EchoLingo第 149 期
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You know, all those things
你知道，所有那些事情
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that you think are so important and so very urgent
那些你认为非常重要且非常紧急的事情
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and that
以及那些
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you feel so nervous about and so upset about when they don't go well.
当它们进展不顺利时，你会感到非常紧张和非常沮丧。
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They're just small things.
它们只是小事。
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They do not matter half as much as you imagine they do.
它们的重要性远不及你想象的一半。
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You allow yourself to be budgeted
你允许自己被安排得满满当当
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and bulldozed and impressed by the way of the world.
被世俗的方式推挤和影响。
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But my friend, the way of the world at the end of the day is
但是我的朋友，归根结底，世俗的方式
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just about what you foreground,
只关乎你优先关注什么。
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what you decide is important and what you decide to focus on in your life.
你决定的事情很重要，以及你决定在生活中关注什么。
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and trust me.
相信我。
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After all these years
在这么多年之后，
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of living my life,
在我一路生活、摸索之后，
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I have finally understood
我终于明白，
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that it is truly up to me to
设定人生的节奏，
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set the pace and to set the direction
设定方向，
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and to not allow myself to be badgered
不让自己被别人纠缠，
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or panicked or
被吓慌，或是
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pushed into doing things,
被推着去做事情，
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or at the pace
也不按照别人要求的
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at which other people want them.
节奏去做事，这些都取决于我自己。
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I keep my own counsel
我保持自己的判断/主见
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on what I prioritize,
关于我优先考虑的事情。
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what I focus on,
我关注的事情。
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and in which direction I am going.
以及我要去的方向。
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And that makes all the difference.
而那让一切变得不同。
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Because now I am truly in charge.
因为现在我真正掌控了局面。
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Now I can
现在我可以
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enjoy the things I commit to because they're of my choosing.
享受我所承诺的事情，因为它们是我自己的选择。
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And they don't have to lean me into panic or
而且他们不必让我陷入恐慌或
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urgency or emergency mode.
紧急或应急模式。
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All they have to do
他们所要做的
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is to be what preoccupies me,
就是成为占据我心思的事物。
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what takes my attention, what takes my care, what
什么占据我的注意力，什么值得我关心，什么
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takes my energy.
消耗我的精力。
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And that is a sound thing to do.
那样做是明智的。
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because the objective of life is not to be idle
因为生活的目标并不是无所事事，
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or to be on holiday all the time or not
也不是一直度假，或者什么都不
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to do things.
做。
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It is to be connected
它是要被连接
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to the right things in your life
到你生活中正确的事物
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and to do what is right for you to do and to do your
并且去做对你来说正确的事情，并且尽
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very best to do those things as well as you can.
尽最大努力尽可能好地做那些事情。
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And that means staying in charge remaining accountable,
那意味着保持掌控，保持负责。
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keeping proactive about
保持主动
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it, keeping on top of things
面对它，并把事情掌控好
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planning them, being at one with them,
规划它们，与它们保持一致，
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enjoying them, making the most
享受它们，充分利用
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of them and doing them with a joyful, attentive attitude.
它们，并以愉快、专注的态度去做它们。
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And that, my friend, you can only do
而这一点，我的朋友，你只有在
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once you have decided no longer to let the crowd
一旦你决定不再让大众
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or the world or other people decide for you, not even your dog.
或世界或其他人替你做决定，甚至你的狗也不行。
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because he sometimes also tries to push me around
因为它有时也会试图摆布我
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and tell me he wants things now this second
并告诉我他现在就要东西，就这一秒
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and there too I have to apply some porous
在这一点上我也必须设立有弹性但清楚的界限
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but nevertheless clear boundaries
有弹性但仍然清楚的界限
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in order not to be bullied and ordered around
为了不被我的狗欺负、指挥来指挥去、牵着鼻子走。
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and dictated
和指挥
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to by my dog.
被我的狗牵着鼻子走。
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And in that same way, my friend, you need to learn not to let yourself be dictated to
同样地，我的朋友，你需要学会不让自己被他人支配
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by anything
被任何事情
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or anyone.
或被任何人
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But keep your own life
但要保持自己的生活
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clearly in focus
清晰聚焦
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and to make it
并且把它做成
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the way you want it.
以你想要的方式。
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Now that takes time to perfect.
这需要时间来完善。
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And keep asking yourself, after you have finished something, how could I have done that better?
并且不断问自己，在你完成某件事之后，我本可以如何做得更好？
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How could I have been more peaceful about this?
我本可以如何对此更平静？
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How could I have made more of this task?
我本可以如何更好地利用这项任务？
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How could I have enjoyed it more?
我本可以如何更享受它？
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And where does this lead to next? Make
这接下来会通向哪里？让
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it a pleasure, my friend,
把它变成一种乐趣，我的朋友。
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to dance that dance of life and don't let it
去跳那支生命之舞，不要让它
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oppress you.
压迫你。
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Never let your life
永远不要让你的生活
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or the other people in this world oppress you.
或这个世界上的其他人压迫你。
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Life is yours.
生活是你的。
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It is yours, but you have let it be stolen away from you.
它是你的，但你却让它从你身边被偷走了。
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So take it back. Okay? No more pressure.
所以收回它。好吗？不再有压力。
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No more oppression.
不再有压迫。
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No more emergencies.
不再有紧急情况。
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No more urgency.
不再有紧迫感。
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Just you creating
只有你在创造
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the best life for you, my friend.
对你来说最好的生活，我的朋友。
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And only you know how that should be lived.
只有你知道那应该怎样度过。
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Take care with that and enjoy it.
谨慎对待这一点，并享受它。
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