雙語美文：今天你應該去做的事
摘錄：生活中的一切都不能被硬性計劃起來。一些偉大的機遇將會在你最不經意的時候敲響你的門。要靈活，要隨性，只說“是” 就好。
Whatyou do every day is already important because you are exchanging a day of yourlife for it. But today, I dare you to take it up a notch, pump some extra lifeinto every hour, and really make your time count.
每天你做了什麼其實很重要，因爲你在用生命中的一天與它做交換。但在今天，我鼓勵你提高自己的標準，在每一小時里加入更多的生活元素，讓你的時間真正過得有意義。
Today, I dare you to…
今天，我鼓勵你去做……
1. Make someone else smile.
1. 給他人帶來微笑
Ordinary people worry today and postpone their happiness for lligent people are happy today and postpone their worries for people only wish happiness for all, today and tomorrow. If you wish tohave a lifetime of happiness, dedicate time every day to helping others smilewith complete sincerity and enthusiasm.
普通人是擔心今天，把幸福留給明天。聰明人是享受今天，把擔憂留給明天。智者只求快樂，不管是今天還是明天。如果你想擁有一輩子的幸福，那麼每天請真心實意地、熱情地抽點時間給他人帶來微笑。
2. Be imperfect.
2. 不求完美
Something that is really difficult, but totally worth it, is giving up onbeing perfect and beginning the journey of becoming your true self. The mostbeautiful part of this journey is simply returning to the peaceful feeling ofbeing. This peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as itis, rather than as you think it should be.
放棄追求完美，這是一件很難做到但完全值得做的事情，開始一段做真實自我的旅程。這段旅行最美麗的那部分，是擁有那份做自己時的心靈寧靜。寧靜源於重塑了你的思維，接受現狀，而不是你認爲的生活應該是怎麼樣。
3. Be enthusiastic about what you’re doing.
3. 對你在做的事熱情滿滿
You’re not given a good life or a bad life. You’re given life, and it’s upto you to make it good or bad. So wake up and get motivated; not everybody madeit to today. Don’t take your time for granted. Don’t waste time thinking backto what you could have done differently yesterday. Keep your eyes on the roadahead and do it differently today. Wherever the road takes you, bring yourpassion. Whatever you do along the way, do it with all your heart.
沒人註定就會過好生活或是過壞生活。生活或好或壞，是由你來決定的。所以每天醒來時，記得給自己動力。不要隨意揮霍你的時間。不要浪費時間去想，若是回到昨天你就可以做得更好。看清眼前的路，今天就做到與衆不同。無論去往何處，請帶着你的熱情;無論你要去做什麼，請全力以赴。
4. Make the best of what happens.
4. 既來之，則安之
More important than what happens to you, is what you make of what happensto you. The more thankful you are, the more beautiful this world appears. Youmust uncover the good in the bad, the happy in your sad, the gain in your pain,and what makes you grateful not hateful.
發生了什麼雖然很重要，但更重要的是你如何看待發生在你身上的事情。懷着一顆感恩的心，這個世界會更美麗。你必須要在困境中發現機遇，在憂傷中感受幸福，在付出中獲得回報，關注那些讓你開心的事而不是那些讓你厭惡的事。
5. Forgive your past self.
5. 原諒過去的自己
Sometimes, good people like you make bad choices. It doesn’t mean you’rebad; it means you’re human. So get bored with your past; it’s over. Forgiveyourself for what you think you did or didn’t do, and focus on what you will dostarting now.
有時，好人會做出糟糕的選擇，比如說你就會。這並不意味着你壞;你也只是普通人而已。所以不要去糾結你的過去了，一切都結束了。原諒那些你看重的你做過或不曾做過的事，將注意力集中在從現在開始你將要做什麼。
6. Spend some time simply being and breathing.
6. 花些時間關注自己，深呼吸
The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time. Just be,breathe, and think not about what you’re missing, but what you’ve been iness is something that comes into our lives gradually through the doors wedon’t even remember leaving open.
過上幸福生活的唯一方法是珍惜唯一的每一天。只要活着感受呼吸，不要去想你失去了什麼，要想想你得到了什麼。幸福從那些我們都遺忘了的大門裏漸漸地闖進了我們的生活。
7. Learn something new.
7. 學習一些新東西
It’s important to remember that you cannot become who you are capable ofbeing by remaining exactly where you are. If you are not willing to learn andgrow, no one can help you. But if you are determined to learn and grow, no onecan stop you. In the end, there are no permanent jobs on this planet; we areall interning here. Learn from everyone, evolve, remain humble, and don’t forgetto have a good time.
有一點很重要：如果是原地踏步，你不可能成爲原本你能成爲的那個人。如果你不願意學習和成長，沒人能幫助你;但如果你決意要學習和成長，也沒人能阻攔你。最後，在這個星球上沒有一份永遠的工作：我們都是實習生。從別人身上學習、發展、保持謙遜，當然也不要忘記享受生活。
8. Look in the mirror, and tell yourself what you love about yourself.
8. 看着鏡子，告訴自己你愛自己什麼
What we see in the mirror is what we see in the world. Our disappointmentin others perfectly reflects our disappointment in ourselves. Our acceptance ofothers perfectly reflects our acceptance of ourselves. Our ability to seepotential in others perfectly reflects our ability to see potential inourselves. Our patience with others perfectly reflects our patience withourselves. You get the idea – you’ve got to show yourself some love first.
我們在鏡子裏看到的便是我們在這個世界裏看到的，對別人的失望反映出我們對自己的失望，接納他人反映出我們接納自己。我們看到了他人身上的潛能反映出我們也能夠看到自身的潛能，對他人的耐心反映出我們對自己的耐心。你懂的，首先你要愛自己。
9. Focus on the qualities you like about those around you.
9. 關注周圍人中你喜歡的特質
Whenever we focus on a person’s wonderful qualities, we have a wonderfulrelationship with them. Whenever we focus on a person’s not so wonderfulqualities, we have a not so wonderful relationship with them. What we focus ongrows in our minds and hearts.
當我們關注了他人的美好特質，我們便會和他們保持很好的關係。當我們關注了他人差勁的品行，我們和他們的關係便不太友好。那些我們關注的會融合在我們的思想和心靈深處。
10. Say “yes” to a spontaneous opportunity.
10. 抓住可遇而不可求的機會。
Everything in life can’t be planned. Some of the greatest opportunitieswill knock on your door when you least expect them to. Be flexible, bespontaneous, and just say “yes.”
生活中的一切都不能被硬性計劃起來。一些偉大的機遇將會在你最不經意的時候敲響你的門。要靈活，要隨性，只說“是” 就好。
