老生常谈：对老年人的一些忠告—For those who are 55 years old and above.

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　　这是写给已经55+岁但还没有进天堂的老年朋友的忠告。一个朋友发来，我觉得很切合实际，也切实可行，故粗略翻译了一下给同时代朋友参考、共勉。😀

For those who are 55 years old and above. This is for you. I really like what is said here and am going to try my best to follow it. Thank you to the person who wrote this ：

55岁及以上的朋友们，这是给你的。我真的很喜欢这里所说的，并且会尽我最大的努力去遵循它。感谢写下这篇文章的人:

🚩Between 55 and death. It’s time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don’t just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dangerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital.

🚩在55岁和死亡之间。是时候用你攒下的钱了。使用它、享受它。不要只把它留给那些可能不知道你为得到它所做牺牲的人。记住，没有什么比你的儿子或儿媳为你辛苦赚来的资本金想出大主意更危险的了。

🚩Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring problems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet.

🚩警告: 这也是一个投资的坏时机，即使它看起来很好或万无一失。他们只会带来问题和担忧。而现在，是你享受和平和安静的时候。

🚩Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren, and don’t feel bad spending your money on yourself. You’ve taken care of them for many years, and you’ve taught them what you could. You gave them an education, food, shelter and support. The responsibility is now theirs to earn their own money.

🚩不要担心你的孩子和孙子的经济状况，把钱花在自己身上也不要觉得不好。你照顾他们这么多年了，你尽你所能教他们。你们给了他们教育、食物、住所和支持。现在他们的责任是自己挣钱。

🚩Keep a healthy life, without great physical effort. Do moderate exercise (like walking every day), eat well and get your sleep. It’s easy to become sick, and it gets harder to remain healthy. That is why you need to keep yourself in good shape and be aware of your medical and physical needs. Keep in touch with your doctor, do tests even when you’re feeling well. Stay informed.

🚩保持健康的生活，无需巨大的体力努力。适度运动(如每天散步)，吃好、睡好。人们很容易生病，也很难保持健康。这就是为什么你需要保持良好的身材，并了解自己的医疗和身体需求。与你的医生保持联系，即使你感觉良好也要做检查。随时掌握情况。

🚩Always buy the best, most beautiful items for your significant other. The key goal is to enjoy your money with your partner. One day one of you will miss the other, and the money will not provide any comfort then, enjoy it together.

🚩为你的另一半买最好、最漂亮的东西。关键的目标是：和你的伴侣一起享受金钱。总有一天你们会想念对方，钱也不能提供任何安慰，一起享受吧。

🚩Don’t stress over the little things. You’ve already overcome so much in your life. You have good memories and bad ones, but the important thing is the present. Don’t let the past drag you down and don’t let the future frighten you. Feel good in the now. Small issues will soon be forgotten.

🚩不要为小事而紧张。你已经克服了很多困难。你有美好的回忆，也有糟糕的回忆，但最重要的是现在。别让过去拖累你，也别让未来吓到你。现在感觉良好。小问题很快就会被忘记。

🚩Regardless of age, always keep love alive. Love your partner, love life, love your family, love your neighbor and remember: “A man is not old as long as he has intelligence and affection.”

🚩不管年龄多大，永远保持爱的活力。爱你的伴侣，热爱生活，爱你的家人，爱你的邻居。记住: “只要一个人有智慧和爱心，他就没有老。”

🚩Be proud, both inside and out. Don’t stop going to your hair salon or barber, do your nails, go to the dermatologist and the dentist, keep your perfumes and creams well stocked. When you are well-maintained on the outside, it seeps in, making you feel proud and strong.

🚩让自己从内到外都感到骄傲。不要停止去你的发廊或你的理发师；做你的指甲；去看皮肤科医生和牙医；准备好你的香水和面霜。当你外在表现良好时，它就会渗入你的内心，让你感到骄傲和强大。

🚩Don’t lose sight of fashion trends for your age, but keep your own sense of style. You’ve developed your own sense of what looks good on you – keep it and be proud of it. It’s part of who you are.

🚩不要忽视你这个年龄的流行趋势，但要保持你自己的风格和气质感。你已经形成了适合自己的感觉——保持它并为它感到骄傲。这是你的一部分。

人均65岁的“时尚奶奶”们

🚩ALWAYS stay up-to-date. Read newspapers, watch the news. Go online and read what people are saying. Make sure you have an active email account and try to use some of those social networks. You’ll be surprised what old friends you’ll meet. 

🚩一定要与时俱进。读报纸，看新闻。上网看看人们在说什么。确保你有一个活跃的电子邮件账户，并尝试使用这些社交网络。你将惊讶地发现你会遇到非常高龄的朋友。

🚩Respect the younger generation and their opinions. They may not have the same ideas as you, but they are the future, and will take the world in their direction. Give advice, not criticism, and try to remind them that yesterday’s wisdom still applies today.

Never use the phrase: “In my time.” Your time is now. As long as you’re alive, you are part of this time. 

🚩尊重年轻一代和他们的观点。他们可能和你的想法不一样，但他们是未来，将带领世界朝着他们的方向发展。给他们提建议，而不是批评，并试着提醒他们昨日的智慧今天依然适用。

永远不要说:“在我们那个时候……”。你的时候是现在。只要你还活着，你就是这个时代的一部分。

🚩Some people embrace their golden years, while others become bitter and surly. Life is too short to waste your days on the latter. Spend your time with positive, cheerful people, it’ll rub off on you and your days will seem that much better. Spending your time with bitter people will make you feel older and harder to be around.

🚩一些人拥抱他们的黄金岁月，而另一些人变得尖刻和乖戾。生命太短暂了，不要把时间浪费在后者上。花时间和积极乐观的人在一起，这会让你受益，你的日子也会变得更好。和刻薄的人在一起会让你觉得自己变老了，更难与他人相处。

🚩Do not of living with your children or grandchildren (if you have a financial choice, that is). Sure, being surrounded by family sounds great, but we all need our privacy. They need theirs and you need yours. Even then, do so only if you feel you really need the help or do not want to live by yourself.

🚩不要抵挡不住与你的孩子或孙子生活在一起的诱惑（如果你有财务上的选择，那就是）。当然，儿孙绕膝听起来很好，但我们大家都需要自己的隐私。他们需要他们的，你也需要你的。即使你想那样，最好也是当你真的需要帮助或者不想独自生活的时候才可以这样做。

🚩Don’t abandon your hobbies. If you don’t have any, make new ones. You can travel, hike, cook, read, dance. You can adopt a cat or a dog, grow a kitchen garden, play cards, checkers, chess, dominoes, golf. 

🚩不要放弃你的爱好。如果你没有，那就去学着做一些新的。你可以旅行、徒步行走、烹饪、阅读、跳舞。你也可以领养一只猫或狗、种一个菜园、打牌、下跳棋、国际象棋、多米诺骨牌，或打高尔夫球，等等。

🚩Try to go. Get out of the house, meet people you haven’t seen in a while, experience something new (or something old). The important thing is to leave the house from time to time. Go to museums, go walk through a park. Get out there.

🚩试着走出去。走出屋子，见见你有一段时间没见的人，体验一件新事物（或旧事物）。重要的是要经常出门。去博物馆、到公园散步等。不管怎样，走出去。

🚩Speak in courteous tones and try not to complain or criticize too much unless you really need to. Try to accept situations as they are. 

🚩说话要用礼貌的语气，尽量不要抱怨或批评太多，除非你真的需要。试着去接受现状。

🚩Pains and discomfort go hand in hand with getting older. Try not to dwell on them but accept them as a part of the life.

🚩随着年龄的增长，痛苦和不适相伴而生。试着不要老想着它们，而是把它们作为生活的一部分来接受。

🚩If you’ve been offended by someone – forgive them. If you’ve offended someone - apologize. Don’t drag around resentment with you. It only serves to make you sad and bitter. It doesn’t matter who was right. Someone once said: “Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.” Don’t take that poison. Forgive, forget and move on with your life.

🚩如果你被别人冒犯了，原谅他们。如果你冒犯了别人，道歉。不要把怨恨带在身上。它只会让你悲伤和痛苦。谁是对的并不重要。有人曾经说过：“怀恨在心就像是自己吃了毒药，却希望别人死去。” 不要吃那种毒药。学会原谅、忘记、继续你自己的生活。

🚩Laugh. Laugh away your worries. Remember, you are one of the lucky ones. You managed to have a life, a long one. Many never get to this age, never get to experience a full life.

🚩开怀大笑。笑声可以驱散你的烦恼。记住，你是幸运的人之一。你有了自己的人生，很长的人生。要知道，许多人从未到过这个年龄，从未经历过完整的人生。

人均65岁的“时尚奶奶”们

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My valued friends, enjoy peaceful life at this point in your life......

我尊贵的朋友们，在你生命的这一刻享受平静的生活吧......