Trying New Things… Risk and Reward
尝试新事物……风险和回报并存
When we try new things,
当大家尝试新事物的时候，
there is always the risk that we will not be happy with our choice,
总会有大家将不会认可大家的选择的风险相伴，
we might try a food we have never tried before and end up disliking it.
大家可以尝试大家还没尝过的食物，最后以讨厌它告终。
It could be too sour or too salty.
要么太酸要么太咸。
It could be too spicy.
也会会非常辣。
We might try a new sport like snowboarding and end up falling down a lot.
大家可以尝试一种新的运动，譬如滑雪板，而以多次摔倒告终。
We might try a new style of music and get a headache.
大家可以尝试新的风格的音乐，最后以自己头痛结束。
We might check out a different kind of art and be totally disappointed.
大家可以看看另一种完全不一样的艺术，最后完全失望。
We might try to speak or write a different language and end up embarrassing ourselves.
大家可以试着用另外一种语言说话、写字，最后自寻尴尬。
Who wants that? Sounds risky to me.
哪个想要这个？听起来我也有风险。
But if we take the risk, we might try a new food and end up loving it.
但假如大家敢冒这个险，那大家可以尝试一种新的食物，可能最后会爱上它。
It could be sweet or have a great flavor.
它可能很甜或者味道很好。
It could be an experience that makes our taste buds feel like they are in heaven.
这可能是一种历程，使大家的味蕾感觉宛若在天堂。
We might try a new sport and fall down but we get back up and eventually experience exhilaration, even for a minute.
大家可以尝试一种新的运动，虽然会摔倒，不过大家会重新站起来，最后会收成愉快，就算是一分钟的短暂快乐。
We might see why people love that sport so much.
大家可以理解大家为何这样喜欢体育运动。
We might try a new kind of music and regret that we didn’t discover it sooner.
大家可以尝试一种新的音乐，并且抱憾为何大家没早发现它。
We might see a new kind of art and be amazed.
大家会看到一种新的艺术而感到称奇。
We might try to write or speak a different language,
大家可以尝试写或说不一样的语言，
and we might be a little embarrassed as first;
大家可能起初级会计师有点不好意思，
but we don’t let it bother us too much because we know that the only way to improve is to make mistakes and keep on practicing.
但大家不会让它烦扰大家很长时间，由于大家了解改变我们的唯一渠道就是不断犯了错误误和持之以恒的训练。
I say: Try a new food.
我说：尝试新食物。
Try a new activity. Try to listen to some new music.
尝试一种新的活动。试着听听新的音乐。
Walk into a gallery, just on a whim, and look around.
只因一时兴起而步入一间画廊，环顾四周。
Try writing and speaking that other language more.
尝试写和说其他语言。
Try making some new friends.
试着交些新朋友。
There are some risks involved, but I know there are rewards too.
虽然风险常相伴，但我了解也有一些甜头。
