20多歲的年輕人在年該做的9件事
It's crazy how quickly time is going by. Every year, I make goals for myself and can never seem to accomplish them all. It's like I try to cram all of these tasks -- for instance, starting a company, winning the lottery, getting a book deal, creating a TV show, etc. -- into a year, but most are not actually all that realistic. Like, I'm probably not going to become famous overnight, right? However, beyond the many things I hope to accomplish some time in the near future, there are a couple of things I -- and you -- should do in the new year no matter what.
時間如白駒過隙，每年我都給自己制定目標，卻從沒能夠實現。好像我總試圖把這些計劃——比如，開公司、贏彩票、出本書、創辦電視秀等等，全部塞到一年中去；可事實上大部分都不切實際。就像我不可能一夜暴富一樣，是吧？不過，撇開許多我希望能在不久的將來實現的目標，下面這些——我認爲大家無論如何都應該在新年裏做好。
Here are 9 things every 20-something should do in 2014:
下面就是20多歲年輕人在2014年應該做的事情：
1. Be active.
積極進取。
Whether you're going to the gym twice a day every day or you're taking walks around your neighborhood three times a week, make sure you are doing some sort of physical activity on the regular. Don't say you're too busy for it... we're all busy. You just need to make time for it (especially if you sit at a desk all week long). Whether that time is on the weekend, at 5:00 a.m. every day, or right before you go to bed, make it happen. Five minutes of crunches is better than nothing.
無論你打算每天去兩次健身房，還是每週在小區內散三次步，都應保證自己有規律地進行體能運動。不要推說太忙沒時間運動——大家都很忙。你只需擠點時間就行（尤其當你整個星期都久坐在桌前的時候）。不論是在週末還是每天早上5:00，或者睡覺之前，只要有時間，就去運動。做五分鐘仰臥起坐總比一點都不運動的好。
2. Take a vacation.
享受假期。
We are given mandatory vacation days for a reason. Don't use them all on days for appointments and visiting home. Go somewhere warm! Go somewhere romantic! Go somewhere exotic and different. You have your own money now. And you certainly deserve it.
法定假期自有存在的道理。不要把假期都花在赴約和走親訪友上。去溫暖、浪漫而又充滿異域情調的地方吧！你自己掙了錢，當然應該好好犒勞自己。
3. Have a crazy night(s) out.
度過瘋狂一晚。
No, you don't have to get wasted every time you go out. You don't even have to drink every time you go out. In fact, you don't even need to go out that much. But make sure you have at least one wild night this year when you do go out (preferably more than one). And by wild night, I of course mean drink so much that you do stupid things you will most definitely regret the next morning. Everyone needs a good story every now and then.
別誤會——你不一定非得每次外出就虛擲浪費，也不必每次外出就酩酊大醉。實際上，你甚至都不用出去得那麼頻繁。你只要確保今年外出時，有那麼一次瘋狂的夜晚就行。說到瘋狂夜晚，自然是指喝得醉醺醺、做點隔天絕對會後悔的事情。人人都需要時不時地來點故事吧。
4. Think.
三思。
Think before you spend. Think before you eat. Think before you tweet. Think before you drink. A problem with us 20-somethings is that we rarely think -- we just DO. We have (barely any) money, so we spend it. We hate saying no, so we constantly find ourselves eating poorly and drinking way too often. We are under pressure by Instagram and feel the need to add a filter to every single picture we take and then post it on all social media sites we use. We tweet whatever is on our mind. And we post things on Facebook in the heat of the moment. This year, think before you do any of the above. Please.
花錢之前請三思，饕餮之前請三思，發碎碎念之前請三思，喝酒之前請三思。20多歲的問題就是——我們常常只做不想。我們哪怕只有一分錢也會花光；我們羞於拒絕，所以常常喝酒吃垃圾食品；我們跟風Instagram，拍點照片就迫不及待曬到各大社交媒體上；我們不經大腦就亂髮碎碎念；我們還會在憤怒時把事情公佈在Facebook上。今年，無論如何請在做這些事之前先想想清楚。5. Cook something.
學做菜。
As a 20-something, you need to learn to cook. You should already know how to cook pasta and eggs -- and know how to use the oven. Now, spice up your pasta and eggs with new recipes... and of course learn what to do with meat, whether it's in a crock pot, the oven, the stove, or on a grill. Of course, microwavable meals are nice when you worked late or are just way too busy. But to be healthy, you must cook! I'm not saying turn into a chef... but look easy recipes up online. Cooking is really not that bad.
20多歲的你也需要學會做菜。你應該已經知道如何煮麪條和雞蛋，還知道怎麼使用微波爐。現在，請嘗試將麪條和雞蛋做得更有滋有味吧。還有，學會怎麼燒肉——瓦罐肉、烘肉、燉肉或燒烤都成。當然，要是下班太晚或太忙，微波爐蒸肉也不錯。可要想吃得健康，最好親自下廚！我不是要你成爲大廚，但你可以在網上學會簡單的菜譜。做菜真的沒那麼難。
6. Get rid of fake friends.
甩掉虛假的朋友。
And stop being fake yourself! You graduated college. You're in the real world. There's no need to keep pretending you like so-and-so just because they're friends with your friends and you feel you have to. But there's also no need to be mean to people. You're too old for that. Be cordial, but don't go out of your way to make a friendship happen that's just not going to happen. Focus that energy on new friendships with people you actually like. Don't exclude people, don't be cliquey, and ignore any drama that attempts to come your way. Do YOU and don't worry about anyone else.
你自己也別再裝模作樣了！你已經離開校園、進入現實社會了，沒必要照顧朋友的面子而假裝自己喜歡什麼。但也不要對人刻薄，這不是你這個年紀該做的事。要熱情友好，但也別過分強求不可能的友情。把精力放在結交志趣相投的新朋友上。不要排斥他人，不要搞小團體，別去理會企圖刁難你的屁事。做好你自己，管別人怎樣呢！
7. Buy something valuable.
買有質量的東西。
Whether it be a phone, a computer, a TV, a tablet, or a designer bag, treat yourself. Embrace your inner responsible adult by buying something you could never afford in college and then be responsible for that item. It will be good practice for having a child. Okay, not really, but whatever.
犒勞一下自己：手機、電腦、電視、平板電腦或名牌包包都行。買幾樣大學時買不起的物品來滿足內心慾望，並好好保管這些物品。這可是對將來養小孩一個不錯的練習哦！（開玩笑啦~）
8. Call friends and family.
聯繫親朋好友。
No one calls people anymore. We just tweet, text, and... well that's about it since Facebook wall writing is now a thing of the past. We don't listen to people anymore, so our conversations are completely impersonal. When someone is being nice, we sometimes mistake them for being rude and of course never say anything because it's just a text. This year, take a few minutes every week (or couple of weeks) to call people. Of course face to face communication is ideal, but if you have to resort to something else and you really want to catch up with someone -- or keep up with someone -- give them a call.
很少有人打電話了。人們只會發碎碎念、發短信……好吧，自從有了Facebook，情況就變成了這樣。人們不再傾聽，交流也僅限於公事。要是有人示好，人們甚至會誤以爲對方粗俗並保持沉默，因爲那只是一條短信而已。今年，請每週（或每幾周）抽幾分鐘時間給大家打個電話吧。自然，面對面交流最好不過了。如果你確實想聯繫某人但又有其他事情纏身，那就打個電話吧。
9. Relax.
放鬆。
Stop planning something for every second of every day and take a break. It's okay to sit on the couch and watch trashy TV once in a while. It's okay to go to bed early to catch up on sleep on a weekend night. It's okay to do absolutely nothing for an entire weekend once in a while. In fact, it's almost necessary at this point in our lives. Take a minute or two to sit down and not think every once in a while. You'll appreciate the lack of stress in your life a lot more than you did back in college.
停止把每天的每分每秒都安排得緊緊湊湊，休息一下吧。偶爾靠在沙發上看會垃圾電視沒什麼；週末晚上早點上牀好好睡一覺沒什麼；難得整個週末啥事都不幹也沒什麼。其實，這可以說是人生這個階段必做的事情。偶爾花點時間坐下來放空自己。你會感謝這種遠比大學時代輕鬆的時刻。
