【双语有声阅读】做自己情绪的主人

The tides advance; the tides recede¹. Winter goes and summer comes. summer wanes² and the cold increases. The sun rises; the sun sets. The moon is full; the moon is black. The birds arrive; the birds depart. Flowers bloom; flowers fade. Seeds are sown; harvests are reaped. all nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides, my moods will rise; my moods will fall.

 

潮起潮落，冬去春来，夏末秋至，日出日落，月圆月缺，雁来雁往，花飞花谢，草长瓜熟，自然界万物都在循环往复的变化中，我也不例外，情绪会时好时坏。

Today l will be master of my emotions.

今天我学会控制情绪。

It is one of nature's tricks, little understood, that each day I awaken³ with moods that have changed from yesterday.

这是大自然的玩笑，很少有人窥破天机。每天我醒来时，不再有1日日的心情。

Yesterday's joy will become today's sadness; yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy. Inside me is a wheel, constantly tuning⁴ from sadness to joy, from exultation⁵ to depression, from happiness to melancholy⁶.

昨日的快乐变成今天的哀愁，今天的悲伤又转为明日的喜悦。我心中像一只轮子不停地转着，由乐而悲，由悲而喜，由喜而忧。

Like the flowers, today's full bloom of joy will fade and wither⁷ into despondency, yet I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom so, too, does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.

这就好比花儿的变化，今天枯败的花儿蕴藏着明天新生的种子，今夭的悲伤也预示着明天的快乐。

And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive? For unless my mood is right the day will be a failure.

我怎样才能控制情绪，以使每天卓有成效呢？除非我心平气和，否则迎来的又将是失败的一天。

Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather, yea I transport it with me.

花草树木，随着气候的变化而生长，但是我为自己创造天气。

If I bring rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism⁸ to my customers then they will react with rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism and they will purchase naught⁹.

我要学会用自己的心灵弥补气候的不足。如果我为顾客带来风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，那么他们也会报之于风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，而他们什么也不会买。

If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter and my weather will produce a harvest of sales and a granary of gold for me.

相反的，如果我们为顾客献上欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，他们也会报之以欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，我就能获得销售上的丰收，赚取成仓的金币。

And how will I master my emotions so that every day is a happy day, and a productive one?

我怎样才能控制情绪，让每天充满幸福和欢乐？

I will learn this secret of the ages: Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

我要学会这个千古秘诀：弱者任思绪控制行为，强者让行控制思绪。

Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure-

每天醒来当我被悲伤、自怜、失败的情绪包围时，我就这样与之对抗：

If I feel depressed¹⁰ I will sing.

沮丧时，我引吭高歌。

If I feel sad I will laugh.

悲伤时，我开怀大笑。

If I feel ill I will double my labor¹¹.

病痛时，我加倍工作。

If I feel fear I will plunge¹² ahead.

恐惧时，我勇往直前。

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

自卑时，我换上新装。

If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.

不安时，我提高嗓声。

If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

穷困潦倒时，我想象未来的富有。

If I feel incompetent¹³ I will remember past success.

力不从心时，我回想过去的成功。

If I feel insignificant¹⁴ I will remember my goals.

自轻自贱时，我想想自己的目标。

Henceforth, I will know that only those with inferior ability can always be at their best, and I am not inferior.

从今往后，我明白了，只有低能者才会江郎才尽，我并非低能者，我必须不断对抗那限些企图摧垮我的力量。

There will be days When I must IN THE WORLD constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down.

失望与悲伤一眼就会被识破，而其它许多敌人是不易觉察的。

Those such as despair and sadness are simple to recognize but there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship and they can also destroy me. Against them, too, I must never relinquish¹⁵ control:

它们往往面带微笑，却随时可能将我们摧垮。对它们，我们永远不能放松警惕。

If I become overconfident I will recall my failures.

自高自大时，我要追寻失败的记忆。

If I overindulge I will think of past hungers.

纵情得意时，我要记得挨饿的日子。

If I feel complacency I will remember my competition.

洋洋得意时，我要想想竞争的对手。

If I enj oy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame.

沾沾自喜时，不要忘了那忍辱的时刻。

If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind.

自以为是时，看看自己能否让步驻步。

If I attain¹⁶ great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth.

腰缠万贯时，想想那些食不果腹的人。

If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.

骄傲自满时，要想到自己怯懦的时候。

If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars.

不可一世时，让我抬头，仰望群星。

1 recede   

vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进

参考例句：

• The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。

2 wanes   

v.衰落( wane的第三人称单数 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes. 月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有圆缺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

4 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 exultation   

n.狂喜，得意

参考例句：

• It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
• He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。

6 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

7 wither   

vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡

参考例句：

• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

8 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。

9 naught   

n.无，零 [=nought]

参考例句：

• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
• I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。

10 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

11 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

12 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

13 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

14 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

15 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

16 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。