经典美文：25岁前一定要尝试的25件事
摘要：我们的一生中，自己与自己的关系无疑是最重要的——你和别人相处的时间，永远比不上和自己在一块儿的长!学会享受独处时光，并爱上这种感觉——这会是一种从各方面而言都极度珍贵的能力。
1. Go to a Music Festival.
去听一次演唱会
See your favourite bands play live; experience the atmosphere, the fashions and the micro-culture of life in a large field with a crowd of people all there to enjoy the experience.
去听最爱的乐队现场吧。感受那种气氛、那种时尚、那种小众的文化，在广阔的场地上，和大伙儿们一起享受其中。
2. Buy Dinner for Your Parents.
请父母吃顿饭
Your parents may have been been funding your life for years, so now you can experience the joy of repaying their kindness, love, and responsibility, and of developing an adult relationship with them. Taking them out for dinner, and picking up the bill, is one of the ways of doing this.
你的父母也许已资助你生活了许多年，所以现在是该对他们的善意、爱、责任进行甜蜜回报的时候了。同时，这也是与他们建立成年人间的关系的时刻。带他们出去吃顿好的，你来买单——这绝对是个好主意。
3. Travel to Another Continent
出国旅行
Travelling, with the exposure to different climes, cultures, and peoples, broadens the mind, helps develop life skills, and makes for more open attitudes and tolerance. However open-minded you are, there’s nothing like experiencing a different way of life firsthand. It also furnishes you with some great dinner party stories!
旅行意味着体验别种气候、文化和人民，能拓宽视野、帮你学习新的生存技巧，及磨练你的态度及耐心。无论你是否思想开放，没什么比去尝试一种全新生活更棒的体验方式了。更不用说，一次旅行能给你增加许多在派对上的谈资哟!
25岁前一定要尝试的25件事
4. Try an Adrenaline Sport.
尝试一种刺激的运动
You could try sky diving, white water rafting or bungee jumping. Pushing your comfort zone and trying something like this may terrify you, but you’ll feel immensely proud of overcoming your fear.
比如跳伞、漂流或蹦极!也许这些把你推出舒适区的运动让你觉得有些恐惧，但很快你将为自己的突破而感到自豪无比!
5. Spend the Whole Weekend Partying.
来个没日没夜的周末大派对
Doing an “all weekender” can be more difficult as you get older and have more responsibilities—it’s a great experience to try!
年纪越大、责任越多，从而“没日没夜地玩”就变成了件很难实现的事。但这非常值得一试!
6. Have a Good Conversation with Someone of a Different Faith or Belief to Your Own.
和与你信仰不同的人好好聊聊天
Conversations like this helps us realise we’re not so different to other people, regardless of appearances.
这样的聊天能让我们意识到：无论表象如何，我们与别人其实并没有不同。
7. Vote.
去投票
Have your say on how your home country is run. We really can’t complain if we have the democratic right to express our views, but don’t do so.
我的祖国应该怎样治理?你有发言权。拥有发表意见的民主权，不失为一种幸福，珍惜吧。
8. Dye Your Hair a Completely Different Colour.
把头发染成以前从没尝试过的颜色
Or change your hairstyle. One change that can make you feel like a different person.
或者彻底改变发型。一个小小的改变，会让你觉得自己焕然一新!
9. Go to a Gay / Lesbian Club or Bar.
去同性恋吧看看
Or join in with a Pride parade/festival. If you’re gay, you could hang out at a straight bar.
或者参加一次同性恋大游行。如果你本来就是同性恋，那就去异性恋吧玩玩吧。
10. Let Go of a Friendship.
勇敢放弃一段友情
Not all friendships are meant to last forever; some come into our lives and exist for different reasons at different times in our life. Holding on to a relationship that has run its course doesn’t do either of you any favours. Quality rather than quantity of friends is the important factor.
并不是每段友谊都会永久。一些人进入了我们的生活后，因为不同的原因，会在不同的时间里，从我们的生命中消失。明明感情在消逝却死死抓住不放，对你们双方而言都没有好处。友情的质量是最重要的，而非数量。
11. Like Yourself.
喜欢自己
The teen years are for exploring who you are, what you like, and how you tick. Now its time to embrace who you are: be proud of the unique self you have become.
经过了那个“探索自我”的青少年时期，你已明白自己的个性、爱好及特点。现在是拥抱自己的时刻了，请为那个独一无二的自己感到骄傲吧。
12. Practice Being Charitable.
做些善事
Giving is more rewarding than receiving. Consider volunteering at a home for the elderly, or donating a percentage of earnings to a charity that you feel is important. Something as simple as smiling more and being more friendly to the people in your life and strangers that you come across can make a big difference to both you and them.
付出比接受更有益。你可以考虑去敬老院当志愿者，或将收入的一部分捐出去、用在你认为很重要的地方。对周围的人和陌生人微笑、表示友好，即使是这样的小事，有时对你们双方而言都意义重大。
13. Let the Grudge Go.
放下心中的不满
Holding resentment does more damage to you than anyone else. Let it go. Use your energy for more healthy pursuits.
郁郁寡欢对自己的伤害最大，不如勇敢地放下。将自己的能量多用在更为健康的追求上吧。
14. Go on a Blind Date.
去参加一次相亲
The excitement, the worry, the unknown outcome—who knows what may come of it? A blind date makes for a great story to tell friends, a learning experience and maybe even a great love.
那种激动、担忧、和不确定感——会是谁来和我约会?相亲的经历能让你日后与朋友多了份谈资，也能让你学到东西，甚至——可能会因此成就一段姻缘。
15. Exercise.
锻炼身体
Your body is not 18 anymore. All bodies age, and the punishment you might have applied to it in your teens and early twenties by excessive studying, partying, and having a chaotic lifestyle will not be so easy to recover from as you get older.
你的身体已经不是18岁了。所有的身体都会衰老，你年轻时在拼命学习、派对享乐及过着嘈杂生活所欠下来的债，都得还。你现在的身体自愈能力，已远远不如从前啦。
16. Learn to Cook
学会做饭
Learning to cook, if you haven’t already, can be fun, good for your health, and your bank balance. Trying new recipes and developing a repertoire of easy, simple and healthy meals is a great start.
假如你原来什么菜都不会做，那么学习做饭的过程绝对能给你带来乐趣、让你吃得更健康、同时也帮你省钱。试试那些新式菜谱，并发掘出自己专属的方便、健康又简单的保留菜——这绝对是个好开始。
17. Learn to “Be”.
学会休闲
The Italians have a great word; “Asolare“. It means spending time in a meaningless but delightful way. Learn to just be, rather than always doing.
意大利语里有一个很棒的词“Asolare”。它的意思是：在那些并无多大意义、但能让你快乐的事物上花时间。学会享受休闲时刻吧，而非庸庸碌碌。
18. Save for Your Retirement.
为退休后的自己存钱
The earlier we start, the greater the amount for your golden years. It may seem a long way off still, but the retired you will thank you for having started by now.
存钱越早，你退休后的积蓄就会越多。虽然看上去是有点儿过早了，但等你退休以后，一定会感激那个年轻时就高瞻远瞩的自己。
19. Camp Under the Stars.
在星空下露营
Experience the wonder of our world, with just canvas separating you from mother nature. It puts everything back into perspective, especially when life gets clouded by all the trappings and complexities of the modern world.
去体验这个世界的美妙吧。你和大自然之间，只留一层帆布就够。露营将你拉回原始的心境，把你从现代社会的重重困境与复杂中解救出来，回归本真。
20. Learn to Balance Your Finances.
学会理财
Money can be an asset or a burden, but a lot depends on how you manage it. A few skills in the art of balancing your finances can have a big positive impact on your life.
钱是把双刃剑，它可以让你富有，也可以成为你的负担。关键在于你如何对待它。学会一点理财知识，能给你的生活带来极大的正面改观。
21. Wake up Somewhere Unfamiliar.
在不熟悉的地方醒过来
Enjoy the initial confusion, followed by the delighted feeling of having done something reckless, followed by the reality of “how do I get home?”.
经过了疯狂又愉快的一晚，体会这种初醒时的迷茫感吧——“咦，我是怎么回到家的?”
22. Eat Exotic Food.
吃外国菜
This is even better if it has an un-prounounceable name and is experienced in another country!
如果能在国外、吃着一道连名字都不会念的菜——哈哈，这样的感觉一定棒极了!
23. Buy a Ridiculously Expensive Item of Clothing.
买一件超级贵的衣服!
Then leave it un-worn in the back of the closet. Keep it as an impulse buy; a reward to yourself; a “you deserve it” item you buy but never feel okay to wear but never get rid of because it cost so much.
然后从来不穿!它是一次冲动购物的战利品，一个你给自己的犒赏，一件“你值得拥有”但“我从来不会去穿”也同时“永远不会把它扔掉因为这实在是太贵了啊”的宝贝!
24. Learn to Say No.
学会拒绝
Learning to say “no”, is an important skill and one that can dramatically increase the quality of our lives.
如何学会去说“不”，是能极大提升你的生活质量的一种重要技巧。
25. Learn to Be Alone
学会享受孤独
Our relationship with ourselves is the most important one of our lives; we won’t spend as much time with anyone else! Learning to enjoy our own company and enjoy being alone is invaluable on so many levels.
我们的一生中，自己与自己的关系无疑是最重要的——你和别人相处的时间，永远比不上和自己在一块儿的长!学会享受独处时光，并爱上这种感觉——这会是一种从各方面而言都极度珍贵的能力。
