❶Sometimes life needs patience

By Paul Chernyak/陈传光(译)

◆语篇导读

“心急吃不了热豆腐”，有些事情，并不是心急就能促成的，有时我们需要休息，需要冷静，需要积累更多的经历和经验，这样才能走得更高、更远。向着自己的目标不断前进，锲而不舍，这是毅力的表现，是耐心的体现。

In China,an old saying goes， “If your ship is against thecurrent,you lose your ground when you don't move forward.”

Isn't this talking about life?

If you want something,you need to work at your best all the time.

But many other great men have told us that sometimes you need to slow down so that you can find peace and see clearly what you truly want in the first place.

The competition in our society is very strong,it is now,it used to be,and it will be.

And at the same time.We have families,friends who we need tocherish.

But we all only have 24 hours a day.

And a lot of time among these hours has to be used to rest.Otherwise we won't be able to live.

Yes,your energy is limited.There arelimitationsthat you can not go beyond.So you really need to remind yourself that sometimes life does take patience.There are things that you can't do only with your determination.They require your patience as well.

Slow down,shake off someanxiety,find more peace.By doing these things you can actually go further.

◆词语积淀

current/΄kʌrənt/n.水流；气流

cherish/΄tʃerɪʃ/v.珍爱；爱护

limitation/ˌlɪmɪ΄teɪʃn/n.限制；局限

anxiety/æŋ΄zaɪəti/n.焦虑；忧虑

◆典句赏析

But many other great men have told us that sometimes you need to slow down so that you can find peace and see clearly what you truly want in the first place.但是也有很多伟人告诉过我们：人生，有时候也需要放慢脚步，这样才能冷静下来看清自己的初心。

这是一个复合句。that和what都用来引导宾语从句；so that作连词，意为“以便；为了”，引导表示目的的状语从句。这类状语从句中的谓语常用情态动词，此时so that相当于in order that。

【即时尝试】为了今年取得更大的进步，我每天用了更多的时间学英语。

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译文助读

中国有句谚语：“逆水行舟，不进则退。”

这不就是人生吗？

你需要不断地努力，才能得到自己想要的东西。

但是也有很多伟人告诉过我们：人生，有时候也需要放慢脚步，这样才能冷静下来看清自己的初心。

社会上的竞争是激烈的，现在是，以前是，将来也一样会是。

同时，我们还有亲人、朋友需要珍惜。

然而，我们每个人的一天都只有24个小时。

而且这其中的许多时间还必须用来休息，不然我们就没法生存。

是的，你的精力是有限的，有些极限是你没有办法超越的。

所以有时候真的得提醒自己：人生需要耐心。

有很多事情并不是你下决心就能够做到的，它们也需要你的耐心。

慢一点，少一点焦虑，多一些平静，这样你能走得更远。