Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99
99年畢業的女士們先生們
Wear sunscreen
記得要抹防曬霜
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
如果我只能給你的未來提一點建議，就是抹防曬霜
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
防曬霜能長時間保護你的身體免受傷害，這是被科學家證實過的
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable
反之我剩下的建議都是無證無據的
Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
基於我自身的曲折經歷，我現在會毫不遲疑的去執行我自己的想法
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh , never mind
例如說盡情享受年輕帶給你的美麗和力量，哦還是算了吧
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
你永遠都不會意識到年輕給你帶來的一切
Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
直到美麗消融，力量耗盡，但是相信我，十年之內，你終究會恍然回首
At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
你的老照片們會帶你回顧，回顧你是怎麼在年輕時浪費一切的
How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
多少種可能就擺在完美的你的面前
You are not as fat as you imagine
其實你並沒有你自己想像的那麼胖
Don' t worry about the future
不要再擔心未來
Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum
或者告訴自己過多的擔心就像是在解代數方程式時猛嚼口香糖一樣無用
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
人生最大的困難就是你在做一件從前從未過腦的事
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
就像是當你在周二凌晨四點突然想起的急事一樣
Do one thing every day that scares you
每天做一件令自己恐懼的事
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts
不要隨便亂放別人的心
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours
不要忍受隨隨便便對待你的人
Floss
多用牙線
Don't waste your time on jealousy
不要把你的時間浪費在嫉妒上
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you' re behind
有時你是領先於其他人的，而有時你是落後的(人不可能永遠領先)
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
競賽很長，而且到終點的時候只有你自己
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how
記住別人的稱讚，忘記侮辱，如果你善於此，請告訴我你的秘訣
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements
留下你的老情書，扔掉你的銀行賬單
Stretch
放鬆
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
如果你不知道你未來想要做的事，就別總是自責
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
我認識的最有趣的人在22歲時都曾迷惘不前
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
還有些人到了40歲仍然是這樣
Get plenty of calcium
補充自己身體裡的鈣
Be kind to your knees
善待你的膝蓋
You'll miss them when they 're gone
如果有一天你失去了它們你會十分想念的
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
可能有一天你會結婚，可能不會
Maybe you 'll have children, maybe you won't
可能你會有自己的孩子，可能不會
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
你可能會在四十歲的時候離婚
On your 75th wedding anniversary
可能你會在你75年結婚紀念日的時候跳“酷雞舞”
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
不管你做什麼，別過多祝賀你自己
Or berate yourself either
同樣也別總是自我批評
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
你的每一個選擇都存在一半的機遇，別人的也一樣
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
享受你自己的身體，盡情使用它
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
別太擔心他，或者在意別人的危言聳聽
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
你的身體是你擁有過的最好的樂器
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
跳舞吧，實在沒地就兒在你的臥室裡
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
多讀嚮導類的書，哪怕你不想按他說的那樣做
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
千萬別去讀美好事物氾濫的雜誌，它只會讓你覺得自己丑陋
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
從現在起多了解你的父母，等他們去世就晚了
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
真誠對待你的兄弟們，他們是你了解過去的最好方法
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
包括未來可能與你共事人
Understand that friends come and go
嘗試理解人來人往的事實
But a precious few, who should hold on
但要抓住對你來說彌足珍貴的人
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
努力填補自己心靈和物質的缺口
For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
當你越老，你就應該越讓別人了解你的年輕
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
可以去紐約，但要在它快讓你舉步維艱的之前回來
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
可以造訪加利福尼亞北部，但要在快讓你適應享樂的之前回來
Travel
多去旅行
Accept certain inalienable truths
同意不可逆的事實
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old
價格會升高，政客會愈發草率，你呢，也一樣，會變老
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
當你真的變老，你就會越來越幻想自己的年輕
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
價格永遠都是公正的，政客也並不懶惰
And children respected their elders
孩子們也受長輩尊敬
Respect your elders
尊敬你的長輩
Don't expect anyone else to support you
別太指望別人會對你伸出援手
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
也許你有個可靠的基金，可能你有個慷慨的配偶
But you never know when either one might run out
但你不知道你什麼時候會失去其中之一
Don't mess too much with your hair
別讓自己的頭髮太亂
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85
不要在你40的時候讓它們看起來已80出頭
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
金錢買來的建議要謹慎對待，但別人無償給予的則要耐心聽取
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
忠告是懷舊的媒介，執行是甩回過去的吊鉤
From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
計劃今後，抹掉過去，重塑過去醜陋的部分
And recycling it for more than it's worth
把它們放大價值，再回收利用
But trust me on the sunscreen
相信我所說的(抹防曬霜)
Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)