新东方30篇美文中英文

新东方30篇美文中英文

【篇一：新东方30篇美文中英文】

新东方生而为赢英语美文30篇 新东方生而为赢英语美文30篇 新东方生而为赢英语美文30篇，是英语听力频道英语美文栏目下的内容，由新东方名师王强精选的30篇励志美文节选。人皆生而为新，为前所未有之存在。人皆生而能赢。人皆以其特立独行之方式去审视、聆听、触摸、品味及思考。人皆具备独特潜质——能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。

【篇二：新东方30篇美文中英文】

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生而为赢

——新东方英语背诵美文30篇

目录：

第一篇：youth 青春

第二篇： three days tosee(excerpts)假如给我三天光明（节选）

第三篇：companionship of books 以书为伴（节选）

第四篇：if i rest, i rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈

第五篇：ambition 抱负

第六篇：what i have lived for 我为何而生

第七篇：when love beckons you 爱的召唤

第八篇：the road to success 成功之道

第九篇：on meeting the celebrated 论见名人

第十篇：the 50-percent theory of life 生活理论半对半

第十一篇：what is your recovery rate? 你的恢复速率是多少？

第十二篇：clear your mental space 清理心灵的空间

第十三篇：be happy 快乐

第十四篇：the goodness of life 生命的美好

第十五篇：facing the enemies within 直面内在的敌人

第十六篇：abundance is a life style 富足的生活方式

第十七篇：human life a poem 人生如诗

第十八篇：solitude 独处

第十九篇：giving life meaning 给生命以意义

第二十篇：relish the moment 品位现在

第二十一篇：the love of beauty 爱美

第二十二篇：the happy door 快乐之门

第二十三篇：born to win 生而为赢

第二十四篇：work and pleasure 工作和娱乐

第二十五篇：mirror, mirror--what do i see镜子,镜子,告诉我

第二十六篇：on motes and beams 微尘与栋梁

第二十七篇：an october sunrise 十月的日出

第二十八篇：to be or not to be 生存还是毁灭

第二十九篇：gettysburg address 葛底斯堡演说

第三十篇：first inaugural address(excerpts) 就职演讲（节选）

第一篇：youth 青春

youth

youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not amatter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter ofthe will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; itis the freshness of the deep springs of life.

youth means a temperamental predominance of courage overtimidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. thisoften exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. nobody grows oldmerely by a number of years. we grow old by deserting ourideals.

years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinklesthe soul. worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns thespirit back to dust.

whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lureof wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy ofthe game of living. in the center of your heart and my heart, thereis a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty,hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so

long asyou are young.

when your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered withsnows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old,even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves ofoptimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.

译文：

青春

青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。

岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓废必致灵魂。忧烦，惶恐，丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。

无论年届花甲，拟或二八芳龄，心中皆有生命之欢乐，奇迹之诱惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一台天线，只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，你就青春永驻，风华常存。、

一旦天线下降，锐气便被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已垂垂老矣；然则只要树起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。

第二篇： three days tosee(excerpts)假如给我三天光明（节选）

three days to see

all of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had onlya limited and specified time to live. sometimes it was as long as ayear, sometimes as short as 24 hours. but always we were interestedin discovering just how the doomed hero chose to spend his lastdays or his last hours. i speak, of course, of free men who have achoice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities isstrictly delimited.

such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do undersimilar circumstances. what events, what experiences, whatassociations should we crowd into those last hours as mortalbeings, what regrets?

sometimes i have thought it would be an excellent rule to liveeach day as if we should die tomorrow. such an attitude wouldemphasize sharply the values of life. we should live each day withgentleness, vigor and a keenness of appreciation which are oftenlost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of moredays and months and years to come. there are those, of course, whowould adopt the epicurean motto of “eat, drink, and be merry”. butmost people would be chastened by the certainty of impendingdeath.

in stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minuteby some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values ischanged. he becomes more

appreciative of the meaning of life andits permanent spiritual values. it has often been noted that thosewho live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellowsweetness to everything they do.

most of us, however, take life for granted. we know that one daywe must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future.when we are in buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. weseldom think of it. the days stretch out in an endless vista. so wego about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitudetoward life.

the same lethargy, i am afraid, characterizes the use of all ourfaculties and senses. only the deaf appreciate hearing, only theblind realize the manifold blessings that lie in sight.particularly does this observation apply to those who have lostsight and hearing in adult life. but those who have never sufferedimpairment of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use of theseblessed faculties. their eyes and ears take in all sights andsounds hazily, without concentration and with little appreciation.it is the same old story of not being grateful for what we haveuntil we lose it, of not being conscious of health until we areill.

i have often thought it would be a blessing if each human beingwere stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during hisearly adult life. darkness would make him more appreciative ofsight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.

译文：

假如给我三天光明（节选）

我们都读过震撼人心的故事，故事中的主人公只能再活一段很有限的时光，有时长达一年，有时却短至一日。但我们总是想要知道，注定要离世人的会选择如何度过自己最后的时光。当然，我说的是那些有选择权利的自由人，而不是那些活动范围受到严格限定的死囚。

这样的故事让我们思考，在类似的处境下，我们该做些什么？作为终有一死的人，在临终前的几个小时内我们应该做什么事，经历些什么或做哪些联想？回忆往昔，什么使我们开心快乐？什么又使我们悔恨不已？

有时我想，把每天都当作生命中的最后一天来边，也不失为一个极好的生活法则。这种态度会使人格外重视生命的价值。我们每天都应该以优雅的姿态，充沛的精力，抱着感恩之心来生活。但当时间以无休止的日，月和年在我们面前流逝时，我们却常常没有了这种子感觉。当然，也有人奉行“吃，喝，享受”的享乐主义信条，但绝大多数人还是会受到即将到来的死亡的惩罚。

在故事中，将死的主人公通常都在最后一刻因突降的幸运而获救，但他的价值观通常都会改变，他变得更加理解生命的意义及其永恒的精神价值。我们常常注意到，那些生活在或曾经生活在死亡阴影下的人无论做什么都会感到幸福。

然而，我们中的大多数人都把生命看成是理所当然的。我们知道有一天我们必将面对死亡，但总认为那一天还在遥远的将来。当我们身强体健之时，死亡简直不可想象，我们很少考虑到它。日子多得好像没有尽头。因此我们一味忙于琐事，几乎意识不到我们对待生活的冷漠态度。

我担心同样的冷漠也存在于我们对自己官能和意识的运用上。只有聋子才理解听力的重要，只有盲人才明白视觉的可贵，这尤其适用于那些成年后才失去视力或听力之苦的人很少充分利用这些宝贵的能力。他们的眼睛和耳朵模糊地感受着周围的景物与声音，心不在焉，也无所感激。这正好我们只有在失去后才懂得珍惜一样，我们只有在生病后才意识到健康的可贵。

我经常想，如果每个人在年轻的时候都有几天失时失聪，也不失为一件幸事。黑暗将使他更加感激光明，寂静将告诉他声音的美妙。

第三篇：companionship of books 以书为伴（节选）

companionship of books

a man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as bythe company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as wellas of men; and one should always live in the best company, whetherit be of books or of men.

a good book may be among the best of friends. it is the sametoday that it always was, and it will never change. it is the mostpatient and cheerful of companions. it does not turn its back uponus in times of adversity or distress. it always receives us withthe same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, andcomforting and consoling us in age.

men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutuallove they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover afriend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. there isan old proverb, ‘love me, love my dog.” but

there is more wisdom inthis:” love me, love my book.” the book is a truer and higher bondof union. men can think, feel, and sympathize with each otherthrough their favorite author. they live in him together, and he inthem.

a good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the bestthat life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, forthe most part, but the world of his thoughts. thus the best booksare treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which,remembered andcomforters.

and

cherished,

become

our

constant

companions

books possess an essence of immortality. they are by far themost lasting products of human effort. temples and statues decay,but books survive. time is of no account with great thoughts, whichare as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’sminds, ages ago. what was then said and thought still speaks to usas vividly as ever from the printed page. the only effect of timehave been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literaturecan long survive e but what is really good.

books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into thepresence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. we hear whatthey said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; wesympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; theirexperience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measureactors with them in the scenes which they describe.

the great and good do not die, even in this world. embalmed inbooks, their

spirits walk abroad. the book is a living voice. it isan intellect to which on still listens.

译文：

以书为伴（节选）

通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。无论是书友还是朋友，我们都应该以最好的为伴。

好书就像是你最好的朋友。它始终不渝，过去如此，现在如此，将来也永远不变。它是最有耐心，最令人愉悦的伴侣。在我们穷愁潦倒，临危遭难时，它也不会抛弃我们，对我们总是一如既往地亲切。在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，增长我们的知识；到我们年老时，它又给我们以慰藉和勉励。

人们常常因为喜欢同一本书而结为知已，就像有时两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。有句古谚说道：“爱屋及屋。”其实“爱我及书”这句话蕴涵更多的哲理。书是更为真诚而高尚的情谊纽带。人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想，交流感情，彼此息息相通，并与自己喜欢的作家思想相通，情感相融。

好书常如最精美的宝器，珍藏着人生的思想的精华，因为人生的境界主要就在于其思想的境界。因此，最好的书是金玉良言和崇高思想的宝库，这些良言和思想若铭记于心并多加珍视，就会成为我们忠实的伴侣和永恒的慰藉。

书籍具有不朽的本质，是为人类努力创造的最为持久的成果。寺庙会倒坍，神像会朽烂，

而书却经久长存。对于伟大的思想来说，时间是无关紧要的。多年前初次闪现于作者脑海的伟大思想今日依然清新如故。时间惟一的作用是淘汰不好的作品，因为只有真正的佳作才能经世长存。

书籍介绍我们与最优秀的人为伍，使我们置身于历代伟人巨匠之间，如闻其声，如观其行，如见其人，同他们情感交融，悲喜与共，感同身受。我们觉得自己仿佛在作者所描绘的舞台上和他们一起粉墨登场。

即使在人世间，伟大杰出的人物也永生不来。他们的精神被载入书册，传于四海。书是人生至今仍在聆听的智慧之声，永远充满着活力。

第四篇：if i rest,i rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈

if i rest, i rust

the significant inscription found on an old key---“if i rest, irust”---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflictedwith the slightest bit of idleness. even the most industriousperson might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that,if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unusedkey, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot dothe work required of them.

those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great menmust keep their faculties polished by constant use, so that theymay unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard theentrances to the professions, to science, art, literature,agriculture---every department of human endeavor.

industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury ofachievement. if hugh miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, haddevoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never havebecome a famous geologist. the celebrated mathematician, edmundstone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, neverhave found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given hisspare moments to idleness, had the little scotch lad, ferguson,allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on thehillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by astring of beads, he would never have become a famousastronomer.

labor vanquishes all---not inconstant, spasmodic, orill-directed labor; but faithful, unremitting, daily effort towarda well-directed purpose. just as truly as eternal vigilance is theprice of liberty, so is eternal industry the price of noble andenduring success.

译文：

如果我休息，我就会生锈

在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远的铭文——如果我休息，我就会生锈。对于那些懒散而烦恼的人来说，这将是至理名言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示：如果一个人有才能而不用，就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样，这些才能就会很快生锈，并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。

有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成就，他们就必须不断运用自身才能，以便开启知识的大门，即那些通往人类努力探求的各个领域的大门，这些领域包括各种职业：科学，艺术，文

学，农业等。

勤奋使开启成功宝库的钥匙保持光亮。如果休 米勒在采石场劳作一天后，晚上的时光用来休息消遣的话，他就不会成为名垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙 斯通如果闲暇时无所事事，就不会出版数学词典，也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时，让他那思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态，而不是借助一串珠子计算星星的位置，他就不会成为著名的天文学家。

劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的，间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动，而是坚定的，不懈的，方向正确的每日劳动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕一样，要想取得伟大的，持久的成功，就必须坚持不懈地努力。

第五篇：ambition 抱负

ambition

it is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. itwould probably be a kinder world: with out demands, withoutabrasions, without disappointments. people would have time forreflection. such work as they did would not be for themselves butfor the collectivity. competition would never enter in. conflictwould be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past. the stressof creation would be at an end. art would no longer be troubling,but purely celebratory in its functions. longevity would beincreased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or strokecaused by tumultuous endeavor. anxiety would be extinct. time wouldstretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the humanheart.

ah, how unrelieved boring life would be!

there is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, andambition therefore a sham. does this mean that success does notreally exist? that achievement is at bottom empty? that the effortsof men and women are of no significance alongside the force ofmovements and events now not all success, obviously, is worthesteeming, nor all ambition worth cultivating. which are and whichare not is something one soon enough learns on one’s own. but eventhe most cynical secretly admit that success exists; thatachievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is thatthe actions of men and women are useless. to believe otherwise isto take on a point of view that is likely to be deranging. it is,in its implications, to remove all motives for competence, interestin attainment, and regard for posterity.

we do not choose to be born. we do not choose our parents. we donot choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or theimmediate circumstances of our upbringing. we do not, most of us,choose to die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of ourdeath. but within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choosehow we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably ordishonorably, with purpose or in drift. we decide what is importantand what is trivial in life. we decide that what makes ussignificant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. but nomatter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices anddecisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. we decide.we choose. and as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. inthe end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.

译文：

抱负

一个缺乏抱负的世界将会怎样，这不难想象。或许，这将是一个更为友善的世界：没有渴求，没有磨擦，没有失望。人们将有时间进行反思。他们所从事的工作将不是为了他们自身，而是为了整个集体。竞争永远不会介入；冲突将被消除。人们的紧张关系将成为过往云烟。创造的重压将得以终结。艺术将不再惹人费神，其功能将纯粹为了庆典。人的寿命将会更长，因为由激烈拼争引起的心脏病和中风所导致的死亡将越来越少。焦虑将会消失。时光流逝，抱负却早已远离人心。

啊，长此以往人生将变得多么乏味无聊！

有一种盛行的观点认为，成功是一种神话，因此抱负亦属虚幻。这是不是说实际上并不丰在成功？成就本身就是一场空？与诸多运动和事件的力量相比，男男女女的努力显得微不足？显然，并非所有的成功都值得景仰，也并非所有的抱负都值得追求。对值得和不值得的选择，一个人自然而然很快就能学会。但即使是最为愤世嫉俗的人暗地里也承认，成功确实存在，成就的意义举足轻重，而把世上男男女女的所作所为说成是徒劳无功才是真正的无稽之谈。认为成功不存在的观点很可能造成混乱。这种观点的本意是一笔勾销所有提高能力的动机，求取业绩的兴趣和对子孙后代的关注。

我们无法选择出生，无法选择父母，无法选择出生的历史时期与国家，或是成长的周遭环境。我们大多数人都无法选择死亡，无法选择死亡的时间或条件。但是在这些无法选择之中，我们的确可以选择自己的生活方式：是勇敢无畏还是胆小怯懦，是光明磊落还是厚颜无耻，是目标坚定还是随波逐流。我们决定生活中哪些至关重要，哪些微不足道。我们决定，用以显示

我们自身重要性的，不是我们做了什么，就是我们拒绝做些什么。但是不论世界对我们所做的选择和决定有多么漠不关心，这些选择和决定终究是我们自己做出的。我们决定，我们选择。而当我们决定和选择时，我们的生活便得以形成。最终构筑我们命运的就是抱负之所在。

第六篇：what i have lived for 我为何而生

what i have lived for

three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governedmy life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, andunbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. these passions, likegreat winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course,over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge ofdespair.

i have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy---ecstasyso great that i would often have sacrificed all the rest of my lifefor a few hours for this joy. i have sought it, next, because itrelieves loneliness---that terrible loneliness in which oneshivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into thecold unfathomable lifeless abyss. i have sought it, finally,because in the union of love i have seen, in a mystic miniature,the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets haveimagined. this is what i sought, and though it might seem too goodfor human life, this is what---at last---i have found.

with equal passion i have sought knowledge. i have wished tounderstand the hearts of men. i have wished to know why the starsshine. and i have tried to

apprehend the pythagorean power by whichnumber holds sway above the flux. a little of this, but not much, ihave achieved.

love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upwardtoward the heavens. but always it brought me back to earth. echoesof cries of pain reverberate in my heart. children in famine,victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burdento their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and painmake a mockery of what human life should be. i long to alleviatethe evil, but i cannot, and i too suffer.

this has been my life. i have found it worth living, and wouldgladly live it again if the chance were offered me.

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我为何而生

我的一生被三种简单却又无比强烈的激情所控制：对爱的渴望，对知识的探索和对人类苦难难以抑制的屿。这些激情像狂风，把我恣情吹向四方，掠过苦痛的大海，迫使我濒临绝望的边缘。

我寻求爱，首先因为它使我心为之着迷，这种难以名状的美妙迷醉使我愿意用所有的余生去换取哪怕几个小时这样的幸福。我寻求爱，还因为它能缓解我心理上的孤独中，我感觉心灵的战栗，仿如站在世界的边缘而面前是冰冷，无底的死亡深渊。我寻求爱，因为在我所目睹的结合中，我仿佛看到了圣贤与诗人们所向往的天堂之景。这就是我所寻找的，虽然对人的一生

而言似乎有些遥不可及，但至少是我用尽一生所领悟到的。

我用同样的激情去寻求知识。我希望能理解人类的心灵，希望能够知道群星闪烁的缘由。我试图领悟毕达哥拉斯所景仰的“数即万物”的思想。我已经悟出了其中的一点点道理，尽管并不是很多。

爱和知识，用它们的力量把人引向天堂。但是同情却总把人又拽回到尘世中来。痛苦的呼喊声回荡在我的内心。饥饿的孩子，受压迫的难民，贫穷和痛苦的世界，都是对人类所憧憬的美好生活的无情嘲弄。我渴望能够减少，但是我为力，我也难逃其折磨。

这就是我的一生。我已经找到它的价值。而且如果有机会，我很愿意能再活它一次。

第七篇：when love beckons you 爱的召唤

when love beckons you

when love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hardand steep. and when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though thesword hidden among his pinions may wound you. and when he speaks toyou, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams asthe north wind lays waste the garden.

for even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. even as heis for your growth so is he for your pruning. even as he ascends toyour height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in thesun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in theirclinging to the earth.

but if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace andlove’s pleasure, then it is better for you that youcover your nakedness and pass out of love’sthreshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh,but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself.love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love issufficient unto love.

love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. but if you loveand must have desires, let these be your desires:

to melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to thenight.

to know the pain of too much tenderness.

to be wounded by your own understanding of love;

and to bleed willingly and joyfully.

to wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for anotherday of loving;

to rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;

to return home at eventide with gratitude;

and then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart anda song of praise upon your lips.

译文：

爱的召唤

当爱召唤你时，请追随她，尽管爱的道路艰难险峻。当爱的羽翼拥抱你时，请顺从她，尽管隐藏在其羽翼之下的剑可能会伤到你。当爱向你诉说时，请相信她，尽管她的声音可能打破你的梦想，就如同北风吹落花园里所有的花瓣。

爱会给你戴上桂冠，也会折磨你。爱会助你成长，也会给你修枝。爱会上升到枝头，抚爱你在阳光下颤动力的嫩枝，也会下潜至根部，撼动力你紧抓泥土的根基。

但是，如果你在恐惧之中只想寻求爱的平和与快乐，那你就最好掩盖真实的自我，避开爱的考验，进入不分季节的世界，在那里你将欢笑，但并非开怀大笑，你将哭泣，但并非尽情地哭。爱只将自己付出，也只得到自己。爱一无所有，也不会为谁所有，因为爱本身就已自足。

爱除了实现自我别无他求。但是如果你爱而又不得不有所求，那就请期望：

将自己融化并像奔流的溪水一般向夜晚吟唱自己优美的曲调。

明了过多的温柔所带来的苦痛。

被自己对爱的理解所伤害；

并情愿快乐地悲伤。

在黎明带着轻快的心醒来并感谢又一个有家的日子；

在黄昏怀着感恩之心回家；

然后为内心所爱之人祈祷，吟唱赞美之歌，并带着祷告和歌声入眠。

第八篇：the road to success 成功之道

the road to success

it is well that young men should begin at the beginning andoccupy the most subordinate positions. many of the leadingbusinessmen of pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust uponthem at the very threshold of their career. they were introduced tothe broom, and spent the first hours of their business livessweeping out the office. i notice we have janitors and janitressesnow in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutarybranch of business education. but if by chance the professionalsweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of thefuture partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at thebroom. it does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office ifnecessary. i was one of those sweepers myself.

assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairlystarted, my advice to you is “aim high”. i would not give a fig forthe young man who does not already see himself the partner or thehead of an important firm. do not rest content for a moment in yourthoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in anyconcern, no matter how extensive. say to yourself, “my place is atthe top.” be king in your dreams.

and here is the prime condition of success, the great secret:concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon thebusiness in which you are engaged. having begun in one line,resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt everyimprovement, have the best machinery, and know the most aboutit.

the concerns which fail are those which have scattered theircapital, which means that they have scattered their brains also.they have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there,and everywhere. “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” is allwrong. i tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and thenwatch that basket.” look round you and take notice, men who do thatnot often fail. it is easy to watch and carry the one basket. it istrying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in thiscountry. he who carries three baskets must put one on his head,which is apt to tumble and trip him up. one fault of the americanbusinessman is lack of concentration.

to summarize what i have said: aim for the highest; never entera bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; neverspeculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make thefirm’s interest yours; break orders always to save owners;concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch thatbasket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be notimpatient, for as emerson says, “no one can cheat you out ofultimate success but yourselves.”

译文：

成功之道

年轻人创业之初，应该从最底层干起，这是件好事。匹兹保有很多商业巨头，在他们创业之初，都肩负过“重任”：他们以扫帚相伴，以打扫办公室的方式度过了他们商业生涯中最初的时光。我注意到我们现在办公室里都有工友，于是年轻人就不幸错过了商业教育中这个有益的环节。如果碰巧哪天上午专职扫地的工友没有来，某个具有未来合伙人气质的年轻人会毫不犹豫地试着拿起扫帚。在必要时新来的员工扫扫地也无妨，不会因为而有什么损失。我自己就曾经扫过地。

假如你已经被录用，并且有了一个良好的开端，我对你的建议是：要志存高远。一个年轻人，如果不把自己想象成一家大公司未来的老板或者是合伙人，那我会对他不屑一顾。不论职位有多高，你的内心都不要满足于做一个总管，领班或者总经理。要对自己说：我要迈向顶尖！要做就做你梦想中的国王！

成功的首要条件和最大秘诀就是：把你的精力，思想和资本全都集中在你正从事的事业上。一旦开始从事某种职业，就要下定决心在那一领域闯出一片天地来；做这一行的领导人物，采纳每一点改进之心，采用最优良的设备，对专业知识熟稔于心。

一些公司的失败就在于他们分散了资金，因为这就意味着分散了他们的精力。他们向这方面投资，又向那方面投资；在这里投资，在那里投资，到处都投资。“不要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”的说法大错特错。我要对你说：“把所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里，然后小心地看好那个篮子。”看看你周围，你会注意到：这么做的人其实很少失败。看管和携带一个篮子并不太难。人们总是试图提很多篮子，所以才打破这个国家的大部分鸡蛋。提三个篮子的人，必须把一个顶在头上，而这个篮子很可能倒下来，把他自己绊倒。美国商人的一个缺点就是不够专注。

把我的话归纳一下：要志存高远；不要出入酒吧；要滴酒不沾，或要喝也只在用餐时喝少

许；不要做投机买卖；不要寅吃卯粮；要把公司的利益当作自己的利益；取消订货的目的永远是为了挽救货主；要专注；要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里，然后小心地看好它；要量入为出；最后，要有耐心，正如爱默生所言，“谁都无法阻止你最终成功，除非你自己承认自己失败。”

第九篇：on meeting the celebrated 论见名人

on meeting the celebrated

i have always wondered at the passion many people have to meetthe celebrated. the prestige you acquire by being able to tell yourfriends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourselfof small account. the celebrated develop a technique to deal withthe persons they come across. they show the world a mask, often animpressive on, but take care to conceal their real selves. theyplay the part that is expected from them, and with practice learnto play it very well, but you are stupid if you think that thispublic performance of theirs corresponds with the man within.

i have been attached, deeply attached, to a few people; but ihave been interested in men in general not for their own sakes, butfor the sake of my work. i have not, as kant enjoined, regardedeach man as an end in himself, but as material that might be usefulto me as a writer. i have been more concerned with the obscure thanwith the famous. they are more often themselves. they have had noneed to create a figure to protect themselves from the world or toimpress it. their idiosyncrasies have had more chance to develop inthe limited circle of their activity, and since they have neverbeen in the public eye it has never occurred to

them that they haveanything to conceal. they display their oddities because it hasnever struck them that they are odd. and after all it is with thecommon run of men that we writers have to deal; kings, dictators,commercial magnates are from our point of view very unsatisfactory.to write about them is a venture that has often tempted writers,but the failure that has attended their efforts shows that suchbeings are too exceptional to form a proper ground for a work ofart. they cannot be made real. the ordinary is the writer’s richerfield. its unexpectedness, its singularity, its infinite varietyafford unending material. the great man is too often all of apiece; it is the little man that is a bundle of contradictoryelements. he is inexhaustible. you never come to the end of thesurprises he has in store for you. for my part i would much soonerspend a month on a desert island with a veterinary surgeon thanwith a prime minister.

译文：

论见名人

许多人热衷于见名人，我始终不得其解。在朋友面前吹嘘自己认识某某名人，同此而来的声望只能证明自己的微不足道。名人个个练就了一套处世高招，无论遇上谁，都能应付自如。他们给世人展现的是一副面具，常常是美好难忘的面具，但他们会小心翼翼地掩盖自己的。他们扮演的是大家期待的角色，演得多了，最后都能演得惟妙惟肖。如果你还以为他们在公众面前的表演就是他们的真实自我，那就你傻了。

我自己就喜欢一些人，非常喜欢他们。但我对人感兴趣一般不是因为他们自身的缘故，而是出于我工作需求。正如康德劝告的那样，我从来没有把认识某人作为目的，而是将其当作对

一个作家有用的创作素材。比之名流显士，我更加关注无名小卒。他们常常显得较为自然真实，他们无须再创造另一个人物形象，用他来保护自己不受世人干扰，或者用他来感动世人。他们的社交圈子有限，自己的种种癖性也就越有可能得到滋长。因为他们从来没有引起公众的关注，也就从来没有想到过要隐瞒什么。他们会表露他们古怪的一面，因为他们从来就没有觉得有何古怪。总之，作家要写的是普通人。在我们看来，国王，者和商界大亨等都是不符合条件的。去撰写这些人物经常是作家们难以抗拒的冒险之举，可为此付出的努力不免以失败告终，这说明这些人物都过于特殊，无法成为一件艺术作品的创作根基，作家也不可能把他们写得真真切切。老百姓才是作家的创作沃土，他们或变幻无常，或难觅其二，各式人物应有尽有，这些都给作家提供了无限的创作素材。大人物经常是千人一面，小人物身上才有一组组矛盾元素，是取之不尽的创作源泉，让你惊喜不断。就我而言，如果在孤岛上度过一个月，我宁愿和一名兽医相守，也不愿同一位首相做伴。

第十篇：the 50-percent theory of life 生活理论半对半

the 50-percent theory of life

i believe in the 50-percent theory. half the time things arebetter than normal; the other half, they re worse. i believe lifeis a pendulum swing. it takes time and experience to understandwhat normal is, and that gives me the perspective to deal with thesurprises of the future.

let’s benchmark the parameters: yes, i will die. i’ve dealt withthe deaths of both parents, a best friend, a beloved boss andcherished pets. some of these deaths have been violent, before myeyes, or slow and agonizing. bad stuff, and it belongs at thebottom of the scale.

then there are those high points: romance and marriage to theright person; having a child and doing those dad things likecoaching my son’s baseball team, paddling around the creek in theboat while he’s swimming with the dogs, discovering his compassionso deep it manifests even in his kindness to snails, hisimagination so vivid he builds a spaceship from a scattered pile oflegos.

but there is a vast meadow of life in the middle, where the badand the good flip-flop acrobatically. this is what convinces me tobelieve in the 50-percent theory.

one spring i planted corn too early in a bottomland soflood-prone that neighbors laughed. i felt chagrined at the wastedeffort. summer turned brutal---the worst heat wave and drought inmy lifetime. the air-conditioned died; the well went dry; themarriage ended; the job lost; the money gone. i was living lyricsfrom a country tune---music i loathed. only a surging kansas cityroyals team buoyed my spirits.

looking back on that horrible summer, i soon understood that allsucceeding good things merely offset the bad. worse than normalwouldn’t last long. i am owed and savor the halcyon times. thereinvigorate me for the next nasty surprise and offer assurancethat can thrive. the 50-percent theory even helps me see hopebeyond my royals’ recent slump, a field of struggling rookies sownso that some year soon we can reap an october harvest.

for that on blistering summer, the ground moisture was justright, planting early allowed pollination before heat withered thetops, and the lack of rain spared

the standing corn from floods.that winter my crib overflowed with corn---fat, healthythree-to-a-stalk ears filled with kernels from heel to tip---whilemy neighbors’ fields yielded only brown, empty husks.

although plantings past may have fallen below the 50-percentexpectation, and they probably will again in the future, i am stillsustained by the crop that flourishes during the drought.

译文：

生活理论半对半

我信奉对半理论。生活时而无比顺畅，时而倒霉透顶。我觉得生活就像来回摆的钟摆。读懂生活的常态需要时间和阅历，而读懂它也练就了我面对未来的生活态度。

让我们确定一下好坏的标准：是的，我注定会死去。我已经经历了双亲，一位好友，一位敬爱的老板和心爱宠物的死亡。有些突如其来，近在眼前，有些却缓慢痛苦。这些都是糟糕的事情，它们属于最坏的部分。

生活中也不乏高潮：坠入爱河缔结良缘；身为人父养育幼子，诸如训练指导儿子的棒球队，当他和狗在小河中嬉戏时摇桨划船，感受他如此强烈的同情心-即使对蜗牛也善待有加，发现他如此丰富的想象力-即使用零散的乐高玩具积木也能堆出太空飞船。

但在生活最好与最坏部分之间有一片巨大的中间地带，其间各种好事坏事像耍杂技一样上下翻滚，轮番出现。这就是让我信服对半理论的原因。

有一年奏，我在一块洼地上过早地种上了玉米。那块地极易遭到水淹，所以邻居们都嘲笑我。我为浪费了精力而感到懊恼。没想到夏天更为残酷-我经历了最糟糕的热浪和干旱。空调坏了，进干了，婚姻破裂了，工作丢了，钱也没有。我正经历着某首乡村歌曲中描绘的情节，我讨厌这种音乐，只有刚出道不久的堪萨斯皇家棒球队能鼓舞我的精神。

回首那个糟糕的夏天，我很快就明白了，所有后来出现的好事只不过与坏事相互抵消。比一般情况糟糕的境遇不会延宕过久；而太平时光是我应得的，我要尽情享受，它们为我注入活力以应对下一个险情，并确保我可以兴旺发达。对半理论甚至帮助我在堪萨斯皇家棒球队最近的低潮中看到希望-这是一快艰难行进的新手们耕耘的土地，只要播种了，假以时日我们就可以收获十月的金秋。

那个夏天天气酷热，地而湿度适宜，提早播种就可以在热浪打蔫植尖之前完成授粉，同于干旱更没有爆发洪水，产在田里的玉米得以保存。因此那个冬天我的粮仓堆满了玉米-丰满，健康，一颗三穗且从头到脚都是饱满的玉米粒的玉米穗-而我的邻居们收获的只是晒黑的空壳。

尽管过去的播种可能没有达到50%的收获期望，而且将来也可能是这样，但我仍然能靠着在旱季繁茂生长的庄稼而生存下去。

第十一篇：what is your recovery rate? 你的恢复速率是多少？

what is your recovery rate?

what is your recovery rate? how long does it take you to recoverfrom actions and behaviors that upset you? minutes? hours? days?weeks? the longer it takes you to recover, the more influence thatincident has on your actions, and the less

able you are to performto your personal best. in a nutshell, the longer it takes you torecover, the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.

you are well aware that you need to exercise to keep the bodyfit and, no doubt, accept that a reasonable measure of health isthe speed in which your heart and respiratory system recovers afterexercise. likewise the faster you let go of an issue that upsetsyou, the faster you return to an equilibrium, the healthier youwill be. the best example of this behavior is found withprofessional sportspeople. they know that the faster they canforget an incident or missd opportunity and get on with the game,the better their performance. in fact, most measure the time ittakes them to overcome and forget an incident in a game and mostreckon a recovery rate of 30 seconds is too long!

imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. your aimis to play your part to the best of your ability. you have beengiven a script and at the end of each sentence is a ful stop. eachtime you get to the end of the sentence you start a new one andalthough the next sentence is related to the last it is notaffected by it. your job is to deliver each sentence to the best ofyour ability.

don’t live your life in the past! learn to live in the present,to overcome the past. stop the past from influencing your dailylife. don’t allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personalbest. stop the past from interfering with your life. learn torecover quickly.

remember: rome wasn’t built in a day. reflect on your recoveryrate each day.

every day before you go to bed, look at yourprogress. don’t lie in bed saying to you, “i did that wrong.” “ishould have done better there.” no. look at your day and note whenyou made an effort to place a full stop after an incident. this isa success. you are taking control of your life. remember this is astep by step process. this is not a make-over. you are undertakingreal change here. your aim: reduce the time spent in recovery.

the way forward?

live in the present. not in the precedent.

译文：

你的恢复速率是多少？

你的恢复速率是多少？你需要多长时间才能从让你烦恼的行为中恢复？几分钟？几小时？几天？几星期？你需要的恢复时间越长，那个事件对你的影响越大，你也就越不能做到最好。简言之，你的恢复时间越长，你就越软弱，你的表现也就越差劲。

你充分意识到，要保持身体健康你需要锻炼，并且你无疑会接受，你的心脏和呼吸系统在锻炼后的恢复速度是衡量健康的一个合理尺度。同样，你越快摆脱使你烦恼的问题，越快恢复平静，你就越健康。此类行为的最好典范是专业运动员。他们知道，越快忘记一件事或失去的机会而好好比赛，他们的发挥就越好。实际上，大多数运动员会佰自己克服并忘记比赛中一个事件所需的时间，而且大多数人都认为30秒的恢复时间太长了！

想象自己是一位站在舞台上的戏剧赏。你的目标是尽全力扮演好你的角色。你已经拿到了剧本，而剧本中的每句话都以句号结尾。每次你念到一个句子的末尾，你就会开始一个新的句子。尽管下一句和上一句有关联，但并不受它的影响。你的工作是尽力说好每句台词。

不要生活在过去！要学会生活在现在，学会克服过去；不要让过去影响你的日常生活；不要让过去的思想妨碍你做到最好；不要让过去干扰你的生活；学会快速恢复。

记住，罗马不是一日建成的。每天都反思自己的恢复速率；每天上床睡觉前，都看看自己的进步；不要躺在床上对自己说：“我那个做错了。”“我应该做到更好。”不要那样做；回想自己的一天，并注意努力给某个事件画上句号的时刻。这就是一个成功，你在控制自己的生活。记住这是一个循序渐进的过程。这不是简单的修修补补。你正在进行的是真正的改变，你的目标是减少用在恢复上的时间。

将来该怎么做呢？

生活在现在，而不是从前。

第十二篇：clear your mental space 清理心灵的空间

clear your mental space

think about the last time you felt a negative emotion---likestress, anger, or frustration. what was going through your mind asyou were going through that negativity? was your mind clutteredwith thoughts? or was it paralyzed, unable to think?

the next time you find yourself in the middle of a verystressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated, stop. yes, that’sright, stop. whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute.while you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in thenegative emotion.

allow that emotion to consume you. allow yourself one minute totruly feel that emotion. don’t cheat yourself here. take the entireminute---but only one minute---to do nothing else but feel thatemotion.

when the minute is over, ask yourself, “am i wiling to keepholding on to this negative emotion as i go through the rest of theday?”

once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally immersed in theemotion and really fell it, you will be surprised to find that theemotion clears rather quickly.

if you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a littlelonger, that is ok. allow yourself another minute to feel theemotion.

when you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself ifyou’re willing to carry that negativity with you for the rest ofthe day. if not, take a deep breath. as you exhale, release allthat negativity with your breath.

this exercise seems simple---almost too simple. but, it is veryeffective. by allowing that negative emotion the space to be trulyfelt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it downand trying not to feel it. you are actually

taking away the powerof the emotion by giving it the space and attention it needs. whenyou immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is onlyemotion, it loses its control. you can clear your head and proceedwith your task.

try it. next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, giveyourself the space to feel the emotion and see what happens. keep apiece of paper with you that says the following:

stop. immerse for one minute. do i want to keep this negativity?breath deep, exhale, release. move on!

this will remind you of the steps to the process. remember; takethe time you need to really immerse yourself in the emotion. then,when you feel you’ve felt it enough, release it---really let go ofit. you will be surprised at how quickly you can move on from anegative situation and get to what you really want to do!

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清理心灵的空间

想下你最近一次感受到的消极情绪，例如压力，愤怒或挫折。当你处于那种消极情绪时你在想些什么？是充满了混乱的思绪？还是陷于麻木，无法思考？

下次当你发现自己处于非常紧张的状态时，或是你感到气愤或受挫时，停下来。是的，对，停下来。不管你在做什么，停下来坐上一分钟。坐着的时候，让自己完全沉浸在那种消极情绪

之中。

让那种消极情绪吞噬你，给自己一分钟的时间去真切地体会那种情绪，不要欺骗自己。花整整一分钟的时间 但只有一分钟 去体会那种情绪，别的什么也不要做。

当一分钟结束时，问自己：“我是否想在今天余下的时间里继续保持这种消极情绪？”

一旦你允许自己完全沉浸在那种情绪当中并真切体会到它，你就会惊奇地发现那种情绪很快就消失了。

如果你觉得还需要点时间来保持那种情绪，没关系，再给自己一分钟的时间去体会它。

如果你觉得自己已经充分体会了那种情绪，那就问自己是否愿意在今天余下的时间里继续保持这种消极情绪。如果不愿意，那就深呼吸。呼气的时候，把所有的消极情绪都释放出去。

这个方法似乎很简单 几乎是太过简单了，但却非常有效。通过给自己空间真正体会消极情绪，你是在处理这种情绪，而不是将其压制下去然后尽量不加理会。通过给予消极情绪所需的空间和关注，你实际上是在消解其力量。当你沉浸在那种情绪之中，并且明白它只是一种情绪时，你就摆脱了它的控制。你可以清理头脑并继续做事。

你下次笼罩消极情绪时，试一下这种做法，给自己一点空间来体会那种情绪并看看会发生什么。随身带一张写着如下字句的纸条：

停下来。沉浸一分钟。我想保持这种消极情绪吗？深吸气，呼气，放松。继续做事！

这会提醒你该怎样去做。记住，要花你所需要的时间去真正沉浸于那种情绪之中。然后，

当你感到自己已经充分体会到了它。你会惊奇地发现，你很快就能摆脱消极情绪，并开始做你真正想做的事情！

第十三篇：be happy 快乐

be happy!

“the days that make us happy make us wise.”----johnmasefield

when i first read this line by england’s poet laureate, itstartled me. what did masefield mean? without thinking about itmuch, i had always assumed that the opposite was true. but hissober assurance was arresting. i could not forget it.

finally, i seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that herewas a profound observation. the wisdom that happiness makespossible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmedby despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused byfear.

active happiness---not mere satisfaction or contentment ---oftencomes suddenly, like an april shower or the unfolding of a bud.then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. the grassis greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of yourfriends are more understandable and more forgivable. happiness islike a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.

nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near aroundyou. unhappy,

with your thoughts turned in upon your emotionalwoes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. happy, the wallcrumbles.

the long vista is there for the seeing. the ground at your feet,the world about you----people, thoughts, emotions, pressures---arenow fitted into the larger scene. everything assumes a fairerproportion. and here is the beginning of wisdom.

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快乐

“快乐的日子使人睿智。”

--- 约翰 梅斯菲尔德

第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德的这行诗时，我感到十分震惊。他想表达什么意思？我以前从未对此仔细考虑，总是认定这行诗反过来才正确。但他冷静而又胸有成竹的表达引起了我的注意，令我无法忘怀。

终于，我似乎领会了他的意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。快乐带来的睿智存在于敏锐的洞察力之间，不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，也不会因绝望和厌倦而黯然模糊，更不会因恐惧而造成盲点。

积极的快乐 并非单纯的满意或知足 通常不期而至，就像四月里突然下起的春雨，或是花蕾的突然绽放。然后，你就会发觉与快乐结伴而来的究竟是何种智慧。草地更为青翠，鸟吟更为甜美，朋友的缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正你的精神视力。

快乐的视野并不仅限于你周围的事物。当你不快乐时，你的思维陷入情感上的悲哀，你的眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔了，而当你快乐时，这道墙就会砰然倒塌。

你的眼界变得更为宽广。你脚下的大地，你身边的世界，包括人，思想，情感和压力，现在都融入了更为广阔的景象之中，其间每件事物的比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智的起始。

第十四篇：the goodness of life 生命的美好

the goodness of life

though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, farmore for which to be thankful. though life’s goodness can at timesbe overshadowed, it is never outweighed.

for every single act that is senselessly destructive, there arethousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion.for every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more whodevote their lives to helping and to healing.

there is goodness to life that cannot be denied.

in the most magnificent vistas and in the smallest details, lookclosely, for that goodness always comes shining through.

there si no limit to the goodness of life. it grows moreabundant with each new encounter. the more you experience andappreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.

even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be cov eredin foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on. open your eyes,open your heart, and you will see that goodness is everywhere.

though the goodness of life seems at times to suffer setbacks,it always endures. for in the darkest moment it becomes vividlyclear that life is a priceless treasure. and so the goodness oflife is made even stronger by the very things that would opposeit.

time and time again when you feared it was gone forever youfound that the goodness of life was really only a moment away.around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of lifeis there to surprise and delight you.

take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit andcalm your thoughts. then, share your good fortune with another. forthe goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each time itis given away.

though the problems constantly scream for attention and theconflicts appear to rage ever stronger, the goodness of life growsstronger still, quietly, peacefully, with more purpose and meaningthan ever before.

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生命的美好

尽管有很多事让人忧虑，但相比而言，值得感激的事要多得多。尽管生命的美好有时被蒙上阴影，但它却永远不会被埋没。

相对于每一个无谓的破坏行为而言，都有更多数以千计更为微小的，包含着爱，友善和同情的举动静静地上演着。相对于每一个试图伤害他人的人而言，都有更多的人致力于帮助他人，治愈他人的创伤。

生命的美好不能否认。

在最为壮观的前景和最为琐碎的细节中，请仔细观察，因为美好的事物总是散发着耀眼的光芒闪亮登场。

生命的美好没有界限。每一次相遇都会使这美好变得越发丰富。你经历得越多，越能欣赏生命的美好，生命中的美好就会变得越多。

即使当寒风袭来，整个世界似乎被雾气掩盖之时，生命的美好仍会存在。睁开双眼，打开心扉，你就会发现这美好无处不在。

尽管生命的美好有时似乎遭受挫折，但它总会挺过来。因为，在最黑暗的时刻，有一点变得格外清楚，那就是，生命是无价的财富。因此，下正是与生命的美好相对立的事物使其越发强大。

无数次地，当你担心这美好已经远离之时，你会发现生命的美好其实只与你相隔须臾。它就在下一角落，存在于每个时刻之间，等着给你惊喜。

花些时间让生命的美好感动自己的灵魂，放松自己的思绪。然后，把你的幸运与他人分享。

因为生命的美好会在每次给予之间变得越来越壮观。

尽管总是有问题让你去关注，冲突也似乎愈演愈烈，但生命的美好却总是静静地，平和地，带着比以往更强的意志和更多的价值变得更加强大。

第十五篇：facing the enemies within 直面内在的敌人

facing the enemies within

we are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear.maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, bywhat someone has told you, by what you’ve read in the papers. somefears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at twoo’clock in the morning. but once you learn to avoid that situation,you won’t need to live in fear of it.

fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy ourambitions. fear can destroy fortunes. fear can destroyrelationships. fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. fearis one of the many enemies lurking inside us.

let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face fromwithin. the first enemy that you’ve got to destroy before itdestroys you is indifference. what a tragic disease this is!“ho-hum, let it slide. i’ll just drift along.” here’s one problemwith drifting: you can’t drift your way to the to of themountain.

the second enemy we face is indecision. indecision is the thiefof opportunity

and enterprise. it will steal your chances for abetter future. take a sword to this enemy.

the third enemy inside is doubt. sure, there’s room for healthyskepticism. you can’t believe everything. but you also can’t letdoubt take over. many people doubt the past, doubt the future,doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities naddoubt the opportunities. worse of all, they doubt themselves. i’mtelling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances ofsuccess. it will empty both your bank account andyour heart. doubt is an enemy. go after it. get rid of it.

the fourth enemy within is worry. we’ve all got to worry some.just don’t let conquer you. instead, let it alarm you. worry can beuseful. if you step off the curb in new york city and a taxi iscoming, you’ve got to worry. but you can’t let worry loose like amad dog that drives you into a small corner. here’s what you’ve gotto do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. whateveris out to get you, you’ve got to get it. whatever is pushing onyou, you’ve got to push back.

the fifth interior enemy is overcaution. it is the timidapproach to life. timidity is not a virtue; it’s an illness. if youlet it go, it’ll conquer you. timid people don’t get promoted. theydon’t advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace.you’ve got to avoid overcaution.

do battle with the enemy. do battle with your fears. build yourcourage to fight

what’s holding ou back, what’s keeping you fromyour goals and dreams. be courageous in your life and in yourpursuit of the things you want and the person you want tobecome.

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直面内在的敌人

我们的勇气并不是与生俱来的，我们的恐惧也不是。也许有些恐惧来自你的亲身经历，别人告诉你的故事，或你在报纸上读到的东西。有些恐惧可以理解，例如在凌晨两点独自走在城里不安全的地段。但是一旦你学会避免那种情况，你就不必生活在恐惧之中。

恐惧，哪怕是最基本的恐惧，也可能彻底粉碎我们的抱负。恐惧可能摧毁财富，也可能摧毁一段感情。如果不加以控制，恐惧还可能摧毁我们的生活。恐惧是潜伏于我们内心的众多敌人之一。

让我来告诉你我们面临的其他五个内在敌人。第一个你要在它袭击你之前将其击败的敌人是冷漠。打着哈欠说：“随它去吧，我就随波逐流吧。”这是多么可悲的疾病啊！随波逐流的问题是：你不可能漂流到山顶去。

我们面临的第二个敌人是优柔寡断。它是窃取机会和事业的贼，它还会偷去你实现更美好未来的机会。向这个敌人出剑吧！

第三个内在的敌人是怀疑。当然，正常的怀疑还是有一席之地的，你不能相信一切。但是你也不能让怀疑掌管一切。许多人怀疑过去，怀疑未来，怀疑彼此，怀疑，怀疑可能性，

并怀疑机会。最糟糕的是，他们怀疑自己。我告诉你，怀疑会毁掉你的生活和你成功的机会，它会耗尽你的存款，留给你干涸的心灵。怀疑是敌人，追赶它，消灭它。

第四个内在的敌人是担忧。我们都会有些担忧，不过千万不要让担忧征服你。相反，让它来警醒你。担忧也许能派上用场。当你在纽约走上人行道时有一辆出租车向你驶来，你就得担忧。但你不能让担忧像疯狗一样失控，将你逼至死角。你应该这样对付自己的担忧：把担忧驱至死角。不管是什么来打击你，你都要打击它。不管什么攻击你，你都要反击。

第五个内在的敌人是过分谨慎。那是胆小的生活方式。胆怯不是美德，而是一种疾病。如果你不理会它，它就会将你征服。胆怯的人不会得到提拔，他们在市场中不会前进，不会成长，不会变得强大。你要避免过分谨慎。

一定要向这引起敌人开战。一定要向恐惧开战。鼓起勇气抗击阻挡你的事物，与阻止你实现目标和梦想的事物作斗争。要勇敢地生活，勇敢地追求你想要的事物并勇敢地成为你想成为的人。

第十六篇：abundance is a life style 富足的生活方式

abundance is a life style

abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. it isn’tsomething you buy now and then or pull down from the cupboard, dustoff and use once or twice, and then return to the cupboard.

abundance is a philosophy; it appears in your physiology, yourvalue system,

and carries its own set of beliefs. you walk with it,sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it, and need to maintain andtake care of it as well.

abundance doesn’t always require money. many people live withall that money can buy yet live empty inside. abundance beginsinside with some main self-ingredients, like love, care, kindnessand gentleness, thoughtfulness and compassion. abundance is a stateof being. it radiates outward. it shines like the sun among themany moons in the world.

being from the brightness of abundance doesn’t allow thedarkness to appear or be in the path unless a choice to allow itto. the true state of abundance doesn’t have room for lies or gamesnormally played. the space is too full of abundance. this may be achallenge because we still need to shine for other to see.

abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what theylack or could be. seeing all things for their gifts and not whatthey lack.

start by knowing what your abundances are, fill that space withyou, and be fully present from that state of being. your professionof choice is telling you of knowing and possibilities. that istheir gift. consultants and customer service professionals have theministrative assistants and virtual assistants have an abundance ofcoordination and time management. abundance is all around you, andall within. see what it is; love yourself for what it is, not whatyou’re missing, or what that can be better, butfor what it is at this present moment.

be in a state of abundance of what you already have. i guaranteethey are there; it always is buried but there. breathe them in asif they are the air you breathe because they are yours. let go ofanything that isn’t abundant for the time being. name the shoeboxes in your closet with your gifts of abundance; pull from themevery morning if needed. know they are there.

learning to trust in your own abundance is required. when youbegin to be within your own space of abundance, whatever you needwill appear whenever you need it. that’s just the way the higherpowers set this universe up to work. trust the universal energy.the knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let thebrightness of you shine everywhere it needs to. just by being froma state of abundance, it is being you.

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富足的生活方式

富足是一种生活方式。它不是你偶尔买来，从架子上拿下来，抹去灰尘用上一两次然后又放回到架子上的东西。

富足是一种哲学，它体现于你的生理机能和价值观之中，并带有自己的一套信仰。无论走路，睡觉，洗澡你都会感受到它，你还要维护并照顾它。

富足并不一定需要金钱。许多人拥有金钱所能买到的一切，但却内心空虚。富足源自内心，其中包含一些重要的自我成分，比如爱，关心，善良和温柔，体贴与同情。富足是一种存在状

态，它向处发散，像处于众多星球之间的太阳那样发光发亮。

来自富足的光亮不允许黑暗的出现或存在，除非选择允许它存在。真正的富足不给谎言或通常玩的游戏留有空间，因为富足已经把空间填得太满了。这可能是一个挑战，因为我们仍然需要为了让别人看见而发光。

富足是看到人们的天赋，而不是他的缺陷。所有的事物都要看其天赋而不是缺陷。

从知道自己的富足是什么时开始，填写满空间，全身心投入生活。你的选择已经告诉你。例如：教练能够了解队员并激发其潜力，那是他们的天赋；顾问和客服专业人士通常能够提供很多成功且很具实用性的案例；行政助理和虚拟助理熟识直辖市配合和时间管理的技巧。富足充盈于你的四周以及你的内心。明白富足的内容，爱本色的自己，不要为自己缺少的或是能变得更好的方面爱自己，而是为此时此刻的富足而爱自己。

要处于你已经拥有的事物的富足状态。我保证它们就在那儿，深藏不露却从未远离。将其看成空气，吸入体内，因为它们是你的。放开暂并不富足的东西。把你富足的所有天赋写在橱柜里的鞋盒子上，如果需要就每天早晨拉开橱柜，知道你的天赋都在那儿。

你需要学会信任自己的富足。当你开始处在自己富足的空间之内时，你需要的东西都会在你需要的时刻出现。这就是更高的力量设置这个宇宙动转的方式。要相信宇宙的能量。知道这一点会让你在其力量面前保持谦卑，但也会让你的光亮闪耀在所有需要的地方。只要处于富足的状态，就是做你自己。

第十七篇：human life a poem 人生如诗

human life a poem

i think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almostreads like a poem. it has its own rhythm and beat, its internalcycles of growth and decay. it begins with innocent childhood,followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt itself tomature society, with its young passions and follies, its ideals andambitions; then it reaches a manhood of intense activities,profiting from experience and learning more about society and humannature; at middle age, there is a slight easing of tension, amellowing of character like the ripening of fruit or the mellowingof good wine, and the gradual acquiring of a more tolerant, morecynical and at the same time a kindlier view of life; then in thesunset of our life, the endocrine glands decrease their activity,and if we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered ourlife pattern according to it, it is for us the age of peace andsecurity and leisure and contentment; finally, life flickers outand one goes into eternal sleep, never to wake up again.

one should be able to sense the beauty of this rhythm of life,to appreciate, as we do in grand symphonies, its main theme, itsstrains of conflict and the final resolution. the movements ofthese cycles are very much the same in a normal life, but the musicmust be provided by the inp>no one can say that life with childhood, manhood and old age isnot a beautiful arrangement; the day has its morning, noon andsunset, and the year has its seasons, and it is good that it is so.there is no good or bad in life, except what is good according toits own season. and if we take this biological view of life and tryto live according to the seasons, no one but a conceited fool or animpossible idealist can deny that human life can be lived like

apoem. shakespeare has expressed this idea more graphically in hispassage about the seven stages of life, and a good many chinesewriters have said about the same thing. it is curious thatshakespeare was never very religious, or very much concerned withreligion. i think this was his greatness; he took human lifelargely as it was, and intruded himself as little upon the generalscheme of things as he did upon the characters of his plays.shakespeare was like nature itself, and that is the greatestcompliment we can pay to a writer or thinker. he merely lived,observed life and went away.

译文：

人生如诗

我以为，从生物学角度看，人的一生恰如诗歌。人生自有其韵律和节奏，自有内在的生成与衰亡。人生始于无邪的童年，经过少年的青涩，带着激情与无知，理想与雄心，笨拙而努力地走向成熟；后来人到壮年，经历渐广，阅人渐多，涉世渐深，收益也渐大；及至中年，人生的紧张得以舒缓，人的性格日渐成熟，如芳馥之果实，如醇美之佳酿，更具容忍之心，处世虽更悲观，但对人生的态度趋于和善；再后来就是人生迟暮，内分泌系统活动减少，若此时吾辈已经悟得老年真谛，并据此安排残年，那生活将和平，宁静，安详而知足；终于，生命之烛摇曳而终熄灭，人开始永恒的长眠，不再醒来。

人们当学会感受生命韵律之美，像听交响乐一样，欣赏其主旋律、激昂的高潮和舒缓的尾声。这些反复的乐章对于我们的生命都大同小异，但个人的乐曲却要自己去谱写。在某些人心中，不和谐音会越来越刺耳，最终竟然能掩盖主曲；有时不和谐音会积蓄巨大的能量，令乐曲不能继续，这时人们或举自杀或投河自尽。

这是他最初的主题被无望地遮蔽，只因他缺少自我教育。否则，常人将以体面的运动和进程走向既定的终点。在我们多数人胸中常常会有太多的断奏或强音，那是因为节奏错了，生命的乐曲因此而不再悦耳。我们应该如恒河，学她气势恢弘而豪迈地缓缓流向大海。

人生有童年、少年和老年，谁也不能否认这是一种美好的安排，一天要有清晨、正午和日落，一年要有四季之分，如此才好。人生本无好坏之分，只是各个季节有各自的好处。如若我们持此种生物学的观点，并循着季节去生活，除了狂妄自大的傻瓜和无可救药的理想主义者，谁能说人生不能像诗一般度过呢。莎翁在他的一段话中形象地阐述了人生分七个阶段的观点，很多中国作家也说过类似的话。奇怪的是，莎士比亚并不是虔诚的宗教徒，也不怎么关心宗教。我想这正是他的伟大之处，他对人生秉着顺其自然的态度，他对生活之事的干涉和改动很少，正如他对戏剧人物那样。莎翁就像自然一样，这是我们能给作家或思想家的最高褒奖。对人生，他只是一路经历着，观察着，离我们远去了。

第十八篇：solitude 独处

solitude

i find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. tobe in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome anddissipating. i love to be alone. i never found the companion thatwas so companionable as solitude. we are for the most part morelonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in ourchambers. a man thinking or working is always alone, let him bewhere he will. solitude is not measured by the miles of space thatintervene between a man and his fellows. the really diligentstudent in one of the crowded hives of cambridge college is assolitary as a dervish in the desert. the farmer can work alone inthe

field or the woods all day, hoeing or chopping, and not feellonesome, because he is employed; but when he comes home at nighthe cannot sit down in a room alone, at the mercy of his thoughts,but must be where he can :see the folks,:” and recreate, and, as hethinks, remunerate himself for his day’s solitude; and hence hewonders how the student can sit alone in the house all night andmost of the day without ennui and :the blues:; but he does notrealize that the student, though in the house, is still at work inhis field, and chopping in his woods, as the farmer in his, and inturn seeks the same recreation and society that the latter does,though it may be a more condensed form of it.

society is commonly too cheap. we meet at very short intervals,not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. wemeet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste ofthat old musty cheese that we are. we have had to agree on acertain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make thisfrequent meeting tolerable and that we need not come to open war.we meet at the post-office, and at the sociable, and about thefireside every night; we live thick and are in each other’s way,and stumble over one another, and i think that we thus lose somerespect for one another. certainly less frequency would suffice forall important and hearty communications. consider the girls in afactory---never alone, hardly in their dreams. it would be betterif there were but one inhabitant to a square mile, as where i live.the value of a man is not in his skin, that we should touchhim.

i have a great deal of company in my house; especially in themorning, when nobody calls. let me suggest a few comparisons, thatsome one may convey an idea

of my situation. i am no more lonelythan the loon in the pond that laughs so loud, or than walden ponditself. what company has that lonely lake, i pray?

and yet it has not the blue devils, but the blue angels in it,in the azure tint of its waters. the sun is alone, except in thickweather, when there sometimes appear to be two, but one is a mocksun. god is alone---but the devil, he is far from being alone; hesees a great deal of company; he is legion. i am no more lonelythan a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, orsorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee. i am no more lonely thanthe millbrook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the southwind, or an april shower, or a january thaw, or the first spider ina new house.

译文：

独处

我发现人若大部分时间用于独处，将有益身心。与人为伴，即使是挚友，也很快会有厌烦或虚度光阴的感觉。我爱独处，我发现没有比独处更好的伴侣了。出国，身在熙攘人群中，要比退守陋室更让人寂寞。心有所想，身有所系的人总是孤身一人，不论他身处何地。独处与否也不是由人与人之间的距离来确定。在剑桥苦读的学子虽身处蜂巢般拥挤的教室，实际上却和沙漠中的苦行僧一样，是在独处。家人终日耕于田间，伐于山野，此时他虽孤单但并不寂寞，因他专心于工作；但待到他日暮而息，却未必能忍受形影相吊，空有思绪做伴的时光，他必到“可以看见大伙儿”的去处去找乐子，如他所认为的那样以补偿白日里的孤独；因此他无法理解学子如何能竟夜终日独坐而不心生厌倦或倍感凄凉；然而他没意识到，学子虽身在学堂，但心系劳作，但是耕于心田，伐于学林，这正和农人一样，学子在寻求的无非是和他一样的快乐

与陪伴，只是形式更简洁罢了。

与人交往通常都因唾手可得而毫无价值，在频繁的相处中，我们无暇从彼此获取新价值。我们每日三餐相聚，反复让彼此重新审视的也是依旧故我，并无新奇之处。为此我们要循规蹈矩，称其为懂礼仪，讲礼貌，以便在这些频繁的接触中相安无事，无须论战而有辱斯文。我们相遇在邮局，邂逅在社交场所，围坐在夜晚的炉火旁，交情甚笃，彼此干扰着，纠缠着；实际上我认为这样我们都或多或少失去了对彼此的尊重。对于所有重要的倾心交流，相见不必过频。想想工厂里的女孩，她们虽从不落单，但也少有梦想。像这样方圆一英里仅一人居住，那情况会更好。人的价值非在肌肤相亲，而在心有灵犀。

。。。。。。

我的房子里有很多伙伴，尤其在无人造访的清晨。我把自己和周围事物对比一下，你或许能窥见我生活的一斑。比起那湖中长笑的潜鸟，还有那湖，我并不比它们孤独多少。你看：这孤单的湖又何以为伴呢？然而它那一湾天蓝的湖水里有的却是天使的纯净，而非魔鬼的忧郁。太阳是孤独的，虽然时而在阴郁的天气里会出现两个太阳，但其中之一为幻日；上帝是孤独的魔鬼才从不孤单，他永远不乏伙伴，因从他都甚众。比起牧场上的一朵毛蕊花，一支蒲公英，一片豆叶，一束酢浆草，一只牛虻或大黄蜂来，我并不孤单多少；比想密尔溪，风标，北极星，南风，四月春雨，正月融雪，或者新房中的第一只蜘蛛，我也并不更加孤单。

第十九篇：giving life meaning 给生命以意义

giving life meaning

have you thought about what you want people to say about youafter you’re

gone? can you hear the voice saying, “he was a greatman.” or “she really will be missed.” what else do they say?

one of the strangest phenomena of life is to engage in a workthat will last long after death. isn’t that a lot like investingall your money so that future generations can bare interest on it?perhaps, yet if you look deep in your own heart, you’ll findsomething drives you to make this kind of contribution---somethingdrives every human being to find a purpose that lives on afterdeath.

do you hope to memorialize your name? have a name that iswhispered with reverent awe? do you hope to have your face carvedupon 50 ft of granite rock? is the answer really that simple? isthe purpose of lifetime contribution an ego-driven desire for amortal being to have an immortal name or is it something more?

a child alive today will die tomorrow. a baby that had thepotential to be the next einstein will die from complication is atbirth. the circumstances of life are not set in stone. we are notall meant to live life through to old age. we’ve grown to perceivelife3 as a full cycle with a certain number of years in between. ifall of those years aren’t lived out, it’s a tragedy. a tragedybecause a human’s potential was never realized. a tragedy because aspark was snuffed out before it ever became a flame.

by virtue of inhabiting a body we accept these risks. we exposeour mortal flesh to the laws of the physical environment around us.the trade off isn’t so bad when you think about it. the problemcomes when we construct mortal fantasies of

what life should belike. when life doesn’t conform to our fantasy we grow upset,frustrated, or depressed.

we are alive; let us live. we have the ability to experience;let us experience. we have the ability to learn; let us learn. themeaning of life can be grasped in a moment. a moment so brief itoften evades our perception.

what meaning stands behind the dramatic unfolding of life? whatsingle truth can we grasp and hang onto for dear life when allother truths around us seem to fade with time?

these moments are strung together in a series we call events.these events are strung together in a series we call life. when weseize the moment and bend it according to our will, a will drivenby the spirit deep inside us, then we have discovered the meaningof life, a meaning for us that shall go on long after we departthis earth.

译文：

给生命以意义

你有没有想过，你希望人们在你死后怎样评论你？你能否听到这样的说，“他是个伟大的人”或“人们的确会怀念她”，他们还会说些什么？

人生最奇异的现象之一就是，你从事的事业在你死后仍将长久存在。这和你用所的钱进行

投资以便后人能从中获益不是如出一辙吗？也许，如果你审视自己的内心深处，你就会发现促使你做出这种贡献的驱动力-一种驱使每个人寻找在自己死后仍能继续存在的事业的驱动力。

你希望自己的名字被人记住吗？你希望别人提起你的名字时心怀敬畏吗？你希望自己的面容被雕刻在50英尺高的花岗岩上吗？答案真的那么简单吗？贡献一生的目的难道终将一死之人想要获得不朽名声的自我鞭策的欲望？抑或是其他更伟大的事物？

今天活着的孩子明天就会死去。一个有可能成为下一个爱因斯坦的婴儿会死于出生并发症。生命的情形并不是固定不变的。我们并没有注定都要活到老年。我们已经认识到，生命是一个周期，其时间长度是特定的。如果这些时间没有被充分利用，那就是个悲剧，因为人的潜能还未实现，因为火花还没形成火焰就被补灭。

由于存在于肉体之中，所以我们接受这些风险。我们使易朽的肉体服从周围物理环境的法则。你仔细想一想就会发现，这种交易并不是那么糟糕。当我们幻想生命应该如何时，问题就来了。当生命和我们的幻想不一致时，我们就变得烦恼，无奈或沮丧。

我们活着，那我们就要活得精彩；我们有能力体验，那我们就要体验人生甘苦；我们有能力学习，那我们就要在学海徜徉。生命的意义可以在一瞬间抓住-一个经常被我们忽略的短暂瞬间。

当生命戏剧般地一幕幕拉开时，其中隐含的意义是什么？当我们周围所有其他都似乎随着时间而消逝时，我们能够掌握哪个真理并依靠它来生活呢？

这些瞬间串联在一起，我们称之为事件。这些事件串联系在一起，我们称之为生活。当我们抓住那个瞬间并按照我们的意志来改变它-这意志受到我们内心深处的精神的驱使，我们就发

现了生命的意义-这意义将在我们离开地球之后长久存在。

第二十篇：relish the moment 品位现在

relish the moment

tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. we seeourselves on a long trip that spans the moment. we are traveling bytrain. out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars onnearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattlegrazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant,of row upon row of corn ad wheat, of flatlands and valleys, ofmountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and villagehalls.

but uppermost in our minds is the final destination. on acertain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. bandswill be playing and flags waving. once we get there, so manywonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives willfit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. how restlessly we pacethe aisles, damning the minutes for loitering---waiting, waiting,waiting for the station.

“when we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “when i’m18.” “when i buy a new 450sl mercedes benz!” “when i put the lastkid through college.” “when i have paid off the mortgage!” “when iget a promotion.” “when i reach the age of retirement, i shall livehappily ever after!”

sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no oneplace to arrive at

once and for all. the true joy of life is thetrip. the station is only a dream. it constantly outdistancesus.

it isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad. it is theregrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. regret and fearare twin thieves who rob us of today.

so stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. instead, climbmore mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swimmore rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. life must belived as we go along. the station will come soon enough.

译文：

品味现在

我们的潜意识里藏着一派田园诗般的风光! 我们仿佛身处一次横贯的漫漫旅程之中! 乘着火车,我们领略着窗外流动的景色：附近高速公路上奔驰的汽车、十字路口处招手的孩童、远山上吃草的牛群、源源不断地从电厂排放出的烟尘、一片片的玉米和小麦、平原与山谷、群山与绵延的丘陵、天空映衬下城市的轮廓,以及乡间的庄园宅第!

然而我们心里想得最多的却是最终的目的地! 在某一天的某一时刻, 我们将会抵达进站! 迎接我们的将是乐队和飘舞的彩旗! 一旦到了那儿,多少美梦将成为现实, 我们的生活也将变得完整, 如同一块理好了的拼图! 可是我们现在在过道里不耐烦地踱来踱去, 咒骂火车的拖拖拉拉!我们期待着, 期待着, 期待着火车进站的那一刻!

当我们到站的时候, 一切就都好了! 我们呼喊着! 当我18岁的时候! 当我有了一辆新450sl奔驰的时候!当我供最小的孩子念完大学的时候! 当我偿清贷款的时候! 当我官升高任的时候! 当我到了退休的时候,就可以从此过上幸福的生活啦!

可是我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站, 也没有能够一到永逸的地方!生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程, 而车站不过是个梦,它始终遥遥领先于我们!

真正令人发疯的不是今日的负担, 而是对昨日的悔恨及对明日的恐惧! 悔恨与恐惧是一对孪生窃贼, 将今天从你我身边偷走!

那么就不要在过道里徘徊吧, 别老惦记着你离车站还有多远! 何不换一种活法, 将更多的高山攀爬, 多吃点儿冰淇淋甜甜嘴巴,经常光着脚板儿溜达, 在更多的河流里畅游, 多看看夕阳西下, 多点欢笑哈哈, 少让泪水滴答! 生活得一边过一边瞧!车站就会很快到达!

第二十一篇：the love of beauty 爱美

the love of beauty

the love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy humannature. it is a moral quality. the absence of it is not an assuredground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariablesign of goodness of heart. in proportion to the degree in which itis felt will probably be the degree in which nobleness and beautyof character will be attained.

natural beauty is an all-pervading presence. the universe is itstemple. it

unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring. it wavesin the branches of trees and the green blades of grass. it hauntsthe depths of the earth and the sea. it gleams from the hues of theshell and the precious stone. and not only these minute objects butthe oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising andthe setting sun---all overflow with beauty. this beauty is soprecious, and so congenial to our tenderest and noblest feelings,that it is painful to think of the multitude of people living inthe midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.

all persons should seek to become acquainted with the beauty innature. there is not a worm we tread upon, nor a leaf that dancesmerrily as it falls before the autumn winds, but calls for ourstudy and admiration. the power to appreciated beauty not merelyincreases our sources of happiness---it enlarges our moral nature,too. beauty calms our restlessness and dispels our cares. go intothe fields or the woods, spend a summer day by the sea or themountains, and all your little perplexities and anxieties willvanish. listen to sweet music, and your foolish fears and pettyjealousies will pass away. the beauty of the world helps us to seekand find the beauty of goodness.

译文：

爱美

爱美及是整个健全人性不可或缺之一部分。它是一种道德品质。缺乏这种品质并不能作为受到责难的充分理由，但是拥有这种品质则是心灵美好的永恒标志。品德的高尚与美好所达到的程度可能与对美的感受程度成正比。

大自然的美无处不在，整个宇宙就是美的殿堂。美，在春日百花中绽放；美，在绿叶嫩枝间摇曳；美，在深海幽谷里游弋；美，在奇石与贝壳的缤纷色彩中闪烁。不只是这些细微之物，还有海洋，山川，云彩，繁星，日升日落一切都是洋溢着美。这样的美是如此珍贵，与我们最温柔，最高尚的情愫是如此相宜。然而，想到很多人置身于美之中，却几乎对它熟视无睹，真是令人痛心不已。

所有的人都应该去认识大自然之美。没有一条我们踩过的小虫，没有一片在秋风拂掠之际飞舞的树叶不值得我们研究与赞赏。欣赏美的能力不仅增加了我们快乐的来源，也加强了我们德性的修养。美使我们不安的心平静下来，也驱散了我们的忧虑。到田野或森林去，在夏日的海边或山上呆上一天，那么你所有微不足道的困惑与焦虑都会烟消云散。倾听悦耳的音乐，你那愚蠢的恐惧与狭隘的嫉妒都会过去。世界之美将有助于我们找到为善之美。

第二十二篇：the happy door 快乐之门

the happy door

happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motionan ever-widening circle of ripples. as stevenson has said, beinghappy is a duty.

there is no exact definition of the word happiness. happy peopleare happy for all sorts of reasons. the key is not wealth orphysical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-calledfailures, who are extremely happy.

being happy is a sort of unexpected p>being unhappy is like an infectious disease. it causes people toshrink away from the sufferer. he soon finds himself

alone,miserable and embittered. there is, however, a cure so simple as toseem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don’t feel happy, pretendto be!

it works. before long you will find that instead of repellingpeople, you attract them. you discover how deeply rewarding it isto be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.

then the make-believe becomes a reality. you possess the secretof peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service toothers.

being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as ahabit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with gratefulfriends.

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快乐之门

快乐就像一块为了激起阵阵涟漪而丢进池塘的小石头。正好史蒂文森所说，快乐是一种责任。

快乐这个词并没有确切的定义，快乐的人快乐的理由多种多样。快乐的关键并不是财富或身体健康，因为我们发现有些乞丐，残疾人和所谓的失败者也都非常快乐。

快乐是一种意外的收获，但保持快乐却是一种成就，一种灵性的胜利。努力追寻快乐并不自私，实际上，这是我们对自己和他人应尽的责任。

不快乐就像传染病，它使得人们都躲避不快乐的人。不快乐的人很快就会发现自己处于孤独，悲惨，痛苦的境地。然而，有一种简单得看似荒谬的治病良方：如果你不快乐，就假装你很快乐！

这很有效。不久你就会发现，别人不再躲着你了，相反，你开始吸引别人了。你会发觉，做一块能激起好意涟漪的小石头有多么值得。

然后假装就变成了现实。你拥有了使心灵平静的秘密，会因帮助他人而忘我。

一旦你认识到快乐是一种责任并使快乐成为习惯，通向不可思议的乐园的大门就会向你敞开，那里满是感激你的朋友。

第二十三篇：born to win 生而为赢

born to win

each human being is born as something new, something that neverexisted before. each is born with the capacity to win at life. eachperson has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting andthinking. each has his or her own unique potentials---capabilitiesand limitations. each can be a significant, thinking, aware, andcreative being---a productive person, a winner.

the word “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. when we referto a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone elselose. to us, a winner is one who responds authentically by beingcredible, trustworthy,

responsive, and genuine, both as aninp>winners do not dedicated their lives to a concept of what theyimagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such donot use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining pretenceand manipulating others. they are aware that there is a differencebetween being loving and acting loving, between being stupid andacting stupid, between being knowledgeable and actingknowledgeable. winners do not need to hide behind a mask.

winners are not afraid to do their own thinking and to use theirown knowledge. they can separate facts from opinions and don’tpretend to have all the answers. they listen to others, evaluatewhat they say, but come to their own conclusions. although winnerscan admire and respect other people, they are not totally defined,demolished, bound, or awed by them.

winners do not play “helpless”, nor do they play the blaminggame. instead, they assume responsibility for their own lives. theydon’t give others a false authority over them. winners are theirown bosses and know it.

a winner’s timing is right. winners respond appropriately to thesituation. their responses are related to the message sent andpreserve the significance, worth, well-being, and dignity of thepeople involved. winners know that for everything there is a seasonand for every activity a time.

although winners can freely enjoy themselves, they can alsopostpone enjoyment, can discipline themselves in the present toenhance their enjoyment in

the future. winners are not afraid to goafter what he wants, but they do so in proper ways. winners do notget their security by controlling others. they do not setthemselves up to lose.

a winner cares about the world and its peoples. a winner is notisolated from the general problems of society, but is concerned,compassionate, and committed to improving the quality of life. evenin the face of national and international adversity, a winner’sself-image is not one of a powerless inp>译文：

生而为赢

人皆生而为新，为前所未有之所存在；人皆生而能赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视，聆听，触摸，品味及思考，因而都具备独特潜质-能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。

“成者”与“败者”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人，或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。

成者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为其奉献一生的理念；而是本色行事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操控他人。他们明了爱与装家，愚蠢与装傻，博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。

成者敢于利用所学，思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们倾听，权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重，敬佩他们，但并不为他们所局限，所推翻，所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。

成者既不佯装“无助”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。

成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益，康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。

尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他们而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。

成者心忧天下，并不孤立尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热情，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族，国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界更好。

第二十四篇：work and pleasure 工作和娱乐

work and pleasure

to be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at leasttwo or three hobbies, and they must all be real. it is no usestarting late in life to say: “i will take an interest in this orthat.” such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort.a man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with hisdaily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. it is no usedoing what you like; you have got to like what you do. broadlyspeaking, human being may be p>it may also be said that rational, industrious, useful humanbeings are p>

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工作和娱乐

要想真正生活得幸福和平安，一个人至少应该有两三种业余爱好，而且必须是真正的爱好。到了晚年才开始说“我要培养这个或那个兴趣”是毫无用处的，种这种尝试只会增加精神上的负担。在与自己日常工作无关的领域中，一个人可以获得渊博的知识，但却很难有所收益或得到放松。做自己喜欢的事是无益的，你得喜欢自己所做的事。广言之，人可以分为三个类别：劳累而死的人，忧虑而死的人和无聊而死的人。对于那些体力劳动者来说，一周辛苦的工作使他们精疾力竭，因此在周六下午给他们提供踢足球或者打棒球的机会是没有意义的。对于政界人士，专业人士或者商人来说，他们已经为棘手的事务操劳或者烦恼了六天，因此在周末请他们为琐事劳神同样毫无意义。

或者可以这么说，理智的，勤奋的，有用的人可以分为两类：对第一类人而言，工作就是工作，娱乐就是娱乐；对于第二类人而言，工作和娱乐是合二为一的。很大一部分人属于前者。他们可以得到相应的补偿。在办公室或工厂里长时间的工作，不仅带给他们维持生计的金钱，还带给他们一种渴求娱乐的强烈欲望，哪怕这种娱乐消遣是以最简单，最淳朴的方式进行的。而第二类人则是命运的宠儿。他们的生活自然而和谐。在他们看来，工作时间永远不够多，每天都是假期；而当正常的假日到来时，他们总会抱怨自己有趣的休假被强行中断。然而，有一些东西对于这两类人来说都十分必要，那就是变换一下视角，改变一下氛围，尝试做点不同的事情。事实上，那些把工作看作娱乐的人可能是需要以某种方式将工作不时地驱赶出自己的大脑。

第二十五篇：mirror, mirror--what do i see镜子,镜子,告诉我

mirror, mirror---what do i see?

a loving person lives in a loving world. a hostile person livesin a hostile world. everyone you meet is your mirror.

mirrors have a very particular function. they reflect the imagein front of them. just as a physical mirror serves as the vehicleto reflection, so do all of the people in our lives.

when we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, thatgarden serves as a reflection. in order to see the beauty in frontof us, we must be able to see the beauty inside of ourselves. whenwe love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. when welove someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. we have oftenheard things like “i love how i am when i’m with that person.” thatsimply translates into “i’m able to love me when i love that otherperson.” oftentimes, when we meet someone new, we feel as though we“click”. sometimes it’s as if we’ve known each other for a longtime. that feeling can come from sharing similarities.

just as the “mirror” or other person can be a positivereflection, it is more likely that we’ll notice it when it has anegative connotation. for example, it’s easy to remember times whenwe have met someone we’re not particularly crazy about. we may havesome criticism in our mind about the person. this is especiallytrue when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spendless time.

frequently, when we dislike qualities in other people, ironically,it’s usually the

mirror that’s speaking to us.

i began questioning myself further each time i encounteredsomeone that i didn’t particularly like. each time, i asked myself,“what is it about that person that i don’t like?” and then “isthere something similar in me?” in every instance, i could see apiece of that quality in me, and sometimes i had to really get veryintrospective. so what did that mean?

it means that just as i can get annoyed or disturbed when inotice that aspect in someone else, i better reexamine my qualitiesand consider making some changes. even if i’m not willing to make adrastic change, at least i consider how i might modify some of thethings that i’m doing.

at times we meet someone new and feel distant, disconnected, ordisgusted. although we don’t want to believe it, and it’s not easyor desirable to look further, it can be a great learning lesson tofigure out what part of the person is being reflected in you. it’ssimply just another way to create more self-awareness.

译文：

镜子，镜子，告诉我

充满爱意人的生活在充满爱意的世界里，充满敌意的人则生活在充满敌意的世界里。你所遇到的每一个人都是你的镜子。

镜子里有一个非常独特的功能，那就是映射出在其前面的影像。就像真正的镜子具有反射功能一样，我们生活中的所有人也都能映射出他人的影子。

当我们看到美丽的事物时，例如一座花园，那这花园就起到了反射作用。为了发现我们面前美好的事物，我们必须能发现在自己内在的美。我们爱某个人，也正是我们爱自己的表现。我们经常听到这样的话：“当我和那个人在一起的时候，我爱那时的自己。”这句话也可以简单地说成：“在我爱那个人的同时，我也能爱我自己。”有时，我们遇见一个陌生人，感觉仿佛是一见如故，就好像我们已经相识甚久。这种熟悉感可能来自于彼此身上的共同点。

就像“镜子”或他人能映射出我们积极的一面一样，我们更有可能注意到映射出自己消极方面的“镜子”。例如，我们很容易就能记住我们碰到自己不太喜欢的人的时刻。我们可能在心里对那个人有些反感。当我们认识自己不喜欢与之相处的人时，这种情况就更为明显。

具有讽刺意味着的是，通常当我们讨厌别人身上的某些特质时，那就说明你其实讨厌自己身上相类似的特质。

每次，当我遇到不太喜欢的人时，我就开始进一步质问自己。我会扪心自问：“我不喜欢那个人的哪些方面？”然后还会问：“我是不是有和他相似的地方？”每次，我都能在自己身上看到一些令我厌恶的特质。我有时不得不深刻地反省自己。那这意味着什么呢？

这意味着，就像我会对其他人身上令我厌恶的特质感到恼怒或不安一样，我应该更好地重新审视自己的特质，并考虑做一些改变。即使我不想做大的改变，至少我会考虑该如何修正自己正在做的一些事情。

我们时常会遇到陌生人，并感到疏远或厌恶。尽管我们不想去相信，不容易也不想去深究，

但是弄清楚别人的哪些特质在自己身上有所体现是非常有意义的一课，这也正是增强自我意识的另一个途径。

第二十六篇：on motes and beams 微尘与栋梁

on motes and beams

it is curious that our own offenses should seem so much lessheinous than the offenses of others. i suppose the reason is thatwe know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and somanage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others. weturn our attention away from our own defects, and when we areforced by untoward events to consider them, find it easy to condonethem. for all i know we are right to do this; they are part of usand we must accept the good and bad in ourselves together.

but when we come to judge others, it is not by ourselves as wereally are that we judge them, but by an image that we have formedof ourselves fro which we have left out everything that offends ourvanity or would discredit us in the eyes of the world. to take atrivial instance: how scornful we are when we catch someone outtelling a lie; but who can say that he has never told not one, buta hundred?

there is not much to choose between men. they are all ahotchpotch of greatness and littleness, of virtue and vice, ofnobility and baseness. some have more strength of character, ormore opportunity, and so in one direction or another give theirinstincts freer play, but potentially they are the same. for mypart,

i do not think i am any better or any worse than most people,but i know that if i set down every action in my life and everythought that has crossed my mind, the world would consider me amonster of depravity. the knowledge that these reveries are commonto all men should inspire one with tolerance to oneself as well asto others. it is well also if they enable us to look upon ourfellows, even the most eminent and respectable, with humor, and ifthey lead us to take ourselves not too seriously.

译文：

微尘与栋梁

让人奇怪的是，和别人的过错比起来，我们自身的过错往往不是那样的可恶。我想，其原因应该是我们知晓一切导致自己犯错的情况，因此能够设法谅解自己的错误，而别人的错误却不能谅解。我们对自己的缺点不甚关注，即便是深陷困境而不得不正视它们的时候，我们也会很容易就宽恕自己。据我所知，我们这样做是正确的。缺点是我们自身的一部分，我们必须接纳自己的好和坏。

但是当我们评判别人的时候，情况就不同了。我们不是通过真实的自我来评判别人，而是用一种自我形象来评判，这种自我形象完全摒弃了在任何世人眼中会伤害到自己的虚荣或者体面的东西。举一个小例子来说：当觉察到别人说谎时，我们是多么地蔑视他啊！但是，谁能够说自从未说过谎？可能还不止一百次呢。

人和人之间没什么大的差别。他们皆是伟大与渺小，善良与，高尚与低俗的混合体。有的人性格比较坚毅，机会也比较多，因而达个或那个方面，能够更自由地发挥自己的禀赋，

但是人类的潜能却都是相同的。至于我自己，我认为自己并不比大多数人更好或者更差，但是我知道，假如我记下我生命中每一次举动和每一个掠过我脑海的想法的话，世界就会将我视为一个的怪物。每个人都会有这样的怪念头，这样的认识应当能够启发我们宽容自己，也宽容他人。同时，假如因此我们得以用幽默的态度看待他人，即使是天下最优秀最令人尊敬的人，而且假如我们也因此不把自己看得过于重要，那是很有裨益的。

第二十七篇：an october sunrise 十月的日出

an october sunrise

i was up the next morning be fore the october sunrise, and awaythrough the wild and the woodland. the rising of the sun was noblein the cold and warmth of it peeping down the spread of light, heraised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain andwavering length of upland. beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped,and crept to crept to the hollow places; then stole away in lineand column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the shelteringcorners where rock hung over grassland, while the brave lines ofthe hills came forth, one beyond other gliding.

the woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains,stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests. autumn’smellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with goldand red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to abridegroom than a father.

yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear itself, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley,casting amber, blue, and purple, and a

tint of rich red rose;according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around;yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof of darkness, allon the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, “god is here!”then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow;every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them; andall the flashing of god’s gaze merged into soft beneficence.

so, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when cragand chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor greatunvintaged ocean; but all things shall arise, and shine in thelight of the father’s countenance, because itself is risen.

译文：

十月的日出

第二天凌晨，的太阳升起之前，我已经起身并穿过了旷野和丛林。十月的清晨乍寒还暖，日出的景象非常壮观。透过一片晨曦，朝日从朦胧的山冈和起伏连绵的高地过际，沉重地抬起肩头。在它的逼视下，蒙蒙的雾气向下沉降，落到洼地里去，接着一丝丝一缕缕地悄悄飘散，而在草地之上悬岩之下的那些隐秘角落里，雾气却还不愿散去，同时群山的雄姿接二连三地显现出来。

森林也层层叠叠地显现，宛若刚刚苏醒的山峦的斗篷，端庄威严，并带着狂风暴雨的回忆。秋天成熟的手已经在抚摸这些山林，因为它们的颜色已经改变，染上了金黄，丹红和橄榄绿。它们对朝日所怀的一片喜悦，像是要奉献给一个新郎，更像是要奉献给一位父亲。

然而，在树林那流动的景色逝去之前，欢悦的晨光突然跃出了峰峦和山谷，光线所及，把照到的地方和周围的森林分别染成青色，紫色，琥珀色和富丽的红玫瑰色。光线照到哪里，那里就如同一幅幕布被掀开。而所有的一切都同样在驱散恐惧和黑暗的魔影；所有的一切都展开希望的翅膀，向前习翔，并大声宣告：“上帝在这里！”于是生命和欢乐从每一个蜷伏的洞穴里信心十足地欣然跃出；一切花朵，蓓蕾和鸟雀都感到了生命和欢乐而抖动起来；上帝的凝视汇合成温柔的恩泽。

也许，那永恒的晨光就会这样降临人间，那时不再有险崖沟壑，不再有峰峦山谷，也不再有浩瀚无际的海洋；万物都将踊跃升腾，在造物主慈爱的光芒中生辉，因为太阳已经升起。

第二十八篇：to be or not to be 生存还是毁灭

to be or not to be

outside the bible, these six words are the most famous in all theliterature of the world. they were spoken by hamlet when he wasthinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in shakespearebecause hamlet was speaking not only for himself but also for everythinking man and woman. to be or not to be, to live or not to live,to live richly and abundantly and eagerly, or to live dully andmeanly and scarcely. a philosopher once wanted to know whether hewas alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put tohimself occasionally. he answered it by saying: i think, therefoream.

but the best definition of existence ever saw did anotherphilosopher who said: to be is to be in relations. if this true,then the more relations a living thing has, the

more it is alive.to live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensityof our relations. unfortunately we are so constituted that we getto love our routine. but apart from our regular occupation how muchare we alive? if you are interest-ed only in your regularoccupation, you are alive only to that extent. so far as otherthings are concerned--poetry and prose, music, pictures, sports,unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs--you aredead.

contrariwise, it is true that every time you acquire a newinterest--even more, a new accomplishment--you increase your powerof life. no one who is deeply interested in a large variety ofsubjects can remain unhappy; the real pessimist is the person whohas lost interest.

bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. but wegain new life by contacts, new friends. what is supremely true ofliving objects is only less true of ideas, which are also alive.where your thoughts are, there will your live be also. if yourthoughts are confined only to your business, only to your physicalwelfare, only to the narrow circle of the town in which you live,then you live in a narrow cir-conscribed life. but if you areinterested in what is going on in china, then you are living inchina~ if you’re interested in the characters of a good novel, thenyou are living with those highly interesting people, if you listenintently to fine music, you are away from your immediatesurroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination.

to be or not to be--to live intensely and richly, merely toexist, that depends on ourselves. let widen and intensify ourrelations. while we live, let live!

译文：

生存还是毁灭

“生存还是毁灭。”如果把《圣经》除外，这六个字便是整个世界文学中最有名的六个字了。这六个字是哈姆雷特一次喃喃自语时说的，而这六个字也就成了莎士比亚作品中最有名的几个字了，因为这里哈姆雷特不仅道出了他自己的心声，同时也代表了一切有思想的男男女女。是活还是不活——是要生活还是不要生活，是要生活得丰满充实，兴致勃勃，还是只是活得枯燥委琐，贫乏无味。一位哲人一次曾想弄清他自己是否是在活着，这个问题我们每个人也大可不时地问问我们自己。这位哲学家对此的答案是：“我思故我在。”

但是关于生存我所见过的一条最好的定义却是另一位哲学家下的：“生活即是联系。”如果这话不假的话，那么一个有生命者的联系越多，它也就越有生气。所谓要活得丰富充实也即是要扩大和加强我们的各种联系。不幸的是，我们往往会因为天性不够丰厚而容易陷入自己的陈规旧套。试问除去我们的日常工作，我们的真正生活又有多少?如果你只是对你的日常工作才有兴趣，那你的生趣也就很有限了。至于在其它事物方面，比如诗歌、散文、音乐、美术、体育、无私的友谊、政治与国际事务，等等——你只是死人一个。

但反过来说，每当你获得一种新的兴趣——甚至一项新的造诣——你就增长了你的生活本领。一个能对许许多多事物都深感兴趣的人是不可能总不愉快的，真正的悲观者只能是那些丧失兴趣的人。

培根曾讲过，一个人失去朋友即是死亡。但是凭着交往，凭着新朋，我们就能获得再生。这条对于活人可谓千真万确的道理在一定程度上也完全适用于人的思想，它们也都是活的。你的思想所在，你的生命便也在那里。如果你的思想不出你的业务范围，不出你的物质利益，不

出你所在城镇的狭隘圈子，那么你的一生便也只是多方受着局限的狭隘的一生。但是如果你对当前中国那里所发生的种种感到兴趣，那么你便可说也活在中国；如果你对一本佳妙小说中的人物感到兴趣，你便是活在一批极有趣的人们中间；如果你能全神贯注地听点好的音乐，你就会超脱出你的周围环境而活在一个充满激情与想象的神奇世界之中。

生存还是毁灭——活得热烈活得丰富，还是只是简单存在，这就全在我们自己。但愿我们都能不断扩展和增强我们的各种联系。只要一天我们活着，就要一天是在活着。

第二十九篇：gettysburg address 葛底斯堡演说

gettysburg address

fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth uponthis continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated tothe proposition that all men are created equal.

now, we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether thatnation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can longendure. we are met on a great battlefield of that war. we have cometo dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place forthose who here gave their lives that that nation might live. it isaltogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

but, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannotconsecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. the brave men, living anddead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poorpower to add or detract. the world will little note

nor longremember what we say here, but it can never forget what they didhere. it is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to theunfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so noblyadvanced. it is rather for us to be here dedicated to the greattask remaining before us---that from these honored dead we takeincreased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last fullmeasure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these deadshall not have died in vain; that this nation, under god, shallhave a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, bythe people, and for the people, shall not perish from theearth.

译文：

在葛底斯堡的演说

87年前，我们的先辈们在这个上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。现在我们正从事一场伟大的内战，以考验这个国家，或者任何一个孕育于自由和奉行上述原则的国家是否能够长久存在下去。我们在这场战争中的一个伟大战场上集会。烈士们为使这个国家能够生存下去而献出了自己的生命，我们来到这里，是要把这个战场的一部分奉献给他们作为最后安息之所。我们这样做是完全应该而且是非常恰当的。

但是，从更广泛的意义上来说，这块土地我们不能够奉献，不能够圣化，不能够神化。那些曾在这里战斗过的勇士们，活着的和去世的，已经把这块土地圣化了，这远不是我们微薄的力量所能增减的。我们今天在这里所说的话，全世界不大会注意，也不会长久地记住，但勇士们在这里所做过的事，全世界却永远不会忘记。毋宁说，倒是我们这些还活着的人，应该在这里把自己奉献于勇士们已经如此崇高地向前推进但尚未完成的事业。倒是我们应该在这里把自

己奉献于仍然留在我们面前的伟大任务——我们要从这些光荣的死者身上汲取更多的献身精神，来完成他们已经完全彻底为之献身的事业；我们要在这里下定最大的决心，不让这些死者白白牺牲；我们要使国家在上帝福佑下得到自由的新生，要使这个民有、民治、民享的永世长存。

第三十篇：first inaugural address(excerpts) 就职演讲（节选）

first inaugural address

we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration offreedom, symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifyingrenewal, as well as change. for i have sworn before you andalmighty god the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly acentury and three quarters ago.