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How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything

如何为你的第一次做准备

如何为生活中的“第一次”做准备 How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything 所有事情的第一次总是最让人激动。不管你是新工作的第一天上班还是第一次约会，你总是能记得这些“第一次”。不仅仅因为这些第一次承载着许多兴奋，还出于对一些事情的担忧。你或许会担心自己能否有个好的表现，或者其他人在你表现不好的时候会怎样看你。

Ditch the perfection 放弃完美

On very rare occasions can you manage to do something perfectly the first time you do it, so when you do something for the first time, it is time to ditch the notion of perfection.

第一次做事情很少情况下会做得很完美，所以当你第一次做某些事情的时候，应该放弃追求完美。

I remember the first time I drove a car in traffic after getting my driver's license. I was very nervous and I was overwhelmed bythe traffic — my driving style showed that I wasn't a very confident driver.Now I'm much more experienced as a driver.

我记得我拿到驾照之后第一次开车。我当时非常紧张，我被交通压得快崩溃了，我开车的风格说明了我不是一个很自信的司机。现在的我是一个经验丰富的司机了。

Although I still don't consider myself a perfectone, I'm much more confident behind the wheel than what I was when I started.

虽然我现在仍然不认为自己是个完美的人，但是我比以前自信多了。

In general, it is useless to strive for perfection when you do something for the first time. You are setting the bar too high and you just feel bad when you are not able to meet the level you have set.

总而言之，当你第一次做事情的时候不用太追求完美。如果一开始把目标设立的太高，当你没有达到相对应的高度，你会觉得很沮丧。

Also, perfection is just another way toprocrastinate, so trying to be perfect is just a waste of time. You want to pursue excellence instead.

同时，完美只是拖延的另外一种方式，所以尝试做到完美只是在浪费时间。你只是想做到完美罢了。

【知识点津】

manage to do sth.设法做某事

ditch 抛弃，摆脱

driver's license 驾照

overwhelm 压倒，压垮

experienced 有经验的

strive for为…奋斗

procrastinate 拖延，耽搁

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