英語美文朗讀 第322期 10 Things To Do Yearly(上)

10 Things To Do Yearly – Life Maintenance Checklist.

 

 

Most of life is maintenance. Paying bills, buying groceries, doing laundry, and so on. We're running around, juggling our responsibilities, while trying to have some fun, too. It becomes so easy to forget the little things that enrich our lives and make it better.

每年都要做的10件事——用這個(gè)清單來維護(hù)你的生活。生活中的大多數(shù)時(shí)候，我們都是在處理日常事務(wù)，比如付賬單，買雜貨，洗衣服等。我們四處奔波，應(yīng)對(duì)肩上的責(zé)任，同時(shí)也想找找樂子。漸漸地，我們很容易忘記那些能夠讓生活變得更豐富、更美好的小事。

 

The start of each year is a time where we tend do a lot of soul searching. Most of us see it as an opportunity to wipe the slate clean, and make resolutions for the year ahead. In addition to those intentions though, there are a number of things that you can do over the course of the year that will drastically improve your life. Here are 10 things you should do at least once a year!

在每年年初，我們總是在尋找自我。很多人認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)重新開始的機(jī)會(huì)，為新的一年做出決心，定下目標(biāo)。除此之外，其實(shí)還有一些事情你可以做，它們能夠幫你在這一年中徹底改善生活。以下就是十件事，每年你至少都要做一遍。

 

Number 1 – Declutter. Your wardrobe, your purse, the contact list on your phone, your email inbox. Everything. Get rid of everything you don't need or that brings back bad memories. Everything that's in your life should be useful, make you happy, or motivate you. If it isn't doing any of these things, it's just taking up unnecessary space.

第一，清理物品。你的衣柜，你的錢包，手機(jī)上的聯(lián)系人列表，郵箱，所有東西都需要清理。你不需要的東西，讓你想起不好的經(jīng)歷的東西，都扔掉。在你的生活中，每樣?xùn)|西都要是有用的，能讓你開心的，可以激勵(lì)你的。如果它們達(dá)不到這些標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，它們就是在浪費(fèi)空間而已。

 

Number 2 - Rearrange your space. The purpose of things and where they are placed change the whole ambiance of a room. Personal space carries energy, so change the orientation of your bed, move your TV, move your computer desk, put your favorite lamp somewhere else, and you'll probably perceive things differently from last year. Just make sure it's for the better!

第二，重新安排你的生活空間。物品的用途，物品存放的地方，會(huì)影響整個(gè)房間的氛圍。專屬個(gè)人的生活空間能給我們帶來能量，所以，換一換床的方向，移動(dòng)一下電視機(jī)和電腦桌，把你最愛的臺(tái)燈放到另一個(gè)地方，然后你可能會(huì)有一切都煥然一新的感覺。這一切的前提是，這些改動(dòng)，是能改善生活的。

 

Number 3 – Invest in some new clothes and shoes. Updating your wardrobe can be very satisfying. It will boost your confidence and improve your appearance. Fit is everything, so only buy clothes that are comfortable and shoes that make you feel like you're walking on a cloud all day. If you can afford it, don't hesitate to spend a little bit more on quality clothing, and always remember that quality doesn't necessarily mean the most expensive brands. Trust me, an $800 Gucci T-shirt won't be any more comfortable than a $20 one. If you hate clothes shopping or never know what to buy, take a friend with you, preferably one that has a good sense for color matching and wardrobe styling.

第三，買些新衣服和新鞋子。給自己的衣柜升級(jí)，這是一件很令人滿足的事情。它能夠提升你的自信，改善你的形象。舒適最重要，所以只買那些舒適的衣服和鞋子。如果你有能力，不要猶豫，多花點(diǎn)錢來買質(zhì)量好的衣物，而且要記得，重視質(zhì)量并不意味著要買最貴的牌子。相信我，一件800美金的古馳短袖，穿起來并不比一件20美金的舒適多少。如果你不喜歡買衣服，或者不懂買什么，那就帶上一位朋友，最好是位懂得色彩搭配、衣物搭配的朋友。

 

Number 4 – Clean up your e-life. Nowadays, almost everyone on the planet spends much of their time on a computer, and the more time that you spend on it, the more cluttered it becomes. You know what I mean. If your desktop or laptop is filled with icons from top to bottom, it's definitely time for a cleaning. You can start by creating a folder for various things. Create a folder for your music collection, where you can also create sub-folders for different genres, then a folder for your documents, another for movies, and so on. While you're at it, make sure to check that your security software is up to date. Once that's done, pull up your social networks and evaluate your connections. This is a good time declutter those as well. Yeah, it looks cool when you have 2000 Facebook friends, but how many do you actually talk to?

第四，清理你的網(wǎng)絡(luò)生活。如今，幾乎每個(gè)人都在電腦上花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間。在電腦上花費(fèi)的時(shí)間越多，電腦就越混亂。你肯定明白我的意思。如果你的電腦桌面上，或者筆記本電腦上，堆滿了圖標(biāo)，那就是時(shí)候清理一下了。你可以從給不同東西新建文件夾開始。為你的音樂收藏新建一個(gè)文件夾，再給你的電影收藏也建一個(gè)，等等。做這個(gè)事情的時(shí)候，確保你的電腦安全軟件總是保持在最新的版本。完成這些之后，看看你的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)，衡量一下你的人際關(guān)系，現(xiàn)在也是時(shí)候清理它們了。如果你的臉書上有2000個(gè)好友，看起來確實(shí)挺酷的，但是你到底和幾個(gè)人說過話呢？

 

Number 5 – Reflect. Take some time to reflect on things you want more of. Be it romantic love, appreciation, better friends or whatever. Decide how you will actively give that to others. Perceiving lack from others is often a reflection of what we aren't giving enough of ourselves. Karma works magic in this department. The more you give, the more you will get.

第五，反思?；c(diǎn)時(shí)間，思考一下你想要的事情。無論是愛情，還是他人的欣賞，還是更好的朋友，等等，想一下你要怎么讓別人擁有這些事情。理解別人缺什么，往往可以幫我們反思自己缺什么。有因就有果，你給予的更多，你獲得的就更多。