Ever since Donald Trump was elected the next president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope. In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. 　　自從川普當(dāng)選成為下屆美國(guó)總統(tǒng)之后，整個(gè)川普家族都被置于顯微鏡之下。在中國(guó)，人們主要關(guān)注川普和他的女兒伊萬(wàn)卡。微信上的人們將伊萬(wàn)卡描述為一個(gè)具有耀眼美貌而又影響力非凡的人物，她有成功事業(yè)和一個(gè)快樂(lè)的家庭。 　　She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself. There’s always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you. 　　她過(guò)著上百萬(wàn)女孩極度渴望的夢(mèng)幻般的生活。是的，她是含著銀湯匙出生的。但是她是靠自己才取得現(xiàn)在的成就的�？偸怯幸恍┪恼抡f(shuō)那些出生在富貴之家的人要長(zhǎng)得比你好看、有更好家庭背景，但是這些人工作也要比你更加努力一些。 　　Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you don’t work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr or Miss Right? 　　如果在一個(gè)平民之家長(zhǎng)大，你就注定是一個(gè)失敗者嗎?因?yàn)橐寥f(wàn)卡一天只睡5小時(shí)，所以你就該為自己睡了8小時(shí)而感到內(nèi)疚嗎?如果你只想維持一份穩(wěn)定的朝九晚五工作，那就意味著你沒(méi)有抱負(fù)嗎?如果你不健身或者飲食不健康，那就意味著你不可能找到自己的真命天子/女嗎? 　　There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism. 　　現(xiàn)在的媒體都有一種鼓勵(lì)精英主義的傾向。 　　They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement, even plastic surgery. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas. 　　它們?cè)噲D說(shuō)服年輕人認(rèn)為自己應(yīng)該投入大量的時(shí)間和金錢來(lái)?yè)碛衅�亮的身材和好看的外貌，甚至是整形手術(shù)。它們鼓勵(lì)生活方式的改變：品酒課和昂貴的海外旅行。 　　They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites. 　　它們使你相信如果你按照它們說(shuō)的那樣做，你就可以改善自己的生活質(zhì)量、成為精英。 　　The funny part about user-generated content is that it makes you believe that you have a loser life and that you can change it if you sign up for a French baking course or run at night. But the fact is that going on a wine tasting tour in Tuscany will not make you into a sought after oenophile the next day. 　　用戶生成內(nèi)容中滑稽的一點(diǎn)是，它讓你相信自己正過(guò)著一種失敗者的生活，但是你可以通過(guò)注冊(cè)一個(gè)法國(guó)烘焙課程、或者參加夜跑來(lái)改變。但是事實(shí)是，托斯卡納的品酒之旅并不會(huì)讓你將來(lái)追求成為品酒大師。 　　First, they tear you down. They make you doubt your life choices; then they sell you quick fix ideas that can help you get rid of being mediocre. 　　首先，他們將你貶低得一無(wú)是處。他們讓你懷疑自己的生活選擇;然后他們賣給你可以幫你擺脫平庸的快速修復(fù)辦法。 　　But what’s the downside of being mediocre? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies and Photoshop the selected ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to blend into high society later? 　　但是平庸有什么壞處呢?除非你是一個(gè)健身狂魔，否則你真的有必要一周去5天健身房嗎?你有必要拍幾百?gòu)堊耘�，然后挑選一些P過(guò)后發(fā)到微信上去嗎?你真的有必要擠破腦袋、犧牲賺取第一桶金的時(shí)機(jī)，只為時(shí)常擔(dān)心以后如何融入上流社會(huì)嗎? 　　Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it. 　　不要成為精英主義思想的俘虜。每個(gè)人都有過(guò)自己想要生活的權(quán)利。人類成功或失敗，不應(yīng)該由他是否是一名精英來(lái)評(píng)判。只要你過(guò)著快樂(lè)而舒適的生活，為什么要徒添煩惱去追逐別人的影子呢?選擇你自己的道路并堅(jiān)持走下去吧!