Traveling Light (轻装上阵)

[Zaldy O. Co]

When I travel I only carry one bag.
我旅行只带一个包.
4 years ago, I had a longer travel, months in America, I carried only one trolley bag.
四年前，我有一次更长的旅程，我只带了一个旅行箱在美国呆了几个月.
If baggage is heavy it would be difficult to move.
如果你的包很沉的话，行动起来不方便
Life is a journey.
生活是旅程.
It is our longest journey and like any other journey long or short, we have to travel light.
它是我们最长的旅程，就像其他所有的旅程一样，或长或短，我们都必须轻装上阵.
And to compete in life, we have to be lean and mean.
面对生活的竞争，我们必须精简和吝啬.

In the course of life we acquire possessions.
在生命过程中，我们获得的财产。
Some useful, some just take up space.
一些是有用的，一些只是占用空间。
When we get enough of those that take up space then we start wishing we had not acquired them in the first place.
当我们发现占有空间的行李太多时，我们开始希望当初要是没有带上它们就好了。
I have so many books that remain unread and so many other stuff that remain unused and may never be used at all.
我有太多没有读的书和太多没有用的物品，也许永远也不会有那一天了。
I acquired them in the hope they could bring me something or at least be useful someday.
当初我买它们，是因为希望可以从中学到什么，或者至少会有用得着的一天。

Apart from physical assets and mental activities, we also have social activities.
除了随身物品以及心理活动之外，我们还有社交活
We keep up with old friends, make new friends, and keep up with acquaintances who might someday
prove beneficial.
我们与老朋友保持着联系，同时结交新的朋友，也会同那些熟人保持联系以便以后需要帮助.
We have physical, mental and social baggage.
我们有身体上，精神上以及社交上的行李

I am driven in life by creative expression.
我被生活中新奇的表达方法所驾驭
I express myself several ways--building VoIP solutions, developing software solutions, speaking,
, making presentations, improving on my Mandarin, and building bridges with select people.
我用不同的方法表达自己：在ip上解决问题，编辑软件，交谈，演讲，提高我的普通话水平以及建立选择人选的桥梁.
The lightest I can go, I just need this USB, cellphone, and laptop. How light can you go?
我以最轻便的方式旅游，我所需要的仅仅是usb连接线，手机以及一台手提电脑. 你能做到多轻便呢？


(This is a speech project to be delivered tonight at Emperor Mandarin Toastmasters Club.)