When we try new things, there is always the risk that we will not be happy with our choice. We might try a food we have never tried before and end up disliking it!. It could be too sour or too salty. It could be too spicy. We might try a new sport like snowboarding and end up falling down a lot. We might try a new style of music and get a headache. We might check out a different kind of art and be totally disappointed. We might try to speak or write a different language and end up embarrassing ourselves. Who wants that? Sounds risky to me.

尝试新事物总会与风险相伴，可能让我们悔不当初。比如说，品尝一种从没吃过的食物后，发觉一点儿也不合口味。它可能太酸、太咸或者太辣。试着去滑雪，结果摔得鼻青脸肿。去欣赏其他风格的音乐，结果听得头昏脑涨。去体味一门新的艺术,结果却失望透顶。试着用另一种语言交流和写作，结果把自己弄得狼狈不堪。谁想要这样的结果？对我来说，这实在太冒险了。

But if we take the risk, we might try a new food and end up loving it. It could be sweet or have a great flavor. It could be an experience that makes our taste buds feel like they are in heaven We might try a new sport and fall down but we get back up and see why people love that sport so much. We might try a new kind of music and regret that we didn't discover it sooner. We might see a new kind of art and be amazed. We might try to write or speak a different language, and we might be a little embarrassed at first; but we don't let it bother us too much because we know that the only way to improve is to make mistakes and keep on practicing.

然而，如果我们大胆尝试，也可能会喜欢上那种新食品。它可能香甜可口，口味独特，使味蕾得到了无上的享受。我们可能因为尝试新的运动而跌倒，但可以爬起来，重新再来，并最终体会到其中的乐趣，哪怕只有短暂的一分钟。因此明白了大家喜欢这种运动的原因。我们可能去欣赏一种新的音乐，听后很后悔自己没能早些发现。我们可能去欣赏一门新的艺术，从而为其惊叹不已。当我们开始用另一门语言交流和写作时，可能会有些尴尬。但是我们不会为此烦恼，因为我们明白，只有通过犯错误和不懈的练习才能得到提高。

I say: Try a new food. Try a new activity. Try to listen to some new music. Walk into a gallery, just on a whim, and look round. Try writing and speaking that other language more. Try making some new friends. There are some risks involved, but I know there are rewards, too.

因此，我建议大家：去品尝一种新的食品，去参加一项新的运动，去倾听一种新的音乐吧。或者乘一时兴起，走进一家画廊，四处浏览观赏。尝试多练习一门外语。试着交新朋友。尝试新事物，虽然会带来风险，但也会有回报。