世博英语札记【79】Some tools for life

2000年12月29日

前两天在一个国外的网站无意中看到这篇短文，甚是惊喜。今天刊登出来与大家分享。可以说每一句话的翻译都值得玩味，有兴趣的朋友可以将您的翻译寄给我，我会刊登出来供大家讨论和学习的。我觉得最后一句话倒是满难理解的，还请那位高手赐教啊！

Some tools for life

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Follow the three Rs: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Spend some time alone every day.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life.

Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

Be gentle with the earth.

Once a year, go some place you've never been before.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.