读者文摘:成功的定义是什么(3)（在线收听）

What do RD readers consider signs of success? Turn the page to find out.

读者文摘的读者认为成功的迹象是什么？让我们来看一下。

How Do You Define Success?

你是如何定义成功的？

Going to bed with a clear conscience, knowing I've been kind to all in the past 24 hours.

带着问心无愧的心情上床睡觉，因为我知道在过去的24小时里我对所有人都很好。

If you're a student who aced an exam after studying for it, your hard work made a success for you.

如果你是个学生，你为考试做了准备后，取得了好成绩。你的努力为自己创造了成功。

A day without drinking as a person in recovery is a success. As a parent, watching your children thrive can be a success.

一个人的康复期间一天不喝酒是一种成功。作为父母，看着孩子茁壮成长是一种成功。

Success is relative to whatever may be at hand.

成功与手边的一切有关。

When you've achieved inner peace despite life's hardships and imperfections.

当你在生活的艰辛和不完美中获得内心的平静。

Paying all your bills on time.

按时支付了所有账单。

When a student comes in at the beginning of the year saying "I can't" and leaves in the spring doing the "I can" like he's been doing it all his life.

当一个学生在一年的开始说“我不能”，然后在春天离开做“我能”，就像他一直在做的一样。

In the words attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Success is to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived." THAT is success to me!

用拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生的话来说，“成功就是知道，即使只有一个人的生命因为你的生活而变得更轻松。”这就是我所认为的成功!

Using your God-given gifts to their full potential to enrich the world.

利用你的天赋，充分发挥他们的潜力，丰富这个世界。

Some can cook a perfect pot roast, some can sing songs that bring tears to your eyes, and others can build beautiful tables.

有些人能做出完美的炖肉，有些人能唱出让人热泪盈眶的歌，还有一些人能做出漂亮的桌子。

All valuable, all blessings, and all examples of being successful at spreading your own unique type of joy in this world.

所有有价值的东西，所有的祝福，以及所有成功地在这个世界上传播你自己独特类型的快乐的例子。

The most successful people I know are those who are called "friend" by all who know them because they are loving, kind, supportive, and generous with their time and talents. Retiring early.

我认识的最成功的人是那些被所有认识他们的人称为“朋友”的人，因为他们充满爱心，善良，支持别人，并且慷慨地奉献自己的时间和才能。提前退休。

Completing one thing each day that will be a help or a blessing to another.

每天完成一件事，这对另一个人来说是一种帮助或祝福。

Success is sometimes defined in wealth, but it's more about character. Those who are most successful live happy lives and have happy relationships.

成功有时被定义为财富，但更多的是品格。那些最成功的人过着幸福的生活，拥有幸福的人际关系。

I am envious of those who can say they never said a bad word about anyone—people whom everybody likes and admires.

我很羡慕那些能说自己从来没有说过别人坏话的人——每个人都喜欢和钦佩的人。