<p class="ql-block"> 這是寫給已經(jīng)55+歲但還沒(méi)有進(jìn)天堂的老年朋友的忠告。<span style="font-size: 18px;">一個(gè)朋友發(fā)來(lái)，我覺(jué)得很切合實(shí)際，也切實(shí)可行，故粗略翻譯了一下給同時(shí)代朋友參考、共勉。??</span></p> <p class="ql-block">For those who are 55 years old and above. This is for you. I really like what is said here and am going to try my best to follow it. Thank you to the person who wrote this ：</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">55歲及以上的朋友們，這是給你的。我真的很喜歡這里所說(shuō)的，并且會(huì)盡我最大的努力去遵循它。感謝寫下這篇文章的人:</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Between 55 and death. It’s time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don’t just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dangerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??在55歲和死亡之間。是時(shí)候用你攢下的錢了。使用它、享受它。不要只把它留給那些可能不知道你為得到它所做犧牲的人。記住，沒(méi)有什么比你的兒子或兒媳為你辛苦賺來(lái)的資本金想出大主意更危險(xiǎn)的了。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring problems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??警告: 這也是一個(gè)投資的壞時(shí)機(jī)，即使它看起來(lái)很好或萬(wàn)無(wú)一失。他們只會(huì)帶來(lái)問(wèn)題和擔(dān)憂。而現(xiàn)在，是你享受和平和安靜的時(shí)候。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren, and don’t feel bad spending your money on yourself. You’ve taken care of them for many years, and you’ve taught them what you could. You gave them an education, food, shelter and support. The responsibility is now theirs to earn their own money.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??不要擔(dān)心你的孩子和孫子的經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況，把錢花在自己身上也不要覺(jué)得不好。你照顧他們這么多年了，你盡你所能教他們。你們給了他們教育、食物、住所和支持?，F(xiàn)在他們的責(zé)任是自己掙錢。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Keep a healthy life, without great physical effort. Do moderate exercise (like walking every day), eat well and get your sleep. It’s easy to become sick, and it gets harder to remain healthy. That is why you need to keep yourself in good shape and be aware of your medical and physical needs. Keep in touch with your doctor, do tests even when you’re feeling well. Stay informed.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??保持健康的生活，無(wú)需巨大的體力努力。適度運(yùn)動(dòng)(如每天散步)，吃好、睡好。人們很容易生病，也很難保持健康。這就是為什么你需要保持良好的身材，并了解自己的醫(yī)療和身體需求。與你的醫(yī)生保持聯(lián)系，即使你感覺(jué)良好也要做檢查。隨時(shí)掌握情況。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">??Always buy the best, most beautiful items for your significant other. The key goal is to enjoy your money with your partner. One day one of you will miss the other, and the money will not provide any comfort then, enjoy it together.</p><p class="ql-block">??為你的另一半買最好、最漂亮的東西。關(guān)鍵的目標(biāo)是：和你的伴侶一起享受金錢。總有一天你們會(huì)想念對(duì)方，錢也不能提供任何安慰，一起享受吧。</p><p class="ql-block">??Don’t stress over the little things. You’ve already overcome so much in your life. You have good memories and bad ones, but the important thing is the present. Don’t let the past drag you down and don’t let the future frighten you. Feel good in the now. Small issues will soon be forgotten.</p><p class="ql-block">??不要為小事而緊張。你已經(jīng)克服了很多困難。你有美好的回憶，也有糟糕的回憶，但最重要的是現(xiàn)在。別讓過(guò)去拖累你，也別讓未來(lái)嚇到你?，F(xiàn)在感覺(jué)良好。小問(wèn)題很快就會(huì)被忘記。</p><p class="ql-block">??Regardless of age, always keep love alive. Love your partner, love life, love your family, love your neighbor and remember: “A man is not old as long as he has intelligence and affection.”</p><p class="ql-block">??不管年齡多大，永遠(yuǎn)保持愛(ài)的活力。愛(ài)你的伴侶，熱愛(ài)生活，愛(ài)你的家人，愛(ài)你的鄰居。記住: “只要一個(gè)人有智慧和愛(ài)心，他就沒(méi)有老?！?lt;/p><p class="ql-block">??Be proud, both inside and out. Don’t stop going to your hair salon or barber, do your nails, go to the dermatologist and the dentist, keep your perfumes and creams well stocked. When you are well-maintained on the outside, it seeps in, making you feel proud and strong.</p><p class="ql-block">??讓自己從內(nèi)到外都感到驕傲。不要停止去你的發(fā)廊或你的理發(fā)師；做你的指甲；去看皮膚科醫(yī)生和牙醫(yī)；準(zhǔn)備好你的香水和面霜。當(dāng)你外在表現(xiàn)良好時(shí)，它就會(huì)滲入你的內(nèi)心，讓你感到驕傲和強(qiáng)大。</p><p class="ql-block">??Don’t lose sight of fashion trends for your age, but keep your own sense of style. You’ve developed your own sense of what looks good on you – keep it and be proud of it. It’s part of who you are.</p><p class="ql-block">??不要忽視你這個(gè)年齡的流行趨勢(shì)，但要保持你自己的風(fēng)格和氣質(zhì)感。你已經(jīng)形成了適合自己的感覺(jué)——保持它并為它感到驕傲。這是你的一部分。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">人均65歲的“時(shí)尚奶奶”們</p> <p class="ql-block">??ALWAYS stay up-to-date. Read newspapers, watch the news. Go online and read what people are saying. Make sure you have an active email account and try to use some of those social networks. You’ll be surprised what old friends you’ll meet. </p><p class="ql-block">??一定要與時(shí)俱進(jìn)。讀報(bào)紙，看新聞。上網(wǎng)看看人們?cè)谡f(shuō)什么。確保你有一個(gè)活躍的電子郵件賬戶，并嘗試使用這些社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)。你將驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)你會(huì)遇到非常高齡的朋友。</p><p class="ql-block">??Respect the younger generation and their opinions. They may not have the same ideas as you, but they are the future, and will take the world in their direction. Give advice, not criticism, and try to remind them that yesterday’s wisdom still applies today.</p><p class="ql-block">Never use the phrase: “In my time.” Your time is now. As long as you’re alive, you are part of this time. </p><p class="ql-block">??尊重年輕一代和他們的觀點(diǎn)。他們可能和你的想法不一樣，但他們是未來(lái)，將帶領(lǐng)世界朝著他們的方向發(fā)展。給他們提建議，而不是批評(píng)，并試著提醒他們昨日的智慧今天依然適用。</p><p class="ql-block">永遠(yuǎn)不要說(shuō):“在我們那個(gè)時(shí)候……”。你的時(shí)候是現(xiàn)在。只要你還活著，你就是這個(gè)時(shí)代的一部分。</p><p class="ql-block">??Some people embrace their golden years, while others become bitter and surly. Life is too short to waste your days on the latter. Spend your time with positive, cheerful people, it’ll rub off on you and your days will seem that much better. Spending your time with bitter people will make you feel older and harder to be around.</p><p class="ql-block">??一些人擁抱他們的黃金歲月，而另一些人變得尖刻和乖戾。生命太短暫了，不要把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在后者上?；〞r(shí)間和積極樂(lè)觀的人在一起，這會(huì)讓你受益，你的日子也會(huì)變得更好。和刻薄的人在一起會(huì)讓你覺(jué)得自己變老了，更難與他人相處。</p><p class="ql-block">??Do not of living with your children or grandchildren (if you have a financial choice, that is). Sure, being surrounded by family sounds great, but we all need our privacy. They need theirs and you need yours. Even then, do so only if you feel you really need the help or do not want to live by yourself.</p><p class="ql-block">??不要抵擋不住與你的孩子或?qū)O子生活在一起的誘惑（如果你有財(cái)務(wù)上的選擇，那就是）。當(dāng)然，兒孫繞膝聽(tīng)起來(lái)很好，但我們大家都需要自己的隱私。他們需要他們的，你也需要你的。即使你想那樣，最好也是當(dāng)你真的需要幫助或者不想獨(dú)自生活的時(shí)候才可以這樣做。</p><p class="ql-block">??Don’t abandon your hobbies. If you don’t have any, make new ones. You can travel, hike, cook, read, dance. You can adopt a cat or a dog, grow a kitchen garden, play cards, checkers, chess, dominoes, golf. </p><p class="ql-block">??不要放棄你的愛(ài)好。如果你沒(méi)有，那就去學(xué)著做一些新的。你可以旅行、徒步行走、烹飪、閱讀、跳舞。你也可以領(lǐng)養(yǎng)一只貓或狗、種一個(gè)菜園、打牌、下跳棋、國(guó)際象棋、多米諾骨牌，或打高爾夫球，等等。</p> <p class="ql-block">??Try to go. Get out of the house, meet people you haven’t seen in a while, experience something new (or something old). The important thing is to leave the house from time to time. Go to museums, go walk through a park. Get out there.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??試著走出去。走出屋子，見(jiàn)見(jiàn)你有一段時(shí)間沒(méi)見(jiàn)的人，體驗(yàn)一件新事物（或舊事物）。重要的是要經(jīng)常出門。去博物館、到公園散步等。不管怎樣，走出去。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Speak in courteous tones and try not to complain or criticize too much unless you really need to. Try to accept situations as they are. </p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??說(shuō)話要用禮貌的語(yǔ)氣，盡量不要抱怨或批評(píng)太多，除非你真的需要。試著去接受現(xiàn)狀。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Pains and discomfort go hand in hand with getting older. Try not to dwell on them but accept them as a part of the life.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，痛苦和不適相伴而生。試著不要老想著它們，而是把它們作為生活的一部分來(lái)接受。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??If you’ve been offended by someone – forgive them. If you’ve offended someone - apologize. Don’t drag around resentment with you. It only serves to make you sad and bitter. It doesn’t matter who was right. Someone once said: “Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.” Don’t take that poison. Forgive, forget and move on with your life.</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">??如果你被別人冒犯了，原諒他們。如果你冒犯了別人，道歉。不要把怨恨帶在身上。它只會(huì)讓你悲傷和痛苦。誰(shuí)是對(duì)的并不重要。有人曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)：“懷恨在心就像是自己吃了毒藥，卻希望別人死去?！?不要吃那種毒藥。學(xué)會(huì)原諒、忘記、繼續(xù)你自己的生活。</span></p><p class="ql-block">??Laugh. Laugh away your worries. Remember, you are one of the lucky ones. You managed to have a life, a long one. Many never get to this age, never get to experience a full life.</p><p class="ql-block">??開懷大笑。笑聲可以驅(qū)散你的煩惱。記住，你是幸運(yùn)的人之一。你有了自己的人生，很長(zhǎng)的人生。要知道，許多人從未到過(guò)這個(gè)年齡，從未經(jīng)歷過(guò)完整的人生。</p> <p class="ql-block">人均65歲的“時(shí)尚奶奶”們</p> <p class="ql-block">———————————</p><p class="ql-block">My valued friends, enjoy peaceful life at this point in your life......</p><p class="ql-block">我尊貴的朋友們，在你生命的這一刻享受平靜的生活吧......</p>