Your twenties are a difficult time. Having just graduated high school a few years ago, you’d been convinced by society that you were ready to take on the world.
　　二十多歲是一段艱難的時間。剛從高中畢業(yè)沒幾年，你好像就可以去征服世界了。
　　However, upon graduating college a few years later you realize you’re no longer the oldest of the young adults; rather you’re the youngest of the old adults.
　　然而，直到大學畢業(yè)幾年之后你才會發(fā)現(xiàn)，你不再是最老的年輕人，而是最年輕的老年人。
　　With this realization comes a ton of other life lessons you’ll learn from. Here’s a list of ten difficult lessons.
　　認識到這一點，你就會以他人為鑒，學到更多的人生智慧。
　　1. Your worldview is flawed
　　1. 你的世界觀不是完美的
　　When you were in college, you probably took a philosophy or ethics class, joined a couple protest groups, and thought you had all the answers to the world’s problems.
　　當你在上大學的時候，你可能會選哲學課或者倫理學課來聽，加入幾個抗議群體，想著你對世界上所有的問題的答案都了然于胸。
　　When you get out into the real world, you’ll find things aren’t as cut and dry as you thought they were.
　　當你從大學畢業(yè)進入到真實的世界時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)事情并不是你想的那樣一成不變。
　　Issues that seemed black and white when you were stuck in the bubble of your college campus actually have myriad grey areas that you never understood until you lived through them.
　　上大學時看起來黑白分明的事其實有無數(shù)的灰色區(qū)域，要是不親身經歷的話，你永遠也明白不了。
　　Once you’re dropped into the real world, you’ll immediately realize you don’t know nearly as much as you thought you did.
　　一旦你落到真實世界，你立刻會意識到其實你沒那么無所不知。
　　2. You won’t always be right
　　你并不是永遠正確的
　　Once you realize you don’t know anything, you’ll have to come to the realization that you won’t always be right.
　　一旦你認識到自己并非無所不知，你就會意識到自己并不是永遠都是對的。
　　While in your twenties, you should start to see the world in a more objective manner than you had as a young adult. You’ll also realize that “being right” isn’t always the best case scenario.
　　在你二十多歲的時候，你應該用一種更為客觀的方式來看待世界，而不是用剛成年的眼光來看待世界。你會意識到“正確”并不總是最好的情況。
　　Sometimes it’s better to realize you were wrong and work on whatever issue is at hand, than it is to push forward under the false impression that you’re 100% correct in your assumptions.
　　比起自以為完全正確，并且被這種錯誤念頭驅使的情況來說，認識到自己是錯誤的，并且好好解決手頭的問題要好的多。
　　3. You should never stop learning
　　永遠不要放棄學習
　　Just because you’ve graduated from a prestigious four-year school doesn’t mean you have the right to stop learning. In today’s ever-evolving world, being a life-long learner is a prerequisite to finding success.
　　就因為從一所久負聲望的大學里學習四年畢業(yè)，并不意味這你可以停止學習。在今天這個日新月異的世界里，活到老學到老是成功的先決條件。
　　Technology has made it easier than ever to continue your education in some way on a daily basis, whether through online courses or workshops, or simply subscribing to newsletters and podcasts.
　　無論是網(wǎng)絡課程還是講習班，訂閱實事通訊或者播客，科技使得每天學習、繼續(xù)接受教育變得前所未有的方便。
　　The second you take a break from learning, someone with more ambition will surpass you in knowledge, skills, and marketability.
　　一旦你與學習脫節(jié)，更有野心的人就會在知識、技能上超越你，比你更受市場歡迎。
　　4. You’re replaceable at work
　　在工作上你并不是無可取代的
　　Just because you have a job doesn’t mean you’ll always have a job. There won’t be any boo-hoo pity-party for you if you mess up big enough that your company can’t afford to keep you.
　　現(xiàn)在有一份工作并不代表以后永遠不失業(yè)。你要是搞砸了一件大事，公司也不能繼續(xù)留你，到時候是不會有人為你流淚或感到可惜的。
　　It’s an unfortunate truth that job security is no longer a guarantee. You might even find yourself being replaced by a machine at some point in your lifetime.
　　不幸的事實是工作保障已經不再是一種保證。甚至有時你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己會被機器所取代。
　　This is why you should continue learning and adapting to the world around you. Staying current in your skills is essential in order to make yourself as irreplaceable as possible.
　　這就是為什么你要不斷學習，不斷適應身邊的世界。為了讓自己盡量變得無可替代，就有必要跟進上自己技能的動態(tài)。
　　5. No one owes you anything
　　沒人虧欠你
　　Like I said, your sob story won’t get you anywhere in this world. Just because “it’s always been your dream” to work somewhere doesn’t mean that company will hire you.
　　正如我所說，你的煽情故事不會把你帶到世界任何地方。因為在某地工作“是你一直以來的愿望”并不意味著公司會雇用你。
　　Even if you’ve graduated from an Ivy League school, you can’t just assume you’ll walk across the stage and step into a cushy career.
　　就算你從常青藤名校畢業(yè)，你也不要斷定自己會自如的走上職場，找到輕松多金的工作。
　　Your degree simply shows that you have the drive and ability to work up the ladder from the bottom — which is exactly where you’ll start out.
　　你的學歷只是體現(xiàn)了你有干勁也有能力從底層往上爬，而這也正是你要著手開始的地方。
　　Being hired anywhere is a great opportunity. Don’t overlook an entry-level position because you think you deserve more.
　　只要是被雇傭，對你來說就是個絕佳的機會。不要自恃清高就小看初級職位。
　　6. Relationships are difficult
　　維持關系不容易
　　This lesson applies to friendships and romantic relationships. As you grow older, you’ll find it harder and harder to get together with friends you’ve had over the years.
　　這一點對于友情和愛情都適用。當你長大就會發(fā)現(xiàn)和多年老友聚到一起變得越來越難。
　　Although technology has made communicating with friends easier than ever, our busy world has made it harder and harder to get a bunch of your friends in the same room at the same time.
　　雖然科技讓和朋友交流這件事無比容易，但是忙碌的世界里，一群好友在同一時間同一地點相聚還是越來越難。
　　Forging a romantic relationship is incredibly difficult as well.
　　促成一段愛情也十分不易。
　　On top of all the hard work you’ll be doing to stay afloat in your own life, you’ll also need to put extra effort into making sure your relationship doesn’t get into a rut and end prematurely. Keep it fresh, no matter how hard you have to work at it.
　　除了做那些讓你維持生計的繁重工作，你也要額外努力來保證你的戀愛關系不陷入老套，或在萌芽時終結。不管要付出多大努力，要保持新鮮感。
　　7. Your decisions have ramifications
　　你的任何決定都會產生影響
　　When you were young, you could afford to be pretty reckless without having to really pay for your actions. As an adult, every decision you make will either contribute to building you up or breaking you down.
　　當你年輕的時候，你可以莽撞無比，而且不用為自己的行為付出代價。但是作為一個成年人，你做的每個決定都會影響到你，可能成就自己也可能擊垮自己。
　　Even something as innocuous as scrolling through Facebook for an hour throughout your day means you’ve wasted five to seven hours of your week that you’ll never get back.
　　即便是一些無傷大雅的事，比如一天瀏覽一個小時的臉書，也意味著一星期里你浪費了五到七小時，而這些時間一去不復返。
　　On the other hand, using every minute of your spare time to read and improve your life will put you ahead of those who take frequent breaks.
　　另一方面，如果你閑下來的每一分鐘都用來閱讀和提高自我水平，那么你就會領先于那些經常休息的人。
　　8. Money is hard to earn
　　掙錢不容易
　　When you were younger and either lived at home or lived off college loans, money wasn’t really an issue. Even paying simple credit card and cell phone bills didn’t absolutely drain your bank account.
　　當你還小，住在家里或者靠學校貸款為生時，錢不是什么問題。就算還小額貸款或者付電話費也絕對不會榨干你的銀行存款。
　　You were actually free to use most of your earnings as you pleased. However, the second you’re thrown into the real world, this all goes away.
　　你的大部分收入都能如你所愿的自由支配。可是一旦你踏入真實世界，這種隨心所欲就和你說再見了。
　　You’ll realize the value of every penny you earn the first time you shop for your own groceries using your own money. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing though.
　　第一次用自己掙得錢買東西時，你會懂得每一分錢的意義。這不是什么壞事。
　　You’ll also realize that money isn’t everything. Most importantly, you’ll realize that you can be just as happy without money as you were with it.
　　你也會明白錢不是一切。更重要的是，你會知道無論有沒有錢你都可以活得很快樂。
　　9. You don’t have forever to do what you want
　　你不能一直隨心所欲
　　Your twenties are an odd time. You’re just starting out in the real world, and still trying to “find yourself.”
　　二十多歲是個不同尋常的年紀。你剛走進真實的世界，試著去“發(fā)現(xiàn)自我�！�
　　However, you also have bills to pay, so you’ll take any job you can if you haven’t found the dream job you love.
　　然而，你還要付賬單，所以要是沒找到心儀的工作，其他什么工作你都愿意接受。
　　That said, you shouldn’t let yourself become stagnant and stuck in a job you dislike, because the longer you’re there, the less likely it is you’ll be able to get out of it later in life.
　　即便如此，你也不要讓自己停滯不前，委曲求全的一直做不喜歡的工作。因為你做那份工作的時間越長，以后你越不可能辭職。
　　While it’s never too late to learn a new trade, every passing day puts you at less of an advantage. Get moving on your dreams as soon as possible, because one day it actually will be too late.
　　雖然說學習永遠不嫌晚，但是每過一天你的優(yōu)勢就會減少一分。盡快把你的夢想付諸行動吧，因為終有來不及的一天。
　　10. Life never gets easier
　　10. 生活不會越來越輕松
　　Growing up, you probably watched your parents go through every day like finely-tuned machines that never stopped moving. You never really thought twice about it.
　　成長過程中，你可能看著你父母每天工作不停轉，就像精確的機器，永不休息。你從沒認真想過他們的情況。
　　You might have figured that they were just used to the daily grind, and were just coasting along. As you grow older, you’ll realize that notion couldn’t be farther from the truth.
　　你可能覺得他們已經習慣了日常的工作，而且做起來毫不費力。但是當你長大一點，你就會明白你的觀點真是大錯特錯。
　　You’ll realize you have to put your all into every single day you live, and go to bed exhausted day in, day out. Again, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it just means every day is a chance to do better than you did the day before.
　　你會了解到，活著的每一天都需要全身心的投入，日復一日，累到精疲力竭才能休息。再說一遍，這不一定是壞事，這只意味著每天你都有機會進步，超越昨天的自己。
　　Lessons like this frame your life in a different context. Most importantly, you’ll realize you have even more respect for your hard-working parents than you did in your twenties.
　　這樣的課程會為你塑造不一樣的人生。更重要的是你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，比起之前的二十歲多歲的自己，你會更加尊敬辛勤工作著的父母。

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