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Ladies and gentlemen，Wear sunscreen
99年毕业的女士们先生们，记得要抹防晒霜
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
如果我只能给你的未来提一点建议，就是抹防晒霜
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
防晒霜能长时间保护你的身体免受伤害，这是被科学家证实过的
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable
反之我剩下的建议都是无证无据的
Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
基于我自身的曲折经历，我现在会毫不迟疑的去执行我自己的想法
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
例如说尽情享受年轻带给你的美丽和力量，哦还是算了吧
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
你永远都不会意识到年轻给你带来的一切
Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
直到美丽消融，力量耗尽，但是相信我，十年之内，你终究会恍然回首
At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
你的老照片们会带你回顾，回顾你是怎么在年轻时浪费一切的
How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
多少种可能就摆在完美的你的面前
You are not as fat as you imagine
其实你并没有你自己想象的那么胖
Don't worry about the future
不要再担心未来
Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum
或者告诉自己过多的担心就像是在解代数方程式时猛嚼口香糖一样无用
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
人生最大的困难就是你在做一件从前从未过脑的事
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
就像是当你在周二凌晨四点突然想起的急事一样
Do one thing every day that scares you
每天做一件令自己恐惧的事
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts
不要随便乱放别人的心
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours
不要忍受随随便便对待你的人
Floss
多用牙线
Don't waste your time on jealousy
不要把你的时间浪费在嫉妒上
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
有时你是领先于其他人的，而有时你是落后的 (人不可能永远领先)
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
竞赛很长，而且到终点的时候只有你自己
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how
记住别人的称赞，忘记侮辱，如果你善于此，请告诉我你的秘诀
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements
留下你的老情书，扔掉你的银行账单
Stretch
放松
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
如果你不知道你未来想要做的事，就别总是自责
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
我认识的最有趣的人在22岁时都曾迷惘不前
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
还有些人到了40岁仍然是这样
Get plenty of calcium
补充自己身体里的钙
Be kind to your knees
善待你的膝盖
You'll miss them when they're gone
如果有一天你失去了它们你会十分想念的
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
可能有一天你会结婚，可能不会
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
可能你会有自己的孩子，可能不会
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
你可能会在四十岁的时候离婚
On your 75th wedding anniversary
可能你会在你75年结婚纪念日的时候跳“酷鸡舞”
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
不管你做什么，别过多祝贺你自己
Or berate yourself either
同样也别总是自我批评
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
你的每一个选择都存在一半的机遇，别人的也一样
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
享受你自己的身体，尽情使用它
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
别太担心他，或者在意别人的危言耸听
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
你的身体是你拥有过的最好的乐器
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
跳舞吧，实在没地就儿在你的卧室里
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
多读向导类的书，哪怕你不想按他说的那样做
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
千万别去读美好事物泛滥的杂志，它只会让你觉得自己丑陋
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
从现在起多了解你的父母，等他们去世就晚了
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
真诚对待你的兄弟们，他们是你了解过去的最好方法
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
包括未来可能与你共事人
Understand that friends come and go
尝试理解人来人往的事实
But a precious few, who should hold on
但要抓住对你来说弥足珍贵的人
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
努力填补自己心灵和物质的缺口
For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
当你越老，你就应该越让别人了解你的年轻
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
可以去纽约，但要在它快让你举步维艰的之前回来
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
可以造访加利福尼亚北部，但要在快让你适应享乐的之前回来
Travel
多去旅行
Accept certain inalienable truths
同意不可逆的事实
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old
价格会升高，政客会愈发草率，你呢，也一样，会变老
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
当你真的变老，你就会越来越幻想自己的年轻
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
价格永远都是公正的，政客也并不懒惰
And children respected their elders
孩子们也受长辈尊敬
Respect your elders
尊敬你的长辈
Don't expect anyone else to support you
别太指望别人会对你伸出援手
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
也许你有个可靠的基金，可能你有个慷慨的配偶
But you never know when either one might run out
但你不知道你什么时候会失去其中之一
Don't mess too much with your hair
别让自己的头发太乱
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85
不要在你40的时候让它们看起来已80出头
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
金钱买来的建议要谨慎对待，但别人无偿给予的则要耐心听取
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
忠告是怀旧的媒介，执行是甩回过去的吊钩
From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
计划今后，抹掉过去，重塑过去丑陋的部分
And recycling it for more than it's worth
把它们放大价值，再回收利用
But trust me on the sunscreen
相信我所说的(抹防晒霜)