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第23章 人在旅途中 (13)

那位乐团指挥出现在舞台时,得到全场起立喝彩。

grocery ['rusri] n. 食品杂货店

Most of these ingredients can be found at your local grocery.

这些原料大部分都能在当地的杂货店里买到。

当你还是个孩子的时候,你很容易相信自己能够改变世界。

作为一个成年人,我才慢慢意识到生活越来越复杂。

挑战是巨大的,可是假如我们承担起个人责任并且选择可持续的生活方式,我们就能面对挑战,成为积极改变潮流的一部分。

It includes a list of ways to live more sustainable—simple but fundamental things like reducing household garbage, consuming less, not relying on cars so much, eating locally grown food, carrying a reusable cup and, most important, getting out into nature.

rely on:依靠;依赖

I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think.

figure out:算出;想出;解决

出奇制胜的魅力

Catch up with Your Good

弗洛伦斯·斯高伏尔·西恩 / Florence Scovel Shinn

Catch up with your good! This is a new way of saying, "Before they call, I will answer."

But how to catch up with your good? For you must have ears that hear, and eyes that see, or it will escape you.

Some people never catch up with their good in life; they will say, "My life has always been one of hardship, no good luck ever comes to me." They are the people who have been asleep to their opportunities; or through laziness, haven' t caught up with their good.

A woman told a group of friends that she had not eaten for three days. They dashed about asking people to give her work; but she refused it. She explained that she never got up until twelve o' clock, she liked to lie in bed and read magazines.

She just wanted people to support her while she read"Vogue" and "Harper' s Bazaar." We must be careful not to slip into lazy states of mind.

Take the affirmation, "I am wide awake to my good, I never miss a trick." Most people are only half awake to their good.

Think of the irresistible power of thought with clear vision. Many people are in a fog most of the time, making wrong decisions and going the wrong way.

Working with spiritual law, we are bringing to pass that which already is.

出奇制胜!出奇制胜从一个全新的角度来看,是指“在别人还没有提出问题之前,你就已经知道了答案”。

不过,用什么办法才能做到出奇制胜呢?首先,你一定要时刻保持耳朵警惕、眼神集中,不然,机会便会瞬间消失。

有些人一辈子都是循规蹈矩,更不用说出奇制胜了。他们会辩解说:“我的一生历尽了艰辛,我从来就没遇到过什么好运气。”这样的人实际上已经错过了所有机会。因为懒惰,他们根本找不到出奇制胜的机会。

曾经有位女士向自己的朋友求助,她说自己已经整整三天没吃东西了。听到这里,朋友们赶忙四处帮她找工作,但她不愿意去工作。她解释说:“每天不到中午十二点,我绝不会起床。我喜欢躺在床上看杂志。”

她只希望在自己欣赏时尚杂志和购物杂志时,有人能让她衣食无忧。这是多么荒谬的想法啊!我们一定要严防这种懒惰的想法产生。

树立这样一个坚定的观念:“为了眼前的机遇时刻作好准备,我将永远不会错过任何一个机会。”然而,大多数人并没有好好利用出奇制胜的潜能,甚至只能说是囫囵吞枣罢了。

我们要用清晰的头脑来看待这不可抵挡的思想力量。大部分人因为长期处在一种混沌的状态中,导致他们错误不断,与成功渐行渐远。

只要掌握了出奇制胜的原则,我们便可以把握眼前的一切机会。

坐失良机,必有忧患。

hardship ['h:dip] n. 困苦;苦难;艰难险阻

Reading builds the mind, hardship builds up character.

阅读培养思维,苦难磨炼性格。

laziness ['leizinis] n. 怠惰;无精打采

One of the human weakness is laziness.

人性的弱点之一是懒惰。

irresistible [,iri'zistbl] adj. 不可抵抗的;不能压制的;极为诱人的

He had an irresistible desire to run away.

他一心想逃跑,无法抑制这个愿望。

spiritual ['spiritjul] adj. 精神的;心灵的

Release and relax the spiritual pressure and tension.

释放和缓解精神上的压力和紧张。

有些人一辈子都是循规蹈矩,更不用说出奇制胜了。

我们要用清晰的头脑来看待这不可抵挡的思想力量。

只要掌握了出奇制胜的原则,我们便可以把握眼前的一切机会。

How to catch up with your good?

catch up with:赶上;追上;逮捕

A woman told a group of friends that she had not eaten for three days.

a group of:一组;一群

成功就在你面前

Success Is on the Other Side

斯图尔特·罗森 / Stuart Rosen

Everybody wants success. Some people aim for it; others just talk about it. We all know what it looks like, when someone else has it. Oftentimes it just seems like something too far out of reach.

The truth is: Success is closer than you think. It' s just on the other side. You have to want it enough, and be willing enough to get it.

On the Other Side of Fear.

Fear is your biggest obstacle—fear of failure; fear of the judgment of others; fear of actually succeeding. It will trip you up every time. It will cause you to make decisions that may seem "right" at the time, but they' re preventing you from actually getting over that wall.

On the Other Side of Excuses.

Success has no excuses. You either get it or you don' t. The minute you find a reason not to take another step towards success is the moment you stop being successful. In the symphony of success, excuses are just noise.

On the Other Side of Obstacles.

Everyone faces changes; different ones at different times. We all handle the same challenges differently; we all have different results. It' s how you handle each one and what you do with the results that count. An obstacle is something you either find a way around or allow to stop you. Remember, you've got to get passed obstacles in order to succeed.

谁都想获得成功。有的人以此为目标,而有的人则只是空谈。当有人获得成功时,我们都明白什么是成功。然而,很多时候,成功看起来似乎遥不可及。

事实的真相是:成功比你想象的要近得多,它就在对面。你需要对成功充满渴望,然后心甘情愿地去得到它。

成功在恐惧的对面。

恐惧是你的最大障碍——害怕失败,害怕他人的评价,害怕真正会获得成功。恐惧时刻会将你绊倒,它会让你作出那些在当时看似“正确”的决定,但是你的决定会阻挡你真正去克服那些困难。

成功在借口的对面。

成功无需任何借口。要么成功,要么失败。寻找借口,不再向成功迈近一步的那一刻,就是你不再获得成功之时。在成功的交响乐中,借口仅仅是一阵聒噪。

成功在障碍的对面。

每个人都面临着变化,并且不同的时刻有着不同的变化。同样的挑战,方式不同,结果也大相径庭。重要的是,你如何处理每个变化,以及如何应对那些重要的结果。对于障碍,你或者找到解决的方法,或者让它阻挡你前进的道路。记住,为了取得成功,你必须跨越障碍。

成功的秘诀,在于永不改变既定的目的。

obstacle ['bstkl] n. 障碍;干扰;妨害物

In other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome.

换句话说,只要努力工作,任何障碍都可以被克服。

judgment ['ddmnt] n. 判断;裁判;判决书

I acted on my own judgment.

我按自己的判断行事。

symphony ['simfni] n. 交响乐;谐声;和声

In a symphony show,an audience may feel a variety of mixed

feelings.

在一场交响音乐会中,听众会产生各种复杂的情感。

handle ['h鎛dl] v. 处理;操作;搬运

To handle yourself ,use your head;to handle others,use your heart.

用你的头脑来驾驭自己,用你的心来对待他人。

当有人获得成功时,我们都明白什么是成功。

在成功的交响乐中,借口仅仅是一阵聒噪。

对于障碍,你或者找到解决的方法,或者让它阻挡你前进的道路。

Oftentimes it just seems like something too far out of reach.

out of reach:够不着

They' re preventing you from actually getting over that wall.

prevent...from:使……不,防止……做

我始终都是一帆风顺

So Far Through Life with a Considerable Share of Felicity

本杰明·富兰克林 / Benjamin Franklin

Dear son: