中英双语 爱默生 成功的内涵

WHAT IS SUCCESS

成功的内涵

Ralph Waldo Emerson

拉尔夫•沃尔多•爱默生

What is success?

成功是什么?

To laugh often and love much;

笑口常开，爱心永在，

To win the respect of intelligent people

赢得智者的尊重，

And the affection of children;

孩子们的爱戴;

To earn the approbation(认可，嘉许) of honest critics

博得真诚的认可，

And endure the betrayal of false friends;

容忍损友的背叛;

To appreciate beauty;

欣赏美好的东西，

To find the best in others;

发现别人的可爱。

To give oneself;

学会无私地奉献，

To leave the world a little better，

给世界增添光彩：

Whether by a healthy child，

要么培育出健康的孩子，

A garden patch，

要么留下花园一块，

Or a redeemed social condition;

亦或是改善社会条件;

To have played and laughed with enthusiasm

尽情娱乐、笑得畅快，

And sung with exultation;(大悦，欢欣)

把欢乐的歌唱起来;

To know even one life has breathed easier，

甚至知道一个生命活得自在，

Because you have lived……

因为你的一路走来……

This is to have succeeded.

这就是成功的内涵。