睿騏英文家教
EFFT 成人英語聽說訓練
豐足英語實力,看見更佳視野
Enrich English, Enrich Your English
Seize the Moment, Live in Every Letter:
Embracing Growth, Passion, and Purpose in Life's A to Z
把握當下，字字珠璣：在人生的 A到 Z中擁抱成長、熱情和目標
作者：EET 睿騏英語講師 Teri
出社會後，享受生活每個順境逆境，活出人生最大的美好
近年來，科技進展迅速，無形也加快了現代人的生活節奏。不少人在不同的特定人生階段，奔波於家庭、職場、私人感情等課題。出社會後，若在生活裡再加入學習計畫（不論學外語或任何一門專業專長），勢必更要正視可能延伸出的壓力並對其作出管理。
生活本身就帶有多重任務，曾經或暫時迷惘的你.....
請收下這26個字母帶給你的小啟發，拾起你人生必備的精神食糧和行囊；
兵來將擋，水來土淹，能面對生活各種課題並處理之，你的應變能力就成為了自己最強大的內在後援！
學習活出人生的完整豐盛哲學 Live Life to its Fullest
Let us talk about some things that kept us moving and/or afloat in the past. Not just that! We can also carry these things or characteristics over to the future and let them guide us, inspire us, and remind us to keep on keeping on in life.
The intended purpose of this A-Z list does not only apply to learning English specifically, but it can also be applied to anything and everything –just life in general or any and every more specific areas that we want to use it for.
Without further ado, let us get right on to it because we haven’t got all day, have we?
回顧在過去那些讓心懸著或是促使我們不斷前進的一些事，我們還可以將這些事物或特徵延續到未來，讓它們在生活中引導、啟發和提醒我們。
j我將分享由 A-Z 26個字母開頭的字和我給你的鼓勵，這不僅適用於英語學習，而且可以應用於任何事物，比如運用在日常生活，或你想運用在任何更具體方面。
事不宜遲，讓我們馬上來開始了解吧！ 因為我們沒有一整天那麼閒，不是嗎？
A is for AWARENESS and ACCEPTANCE
Awareness means that we have to know and not be blind to what is going on around us. With that said, it is also not enough to just be aware but then be passive to what is happening in our surroundings; we also have to accept. Accept whatever the situation may be –good or bad.
If we are aware that positive things are happening around us, then we tend to value them more and really appreciate them properly. On the other hand, if things are not going so well, we can only truly start to make things better and begin to heal once we accept the situation for what it really is.
As with any other things, being aware and accepting is of course easier said than done. This brings us to the next one: We have to be brave.
A代表察覺 (AWARENESS) 和 接受 (ACCEPTANCE)
“察覺”意味著我們必須留意周圍發生什麼事情，而不是對其視而不見。
話雖如此，僅僅意識到周圍發生的事情，卻消極地無所為是不夠的；我們也必須“接受”事情的發生；接受任何情況——無論好壞。如果注意到周圍發生的是好事，我們往往願意重視，且也能真正適當欣賞這些美好；但如果事情進展不順利，也得等我們對處境完全接受時，情況才能真正開始改善，同時讓自己不再受影響。
有意識去接受每一件事的發生，當然說起來容易做起來難。這將我們帶到下一個字母B：我們必須勇敢。
B is for BRAVE
There is a popular English saying that goes something like Braveness is not the absence of fear rather, it is pushing forward despite the fear then conquering it.
Here is the exact quote by Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist:
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
But being brave does not always have to mean being loud and being too “out there” and “in your face”. There is a certain level of admiration that I have for people who are strong and brave but calm.
B 代表勇敢 (BRAVE)
有一句流行的英語大意是：勇敢不是沒有恐懼，而是在恐懼中前進，並征服它。
南非反種族隔離活動家納爾遜·曼德拉 (Nelson Mandela) 這麼說：
「我了解到，勇氣不是沒有恐懼，而是戰勝恐懼。 勇敢的人並非不感到害怕的人，而是征服恐懼的人。」
但勇敢並不總是意味著大聲喧嘩、過於外向和咄咄逼人。 我對那些堅強、勇敢但又冷靜的人懷有一種欽佩之情。
C is for CALM
I personally think that being calm in any given situation is a superpower. The way I see it, once we panic, we lose focus and our concentration on things that matter start to go awry. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to always stay calm (or at the very least, try our best to!).
There is another popular saying that says “Keep calm and carry on”. It is an old British catchphrase that gained prevalence during World War II as a slogan to be resilient in the face of challenges.
C 代表冷靜 (CALM)
我個人認為，在任何情況下維持冷靜是一種超能力。一旦我們驚慌失措，就會失去注意力，對重要事情的注意力出錯就更麻煩了。 因此，始終保持冷靜（或至少盡力而為！）至關重要！
一句流行的話：「保持冷靜，繼續前進」（一句古老的英國流行語，在第二次世界大戰期間作為在挑戰面前保持韌性的口號而流行起來）
D is for Direction
Only with being calm and focused can we truly find our way and direction. And having a direction is very important as it shows us which way is the way to go, what decision is best to make at a particular time etc.
Having a good sense of direction generally in life, as well as exclusively for specific goals, is essential to keep our focus and not lose motivation in achieving these targets.
E is for EXPERIENCES
Yes, in the countable form; because I believe that all the small experiences we have, no matter how mundane, make us who we are.
D 代表 方向 (DIRECTION)
惟有保持冷靜和專注，我們才能真正找到自己的道路和方向。生活擁有方向非常重要，才可以知道該走哪條路、在特定時間最好做出什麼決定等等。必須在生活中以及對自己的特定目標擁有良好的方向感，保持專注並且不失去實現這些目標的動力。
E 代表 經驗 (EXPERIENCES)
EXPERIENCES這個名詞我用可數的形式；因為我相信，我們擁有的“所有的一個個小經驗”，無論多麼平凡，都會造就“我們”
F is for Fun
For me, fun and seriousness are not mutually exclusive and they can (and should) be able to exist together. I can be serious and still be hyper-focused on my goals.
I find that a lot of people think and believe it is not possible (or possible but strange) to have fun while working hard towards achieving their goals. Maybe it’s a perspective thing, but you know what they say: We should enjoy the journey as much as we think how much we will enjoy the destination.
F 代表 樂趣 (FUN)
對我來說，樂趣和嚴肅並不互斥，可以（而且應該）共存。
我可以很嚴肅，同時又可以非常專注於我的目標。但我發現很多人會覺得努力工作、實現目標的過程中不可能擁有樂趣（或者可能有樂趣，但卻覺得工作和樂趣同時存在感覺很奇怪，甚至有點罪惡感，不把工作做完總是不能感到放鬆）。
也許這是一種觀點問題，但你知道有一句話是這樣說：我們應該享受過程（旅程），就像我們會多麼享受目的地一樣。
G is for GOAL-ORIENTED
Dare I say that this is very similar to having a clear direction? I truly believe that it is. Goals are not far-fetched wishes –there is no magic lamp that we can just rub and no genie that will grant us three wishes. So we have to work diligently and work hard.
H is for HARDWORK
It goes without saying that we have to put in effort if we want to see results. So it is necessary to work hard to potentially get better results, correct?
I is for INTENTIONAL
We have to be intentional in everything that we do. We have to have purpose and direction. We cannot be passive. While “going with the flow” can be a good thing at times, most of the time, I believe that it is more beneficial to move with intent. This way, our efforts go towards something and not just to waste.
G 代表 目標導向 (Goal)
我敢說“目標導向”與“擁有清晰的方向”非常相似嗎？
我真的相信是這樣。目標並不是遙不可及的願望。現實中也不存在可以搓揉許願的魔法燈，也沒有會給你三個願望的精靈。 所以我們必須勤奮工作，努力工作。
H代表 努力 (Hardwork)
不用說，如果我們想看到結果，就必須付出努力。 因此我們努力工作，就有更多潛力獲得更好結果，對吧！
I 代表 有意為之 (Intentional)
我們必須在我們所做的一切事情上“有意為之”。 我們必須有目的、有方向，不能被動消極。 雖然「隨波逐流」有時可能是一件好事，但大多數時候，我相信有目的再行動，更有助益，這樣，我們的努力就會朝著某個方向前進，而不是白白浪費了。
J is for JOY
What is the point of having a million achievements if we do not have joy? I think this one is self-explanatory. No need to explain further. Always have joy, please. ALWAYS.
K is for KEEN
To be keen means to show enthusiasm in things we do. To always be open and hungry and eager. This is so that we may never feel bored by what it is that we have to do.
L is for LIVE
Our life is to live and not to waste away. So we have to do just that: LIVE. Not just exist and go through life like a zombie or a robot, but live. Really truly live. Feel the joys as much as we can. Same goes for sadness and pain; we have to feel them as much as we can too. We should be able to embrace all the negative emotions as much as we welcome and embrace positive ones. After all, how do we know what happiness is if we do not feel sadness?
J 代表 喜悅 (Joy)
如果我們沒有喜悅，那就算擁有了數不清的成就又有什麼意義呢？
我認為這是不言而喻的，無需進一步解釋。 請你始終擁有喜悅。
K 代表 熱忱 (Keen)
保持熱忱意味著在我們所做的事情中表現出熱情
始終保持開放、渴望和熱切，這樣我們才永遠不會對自己必須做的事情感到厭煩。
L 代表 活著 (Live)
我們是來活出人生的，而不是把光陰用來浪費的。我們必須好好生活著，不是像殭屍或機器人一樣呆板地度過一生。 真正地生活，盡可能地感受樂趣，悲傷和痛苦也盡可能好好感受，擁抱所有負面情緒，就像我們歡迎和擁抱正面情緒一樣。 畢竟，如果我們沒有感受到悲傷，要怎麼知道什麼是幸福呢？
M is for MANAGE
Everything is about management. We have to manage our time, our schedules, our expectations, even ourselves etc. Good management is the key to balance and we all know that balance is the key to everything.
N is for NOURISHMENT
While being hardworking blah blah blah is important, it is also equally important to take care of ourselves, thus nourishment. We have to make sure that while we are working endlessly and tirelessly towards achieving our goals, we must also take a break from time to time because our mind and body needs it. We do not want to be burned out, do we? Furthermore, it is really beneficial to take necessary breaks as we come back from them able to work better and more efficiently instead of working non-stop with no breaks but sluggishly.
M 代表 管理 (MANAGE)
生活的一切都與管理有關。我們必須管理時間、日程、期望，甚至也管理自己，對生活一切層面做出良好的管理，是維持人生平衡的關鍵，而且我們都知道失去平衡會造成很多不便。
N 代表 熱忱 (Nourishment)
雖然努力工作、認真向上等等很重要，但照顧自己也同樣重要，因此我們需要“滋養”。我們必須確保自己在孜孜不倦地努力實現人生目標的同時，也必須不時地休息一下；因為我們的身心都需要休息才能有更好的運作。 我們都不想精疲力盡或甚至感到職業倦怠，對吧？
在必要時多多休息再衝刺，真的很有益處；這樣一來，工作也能更有效率，而不是不停地工作，沒有休息，但卻感到自己變得遲鈍。
O is for OPENNESS
It is of great advantage to have this skill: To be open. Open to new ideas, things, experiences. Open to other people’s thoughts and whatnot. The world is a really big place, it is huge and enormous beyond what our small minds can even imagine. So, it is of utmost importance to be open so we can learn an understand why things and/ or people are the way they are.
Being open does not necessarily equate to being like a sponge and blindly absorbing all of the things that comes across us. Being open simply means we have to keep an open mind and be accepting of things. But of course, we have to be very careful and be very picky about what we let influence us and our lives.
O 開放 (Openness)
擁有這種技能非常有利：保持開放。
對新想法、事物、經驗開放、對他人的想法等等開放。世界非常浩大，其實超出了我們每個人的小腦袋所能想像的範圍。 因此“保持開放”至關重要，這樣我們才能學習並理解為什麼事物、其他人會跟我們想的不一樣。
保持開放，並不一定等同於像海綿一樣盲目地吸收所有遇到的一切，這麼做僅僅意味著我們必須保持開放的心態並接受事物。 但是，我們也當然必須很小心，並且挑剔要讓什麼影響我們和我們的生活。
P is for PERSEVERANCE
Ah! The quality of pushing through and not giving up despite adversities. Still remember “Keep calm and carry on” from earlier in this article? You should! Haha. This is version 2.0 of that slogan; because while carry on just means keep going, perseverance means pushing on with fervor –keeping going without losing the enthusiasm.
I am going to throw in another “P” word which is POSITIVITY. I did not want to use this as the main “P” word as I feel like telling people to be positive is overrated. Well, it is a bit overrated but it is still a good message to send out, isn’t it?
Also on a personal note, I think perseverance trumps positivity any time of the day. For me it is more important to do the work (persevere) than to just have thoughts in our head but not so anything about them –although that is important to. The best way to go about it is to do both (persevere and be positive) at the same time, right?
P 代表 毅力 (Perseverance)
啊，毅力，儘管遇到逆境，仍堅持不懈且不放棄的品質！
還記得剛提到的那句「保持冷靜，繼續前進」嗎？ 哈哈你應該記得！ 毅力是該口號的 2.0 版本； 因為繼續前進只意味著繼續前進，而擁有毅力代表著自己充滿熱情往前走，別失去熱情！
我想再提另一個以「P」開頭的英文詞，即積極樂觀 (POSITIVITY)，為何我沒把這字作為主要的「P」詞的代表，因為我覺得要人積極樂觀這思維雖然很重要，但被過度吹捧、好處有點被高估了，不過它仍然是值得傳遞的理念。
另外，就我個人的心得，我認為“毅力”在任何時候都勝過“積極樂觀”；儘管積極樂觀也需要有，但能堅持不懈投入做一件事，要比僅僅在腦海中樂觀思考卻沒做出實際行動來說更重要。最好的對策是同時做這兩個 P：堅持不懈並保持積極。
Q is for QUALITY
As much as I advocate for experiences and openness, with the vast choices that we have in this world today, I want to emphasize that we really have to go for quality as much as we can all the time. The reason for this is that we only have so much time to experience things and there is not enough time if we want to try absolutely everything; so we have to be carefully selective about the things we want to do so we can do them efficiently in the limited amount of time that we have.
R is for RECEPTIVE
Being receptive is pretty much like being proactive. We have to be present (I mean be fully aware with intent kind of present!) in everything we do. We have to be able to “read the room” and “read the situation” as the saying goes. We have to be open and willing to hear out new ideas and suggestions. Only then can we discern these new ideas and suggestions and possibly incorporate the good ones into our everyday lives hopefully making our lives better with them.
Q 代表 品質 (Quality)
就像我提倡“經驗”和“開放”一樣，憑藉當今世界我們擁有的廣泛選擇，我想強調的是，我們真的必須盡我們所能，去始終追求生命的品質。 這樣做的原因是，我們一個人一輩子只有有限的時間來體驗事物，如果我們想嘗試世上所有事情，時間是不夠的； 因此，我們必須仔細選擇我們想做的事情是什麼，以便我們可以在有限的時間內有效地完成想做的事。
R 代表 接受 (Receptive)
保持接受性很像保持主動性，我們必須在我們所做的每件事中都“存在”（我的意思是完全有意識地存在！）有些人做著事卻沒注意到自己的心不在焉。然而，我們必須能夠像俗話說的那樣能察言觀色，能判斷和評估身處的周圍環境和情況，我們必須持開放態度並願意聽取新的想法和建議。只有這樣，我們才能辨別哪些適合自己，並能將好的新想法和建議融入到我們的日常生活中，讓生活變得更好！
S is for STEADFAST
If it seems too much and too redundant to have perseverance and steadfastness together in one article then I have done my job right! That is exactly the point, my friends and dear readers! I want to hammer this point down so I will emphasize and re-emphasize and do it a million times over if I have too!
It can never be said too many times –how important it is to not give up and work with unwavering passion. 100% commitment to our goals is ultimately one of the keys in achieving them. I hope I have made my point by now. If not……yet, then I at least hope that I have left all of you with something to think about –a “food for thought” if you will.
T is for THRIVE
Don’t just exist, live. Don’t just live, THRIVE. I’m not sure if there is a quote exactly like this somewhere out there, but I am quite positive that there is a saying like this that exists in different variations.
We are encouraged to grow and develop, no matter what field we are in and no matter what we do. We are all given a chance to flourish and we have to take that opportunity and maximize our abilities. We have to do this not only for ourselves but also to help other people.
When we prosper and thrive, we also have more room to support and understand.
S 代表 堅定 (Steadfast)
如果在一篇文章中同時強調毅力和堅定似乎太多餘，那麼我就做得對了！因為這正是重點，我的朋友們和親愛的讀者們，我想強調這一點，所以我會強調再強調“毅力和堅定”的重要性，如果需要的話，我會強調一百萬次！
堅定不移、投入想做的事，不放棄，真的超級重要！
百分百完全致力於你的目標，最終就是能把目標給實現了。 我希望你現在已經了解我所闡明的觀點。 如果還沒有……，那麼我至少希望我給大家留下了一些思考的東西——如果你願意的話，那就是收下這思想的食糧。
T 代表 蓬勃發展 (Thrive)
每個人的人生都有著不同層次和目標，所以不要只是僅僅存在著滿足著基本需求，缺乏了人生深度體驗和意義。
要活著，不要只是生存，要蓬勃發展你的生活，享受每一天的過程，超越困難和成長。
“Don’t just exist, live. Don’t just live, THRIVE.”我不確定外面是否有一句完全像這樣的話，但我很肯定一定存在著類似的說法。
無論我們身處哪個領域，無論做什麼，我們被鼓勵成長和發展。我們都有機會蓬勃發展，要為自己抓住機會並最大限度發揮更多能力去實現個人夢想和目標，以及在精神、情感和社會層面上取得成功。如果你願意，蓬勃發展不僅關乎自己，還包括幫助他人，對他人和社會產生積極影響。
當我們活出自身的繁榮昌盛時，我們也有更大視野來給予他人更好的支持和理解。
U is for UNDERSTANDING
It is not easy to be understood. So instead of spending so much time trying to make people understand us, why don’t we just do it the other way around and be the one who tries to understand? Why don’t we aim to be the understanding one in every situation we find ourselves in?
Obviously, it is easier said than done; but imagine the positivity we can possibly bring about in this world if we just try to judge less and be more understanding?
V is for VULNERABILITY
Once we have achieved a certain level of understanding, we can then aspire to be more vulnerable knowing that people will not blatantly judge us, instead they will try to understand us.
Vulnerability is sometimes being regarded as a negative thing and I honestly do not understand why. What is wrong with exposing our thoughts and innermost beliefs to people? How can that be so wrong? How can that be seen as shameful?
I personally think that vulnerability is beautiful. It makes us strong instead of weak.
U 理解 (Understanding)
身處快步調的生活，人要被理解還真不容易。 因此，與其花費這麼多時間試圖讓人們理解自己，可能不時敗興而歸，那為什麼我們不反其道而行之？爲自己訂出這樣的人際互動目標：“在身處不同的每種情況下，都能成為一個能理解他人的人“ ?
顯然，這說起來容易做起來難；但想像一下，如果我們只是嘗試對他人減少評判、給予多一些理解，我們可能會爲這世界帶來積極的影響！
V 代表 脆弱 (Vulnerability)
當我們能對周圍人有一定程度的理解和包容，就開始更能擁抱自我內心的脆弱面，漸漸知道人們不會貿然評判我們，而是會試圖理解我們。
“脆弱”有時被認為是一件負面的事情，我真的不明白為什麼。 向人們暴露我們的想法和內心深處的信仰有什麼問題嗎？ 這怎麼會錯、被視為可恥的呢？我個人認為人的脆弱是美麗的，它使我們變得堅強而不是軟弱。
W is for WORTHWHILE
This life we live definitely has its own share of ups and downs but the important thing is for us to make it worthwhile, to enjoy every moment and learn as much as we can.
X is for XENODOCHIAL
Okay okay, I admit that I only included this one since there aren’t a lot of “X” words to choose from. Haha. Xenodochial is an adjective that means being friendly to strangers. Much like openness, right? But then again, don’t forget: be open to everyone and everything but be selective about who and what influences you.
Y is for YEARNING
Like being receptive, it also helps for us to be yearning. To be interested in things, to be enthusiastic and not to stop learning.
Z is for ZEALOUS
While yearning is a more generic trait, zealousness is directed towards more specific objectives and goals. Although, they practically mean the same thing. Which means I am trying to emphasize another point.
W 代表 值得 (Worthwhile)
我們這輩子的過程本身肯定含有起起落落，但重要的是讓我們如何把人生過得值得，享受每一刻，並盡可能多多學習。
Z代表熱情 (ZEALOUS)
雖然“渴望”是一種更為籠統的特質，但“熱情”指的是你針對更具體、特定的目標。 雖然二者實際上意味著同一件事，但使用“熱情”意味著我在試著從另一個切入點凸顯出熱情的重要意義。
X 代表 好客 (Xenodochial)
好吧好吧，我必須承認我之所以選擇這詞，因為「X」開頭的英文詞沒有太多可供選擇，哈哈！
Xenodochial 是一個形容詞，意思是對陌生人友善。 很像開放（openness）吧？ 但請記住：對每個人和每件事保持開放，但要對誰保持開放和讓什麼影響你，你要有所選擇。
Y 代表渴望 (YEARNING)
像保持接受性一樣，對一切有所渴望對我們也很有幫助；對事物感興趣，充滿熱情並且永不停止學習。
Z 代表熱情 (ZEALOUS)
雖然“渴望”是一種更為籠統的特質，但“熱情”指的是你針對更具體、特定的目標。 雖然二者實際上意味著同一件事，但使用“熱情”意味著我在試著從另一個切入點凸顯出熱情的重要意義。
This concludes my current A-Z list. I hope that wherever you are in life, you can harness the skills these 26 letters offer, combining past, present, and future to live fully in each moment, making every stage of life fulfilling and enjoyable.
以上就是我為你準備的 A-Z 列表。
我想祝現在的你，不論在人生的哪一個階段，掌握了這26個字帶給你的技巧，統合過去、現在、未來，讓自己活出每個當下，讓人生各階段都合乎心意的順利！
把握當下，活在每個啟發裡：在生活的 A到 Z中擁抱成長、熱情和目標
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Seize the Moment, Live in Every Letter:Embracing Growth, Passion, and Purpose in Life's A to Z
作 者： EET 睿騏英語 Teri 老師
刊 登 日 期：2025/4/1
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—— 拉爾夫·沃爾多·愛默生
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
美國著名的散文家、詩人和哲學家，他以鼓勵人們追求內心真實、拒絕盲從聞名。
一點點希望就足以引發愛的誕生。
—— 司湯達
(Stendhal)
以其心理分析精確和現實主義風格聞名。他創造了“貝爾主義”（Beylisme）哲學，強調追求幸福、激情與理性結合。
