

And the last thing I've learned is that I still have a lot to learn. 我学会的最后一件事，就是我还有一大堆要学习。

Ah! Okay, cake's ready. 啊!好了，蛋糕好啰。

So, normally⁷ I bake really healthy, no butter and no eggs.... 那么，通常我的烘焙走健康风，没有奶油也没有蛋...

Today, I'm making a Funfetti cake, and you know what? It's my birthday, so I'm gonna enjoy. 今天，我要来做一个五彩蛋糕，而且你知道吗？这是我的生日，所以我要好好享受。

 

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 blonds   

n.肤色白皙的金发女人( blond的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Of course, real life blonds don't fit neatly into this taxonomy. 当然现实生活中女人的金发很难完全符合这些类型。 来自互联网
• The shop keeper says 'no i don't serve blonds. 店主看了女郎一眼说：“对不起，我不为金发女郎提供服务。” 来自互联网

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 accessory   

n.附件，附属品，（为全套衣服增加美感的）服饰

参考例句：

• He is an accessory to the murderer.他是这个杀人凶手的同谋。
• A radio is an accessory to a car.收音机是汽车的附件。

5 coding   

n.译码

参考例句：

• He devised a way of coding every statement uniquely. 他设计了一种把每句话进行独特编码的方法。 来自辞典例句
• Point data appearing on the coding forms can be categorized as follows. 编码显示的点数据，可以归纳如下。 来自辞典例句

6 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

7 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。