如何活得精彩

高考完了，中考完了，畢業(yè)季又來了。不管你是要從中學邁入象牙塔，還是要從象牙塔走向社會，面對漫漫人生路，誰都希望活得充實而精彩。But how？ 對于這個問題，美國著名學府杜克大學（Duke University）的教職員工和校友們試著給出了建議。下面不妨一起來聽聽看。

Stick with it. 堅持下去。

Give back—serve from a sense of gratitude. 要回報，要心懷感恩。

Be true to yourself. Be willing to learn and to be coachable1）. 做真實的自己。愿意學習，愿意接受教導。

Read outside of your chosen field， read broadly， and read enthusiastically2）. Creativity is a necessary life skill and some inspirations will come from unexpected sources. 閱讀所選專業(yè)之外的書，廣泛閱讀，熱情閱讀。創(chuàng)造力是一項不可或缺的生活技能，有些靈感會從意想不到之處迸出。

Be generous to other people. 要慷慨待人。

Never confuse being educated with being smart. 永遠不要把受過教育與聰明混為一談。

As you move forward into the next stage of your life， do not forget to stop and look back to discover the meaning of where you have been. That will help you better understand who you are， where you may be heading， and how you can get there. 當你步入人生的下一個階段時，不要忘記停下腳步，回首找尋已經走過的這段人生路的意義。這會有助于你更好地認識自己，認清自己可能正去往哪里，以及如何抵達那里。

Don&apos；t be afraid to diverge3） from your "plan". Embrace ambiguity4）. The uncertain and what may appear high risk in relationships， jobs and life is usually very cool and worthwhile. 不要害怕偏離“計劃”，要直面那模糊不定。感情、工作和生活中的那種不確定和可能看似的高風險一般來說都會很酷，值得經歷。

You will get more satisfaction from the relationships you form than from the things you acquire. 你和他人建立的關系要比你獲得的東西帶給你更多的滿足。

People always obsess5） over big decisions （e.g.， which job/position to accept）， but really， tomorrow will always be a blur6）. Plan with calmness， and then take the leap in the direction you think is best， knowing that there will rarely be a "right" or "wrong" but just a choice that leads to the next steps of life. 人們總是在面臨重大抉擇（比如做什么工作或擔任什么職位）時心神不寧，但其實呢，未來永遠是模糊不清的。冷靜規(guī)劃，然后向著自己認準的方向大步前進，要明白選擇很少有什么對錯之分，不過是走向人生下一階段的一個決定而已。

Pay close attention. This is your life. 專心致志。這是你的人生。

1. coachable [?k??t??bl] adj. 可訓練的，可培養(yǎng)的

2. enthusiastically [?n?θju?zi??st?kli] adv. 熱心地；滿腔熱情地

3. diverge [da??v??d?] vi. 分叉；出現差異；發(fā)生分歧

4. ambiguity [??mb??ɡju??ti] n. 模棱兩可，意義含糊不清

5. obsess [?b?ses] vi. 困擾

6. blur [bl??（r）] n. 模糊的東西