Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you're running and you think, "Man, this hurts, I can't take it anymore." The "hurt" part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.
——What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Novelist, Haruki Murakami
痛苦难以避免，是否受苦却可以选择。比方说你正跑着步，突然觉得“哎呀，好难受啊，我不行啦”，这个“好难受”是无法避免的事实，然而是不是果真“不行”，还得听凭本人裁量。
——《当我谈跑步时，我谈些什么》村上春树，小说家
Compromise is an inevitable part of life.
妥协是生活不可避免的一部分。
the inevitable 必然会发生的事情
You have to accept the inevitable.
你得接受必然发生的事。
The inevitable happened. I forgot my keys.
逃不掉的事情发生了，我忘了带钥匙。
option n. 选择
I had no option but to ask him to leave.
我别无选择，只有请他离开。
You'd better keep your options open.
你最好在选择上保留一些余地。
optional adj. 可选择的
Certain courses are compulsory, others are optional.
某些课程是必修的，其他是选修的。
say v. 比方说，举例
Say you lose your job: what would you do then?
假设你把工作丢了，那你怎么办呢？
stand v. 忍受
I can't stand people interrupting all the time.
我不能容忍老有人打岔。
be up to somebody 由……决定
Shall we eat out or stay in? It's up to you.
咱们是到外面吃饭还是待在家里？你决定吧。
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