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成功需要的品质的英语美文


【篇一：成功需要的品质的英语美文】

we cannot travel every path. success must be won along one
line. we must make our business the one life purpose to which
every other must be subordinate(服从). 我们不可能把每条路都走
一遍。必须执着于一条道路才能获得成功 。我们必须有一个终生追
求的目标，其他的则从属于这个目标。

i hate a thing done by halves(不完全的). if it be right, do it
boldly. if it be wrong, leave it undone. 我痛恨做事半途而废。如
果这件事是对的，就大胆勇敢地去做;如果这件事不对，就不要去做。

the men of history were not perpetually(不断地) looking into the
mirror to make sure of their own size. absorbed in their work
they did it. they did it so well that the wondering world sees
them to be great, and labeled them accordingly. 历史长河中的伟
人并不是靠终日瞻观镜中的自己来衡量自身的形象的。他们 的形象
来自对事业全身心的投入与追求。他们是如此的卓越超凡，于是芸
芸众生觉得他们很伟大 ，并因此称他们为伟人。

to live with a high ideal is a successful life. it is not what one
does, but what one tries to do, that makes a man strong.
“eternal vigilance,” it has been said, “is the price of liberty.”
with equal truth it may be said, “unceasing effort is the price of
success.” if we do not work with our might, others will; and
they will outstrip(超过) us in the race, and pluck the prize from
our grasp. 为崇高的理想而活着是一种成功的生活。使人变强大的，
不是这个人做了什么，而是他努力尝试去做什么 。有人说过，“恒久
的警惕是自由的代价”，那同样也可以说，“不懈的努力是成功的代
价。” 倘若我们不尽全力工作，别人会尽全力，随后他们将在竞争中
超越我们，从我们手中夺取胜利的果实。< br>
success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance.
self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. 成功越来越不
依赖于运气和巧合。丧失自信是我们失败的主要原因。

the great and indispensable help to success is character.
character is a crystallized habit, the result of training and
conviction. every character is influenced by heredity,
environment and education. but these apart, if every man were
not to be a great extent the architect of his own character, he

would be a fatalist, and irresponsible creature of
circumstances. 性格是取得成功不可或缺的重要助力。性格 是一种
固化成形的习惯，是不断培养并坚信于此的结果。每个人的性格都
会受到遗传因素、环境 和教育的影响。但除此之外，如果人在很大
程度上不能成为自己性格的构筑者，那么他就会沦为宿命论者 ，从
而成为环境的失败造物。

instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance, it
would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of
circumstance. from the same materials one man builds palaces,
another hovel. bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks, until
the architect can make them something else. 与其说人是环境的造物，不如说人是环境的建筑师更贴切些。同样的材料，有人能用
其建造出宫殿，而有人只能建成简 陋的小屋。在建筑师将其变成他
物之前，砖泥依然是砖泥。

the true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.
想得到的多就永远不要奢望太多。

wise men don’t care for what they can’t have. 智者不会在意他们
得不到的东西。

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世界经典英语散文《 散文最重要的品质》：这篇文章本身就是作者
所推崇的优美散文的范例，沉稳的文风，不允许那些满含激情，但
又与他的初衷毫不相干的词语 或形象来激发他的感情，从作品的整
体和各部分之间的和谐关系里，去创造自己的美。简介与鉴赏

选文是一篇关于散文的短论，全文只有一段，以简短的二百四十几
个词论述散文的品质-- 合理，这样一个大题目。全文共七句话，分别
从散文本身、作者、读者三个角度谈散文的品质：前三句讲 散文本
身，中间三句讲作者，最后一句讲读者。复杂长句的使用和句子之
间完美的衔接显示了作 者运用文字的简练和写作手法的老练。这篇
文章本身就是作者所推崇的优美散文的范例， 沉稳的文风 ， 不允许
那些满含激情，但又与他的初衷毫不相干的词语或形象来激发他的
感情 ， 从作品的整体和各部分之间的和谐关系里，去创造自己的美 。

需要指出，克拉顿-布罗克的 观点适用于古典散文，现代散文早已打
破了这些条条框框，但这篇散文依然意义重大，因为它很好地说明
了如何欣赏古典散文之美。

01 散文最重要的品质 the cardinal virtue of prose

英文正文

prose of its very nature1is longer than verse, and the
virtues2peculiar to it manifest3themselves gradually. if the
cardinal4virtue of poetry is love, the cardinal virtue of prose is
justice; and, whereas love makes you act and speak on the
spur5of the moment, justice needs inquiry6, patience, patience,
and a control even of the noblest passions7. by justice here i
do not mean justice only to particular people or ideas, but a
habit of justice in all the processes of thought, a style
tranquillized8and a form moulded9by that habit. the master of
prose is not cold, but he will not let any word or i mage
inflame10him with a heat irrelevant11to his purpose.
unhasting12, unresting, he pursues13it, subduing14all the
riches of his mind to it, rejecting15all beauties that are not
germane16to it; making his own beauty out of the very
accomplishment17of it, out of the whole work and its
proportions18, so that you must read to the end before you
know that it is beautiful. but he has his reward19, for he is
trusted and convinces, as those who are at the mercy of their
own eloquence20do not; and he gives a pleasure all the
greater for being hardly noticed. in the best prose, whether
narrative21or argument22, we are so led on as we read, thatwe
do not stop to applaud23the writer, nor do we stop to question
him.

经典语句

if the cardinal virtue of poetry is love, the cardinal virtue of
prose is justice; and, whereas love makes you act and speak
on the spur of the moment, justice needs inquiry, patience, and
a control even of the noblest passions.

单词速记

1nature6n. 本性，性质

2virtue6n. 美德，优点

3manifest6v. 表明

4cardinal8adj. 主要的，基本的

5spur6n. 刺激物

6inquiry6n. 询问，调查

7passion6n. 激情，热情

8tranquillize8v. 使平静，使安静

9mould6v. 浇铸

10 inflame8v. 燃烧，激动

11 irrelevant8adj. 不相干的，不切题的

12 unhasting8adj. 从容不迫的

13 pursue6v. 追赶，追求

14 subdue6v. 使屈服，征服

15 reject6v. 拒绝，丢掉

16 germane8adj. 有密切关系的，贴切的，恰当的

17 accomplishment8n. 完成，成就

18 proportion6n. 比率，部分

19 reward6n. 报答，报酬

20 eloquence6n. 雄辩，口才，修辞

21 narrative8n. 叙述，讲述

22 argument6n. 争论，辩论

23 applaud8v. 喝彩，鼓掌欢迎

中文译文

散文最重要的品质

散文，就 其本质而言，比韵文篇幅长，而且，其特有的品质是逐渐
展现出来的。如果说诗最重要的品质是爱，散文 最重要的品质就是
合理；而且，尽管 爱 使你一时冲动而行动、而抒发， 合理 则需要
调查 ，需要耐心，需要控制即使是最崇高的激情。关于合理，我不
是指只针对具体人或具体思想的合理，而是 指在思想的全过程中的
一种合理的习惯，一种由此习惯所形成的沉稳的文风和由此习惯所
造就的 形式。散文大师并不冷漠，但他也不允许那些满含激情，但
又与他的初衷毫不相干的词语或形象来激发他 的感情。他不慌不忙、
永不停止地追求着，克制着脑子里丰富的思想活动，摒弃所有与之
无关的 美，从完成的作品之中，从作品的整体和各部分之间和谐的
关系里，去创造自己的美。因此，你必须把作 品读完，才能知道它
是美的。可是，他享有自己的报美。因此，你必须把作品读完，才
能知道它 是美的。可是，他享有自己的报偿，因为他取得人们的信
任，他令人信服，正像那些单靠显弄雄辩的人们 得不到这一报偿，
道理是一样的。而且，他不露声色，这反而能给人更大的愉悦。我
们在阅读最 好的散文时，无论是叙事的还是说理的，是在情不自禁
地一直读下去，而不会停下来向作者欢呼，也不会 停下来向作者发
问。

第六部分 获取完美品德in the various enumerations of the moral
virtues i had met with in my reading, i found the catalogue
more or less numerous，as different writers included more or
fewer ideas under the same name. i proposed to myself, for the
sake of clearness, to use rather more names，with fewer ideas
annexed to each, than a few names with more ideas; and i
included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time
occurred to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to
each a short precept, which fully expressed the extent i gave to
its meaning.在阅读 的过程中，我发现在列举道德品质时，分类繁多，
不同的作者对同一个类别的解释多少有些出入，释义有 深有浅。为
了明确起见，我主张自己多设定几个名称类别，每个名称包含更加
简明的含义，而不 要分类少而释义多。我提出了十三种品德，这是
当时我认为要么必需要么合意的全部品德的名称，每个名 称底下我
附了一些简单的戒律，充分说明我认为该词应有的含义。these
names of virtues, with their precepts, were:这些品德的名称和相
应的戒律如下：ance. eat not to dullness; drink not to
elevation.一、节制。食不过饱；酒不过量。e. speak not
but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling
conversation.二、沉默寡言。言必于人于己有益；避免无益的谈话。
. let all your things have their places; let each part of
your business have its time.三、生活有秩序。每一样东西应有安
放的位置;每件事务当安排好相应的时间。tion. resolve to
perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
四、决心。当做必做；一旦决定，不可半途而废。ity. make
no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste
nothing.五、俭朴。花钱必须于人或于己有益；比如，不要浪费一分
一厘。ry. lose no time; be always employed in
something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.六、勤勉。不
浪费时间；每时每刻做有用的事，终止一切不必要的行动。
ity. use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly,
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.七、诚恳。不恶意骗人；思
想要纯洁公正，说话也要如此。e. wrong none by doing
injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.八、公正。
不做损人之事，不要忘记履行对人有益而且是你应尽的义务。
tion. avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so
much as you think they deserve.九、中庸适度。避免极端；如果< /p>

对你造成的伤害是应该的，当克制怒火。iness. tolerate
no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.十、清洁。身体、
衣服和住所力求清洁。illity. be not disturbed at trifles,
or at accidents common or unavoidable.十一、镇静。勿因小事
或不可避免的事故而惊慌失措。ty. rarely use venery but
for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the
injury of your own or another s peace or reputation.十二、贞节。除了为了健康或生育后代起见，节制房事，以免伤害身体或损害你
自己或他人的安宁或名誉。ty. imitate jesus and
socrates.十三、谦虚。仿效耶稣和苏格拉底。my intention being
to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, i judged it would be
well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at
once, but to fix it on one of them at a time; and, when i should
be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till i
should have gone through the thirteen; and, as the previous
acquisition of some might facilitate the acquisition of certain
others, i arranged them with that view, as they stand above.
temperance first，as it tends to procure that coolness and
clearness of head, which is so necessary where constant
vigilance was to be kept up, and guard maintained against the
unremitting attraction of ancient habits，and the force of
perpetual temptations. this being acquired and established,
silence would be more easy; and my desire being to gain
knowledge at the same time that i improved in virtue, and
considering that in conversation it was obtained rather by the
use of the ears than of the tongue, and therefore wishing to
break a habit i was getting into of prattling, punning，and
joking，which only made me acceptable to trifling company, i
gave silence the second place. this and the next, order, i
expected would allow me more time for attending to my project
and my studies. resolution, once become habitual, would keep
me firm in my endeavors to obtain all the subsequent virtues;
frugality and industry freeing me from my remaining debt, and
producing affluence and independence, would make more
easy the practice of sincerity and justice, etc., etc. conceiving
then, that, agreeably to the advice of pythagoras in his golden
verses, daily examination would be nece ssary.既然我的目的是
将这些美德变成一种习惯，我认为最好不要同时尝试所有项目，以