Things I’ll Tell My First Child

1.I’ll say, listen, kid, not everyone has to like you.

我會說,，聽著,，孩子,，世上沒人應(yīng)該喜歡你

Speak your mind when you know you’re right. Tell friends the truth even when they don’t want to hear it. Don’t just nod and “see both sides” and give pity laughs to people who make bad jokes.

你覺得有道理那就說出來,。即使他們不想聽也要告訴他們真相,。不要只是低著頭,，“看兩邊”,，給笑話講得不好的人一個遺憾的笑。

2.I’ll say, work hard in school.

我會說,，在學(xué)校要努力

Not so you can make money and not for the bragging rights, but because if you don’t, one day you’ll look back and wish you’d made yourself proud.

不是為了賺錢,，不是為了炫耀，只是因為如果不這樣,，某天回顧自己人生的時候可以讓自己自豪,。

3.I’ll say, clean your room.

我會說，請整理好你的房間

I’ll say, you see this 6inch pile of dirty clothes next to my bed? It makes me feel horrible every time I look at it.

我會說,，你想看著你那些小小的臟衣服堆在我床上,？每次看著我就覺得很恐怖。

4.I’ll say, always finish what you started.

我會說,，要有始有終

There’s a reason I can only teach you to be “pretty good”, and not great, at guitar, or photography, or card tricks, or any number of things I picked up and abandoned. If you have a talent for something, don’t ever waste it.

我只能讓你在某一方面很擅長,，不是很出色，彈吉他或者畫畫,，或者玩牌或者其他一些我之前學(xué)過但最終放棄的事情,。如果你在某方面有天賦，那請一定不要廢棄,。

5.I’ll say, take care of your body, because you only get one.

我會說,，請照顧好身體,，因為你只有一個

Floss every day. And don’t drink so much soda and Red Bull. You can’t ever undo the cavities they’ll give you.

每天使用牙線。不要喝太多的蘇打水和紅牛,。因為你不能抵擋它們對你牙齒的侵害,。

6.I’ll say, force yourself to experience new things.

我會說，請讓自己去體驗一些新鮮的事物

I know that people who studied abroad in college are obnoxious, but I don’t care; you should do it. Because when they’re yammering on about their summer in Madrid, you’ll roll your eyes but you’ll really just be jealous that you spent your summer watching TV.

我知道在國外大學(xué)上學(xué)的孩子并不快樂,，但我不在乎,。你應(yīng)該去體驗。因為當別人談?wù)摰皆隈R德里的暑假時,，你眼珠轉(zhuǎn)動,，你會因你把整個夏天都用在看電視上而嫉妒他們。

7.I’ll say, don’t get so uncomfortable around homeless people.

我會說,，不要嫌棄無家可歸的人

They’re not going to rob you. Be better than that. Treat them with respect. Buy them a sandwich if you can. And give to charity as often as possible. You’ll always have a few bucks to spare.

他們沒打算搶劫你。情況還好些,。對他們尊重些,。如果條件允許你還可以給他們買個三明治。多做點善事,，總會給自己留條后路,。