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wǒ xiǎng gàl su zì jǐ yào gèng zì xìn
我想告诉自己要更自信。
I would like to tell myself to be more confident
wǔ nián yǐ qián, wǒ hé hěn duō nǚ shēng yí yàng
五年以前，我和很多女生一样，
Five years ago, just like many other girls
jué de zì jǐ bú gòu piào liàng, shēn cái bú gòu hǎo
觉得自己不够漂亮，身材不够好，
I didn’t think I’m pretty enough, nor fit enough.
méi yǒu nà me nǔ lì, yě méi yǒu nà me cōng míng
没有那么努力，也没有那么聪明。
I didn’t work that hard, and I was not that smart.
Hěn duō shí hòu, wǒ yě huì yīn wèi zhè yàng de bú zì xìn, ér gǎn dào bú kuài lè
很多时候，我也会因为这样的不自信，而感到不快乐
There were many times I was pretty upset because this lack of confidence.
xiàn zài, wǒ jué de zì jǐ hěn piào liàng
现在，我觉得自己很漂亮，
Now, I think I’m beautiful.
yīn wèi cháng cháng yùn dòng hé jiàn kāng yǐn shí
因为常常运动和健康饮食
And because of regularly work out and healthy diet
wǒ duì zì jǐ de shēn tǐ hé shēn cái yě hěn mǎn yì
我对自己的身体和身材也很满意。
I’m satisfied with my body and figure too.
dà bù fèn de shí hòu wǒ dōu hěn nǔ lì,
大部分的时候我都很努力，
Most of the time I work really hard
yě bú suàn shì yí gè hěn bèn de rén
也不算是一个很笨的人
And I cannot be considered as a stupid person.
zuì zhòng yào de shì, wǒ xiǎng gào sù zì jǐ
最重要的是，我想告诉自己
Most importantly, I want to tell myself,
jí shǐ nǐ bú piào liang, shēn cáo bù hǎo, bù nǔ lì, bù cōng míng
即使你不漂亮，身材不好，不努力，不聪明，
Even if you are not beautiful, not fit, you don’t work hard and you are not smart,
nǐ yě yào ài zì jǐ
你也要爱自己
You have to love yourself.
yīn wèi nǐ hé měi gè rén dōu bù yí yàng
因为你和每个人都不一样
Because you are different from everyone
nǐ yǒu zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ, zì jǐ de gǎn jué
你有自己的想法，自己的感觉
You have your own thoughts and your own feelings.
nǐ shì yé gè wán zhěng de, dú lì de rén
你是一个完整的、独立的人。
You are a complete and independent person.
wǒ yě xiǎng gào sù zì jǐ
我也想告诉自己
I also want to tell myself
yào zhēn xī nǐ zhōu wéi de péng yǒu
要珍惜你周围的朋友
to cherish friends surrounding you.
yīn wèi zuì hòu, hěn duō péng yǒu dōu huì yǒu zì jǐ de jiā tíng hé hái zi
因为最后，很多朋友都会有自己的家庭和孩子
Because eventually, many friends will have their own families and kids.
nà gè shí hòu, jí shǐ wǒ men xiǎng jiàn miàn, yě hěn nán chōu chū shí jiān le
那个时候，即使我们想见面，也很难抽出时间了
At that time, even we want to meet, it will be hard for us to find the time.
hái yǒu de péng yǒu huì yīn wèi jīng lì de bù tóng, màn man de hé wǒ men yuè lái yuè yuǎn,
还有的朋友会因为经历的不同，慢慢地和我们越来越远。
There will be some friends who will slowly move away from us because of different experiences.
zhè shì méi yǒu bàn fǎ de shì
这是没有办法的事
You can’t do anything with it.
suǒ yǐ zhēn xī hé péng yǒu zài yì qǐ de měi fēn měi miǎo, jiù gòu le
所以珍惜和朋友在一起的每分每秒，就够了
So just cherish every minute and second you are with your friends, that’s enough.
wǒ hái xiǎng gào sù zì jǐ
我还想告诉自己，
I also want to tell myself,
qián bǐ nǐ xiǎng de gèng zhòng yào
钱比你想得更重要
Money is more important than you think,
cóng xiǎo, wǒ jiù bèi xué xiào, bèi méi tǐ, bèi shè huì jiào yù
从小，我就被学校、被媒体、被社会教育
Since childhood, I have been educated by the school, the media, and the society that
qián shì yí gè bù hǎo de dōng xi.
钱是一个不好的东西，
Money is a bad thing,
qián huì ràng nǐ shī qù shàn liáng , shī qù kuài le,
钱会让你失去善良，失去快乐。
Money will make you lose your kindness and happiness.
qián, hěn zāng
钱，很脏。
Money is dirty.
wǒ yǐ wǒ yì zhí rèn wéi
所以我一直认为，
So I always thought that
wǒ men bù yīng gāi zhuī qiú qián
我们不应该追求钱。
We should not chase money.
wǒ huā le hěn cháng shí jiān cái yì shi dào
我花了很长时间才意识到，
It took me a long time to realize that
rén men shuō qián huì ràng nǐ bú kuài lè
人们说钱会让你不快乐，
People say money will make you unhappy,
shì yīn wéi rén men bǎ qián dāng zuò le tā men de mù biāo, ér bú shì gōng jù
是因为人们把钱当做了他们的目标，而不是工具。
is because they regard money as their goals, rather than tools.
bǎ qián dāng zuò gōng jù, bìng qiě hěn hǎo de lì yòng tā
把钱当作工具，并且很好地利用它，
If you regard money as a tool, and use it well,
huì ràng nǐ gèng kuài lè, gèng zì yóu
会让你更快乐，更自由。
money will make you feel happier and freer.
suǒ yǐ, wǒ xiǎng gào su wǒ nián yǐ qián de zì jǐ
所以，我想告诉五年以前的自己，
So I want to tell myself five years ago.
nǐ yīng gāi gèng nǔ lì, gèng cōng míng de qù zhuàn qián
你应该更努力，更聪明地去赚钱。
You should work harder and make money in a smarter way.
suǒ yǐ nǐ yīng gāi yào mǎi ā lǐ bā bā, píng guǒ gōng sī he máo tái jiǔ de gǔ piào
所以你应该要买阿里巴巴，苹果公司和茅台酒的股票
That’s why you should buy stocks of Alibaba, Apple and Maotai.
bìng qiě zài 2019 nián dǐ mài diào tā men
并且在2019年底卖掉它们。
And sell them at the end of 2019.
kāi wán xiào
开玩笑。
Just kidding.
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