When you are mindful of a rule or a fact, you do not only know it — you keep it in your head while you choose what to do. A cook who is mindful of nut allergies will not put nuts in the cake. A driver who is mindful of the speed limit slows down before the camera, not after.

When you are mindful of a rule or a fact當你mindful of一項規定或一個事實時 you do not only know it你不只是知道它而已 you keep it in your head while you choose what to do而是在決定怎麼做的時候，把它放在心上。 A cook who is mindful of nut allergies一個顧慮到堅果過敏的廚師 will not put nuts in the cake不會在蛋糕裡放堅果。 A driver who is mindful of the speed limit一個顧慮到速限的駕駛人 slows down before the camera, not after會在測速照相機前就減速，而不是過了才減速。

The word is a little careful and grown-up: you hear it in notices, at school, and in polite talk more than in fast chat among friends. People also say they are mindful of other people's feelings, meaning they let that matter in the decision.

The word is a little careful and grown-up這個字用起來有點慎重、比較成熟 you hear it in notices, at school, and in polite talk你會在公告、學校、有禮貌的談話裡聽到 more than in fast chat among friends而不是朋友間隨口聊天的場合。 People also say they are mindful of other people's feelings人也會說自己mindful of別人的感受 meaning they let that matter in the decision意思是在做決定時會把這件事考慮進去。

Though actually, in the last twenty years some speakers use mindful in a newer way, closer to sitting quietly and noticing your breath. That newer use belongs more with mindfulness. The older, still common use is simply this: you remember X, and X shapes what you do.

Though actually不過其實 in the last twenty years這二十年來 some speakers use mindful in a newer way有些人開始用比較新的方式用mindful closer to sitting quietly and noticing your breath比較接近靜靜坐著、留意自己呼吸的那種意思。 That newer use belongs more with mindfulness這種比較新的用法比較屬於mindfulness那一掛的。 The older, still common use is simply this比較舊、也還是很常見的用法就是這樣 you remember X你記得X這件事 and X shapes what you do而X會影響你怎麼做。