Before you know it you’ll be asking, “How did it get so late so soon?” So take time to figure yourself out. Take time to realize what you want and need. Take time to take risks. Take time to love, laugh, cry, learn, and forgive. Life is shorter than it often seems.
在你知道这些人生哲学之前你会问自己：“为什么我这么晚才明白这些道理，为什么这么快生命就走到了尽头？”花点时间想想自己想要什么，需要什么；花点时间去冒险；花点时间去爱、去笑、去哭泣、去学习和原谅。生命往往比看上去更短暂。
Here are ten things you need to know, before it’s too late:
下面这十大人生道理你应该尽早懂得：
1. This moment is your life.
活在当下。
Your life is not between the moments of your birth and death. Your life is between now and your next breath. The present – the here and now – is all the life you ever get. So live each moment in full, in kindness and peace, without fear and regret. And do the best you can with what you have in this moment; because that is all you can ever expect of anyone, including yourself.
生命并不是从出生到死亡的这段时间，而是你呼吸着的时时刻刻。现在——此时此地——就是你所有的人生。所以在生命的每一分钟，都应该生活在充实、善良和平静之中，而不是恐惧和遗憾。此刻你可以尽你所能做到最好，因为谁都指望不住，包括你自己。
2. A lifetime isn’t very long.
一辈子并不长。
This is your life, and you’ve got to fight for it. Fight for what’s right. Fight for what you believe in. Fight for what’s important to you. Fight for the people you love, and never forget to tell them how much they mean to you. Realize that right now you’re lucky because you still have a chance. So stop for a moment and think. Whatever you still need to do, start doing it today. There are only so many tomorrows.
这是你的人生，你必须为之奋斗。为你认为对的事情奋斗，为你的信仰奋斗，为那些对于你来说重要的东西而奋斗，为你爱的人而奋斗，记得告诉他们：他们对你很重要。要知道此刻你是幸运的，因为你仍然有机会。因此停留片刻，好好思考一下你还有什么事情需要去做，今天就开始行动。不要等到明天，明日复明日，明日何其多。
3. The sacrifices you make today will pay dividends in the future.
今天的牺牲和努力未来都会有回报。
When it comes to working hard to achieve a dream – earning a degree, building a business, or any other personal achievement that takes time and commitment – one thing you have to ask yourself is: “Am I willing to live a few years of my life like many people won’t, so I can spend the rest of my life like many people can’t?”
说到为梦想而奋斗——学位，创业，或其他任何需要时间和投入才能实现的个人成就——你先要问自己一个问题：“我是否愿意过几年大多数人都不愿过的苦日子，只为拥有大多数人无法企及的幸福余生？”
4. When you procrastinate, you become a slave to yesterday.
拖延会让你成为昨天的奴隶。
When you are proactive, it’s as if yesterday is a kind friend that helps take a load off your back. So do something right now that your future self will thank you for. Trust me, tomorrow you’ll be happy you started today.
当你积极主动的时候，昨天就好像一个好朋友，帮你卸下背上的负担。所以要做什么事现在就开始吧，以后你会感激你自己的，相信我，明天你会为今天就开始行动而感到高兴。
5. Failures are only lessons.
失败只是成长的课堂。
Good things come to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve tasted failure, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt. So never regret anything that has happened in your life; it cannot be changed, undone or forgotten. Take it all as lessons learned and move on with grace.
那些受过挫折却仍然怀有希望的人，那些尝过失败滋味却仍然拥有信仰的人，那些受过伤害却仍然相信真爱的人，美好的东西终会降临到他们身上。因此，永远都不要为生活中已经发生的事情后悔；这些事情已经无法改变、抹去或遗忘。把这些经历都当做教训，继续有风度的前进。
来源：沪江英语
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