1. Never waste water.
絕對(duì)不要浪費(fèi)水。
2. Listen to good music, especially jazz.
聽(tīng)好音樂(lè),特別是爵士樂(lè)。
3. Admire people who are not only good at what they do, but who love doing it.
敬佩那些不僅擅長(zhǎng)做某項(xiàng)事,而且熱愛(ài)做所做之事的人。
4. Respect your roots.
尊敬自己的長(zhǎng)輩。
5. Never waste food.
絕對(duì)不要浪費(fèi)食物。
6. Your body is a beautiful machine. Eat right and exercise.
你的身體是臺(tái)精美的機(jī)器。要保持良好的飲食習(xí)慣,常鍛煉。
7. Never waste money.
絕對(duì)不要浪費(fèi)錢(qián)。
8. Be kind to children and animals.
對(duì)孩童和動(dòng)物都要和善。
9. Be a good friend.
做一個(gè)夠義氣的朋友。
10. Listen to people. Listen to their stories. Listen deeply. That’s how you learn things.
學(xué)會(huì)聆聽(tīng)。聽(tīng)他們的故事,要認(rèn)真入神。因?yàn)槟鞘悄銓W(xué)東西的方式。
11. When you’re watching a nature show on television, don’t feel too bad when the lion kills the gazelle because the lion has to eat, too.
當(dāng)你看見(jiàn)電視上動(dòng)物世界節(jié)目里獅子吃掉羚羊時(shí),不用感到痛心,因?yàn)檫@就是食物鏈。
12. There’s always something.
凡事總有希望。
13. Don’t scuff your shoes.
不要把鞋穿壞。
14. Anticipate what could go wrong—something always goes wrong—and try to prevent it from happening. If it happens anyway, learn from it.
要對(duì)不幸的事情來(lái)臨有所準(zhǔn)備——有時(shí)事情總會(huì)變得很糟——要在事情變壞前盡力去阻止它。如果不管怎樣事情還是變?cè)懔耍家獜闹械玫浇逃?xùn)。
15. Act a little cocky.
要表現(xiàn)得自信些。
16. There’s only one way to do things: the right way.
凡事總有解決的辦法:要找準(zhǔn)正確的方向。
17. When you’re screwing something in, make sure it’s on good and tight, but don’t overdo it, or you’ll strip the screw.
當(dāng)你想把什么事情牢牢抓緊時(shí),要把握一個(gè)合適的度,但不要做得過(guò)分了,否則你就會(huì)失去。
18. Don’t take the little sticker off the peach until you’re ready to eat it because the sticker will rip the skin and make it go bad faster.
直到你想吃掉桃子時(shí)你才能把它的貼紙撕掉。因?yàn)槟闼旱糍N紙會(huì)扯破桃子皮,那樣它會(huì)壞得很快。
19. Love your family. They’re for always.
熱愛(ài)家庭。他們是永恒。
Vocabulary
gazelle:羚羊
scuff:使磨損;拖著腳走
cocky:狂妄自信的,驕傲的
screw:用螺絲擰緊;扭曲(某人的臉)
strip:除去,剝?nèi)?/p>
sticker:張貼物;固執(zhí)的人