吉米老师前言：有很多父母没有关注到家里孩子的成长，导致孩子成年后出现一些自卑或者古怪的性格。这12个真理适合父母们送给孩子，希望所有孩子都沐浴在阳光下。部分图文来自网站Brightside，由英语口语（kouyu8）整理编辑，转载需注明出处
Children tend to grow outrageously fast.And before you know it, your baby will become a charming young lady who no longer carries around a schoolbag.在你意识到这一点之前，你的宝贝女儿已经不再背着书包，而长成了一个迷人的年轻女士。Now, she’s standing on the verge of adulthood.At such moments, we often regret that we didn’t have time to explain some important things to our children.在这种时刻，我们常常会后悔没有时间向孩子解释一些重要的事情。We investigated this and interviewed random volunteers. What warnings and experiences would we like to get from our parents before we reach adulthood, and to put together what we need to say to our children.在我们成年之前，希望从父母那里得到什么警示与经验，并且把这些需要跟孩子说的话整理了出来。Mistakes are a rewarding experience.
犯错是一种收获
Mistakes are a rewarding experience that no one can avoid on the road to happiness.
犯错是一种收获，在通往幸福的道路上谁也无法避免。
Don’t give up, but think about them, draw conclusions, and keep moving toward your goal.
不要放弃，而是要思考这些问题，得出结论，继续向目标前进。
2
Perfect people don’t exist.
世上没有完美的人
Everyone doesn’t know how to do something and fails sometimes.
每个人都不知道如何做某事，有时也会失败。
The secret to success is simple — rise more often than you fall.
成功的秘诀很简单——上升的次数比跌倒多得多。
3
Respect yourself.
尊重自己
Other people’s opinions shouldn’t influence you.
别人的意见不应该影响你。
Be able to listen to yourself and independently determine your strengths and weaknesses on which you’re going to work.
能够倾听自己的声音，独立判断自己的优势和劣势，并在此基础上努力。4
Your first love maybe won’t last your whole life.
初恋并不一定会伴你余生
Your first love won’t necessarily last your whole life.
你的初恋不一定会持续一生。
People grow up and may go separate ways.
人们长大了，可能会分道扬镳。
You should learn a lesson from unsuccessful relationships but never lose faith in love.
你可以从不成功的恋爱中吸取教训，但千万不要对爱情失去信心。5
Kindness works wonders.
善良创造奇迹
Give your bully a compliment from the bottom of your heart and you’ll see that nasty guy turn into a boy with a good soul.
从心底里给欺负你的人一个赞美，你会看到那个讨厌的家伙变成一个心灵手巧的男孩。You can help, but don t give it all away.Help when you have extra but don’t give the last thing you have.
可以帮助别人，当你有额外的精力的时候， 但不要倾尽所有。
99% of people won’t appreciate it.
99% 的人不会欣赏它。
Don’t do good for just anyone.
不要随便为任何人做好事。
7
Observe how he treats the animals.
观察他如何对待动物
If you want to get to know the guy better, see how he treats animals.
如果你想更了解这个家伙，看看他是如何对待动物的。
A person with a kind heart will never offend a little creature who can’t fight back.
一个心地善良的人，是不会冒犯一个不会反抗的小动物的。8
Keep Yourself.
做自己
Don’t lose yourself trying to make things comfortable for others.
不要为了让别人舒服而失去自己。
Life is a journey where only you decide whether you want to reshape yourself to fit into the standards to please everyone or live for your own pleasure.
人生是一场旅行，只有你自己才能决定是要重新塑造自己，以适应取悦所有人的标准，还是为自己的快乐而活。9
Trust yourself.
相信自己
When your confidence in yourself weakens, stop and listen to your heart.
当你对自己的信心减弱时，请停下脚步，听听自己的心声。
No one knows better than you what’s right for you.
10
Make sure you have somewhere to go.
保证你有处可去
Don’t rush to sell your only apartment so that you and your husband can buy a bigger one.
不要因为你和你的丈夫可以买一个更大的公寓，就急于卖掉你唯一的公寓。
Always have a backup place where you can go if your spouse turns out to be less than a prince.
一定要有一个后备的地方，如果你的配偶变成了一个远远不如“真命天子”的人，你可以回到那里。11
Experiences are more valuable.
经历更加重要
Things will only make you happy for a short time.
事情只会让你获得短暂的快乐。
Experiences are more valuable than things.
经历比事物更有价值。
It doesn’t matter how much your phone costs when you walk around Manhattan.
12
Cherish the friends who stay.
珍惜留下来的朋友
Many school friends will disappear from your life immediately after graduation.
许多学校的朋友在毕业后会立即从你的生活中消失。
If you’re lucky to stay friends with at least one of them, take care of this treasure.
如果你很幸运地与他们中的至少一个人保持着朋友关系，那么就请你好好保管这个宝贝。
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