内容摘要
这是泰勒·斯威夫特在毕业典礼上的演讲片段,她分享了成长中要学会取舍、接受犯错和失去,并最终独立面对人生选择。她告诉听众,虽然前路未知且令人害怕,但独立自主也是令人兴奋的好消息。
#1 Life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once.
生活可能会很沉重,尤其是当你试图一次性扛起所有事情的时候。
#2 Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release.
成长和进入人生新篇章的一部分,就是学会抓住和放手。
#3 What I mean by that is knowing what things to keep and what things to release.
我的意思是,要知道哪些东西该保留,哪些东西该放手。
#4 You can't carry all things.
你不可能背负所有东西。
#5 All grudges, all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions your school bully got at the hedge fund his uncle started.
所有的怨恨,所有关于前任的动态,所有你学校恶霸在他叔叔创办的对冲基金里得到的令人羡慕的晋升。
#6 Decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go.
决定哪些是你该把握的,然后让其余的去吧。
#7 In your life, you will inevitably mispeak.
在生活中,你难免会说错话。
#8 Trust the wrong person.
信错人。
#11 Hurt the people who didn't deserve it.
伤害那些不该受伤害的人。
#13 Not think at all.
完全不动脑子。
#15 Create a reality where only your experience exists.
创造一个只有你的体验存在的现实。
#16 Ruin perfectly good moments for yourself and others.
把本来好好的时刻给自己和别人都毁了。
#17 Deny any wrongdoing. Not take the steps to make it right.
否认任何过错。不采取行动去弥补。
#18 Feel very guilty.
感到非常内疚。
#19 Let the guilt eat at you.
让内疚感不断折磨你。
#20 Hit rock bottom.
跌到谷底。
#21 Finally, address the pain you caused. Try to do better next time. Rinse, repeat. And I'm not gonna lie, these mistakes will cause you to lose things.
最后,直面你造成的痛苦。下次努力做得更好。冲洗,重复。说实话,这些错误会让你失去一些东西。
#22 I'm trying to tell you that losing things doesn't just mean losing. A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things, too.
我想告诉你的是,失去东西并不仅仅意味着失去。很多时候,当我们失去时,我们也会得到。
#23 Now, you lead the structure and framework of school and chart your own path.
现在,你主导学校的结构和框架,规划自己的道路。
#24 Every choice you make leads to the next choice, which leads to the next.
你做出的每一个选择都会引出下一个选择,下一个再引出下一个。
#25 And I know it's hard to know which path to take.
我知道很难知道该走哪条路。
#26 There will be times in life where you need To stand up for yourself.
生活中会有你需要为自己挺身而出的时候。
#27 Times when the right thing is actually to back down and apologize. Times when the right thing is to fight.
有时候正确的事其实是退让和道歉。有时候正确的事是战斗。
#28 Times when the right thing is to turn and run. Times to hold on with all you have.
有时候正确的事是转身跑开。有时候要拼尽全力坚持。
#29 Times to let go with Grace.
有时候要优雅地放手。
#30 Sometimes the right thing to do is to throw out the old schools of thought in the name of progress and reform.
有时候,为了进步和改革,正确的做法是抛弃旧的思想流派。
#31 Sometimes the right thing to do is to sit and listen to the wisdom of those who have come before us. How will you know what the right choice is in these crucial moments?
有时候,正确的做法就是坐下来,倾听前人的智慧。在这些关键时刻,你怎么知道什么是正确的选择呢?
#33 How do I give advice to this many people about their life choices? I won't.
我如何给这么多人关于他们人生选择的建议呢?我不会给。
#34 The scary news is you're on your own now. But the cool news is you're on your own now.
可怕的消息是,你现在要靠自己了。但酷的消息是,你现在可以自己做主了。
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