Life can be rough¹. Life can be cruel. Life can be downright hard.

生活可能很艰难的；生活可能很残酷；生活也可能会到山穷水尽。

Whenever we’re just about to give up on the world, Kid President comes back with a pep talk to liven our spirits and guide us to be better people. In anticipation² of Thanksgiving, our favorite president gives us a list of the 20 things we should say more often, including “thank you” and “I’m sorry.”

每当我们将要对这个世界放弃希望时，小孩总统总会用他的励志演讲来鼓舞我们的精神，让我们成为更优秀的人。在美国传统节日感恩节之际，我们最爱的小总统给我们列出应该经常说的20句好话，包括“谢谢”和“对不起。”

There’s also some advice that only a kid could come up with that’s just so moving and beautiful, it makes you wonder why we don’t have a kid for president.

其中还包括一些只有小孩子能够想出来的美丽动人的建议。这些建议让我们不禁会想问，怎么就没有一个小孩来当我们的总统呢？

20. “Thank you.” And not just on Thanksgiving but every day.

19. “Excuse me.”

18. “Here’s a surprise corn dog I bought you because you’re my friend.”

17. “I’m sorry.”

16. “I forgive you.”

15. “You can do it!” (But don’t say if it’s something he or she can’t do.)

14. “I’ve got barbecue sauce³ on my shirt, too.”

13. “Please.”

12. “Everything is going to be OK.”

11. “Aw, you got me a corn dog, too? You shouldn’t have, buddy⁴.”

10. “I don’t know.”

9. “You’re so awesome⁵ I named my dog (boat) after you.”

8. “Hello, person I’ve never met before; here’s a high-five.”

7. “My sports team is not always the best sports team.”

6. “Nothing — sometimes that’s the best thing you could say.”

5. (Watch the video.)

4. “I disagree with you but I still like you as a person who is a human being and I will treat you like that … “

3. “Ahhhhhh!” (Sometimes you just have to scream.)

2. “Life is tough, but so are you.”

1. Something nice!