沃倫巴菲特給普通人的5個成功的秘訣

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Billionaire and legendary investor Warren Buffett has gone from a young boy selling Coke bottles in his hometown to a man worth over 70 billion dollars. And he has someadvicefor everyone about some of his keys to success. Here is a list of 5 of those secrets:

沃倫巴菲特是億萬富翁也是傳奇投資人，他從家鄉賣可樂瓶的一名小男孩到身價700億美元。他對每個人都有一些成功關鍵的建議。下面列出了這些秘訣中的5個：

1.Never stop learning

永不停歇的學習

One of ways Mr. Buffett became successful is by finding something he wasgood atand thensticking to it. He suggests finding one thing you want to do in life and practice that one thing a lot. Having natural skill is important, but practice is even more important. Research shows you mustdedicate10,000 hours of practice to become anexpertat something.Click here to learn about practicing spoken English.

巴菲特成功的原因之一是找到他所擅長的，並且堅持下去。他建議找到你人生中想做的一件事，並不停的練習這件事。本身擁有技能很重要，但是練習更重要。研究顯示你要成為某方面的專家必須投入1萬小時的練習。點擊這裡了解練習英語口語。

2.Patience is key

耐心是關鍵

Another secret is having patience. Buffett says successdoesn』t happen overnight; it takes time and persistence. Being patient is very important in business and in life, but only whennecessary. Some decisions are easy to make and should be made immediately, but some decisions need to bethought oververy carefully.

另一個秘訣是耐心。巴菲特說過成功不會一夜之間發生；這需要時間和毅力。在生意和生活中耐心非常重要，但只有在必要的時候是。有些決策很容易做而且應該立馬決定，但是有些決策需要仔細斟酌。

3.Read a lot

大量閱讀

This is a secret habit that many billionaires such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg do. Some of them readnovels; some of them read newspapers; some of them read online. The important thing is to read a lot. And read about things that interest you. If you want to improve your English, go online and read about topics that interest you in English such as fashion or the NBA.

這是許多億萬富翁如比爾蓋茨和馬克扎克伯格的隱秘的習慣。他們中有些人讀小說；有些人讀報紙；有些人上網閱讀。重要的是不停的閱讀，並且讀那些你感興趣的事。如果你想提高你的英語，上網閱讀你感興趣的英語話題如時尚或NBA。

4.Make time for your hobbies

給你的愛好騰出時間

Anotherpiece of adviceMr. Buffett gives to people is to make time for your hobby after work or on the weekend. One of his hobbies is playing the ukulele, a small guitar from Hawaii. Experts say having a hobby helps peoplereducetheir stress and makes them happier.

巴菲特先生給人們的另一個建議是下班後或周末給你的愛好騰出時間。他其中一個愛好是彈尤克里里琴——來自夏威夷的小吉他。專家說愛好會幫助人們減少壓力並且會使人更高興。

5.Change your bad habits

改變你的壞習慣

Your habits, especially bad habits, can make your life harder. Mr. Buffett says the good news is it isnever too lateto change your habits. Althoughit is easier foryoung people to break their bad habits, anyone can do it. Start changing your bad habits today and you will begin living a happier life today.

你的習慣，特別是壞習慣會使你的生活更難。巴菲特先生說過好消息是改變你的習慣永遠不會太晚。儘管年輕人更容易改掉他們的壞習慣，但是任何人都能做到。今天開始改變你的壞習慣，你今天就會開始生活的更加快樂。

Although most of us will never be billionaires like Warren Buffett, we can still learn from him success and following these 5 secrets can help you to take small stepstowardsimproving yourself.

儘管我們中大多數人永遠不會成為像沃倫巴菲特這樣的億萬富翁，但是我們能學習他的成功，而且遵循這5個秘訣能幫助你跨出一小步改善自身。

Group A

Advice

建議

Ex.)

If I have a problem, I will ask my parents for advice.

如果我遇到問題，我會採納我父母的建議。

Good at

擅長

Ex.)

I am good at playing basketball.

我擅長打籃球。

Expert

專家

Ex.)

You should listen to his advice; he is an expert in business.

你應該聽他的建議；他是生意方面的專家。

Necessary

必要的

Ex.)

It is necessary to wear a suit and tie to this job.

對這份工作來說，穿西裝打領帶很有必要。

Novel

小說

Ex.)

I enjoy reading novels about the past.

我享受閱讀關於過去的小說。

Reduce

減少

Ex.)

If you want to lose weight, you should reduce the amount of candy you eat.

如果你想減肥，你應該減少吃糖的量。

Towards

朝著

Ex.)

A: Where are you now?

A: 你在哪現在？

B: I』m walking towards the library at the moment.

B: 現在我正朝著圖書館走。

Group B

Stick to it

堅持（它）

Ex.)

You will succeed in learning English if you stick to it.

如果你堅持學英語，你會成功的。

Dedicate

致力於

Ex.)

You should dedicate an hour every day to speaking English.

你應該每天投入一小時說英語。

Doesn』t happen overnight

（某事）不會一夜之內發生

Ex.)

Learning a new language doesn』t happen overnight; it』s a lifelong process.

學會一門語言不是一夜之內就會學好的；則是終身的一個過程。

To think over

仔細考慮

Ex.)

I』m not sure if I want to move to Shanghai; I need to think it over.

我不確定是否搬到上海；我需要仔細考慮一下。

Piece of advice

（一個）建議

Ex.)

My father gave me a good piece of advice when I was young: always follow your dreams.

在我年輕的時候，我父親給了我一個很好的建議：永遠跟著你的夢想走。

Never too late

永遠不會太晚

Ex.)

It is never too late to learn a new skill.

學習新技能永遠不會太晚。

It is easier for

更易於…

Ex.)

I think it is easier for Japanese people to learn Chinese than it is for Americans.

我覺得日本人學中文比美國人更容易。