这句话使用了鲜明的对比修辞手法，将“swims upstream”与“drifts with the current”相对照，形象地表达了积极进取与消极颓废两种人生态度的差异。
Some people are accustomed to criticizing others, yet they cannot see themselves when looking in the mirror.
Satisfaction in life is quite miraculous. Sometimes, bread tastes sweeter than seafood; sometimes, riding a bicycle feels more comfortable than riding in a luxury car; sometimes, growing vegetables brings more joy than buying them; and sometimes, drinking alone is more pleasant than attending a banquet.
With a smile and laughter, I carry my pride; without tears or fuss, I ignore all mockery.
There is no emotion in this world that does not wound the heart. More or less, big or small, it leaves scars on your soul. We exchange the joy of emotions for the price of these scars, and the scars are repaid by that very joy.
Sometimes, we need to calmly ask ourselves: What are we pursuing? Why are we living?
Life is merely life. If we devote our hearts and give our best efforts, even with regrets, it is still a kind of beauty.
Those who once vowed never to part have long since scattered to the four corners of the earth.
Life is not easy, and our lifespan is not long. Why should we degrade ourselves and harm the passage of time with futile worries?
A living fish swims upstream, while a dead fish drifts with the current.
有些人习惯去评论别人，但是对着镜子却看不到自己。
生活中的满足很奇妙，有时海鲜不如面包甜美，有时坐轿车不如骑自行车舒服，有时买菜不如种菜快乐，有时酒宴不如独斟快活。
爱说爱笑，我浑身骄傲，不哭不闹，我无视所有嘲笑。
世上没有不伤人心的感情，或多或少，或大或小，它都会在你的灵魂上留下伤痕的，以伤痕为代价换得感情的喜悦，以感情的喜悦作为回报的伤痕。
有时候我们要冷静问问自已，我们在追求什么？我们活着为了什么？
世事只是世事，用心了，尽力了，虽有缺憾，也是一种美。
那些以前说着永不分离的人，早已经散落在天涯了。
人生本来就不易，生命本来就不长，何必用无谓的烦恼，作践自己，伤害岁月。
活鱼会逆波而上，死鱼则会随波逐流。
"The struggle to achieve is what gives life meaning."
"Life is precious and living means fighting; we cannot afford to be mediocre."
"Greatness is built through blood and sweat."
"No one can achieve success without passionately and bravely pursuing it."
"Your future self will thank the version of you that struggles today."