hsk 6 lesson 7 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 7   我的人生我做主
I'm the master of my own life

Wǒ de rénshēng wǒ zuòzhǔ

我的人生我做主 

I'm the master of my own life

Zuìjìn, xiǎo wáng zhèng wèi gōngzuò de shì shāng nǎojīn.

最近，小王正为工作的事伤脑筋。

Recently, Xiao Wang is struggling with his work.

Bìyè yú 3 nián qián de tā, 

毕业于3年前的他，

He graduated 3 years ago, 

yīzhí zuò kuàijì, 

一直做会计，

has been working as an accountant, 

chéngtiān hé shùzì dǎjiāodào, 

成天和数字打交道，

dealing with numbers all the time, 

kūzào érqiě yālì dà, 

枯燥而且压力大，

boring and stressful, 

tā zuòmèng dōu xiǎng huàn yī fèn gōngzuò.

他做梦都想换一份工作。

he dreamed of changing job.

Xiǎo wáng duì yìshù, xīnlǐ xué dōu gǎn xìngqù, 

小王对艺术、心理学都感兴趣，

Xiao Wang is interested in art and psychology, 

juédé dàng lǎoshī yě bùcuò, 

觉得当老师也不错，

and thinks it is good to be a teacher, 

kě tā bù quèdìng zìjǐ zhēnzhèng shàncháng shénme, 

可他不确定自己真正擅长什么，

but he is not sure what he is really good at. 

pà wàn yī xuǎn cuòle, 

怕万一选错了，

He is afraid that if he chooses the wrong one, 

yào fùchū hěn dà de shíjiān chéngběn hé jīngjì chéngběn, 

要付出很大的时间成本和经济成本，

he will have to pay a lot of time and economic costs, 

wèi cǐ tā biàn de jízào, 

为此他变得急躁、

so he becomes impatient, 

jǐnzhāng, gùlǜ chóng zhòng.

紧张、顾虑重重。

nervous and worried.

Xīnlǐ zhuānjiā rènwéi, 

心理专家认为，

Psychologists believe that 

duì zìjǐ quēfá xìnxīn, 

对自己缺乏信心，

lack of confidence in oneself 

duì wèilái guòdù bēiguān 

对未来过度悲观

and excessive pessimism about the future 

zhìshǐ Xiǎo wáng chūxiàn yǐshàng xiànxiàng.

致使小王出现以上现象。

causes Xiao Wang to appear above phenomenon.

Bēiguān zhǔyào bāokuò: 

悲观主要包括：

The pessimism mainly includes: 

Wǒ bù gǎn xiǎng zuì huài de jiéguǒ shì shénme; 

我不敢想最坏的结果是什么；

I don't dare to think about the worst result; 

wǒ wúfǎ chéngshòu zhège jiéguǒ; 

我无法承受这个结果；

I can't bear this result; 

yīdàn xuǎn cuò, 

一旦选错，

once I choose the wrong one, 

zhōngshēn huǐhèn, 

终身悔恨，

I will regret it for life, 

shènzhì huì juédé rénshēng dōu méiyǒu xīwàngle.

甚至会觉得人生都没有希望了。

and even feel that life is hopeless.

Qíshí, lèisì Xiǎo Wáng zhèyàng de niánqīng rén bìngfēi shǎoshù, 

其实，类似小王这样的年轻人并非少数，

In fact, there are not a few young people like Xiao Wang. 

bù zhīdao Xiǎo Wáng men shìfǒu dúguò xiàmiàn zhè duàn duìhuà:

不知道小王们是否读过下面这段对话：

I don’t know if Xiao Wang has read the following dialogue:

Niánqīng rén: Nǐ de zhìhuì cóng nǎlǐ lái?

年轻人：你的智慧从哪里来？

Young man: Where does your wisdom come from?

Qiáobùsī: Láizì jīngquè de pànduàn lì.

乔布斯：来自精确的判断力。

Jobs: From precise judgment.

Niánqīng rén: Jīngquè de pànduàn lì cóng nǎlǐ lái?

年轻人：精确的判断力从哪里来？

Young man: Where does accurate judgment come from?

Qiáobùsī: Láizì jīngyàn de jīlěi.

乔布斯：来自经验的积累。

Jobs: From the accumulation of experience.

Niánqīng rén: Nà nǐ de jīngyàn yòu cóng nǎlǐ lái?

年轻人：那你的经验又从哪里来？

Young man: Where does your experience come from?

Qiáobùsī: Láizì wúshù cuòwù de pànduàn.

乔布斯：来自无数错误的判断。

Jobs: From countless wrong judgments.

Zuò juédìng shì yī zhǒng nénglì, 

做决定是一种能力，

Decision-making is a kind of ability, 

ér nénglì bùshì tiānshēng de, 

而能力不是天生的，

and ability is not inborn. 

shì tōngguò shíjiàn hé cuòzhé dé lái de, 

是通过实践和挫折得来的，

It is obtained through practice and frustration. 

zài zhège guòchéng zhōng, 

在这个过程中，

In this process, 

rén tóngshí jùyǒule jiāndìng de yìzhì lì 

人同时具有了坚定的意志力

At the same time, people have firm willpower 

hé mǐnruì de pànduàn lì, 

和敏锐的判断力，

and keen judgment  

bù wèijù fùchū hé shībài, 

不畏惧付出和失败，

and they are not afraid of giving and failing, 

yǒngyú chéngdān zérèn, 

勇于承担责任，

and have the courage to take responsibility, 

zhè jiùshì chéngzhǎng.

这就是成长。

This is growth.

Shìshí shàng, bànsuízhe jīngjì quánqiú huà, 

事实上，伴随着经济全球化，

In fact, with economic globalization, 

shēnghuó zhōng de bù quèdìng yīnsù rìyì zēngduō.

生活中的不确定因素日益增多。

there are increasing uncertainties in life.

Xīrì fēngguāng wúxiàn de shìjiè yīliú qǐyè yě huì kuīsǔn, 

昔日风光无限的世界一流企业也会亏损，

The world's first-class companies that used to be prosperous will also lose money 

yě huì dǎobì; 

也会倒闭；

and go bankrupt; 

yīcì jīnróng wéijī, jiù huì shǐ yīxiē liánnián yínglì, 

一次金融危机，就会使一些连年盈利、

a financial crisis will force some profitable 

yùnxíng hěn hǎo de qǐyè bùdé bù cáiyuán.

运行很好的企业不得不裁员。

and well-run companies to lay off employees.

Zhè yìwèizhe, 

这意味着，

This means that 

yuánběn yīngmíng de juédìng jīntiān kàn lái kěnéng bìngfēi rúcǐle.

原本英明的决定今天看来可能并非如此了。

the original wise decision may not seem to be the case today.

Yī wǒ kàn, 

依我看，

In my opinion, 

wúlùn nǐ zěnme xuǎnzé, 

无论你怎么选择，

no matter how you choose, 

dōu bù tài kěnéng xuǎn yī fèn chènxīn rúyì de gōngzuò ānānwěnwěn yībèizi, 

都不太可能选一份称心如意的工作安安稳稳一辈子，

you are unlikely to choose a satisfactory job for a lifetime. 

yóuyú jīngjì huánjìng de bù quèdìng, 

由于经济环境的不确定，

Due to the uncertainty of the economic environment, 

qǐyè de shòumìng yuè lái yuè duǎn, 

企业的寿命越来越短，

the life span of the company is getting shorter and shorter. 

xiànzài, rénmen yào jīnglì gèng duō cì de zhíyè xuǎnzé.

现在，人们要经历更多次的职业选择。

Now, people have to go through more career choices.

Chú cǐ yǐwài, 

除此以外，

In addition, 

yóuyú rénmen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu bàokǎo rèmén zhuānyè, 

由于人们争先恐后报考热门专业，

because people are scrambling to apply for popular majors, 

yǐzhì réncái bǎohé, 

以致人才饱和，

the talent is saturated 

jiùyè kùnnán.

就业困难。

and it is difficult to find employment.

Ér yīxiē xīn zhíyè de chūxiàn, 

而一些新职业的出现，

The emergence of some new professions 

xūyào xīnxíng réncái de jiārù, 

需要新型人才的加入，

requires the addition of new talents, 

shéi nénggòu jízǎo zhuā zhù jīhuì, 

谁能够及早抓住机会，

Who can seize the opportunity early,

shéi jiù yíngdéle jīyù.

谁就赢得了机遇。

he wins the opportunity.

Bùyào pà fàncuò, 

不要怕犯错，

Don't be afraid of making mistakes, 

bùyào hàipà zǒu wānlù, 

不要害怕走弯路，

don't be afraid of to take a wrong path, 

fàn xiēxiǎo cuò bìngfēi huàishì, 

犯些小错并非坏事，

making small mistakes is not a bad thing, 

tā huì zēngjiā wǒmen de xīnlíng miǎnyì lì.

它会增加我们的心灵免疫力。

it will increase our spiritual immunity.

Bù quèdìng zhōng chōngmǎn chéngzhǎng de jīhuì, 

不确定中充满成长的机会，

Uncertainty is full of opportunities for growth. 

zhǐyǒu bùduàn tíshēng zìjǐ de juécè nénglì, 

只有不断提升自己的决策能力，

Only by continuously improving their decision-making ability,

cáinéng zhēnzhèng wèi zìjǐ de rénshēng zuòzhǔ.

才能真正为自己的人生做主。

you can truly be the master of your own life.

Gǎibiān zì “běijīng qīngnián bào >wénzhāng “rúhé yuǎnlí zhíchǎng xuǎn zé jiāolǜ zhèng”, zuòzhě: Xīn jīngyīng shēngyá guīhuà shī

改编自《北京青年报＞文章《如何远离职场选

择焦虑症》，作者：新精英生涯规划师

Adapted from the "Beijing Youth Daily> article "How to stay away from

Choice Anxiety Disorder, Author: New Elite Career Planner

Full Translation:

I'm the master of my own life

Recently, Xiao Wang is struggling with his work. He graduated 3 years ago, has been working as an accountant, dealing with numbers all the time, boring and stressful, he dreamed of changing job.

Xiao Wang is interested in art and psychology, and thinks it is good to be a teacher, but he is not sure what he is really good at. 

He is afraid that if he chooses the wrong one, he will have to pay a lot of time and economic costs, so he becomes impatient, nervous and worried. Psychologists believe that lack of confidence in oneself and excessive pessimism about the future causes Xiao Wang to appear above phenomenon.

The pessimism mainly includes: I don't dare to think about the worst result; I can't bear this result; once I choose the wrong one, I will regret it for life, and even feel that life is hopeless. In fact, there are not a few young people like Xiao Wang. 

I don’t know if Xiao Wang has read the following dialogue: 

Young man: Where does your wisdom come from?

Jobs: From precise judgment.

Young man: Where does accurate judgment come from?

Jobs: From the accumulation of experience.

Young man: Where does your experience come from?

Jobs: From countless wrong judgments.

Decision-making is a kind of ability, and ability is not inborn. It is obtained through practice and frustration. In this process, people have firm willpower and keen judgment at the same time, and they are not afraid of giving and failing, and have the courage to take responsibility, This is growth.

In fact, with economic globalization, there are increasing uncertainties in life. The world's first-class companies that used to be prosperous will also lose money 

and go bankrupt; a financial crisis will force some profitable and well-run companies to lay off employees. This means that the original wise decision may not seem to be the case today.

In my opinion, no matter how you choose, you are unlikely to choose a satisfactory job for a lifetime. Due to the uncertainty of the economic environment, the life span of the company is getting shorter and shorter. Because people are scrambling to apply for popular majors, the talent is saturated 

and it is difficult to find employment.

The emergence of some new professions 

requires the addition of new talents, who can seize the opportunity early, he wins the opportunity. Don't be afraid of making mistakes, don't be afraid of to take a wrong path, making small mistakes is not a bad thing, it will increase our spiritual immunity.

Uncertainty is full of opportunities for growth. Only by continuously improving their decision-making ability, you can truly be the master of your own life.

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