成功的秘訣是什么 What Is the Secret of Success

　　Once I asked my father what the secret of success was. He didn't say a word, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper and handed it to me. I looked at the paper. on it was written:A=X+Y+Z.

　　有一次我問我的爸爸成功的秘密是什么。他什么都沒說，不過在一張紙上寫了一些字人，然后把紙給了我。我看著那張紙，上面寫著A=X+Y+Z。

　　"What does it mean?"I asked.

　　“那是什么意思?”我問道

　　"A means success, ”explained my father. "X means hard, Y means good ways, and Z means you must stop talking and start to work."

　　“A的意思是成功，”爸爸解釋說“X的意思是努力，Y的意思是好的方法，Z的意思是你必須停下來說話去工作。”

　　That's right. From then on, I tried my best to be better.

成功

　　這是對的。從那時候起，我盡我最大的努力做到更好。

　　Have Family Time: on a typical workday I won’t see much of my partner and daughters, so I believe it’s important to, at the very least, be there most evenings. Family time is about quantity and quality.

　　家庭時間：在一個普通的工作日我幾乎不會見我的配偶和兒子，至少我認為重要的是大多數的夜晚。家庭時間意味著數量和質量。

　　Floss: This is essential to reduce tooth decay and gum disease. Why wouldn’t you want to have the best smile possible?

　　用牙線清潔牙縫：這是一種必不可少的可以減少齲齒和牙床疾病的方式。難道您不想擁有最好的微笑嗎?

　　Wind Down: I try to switch off the computer and the TV about 30 to 60minutes before bedtime and let my brain have some down time after a long day. I sleep far more peacefully when I do this.

　　放松：我設法在就寢前約30至60分鐘關掉電腦和電視，讓我的大腦經過漫長的一天后有一些休息的時間。我睡更安寧如果我做到這一點。

　　Review My Day: I find this is a great way to hold myself to account for taking action throughout the day. Did I get closer to achieving my goals? Did I complete my to–do list? Did my day go as planned? If not, why not?

　　回顧一天：我認為堅持對自己全天所做的事進行反思是一種很好的方式。我一步步接近實現我的目標了嗎?我完成了我清單上所要做的事情嗎?我每天按計劃進行了嗎?如果不是這樣，為什么沒有實現呢?

　　Read: I love to read and do so continuously throughout the day. I find it is especially good ot read just before going to bed. Just make sure it’s a relaxing book, and not one about nuclear physics.

　　閱讀：我喜歡閱讀而且會整天連續不斷的看書。我覺得睡覺前尤其適合閱讀。當然閱讀的應該是休閑方面的書，而非有關核物理等專業書籍。

　　Say I Love You to My Family Members: Don’t just assume that your family members know you love them. I say these words to my partner and daughters at least once per day.

　　對家人說我愛你：不要只是假設您的家庭成員知道你愛他們。我每天至少對我的配偶和兒子說一次“我愛你”。

　　Go to Bed at a Reasonable Time: The first habit of this list begins by going to bed at a reasonable time and getting a good night’s sleep.

　　在一個合適的時間上床睡覺：這個清單上的第一個習慣的前提是在一個合適的時間睡覺以及晚上獲得良好睡眠。