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我实在不知道第四段大黄蜂那怎么翻译？ 大黄蜂于猪？  算了吧，

Sometimes you can learn really valuable things—information, examples, and guiding principles, for instance—without knowing it at the time. The importance of those lessons become apparent years later, and you can only chuckle and shake your head at the transparency of hindsight, proving once and for all that life really should come with a built-in rear view mirror.

在不知道的情况下，举个例子，有时你可以真正学到有价值的东西——咨询，榜样和指导原则。这些课程的重要性在往后的时间里变得不言而喻，你只能在事后傻傻的笑，摇晃你的头，一劳永逸地证明，生活真的应该拿出一个内置的后视镜。

A Short Life Lessons List

一份伴随一生的课程

In no particular order, below are just 10 life lessons actually learned long ago but ones that are often remembered much later:

无特定的顺序下，以下是10条人生课程，其实很早就已经知道了，只是真正记住是在很久以后。

1. Change v Evolution: Changing for the sake of changing doesn’t mean you are getting better. It merely means you’re indecisive and let others make decisions for you. Don’t follow the crowd if the crowd isn’t going where you want to go. Besides, changing all the time just makes the laundry pile up.

1.改变VS进化：以改变的名义去改变并不意味你正在变得更好。它仅仅代表你优柔寡断，让别人来给你做决定。不要跟随大众，如果大众的想法和你的想法格格不入。此外，不停的改变仅仅是让脏衣服堆积起来。

2. Excuse v Reason: You have to have a dog in order for your dog to eat your homework. Don’t use an excuse to try to justify actions or beliefs. Have a valid reason for actions or words before issuing them. Know your paradigm and live it without excuses. Reasons withstand the test of time while excuses fade before a suntan does.

2.借口VS理由：你不得不拥有一只狗，为了让它吃掉你的作业。不要试着用任何借口来评判行为和信仰。不要发出论点，除非你对行动或话语有确凿的理由。知道你自己心中的标尺，无理由的相信它。理由经得起时间的流逝，然而借口会迅速褪色，比晒黑更容易。

3. Leader v Frontrunner: Not all leaders are always in front, but leaders aren’t afraid to take the lead when necessary. Leaders also know when to let someone else take the point position and cut new trail. Leaders can lead quietly. Leaders always lead by example, but they don’t always need the limelight or attention. Bright lights can make mascara run, too!

3.领袖VS领跑者：并不是所有的领袖都在前面，但是领袖并不害怕用于承担责任，在任何需要的时候。领袖总是知道什么时候让别人来主持一个重要的位置，果断停止一种新的方式。领导者往往能掌控全局。领袖的行为以模板为指导，但是他们并不需要聚光灯或者注意。明亮的灯光也许会消退睫毛膏。

4. Bumblebees v Pigs: Bumblebees shouldn’t have been able to fly, but they did and do. Pigs, on the other hand, really can’t. Just because someone says you can’t do something, you don’t have to accept someone else’s limitations. Bumblebees kept flying until one day a humble college student, a physics major, proved all those hallowed and revered experts had for decades been using the wrong formula. Bumblebees really could fly, after all!

4.大黄蜂VS猪：大黄蜂不应该能飞翔，但是他们就是这样做的。猪，相反的，真的不能。仅仅是因为有人说你不能做。你不必接受他人的限制。大黄蜂不放弃飞翔，直到有一天成为一名物理专业的大学生，证明了那些专家坚持了10年，所谓神圣不可侵犯的错误规则。大黄蜂确实可以飞翔。

5. Accuracy v Truth: Your best friend bought a garish, truly ugly blouse engaging in shop therapy to get over the boyfriend that left her last weekend. She asked you what you thought of it. Did you hurt her feelings or did you spare her and still avoid a falsehood? Find accuracy when truth would be cruel or hurtful, but never lie. You might have told her the blouse was…an interesting choice.

5.准确VS事实：你最好的朋友买了一件扎眼，又确实难看的女衬衫，用购物疗法来磨平失恋带给她的创伤。她询问你的看法。你是直言伤害她呢，还是敷衍她同时害怕谎言被识破。找到一个准确点，当事实真相是残忍、伤害的时候，但是绝对不要欺骗。你也许应该告诉她衬衫是一个...有趣的选择。

6. Economical v Skin-Flint: When you had six days before your next paycheck, no money in your account, and you still had to eat, you didn’t think twice about discounts, coupons, and generic food items. A buck had to stretch farther, but you found a way to make it last. Forego brand names when needed. The Joneses next door don’t have your budget, and you’re a good enough cook to make mac and cheese taste great!

6.节俭VS吝啬鬼：当离你的薪水日还有6天的时候，你身无分文，你不得不维持生计，你不能多想什么折扣，优惠卷，日常食品。一块钱都要坚持很久，但是你找到一个路子可以结束它。在需要的时候放下身价。你的邻居并不知道你的经济状况，你又很在行烹饪，起司的味道非常不错。

7. Question v Challenge: Debates were always stimulating. Ideas were exchanged, argued, and rebutted. You may not have always agreed in the end, but you probably remained friends. Value effective communications, but use tact when possible. After all, that college freshman you might have otherwise offended could be your boss one day. And they always remember.

7.难题VS挑战：激辩是受到鼓舞的。想法是在不断的交换，讨论和辩驳后才产生的。也许在最后的时候你并不同意他们，但是你们可能将变成朋友。重视有效率的交流，或者使用策略当需要的时候。然而，那个你也许有偏见大学新生，可能有一天就是你的新BOSS。他们可记得你哦。

8. Rich v Happy: Yes, this is the truism that money doesn’t buy happiness. How many times did you enjoy a soul-deep laugh in college? How many do you have now? Yes, having money may make finding happiness a little easier for some, but having it doesn’t make happiness. You’d probably be happier having more money, but you were happy having little. Remember that the simple things in life count.

8.富有VS快乐：是的，众所周知钱不能买来快乐。在大学时你曾经有多少次是发自内心的笑呢？那现在你又有多少次呢？也许，用钱也许轻松的找到欢乐对于一些人来说，但是有钱不能产生快乐。你也许会因为有很多很多钱而开心，但是你更会因为拥有简单的生活而感到开心。记住，生活依赖于简单的事情。

9. Look v See: ‘Two blondes strolled down the sidewalk. One ran into a building. You’d think that one of them might have seen it.’ That may be a blonde joke, but you used to know the difference between the verbs. Look where you’re going, but see what’s ahead. Pay attention to where you are in life, but keep your eye on where you’re headed. Impact with buildings usually hurt. At the very least, they’re darned embarrassing!

9.观看VS观察：两个金发女郎漫步在人行道。一个跑进了大楼。你会想其中一个也许会被看见。那也许只是一个笑话，但是你过去知道动词的不同。看到你往哪里去，但是看见什么在你前面。多留意生活中你在哪里，同时保持你的视野在你的目标前方。冲撞到楼房通常会很痛。最起码，他们只是该死的尴尬。

10. Time Management: Ah…The Good Old Days when you shouldered a full class load, were the captain of the basketball team, volunteered at the hospital two weekends per month, and still wrote poetry in the moonlight before falling asleep. What happened? Wait…That’s right. You’re a parent. You juggle home and work, run a taxi service for the kids and spouse, organize Neighborhood Watch meetings, serve at the soup kitchen, and you still sew your own clothes! Well done!

10.时间管理：嗯... 当你肩扛一个沉重的负担，当你是一个篮球队队长，每个月有2个星期在医院做志愿服务，入睡前仍然在月光下写诗，那是你最好的旧时光。发生了什么？等一下...对了，你是父母。你在家和工作中奇妙的变换着，跑出租车来承担孩子和配偶的费用，组织邻居观看比赛，在流动厨房服务；但是，你仍然缝合自己的衣服。做得好！

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