美语人生（二）

怀中

To eat, to drink and to be merry are not the only purpose in life.

吃喝玩乐不是生命的唯一目标。

Many people are greed-driven ingrates who never satisfied. This is why they are not happy.

许多人贪得无厌，忘恩负义，永不满足。这就是他们不快乐的原因。(greed-driven 指追求物质金钱；ingrate 指不懂感恩的人)

We can achieve happiness and be truly thankful once we realize that we have enough.

一旦我们体会到我们什么都够了，我们就能得到幸福，真正的感恩。

Work is either fun or drudgery; it depends on your attitude.

工作是愉快，还是乏味，要看你的态度而定。(drudgery 是单调乏味)

There are two ways to live a courageous life: find your purpose and be passionate about your work.

有两条路可以过着英勇无畏的生活：找到你的目标和热爱你的工作。

It is not what people say you are; it is what you believe you are.

别人说你是怎样的人，不算数；而是你自己相信你是怎样一个人。( what...you are 多指品格或生活)

Seize today and let yesterday go.

把握今天，释放昨天。

Don't force your children to do something to glorify you; some people are just not cut out to do what you expect.

不要强迫你的儿女去做使你增添荣耀的事；有些人不是生来就适合去做你所期望的事。 (to be cut out = to design)

Try to like your life the way it is; that is what happiness is all about.

尽量喜欢你的生活现状，这就是幸福之所在。(it 指life)

Don't feel business deals and drinking should go hand in hand.

不要以为商场交易和饮酒作东是相互关联的。（编辑/立原）