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How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything

如何為你的第一次做準備

如何為生活中的“第一次”做準備 How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything 所有事情的第一次總是最讓人激動。不管你是新工作的第一天上班還是第一次約會，你總是能記得這些“第一次”。不僅僅因為這些第一次承載著許多興奮，還出于對一些事情的擔憂。你或許會擔心自己能否有個好的表現，或者其他人在你表現不好的時候會怎樣看你。

Ditch the perfection 放棄完美

On very rare occasions can you manage to do something perfectly the first time you do it, so when you do something for the first time, it is time to ditch the notion of perfection.

第一次做事情很少情況下會做得很完美，所以當你第一次做某些事情的時候，應該放棄追求完美。

I remember the first time I drove a car in traffic after getting my driver's license. I was very nervous and I was overwhelmed bythe traffic — my driving style showed that I wasn't a very confident driver.Now I'm much more experienced as a driver.

我記得我拿到駕照之后第一次開車。我當時非常緊張，我被交通壓得快崩潰了，我開車的風格說明了我不是一個很自信的司機。現在的我是一個經驗豐富的司機了。

Although I still don't consider myself a perfectone, I'm much more confident behind the wheel than what I was when I started.

雖然我現在仍然不認為自己是個完美的人，但是我比以前自信多了。

In general, it is useless to strive for perfection when you do something for the first time. You are setting the bar too high and you just feel bad when you are not able to meet the level you have set.

總而言之，當你第一次做事情的時候不用太追求完美。如果一開始把目標設立的太高，當你沒有達到相對應的高度，你會覺得很沮喪。

Also, perfection is just another way toprocrastinate, so trying to be perfect is just a waste of time. You want to pursue excellence instead.

同時，完美只是拖延的另外一種方式，所以嘗試做到完美只是在浪費時間。你只是想做到完美罷了。

【知識點津】

manage to do sth.設法做某事

ditch 拋棄，擺脫

driver's license 駕照

overwhelm 壓倒，壓垮

experienced 有經驗的

strive for為…奮斗

procrastinate 拖延，耽擱

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