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阳光生活

There are no free lunches in life

天上不会掉馅饼

You may have used this truth of life as an idiom in your conversation before but have you realized that this is a truth that you need to know?

可能你以前讲话时经常引用这句俗语，但你真正领悟了其中的道理吗？

The real meaning behind this fact of life is that we should not expect anything from anyone without a cost.

其实这句话是说，我们决不可对任何人抱有不劳而获的奢望。

Whether that cost is in the form of effort,persistence, money, knowledge, skill or simply sheer hard work, is a different thing.

因为你总归要付出代价——努力、坚持、金钱、知识、技能或单纯的苦差事，事实便是如此。

You will find true happiness in life once you get rid of expectations.

一旦你停止那样的奢望，生活便会开心很多。

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