中国文化集锦
A Collection of Choice Specimens from Chinese Culture

英语七十载厚重岁月情缘
Seventy Years of Deep Affection of Knowledge about the English Language

越学越意识到在知识的海洋里有许多东西要去学习。
The more you learn, the more you realize that there is much more to be learned in the vast ocean of knowledge.

一个人最佳的状态 A Person in Top Form

有钱 Rich
孤独 Lonely
自在 Free
安静 Quiet
清醒 Awake / Alert
健康 Healthy

靠自己
人这一生，不要跟自己过不去。Don't be too hard on yourself in life.

风雨中，自己撑伞
1) Walking through the storm with only your own umbrella as shelter.
2) Standing under the rain holding your own umbrella.

困难时，自己闯关 Face challenges on you own when times get tough.

受伤时，自己忍耐 Injured but bore it in silence.

有一种坚强叫做 Silence in face of hardship

笑给别人看 Smile for others.

哭给自己听 Cry to oneself.

现实我懂得了 I have come to understand reality.

靠谁不如靠自己 You can rely on yourself better than anyone else. or You can rely on yourself above all else.

信谁不如信自己You can't trust anyone as much as yourself.

生活是场戏，演好自己的角色就夠了。Life is a play, just play your part well.

不愿迈开前行的脚步，就无法到达最美的目的。If you are reluctant to move forward, you will never reach the most beautiful destination.

优秀的生活状态不是仰望别人，而是把自己活成一道风景。 A great life is not about looking up to others, but about making yourself a scenery worth seeing.

人生路上，却让人内耗的从不是自己本身，而是明知该停，却偏偏不肯结束。In the journey of life, what drains you most is never the ending itself, but refusing to let go even when you know you should stop.

不管多么险峻的高山，总是为了不畏艰难的人而留下一条攀登的路。No matter how steep the mountain is, it always leaves a path for those who fear no hardship.

微笑是灵魂的语言，善良是美丽的根基。让我们远离对错的烦扰，保持内心的清醒，世界也会对我们温柔以待。
Smile is the language of the soul, kindness is the most beautiful foundation. Let go of the distractions of right and wrong, maintain inner clarity, and the world will also treat us gently.

你的时间是有限的，所以不要为别人而活，听从内心的呼唤，去做你真正想做的事，生命只有一次而已，要活出人生最精彩的一面，不留遗憾。
Your time is limited, so don't live for others. Follow the call of your heart, and do what you truly want to do. Life is but once, and fully embrace the most radiant chapter of life, leaving no room for regret.

做自己喜欢的事情，快乐便会不请自来；走自己想走的路，世界终将为你让路。在这漫长的人生里，惟有自由和热爱，是给自己最好的礼物。Do what you love, and joy will follow; walk the path you want, and the world will eventually make way for you. In this long life, only freedom and love are the best gifts you can give yourself.

靠人如上九重天，人心难靠路难行。 Relying on others is like climbing to the sky—people are untrustworthy, and the way is hard.

求人如吞三尺剑，万般苦楚自己咽。Asking for help is like swallowing a sword—all pain you must swallow alone.

做自己的梦；去自己想去的地方；做自己想做的人，因为生命只有一次，机会只有一回。
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life, and one chance to do all the things you want to do.