All I Really Need to Know
我真正需要知道的一切
By Robert Fulghum
Most of what I really need
那些不可错过的
To know about how to live
关于怎样生活
And what to do and how to be
应该做些什么和怎样去做
I learned in kindergarten.
我都是在上幼稚园时学到的。
Wisdom was not at the top
智慧并不存在于
Of the graduate school mountain,
大学校园里那座象牙塔的顶端,
But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.
而是在幼稚园的沙堆上。
These are the things I learned:
以下就是我在幼稚园学到的东西:
Share everything.
与人分享一切。
Play fair.
事事要公平。
Don’t hit people.
不要欺负别人。
Put things back where you found them.
东西哪里拿的就放回哪里。
Clean up your own mess.
整理好自己弄乱的东西。
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
不要随便拿走不属于自己的东西。
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
伤害了别人要说对不起。
Wash your hands before you eat.
吃东西前要洗手。
Flush.
害羞时会脸红。
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
热饼干和冰牛奶对你有好处。
Live a balanced life—
生活要平衡——
Learn some and think some
每一天都要学习新东西,每一天都要动脑筋
And draw and paint and sing and dance
画画,涂鸦,唱歌,跳舞
And play and work everyday some.
要懂得劳逸结合。
Take a nap every afternoon.
每天中午要小憩一会儿。
When you go out into the world,
出门时
Watch out for traffic,
要小心车辆,
Hold hands and stick together.
最好大家能手牵手一齐走。
Be aware of wonder.
因为这个世界是奇妙的。