双语有声阅读：彻悟自己

人生在世，和＂自己＂相处最多，打交道最多，但是往往悟不透＂自己＂。

 

 

 

Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself

 

In all one's life time it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing¹ with. But it is precisely² oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards³ in life you tend to overestimate⁴ yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth.

 

When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties and adversities for your own incompetence⁵. It’s likely that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay aloof⁶ from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice⁷, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded⁸.

 

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist -- aware of both one’s strength and shortage. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully¹⁰ realized. You may be courageous¹¹ to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That’s to way so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome, nor obstacles you can’t surmount¹².

 

To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self appreciation¹³. Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own raison deter¹⁴. If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you’ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.

 

To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent¹⁵ to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic¹⁶. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. As you are aware, what a person physically¹⁷ has is but a human body that’s vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it’s up to you to take a good care of yourself. Unless you know perfectly¹⁸ well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won’t be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.

 

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.

 

1. overestimate vt.过高估计；过高评价

 

Don't overestimate the seriousness of the problem.

别把问题看重了。

 

2. overjoy vt. 使狂喜；使万分高兴

 

She be overjoy to hear about the arrival of the baby

她听说婴儿出生而欣喜若狂。

 

3. adversity n.不幸

 

A brave man smiles in the face of adversity.

勇敢者面对逆境微笑。

 

4. incompetence n. 无资格，不胜任；无能力；不适当；不熟练

 

He combines arrogance¹⁹ and incompetence in his dealings with the staff.

他在与工作人员交往中既傲慢又无能.

 

5. sap n.树液 vt.耗尽

 

6. retard⁹ vt.妨碍

 

The heavy rain retarded our progress. 

大雨妨碍了我们的进展。

 

7. sober a.有节制的；持重的；素淡的

 

Be sober-minded. Don't lose your head.

清醒一点;不要头脑发昏。

 

8. courageous a.勇敢的；无畏的

 

It was courageous of you to tell the truth

你说了实话,真勇敢。

 

9. surmount vt.克服；置于…顶上

 

They surmount one crag after another.

他们登上一块又一块的峭壁。

 

10. towering a.耸立的，杰出的

 

Then they broke out the towering mountains.

然后他们脱离了崇山峻岭。

 

11. flame n.火焰，火舌

 

The factory was in flames. 

工厂失火了。

 

12. tonic n.增进健康之物，补品

 

Country air is a good tonic.

乡村的空气对身体很有益处。

 

13. flavor n.味，滋味，味道；风味

 

It gives our little meals an eastern flavor. 

它给我们的便餐增添了一种东方风味。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

3 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

4 overestimate   

v.估计过高，过高评价

参考例句：

• Don't overestimate seriousness of the problem.别把问题看重了。
• We overestimate our influence and our nuisance value.我们过高地估计了自己的影响力和破坏作用。

5 incompetence   

n.不胜任，不称职

参考例句：

• He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
• She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。

6 aloof   

adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的

参考例句：

• Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
• On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。

7 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

8 retarded   

a.智力迟钝的，智力发育迟缓的

参考例句：

• The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
• He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很，许多人以为他智力低下。

9 retard   

n.阻止，延迟；vt.妨碍，延迟，使减速

参考例句：

• Lack of sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.缺乏阳光会妨碍大多数植物的生长。
• Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。

10 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

11 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

12 surmount   

vt.克服；置于…顶上

参考例句：

• We have many problems to surmount before we can start the project.我们得克服许多困难才能著手做这项工作。
• We are fully confident that we can surmount these difficulties.我们完全相信我们能够克服这些困难。

13 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

14 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

15 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

16 tonic   

n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的

参考例句：

• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。

17 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

18 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

19 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。