01.Twenty-twenty today!
什么是上了大学才知道的事?
1.原来大学也是要上早晚自习的……
2.上了大学也不一定会有女朋友
3.每天都在忙,可又不知道在忙什么?
4.懂得了异地恋很痛苦
We are expanding the idea to“things I wish I knew when I was 20”.
Adam和Jenny今天扩展了这个话题,一起聊一下“我希望20岁的时候能知道的事”。
hindsight: 后见之明
Hindsight is 20/20. 事后诸葛
有十条我们想让当初的自己知道的道理。
02.5 things we wish we knew earlier.
Pursue your passion(not interests) and be committed. Find a way to build it into your career.
career planning: 职业规划
passion: 热爱
pursue: 追求
committed: 坚定的
追寻自己对事业的热情,坚定并坚持下去。
Explore in your early 20s so that you find out who you are and what you want.
afford to try and make mistakes, and learn from them.
有资本去试错,并从中学习
deduction: 减去
process of elimination: 排除的过程
在20多岁的时候多去尝试,找到你喜欢的和你不喜欢的。
Be someone whom people want to help. Learn as much as you can, be as humble as you can.
humble: 谦虚的
做一个在你困难时,别人愿意帮助的人。学的多一些,谦虚一些。
Don't waste too much time and energy caring about what others think.
不要太过于在乎别人的想法。
Setting boundaries is healthy, not mean or selfish.
learn to say "No": 学会拒绝
保持一定界限是健康的,不是刻薄或自私。
03.5 things we wish we knew earlier.
Don't take yourself too seriously.
ego: 自尊心
sensitive: 敏感的
别把自己太当回事。
What you don't like about others is also a part of yourself.
be more forgiving: 更宽容
你反感别人的地方,可能自己也有。
You are so young! Stop worrying. These are the golden years.
golden years: 黄金年龄,黄金时代
你很年轻!不要太焦虑,现在是黄金年龄。
Learn about money, start saving and building equity as early as you can.
equity: 财富、资产
越早学会理财越好。
Stop thinking everything will be fine if I achieve.
不要觉得只要成功了一切都会变好(什么时候都会有压力的)。
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