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The real world is more fun than grumpy adults have ever told you.
Don't listen to people in their 40s who act like the best part of your life ends the minute you get your diploma. Is the real world all cotton candy and unicorn rides? No. But sometimes, misery loves company and recruits it too. When you start a new job there will inevitably be a group of people there who don't like their job and don't like being an adult. Avoid these people like the plague. They've bought into the cultural lie that a "job is just a job" and that you should only work for the weekend. Nonsense. Your job can be meaningful. Your weekdays can matter.
Your 20s are lonelier than you think they'll be.
They're glamorized in culture, presented as the time of your life. As you bingewatch an entire season of House of Cards on Netflix, you will wonder, Is every other person my age at an amazing party right now that I didn't know about? They're not. The truth is, when you leave college, you leave the tightest, largest concentration of people who are your age. Suddenly, you're scattered around the country and community won't involve walking out onto the quad. You'll have to fight for it. That's not failure, that's reality. Seek it out. It's not easy to make friends as an adult but it's definitely possible if you'll be brave.
 
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参考译文1:

现实世界远比那些焦虑的成年人描述的要好得多。
毕业时,不要盲目相信那些处于不惑之年潇洒辉煌的人。现实中真得满是棉花糖和独角兽吗?不。但有时,痛苦结伴而行,然后重新开始。初入职场之时,总会有些人不喜欢他们的工作,不愿意成长。避开这种瘟疫般的人。他们陷于社交怪圈,认为“工作只是干活”,他们工作只是为了消磨时间等待周日。这毫无意义。你的工作可以更有意义。工作日也不是混日子。
20岁会比你想象中的更孤单
生活中,有些人在社交圈中光芒过人。当你宅在网上上苦追《纸牌屋》全季时,你也会想,是不是其他同龄人正在热闹的派对上纵情歌舞?不,他们没有。事实上,离开校园后,你就离开了同龄人最密集的世界。突然间,你们分散于全国不同的领域,而不是聚集一地。你必须奋斗。这不是失败,这是现实。独立探索吧,成人交际并不容易,但当你有足够的勇气时,绝对能够成功。

参考译文2:

在你刚拿到学历的时刻千万不要听信那些四十几岁风华正茂的人们。真实的世界果真充满着棉花糖和独角兽吗?不是的。只是有时,福祸相依,之后满血复活罢了。当你刚入职时会发现,不可以避免的有这么一群人不喜欢他们的工作,也不喜欢当成年人。避开这种像瘟疫一样的人。他们被带入了社交怪圈,这些人认为工作就只是一份工作,而且你只是为了享受周末而工作。毫无意义!你的工作本可以变得有意义。 你的工作日也可以很重要。你的二十几岁注定是比你认为的要孤独。
他们在圈子里是有魅力的,金光闪闪的出现在你的生活里。当你在Netflix上狂追一整季的纸牌屋时,你会疑惑,是不是我的同龄人正在闪耀的派对上而我一无所知?事实上不是的,真相是,当你离开校园,你就离开了同龄人最集中最大量的地方。突然,你们被分散到整个国家和社区,这不是大家列队站在广场上。这不是失败,而是现实。亲自摸索出来。作为一个成年人是不容易交到朋友的,但如果你足够勇敢这就是绝对可能的。

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