Don`t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

不要只想超越你的同侪或前辈，试图超越你自己。

Bother v. 烦扰，打扰

Contemporary n. 同代人; 同龄人

Predecessor n. 前任，前辈; 原有事物，前身

Contemporary adj. 当代的，现代的; 同时代的

I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music.

我说过，我其实并不喜欢当代音乐

Peer n. 同辈，同等的人

He was valued by both his peer and his superiors.

他的同级和上级都很器重他.

Predecessor:

a person who did a job before sb else 前任

a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else 原先的东西；被替代的事物

He is seen as more business-minded than his predecessor.

人们认为比起他的前任来，他更有实干精神。

昨日翻译答案：I'm invited to their weeding.

今日翻译练习：He's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor.

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