AdviceToAYoungMan

Remember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barrow

orasetofbooks,diggingditchesoreditingapaper,ringinganauctionbellorwritingfunny

things,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaroundyouwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivethe

restoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don*tbeafraidofkilling

yourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydie

sometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwoin

themorning.It'stheintervalthatkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;it

lendssoliditytoyourslumbers,itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.

Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknow

theirnames,evenitsimplyspeaksofthemas“oldSo-and-So'sboy".Nobodylikesthem,the

great,busyworlddoesn'tknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,and

takeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapt

togetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays,andthebetter

satisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.

—RobertJonesBurdette

NOTES

1.son/?.:youngman年輕人

2.havetov.phr.:must必須

3.pickn.:asharp-pointedirontoolusedindigging鋤頭

4.wheel-barrown.:asmallvehiclewithonewheelandtwohandles,usedformovingsmall

loads手推車

5.asetofbooksn.phr.:asetofaccounts一套帳簿

6.ditchn.:achanneldugintheground溝

7.papern.:newspaper寸艮名氏

8.auction??.:apublicsaleinwhichgoodsaresoldtothehighestbidder拍賣

9.funnya.:interesting有趣的

10.overworkn.:toomuchwork工作過勞

11.onthesunnysideofthirtyprep.phr.\belowthirtyyearsofage三十歲以內(nèi)

12.quitv.:stop停止

13.intervaln:thetimebetweenevents間隔時間

14.theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyoumeals=theworkshaipensyourdesireforfood工作會增

加你的食欲

15.itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers=theworkmakesyousleepsoundly工作會使你安然入睡

16.itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday=theworkmakesyouhaveagood

enjoymentofaholidaywithmuchsatisfaction工作會使你心滿意足地享受假日

17.theworldisnotproudofthem=theworlddosenotfeelitselfgreatlyhonoredbythem這世界

并不以有他們?yōu)闃s

18.So-and-Son,\acertainperson某人

19.findoutv.phr.:thinkclearly;understand想清楚；明了

20.takeoffyourcoatv.phr.:keepupyourspirits脫下你的外衣，意即提起你的精神

21.makeadustintheworldv.phr.:becomeprominentintheworld.揚名于世

22.the...the...conj.phr.:byhowmuchbysomuch.愈????愈.…

23.apttogetintoa.phr,:liabletosuffer.易于遭受

24.thebrighterandhappieryourholidays=thebrighterandhappierwillbeyourholidays.

EarlyRising

Getup,littlesisters;themorningisbright,

Andthebirdsareallsingingtowelcomethelight.

Thebudsareallopening;thedew'sontheflower;

Ifyoushakebutabranch,see,therefallsashower.

Bythesideoftheirmothers,look,underthetrees,

Howtheyounglambsareskippingaboutastheyplease;

Andbyallthoseringsonthewater,Iknow,

Thefishesaremerrilyswimmingbelow.

Thebee,Idaresay,hasbeenlongonthewing,

Togethoneyfromeveryflowerofspring;

Forthebeeneveridles,butlaborsallday,

Thinkingtoworkisbetterthantoplay.

Thelark'ssinginggaily,itlovesthebrightsun,

Andrejoicesthatnowthegayspringhasbegun.

Forthespringissocheerful,Ithink'twouldbewrong,

Ifwedidnotfeelhappytohearthelark'ssong.

Getup;forwhenallthingsaremerryandglad,

Goodchildrenshouldneverbylazyorsad.

ForGodgivesusdaylight,dearsisters,thatwe

Mayrejoicelikethelark,andmayworklikethebee.

NOTES

1.dew's=dewis

2.butad,:only僅

3.showern.:ashortfallofrain陣雨

4.skip(ping)v.:jump(ing);leap(ing)lightly跳躍

5.onthewingprep.phr.:flying在飛

6.lark?s=larkis

7.gailytzrfv.:merrily快樂地

8.rejoicev.:beglad;behappy欣喜；快樂

9.'twould=itwould

10.daylightn.:daytime日間；白晝

ChoiceofCompanions

Agoodcompanionisbetterthanafortune1,forafortunecannotpurchasethoseelementsof

characterwhichmakecompanionship2ablessing3.Thebestcompanionisonewhoiswiserandbetter

thanourselves,forweareinspired4byhiswisdomandvirtue5tonoblerdeeds.

Keepgoodcompany6,andyoushallbeoneofthenumber,“saidGeorgeHerbert7."Amanis

knownbythecompanyhekeeps*.”Charactermakescharacterintheassociationsoflife9fasterthan

anythingelse.Thisfactmakesthechoiceofcompanionsinearlylifemoreimportanteventhanthatof

teachersandguardians.10

Companionshipiseducation,goodorbad;itdevelopsmanhoodorwomanhood,11highorlow;it

liftsthesoulupwardordragsitdownward;itministerstovirtueorvice.Sowvirtue,andtheharvest

willbevirtue.Sowvice,andtheharvestwillbevice.Goodcompanionshelpustosowvirtue;evil

companionshelpustosowvice.

一WilliamMakepeaceThayer

NOTES

1.fortune〃.：agreatdealofmoneyorproperty錢貝才

2.companionshipn.\association;friendship交友；友誼

3.blessingn,\happiness幸福

4.inspiredv.:encouraged鼓舞；激勵

5.virtuen.:moralgoodness美德。

6.keepgoodcompanyv.phr.:associatewithgoodmen結(jié)交好人

7.GeorgeHerbert(1593-1633):anEnglishpoet赫伯特，英國詩人

8.thecompanyhekeeps=thepersonswithwhomheassociateshimself所結(jié)交的人們

9.associationsoflifen.phr.:society社交

10.guardian〃.：onewhoguardsorcaresforanotherperson監(jiān)護人

11.manhoodorwomanhoodn.\characterofamanorawoman人品

12.ministertov.phr.:givehelpto;contributeto助成

Frankness

i2

Franknessisthechildofhonestyandcourage.Sayjustwhatyoumeantodo,oneveryoccasion-.

Ifafriendasksafavor3,youshouldgrant4it,ifitisreasonable5;ifnot,tellhimplainly6whyyou

cannot.Youwouldwrong7himandwrongyourselfbyequivocation8ofanykind.

Neverdoawrongthingtomakeafriendorkeepone.Themanwhorequiresyoutodosoisdearly

purchasedatasacrifice.Dealkindlybutfirmlywith9allyourclassmates.Youwillfinditthepolicy

whichwears10best.Aboveall",donotappeartootherswhatyouarenot.

Ifyouhaveanyfaulttofindwith12anyone,tellhim,notothers,ofwhatyoucomplain.Thereisno

moredangerousexperiment13thanthatofundertaking14todoonethingbeforeaman'sfaceand

anotherbehindhisback.Weshouldsayanddonothingtotheinjury"ofanyone.Itisnotonlyamatter

ofprinciple16,butalsothepathofpeaceandhonor.

—RobertE.Lee

NOTES

1.franknessn.\candidness;outspokenness坦白；率直

2.occasionn.:timelyopportunity時機

3.favorn,:kindness;friendlyregard恩惠；眷顧

4.grantv.:allow;give允許；給

5.reasonablea.:proper;rational正當?shù)?；合理?/p>

6.plainlyad.:frankly坦白地

7.wrongv.:doinjusticeto得罪

8.equivocationn.:usingexpressionsofuncertainmeaning支吾其辭

9.dealwithv.phr.\treat對待

10.wearv.:endure持久

11.aboveallad.phr.:morethanall;aboveeverythingelse最要者

12.haveanyfaulttofindwithv.phr.:criticizeunfavorably;blame才旨摘；責備

13.experimentn.:practicaltest試驗

14.undertaking(undertake)v.:promising(promise)允許

15.injuryn.:damage損害

16.principlen:.moralprinciples節(jié)操；道義

Home

Whatmakesahome?Loveandsympathy1andconfidence.2Itisaplacewherekindlyaffections3exist

amongallthemembersofthefamily.Theparentstakegoodcareoftheirchildren,andthechildrenare

interestedintheactivities4oftheirparents.Thusallofthemareboundtogetherbyaffection5,andthey

findtheirhometobethecheeriestplaceintheworld.

Ahomewithoutloveisnomoreahomethan6abodywithoutasoulisaman.Everycivilized7personis

asocialbeing.8Nooneshouldlivealone.Amanmaylead9asuccessfulandprosperous10life,but

prosperity11alonecanbynomeans12insurehappiness.Manygreatpersonages13intheworldhistory

haddeepaffectionsfortheirhomes.

Yourhomemaybepoorandhumble,butyourdutyliesthere.Youshouldtrytomakeitcheerfuland

comfortable.Thegreaterthedifficulties,the14richerwillbeyourreward.

Ahomeismorethan"afamilydwelling.16Itisaschoolinwhichpeoplearetrainedforcitizenship.17

Amanwillnotrendergoodservicetolshiscountryifhecandonothinggoodfor19hishome;forin

proportionas20heloveshishome,willhelovehiscountry.Thehomeisthebirthplace21oftrue

patriotism.22Itisthesecret23ofsocialwelfareandnationalgreatness.Itisthebasisandoriginof

civilization.

NOTES

1.sympathyn.:fellow-feeling同情

2.confidencen.:firmtrust信任

3.affection(s)n.\tenderfeeling(s);love深情

4.activityn.:action活動

5.affectionn.\love情愛；愛

6.nomore...thanconj.phr,:just...as只不過是???；正如???

7.civilizeda.:cultured文明的；有教養(yǎng)的

8.beingn.:person人

9.leadv.:live過(生活)

10.prosperousa.:favorable;wealthy順利的；富裕的

11.prosperityn.\success;wealth成功；富裕

12.bynomeansad.phr.:certainlynot決不

13.greatpersonagesn.phr.:greatmen偉人

14.the...theconj.phr.\byhowmuch...bysomuch愈…愈…

15.morethanconj.phr.:moresignificantthan.其意義尤甚于

16.dwelling〃.：ahousetolivein住宅；寓所

17.citizenshipn.\conditionofbeingacitizen公民資格

18.renderservicetov.phr.:serve對...效勞

19.goodfora.phr.:beneficialto有益于

20.inproportionasconj.phr.\tothedegreethat與?..成比例

21.birthplace/?.:placeofone'sbirthorofathing9sorigin誕生地；起源地

22.patriotismn.:loveandsupportofone'scountry;spiritofapatriot愛國/心；愛國精》申

23.secretn.:hiddenreasonorexplanation秘訣

Peace

Todayweseekamoralbasis1forpeace.Itcannotbearealpeaceifitfailsto2recognize3

brotherhood4.Itcannotbealastingpeaceifthefruitofitisoppressionorstarvation2",orcrueltyor

humanlifedominatedbyarmedcamps6.Itcannotbeasoundpeaceifsmallnationsmustliveinfearof

powerfulneighbors.Itcannotbeamoralpeaceiffreedomfrominvasion7issoldfortribute8.Itcannot

beanintelligentpeaceifitdenies9freepassageto10thatknowledgeofthoseidealswhichpermitmen

tofindcommonground.11Itcannotbearighteous12peaceifworship13ofGodisdenied.

Peace,nolessthan14war,mustofferaspiritofcomradeship,15aspiritofachievement,aspiritof

unselfishness,andindomitable16willtovictory.

Peacecanendureonlysolongas1'humanityreallyinsistsupon"it,andiswillingtoworkforit

andsacrificeforit.

——FranklinD.Roosevelt

NOTES

1.moralbasisn.phr.:spiritualfoundation精神基礎

2.failtov.phr,\beunableto不能

3.recognizev.:admit承認

4.brotherhoodn.:fraternity兄弟之愛；人類博愛

5.starvationn.\sufferingfromhunger"L餓

6.dominatedbyarmedcampsv.phr.\controlledbyarmedforces為武力所支ft!

7.freedomfrominvasionn.phr.\freedomexemptfromaggression免于侵略的自由

8.soldfortributev.phr.\soldasanoffering當作獻禮出賣

9.denyv.:refuse拒絕

10.freepassageton.phr.\thewaythatleadstothefreedomof;freelysecuring通往...的自由之

路，意即自由獲取

11.commongroundn.phr.\commonfoundation,implyingequalstandpoint共同基石出，有平等立

足點之意

12.righteousa:just正義的

13.worshipn,:reverence崇拜；崇敬

14.nolessthanconj.p/?r.:justas正如

15.comradeshipn.\goodfellowship友誼

16.indomitablea.:unyielding不屈不撓的

17.solongasconj.phr.:ifonly祇要

18.insist(up)onv.phr.:persistin堅持

Duty

Theverybestkindofmandoeswhathnoughttodo.Thereisbutonecowardice1;itisnotdoing

one'sduty.Thereisbutonefailure,thefailuretodischargeanobligation.2Thereisbutonesin,3not

doingwhatoneoughttodo.

ThebiggestwordinthelanguageisDUTY.Themanwhokeepsitbrightwithinhim4isarealman.

Thereissomuchofthesuperfluous5amongus,andsomuchgoodnessthatisbutinterestingmeanness.

Itisbettertobehonestthantobeattractive.6

Itisbettertobeloyal7thantobeafectionate.8

Itisbettertotellthetruththantolieentertainingly.9

Itisbettertohavealittleefficiency10thanalotof11knowledge.

Itisbettertoearnyourliving12andtakeyourselfoffotherpeople'sback13thantobeasaint14ora

geni.us.15

Itisbettertodoonegoodactthantospeakmanygoodwords.

Oneearneddollarisworthmorethanathousandgiventoyou.Thosepersonswholovetodo

everythinggoodbutthat16whichtheirdutyrequiresareindeedfoolishanddespicable.17

Dutyistheegg18ofallgoodness.19Withoutitreligionishypocrisy,20loveispoison,activity

useless,kindnesscruelty,21andeverygoodqualityisaredapplefullofworm22meat.

—F.Crane

NOTES

1.cowardice幾：lackofcourage懦怯

2,thefailuretodischargeanobligationn.phr.:nottoperformaduty不盡責

3.sinn.:aseriousfailure罪過

4.keepsitbrightwithinhimv.phr.\keepsdutyconspicuousinhismind責任顯然在）心

5.superfluousa.:needless;unnecessary不必要的

6.attractivea.:engaging;pleasing動人的；令人喜愛的

7.loyala.:trueandfaithful忠誠的

8.affectionatea.:loving;tender親愛的；親切的

9.entertaininglyad.:amusingly悅?cè)说?；有趣?/p>

10.efficiencyn.:capability才能

11.alotofa.phr.:much許多的

12.earnyourlivingv.phr.:makeyourliving;obtainyourlivelihood自行‘謀生

13.takeyourselfoffotherpeople'sbackv.phr,:notdependonothers不依賴他人

14.saintn.\aholyperson圣人

15.geniusn.apersonwithuncommonintellectualfaculties天才

16.butthatconj.phr.:exceptthething除…之事外

17.despicablea.:contemptible可鄙的

18.eggn,:root;source根源

19.goodnessn.:virtue美德

20.hypocrisy〃.：pretenseofvirtueorgoodness偽善

21.activityuseless,kindnesscruelty=activityisuseless,kindnessiscruelty.

22.wormya.:eatenbyworms蟲蛀的

FacetheObstacles

Ipreach1toyou,mycountrymen,thatourcountrycallsnotfor2thelifeofease,3butforthelifeof

strenuousendeavor.4Thetwentiethcenturylooms5beforeusbigwiththefateofmanynations.Ifwe

standidlyby,6ifweseekmerelyswollen,7slothful8easeandignoble9peace,ifweshrinkfrom10the

hardcontests11wheremenmustwinatthehazardof12theirlivesandattheriskof13alltheyholddear,

thenthebolderandstrongerpeoplewillpassby14usandwillwinforthemselvesthedomination15of

theworld.

Letusthereforeboldlyfacethelifeofstrife,resolute16todoourdutywellandmanfully;17

resolutetoupholdrighteousnessbydeedandbyword;18resolutetobebothhonestandbrave,toserve

highideals,yettousepracticalmethods.Aboveall,19letusnotshrinkfromstrife,moralorphysical,

withinorwithoutthenation,provided20wearecertainthestrifeisjustified21;foritisonlythrough

strife,throughhardanddangerousendeavor,thatweshallultimately22winthegoaloftruenational

greatness.

—TheodoreRoosevelt

NOTES

1.preachv.:giveearnestadvice勸導

2.callforv.phr.:demand;require要求；需要

3.lifeofeasen.phr.:comfortablelife安逸的生活

4.lifeofstrenuousendeavorn.phr,:industriouslife勤奮的生活

5.loomv.:appearindistinctly隱現(xiàn)

6.standidlybyv.phr.:tobeinactivespectators袖手旁觀

7.swollen(p.p.ofswell)a,:excessive過度的

8.slothfula,:lazy;indolent怠隋的

9.ignoblea.:dishonorable;shameful不名譽的；可恥的

10.shrinkfromv.phr.:drawbackfrom;flinchfrom退縮；畏縮

11.hardcontestsn.phr.:arduousstruggle艱苦的奮斗

12.atthehazardofprep.phr.:runtheriskof冒???之險

13.attheriskofprep,phr,:staking以…為賭注

14.passbyv.phr.:disregard不顧

15.dominationn.\control;rule統(tǒng)治

16.resolutea.:bedetermined堅決的

17.manfullyad:,bravely剛勇地

18.upholdrighteousnessbydeedandbywordn.phr.:supportjusticebyactionandbyspeech以言

行維護正義

19.aboveallad.phr.:aboveeverythingelse;mostimportantofall尤要者；最要者

20.providedconj.:onconditionthat;incase假若

21.justifieda.:provedtoberight證明為正當

22.ultimatelyad.:finally;atlast最后

OnKnowledge

Thereisadifferencebetweenknowledgeandwisdom,butwithouttheonetheothercannotbe

gained.Wecannothaveaharvestofwheatwithoutseedandskillofcultivation1.Knowledgeistheroot

ofwisdom;wisdomistheripefruitofknowledge.

Theloveofknowledgehasbeencharacteristic2ofmostgreatmen.Theynotonlylovedknowledge

buttheywerewillingtoworkhardtoattainit.Whenamanwinssuccess,peoplesay,“Heisagenii?.”

Buttherealcauseforhissuccesswasthattheloveofknowledgeledto4theefforttoobtainit.

Usefulknowledgeistheknowledgewhichisofbenefitto5ourselvesandtoothers,andthatisthe

mostimportantwhichisthemostuseful.Itisthebeliefofmanypeoplethatknowledgeisbetterthan

riches6,andthatitspossession7bringsmorecomforttotheownerthananythingelse.

Thepowerofintellectualknowledge8,withouttheownerofmoralprinciple9,oftentendstol()evil.

Characteristhecriterion11ofknowledge.Notwhatamanhas12,butwhatheis13,isthequestion.The

qualityofsoulismorethan14thequantityofinformation^.Ifwehavenoblepurpose,ourintellectual

attainments16willnaturallyturnto1theloftiestuses.

一W.F.MarkwickandW.A.Smith

NOTES

1.cultivationn.:tilling種植。

2.characteristica.:indicatingthecharacterof表明...的特'性。

3.genius〃.：apersonwithuncommonintellectualfaculties天才

4.led(ptoflead)tov.phr.:giveriseto;caused弓I起；導致

5.ofbenefittoa.phr.:goodfor有利于；有益于。

6.richesn.\wealth財富。

7.possessionn.:holding保有。

8.intellectualknowledgen.phr.:knowledge智識。

9.moralprinciplen.phr.\morality道德。

10.tendtov.phr.\leadto導致

11.criterionn,:standardofjudgment判斷的標準。

12.whatamanhas=aman'sknowledge一個人的學識。

13.whatheis=hischaracter他的品格。

14.morethanconj.phr.\moreimportantthan較...重要。

15.informationn,:knowledge知識；見聞。

16.attainment(s)n.:achievement(s)造詣。

17.turntov.phr.:resultin;leadto終歸；導致

Irving"sAccountofHimself

Iwasalwaysfondofvisitingnewscenesandobservingstrangecharactersandmanners.2Even

whenamerechildIbeganmytravels,andmademanytoursofdiscoveryintoforeignparts'and

unknownregionsofmynativecity.AsIgrewintoboyhood,Iextendedtherangeofmyobservations.

Myholidayafternoonswerespentinrambles4aboutthesurroundingcountry.Imademyselffamiliar

withallitsplacesfamousinhistoryorfable.5Ivisitedtheneighboringvillages,andaddedgreatlyto

mystockofknowledgebynotingtheirhabitsandcustoms,andconversingwiththeirsagesandgreat

men.Ievenjourneyedonelongsummer'sdaytothesummit6ofthemostdistanthill,fromwhenceI

stretchedmyeyeovermanyamileofTerraIncognita,7andwasastonishedtofindhowfastaglobeI

inhabited.

o9

Thisramblingpropensitystrengthenedwithmyyears.Booksofvoyagesandtravelsbecamemy

passion10;and,indevouringtheircontents,11Ineglectedtheregularexercisesoftheschool.How

wistfully12wouldIwanderaboutthepierheads13infineweather,andwatchthepartingships,bound

to11distantclimes15!WithwhatlongingeyeswouldIgazeaftertheirlesseningsails,andwaftmyself

inimaginationtotheendsoftheearth16!

Ivisitedvariouspartsofmyowncountry-themightylakes,likeoceansofliquidsilver;the

mountains,withtheirbrightaerialtints;thevalleys,teeming17withwildfertility;thetremendous18

cataracts,19thunderingintheirsolitudes20;theboundlessplains,wavingwithwildspontaneous21

verdure;thebroad,deeprivers,rollinginsolemnsilencetotheocean;thetrackless22forests,where

vegetation23putsforth24allitsmagnificence25;theskies,kindling26withthemagicofsummerclouds

andglorioussunshine.NeverneedanAmericanlookbeyondhisowncountryforthesublimeand

beautifulofnaturalscenery.

—WashingtonIrving

NOTES

1.Irving:WashingtonIrving(1783-1859),aneminentAmericanwriter.歐文，美國名作家。

2.mannersn.:habitsandcustoms;prevailingcustomsofapeopleAl俗習'慣。

3.foreignpartsn.phr.\remoteplaces偏僻的地方。

4.ramblen.:roam;stroll漫游。

5.fableH.:legendarytales傳說。

6.summitn.:thehighestpoint;top頂巔；絕頂。

7.TerraIncognita(Latin):unknownland未發(fā)現(xiàn)的地方(拉丁文)

8.propensityn.:inclination，性癖。

9.strengthenwithmyyearsv.phr.\everpromotewithmyage與年俱進。

10.passion〃.:objectoflove;thatwhichcommandsdeepinterest酷愛之物。

11.devour(ing)theircontentsv.phr.:read(ing)suchbookswitheagerness愛讀這類T3籍。

12.wistfullyad.:longingly渴望地。

13.pierheadn.:wharf碼頭。

14.boundtov.phr.:tobedestinedfor開往。

15.climen.:region(poetic)地方(多用于詩中)

16.waftmyselfinimaginationtotheendsoftheearth=carrymyselfinfancytotheendsoftheearth

神往天涯

17.teeminga.:bounding充滿

18.tremendousa.:wonderful驚人的

19.cataractn.:greatwaterfall大瀑布

20.solituden,:lonelyplace寂寞的地方

21.spontaneousa.:growingnaturallywithoutcultivation自生的

22.tracklessa.:untrodden無人跡的

23.vegetationn.\plantsingeneral植物；草木

24.putforthv.phr.:topresenttonotice表現(xiàn)

25.magnificencen.\grandness;splendidness莊嚴；華麗

26.kindlinga.:becomingbright顯有光輝的

YouareWhatYouDo

Ifthepasthastaughtusanythingitisthateverycausebringsitseffect,everyactionhasa

consequence1.Thisthought,inmyopinion,2isthemoralfoundation3oftheuniverse4;itappliesequally

inthisworldandthenext5.

WeChinesehaveasaying6:<6Ifamanplantsmelons,hewillreapmelons;ifhesowsbeans,he

willreapbeans.7,9Andthisistrueofeveryman'slife:goodbegetsgood,andevilleadstoevil8.

Trueenough,thesunshinesonthesaint9andthesinner10alike,andtoooftenitseemsthatthe

wicked11waxandprosper12.Butwecansaywithcertitude13that,withtheindividual14aswiththe

nation,theflourishing15ofthewickedisanillusion16,for,unceasingly17,lifekeepsbooksonusallls.

Intheend,19weAreallthesumtotal20ofouractions.Character21cannotbecounterfeited22,nor

canitbeputon2?andcastoff24asifitwereagarment25tomeetthewhimofthemoment26.Likethe

markingsonwood27whichareingrained28intheveryheartofthetree,characterrequirestimeand

nurture29forgrowthanddevelopment.

Thusalso,daybyday30,wewriteourowndestiny31,forinexorably32webecomewhatwedo.This,

Ibelieve,isthesupremelogic33andthelawoflife.

一MaylingSoong

NOTES

1.consequencen.:result結(jié)果

2.inmyopinionprep.phr.\Ithink我認為

3.moralfoundationn.phr.:spiritualbasis精神基礎

4.universe〃.：theworld宇宙

5.thenextn.phr,:thefutureworld將來的世界

6.saying〃.：popularphrase俗話

7.“Ifamanplantsmelons,hewillreapmelons;ifhesowsbeans,hewillreapbeans"=Onewillreap

asonehassown.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆

8.goodbegetsgood,andevilleadstoevil=Goodproducesgood,andevilproducesevil.善有善才艮，

惡有惡報

9.saintn.:aholyperson圣人

10.sinner〃.：onewhosins罪人

11.thewickedn.phr.:badmen惡人

12.waxandprospern.phr.\beself-satisfiedandprosperous志得意滿

13.saywithcertitudev.phr.:saywithcertainty斷言

14.individualn.:asingleperson個人

15.flourish(ing)v.:prosper(ing)得志

16.illusion〃.：unrealimage幻象

17.unceasinglyad.:continually不斷上也

18.lifekeepsbooksonusall=lifekeepsaccountsofmeritsandfaultsonallofus生命對于我們大

家都保有功過記錄

19.intheendad.phr.:atlast最后。

20.sumtotaln.phr/.totalamount總和；總結(jié)果

21.characterH.:man9snature本性。

22.counterfeitv.:forge;pretend偽造

23.putonv.:bedressedin穿上

24.castoffv.phr.:takeoff脫去

25.garmentn.\dress衣月艮

26.meetthewhimofthemoment=tosatisfytheoddfancyordesireofthemoment滿足——時的奇想

27.markingsonwoodn.phr.:streaksofatree樹紋

28.ingrainv.:deeplysinkinto深入

29.nurturen.\rearing;education養(yǎng)育；教養(yǎng)

30.daybydayad.phr.:dayafterday逐日

31.destinyn.:fate命運

32.inexorablyad.:surely必然。

33.supremelogicn.phr.:highestreasoning最高的邏輯。

NapoleonBonaparte1

Napoleonwasamanwho,ineachmomentandemergency2,knewwhattodonext.Fewmenhaveany

next;theylivefromhandtomouth,'withoutplan,and,aftereachaction,waitforanimpulse4from

abroad3.Napoleonhadbeenthefirstmanoftheworld,ifhisendshadbeenpurelypublic.

Hewasfirm,sure,self-denying6,self-postponing,7sacrificingeverythingtohisaim-money,troops,

generals,andhisownsafetyalso;notmisled8,lifecommonadventurers9,bythesplendor10ofhisown

means11,"Incidents12oughtnottogovernpolicy,“hesaid,“butpolicyincendents"."Hisvictorieswere

onlysomanydoors,andheneverfbramomentlostsightof11hiswayonward",inthedazzle16and

uproar17ofthepresentcircumstance.Heknewwhattodo,andheflewtohismark18.

Intheplentitudeofhisresources,everyobstacleseemedtovanish"."ThereshallbenoAlpshe

said;andhebuilthisperfectroad,climbingbygradedgalleries22theirsteepest23precipices24,untilItaly

wasasopentoParisasanytowninFrance.Havingdecidedwhatwastobedone,hedidthatwith

mightandmain.

Hefoughtsixtybattles.Hehadneverenough.Eachvictorywasanewweapon.6UMypowerwouldfall,

wereInottosupportitbynewachievements26.Conquest27hasmademewhatIam,andconquestmust