最近读了几篇关于美语中表达人生态度的短句，语言精炼、通俗易懂，真可谓是“高级的简单”。一些句子不自觉的反复读了几遍，觉得有理有趣。

虽然中西文化有差异，但从这些美语中表达出的人生态度，我们可以感受“殊途同归”的一种积极的人生态度。我把其中自认为较经典的句子挑出来，和大家分享一下.

下面这些简单的句子中，就蕴含着美妙的人生态度。

Keep your lifestyle simple and you will enjoy yourself more.

保持生活簡單，你才能享到更多喜樂。

We will have to learn some lessons the hard way.

我們都要從痛苦的經驗中學到一些教訓。

Many people are greed-driven ingrates who never satisfied. This is why they are not happy.

許多人貪得無厭，忘恩負義，永不滿足。這就是他們不快樂的原因。

Work is either fun or drudgery; it depends on your attitude.

工作是愉快，還是乏味，要看你的態度而定。(drudgery 是單調乏味)

There are two ways to live a courageous life: find your purpose and be passionate about your work.

有兩條路可以過著英勇無畏的生活：找到你的目標和熱愛你的工作。

Seize today and let yesterday go.

把握今天，釋放昨天。

Complaining too much can cost you a job; think before you speak.

太多的埋怨會失去你的工作；說話前要先考慮。

I never expect anything from anyone, but I am always grateful to receive.

我從不期待從任何人得到好處，但我領受好處時，都是感激不盡。

The more it changes, the more it stays the same.

萬變不離其原。

Try to be kind and courteous to those who cross your path.

對那些你所遇到的人，表示愛心和禮貌。

A clean conscience is a soft pillow.

純潔的良心是舒服的枕頭。(不做虧心事，睡得就舒服)

It is better to see the glass half full than half empty.

看待玻璃杯裡是「半滿」，要比是「半空」好些。

Once you identify the source of joy in life, there is nothing to keep you from happiness.

一旦你找出人生喜樂的源泉，沒有什麼事能讓你不幸福。

Always treat others as you wish to be treated.

對待別人，要像你要別人怎樣對待你一樣。

Let us take (=live) one day at a time.

讓我們過一天算一天。(每天過得愉快才算數)

A person without goals in life is like a ship without a rudder.

一個人在人生中沒有目標 ，就像一隻船沒有舵一樣。

We need to grow up enough to forgive and forget.

我們必須有足夠的成熟，才能做到「寬恕」和「忘記」。

Try to be a CEO of your life.

做你自己人生的執行長。（創造你自己的人生）

Do not subject anybody to your lifestyle.

不可強求任何人去跟隨你的生活方式。

Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.

好的判斷來自經驗；經驗來自壞的判斷。

Be mindful of your surroundings and considerate of others.

注意你的環境，關切他人。

A little sacrifice can make a big difference.

作出小小犧牲，能起很大作用。