With classes, jobs, relationships, and the rest of the world spinning and fighting and warring, it’s easy to forget what happened before now. It’s nice to look back in history and remember just what the heck the founding fathers were trying to leave for the rest of us. The U.S. Constitution is a monumental document not just in America but in the world. As a college student, here’s just a few things one can learn from it.
学业、工作、恋爱和世界上其他的周旋、奋斗还有交锋，让人很容易遗忘过去。回顾历史，品味当初国父建国时试图留给我们些什么，是件美好的事情。美国宪法不仅在美国，乃至在世界上也称得上是一部不朽的文献。作为大学生，我们从中可以学习到很多，在此我将抛砖引玉。
Process, Take it Slow
过程，慢慢来
The U.S. Constitution is full of amendments, 27 to be exact and these amendments weren’t drawn up in one sitting. There’s an amendment process that starts with a proposal which has to be approved and then it has to be ratified by a group of people. The process can be tiresome and time-consuming but spending time to discuss major decisions can be very helpful.
美国宪法有很多修正案，确切的说是27部，而这些修正案并不是只有一次座谈就起草起来的。修正案流程以被表决通过的提案开始，然后必须通过一组人员的签署生效。这个过程是劳烦费时的，但是花时间讨论主要决议是很有帮助的。
Whatever you do in college, you should think about how you’re going to do it, and try your best to think about your decisions objectively, from as many angles as possible before pulling the trigger. Sure, you may not have a congressional court to help you debate what’s the best choice but it helps to slow it down a bit when making big decisions. Maybe you don’t really need that $500 T.V. during Black Friday? Do you really want your girlfriend to move in with you? Should you or should you not take that extra course? Weigh your options.
不论你在大学做什么，你都应考虑你将要怎么去做，尽最大努力客观的看待自己的决策，在执行之前尽可能从多角度重新审视你的决定。当然，不可能有国会议庭来帮你辨析那个是最好的选择，但是作重大决定前放慢脚步、仔细思考总是很有帮助。也许在黑色星期五你并不真正需要那台500美金的电视？你真的想要你女朋友搬进来和你一起住吗？应不应该多修一门额外的课程？权衡你的观点吧。
Fight
奋斗
Don’t let others bring you down, or hinder you in anyway. College is such a strange time where we’re all trying to find out just what the heck we want to do for the rest of our lives and sometimes, who we want to spend our lives with. When you’re met with an obstacle, just remember you can fight through it, just like our founding fathers did against the British years and years ago. Fight for what you want and what you believe.
别让别人放倒你，或是以任何方式阻碍你。大学就是这么个奇怪的时期，我们都在试图想清楚我们对于余生究竟想要什么，有时也在想我们想和谁共度余生。当我们遇到障碍的时候，记得奋斗，克服它，就像我们的国父年复一年的反抗英国那样。为了你想要的和你相信的而奋斗吧。
Majority Rules
多数主政原则
Proposed amendments have to be approved by a two-thirds vote. This isn’t a bad idea when it comes to our own lives. Most of us may not have Congress to help us work out our personal issues but we do have friends and family that are willing to listen, that is, if you buy them pizza or coffee, or something. It doesn’t hurt to get a second opinion on things, and this is after you’ve thought it through by yourself. Debate and discussion is good.
提议的修正案需要得到三分之二的支持投票才能得到批准。当这种事情发生在我们自己的生活中，也不是个坏主意。我们中的大多数肯定不会有国会来帮我们解决个人问题了，但是我们都有亲朋好友，他们都愿意倾听——如果你买个披萨或者咖啡，或者别的什么。听听不同的意见没什么不好，何况是在你自己已经想过了之后。辩论和讨论总是有益处的。
