作者：斯蒂芬妮（Stephanie Wong），永超主編，編譯沈睿思。
人們經(jīng)常會(huì)告訴雷吉娜·布瑞特（Regina Brett）她看起來比實(shí)際年齡要年輕，這位90歲高齡的老人多年前查出患有乳腺癌，當(dāng)年她就寫下了45條人生格言，并且照著這些標(biāo)準(zhǔn)在生活著。這么多年過去了，這些格言不僅幫助了她自己，同時(shí)也幫助了其他人，積極面對(duì)他們的人生。
1.生活雖然很不公平，但是它依舊美好。
Life isn't fair，but it’s still good.
2.如果你疑慮重重，那就先邁出一小步試試。
When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3.人生苦短，不要把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在憎恨上。
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4.別把自己太當(dāng)回事，因?yàn)閯e人也不會(huì)把你當(dāng)回事。
Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5.每個(gè)月都要還信用卡賬單。
Pay off your credit cards every month.
6.你不需要據(jù)理力爭(zhēng)，可以各執(zhí)己見。
You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7.與朋友傾訴好過自己暗自流淚。
Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8.從你的第一筆工資開始，就要為你的退休存款。
Save for retirement，starting with your first paycheck.
9.遇上想吃的東西就吃，抗拒是徒勞的。
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10.接受你的過去，好讓它不影響到你的未來。
Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11.沒關(guān)系，可以讓孩子們看到你傷心難過的樣子。
It's OK to let your children see you cry.
12.不要跟別人比生活，因?yàn)槟悴恢浪麄兊纳罹烤谷绾巍?/p>
Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13.如果你需要?jiǎng)e人隱瞞一段戀愛，那也許你就不應(yīng)該談這段戀愛。
If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
14.人生短暫，不要把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在自憐自哀上，要么忙碌的活著，要么忙碌的死去。
Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
15.如果你現(xiàn)在堅(jiān)定不移，那么你就能度過一切。
You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
16.作家寫作，所以如果你想成為作家，就要練習(xí)寫作。
A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
17.你可以擁有一個(gè)快樂的童年，但是如果你想再次領(lǐng)略童趣，那只能靠你自己。
it's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
18.當(dāng)關(guān)系到追求一生摯愛的時(shí)候，千萬不要輕易放棄。
When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
19.吃好的，穿好的，用好的。不要等到特殊場(chǎng)合才拿出來，其實(shí)每一天都是特殊的。
Burn the candles；use the nice sheets; wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20.好好準(zhǔn)備，然后隨波逐流。
Overprepare, then go with the flow.
21.想要古靈精怪就趁現(xiàn)在，不到等老了以后才想起來穿大紅大綠的。
Be eccentric now, Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
22.人類最性感的器官是大腦。
The most important sex organ is the brain.
23.沒人能控制你是否高興，只有你自己可以。
No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
24.每次面對(duì)所謂的“災(zāi)難”的時(shí)候，都問問自己：“五年之后，這還算事么？”
frame every so-called disaster with these words:“In five years, will this matter?”
25.原諒所有人，所有事。
Forgive everyone everything.
26.不要在乎別人是怎么看你的，因?yàn)槟遣魂P(guān)你的事。
What other people think of you is none of your business.
27.時(shí)間幾乎可以至于所有的事情，給時(shí)間一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。
Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
28.不管一個(gè)方案現(xiàn)在看來是好還是壞，隨著時(shí)間的推移人們的看法總會(huì)改變的。
However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29.你生病的時(shí)候工作不會(huì)照顧你，但是你的朋友會(huì)，所以要和他們保持聯(lián)系。
Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
30.相信奇跡會(huì)發(fā)生。
Believe in miracles.
31.像歌里唱的一樣，殺不死你的真的可以讓你變得更強(qiáng)壯。
Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
32.不要怕衰老，因?yàn)槟潜仍缢篮谩?/p>
Growing old beats the alternative---dying young.
33.你的孩子只有一個(gè)童年，所以盡你所能的讓它變得難忘。
Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
34.每天都出去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，奇跡說不定就在哪等著你。
Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
35.如果我們都把自己的問題亮出來，當(dāng)看到別人的問題后，我們會(huì)很慶幸自己的僅僅是面對(duì)自己的問題而已。
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
36.不要做生活的旁聽生，參與進(jìn)來，盡力而為。
Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
37.把所有沒用的，不漂亮的，不快樂的東西都扔掉。
Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
38.最終最重要的是你愛過。
All that truly matters in the end is that you loved
39.嫉妒是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，你已經(jīng)擁有你所需要的了。
Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
40.現(xiàn)在才剛開始，好戲還在后面呢。
The best is yet to come.
41.不管你感覺有多糟，起床！打扮好！去奮斗！
No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
42.深呼吸可以幫助平復(fù)心情。
Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
43.如果你不要求，那你就得不到
If you don’t ask, you don’t get.
44.學(xué)會(huì)認(rèn)輸
Yield
45.雖然生活不想扎著蝴蝶結(jié)的禮物，看起來那么華麗，但是他依舊是個(gè)禮物。
Life isn't tried with a bow, but it’s still a gift.
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