We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids arent old enough and well be more content when they are. After that were frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.
我们总是认为等我们结了婚,生了孩子后,生活会更美满.可等有了孩子,我们又因为他们太小而惆怅,并认为等他们长大些懂事了,我们的生活更舒适.可随后等他们步入青春期,我们还要为应付他们的青春期问题而烦恼.
We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, When we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire!
心想等熬过这个非常时期,幸福就会大驾光临.我们常常自我安慰,等我们的另一半可以与我们同心协力,等我们坐拥更高档的轿车,等我们能够怡然度过一个惬意的假期,等我们退休之后,我们的人生就功德圆满了!
Your life will always be filled with challenges. Its best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.
生活总是充满挑战.你最好接受这一事实,毕竟无论如何都要选择快乐地生活.我最钟爱的名言中有一段摘自阿尔弗雷德·德·苏泽.
He said:"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
他说:"长期以来我都觉得真正的生活即将展开了,但一路走来,总是荆棘丛生,磕磕绊绊.例如有些事情得优先完成,还要预备出一些待定中的工作所要花费的时间,以及要去还清的债务.而后生活才会开始.最后我终于恍然大悟：这些障碍本身就是我的生活."
Stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school； until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds；until you have kids, until your kids leave the house；until you start work, until you retire；until you get married, until you get divorced；until Friday night, until Sunday morning；
莫再等-莫等到你完成学业,或者重返校园继续深造；莫等你再瘦10磅,或者又增10磅；莫等你有了孩子,或者等孩子长大离家；莫等你开始工作,或者熬到退休；莫等你喜结连理,或者分道扬镳；莫等到星期五晚上,或者星期天清晨；
until you get a new car or home,until your car or home is paid off；until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare； until the first or fifteenth；until your song comes on；until youve had a drink； until youve sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.
莫等你买了新车或新房,还清车款或房款；莫等到春天,夏天,秋天,冬天；莫等你自食其力；莫等到第一次或第十五次；莫等你的主题歌响起；莫等你宿醉后或者清醒后；莫等到死亡逼近；莫等到你有幸再来世上走一遭,才明白,此时此刻才是你最应珍惜的幸福时光.
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