不是每個女孩都要成為伊萬卡

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Ever since Donald Trump was elected the next president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.

In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka.She is described on WeChat as an extremely inf l uential①inf l uential英 [,?nf l ?'en?(?)l] 美 [,?nf l u'?n?l]adj. 有影響的；有勢力的n. 有影響力的人物role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family.

She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.

There's always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these pepl d wrk rr .

自從唐納德·特朗普當選成為下屆美國總統之后，整個特朗普家族都被置于顯微鏡之下。

在中國，人們主要關注特朗普和他的女兒伊萬卡。人們在微信上將伊萬卡描述為一個具有耀眼美貌而又影響力非凡的人物，她有成功的事業和一個快樂的家庭。

她過著上百萬女孩極度渴望的夢幻般的生活。是的，她是含著銀湯匙出生的。但是她是靠自己才取得現在的成就的。

總是有一些文章說那些出生在富貴之家的人要長得比你好看、有更好家庭背景，但是這些人工作也要比你更加努力一些。

Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family?Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps fi ve?

If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious?

How about if you don't work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not fi nd your Mr or Miss Right?

There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism.

They are trying to brainwash②brainwash 英 ['bre?nw??] 美 ['brenw??]vt. 對人洗腦；以宣傳說服n. 洗腦young people into thinking that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuilding③bodybuilding 英 美 ['bɑd?b?ld??] n. 健美and appearance enhancement④enhancement英 [?n'hɑ?nsm(?)nt; en-] 美 [in'h?nsm?nt]n. 增加；放大, even plastic surgery.

They encourage lifestyle makeovers⑤makeover英 ['me?k??v?(r)] 美 ['mekov?]n. 化妝美容；大轉變: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas.

They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites.

But what's the downside of being mediocre⑥mediocre 英 [,mi?d?'??k?] 美 [,mid?'ok?]adj. 普通的；平凡的；中等的? Do you really need to go to the gym fi ve days a week unless you are a gym maniac⑦maniac 英 ['me?n??k] 美 ['men??k]n. 瘋子，躁狂者adj. 發狂的；狂熱的；癲狂的?

Do you need to take hundreds of self i es and Photoshop the selected ones to post on WeChat?

Do you really need to break your neck and sacrif i ce to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to blend into high society later?

Don't let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want.

Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not.

As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people's shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.

如果在一個平民之家長大，你就注定是一個失敗者嗎？因為伊萬卡一天只睡5小時，所以你就該為自己睡了8小時而感到內疚嗎？

如果你只想維持一份穩定的朝九晚五工作，那就意味著你沒有抱負嗎？

如果你不健身或者飲食不健康，那就意味著你不可能找到自己的真命天子/女嗎？

現在的媒體都有一種鼓吹精英主義的傾向。

它們試圖說服年輕人認為自己應該投入大量的時間和金錢來擁有漂亮的身材和好看的外貌，甚至是整形手術。

它們鼓勵生活方式的改變：品酒課和昂貴的海外旅行。

它們使你相信，如果你按照它們說的那樣做，你就可以改善自己的生活質量、成為精英。

但是平庸有什么壞處呢？除非你是一個健身狂魔，否則你真的有必要一周去5天健身房嗎？

你有必要拍幾百張自拍，然后挑選一些P過后發到微信上去嗎？

你真的有必要擠破腦袋、犧牲賺取第一桶金的時機，只為時常擔心以后如何融入上流社會嗎？

不要成為精英主義思想的俘虜。每個人都有過自己想要生活的權利。

人類成功或失敗，不應該由他是否是一名精英來評判。

只要你過著快樂而舒適的生活，為什么要徒添煩惱去追逐別人的影子呢？選擇你自己的道路并堅持走下去吧！