生活从来不是公平的——这是它最真实的一面，学会与不公平共存，是每个成年人必须掌握的第一课。

Life is not fair, get used to it.

世界并不会太在意你的自尊心。它的逻辑很简单：你必须先做出成绩，才有资格自我感觉良好。

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.

刚毕业就想年薪4万美元？别着急。在凭实力赢得那个职位和那辆车之前，副总裁的头衔和车载电话都还离你很远。

You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.

觉得老师太严厉？等你坐到老板手下干活就知道了——他可不像老师那样有任期保障，不满意就能随时请你走人。

If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't ha ve tenure.

陷入困境？别急着怪父母。这跟你的出身无关，自己的错自己扛，重要的是从中吸取教训。

If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so don't whine about our mistakes, learn from them.

在你出生之前，你的父母可不是现在这副“乏味”的模样。他们变成今天这样，是因为这些年来一直在替你付账单、洗衣服、听你吹嘘自己有多酷。所以，在对着父母滔滔不绝之前，不妨先把自己房间的衣橱收拾干净。

Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you sa ve the rain forest from the parasites of your parents generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

学校或许已经不再给学生排名次，但生活依然分得出赢家和输家。有些学校取消了不及格制度，你可以无数次重来直到找到正确答案。然而，现实世界可没这么宽容。

Your school may ha ve done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they ha ve abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.

生活不分学期，也没有漫长的暑假让你休息。更没有多少老板有闲工夫帮你“发现自我”——这件事，你得用自己的时间来完成。

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.

电视里演的不是真实的生活。真实生活中，人们终究得放下咖啡杯，老老实实地回去上班。

Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually ha ve to lea ve the coffee shop and go to jobs.

对乏味的人好一点。说不定哪天，你在工作中也会变成一个乏味的人。

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.