雙語美文:貌似悖論的戒律
雙語美文:貌似悖論的戒律
The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr.Kent M.Keith似是而非的戒律 肯特.基思
1.People are illogical,unreasonable,and self-centered.Love them anyway.戒律一:人們往往會毫無邏輯,不可理喻,唯我獨尊。但是不管怎樣,還是要去愛他們。
2.If you do good,people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway.戒律二:如果你積極行善,有人會指責你別有用心、謀取私利。但是不管怎樣,還是要積極行善。
3.If you are successful,you win false friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway.
戒律三:如果你已功成名就,難免會招來虛假的朋友和真正的敵人。但是不管怎樣,還是要力爭成功。
4.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.戒律四:你今朝的善行,眾人會在明晨淡忘。但是不管怎樣,還是要多多行善。
5.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway.戒律五:坦誠待人,會使你易受傷害。但是不管怎樣,還是要坦誠待人。
6.The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.Think big anyway.戒律六:思想最偉大的人物,可能會被心胸狹隘的'小人擊倒。但是不管怎樣,還是要胸懷大志。
7.People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.Fight for a few underdogs anyway.戒律七:雖然人們有時憐憫弱者,但卻總是追隨贏家。但是不管怎樣,還是要扶助某些弱者。
8.What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.Build anyway.戒律八:你花費多年創造的一切,可能會毀於一旦。但是不管怎樣,還是要努力創造。
9.People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.Help people anyway.戒律九:人們需要幫助,可當你向他們伸出援助之手時,可能會反被其傷。但是不管怎樣,還是要幫助他們。
10.Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.Give the world the best you have anyway.戒律十:獻出你全部的人生精華造福人類,可能會使你身受打擊。但是不管怎樣,還是要向人類獻出你全部精華。