美語人生（二）

懷中

To eat, to drink and to be merry are not the only purpose in life.

吃喝玩樂不是生命的唯一目標。

Many people are greed-driven ingrates who never satisfied. This is why they are not happy.

許多人貪得無厭，忘恩負義，永不滿足。這就是他們不快樂的原因。(greed-driven 指追求物質金錢；ingrate 指不懂感恩的人)

We can achieve happiness and be truly thankful once we realize that we have enough.

一旦我們體會到我們什么都夠了，我們就能得到幸福，真正的感恩。

Work is either fun or drudgery; it depends on your attitude.

工作是愉快，還是乏味，要看你的態度而定。(drudgery 是單調乏味)

There are two ways to live a courageous life: find your purpose and be passionate about your work.

有兩條路可以過著英勇無畏的生活：找到你的目標和熱愛你的工作。

It is not what people say you are; it is what you believe you are.

別人說你是怎樣的人，不算數；而是你自己相信你是怎樣一個人。( what...you are 多指品格或生活)

Seize today and let yesterday go.

把握今天，釋放昨天。

Don't force your children to do something to glorify you; some people are just not cut out to do what you expect.

不要強迫你的兒女去做使你增添榮耀的事；有些人不是生來就適合去做你所期望的事。 (to be cut out = to design)

Try to like your life the way it is; that is what happiness is all about.

盡量喜歡你的生活現狀，這就是幸福之所在。(it 指life)

Don't feel business deals and drinking should go hand in hand.

不要以為商場交易和飲酒作東是相互關聯的。（編輯/立原）