四级英语学习：10种埋没潜能的生活方式03

Let yourself be affected by minor issues.

被小事所影响。

      Sometimes we may be affected by a hurtful comment or discouraged by a small setback.  While these emotions are justified, often times these events are insignificant in the long run.  One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: "Will this matter in one year's time?  Three years?  5 years?  10 years?  30  years?"  If not, then it's probably not worth your energy to think about these things.  Concentrate on things that do matter in the long run instead.

      有些时候我们也许会被一个伤人的言论所影响，或者一个小挫折而阻碍。虽然产生的情绪是正常的，可是在长远来看这些事情通常并不重要。一种去检验这个事情是否值得去想的方法就是问自己："一年后我还会在意这个事情么？三年后呢？五年后呢？甚至十年后和三十年后呢？"如果答案是否定的话，那这件事就很可能并不值得你的精力去思考这件事情。把注意力集中在那些长远来看很重要的事情上吧。