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焦虑与困惑

Constantly Comparing Yourself To Your Peers

症状九：常常与同龄人比较

The pre-30 crisis feeds on comparison to others of the same age, and it can lead to a constant nagging feeling that your life doesn't measure up.

30岁综合症的人会常常与同龄人去比较，造成的后果就是感到自己什么事都没搞定(参见症状一)。

You may be going on Facebook to check up on former friends and enemies to see who has their adult like“together”-- and who doesn't.

你也许会上脸谱网去看看过去的朋友和敌人现在都过得怎么样了，有谁混得好了，有谁混不下去了。

But of course, in the end, neither outcome will make you feel better about your own situation. Sometimes.

无论结果如何，都不会改善你对自己的看法。

Admit where you are, and refuse to be ashamed of it.

有时候，承认自己所处的位置，不要因此而羞愧。

You're doing the best you can。

你就已经做到了最好。

【知识点讲解】

measure up 测量； 估计；

例句：

How does the food here measure up according to your nutrition standards?

按照你的营养标准来衡量这食物 怎么样 ?

We've been trying to measure up his chance.

我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性.

Will you measure up or shall I?

是你来量还是我来量?

be ashamed of 耻于…；

I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry.

我对自己发那么大的火而深感惭愧。

He knew full well he'd be ashamed of himself later.

他很清楚地知道自己过后会无地自容。

You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. You've created this problem.

你们应该感到惭愧，都是你们惹的祸。

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