雙語達人:《憤怒的小鳥》教給我的5個人生道理

I play Angry Birds. I don't know too many people with a smart phone who don't. Good or bad, the game is highly addictive, and sometimes I feel guilty about the time spent playing. Other times, however, I realize that it's time I would have spent zoning out on bad TV or sleeping on a plane. Here are some of the lessons I've taken away from playing the nation's most popular gaming app — and they're pretty good, if you ask me.

我喜歡玩《憤怒的小鳥》，我所認識的有智能手機的朋友中，沒有幾個不玩的。不管如何，這個遊戲讓人十分上癮，有時我還因爲這個遊戲上面所花的時間感到愧疚。然而，與此同時，我發覺（即使不玩）我還是會看肥皂劇或是在飛機上睡覺來打發時間的。以下是我從體驗這款全民爲之瘋狂的遊戲應用的感受。總之是，感覺良好。

1. If you don't succeed, try again. And again. And maybe one more use the game is like crack-cocaine in how it compels you to keep doing it, I'll admit to trying a level 100+ times in a row. I can't think of too many other things that I've shown the same commitment to, but for those things that I have kept at until the end, I've seen wonderful rewards. If only we could approach our businesses, families, and desires to change the world with the same stubbornness. (I bet things would get better very soon.)

1. 如果沒有成功，就不斷嘗試。或許下次就成功了。這個遊戲就像強效可卡因那樣，讓你不斷地嘗試。我承認曾經連續嘗試玩一百多次了。我對其它的東西都沒有這麼用心過。但是對於那些我堅持下來的地方，我都得到了豐厚的回報。如果我們用同樣的堅持來對待我們的事業，家人和改變世界的理想，那麼我肯定一切都會好起來。

2. It may simply be your sure what you're doing wrong with an unbeatable level in Angry Birds? It may be that you're attacking it from (literally) the wrong angle. With life, as well, it may work to try something completely off the wall for your next approach or give it a "throw it and see if it sticks" effort. Even if it's not the winning play, you may gain some insight into just how you should go about it next time. ("Let's not try THAT again" is also a useful — even if painful — revelation.)

2. 如果沒有成功，可能只是方法的問題。如果你不知道在《憤怒的小鳥》中不可攻破的這一關中到底爲什麼失敗，很有可能是你的攻擊角度不對。生活也是一樣，或許在下次嘗試一些完全打破常規的方法，或是“丟丟看，碰運氣”。即使輸了，下次或許你就能獲得一些方向性的經驗。（“別這麼做”也是一條痛苦但是實用的啓示。）

3. Move on to new things, but revisit ways to sharpen your existing skills.I love trying new experiences, but I haven't abandoned those pursuits that I've kept with me since childhood. Just like in the game, you are allowed to move to new levels once you've passed the previous; it's very rewarding, however, to go back and master older levels to attain those coveted three gold stars. Whether it's piano playing or snowboarding, I highly recommend taking a trip back to old talents to see how you can polish them up.

3. 接受新事物，但是要時常複習現有的技巧，精益求精。我喜歡嘗試新的體驗。但是我並沒有丟棄從小就立下的夢想。就像在《憤怒的小鳥》遊戲裏那樣，闖過了一關，就可以進入下一關。但是，再回去征服原來那關，獲得夢寐以求的3顆金星，也是很大的收穫。不管是彈鋼琴還是滑雪，我強烈推薦再來一遍，把已經掌握的技巧再推向高峯。

4. You don't have to do it 's amazing how all it usually takes for me to pass a difficult level is to leave my iPad 2 on the living room couch for my husband or 8-year-old to find. I can come back a day later guaranteed that the code will be cracked. It's not that they are smarter (they also leave levels for me to assist with); more likely they have that unique perspective and fresh approach that I was lacking on that particular day. Handing life's troubles off for a time to someone less frazzled works; don't be afraid to call in reinforcements.

4. 你並不是孤身一人。我常常發現這樣神奇的事：只要把我的iPad 2放到客廳的沙發上，我就能過最難過的那關。這都是因爲我的丈夫或是8歲的孩子。我晚上回到家一定會發現密碼已經被破譯了。並不是因爲他們比我聰明（他們也需要我來幫忙過他們自己的關卡）；可能是因爲他們能從獨特的角度，運用我剛好那天所不知道的新方法來過關的。有時，放下生活中遇到的問題，留給一個局外人，反而能解決。遇到困難不要害怕搬救兵。

5. Someone will always be better than you.I've learned not to obsess about getting a high score in my house or the on-line Angry Birds community. Life works in the same way for me; there will always be a better blogger, piano player, drummer, and marketer. But I can take peace in focusing on my score in the game and the real world by tuning out what others are doing. (You really can't be happy measuring yourself against others all the time.)

5. 天外有天，人外有人。我已經學會接受不要在家裏或是《憤怒的小鳥》社區裏太過於追求高分。在生活中也是同樣；總會有比你更好的博客作家，更出色的鋼琴家，或更精明的生意人。但是無論是遊戲世界還是真實世界，不去理會別人的業績，而是專心幹好自己的事，能讓我找到一絲的平靜。（時刻與別人比較，你是不會快樂的。）

Angry Birds is just a game, but it is crazy good fun. It also resembles so many things that I deal with on a daily basis as a mom of five and a small business owner.

《憤怒的小鳥》只是一個遊戲，卻是一個非常好玩的遊戲。作爲5個孩子的媽和一個小小的生意人，這個遊戲確實和我每天處理的事情非常類似。