奥巴马给女儿的17个忠告!(深度好文,双语珍藏版)

奥巴马给⼥⼉的17个忠告！（深度好⽂，双语珍藏版）

这是⼀封细致⼊微的家书，⾮常感⼈，贵为总统的奥巴马给⼥⼉的信亲切、⾃然、朴实、没有⼤话、套话，说的全是家

常，17条建议都⾮常具体、每⼀条都可以做得到，每⼀条都有益，⾏⽂的语⽓没有作为⽗亲或者总统的“谆谆教导”，

从“不在外⾯吃饭”这类⼩事，到“这个世界是⼀个完全由⼤家分享的世界，你所做的每件事都会影响到别⼈”这类普世价值

观，奥巴马都说得贴切，⾃然，优美。这次特别推出中英⽂对照版，希望在学习与做⼈⽅⾯，对您有所裨益。

以下为正⽂——

奥巴马写给⼥⼉的信:停⽌在做的17件事

Life is short. It may feel like it takesforever sometimes, but the reality is that you live, and a short time later,you die. It

happens so quickly, many people don’t even realize they had a lifeuntil it’s already over.

⽣命如此短暂。我们有时候觉得⽣命怎么也⾛不完，实际上，你现在活着，过不了多久，就会死去。⼈⽣真是转眼⼀瞬

间的事情，很多⼈到临死前才意识到这⼀⽣已经结束。

Doubting Yourlf

停⽌怀疑⾃⼰

If you don’t believe in yourlf, nobodywill. Success starts in your mind, and if all you’re doing is putting yourlfdown

and predicting failure, it’ll become a lf-fulfilling prophecy. Insteadof doubting yourlf, think positively. Not only will

you be happier and moresuccessful, you’ll spread it to everyone around you.

如果你⾃⼰都不相信⾃⼰，那没⼈会相信你。成功源于你的头脑，如果你所做的是不断地看扁⾃⼰，预⾔着未来的失

败，这就真的会成为现实。与其怀疑⾃⼰，不如积极的考虑问题。不仅会让⾃⼰更加开⼼和成功，你还能够感染到周围

的⼈。

Being Negative

停⽌消极

Now that you’re done doubting yourlf,stop doubting others. You don’t like when people are critical of you, so

stopbeing critical of others. Think about how you make other people feel – even ifyou have good intentions, people

don’t like hearing negativity.

现在你不要再怀疑⾃⼰了，也别再怀疑⾝边的⼈。你不希望被⼈对你挑剔，那么也不要再去挑剔⾝边的⼈。想想你给别

⼈带来的什么样的感受吧——即使出发点是好的，别⼈也不想听到那么多消极的事情呀。

Procrastinating

停⽌拖延

I don’t feel like procrastinating right now– I’ll do it tomorrow. When you procrastinate, you remain stagnant.

Whateveryou’re putting off doesn’t go away; resolve the problem, and move on. You’ll bemuch happier in the long run.

我现在不想做，还是留到明天吧。⼀旦开始拖延，其实你已经停滞不前了。你拖延的事情不会⾃⾏解决。解决问题，继

续前⾏吧。从长远⾓度来说你会更加快乐。

Being Selfish

别再那么⾃私

If you only think about yourlf, you’llsoon find yourlf by yourlf. Stop for a minute and think about how youractions

affect other people – did you take the last cup of coffee from thebreak room? Refill it! Do you live with others? Don’t

drink out the milkcarton. We share this world 100% of the time, so every action you take canaffect other people.

如果你只考虑你⾃⼰，那么很快你会发现⾝边只剩下你⾃⼰。停⼀分钟想想你的⾏为会给别⼈带来什么影响吧——你是

不是从休息室拿了最后⼀杯咖啡?再倒满呀!你是不是和别⼈合租?不要喝光所有的⽜奶，这个世界是⼀个完全由⼤家分

享的世界，你所做的每件事都会影响到别⼈。

Wasting Time

别再浪费时间

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:time is the most valuable resource we have. Don’t waste your time

onunproductive things. If you want to explore the world’s dark corners, that’sgreat. I still associate with people who

have not-so-kosher careers, but Idon’t hang out with tho people at the expen of my own short- and long-termgoals.

虽然之前说过了，但我还想再说⼀遍：时间是我们拥有的最宝贵的资源，不要把时间浪费在没有意义的事情上⾯，如果

你想探索这个世界的⿊暗⾓落，很好。我也认识⼀些没有固定⼯作的⼀些⾃由职业者，但我不会以牺牲⾃⼰的短期长期

⽬标为代价和他们出去玩乐。

Making Promis

我们所处的社会，每个⼈都试图告知我们⼀些事情。每个⼈都从不同的⾓度去找寻着⾃⼰，你也需要，你要做的就是在

合适的时候说不。

Listening to Haters

不要听讨厌的⼈说话

No matter what you want to do in life,there’s always someone around to tell you why it can’t and won’t work. I cancome

up with millions of reasons Twitter won’t work, and yet it’s one of themost popular social media sites on the web. My

opinion didn’t stop Twitter’ssuccess any more than it convinced Kobe Bryant to quit the NBA or Josh Hartnettto stop

acting. Why would you let someone’s opinion stop you?

⽆论你想⼲什么，总会有⼈告诉你不要这么做，没有⽤的。我可以想出成百万条推特不实⽤的理由，但它还是互联⽹上

最流⾏的社交⽹站之⼀。我的想法不会阻⽌推特的成功，就像你⽆法劝科⽐退出NBA或乔什·哈奈特不要当演员了⼀

样，都毫⽆意义。那么为什么要让别⼈的想法阻⽌你呢?

Being Wasteful

停⽌浪费

You don’t finish your meals,and away food instead. You leave the faucet running when you brush your teeth,pouring

precious water down the drain. You drive places you could easily walk,burning gasoline (a non-renewable resource)。

You are wasteful,and it needs to stop.

你饭没吃完，然后扔掉⾷物;刷⽛的时候还开着⽔龙头，就让宝贵的⽔哗哗的流⾛;明明可以⾛到的地⽅你偏要开车，燃

烧汽油(⽆法再⽣资源)。如果你浪费了，那就赶紧停⽌这⼀恶习。

Littering

不要乱扔垃圾

The only thing I hate more than wastefulpeople are litterbugs. Litterbugs are my least favorite bug, and there are

morethan you’d think. If you’ve ever thrown even one piece of gum, paper, candywrapper, cigarette butt, etc on the

ground, you’re a disgusting litterbug, andyou should be ashamed of yourlf. There are over 7 billion people in the

world– if each person only throws one “innocent” piece ofgarbage on the ground, that’s 7 billion pieces of garbage

Everyone took it personally, and that’s exactly what he was goingfor. The lesson to learn from this is that not everything

is about you, and ifyou’re easily upt, someone will u that to their advantage.

⼈们会因为⼀些奇怪的事情感到被侵犯。就拿Kendrick Lamar这个夏天备受争议的歌曲《Control》为例：他在歌词中挑

衅了⼀些他认为⽐他弱的说唱歌⼿(的确是这样)，⼀⽯激起千层浪，整个说唱界的歌⼿都蜂拥录歌作为回击。重点在

于，所有的⼈都认为⾃⼰是最好的说唱者，每个⼈都更看重⾃⼰，这就是他的⽬的所在。这件事教给我们的⽆⾮就是不

是所有的事都要围着你转，如果你是玻璃⼼，有⼈会利⽤这⼀点。

Talking

不要再说话了

Sometimes it’s best to just STFU –especially in relationships. I can’t even count how many times I created anissue that

didn’t need to be an issue simply becau I opened my mouth. Even ifwhat you want to say is important, just shut up

and ride it out. You can saymore with your actions than words, and you can’t listen when you’re talking.