lovesick英语背诵美文30篇(附中文翻译)

生而为赢

——英语背诵美文

30

篇

目录：

·第一篇：

Youth

青春

·第二篇：

Three Days to See(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

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·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

by

the

company he

keeps;

for

there

is

a

companionship

of

books

as

well

as

of

men;

and

one

should

always

live

in

the

best

company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will

never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us

in

times

of

adversity

or

distress.

It

always

receives

us

with

the

same

kindness;

amusing

and

instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.

Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as

two

persons

sometimes

discover

a

friend

by

the

admiration

which

both

entertain

for

a

third.

There is an old proverb, ?Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this:” Love me, love

my book.” The book is a truer an

d higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with

each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.

《

A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the

wor

ld of a man?s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are

treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our

constant companions and comforters.

Books

possess

an

essence

of

immortality.

They

are

by

far

the

most

lasting

products

of

human

effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts,

which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author?s minds, ages ago. What

was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only

effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive e

but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds

that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we

sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and

we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad.

The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on still listens.

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·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, I rust”

---would be an excellent motto

for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most industrious person

might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like

the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work

required of them.

Those

who

would

attain

the

heights

reached

and

kept

by

great

men

must

keep

their

faculties

polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard

the

entrances

to

the

professions,

to

science,

art,

literature,

agriculture--- every

department

of

human endeavor.

Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement. If Hugh Miller, after toiling

all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become

a famous geologist. The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a

mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his

spare moments to idleness, had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to

sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a

string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer.

~

Labor vanquishes all---not inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, unremitting,

daily effort toward a well-directed purpose. Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,

so is eternal industry the price of noble and enduring success.

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·第五篇：

Ambition

抱负

Ambition

It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with

out

demands,

without

abrasions,

without

disappointments.

People

would

have

time

for

reflection.

Such

work

as

they

did

would

not

be

for

themselves

but

for

the

collectivity.

Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the

past.

The

stress

of

creation

would

be

at

an

end.

Art

would

no

longer

be

troubling,

but

purely

celebratory in its functions. Longevity would be increased, for fewer people would die of heart

attack or stroke caused by tumultuous endeavor. Anxiety would be extinct. Time would stretch on

and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.

Ah, how unrelieved boring life would be!

There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, and ambition therefore a sham. Does this

mean that success does not really exist That achievement is at bottom empty That the efforts of

men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events now not all

success, obviously, is worth esteeming, nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which

are not is something one soon enough learns on one?s own. But even the most cynical secretly

admit that success exists; that achievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is that

the actions of men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to take on a point of view that

is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove all motives for competence, interest in

attainment, and regard for posterity.

We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical

epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not,

most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of our death. But within all

this

realm

of

choicelessness,

we

do

choose

how

we

shall

live:

courageously

or

in

cowardice,

honorably

or

dishonorably, with

purpose

or

in

drift.

We

decide

what

is

important

and

what

is

trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to

do.

But

no

matter

how

indifferent

the

universe

may

be

to

our

choices

and

decisions,

these

choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so

are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.

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)

·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 governed my life: the longing for love,

the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like

great

winds,

have

blown

me

hither

and

thither,

in

a

wayward

course,

over

a

deep

ocean

of

anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair.

I

have

sought

love,

first,

because

it

brings

ecstasy---ecstasy

so

great

that

I

would

often

have

sacrificed

all

the

rest

of

my

life

for

a

few

hours

for

this

joy.

I

have

sought

it,

next,

because

it

relieves loneliness---that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the

rim of the world into the cold 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 have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human

life, this is what---at last---I have found.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I

have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power

by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved.

Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always it

brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine,

victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole

world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to

alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.

This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance

were offered me.

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·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 hard and steep. And when his wings

enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when

he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays

waste the garden.

…

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your

pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in

the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

But if, in your fear, you would seek only love?s peace and love?s pleasure, then it is better for you

that you cover

your nakedness and pass out of love?s threshing

-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 is sufficient unto love.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be

your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

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 another day 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 and a song of praise upon your lips.

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·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

and

occupy

the

most

subordinate

positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon

them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the

first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses

now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education.

But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of

the

future

partner

in

him

will

not

hesitate

to

try

his

hand

at

the

broom.

It

does

not

hurt

the

newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim

high”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the pa

rtner or

the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk,

or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My

place is at the 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 the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line,

resolve

to

fight

it

out

on

that

line,

to

lead

in

it,

adopt

every

improvement,

have

the

best

machinery, and know the most about it. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered

their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in

this, or that, or the other, here there, and every

where. “Don?t put all your eggs in one basket.” is

all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round

you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket.

It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who carries three

baskets

must

put

one

on

his

head,

which

is

apt

to

tumble

and

trip

him

up.

One

fault

of

the

American businessman is lack of concentration.

To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor,

or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the

firm?s interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your

eggs in one

basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as

Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.”

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·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 meet the celebrated. The prestige

you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are

yourself

of

small

account.

The

celebrated

develop

a

technique

to

deal

with

the

persons

they

come across. They show the world a mask, often an impressive on, but take care to conceal their

real selves. They play the part that is expected from them, and with practice learn to play it very

well, but you are stupid if you think that this public performance of theirs corresponds with the

man within.

I

have

been

attached,

deeply

attached,

to

a

few

people;

but

I

have

been

interested

in

men

in

general

not

for

their

own

sakes,

but

for

the

sake

of

my

work.

I

have

not,

as

Kant

enjoined,

regarded each man as an end in himself, but as material that might be useful to me as a writer. I

have

been

more

concerned

with

the

obscure

than

with

the

famous.

They

are

more

often

themselves. They have had no need to create a figure to protect themselves from the world or to

impress

it.

Their

idiosyncrasies

have

had

more

chance

to

develop

in

the

limited

circle

of

their

activity, and since they have never been in the public eye it has never occurred to them that they

have anything to conceal. They display their oddities because it has never struck them that they

are

odd.

And

after

all

it

is

with

the

common

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

such

beings

are

too

exceptional

to

form

a

proper

ground

for

a

work

of

art.

They

cannot be made real. The ordinary is the writer?s richer field.

Its unexpectedness, its singularity,

its infinite variety afford unending material. The great man is too often all of a piece; it is the little

man that is a bundle of contradictory elements. He is inexhaustible. You never come to the end of

the surprises he has in store for you. For my part I would much sooner spend a month on a desert

island with a veterinary surgeon than with a prime minister.

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·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 are better than normal; the other half,

they re worse. I believe life is a pendulum swing. It takes time and experience to understand what

normal is, and that gives me the perspective to deal with the surprises of the future.

Let?s benchmark the parameters: yes, I will die. I?ve dealt with the deaths of both parents, a best

friend, a beloved boss and cherished pets. Some of these deaths have been violent, before my

eyes, or slow and agonizing. Bad stuff, and it belongs at the bottom of the scale.

Then there are those high points: romance and marriage to the right person; having a child and

doing those Dad things like coaching my son?s baseball team, paddling around the creek in the

boat while he?s swimming with the dogs, disc

overing his compassion so deep it manifests even in

his

kindness

to

snails,

his

imagination

so

vivid

he

builds

a

spaceship

from

a

scattered

pile

of

Legos.

But

there

is

a

vast

meadow

of

life

in

the

middle,

where

the

bad

and

the

good

flip-flop

acrobatically. This is what convinces me to believe in the 50-percent theory.

$$

One spring I planted corn too early in a bottomland so flood- prone that neighbors laughed. I felt

chagrined at the wasted effort. Summer turned brutal---the worst heat wave and drought in my

lifetime. The air-conditioned died; the well went dry; the marriage ended; the job lost; the money

gone. I was living lyrics from a country tune---music I loathed. Only a surging Kansas City Royals

team buoyed my spirits.

Looking back on that horrible summer, I soon understood that all succeeding good things merely

offset the bad. Worse than normal wouldn?t last long. I am owed and savor the halcyon times.

The

reinvigorate

me

for

the

next

nasty

surprise

and

offer

assurance

that

can

thrive.

The

50-per

cent theory even helps me see hope beyond my Royals? recent slump, a field of struggling

rookies sown so that some year soon we can reap an October harvest.

For

that

on

blistering

summer,

the

ground

moisture

was

just

right,

planting

early

allowed

pollination

before

heat

withered

the

tops,

and

the

lack

of

rain

spared

the

standing

corn

from

floods.

That

winter

my

crib

overflowed

with

corn---fat,

healthy

three-to-a-stalk

ears

filled

with

kernels from heel to tip---

while my neighbors? fields yielded only brow

n, empty husks.

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Although

plantings

past

may

have

fallen

below

the

50-percent

expectation,

and

they

probably

will again in the future, I am still sustained by the crop that flourishes during the drought.

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·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 recover from actions and behaviors that

upset you Minutes Hours Days Weeks The longer it takes you to recover, the more influence that

incident

has

on

your

actions,

and

the

less

able

you

are

to

perform

to

your

personal

best.

In

a

nutshell, the longer it takes you to recover, the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.

}

You are well aware that you need to exercise to keep the body fit and, no doubt, accept that a

reasonable measure of health is the speed in which your heart and respiratory system recovers

after exercise. Likewise the faster you let go of an issue that upsets you, the faster you return to

an

equilibrium,

the

healthier

you

will

be.

The

best

example

of

this

behavior

is

found

with

professional

sportspeople.

They

know

that

the

faster

they

can

forget

an

incident

or

missd

opportunity and get on with the game, the better their performance. In fact, most measure the

time it takes them to overcome and forget an incident in a game and most reckon a recovery rate

of 30 seconds is too long!

Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. Your aim is to play your part to the best of

your ability. You have been given a script and at the end of each sentence is a ful stop. Each time

you get to the end of the sentence you start a new one and although the next sentence is related

to the last it is not affected by it. Your job is to deliver each sentence to the best of your 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 daily life. Don?t allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personal best.

Stop the past from interfering with your life. Learn to recover quickly.

Remember: Rome wasn?t built in a day. Reflect on your recovery rate each day. Every day before

you go to bed, look at your progress. Don?t lie in bed saying to you, “I did that wrong.” “I should

have done better there.” No. look at your day and note when y

ou made an effort to place a full

stop after an incident. This is a success. You are taking control of your life. Remember this is a

step by step process. This is not a make-over. You are undertaking real change here. Your aim:

reduce the time spent in recovery.

The way forward

Live in the present. Not in the precedent.

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·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---like stress, anger, or frustration. What was

going through your mind as you were going through that negativity Was your mind cluttered with

thoughts Or was it paralyzed, unable to think

~

The

next

time

you

find

yourself

in

the

middle

of

a

very

stressful

time,

or

you

feel

angry

or

frustrated,

stop.

Yes,

that?s

right,

stop.

Whatever

you?re

doing,

stop

and

sit

for

one

minute.

While you?re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.

Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion. Don?t

cheat yourself here. Take the entire minute---but only one minute---to do nothing else but feel

that emotion.

When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I wiling to keep holding on to this negative emotion as

I go through the rest of the day”

Once you?ve allowed

yourself to be totally immersed in the emotion and really fell it, you will be

surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.

If

you

feel

you

need

to

hold

on

to

the

emotion

for

a

little

longer,

that

is

OK.

Allow

yourself

another minute to feel the emotion.

When

you

feel

you?ve

had

enough

of

the

emotion,

ask

yourself

if

you?re

willing

to

carry

that

negativity with you for the rest of the day. If not, take a deep breath. As you exhale, release all

that negativity with your breath.

This exercise seems simple---almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By allowing that negative

emotion the space to be truly felt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it down

and trying not to feel it. You are actually taking away the power of the emotion by giving it the

space and attention it needs. When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is

only emotion, it loses its control. You can clear your head and proceed with your task. Try it. Next

time you?re in the middle of a

negative emotion, give yourself the space to feel the emotion and

see what happens. Keep a piece 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!

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：

This

will

remind

you

of

the

steps

to

the

process.

Remember;

take

the

time

you

need

to really

immerse yourself in the emotion. Then, when you feel you?ve felt it enough, release it

---really let

go of it. You will be surprised at how quickly you can move on from a negative situation and get

to what you really want to do!

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·第十三篇：

Be Happy

快乐

Be Happy!

“

The days that make us happy make us wise.”

----John Masefield

when I first read this line by England?s Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefi

eld mean

Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober

assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.

Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The

wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed

by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused by fear.

Active

happiness---not

mere

satisfaction

or

contentment

---often

comes

suddenly,

like

an

April

shower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it.

The

grass

is

greener;

bird

songs

are

sweeter;

the

shortcomings

of

your

friends

are

more

understandable

and

more

forgivable.

Happiness

is

like

a

pair

of

eyeglasses

correcting

your

spiritual vision.

Nor

are

the

insights

of

happiness

limited

to

what

is

near

around

you.

Unhappy,

with

your

thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy,

the wall crumbles.

The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you----people,

thoughts, emotions, pressures---are now fitted into the larger scene. Everything assumes a fairer

proportion. And here is the beginning of wisdom.

。

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·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,

far

more

for

which

to

be

thankful.

Though life?s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed.

For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of

love, kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more

who devote 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, look closely, for that goodness always

comes shining through.

There si no limit to the goodness of life. It grows more abundant with each new encounter. The

more you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.

Even

when

the

cold

winds

blow

and

the

world

seems

to

be

cov

ered

in

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 vividly clear that life is a priceless treasure. And so the goodness of

life is made even stronger by the very things that would oppose it.

!

Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever you found that the goodness of life was

really only a moment away. Around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is

there to surprise and delight you.

Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your thoughts. Then, share

your good fortune with another. For the goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each

time it is given away.

Though

the

problems

constantly

scream

for

attention

and

the

conflicts

appear

to

rage

ever

stronger,

the

goodness

of

life

grows

stronger

still,

quietly,

peacefully,

with

more

purpose

and

meaning than ever before.

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·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, by what someone has told you, by what you?ve read in the

papers.

Some

fears

are

valid,

like

walking

alone

in

a

bad

part

of

town

at

two

o?clock

in

the

morning. But once y

ou learn to avoid that situation, you won?t need to live in fear of it.

Fears, even

the

most

basic

ones,

can

totally

destroy

our

ambitions.

Fear

can

destroy

fortunes.

Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the

many enemies lurking inside us.

Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face from within. The first enemy that you?ve

got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is! “Ho

-hum, let it

slide. I?ll

just drift along.” Here?s one problem with drifting: you can?t drift your way to the to of

the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It

will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

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The

third

enemy

inside

is

doubt.

Sure,

there?s

room

for

healthy

skepticism.

You

can?t

believe

everything. But you also can?t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future,

doubt

each

other,

doubt

the

government,

doubt

the

possibilities

nad

doubt

the

opportunities.

Worse

of

all,

they

doubt

themselves.

I?m

telling

you,

doubt

will

destroy

your

life

and

your

chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and

your 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 be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi

is coming, you?ve got to worry. But you can?t let

worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a

small

corner.

Here?s

what you?ve

got

to

do with

your worries:

drive

them

into

a small

corner.

Whatever is out to get you, you?ve got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you?ve got to push

back.

The fi

fth interior enemy is overcaution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; it?s

an

illness.

If

you

let

it

go,

it?ll

conquer

you.

Timid

people

don?t

get

promoted.

They

don?t

advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You?ve

got to avoid overcaution.

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Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what?s holding

ou back, what?s keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your

pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

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·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?t something you buy now and then or pull

down from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then return to the cupboard.

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Abundance is a philosophy; it appears in your physiology, your value 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 and

take care of it as well.

Abundance doesn?t always require money. Many people live with all that money can buy yet live

empty inside. Abundance begins inside with some main self- ingredients, like love, care, kindness

and

gentleness,

thoughtfulness

and

compassion.

Abundance

is

a

state

of

being.

It

radiates

outward. It shines like the sun among the many moons in the world.

Being from the brightness of abundance doesn?t allow the darkness to appear or be in the path

unless a choice to allow it to. The true sta

te of abundance doesn?t have room for lies or games