生命不是一場競賽(全世界最感人的家信)(雙語)

1、生命不是一場競賽(全世界最感人的家信)(雙語) 一位偉大而又平凡的父親，一封情真意切的信。父親的忠告，送給他三歲大的愛子，同時也啟示所有人：人生是一段美妙的旅程，雖然會有陰雨，重要的是學會愛，學會享受生活，從而快樂一生。Dear Seth,親愛的塞斯,1 Youre only three years old, and at this point in your life you cant read, much less understand what Im going to try to tell you in this letter. But Ive been thinking a lot

2、about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what Ive learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years.1 你現(xiàn)在僅僅3歲，此刻你還不識字，更不用說讓你去理解我接下來想在這封信里對你所說的話了。但關于你即將面臨的人生以及我至今的人生，我已經(jīng)思索良久，我反思我所學會的；思考一個父親的職責，力圖讓你

3、為未來歲月中即將面臨的困難做好充分準備。2 You wont be able to understand this letter today, but someday, when youre ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you.2 你今天并不能理解這封信的含義，但是某一天，當時機成熟，我希望你能在我與你分享的內(nèi)容當中找尋到些許的智慧和價值。3 You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disa

4、ppointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path. You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.3 你還很年輕，生命還尚未開始摧殘你，沒有在你的人生道路上布置失望、傷心、孤獨、掙扎和苦痛。你還沒有被漫長的乏味工作、被日常生活的打擊搞得筋疲力盡。4 For this, be thankful. You are at a

5、wonderful stage of life. You have many wonderful stages of life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils.4 因此，謝天謝地吧。你正處在人生一個美妙的階段。還有很多美妙的階段會來到你面前，但是都不是唾手可得的，你都得付出代價，經(jīng)歷風險。5 I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what Ive learned. As with any advice, ta

6、ke it with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you. 5 我希望通過分享一些我所學到的最好的道理能幫助你走好人生路。至于任何建議，倒不必全盤接受，因為適合我的并不一定適用于你。Life Can Be Cruel生活會很殘酷6 There will be people in your life who wont be very nice. Theyll tease you because youre different, or for no good reason. They might try to bull

7、y you or hurt you.6 你的生活中一定會有并不友好的人。他們會嘲弄你，因為你與眾不同，或根本不為任何原因。他們可能會欺負你或者傷害你。7 Theres not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends lik

8、e this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them, love them.7 對于這種人，你只能學會和他們打交道，同時你也要學會擇友，選擇那些對你友善的、那些真正關心你的、那些令你感覺良好的人做朋友。當你尋找到像這樣的朋友，就一定要堅守這份友誼，珍惜他們，花些時間和他們在一起，友善地對待他們并愛他們。8 There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life wont always t

9、urn out the way you want. This is just another thing youll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and youll do much better in

10、life.8 有時你會遭遇挫折而非成功。生活并不總會如你所愿。這是另一件你需要學會處理的事情。但你要挺住向前，而不是讓這些事讓你陷入低谷。接受挫敗并學會堅持，不畏困難地追求你的夢想。學會把消極轉(zhuǎn)化為積極，之后你就能做得好得多。9 You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you dont have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with

11、your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you stronger.9 你同樣會面臨心碎時刻以及被深愛的人拋棄。我希望你無須經(jīng)歷太多此類事件，但這樣的事總會發(fā)生。同樣，你做不了什么，只能慢慢愈合心中的創(chuàng)傷并繼續(xù)你的生活。讓這些痛苦成為你通向更美好生活的墊腳石，并學會利用它們讓自己更堅強。But Be Open to life Anyway但無論如何，都要張開雙臂擁抱生活10 Yes, youll find cruelty an

12、d suffering in your journey through life but dont let that close you to new things. Dont retreat from life, dont hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.10 是的，在你的生命歷程中你會遇到殘酷、煎熬但不要因此拒絕接受新鮮事物。不要逃避生活，不要躲藏，抑或封閉自己。擁抱新鮮事物，經(jīng)歷全新體驗，接觸新的人。11 You might get your heart broke

13、n 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time. If you shut yourself off from love, youll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of your life.11 你或許心碎了10次，但是在第十一次找到至愛。如果你把自己關在愛的門外，你就會錯過這個女子，錯過你生命中最快樂的時光。12 You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet and then aft

14、er meeting dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and dont open your heart to them, youll avoid pain but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life.12

15、你可能會被你遇到的人恥笑欺負傷害而在碰到無數(shù)這樣的家伙后，你會找到一個真正的朋友。如果你拒絕接觸新人群，并不向他們敞開心扉，你會避免受傷 但是同時也失去了認識一些很棒的人的機會，他們會在你生命最困難的時刻陪伴著你，并帶給你人生當中最美好的時光。13 You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishment

16、s. Failure is a stepping stone to success.13 你會失敗多次但是如果你讓失敗打到了你，不再努力，你就會錯過那種當你達到成就新高度時的那種絕妙的成就感。失敗是成功之母Life Isnt a Competition生命不是一場競賽14 You will meet many people who will try to outdo you, in school, in college, at work. Theyll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. T

17、o them, life is a competition they have to do better than their peers to be happy.14 你會遇到一些人他們總是試圖超過你，在中學，在大學，在工作中。他們想要擁有更好的車，更大的房子，更好的衣物，更酷的小玩意。對他們來說，生命就是一場競賽他們不得不比同輩做得更好來讓自己感到快樂。15 Heres a secret: Life isnt a competition. Its a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others, to

18、 outdo others, youre wasting your journey. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of Happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.15 這里有一個秘訣：生命并不是一場競賽，而是一段旅程。如果你在途中一直都試圖給他人留下深刻印象，超過別人，那你就浪費了這段旅程。與之相反，學會享受這段旅程，讓它成為快樂之旅，永恒的學習之旅，持久的進步之旅以及愛之旅。16 Dont worry about hav

19、ing a nicer car or house or anything material, or even a better-paying job. None of that matters a whit, and none of it will make you happier. Youll acquire these things and then only want more. Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough and then use the time you would have wasted trying to e

20、arn money to buy those things use that time doing things you love.16 不要操心擁有一輛更好的車或一所更好的房子或者任何物質(zhì)的東西，即便是一份薪水更高的工作。這些根本無足輕重，也無一會使你更快樂。你得到這些東西之后只會想要更多的。與之相反，學會知足而樂然后學會利用你原本想要浪費去掙錢買這些東西的時間去做你真正熱愛的事。17 Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly. Dont settle for a job that pays the bills. Life is too short

21、to waste on a job you hate.17 找到你的激情，堅持不懈地追求它。別讓自己被一個還債的的工作所累。生命如此短暫，不可將之浪費在你所厭惡的工作上。Love Should Be Your Rule愛應該成為你的生活準則18 If theres a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know but trust me, theres no better rule in life.18 如果讓一個詞成為你的生活準則的話，那它應該是

22、：愛。也許這聽來已是老生常談，我也清楚 但是請相信我，再沒有更好的生活準則了。19 Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.19 一些人以成功作為生活準則。他們的生活會很緊張，不開心并且很淺薄。20 Others would live by the rule of selfishness putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will als

23、o be unhappy.20 另一些人的生活準則是個人利益他們將個人需要置于他人需要之上。他們孤獨一生，終究也不會快樂。21 Still others will live by the rule of righteousness trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesnt live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own right

24、eousness to live with, and thats a horrible companion.21 還有一些人為正義而生努力展示其道路的正確性，并試圖勸服任何一個不以正義為生活準則的人。他們關心他人，卻以一種消極的方式，最終他們只能擁有他們自己的正義，而那卻是一個糟糕的伴侶。22 Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, an

25、d show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them.22 用愛作為你生活準則吧。愛你的妻子，你的孩子，你的父母親，你的朋友，全心全意地去愛。給予他們所需要的，不要流露出任何殘忍、不贊同、冷漠或者失望，只有愛。向他們敞開靈魂。23 Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors your coworkers strangers your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.23 不僅僅愛你深愛的人，也要愛你的鄰居你的同事甚至陌生人他們是你廣義上的兄弟姐妹。給你遇到的任何一個人一個微笑，一句善語，一個友好的姿勢，一只援助之手。24 Love not only neighbors and