It’s crazy how quickly time is going by. Every year, I make goals for myself and can never seem to accomplish them all. It’s like I try to cram all of these tasks -- for instance, starting a company, winning the lottery, getting a book deal, creating a TV show, etc. -- into a year, but most are not actually all that realistic. Like, I’m probably not going to become famous overnight, right? However, beyond the many things I hope to accomplish some time in the near future, there are a couple of things I -- and you -- should do in the new year no matter what.
时间如白驹过隙，每年我都给自己制定目标，却从没能够实现。好像我总试图把这些计划——比如，开公司、赢彩票、出本书、创办电视秀等等，全部塞到一年中去；可事实上大部分都不切实际。就像我不可能一夜暴富一样，是吧？不过，撇开许多我希望能在不久的将来实现的目标，下面这些——我认为大家无论如何都应该在新年里做好。
Here are 9 things every 20-something should do in 2014:
下面就是20多岁年轻人在2014年应该做的事情：
1. Be active.
积极进取。
Whether you’re going to the gym twice a day every day or you’re taking walks around your neighborhood three times a week, make sure you are doing some sort of physical activity on the regular. Don’t say you’re too busy for it... we’re all busy. You just need to make time for it (especially if you sit at a desk all week long). Whether that time is on the weekend, at 5:00 a.m. every day, or right before you go to bed, make it happen. Five minutes of crunches is better than nothing.
无论你打算每天去两次健身房，还是每周在小区内散三次步，都应保证自己有规律地进行体能运动。不要推说太忙没时间运动——大家都很忙。你只需挤点时间就行（尤其当你整个星期都久坐在桌前的时候）。不论是在周末还是每天早上5:00，或者睡觉之前，只要有时间，就去运动。做五分钟仰卧起坐总比一点都不运动的好。
2. Take a vacation.
享受假期。
We are given mandatory vacation days for a reason. Don’t use them all on days for appointments and visiting home. Go somewhere warm! Go somewhere romantic! Go somewhere exotic and different. You have your own money now. And you certainly deserve it.
法定假期自有存在的道理。不要把假期都花在赴约和走亲访友上。去温暖、浪漫而又充满异域情调的地方吧！你自己挣了钱，当然应该好好犒劳自己。
3. Have a crazy night(s) out.
度过疯狂一晚。
No, you don’t have to get wasted every time you go out. You don’t even have to drink every time you go out. In fact, you don’t even need to go out that much. But make sure you have at least one wild night this year when you do go out (preferably more than one). And by wild night, I of course mean drink so much that you do stupid things you will most definitely regret the next morning. Everyone needs a good story every now and then.
别误会——你不一定非得每次外出就虚掷浪费，也不必每次外出就酩酊大醉。实际上，你甚至都不用出去得那么频繁。你只要确保今年外出时，有那么一次疯狂的夜晚就行。说到疯狂夜晚，自然是指喝得醉醺醺、做点隔天绝对会后悔的事情。人人都需要时不时地来点故事吧。
4. Think.
三思。
Think before you spend. Think before you eat. Think before you tweet. Think before you drink. A problem with us 20-somethings is that we rarely think -- we just DO. We have (barely any) money, so we spend it. We hate saying no, so we constantly find ourselves eating poorly and drinking way too often. We are under pressure by Instagram and feel the need to add a filter to every single picture we take and then post it on all social media sites we use. We tweet whatever is on our mind. And we post things on Facebook in the heat of the moment. This year, think before you do any of the above. Please.
花钱之前请三思，饕餮之前请三思，发碎碎念之前请三思，喝酒之前请三思。20多岁的问题就是——我们常常只做不想。我们哪怕只有一分钱也会花光；我们羞于拒绝，所以常常喝酒吃垃圾食品；我们跟风Instagram，拍点照片就迫不及待晒到各大社交媒体上；我们不经大脑就乱发碎碎念；我们还会在愤怒时把事情公布在Facebook上。今年，无论如何请在做这些事之前先想想清楚。
5. Cook something.
学做菜。
As a 20-something, you need to learn to cook. You should already know how to cook pasta and eggs -- and know how to use the oven. Now, spice up your pasta and eggs with new recipes... and of course learn what to do with meat, whether it’s in a crock pot, the oven, the stove, or on a grill. Of course, microwavable meals are nice when you worked late or are just way too busy. But to be healthy, you must cook! I’m not saying turn into a chef... but look easy recipes up online. Cooking is really not that bad.
20多岁的你也需要学会做菜。你应该已经知道如何煮面条和鸡蛋，还知道怎么使用微波炉。现在，请尝试将面条和鸡蛋做得更有滋有味吧。还有，学会怎么烧肉——瓦罐肉、烘肉、炖肉或烧烤都成。当然，要是下班太晚或太忙，微波炉蒸肉也不错。可要想吃得健康，最好亲自下厨！我不是要你成为大厨，但你可以在网上学会简单的菜谱。做菜真的没那么难。
