如果回到十八岁,我要对自己说……(7)
Take this advice and you'll never regret it. Open a savings account and set up an automatic withdrawal from your checking account each month. Don't touch the money, NO MATTER WHAT!
你接受这个建议就绝对不会后悔的。给自己开一个零存整取账户,然后每个月存入一定的数额。不论发生什么事情,都不要去碰这一笔钱。
Even if you can only afford $10 a month, you must stick to this plan because it's your ticket to freedom. In five or ten years (whenever you decide to grow up), you'll use this money to invest in something that makes passive income, like real estate.
就算每个月只能存入10美元,你也一定要坚持,因为这是自由的门票钱。五年或者十年内(当你决定成人的时候),你能用这笔钱去投资一些能带来收入的东西,比如房地产。
Travel and Learn a Language
旅行,并且学习一门外语
Don't just take language classes and backpack around Europe at a furious pace; immerse yourself in a culture. Pick a place and stay there for several months.
不要只是参加语言学习班,并且背包游玩欧洲各地。你应该使自己沉浸在一种文化里。选择一个地方,并在那里呆上几个月。
The best time to do this is the year after you graduate from college. You'll be old enough to appreciate the experience, but young enough that you won't have any responsibility.
这件事最好在你刚刚毕业那一年的时候做。那个时候的你成熟的足以体验,又年轻的没有任何责任要去负担。
If you took my advice about taking your time to grow up, you won't yet be attached to a mortgage payment, a job, or a girl. Move all your stuff into a corner of your parent's basement and live abroad.
如果你接受了我的建议打算慢慢长大,你就不应该被按揭付款、工作或者一个女孩所牵绊。把你所有的东西打包放在父母家的地下室里,然后去国外生活吧。
It's actually a lot more affordable that you might think, especially if you don't have any expenses at home. Get a job in your chosen country if you need to.
其实这个比你想像的更容易实现,尤其是你在国内还没有什么花费的情况下。如果需要的话,还可以在你选择的国家找一份工作。
Don't allow yourself to hang out with other English-speaking people. That's too easy. Force yourself to learn the language. It will be frustrating at first, but the life-long benefit will be greater than you can imagine.
不要总是和说你母语的人呆在一起,那太没有挑战性了。强迫自己去学习当地的语言,也许一开始会很痛苦,但是它会带来终身享用的好处。
(编辑:joice)