生活英语听力文章 第83期:10个选择决定人生方向(1)

 10 Life Guiding Decisions 生命中10个选择决定人生方向

There’s no denying the fact that our lives are a mirror image of the decisions we make. 一个不可否认的事实是，我们的生活是我们做出决定的一个镜像。
Sure there may be a rare exception—such as a major health challenge— but in the big picture of life, we are where we are today based on the decisions we made in the yesterdays. 当然有一种罕见的例外，比如一些重大疫病的挑战——但是纵观生活的大局,我们之所以成为今天的我们，基于我们在昨日所做的决定。
The key to living a happy and fulfilling life is to make wise decisions; decisions about where you live and work; 生活愉快、充实的生活的关键是做出明智的决定,决定你在哪里生活和工作,
decisions in how you treat and interact with others; decisions about how you spend money and handle difficult situations. 决定你如何对待他人，如何与他人互动,决定如何花钱,决定如何处理困难情况。
But perhaps the most important of all is where you are leading your life. 但或许最重要的是你在何处引领你的生活。
Where are you going? What do you want your life to look like five years from now? Ten years from now? Twenty years from now? 你要去向何处?你想让五年之后的生活是什么样子?十年后呢?二十年后呢?
Are you going drift with the tides or are you going to determine where you want to go, strap on a 200 HP motor, and start moving in that direction? 你会随波逐流，漂泊不定或是你确定了你想去的地方,带上200马力发动机,并开始朝着那个方向全力进发?
Like many people I know, I am trying to get clear on what I want to do with the rest of my life. 像许多人一样我知道,我试图弄清楚我的余生还想干些什么。
I have achieved all my major goals thus far; so now I have to figure out where I want to go from here. 迄今为止我已经实现了所有的主要目标,所以现在我必须从这里找到我想去的地方。
As part of my soul-searching process, I have answered ten important questions I think everyone should ask of themselves. 作为我的反思过程的一部分,我已经回答了十个重要的问题,我认为每个人也都应该问问自己这些问题。
Regardless of your station in life, you will benefit from answering these questions. 不管你生活中身处哪一站,你将受益于回答这些问题。
Perhaps they will confirm that you are on the right track. Or, they may open your mind to opportunities you haven’t previously considered. 也许这些答案会确认你是正确的。或者,他们会帮你找到心灵觉醒的机会，而之前你还没有考虑到这些。
They may reveal the missing link in your quest find happiness and fulfillment in your life. 他们可能揭示，在你的生活中追求快乐和成就感时，缺失的那一环。
Here are the 10 questions 以下就是这是个问题
1.What is important to me today? Start by identifying what’s currently important to you. To find the answer, simply look at how you spend your time. 1.今天，什么东西对我很重要?首先识别出目前对你最重要的。为了找到答案,只是简单看看你是如何花费你的时间的。
This is evidence to you and everyone watching your life as to what appears important to you at this point in time. 这就是证据,你和每个人都观察一下你的生活，在这个时间点，什么东西出现对你来说很重要。
2.What should be important to me? Once you examine the activities that fill your days, you will begin to realize some activities contribute more positives to your life than others. 2.什么东西应该对我重要?一旦你检查充斥与你日常的活动,你将开始意识到一些活动比其他的，更能带给你积极的生活。
For example, time spent watching TV or surfing the web compared to time invested in relationships, personal growth, or worthwhile projects. 例如,花时间看电视或上网，相比于投资于关系,投资于个人成长,或投资有价值的项目。
It’s time to do some soul-searching and make a list of the things that are truly important to you. 显然是后者更有意义。是时候做一些自我反省，列出对你真正重要的事情。
3.What do I want my life to look like? When you look 5, 10, 20, or 30 years into the future, what do you want your life to look like? 3.我希望我的生活是什么样子的呢?当你看到5年、10年、20年或30年后的未来,你想要你的生活是什么样子的呢?
What do you want to be doing with your time? Where do you want to be living? 你想要成为什么人?你想要住在哪里?