人生是一场抗压力显能耐的竞赛
Life is a race to fight against pressure and distinguish yourself
文 | 阎成席
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现实生活中，无论选择什么样的生存方式，也不管价值取向如何，普通老百姓都倍感压力山大，好像人生烦恼事儿接踵而至，没完没了。
In real life, no matter what way of living or what value orientation is chosen, people from all walks of life feel greatly stressed out as if life troubles were in store for us, coming in succession but without end.
大学还没毕业，就加入就业大军，到处投简历，忙着参加招聘会，找份工作把人折腾喘不过气来，简直是绝望中复生。
Prior to graduation from college, you have to join the troops of job-seekers, submitting your resume to any potential employers and bustling for job fairs, which torments you out of breath, so it is simply an escape from despair.
好歹工作稳定了，又要谈朋友搞对象。这是一场拉锯战，两人需要全方位磨合。性格不合，争吵不断，唇枪舌战，两败俱伤，分道扬镳；两人对上脾气也很投缘，那就爱的死去活来，如胶似漆，瓜熟蒂落，终归圆满成婚。
Anyway you've landed a stable job, but you'll go out with or date someone, which is a see-saw game during which both of you will go through an all-round running-in. If neither of you fails to hit it off well, you will easily fall out just like a fierce battle of tongue, trying to gaining an upper hand over the other and breaking up in the end; if both of you are on intimate terms at once, you are crazy in love, deeply attached to each other seemingly by glue. Now everything comes easy and you are supposed to tie the knot.
接着就是苦逼买房，那才真叫一个煎熬；你首付还没凑够，房价翻番，绝望到极致，痛苦得想跳楼；首付搞定，又忙着装修，购买家具布置新房，准备结婚。
Ok, there is no getting around the bitter house-buying experience. Wow, it is really a slow torture; the house price doubled before you could pull together the down payment, which sent you into extremes, so you wanted to kill yourself by jumping down from a building; you finally got the house but now you plunge yourself into another string of boring things, decoration, furniture and house layout. The wedding ceremony is on the agenda anyhow.
紧接着就面临着上有老下有小的冏境，和身边的同龄人距离越拉越大，对自个的生活品质摇头叹气，自惭形秽。即便如此，也别闹出抑郁症或陷入借酒消愁愁更愁境况！
Soon afterwards, you are faced with more bitter and embarrassing situations for supporting the family, little kids and parents advanced in years. Now you can find there is a far cry between you and your peers, and you have to shake your head with a sign for your poor life quality, feeling greatly ashamed. Even so, don't be so worried all day long, or you may fall into the depressive disorder, or you may drown your troubles in wine so that you give yourself up to reckless dissipation.
人生中还有多少背负压力的历程就不用赘述了，简而言之，活着就有压力，但也要有动力不是？
There is no need to spell out all other life experiences when we face greater pressure. In a nutshell, any person's life can not be void of pressure while he remains alive, but how can we live on without the life power?
人生是一场抗压力显能耐的竞赛，而且这场比赛真正的竞争对手和赢家都应该是你自己，因为这是一场我们自己必须面对的竞赛，我们要设定目标并为赢得竞赛做好充分准备，当然我们不能半途而废，退出竞赛，自甘堕落成为失败者。
Life is a race to fight against pressure and distinguish yourself and the rival and the winner in this race should be yourself in that it is a race we have to face up to, for which we have to set the goal and try to make fuller preparation for winning the race. Sure we can not drop out and give up halfway. In such a case, we just give up all confidence in ourselves as a loser.
另一方面，我们和别人的起点不同，终极目标也不同。不否认人与人之间存在重大的智力和能力差异，所以我们参与人生的竞赛，就是要让自己具备抗压力的能力和智慧，更重要的是展现出人生斗志和拼搏精神，从而成为这场竞赛的佼佼者。
On the other hand, your starting point is different from the others', and so is your ultimate goal in life. There is no denying that there is a far cry between people in terms of the abilities and talents. So the life race we are running requires us to have abilities and talents to fight against pressures and difficulties in life. Most importantly, we are supposed to have the life morale and fighting spirit to become an admiring and strong performer in this race.
但任何人活在世间都应该活得清楚明白，万不可因情感或事业挫败，就自暴自弃。
However, anyone should stay alive and be aware of his own life goals, and absolutely he has no reason to abandon himself just for the emotional and career setbacks.
面对生活压力，理智告诉我们不能逃避和放弃努力，而是应该勇于承担社会和家庭责任，做个有道德、有理想、有抱负的好人，不许自己沦落成没有责任感、没有追求的怂货。
In face of the life pressure, reason dictates that we should not get out of the race, nor should we give up. On the contrary, we should be bold enough to shoulder the social and family responsibilities and be a moral, idealistic and ambitious man instead of a good-for-nothing who is reduced to such a man without the sense of responsibility and any life pursuit.
人生是需要规划的。没有既定人生目标，就如同大海里漂浮的一块朽木，任何浪潮随时都会将它打翻击碎；相反有了既定人生目标，你就如同追逐浪潮的冲浪板，迎接并穿过浪潮，成为成功的弄潮儿，身后留下绚丽的美景和羡慕的掌声。
Our life goal should be well scheduled. If you live without the established goal in life, you are just like a piece of deadwood floating in the sea, which will be broken into pieces against any wave any time; on the contrary, you live with the established life goal, you are just like a surfboard ready to chase and run through waves and become a successful wave rider, leaving behind the brilliant sights and winning the admiring applause.
人们面临的压力各不相同，也就需要显出不同的能耐迎接挑战，排解和释放压力，获得新能量，奋勇直前，这样离我们设定的目标越来越近了。
We face different pressures in life, so we should have different talents to rise to challenges, relieve ourselves from pressure, and obtain new energy to forge ahead. Now you may feel you are closer to your established goal.
人生规划如此宏大，但具体行动却不能太“骨感”。我们的想法越简单明晰，越容易付诸实际，而且我们的行动一定要果敢干练，容不得拖泥带水，犹犹豫豫，否则你终将错失良机，一事无成。
So immense our life plan is, yet each specific action should not be "a hollow promise". The more simple and clear our ideas are, the easier we can put them into practice. Moreover, our actions must be courageously resolute to hit the nail on the head, thus permitting of no shilly-shally or sloppy work, or otherwise you may let the chance slip off through your finger, really good for nothing.