看到气质两个字,脑海里马上蹦出了奥黛丽赫本的模样。不管什么装扮,都同样迷人。
清爽
优雅
活泼
哪怕到了老年,依然优雅动人
她的气质,不只是容貌或体态带来的,更重要的,是她的灵魂。她说的话,很好地诠释了这一点。
1.帮助他人
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
随着你的成长,你会发现你的两只手中一只手是自助的,另一只是来帮助他人的。
2.发现美
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
美丽的眼睛能发现他人身上的美德,美丽的嘴唇只会说出善言,美丽的姿态能与知识并行,这样就永不孤单。
3.热爱生活
I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles.
我喜欢修指甲,我喜欢打扮,我喜欢哪怕在闲暇时也涂唇膏穿盛装,我喜欢粉色。我相信快乐的女孩最漂亮。我相信明天的太阳是新的……我相信奇迹的存在。
4.淡然面对得失
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
我在很早之前就决定要无条件接受生活。我从来没有期望任何特别的事情发生,但我获得的总远远超过我的期望。但大部分时候,发生在我身上的事我都没有刻意追寻。
5.拥有独处的能力
I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.
我经常独自一人。如果整个周末我都是在公寓度过我也会很开心。这是我充电的过程。
6.学会忘记
I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.
我曾听说过这样一个说法:快乐就是拥有健康和短暂的记忆。我多么希望这是我发明的,因为说得太对了。
7.不断学习
I was asked to act when I couldn’t act. I was asked to sing ’Funny Face’ when I couldn’t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn’t dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn’t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.
当还不会演戏时我被叫去演戏,当还不会唱歌时我被要求唱“Funny Face”,当还不会跳舞时我被要求与弗雷德·阿斯坦跳舞——所有的这些的事我都从来没有准备过。所以我非常努力地去适应学习这些事物。
8.爱自己,爱别人
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
我自出生就有被爱的需求,而且还有个更强烈的需求——给予爱。
9.时刻做好准备
I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.
我一直都很幸运。机遇很少凭空出现。所以,当它们出现时,你一定要抓住。
10.相信美好
If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
如果够真诚我应该告诉你,我现在依然阅读童话,而且它们是我最爱的读物。
11.不断思考
Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can’t take it in all at once.
生活就像在博物馆里走过场,要过一阵子你才开始吸收你的所见,思考它们,读书了解它们,记忆它们——因为你不能一下子全部消化。
12.享受现在
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
选择一天,好好地享受——直到极致。我认为过去的经历能帮助我享受现在,我不愿浪费当下的任何一点去为未来苦恼。
13.修炼内在
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
女人之美不在五官而在其内心折射的真美。这就是她给出的关爱和她表现的热情。女人的这种美是随着岁月流逝而增长的。
我想,内在丰盈而美好的人,气质一定不会差。