1.There’s only one way to do things: the right way. 凡事總有解決的辦法，但要找準正確的方向。

　　way to do sth.做某事的方法

　　She showed them the way to do it.

　　她向他們示范做這件事的方法。

　　2.When you’re screwing something in, make sure it’s on good and tight, but don’t overdo it, or you’ll strip the screw. 當你想把什么事情牢牢抓緊時，要把握一個合適的度，否則你就會失去。

　　overdo v. 做得過分，過度，夸張

　　The fish was overdone and very dry.

　　魚燒得過火了，太乾了。

　　3.A man, like a watch, is to be valued by his manner of going。 一個人，正如一個時鐘，是以他的行動來定其價值的。

　　manner 方式

　　I don't like to talk with him; he has a very rude manner.

　　我不喜歡和他說話，他態(tài)度粗野。

　　4.Our deeds determine us, much as we determine our deeds。 什么樣的人便決定了干什么樣的事;同樣，干什么樣的事也決定了是什么樣的人。

　　determine v. 決定，決心，確定，測定

　　That determined her against leaving home.

　　那件事使她決定不離開家了。

　　5.If you don’t learn to think when you are young, you may never learn。 如果你年輕時沒有學會思考，那就永遠學不會思考。

　　6.Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now. 勤奮工作會在得到長遠的回報，而懶惰現期就會有所收獲。

　　pay off 取得成功，有報償

　　Did your daring plan pay off?

　　你那項大膽的計劃成功了嗎?

　　7.Never frown,even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. 縱然傷心，也不要愁眉不展，因為你不知道誰會愛上你的笑容。

　　frown v. 皺眉頭，不同意

　　The teacher frowned angrily at the noisy class.

　　老師對那班吵吵嚷嚷的學生皺起了眉頭。

　　8.“There are only two creatures，”says a proverb,"who can surmount the pyramids——the eagle and the snail." "俗話說：“能登上金字塔的生物只有兩種——鷹和蝸牛。”

　　surmount 登上 ... 最高點

　　I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted.

　　我認為這些障礙大多數都是可以克服的。

　　9.Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you. 在你想了解別人也想讓別人了解你之前，先完善自己。

　　10.Don't try so hard the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要著急，最好的總會在不經意的時候出現。