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life lessons you will learn the hard way

人生必学的教训

It takes consistent time and effort to be an expert in any area.

无论想成为哪个领域的专家，都需要付出同样的时间和努力。

This is the first and foremost thing to keep in mind.

这是你要记住的第一件事，也是最重要的一件事。

People usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it will. One thing to keep in mind is that people refer only to people who have already achieved what you want to be, which most people fail to do.

当人们觉得所用的时间比预想的要长时，通常都会垂头丧气。但要记住一点，人们只会提起已经取得成功的人，而大部分的人都以失败告终。

They look at other unsuccessful people and apply those criteria to them even before they take action.

人们看着其他没成功的人，自己还未行动，就把那些准则用到他们身上。

Look at any successful person and you’ll notice one thing common in all of them. They took time to learn and mastered their craft like no one else.

随便找出一个成功的人，你就会发现成功人士的共同点。他们都比常人努力，拿时间去学习并掌握技能。

There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.

通往成功的路上没有电梯，你只能去一级一级爬楼梯。

【知识点讲解】

take effort to 花精力做某事

例句：

It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers.

给买卖双方牵线可能需要一些时间和工夫。

The wall is leaning at such a dangerous angle that it wouldn't take much effort to push it over.

这墙已经倾斜成这样危险的角度,不要费多大力气就可以把它推倒了.

It's take a lot of hard work, a lot of effort.

我们还需要做很多工作, 付出大量的努力.

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