晨讀哲理英語美文

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　　：世界沒有我依舊運轉

　　What do I believe? What laws do I live by? There are so many answers - work, beauty, truth, love - and I hope I do live by them.

　　什麼是我所信仰的?什麼是我生活的準則?答案很多，比如工作、美麗、真理、愛心，但願我能以它們為準則。

　　But in everyday things I live by the light of a supplementary set of laws. I'd better call them rules of thumb. Rules of thumb aren't very grand, but they do make the wheels go round.

　　然而，生活中的我還履行著另外一套附加的法則，即經驗法則。這一法則雖然簡單，但卻能使事情順利地進行下去。

　　My father and mother sent me to good schools, but the finest thing they did for my education was to have seven children. I was the oldest, and my brothers and sisters were my best teachers.

　　父母把我送到一所很好的學校學習，但養育了7個孩子，才是他們為我的教育做的最好的事。我是家中長女，而弟弟妹妹就是我最好的老師。

　　I learned first to pull my own weight in the boat. Kids making a bob-sled have no use for the loafer who wants a free ride. Neither has the world. I learned to make the bed I slept in, and wash the glass I used, and mend what I broke, and mop up where I spilled. And if I was too lazy or too dainty or too busy, and left it for someone else, somebody else soon taught me different.

　　我最先學會了身為長女的責任。對一個想搭順風車的流浪者來說，會做雪橇的孩子毫無用處。對這些孩子而言，世界也是如此。我學會了睡覺前自己鋪床，洗自己用過的杯子，修補自己弄壞的東西，用拖布拖幹自己濺到地上的水。如果我過於懶惰、挑剔或忙碌，而讓別人來做這些事，馬上就會有人教我不能這麼做。

　　Then, the same way, I learned that anger is a waste. It hurts nobody but me. A fit of the sullens got short shrift in our house. It wasn't pulling my weight in the boat. It was spoiling sport. And among seven children it got me nowhere. It might reduce four o'cat to three o'cat, but the game went on just the same, and where was I? Out of it. Better go in and join the group around the piano and forget my grievance. Better still, next time don't fling down my bat in a tantrum; keep my temper, and stay in the game.

　　於是，我同樣也明白了生氣於事無補。除了我自己，它傷害不了任何人。在我們家裡，悶悶不樂是不會有人搭理你的。儘管不是我的責任，但卻會讓人覺得掃興。何況在7個孩子中間生悶氣對我並沒有好處。沒有我，“4只小貓”的遊戲變成“3只小貓”，一樣可以玩得很好。而我呢?只能被排除在外了。最好的辦法就是，忘掉自己的委屈，加入他們，和大家一起圍著鋼琴玩。還有，最好下次不要再亂髮脾氣;控制好自己的情緒，繼續玩遊戲。

　　Here's a rule thumb that's important, and the older I get, the more important I think it is. When I can do something, and somebody wants me to do it, I have to do it. The great tragedy of life is not to be needed. As long as you are able and willing to do things for people, you will be needed. Of course you are able; and if so, you can't say no. My mother is seventy-seven. In seventy-seven years she has never said no. Today she is so much in demand by thirteen grandchildren and countless neighbors that her presence is eagerly contended for. When I want to see her I have to pretend emergency.

　　此外，還有一條經驗法則同樣重要。隨著慢慢長大，我也越來越認識到它的重要性。當我有能力做一件事，有人也希望我做時，我就必須去做。不為人所需是人生中最大的悲劇。只要你有能力並願意為人們做一些事，人們就會需要你。你肯定能夠做到，那就不要推辭。我的母親已經77歲了。但77年來她從未說過“不”字。如今，她的13個孫兒和無數的鄰居依然很需要她，希望她能在身邊。因此當我想見她時，不得不假裝有緊急的事情。

　　Then there's the rule of curiosity. Your body would die if you stopped feeling hunger and thirst, and your mind will die if you lose your curiosity. This I learned from my father. My father was a naturalist. He could see the beetle under the bark, and draw it forth unharmed for us to squint at through the magnifying glass. He sampled the taste of thirty-three different caterpillars. Fired by his example, once, my sister ate an ant. In case you are wondering, caterpillars taste like the green leaves they eat, and ants taste of lemon. I personally haven't tasted any entomological specimens lately, but I am still rejoicing in the limitless curiosity, the draws me to books and people and places.I hope I never lose it. It would be like pulling down the blind.

　　除此之外，還有好奇法則。當你感覺不到飢餓和乾渴時，你的身體就停止運轉了;如果你失去了好奇心，那你的思想就不再工作了。這是父親傳授給我的。他是一位博物學家。他能看到樹皮下的甲蟲，並把它毫髮無傷地捉下來，放在放大鏡下讓我們看。他嘗過33種不同毛蟲的味道。有一次，在父親的示範與鼓勵下，妹妹吃了一隻螞蟻。假如你對它們的味道感到好奇，我會告訴你，毛蟲的味道就像它們所吃的樹葉，而螞蟻的味道像檸檬。我個人最近並未品嚐任何昆蟲的標本，但我仍欣喜於自己無限的好奇心，它促使我博覽群書、樂於與人交往和四處旅行。我希望永遠擁有好奇心。沒有它，就彷彿放下了窗簾，讓我無法欣賞到窗外的美景。

　　Finally, there is the rule of happiness. Happiness is a habit. I was taught to cultivate it. A big stomach-ache, or a big heart-ache, can interrupt happiness, but neither can destroy it unless I permit. My mother simply wouldn't have unhappy faces moping about the place. If it was stomach-ache, she does it. If it was heart-ache, she administered love and understanding and lots of interesting things to do, and soon the sun came out again. Even the heartbreaks that can't really be mended, even those seem to yield to the habit of finding happiness in doing things, in love and in the memory of love. I hope I never lose that habit either. It would be like putting out the light.

　　最後，還有幸福法則。幸福是一種習慣。我學會了去養成這種習慣。劇烈的胃痛與心痛都會阻礙幸福，但沒有我的允許，它們絕對無法破壞幸福。母親不願意看到家中有人悶悶不樂。如果有人胃痛，母親會給他吃藥;如果是心痛，她會給予愛和理解，並做很多有趣的事讓他忘記痛苦，重新展露笑顏。即使心碎了，無法再修補，即使有人習慣在工作、愛與愛的回憶中尋找幸福，我也希望我永遠不會將這一習慣丟棄。擁有它，就彷彿點亮了生命的明燈。

　　So I learned to live, by the great laws, and these little rules of thumb. I wouldn't take a million dollars for any one of them, or a million times that for the years at home that taught them to me.

　　因此，我學會了生活，並遵循著偉大的定律與這些瑣碎的經驗法則。即使給我100萬美元，也換不去它們中的任何一個;或者即使給我無盡的時間，也無法交換那些讓我懂得這些法則的家中歲月。

　　：做個聆聽者

　　Many people neglect this most important communication skill.

　　許多人忽視了這一最為重要的溝通技巧。

　　Do you know that we spend an average of our waking day communicating?

　　你是否積壓物資我們醒著時有一半的時間是用來溝通的?

　　Of this communication time, 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% talking and 45% listening.

　　在這段時間裡，9%是通過寫，16%是讀，30%是說而45%是用來聽。

　　Immediately after hearing something, most of us can recall only 50% of what we hear. Within two to eight weeks, we can recall only 25% or less of the original message. Our mental attitudes reduce our ability to retain what we hear.

　　一聽完某件事，大多數人只能記住其中之一的50%，兩至八個星期內，我們只能記得原資訊的25%，甚至更少。我們的精神狀態削弱了我們的記憶能力。

　　Some suggestions to being a good listener are mentioned below.

　　以下是關於怎樣做個好聽眾的建議：

　　First of all, stop talking----you can't listen while you are talking.

　　首先，停止講話——你說話時是無法聽。

　　Ask questions----when you don't understand, when you need further clarification, when you want them to like you and when you want to show that you are listening.

　　問問題——如你不甚理解，你需要進一步澄清，當你希望他們喜歡你並且想證明你正在聽時。

　　Don't interrupt----give them time to say what they have to say.

　　不要打岔——給他們時間說他們必須說的一切。

　　Concentrate on what they are saying---- actively focus your attention on their words, their ideas and their feelings as they relate to the subject.

　　集中精神聽他們說——當他們說到主題時，主動把你的注意力放在你們的言語思想和感情上。

　　Look at the prospect---- by looking, it gives them confidence that you are, in fact, listening. It helps you to concentrate too.

　　望著前方——通過望對方，對方就更有信心，說明你正聽他說話，這也有助於你集中精神。

　　Leave your emotions behind----try to forget your own worries and problems. Leave them outside of the meeting room. They will prevent you from listening well.

　　擱置情感——暫時忘記你自己的煩惱和問題，把它們都通通留在會議室門外，因為它們會讓你沒法好好聽。

　　Understand the main points ----concentrate on the main ideas and not the illustrative material.

　　理解要點——集中精力聽主要意思而非說明性材料。

　　Don't argue mentally----when you are trying to understand other people, it is a handicap to argue with them mentally as they are speaking. This only sets up a barrier between yourself and the speaker.

　　切忌激烈地爭論——如果你想理解別人哀兵必勝說的話，那麼在別人說話的時候與別人激烈地爭論就會成為一大障礙。這隻會在你與說話人之間設下一道鴻溝。

　　Use the difference in rate----you can listen faster than you can talk. So use this rate difference to your advantage by staying on the right track, anticipating what they are going to say, thinking back over what they have just said and evaluating the development of their argument. You speak at about 100 to 150 words per minute, but you think at 250 to 500.

　　不同的速率——聽總快過說。因此你應該通過不同的估計以發揮你的優勢。比如站在合適的位置，設想一下他們要說些什麼，回想一下他們剛剛說了什麼，並估計下段進展如何，說話時的語速是一分鐘100至250至500字。

　　Learn to listen and you will achieve a great success in your life.

　　學會聆聽，日後定會成功。