小故事

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
那么何为重要呢？如何衡量你的人生价值？
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built;
重要的不是你买到的而是你建立的；
not what you got, but what you gave.
不是你得到的而是你付出的。
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
重要的不是你的成功，而是你生命的意义。
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
重要的不是你所学的而是你所授的。
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
重要的是你的每一个正直、富有同情心，勇敢和勇于自我牺牲的行为，足以丰富他人的世界，坚强他人的意志，激励别人以你为榜样奋斗。
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
重要的不是你的能力，而是你的性格。
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
重要的不是你认识多少人，而是多少人因为离开而一直感到难过。
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.
重要的不是你的回忆，而是爱过你的人的回忆。
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
重要的是你会被何人、因何事而铭记多久。
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
有意义的人生并不是随机产物。
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
这不是境况的问题，而是选择的问题。
Choose to live a life that matters.
选择一种有意义的生活吧。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. encourage sb. to do sth.
鼓励；劝说某人做某事；
eg. The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
其目的是促使人们结识邻居。
eg. Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.
她的成功鼓励我尝试做同样的事。
2. by accident
意外；偶然；
eg. This doesn't happen by accident; it happens by design.
但它不是偶然发生的，是精心设计才得以完成的。
eg. She knocked the vase off by accident.
她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
3. choose to do sth.
甘愿；决定做某事；
eg. The place we choose to live affects every aspect of our being.
我们所选的居住地影响了我们生存的方方面面。
eg. Many students choose to continue their study because of the tightmarket.
因为工作难找，许多学生选择继续学习。