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Get a thorough understanding of oneself
悟透“自己”
In all one\'s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with.But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
人生在世，和“自己”相处最多，打交道最多，但是往往悟不透“自己”。
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself.It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth.When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties and adversities for your own incompetence.It\'s likely that you think it wise for yourself to know our place and stay aloof from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.
人生走上坡路时，往往把自己估计过高，似乎一切所求的东西都能垂手可得，甚至把运气和机遇也看做自己身价的一部分而喜不自胜。人在不得意时，又往往把自己估计过低，把困难和不利也看做自己的无能，以至把安分守己，与世无争误认为有自知之明，而实际上往往被怯懦的面具窒息了自己鲜活的生命。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist -- aware of both one\'s strength and shortage.You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realezed.You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.That\'s to way so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won\'t be difficulties you can\'t overcome, nor obstacles you can\'t surmount.
悟透自己，就是正确认识自己，也就是说要做一个冷静的现实主义者，既知道自己的优势，也知道自己的不足。我们可以憧憬人生，但期望值不能过高。因为在现实中，理想总是会打折扣的。可以迎接挑战。但是必须清楚自己努力的方向。也就是说，人一旦有了自知之明，也就没有什么克服不了的困难，没有什么过不去的难关。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs selfappreciation.Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of gra, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own raison detre.If you earnestly admire yourself you\'ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence.As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you\'ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
要悟透自己就要欣赏自己。无论你是一棵参天大树，还是一棵小草，无论你成为一座巍峨的高山，还是一块小小的石头，都是一种天然，都有自己存在的价值。只要你认真地欣赏自己，你就会拥有一个真正的自我。只有自我欣赏才会有信心，一旦拥有了信心也就拥有了抵御一切逆境的动力。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it\'s needed.In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won\'t be hurt by its flames; in time of sadne, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredne, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic.Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life.As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that\'s vulnerable when exposed to the elements.So if you fall ill, it\'s up to you to take a good care of yourself.Unle you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won\'t be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illne.
要悟透自己，就要心疼自己。在气愤时心疼一下自己，找个僻静处散散心，宣泄宣泄，不要让那些无名之火伤身；忧伤时，要心疼一下自己，找个三五好友，诉说诉说，让感情的阴天变晴；劳累时，你要心疼一下自己，为自己来一番问寒问暖，要明白人所拥有的不过是一个血肉之躯，经不住太多的风力霜剑；有病时，你要心疼一下自己，惟有对自己的心疼，才是战胜疾病的信心和力量。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one\'s life.Then one will find one\'s life full of color and flavor.
悟透了自己，才能把握住自己，你生活才会有滋有味
Twenty Dollars 你是与众不同的
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill.In the room of 200, he asked, \"Who would like this $20 bill?\"
Hands started going up.He said, \"I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.\"
He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up.He then asked, \"Who still wants it?\" Still the hands were up in the air.
\"Well,\" he replied, \"what if I do this?\" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.
\"Now, who still wants it?\"
Still the hands went into the air.
\"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable leon.No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.It was still worth $20.\"
\"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.We feel as though we are worthle; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.\"
\"Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still pricele to those who love you.The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.\"
\"You are special — don’t ever forget it.\"
一位有名的演讲家手里拿着一张20美元的纸币，开始了讨论会。在200人的屋子里，他问道：“谁想要这20美元纸币？”
开始有人举手。他说：“我会把这20美元纸币给你们中间的一位，但是，先看看我这么做。”
他开始把这张纸币揉皱，然后他问道：“还有人想要它吗？”仍然有很多手举在空中。
“好，”他说道，“如果我这样做会怎么样呢？”他把纸币扔到地上，开始用皮鞋使劲踩踏。
然后他拣起又脏又皱的纸币，“现在，还有人要它吗？”
空中仍举着很多手。
“朋友们，刚刚你们已经得出一个非常宝贵的经验。不管我怎么糟蹋这张纸币，你们仍然想要它，因为它的价值没有降低。它仍然是20美元。”
“在生活中，很多次我们被自己制定的决策和身边的环境所抛弃、蹂躏，甚至碾入尘土。我们感到自己一无是处。但是不管发生了什么，或者将要发生什么，你们都永远不会失去自己的价值。”
“无论你肮脏或者干净，皱巴巴的或者被折磨，对周围爱你的人来说你仍然是无可替代的。我们生活的价值不在于我们做了什么，或者我们认识谁，生活的价值在于我们是谁。”
“你是与众不同的，永远不要忘记这一点！” The Value Of Time
时间的价值
想知道\"一整年\"的价值，就去问留级的学生。
To Realize The Value Of One Year, Ask A Student Who Has Failed His Final Exam.
想知道\"一个月\"的价值，就去问曾经早产的母亲。
To Realize The Value Of One Month, Ask A Mother Who Has Given Birth To A Premature Baby.
想知道\"一周\"的价值，就去问周报的编辑。
To Realize The Value Of One Week, Ask An Editor Of A Weekly Newspaper.
想知道\"一天\"的价值，就去问有十个孩子待哺的领日薪工人。
To Realize The Value Of One Day, Ask A Daily Wage Laborer Who Has Ten Kids To Feed.
想知道\"一小时\"的价值，就去问在等待见面的情侣。
To Realize The Value Of One Hour, Ask The Lovers Who Are Waiting To Meet.
想知道\"一分钟\"的价值，就去问刚错过火车的人。
To Realize The Value Of One Minute, Ask A Person Who Has Mied The Train.
想知道\"一秒钟\"的价值，就去问刚闪过一场车祸的人。
To Realize The Value Of One Second, Ask A Person Who Has Survived An Accident.
想知道\"千分之一秒\"的价值，就去问奥运的银牌得主。
To Realize The Value Of One Millisecond, Ask The Person Who Has Won A Silver Medal In Olympics.
珍惜你所拥有的每一刻时间。昨日已成历史，而明日仍是个谜。
Treasure Every Moment That You Have! Yesterday Is History.Tomorrow Is Mystery.
今天则是珍贵的礼物，那是它为何被称做『礼物』的原因。
Today is a gift.That\'s why it\'s called \"the present\" What will matter?
何为重要
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes.All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pa to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire.The wins and loes that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your succe, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compaion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting lo when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
不管你是不是已经准备好了，生命终将有走到终点的那一天。不再有旭日东升，不再有日日时时，也不再有一分一秒。你所有的一切，无论是所珍爱的还是已遗忘的，都将交到另一个人的手里。
你的财富、名望和凡世的权力都将变得卑微，成为无关紧要的东西。你欠了世人什么，世人又欠了你什么，所有这一切都不再重要。
希望、抱负、计划以及想要做的林林总总，和幽怨、愤恨、失败、妒忌一起，都归于灰飞烟灭。曾经是那么在意的成败得失也变得无足轻重。
你来自哪里，你住在路的那边，都不足挂齿。你是否拥有美貌和才气也不值一提。你的性别、肤色、民族亦变得无关紧要。
那么，什么才是生命中重要的东西呢？你生命的价值又是如何体现的？
生命中重要的不是你买到了什么，而是你创建了什么；不是你得到了什么，而是你给予了什么；不是你所取得的成功，而是你创造的价值；不是你学到了什么，而是你教会了别人什么。
生命中重要的是你正直、仁慈、勇敢、奉献的每一个行为。这些行为充实了别人、鼓舞着别人以你为榜样去为这世界的美好而努力。
生命中重要的不是你的能力，而是你的性格；不是你认识多少人，而是当你离去时会有多少人感到永远地失去了些什么；不是你的记忆，而是那些深爱着你的人的怀念。
生命中重要的是人们会怀念你多久，谁会怀念你，怀念你什么。
拥有一个有意义的人生不是偶然的事情，也不是环境所能决定的事情，而是你自己的选择。
What Is Succe
什么是成功？
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; This is to have succeeded.
什么是成功？
成功就是更多的微笑；
成功就是赢得智者的尊敬和孩子的喜爱；
成功就是得到诚实的批评家的欣赏，承受得住虚伪的朋友的背叛；
成功就是欣赏生活的美；
成功就是发现他人的好；
成功就是养育一个健康的孩子，开辟一块馨香的花园，或改善我们的社会环境，让这个世界变得更美一些；
成功就是确知有一个生命是因你的存在而生活得更加轻松；
这就是成功。
Tips for Happy Life
幸福的要诀
We\'ve always been told it\'s true, but now experts have proved that money really can\'t buy you happine.尽管我们总听到这样的话：金钱并不能买到真正的幸福。不过这次专家们印证了这一点。
They quizzed jackpot winners and came up with 10 tips to keep you feeling on top of the world.
他们采访了多位中了彩票头等奖的人，总结出了十条感觉幸福的秘诀。
And the results were surprising.No flash cars of expensive jewellery.Instead it was the simple pleasures, available to almost anybody, that bring the most enjoyment.
结果是令人惊讶的。幸福的感觉不是来自名牌汽车也不是来自珠宝首饰。让我们产生幸福感的都是简单的愉悦，是每个人都可以感受到的简单愉悦给我们带来最大的幸福感。
Top of the list is spending time with your family.
排在第一位的是和家人共处。
But jackpot winners\' advice is: \"Don\'t give up work.Having a regular routine and social interaction are eential.Keeping up friendships is important too, as is a stable marriage.
中了头彩的幸运儿们的建议是：“不要放弃工作。保持规律的作息和社会活动是非常必要的。拥有稳定的婚姻关系和一帮朋友也是很有助于提升幸福感。” Buying your own home, preferably in the North where people are friendlier, is a good idea.But don\'t get into debt.
在北部买一套自己的房子是个不错的主意。因为那儿的人们更加友善。但是不要背上债务。
No matter how much money you have, living within your means is vital if you want to avoid stre.\"
不管你有多少钱，还是要按照自己的方式生活，自食其力，这对减少压力是很重要的。
Dr Richard Tunney, of Nottingham University said: \"The old saying \'money can\'t buy you happine\' may not be true, but traditional family values, a comfortable home and financial security are clearly key elements to a happy life.\"
诺丁汉大学的理查德·唐尼博士说：“老话讲金钱难买开心颜，这可能不全对。但是传统的家庭观念，拥有一个稳定舒适的家庭，经济上有保障，衣食无忧，这些对于获得幸福感都是关键因素。”
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