双语美文欣赏：人生这本书要一页一页读
I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I am still in the middle of it. This habit annoyed first my Mom, then my friends, and finally even my own daughter.
我有一个换习惯就是看书看到一半，就翻到最后看结局。我的母亲、我的朋友以及连我的女儿都很不喜欢我这样。
Often my impatience wouldn't be confined just to the books I read but also to what they were reading as well. Finally one day my daughter told me in exasperation, \ease just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!\
我是个急性子，不光我自己读书这样，我还管着别人读书。最后我的女儿爆发了，“爸爸，你能不能像人家读书一样，每次就读一页！”
At times I haven't limited this bad habit to just books either. I have also tried to skip ahead in my own life and figure out what to do months and even years from now instead of embracing each day as God intended.
我的急性子不止在读书这个方面。在生活中我也时不时的会这样。想要知道未来几个月甚至几年要做什么，而不是像上帝推崇的那样享受当下。
I knew that the book of my life wasn't done yet and that I had many pages left to go. Still, that didn't stop me from trying to write the ending half-way through.
我知道自己人生的这本书没有结束，还有很多页没有读。然而，我还会臆想结局。
Time and again, I would foolishly jump ahead and try to solve every conceivable problem before it happened so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending.
有时我总是愚蠢地想象着书中的结局，杞人忧天般的考虑着还没发生的问题，我总是能很高兴的自动带入书中情节，不管书中结局怎样。
Life, however, doesn't work like that. God loves to surprise us, and you never know what new problem, change, or opportunity each new day will bring.
然而生活不是这样。上帝喜欢给我们惊喜。每一天你都不会知道自己会遇上什么问题，改变或者机会。
Recently when I found myself returning to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the future again, I found His truth coming from the lips of a special soul who gently told me I needed to \
最近我发现这个心浮气躁、活在未来的坏习惯又开始作祟。这时我隐隐的感觉到有个神秘的灵魂对我悄声说着“活在当下”。
When I heard those words I smiled, turned the book of my life back to the right page, and thanked God for today.
当我听到这些话，我会心地笑了。感谢上帝让我领悟到如何将人生之书翻到正确的页码。
There is no skipping ahead in the book of life. Each of us has to live it one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to have faith in God to help us to write it line by line and moment by moment. Each of us has to trust that our Heavenly Father will bring our story to its perfect end.
人生不可能像看书跳过开头就到看到结尾一样。人生一天一天度过，书也要一页一页读。我们要深信上帝会帮我们书写人生，一行又一行，记录我们的一刻又一刻。最终我们会在上帝的引导之下将人生画上完美的句号。
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A Smile Is A Gift Worth Giving 一个微笑就够了
I'd never really thought about giving a smile as a gift until this morning. Sometimes a smile is the best gift you can give someone.
直到今天早上我才真正意识到，微笑也是一份礼物。有时候，一个微笑是你能够给他人的最好的礼物。
Yesterday I was in the grocery store. I saw an older man standing with a sad look on his face. I walked by and gave him a big smile. Immediately, his eyes brightened and he smiled back. I don't know why he looked so sad, but for that moment in time he smiled.
昨天，我在杂货店。我看到一个老爷爷站在一旁，他看起来很难过。我从他身边走过并冲他露出一个大大的微笑。他的目光一下子明亮了起来，也对我报以微笑。我不知道为什么他看起来那么难过，但就在那一刻，他笑了。
People are in a rush and many are stressed this time of the year. Why not give a gift of your smile to everyone you meet. Give the gift of your smile! You never know how much of a difference you could be making in their life at that moment.
每年的这个时候，人们都匆匆忙忙，他们很多都背负着巨大的压力。为什么不对每个你遇到的人报以微笑？别吝啬你的微笑！你永远都不知道在他们生命中的那一刻，你的微笑可能会改变他们的人生。
Always remember that a smile is a gift worth giving! 永远记住，微笑是最珍贵的礼物。
双语美文：成功的秘诀其实并不深奥 You want to know the secret to success? Here it is: 你想知道成功的秘诀吗？下面我就告诉你：
Believe in yourself so much, that no one else can tell you otherwise. 要足够相信自己，这样就没有人能对你指手画脚了。
Also doubt yourself so much, that you feel like no matter how hard you work nothing could ever get you to your goal.
也要足够怀疑自己，总是感觉无论自己多么努力，好像也永远无法实现目标。 Work so hard, that your friends think you're crazy. 工作要足够努力，让朋友都觉得你疯了。
Be ridiculed, be shunned, be ignored, be told no. Get shut down so many times that you become immune to it. That it drives you, and gives you energy.
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被嘲笑、被回避、被忽视、被泼冷水、被阻止的次数多了，你就习惯了，这些都是你的动力，能给你力量。
Set boundaries for yourself. IE don't spend your money going to every show. 为自己设定界限。也就是说不要花钱把所有演出都看了。
Also, go get inspired. Take yourself out of your work cycle, remind yourself why you are working yourself to the bone.
而且要寻找启发。从日复一日的工作中抽出身来，提醒自己拼命工作是为了什么。
Give EVERYTHING to your craft. If there's someone in your life or something you do that prevents you from working 25 hours a day, get rid of it.
全身心投入工作。如果生活中有人或事妨碍你一天工作25小时，就把他们赶出你的生活。
Ingrain the idea in your mind that NOTHING will get you where you want to be other than hard work. 头脑中要有一个根深蒂固的想法，那就是只有努力工作才能帮你实现目标。
Keep working so hard, that eventually what you are doing isn't work. It's who you are. And now people are taking notice. Your parents believe in you; your friends support you.
坚持努力工作，最终你不是在做工作，而是在做人。人们都会注意你，家人会信任你，朋友会支持你。
Keep doubting yourself. Always know that there's something else better out there that you have to keep working harder than you did yesterday to achieve.
要一直自我怀疑。你要知道前方总是有比你昨天已经实现的目标更好的东西等待你去为之努力。
Enjoy yourself. Be happy. Be grateful, be humble. 享受生活。要开心、感恩、谦卑。
Keep working your ass off so you can make every single day of your life as good as this one, and better than the day before it.
拼命工作，你才能使每天都这么美好，每天都比前一天更美好。
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