座右铭【zuò yòu míng】
maxim; motto
[名]写出来放在座位旁边的格言,泛指激励警戒自己的话

座右铭的作用是用来激励和警戒自己。
Good mottoes can encourage people and warn them against bad behavior or thoughts.
做【zuò】
1. make; do; produce; manufacture 2. do; act; engage in 3. be; become; be used as; act as
[动]1、把原料加工成可使用的物品 2、从事某种工作或活动 3、充当、担任

自己做蛋糕庆祝生日是非常有意义的事情。
It is meaningful to make a cake for one's own birthday.

他中学毕业后就做起了生意。
He started to do business after his graduation from the middle school.

我的性格决定我一辈子都做不了官。
My character determines that I would never become an official.