譯文及生詞短語(yǔ)整理:朗讀者小組
Translation
How to stop being rich and happy
如何停止富有和快樂(lè)
By Derek Sivers
1. Prioritize lifestyle design.
1.優(yōu)先考慮生活方式的設(shè)計(jì)秧耗。
You’ve made it, so it’s all about you, now. Make your dreams come true.
你已經(jīng)做到了关霸,所以現(xiàn)在全都考慮你就好了。讓你夢(mèng)想成真欠啤。
Shape your surroundings to please your every desire.
塑造周?chē)h(huán)境,以滿足你的每一個(gè)愿望。
Make your immediate gratification the most important thing.
使你立即感到滿足是最重要的事情酵紫。
2. Chase that comparison moment.
2.追逐比較時(shí)刻。
You have the old thing. You want the new thing. Yes! Do it! Be happy for a week.
你擁有舊的東西咬崔,你想要新的東西。是的!去做吧!讓你快樂(lè)一個(gè)禮拜。
Ignore the fact that the happiness only comes from the moment of comparison between the old and new.
忽略幸福只是來(lái)自于新舊事物進(jìn)行比較的時(shí)刻這個(gè)事實(shí)把敞。
Once you’ve had your new thing for a week, and it becomes the new norm, seek happiness from another new thing.
一旦你有了新的東西超過(guò)一個(gè)星期,并且它成為新的常態(tài)榨惠,你要從另一個(gè)新的東西里尋求幸福。
3. Buy, not rent.
3.買(mǎi)盛霎,而不租赠橙。
Why rent a house, castle, boat, or car, when you can buy?
當(dāng)你可以買(mǎi)的時(shí)候,為什么要租房子愤炸、城堡期揪、船只或汽車(chē)?
It’s not about the thing, it’s about identity. This shows who you are now.
這不是關(guān)于東西本身规个,而是關(guān)于身份凤薛。這顯示你現(xiàn)在是誰(shuí)。
4. Internalize your new status.
4.內(nèi)化你的新身份诞仓。
You worked hard to get here. Celebrate. Relax.
你努力工作晉升到今天這個(gè)地位缤苫。慶祝,放松墅拭。
Admit you are in a different class of people now, with different needs.
承認(rèn)你現(xiàn)在處于更高的階級(jí)活玲,有不同的需求。
Understand there is no going back.
明白你的這種身份是不會(huì)倒退的。
5. Be a connoisseur.
5舒憾、做個(gè)高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的行家镀钓。
Learn what others say is the finest.
去了解別人所說(shuō)的最好的東西吧。
Insist on only the finest.
堅(jiān)持只要最好的镀迂。
You will now be unhappy with anything but the finest.
以后丁溅,但凡不是最好的東西,都沒(méi)法使你開(kāi)心了探遵。
6. Get to know your possessions.
好好了解你的財(cái)務(wù)窟赏。
Now that you own the best, it’s time to focus on what you’ve got.
現(xiàn)在你已經(jīng)擁有最好的東西了,是時(shí)候花精力了解它們了别凤。
Learn all about the features of your new possessions.
了解你的新東西的各種特征饰序。
Spend more time getting your surround sound and heated floor just right.
花更多時(shí)間,升級(jí)你的環(huán)繞立體聲音箱和地?zé)峁婺模屗鼈兏娣?/p>
Work out the solar panel charging of your Tesla car. This is important.
弄清楚你的特斯拉汽車(chē)的太陽(yáng)能充電板求豫,這很重要。
7. Acclimate to comfort.
習(xí)慣于舒適诉稍。
Eliminate every discomfort from your life.
把一切不舒服的東西驅(qū)逐出你的生活蝠嘉。
Blame others when the world seems hard, and is not living up to your standards.
當(dāng)感到世界充滿艱難,總是達(dá)不到你的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時(shí)杯巨,指責(zé)別人吧蚤告。
New words
1.Prioritize 英 [prai'?ritaiz, 'prai?ri-] 美 [pra?'?r?ta?z]?
vt. 把…區(qū)分優(yōu)先次序 vi. 把事情按優(yōu)先順序排好
e.g.Prioritize and plan for what you want.
優(yōu)先考慮和計(jì)劃你想要什么。
2.gratification 英 [ɡr?t?f?'ke??n] 美 [,ɡr?t?f?'ke??n]?
n. 滿意服爷;喜悅杜恰;使人滿意之事
e.g.We live in a culture of instant gratification.
我們生活在即時(shí)滿足的文化中。
3.comparison 英 [k?m'p?r?s(?)n] 美 [k?m'p?r?sn]?
n. 比較仍源;對(duì)照心褐;比喻;比較關(guān)系
e.g.There is no comparison between the two.
二者不能相比笼踩。
4.Internalize 英 [?n't??n(?)la?z] 美 [?n't?n?la?z]?
vt. 使(習(xí)俗等經(jīng)吸收同化而)內(nèi)在化逗爹;使藏在心底
e.g.Yet, proper learning requires time to internalize the new information and experiment with it.
然而,適當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)習(xí)需要時(shí)間來(lái)使新的信息和試驗(yàn)內(nèi)在化嚎于。
5.connoisseur 英 [,k?n?'s??] 美 [,kɑn?'s?]?
n. 鑒賞家掘而;內(nèi)行
e.g.Become a connoisseur of the best things other people have done.
讓自己成為一個(gè)鑒賞家,鑒賞那些由他人完成的佳作于购。
6.possessions 英 [p?'ze??nz] 美 [p?'ze??nz]?
n. [經(jīng)] 財(cái)產(chǎn)袍睡;所有物(possession的復(fù)數(shù)形式)
e.g.He put his possessions up for auction.
他把他的財(cái)產(chǎn)拿出來(lái)拍賣(mài)。
7.panel 英 ['p?n(?)l] 美 ['p?nl]?
n. 儀表板肋僧;嵌板女蜈;座談小組持舆,全體陪審員 vt. 嵌鑲板
e.g.On the next panel, keep the defaults.
在下一個(gè)面板中,保留缺省值伪窖。
8.Acclimate 英 ['?kl?me?t; ?'kla?m?t] 美 ['?kl?met]?
vi. 服水土逸寓;適應(yīng)新環(huán)境 vt. 使適應(yīng);使服水土
e.g.Yet as challenging as heat and humidity are, people can acclimate.
雖然熱度和濕度都有影響覆山,但人們能夠適應(yīng)竹伸。
9.Eliminate 英 [?'l?m?ne?t] 美 [?'l?m?net]?
vt. 消除;排除
e.g.Snickers will replenish your energy and eliminate your hunger immediately.
士力架能幫你迅速補(bǔ)充體力簇宽,消除饑餓感.
Phrases
1.focus on 集中于
2.surround sound 環(huán)繞立體聲
3.living up to 符合勋篓;不辜負(fù);做到
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