托福阅读机经背景：到老也不可丢的五个能力.docx

智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读机经背景：到老也不可丢的五个能力 Each moment, each situation, each turn of events presents you with an opportunity to build the self you are capable of being. It’s just a matter of accepting opportunities, implementing ideas, taking action, and actively expressing the purpose that is uniquely YOU. 每个瞬间，每个场合，每个转机所带来的都是让你成长的机会。这时候你要做的就是抓住机会，开拓想法，采取行动，积极朝着目标前进，变成独一无二的你。 You are stronger than any barrier standing in your way, because you have a purpose that cannot be denied. You can be adaptable, innovative, hard working and tenacious. You can imagine the possibilities and then work to make them real. 只要胸怀不可抵挡的目标，那么你就比沿途的一切障碍都要强大。你可以适当改变，创新努力和顽强。你可以想象所有的可能性，再努力使其成为现实。 Here are five life skills that will help you do just that – the real fundamentals of being an empowered, self-directed human being: 下面的五项人生技能可以帮你做到这些——这些也是帮你变得强大自主的基础。 1. Curiosity 好奇心 Joy comes easy to us in our youth because we haven’t become set too firmly in our ways. Our willingness to curiously assess new things and varying perspectives allows us to experience flashes of insight and beauty wherever we go. Those of us who fight the draw of our comfort zones as we age, who sustain our curiosity into our later years, learn a lot more and see far more beauty throughout our lifetime. 年轻的时候，快乐似乎如此简单，因为我们不用太固守自己的方式。无论走到哪，好奇心都会给我们带来新的视野体验和美的享受。那些随着年纪增长仍然保持一颗好奇之心的人们，会在人生道路中学到更多，领略到更多的美。 Curiosity, after all, is the foundation of lifelong growth. It allows us to retain a beginner’s mind even as our wisdom expands. In this way, an enduring curiosity permits our hearts and minds to grow younger, not older every day. 好奇心是毕生成长的基础。即使智慧不断增长，我们还是保持初学者的头脑。这样，恒久的好奇心会让心境和思想更加年轻，而不是日益衰老。 Always remain curious and teachable. Keep an open mind and do not stop questioning and learning. Look forward, open new doors and experience new things. Do so because you’re curious, and because you know that today’s journey is always just beginning. 永远保持好奇心和求教心吧，开拓思想，不要停止怀疑和学习。朝前看，打开一扇新门来体验新事物。因为这份好奇，每天的旅程都是个新的开始。 2. Cre