the blue day book
Everybody has blue days.
每个人都有忧郁的日子
These are miserable days when you feel lousy.
那些日子真是惨透了，你觉得心里乱糟糟的
Grumpy
怨气丛生
Lonely
寂寞
And utterly exhausted
整个人彻底的精疲力竭
Days when you feel small and insignificant
那些日子总会让你感到自己的渺小和微不足道
When everything seems just out of reach
每件事情似乎都够不着边
You can’t rise to the occasion
你根本无法振作起来
Just getting started seems impossible
根本没有力气重新开始
On blue days you can become paranoid that everything is out to get you.
(this is not always such a bad thing.)
在忧郁的日子里，你可能变成偏执狂，觉得每个人都想要吃定你。（其实情况并不总是那么糟）
You feel frustrated and anxious
你感到灰心、焦虑
Which can induce a nail-biting frenzy
可能开始神经质地拼命咬指甲
That can escalate into a triple-chocolate-mud-cake-eating frenzy in a blink of an eye!
然后不可救药地陷入一眨眼吃掉三大块巧克力蛋糕的疯狂！
On blue days you feel like you’re floating in an ocean of sadness
在忧郁的日子里，你会觉得自己在悲伤的海里沉沉浮浮
You’re about to burst into tears at any moment and you don’t even know why
不论在什么时候，你总是有种想哭的冲动，却不知道为了什么
Ultimately, you feel like you’re wandering through life without purpose
最后，你觉得自己犹如行尸走肉，失去生活目标
You’re not sure how much longer you can hang on
你不知道自己还可以撑多久
And you feel like shouting, “will someone please shoot me!”
然后你想大喊一声：“谁来一枪把我打死吧！”
It doesn’t take much to bring on a blue day
其实一点小事就让你一天都郁闷难当
You might just wake up not feeling or looking your best
也许只是一觉醒来，没有感觉到或者看到自己最棒的一面
Find some new wrinkles
发现自己又多了几条皱纹
Put on a little weight
又重了几斤
Or get a huge pimple on your nose
或者鼻子上冒出了个大包
You could forget your date’s name
你可能忘记了约会对象的名字
Or have an embarrassing photograph published
或者有张可笑的照片被登出来
You might get dumped, divorced, or fired
你或许被人抛弃、离了婚，或是被开除
Make a fool of yourself in public
当众出丑
Be afflicted with a demeaning nickname
被刻薄的绰号弄得心乱如麻
Or just have a plain old bad-hair day
或许只因为你得整天顶着一个奇丑无比的发型
Maybe work is a pain in the butt
也许工作让你痛苦得如坐针毡
You’re under major pressure to fill someone else’s shoes
你在强大的压力下顶替他人的位置
Your boss is picking on you
你的老板对你百般挑剔
And everyone in the office is driving you crazy
办公室里的每一个人都让你发疯
You might have a splitting headache
你可能会头疼欲裂
Or a slipped disk
或腰椎间盘突出
Bad breath
口臭
A toothache
牙痛
Chronic gas
不停放屁
Dry lips
口干舌燥
Or a nasty ingrown toenail
或是指甲长到肉里头了
Whatever the reason, you’re convinced that someone up there doesn’t like you
不管什么原因，你确定上面有人不喜欢你
Oh what to do, what to dooo?
唉，该怎么办，到底该怎么办呢？
Well, if you’re like most people, you’ll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out
嗯，你可能跟大部分人一样，随便找个东西躲起来，以为事情会自行解决
Then you’ll spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder, waiting for everything to wrong all over again
结果你得花掉下半辈子的时间回头看，等着一次又一次重蹈覆辙
All the while becoming crusty and cynical
最后你会变成一个易怒的，愤世嫉俗的
Or a pathetic, sniveling victim
或者是一个可怜兮兮的、哭哭啼啼的受害者
Until you get so depressed that you lie down and beg the earth to swallow you up
最终你绝望地躺在地上，祈求地球将你吞没
Or, ever worse, become addicted to Billy Joel songs
或是沉迷在比利.乔的蓝调音乐中不能自拔
This is crazy, because you’re only young once
这的确很蠢，因为你只能年轻一次
And you’re never old twice
而且绝对不可能老两次
Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the corner?
谁会料到有什么奇妙的事情在拐角处等着你？
After all, the word is full of amazing discoveries
毕竟，这个世界充满着值得去探险挖掘的事
Things you can’t even imagine now
一些完全超乎你想象的事
There are delicious, happy sniffs
有着妙不可言、令人心醉神秘的香气
And scrumptious snacks to share
以及美味无比的点心与你分享
Hey, you might end up fabulously rich
嘿，你最后可能会非常富有
Or even become a huge superstar (one day)
甚至某天会成为一个超级巨星
Sounds good，doesn’t it?
听起来很不错，不是吗？
But wait, there’s more!
等一下，还有呢
There are handstands
还有倒立
And games to play
和游戏可以玩
And yoga
还有瑜伽
And karaoke
卡拉OK
And wild, crazy, bohemian dancing
以及狂野，激情四溢，放荡不羁的舞蹈
But best of all, there’s romance
但最棒的莫过于，爱情
Which means long dreamy stares
那意味着如梦似幻的长久凝视
Whispering sweet nothings
在耳边甜言蜜语
Cuddles
拥抱
Smooches
拥吻
More smooches
更多的拥吻
And even more smooches
还有更多的拥吻
A frisky love bite or two
一个充满爱意的调皮的咬痕，或是两个
And then, well, anything goes
然后，嗯，什么事都会发生
So how can you find that blissful “just sliding into a hot bubble bath” kind of feeling?
你如何才能找到“仿佛滑入一个温暖的泡泡浴池”那种幸福的感觉呢？
It’s easy
其实很简单
First, stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It’s time to face the music
首先，停止逃避那些纷纷扰扰的纠纷，该是勇敢面对问题的时候了
Now, just relax. Take some deep breaths (in through the nose and out through the mouth). Try to meditate if you can
现在，稍稍地放松心情。深呼吸，（从鼻子吸气，从嘴里呼气）试着沉思冥想，如果可以的话
Or go for a walk to clear your head
或是出去散散步，让头脑清醒一下
Accept the fact that you’ll have to let go of some emotional baggage
接受既成事实，放下情绪包袱
Try seeing things from a different perspective
试着从不同的角度看问题
Maybe you’re actually the one at fault.
If that’s the case, be big enough to say you’re sorry (it’s never too late to do this)
也许你本身就是问题的症结所在。如果事实如此，大大方方地去说声抱歉。（做这种事情永远不嫌晚）
If someone else is doing the wrong thing, stand up tall and say, “That’s not right and I won’t stand for it!” it’s okay to be forceful
如果是别人做得不对，勇敢地站出来大声说：那是错误的，我绝对不支持这件事！“强硬一点没有什么不好
（It’s rarely okay to blow raspberries.）
(适时地发出嘘声的确是蛮不错的)
Be proud of who you are
为自己感到骄傲
But don’t lose the ability to laugh at yourself
但是别忘了适当的自嘲
（This is a lot easier when you associate with positive people.）
(和心态明朗的人交往真是轻松多了)
Live every day as if it were you last, because one day it will be
把每一天过得就像是生命中的最后一天，因为它总有一天会来到的
Don’t be afraid to bite off more than you can chew
别害怕去尝试仿佛超过能力所及的事情
Take big risks
敢于冒巨大的风险
Never hang back.. Get there and go for it.
不要畏缩不前，走出去，大胆尝试
After all, isn’t that what life is all about?
毕竟，生命的价值不就是如此吗？
I think so too
我也是这么想的
每个人都有忧郁的日子
These are miserable days when you feel lousy.
那些日子真是惨透了，你觉得心里乱糟糟的
Grumpy
怨气丛生
Lonely
寂寞
And utterly exhausted
整个人彻底的精疲力竭
Days when you feel small and insignificant
那些日子总会让你感到自己的渺小和微不足道
When everything seems just out of reach
每件事情似乎都够不着边
You can’t rise to the occasion
你根本无法振作起来
Just getting started seems impossible
根本没有力气重新开始
On blue days you can become paranoid that everything is out to get you.
(this is not always such a bad thing.)
在忧郁的日子里，你可能变成偏执狂，觉得每个人都想要吃定你。（其实情况并不总是那么糟）
You feel frustrated and anxious
你感到灰心、焦虑
Which can induce a nail-biting frenzy
可能开始神经质地拼命咬指甲
That can escalate into a triple-chocolate-mud-cake-eating frenzy in a blink of an eye!
然后不可救药地陷入一眨眼吃掉三大块巧克力蛋糕的疯狂！
On blue days you feel like you’re floating in an ocean of sadness
在忧郁的日子里，你会觉得自己在悲伤的海里沉沉浮浮
You’re about to burst into tears at any moment and you don’t even know why
不论在什么时候，你总是有种想哭的冲动，却不知道为了什么
Ultimately, you feel like you’re wandering through life without purpose
最后，你觉得自己犹如行尸走肉，失去生活目标
You’re not sure how much longer you can hang on
你不知道自己还可以撑多久
And you feel like shouting, “will someone please shoot me!”
然后你想大喊一声：“谁来一枪把我打死吧！”
It doesn’t take much to bring on a blue day
其实一点小事就让你一天都郁闷难当
You might just wake up not feeling or looking your best
也许只是一觉醒来，没有感觉到或者看到自己最棒的一面
Find some new wrinkles
发现自己又多了几条皱纹
Put on a little weight
又重了几斤
Or get a huge pimple on your nose
或者鼻子上冒出了个大包
You could forget your date’s name
你可能忘记了约会对象的名字
Or have an embarrassing photograph published
或者有张可笑的照片被登出来
You might get dumped, divorced, or fired
你或许被人抛弃、离了婚，或是被开除
Make a fool of yourself in public
当众出丑
Be afflicted with a demeaning nickname
被刻薄的绰号弄得心乱如麻
Or just have a plain old bad-hair day
或许只因为你得整天顶着一个奇丑无比的发型
Maybe work is a pain in the butt
也许工作让你痛苦得如坐针毡
You’re under major pressure to fill someone else’s shoes
你在强大的压力下顶替他人的位置
Your boss is picking on you
你的老板对你百般挑剔
And everyone in the office is driving you crazy
办公室里的每一个人都让你发疯
You might have a splitting headache
你可能会头疼欲裂
Or a slipped disk
或腰椎间盘突出
Bad breath
口臭
A toothache
牙痛
Chronic gas
不停放屁
Dry lips
口干舌燥
Or a nasty ingrown toenail
或是指甲长到肉里头了
Whatever the reason, you’re convinced that someone up there doesn’t like you
不管什么原因，你确定上面有人不喜欢你
Oh what to do, what to dooo?
唉，该怎么办，到底该怎么办呢？
Well, if you’re like most people, you’ll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out
嗯，你可能跟大部分人一样，随便找个东西躲起来，以为事情会自行解决
Then you’ll spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder, waiting for everything to wrong all over again
结果你得花掉下半辈子的时间回头看，等着一次又一次重蹈覆辙
All the while becoming crusty and cynical
最后你会变成一个易怒的，愤世嫉俗的
Or a pathetic, sniveling victim
或者是一个可怜兮兮的、哭哭啼啼的受害者
Until you get so depressed that you lie down and beg the earth to swallow you up
最终你绝望地躺在地上，祈求地球将你吞没
Or, ever worse, become addicted to Billy Joel songs
或是沉迷在比利.乔的蓝调音乐中不能自拔
This is crazy, because you’re only young once
这的确很蠢，因为你只能年轻一次
And you’re never old twice
而且绝对不可能老两次
Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the corner?
谁会料到有什么奇妙的事情在拐角处等着你？
After all, the word is full of amazing discoveries
毕竟，这个世界充满着值得去探险挖掘的事
Things you can’t even imagine now
一些完全超乎你想象的事
There are delicious, happy sniffs
有着妙不可言、令人心醉神秘的香气
And scrumptious snacks to share
以及美味无比的点心与你分享
Hey, you might end up fabulously rich
嘿，你最后可能会非常富有
Or even become a huge superstar (one day)
甚至某天会成为一个超级巨星
Sounds good，doesn’t it?
听起来很不错，不是吗？
But wait, there’s more!
等一下，还有呢
There are handstands
还有倒立
And games to play
和游戏可以玩
And yoga
还有瑜伽
And karaoke
卡拉OK
And wild, crazy, bohemian dancing
以及狂野，激情四溢，放荡不羁的舞蹈
But best of all, there’s romance
但最棒的莫过于，爱情
Which means long dreamy stares
那意味着如梦似幻的长久凝视
Whispering sweet nothings
在耳边甜言蜜语
Cuddles
拥抱
Smooches
拥吻
More smooches
更多的拥吻
And even more smooches
还有更多的拥吻
A frisky love bite or two
一个充满爱意的调皮的咬痕，或是两个
And then, well, anything goes
然后，嗯，什么事都会发生
So how can you find that blissful “just sliding into a hot bubble bath” kind of feeling?
你如何才能找到“仿佛滑入一个温暖的泡泡浴池”那种幸福的感觉呢？
It’s easy
其实很简单
First, stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It’s time to face the music
首先，停止逃避那些纷纷扰扰的纠纷，该是勇敢面对问题的时候了
Now, just relax. Take some deep breaths (in through the nose and out through the mouth). Try to meditate if you can
现在，稍稍地放松心情。深呼吸，（从鼻子吸气，从嘴里呼气）试着沉思冥想，如果可以的话
Or go for a walk to clear your head
或是出去散散步，让头脑清醒一下
Accept the fact that you’ll have to let go of some emotional baggage
接受既成事实，放下情绪包袱
Try seeing things from a different perspective
试着从不同的角度看问题
Maybe you’re actually the one at fault.
If that’s the case, be big enough to say you’re sorry (it’s never too late to do this)
也许你本身就是问题的症结所在。如果事实如此，大大方方地去说声抱歉。（做这种事情永远不嫌晚）
If someone else is doing the wrong thing, stand up tall and say, “That’s not right and I won’t stand for it!” it’s okay to be forceful
如果是别人做得不对，勇敢地站出来大声说：那是错误的，我绝对不支持这件事！“强硬一点没有什么不好
（It’s rarely okay to blow raspberries.）
(适时地发出嘘声的确是蛮不错的)
Be proud of who you are
为自己感到骄傲
But don’t lose the ability to laugh at yourself
但是别忘了适当的自嘲
（This is a lot easier when you associate with positive people.）
(和心态明朗的人交往真是轻松多了)
Live every day as if it were you last, because one day it will be
把每一天过得就像是生命中的最后一天，因为它总有一天会来到的
Don’t be afraid to bite off more than you can chew
别害怕去尝试仿佛超过能力所及的事情
Take big risks
敢于冒巨大的风险
Never hang back.. Get there and go for it.
不要畏缩不前，走出去，大胆尝试
After all, isn’t that what life is all about?
毕竟，生命的价值不就是如此吗？
I think so too
我也是这么想的
