英语美文赏析中文翻译.docx

英语美文赏析中文翻译英语美文赏析中文翻译英语美文赏析生活中还需要学会放弃我属于不擅长说“不”的那类人，一次揽太多活儿，花太多时间做自己原本不想做的事情。我常对自己说：“好吧，既然已经在这些事情上花费了太多时间，那就一直做下去。”而有一天，我的一位朋友对我说：“在我读一本书读到时发现不喜欢它，我没有接着读完，而是把它扔在一边，这时我才发现自己真正成熟了。”……I'moneofthosepeoplewho'sterribleatsayingno.Itakeontoomanyprojectsatonce,andspendtoomuchofmytimedoingthingsI'drathernotbe.Igetstuffdone,butit'snotalwaysthebestIcando,orthebestwayIcanspendmytime.That'swhymynewestgoal,bothasaprofessionalandaperson,istobeaquitter.Beingaquitterisn'tbeingsomeonewhogivesup,whodoesn'tseeimportantthingsthroughtotheend.Iaspiretobetheoppositeofthosethings,andthinkweallshould.ThequitterIwanttobeissomeonewhogetsoutwhenthere'snovaluetobeadded,orwhenthatvaluecomesattheexpenseofsomethingmoreimportant.IwanttoquitdoingthingsthatI'maskedtodo,fornootherreasonthanI'maskedtodoit.Iwanttobeabletoquitsomethinginmid-stream,becauseIrealizethere’snothinggoodcomingfromit.Afriendofmineoncetoldmethat"IknewIwasanadultwhenIcouldstopreadingabook,evenaftergetting500pagesintoit."Oddthoughitsounds,wealltendtodothis.Wegetinvolvedinsomething,realizewedon'twanttobeapartofit,butkeeptruckingthrough.Wesay"well,I'vealreadyinvestedsomuchtimeinthis,Imightaswellstickitout."Iproposetheopposite:quitasoftenaspossible,regardlessofprojectstatusortimeinvested.Ifyou'rereadingabook,anddon'tlikeit,stopreading.Cutyourlosses,realizethatthesmartestthingtodoisstopbeforeyourlossesgrowevenmore,andquit.Ifyou'reworkingonaprojectatworkthatisn'tgoinganywhere,butyou'vealreadyinvestedtonsoftimeonit,quit.Takethetimegainedbyquittingthepointlessproject,andputittowardsomethingofvalue.Insteadofreadinganentirebookyouhate,read1/2abadoneand1/2agoodone.Isn'tthatabetteruseofyourtime?Ifyou'restuckdoingsomething,anddon'treallywanttodoitanymore,stepbackforasecond.Askifyoureallyhavetodothis,andwhatvalueisbeingproducedfromyourdoingit.Don'tthinkaboutthetimeyou'veputintoit,orhowmuchit'stakenoveryourlife.Ifyoudon'twanttodoit,a