1、Life Is A Test

　　人生是一場考試

　　2、It makes for a lot of stress, and we tend to feel that there will be more hard lessons in life.

　　這是個讓人充滿壓力的比喻，我們時常感覺人生就是一個不斷面臨各種課題的過程。

　　3、Life Is An Adventure

　　人生是一次冒險

　　4、It orients us towards seeing the unpredictable events and circumstances as potentially fun and interesting challenges.

　　這個比喻強調了生命中不可預知的情況，并暗示我們將未知因素視為有趣的挑戰。

　　5、Life Is A Punishment

　　人生是一個懲罰

　　6、It is inherent in some religions, which suggest a punishing "purification" through life as a means to some great reward afterward. 

        這個比喻來源于某些宗教，它們認為人生就是通過懲罰性的“凈化”以在死后通達更高的境界。

　　7、Life Is A Movie

　　人生是一部電影

　　8、It may provide a positive perspective in that it suggests there are various plots available.

　　這個比喻提供了一個積極的視角，因為它暗示人生可以有很多種不同的“劇情”。

　　9、Life Is An Opportunity

　　人生是一次機遇

　　10、The perspective this creates is one that encourages actions and going after your dreams and goals.

　　這個比喻鼓勵我們積極采取行動，追逐夢想和目標。

　　11、Life Is A Waiting Room

　　人生是一間等候室

　　12、It is hard to imagine a more passive perspective: we wait for "our ship to come in," for example, or say, "my time will come." We wait to hear "opportunity knocking," or "my turn." Of course, none of these ideas encourage us to take action to make things happen.

      或許沒有比這個比喻更消極的了：如果我們總是等待救生筏，等待時機的到來，等待機遇來敲門……當然，也就不會主動采取行動了。