英语名篇诵读 精神状态

Mental Attitude

精神状态

Success is in the blood. There are men whom fate can never keep down; they march forward

in a jaunty¹ manner, and take by divine right the best of everything that the earth affords. They

do not lie in wait, nor scheme , nor fawn² , nor seek to adapt their sails to catch the breeze of

popular favor. Still, they are ever alert and alive to any good that may come their way, and when it

comes they simply appropriate it, and tarrying not, move steadily³ on.

Good health!Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head

high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in the sunshine; greet your friends with a smile.

Do not fear being misunderstood; and never waste a moment thinking about your enemies.

Try to fix firmly in your own mind what you would like to do, and then without violence of

direction you will move straight to the goal.

Fear is the rock on which we split, and hate the shoal on which many a ship is stranded⁴.

When we become fearful, the judgment⁵ is as unreliable as the compass of a ship whose hold is full

of iron ore; when we hate, we have unshipped the rudder...

Keep your mind on the great and splendid thing you would like to do; and then, as the days

go gliding⁶ by, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing the opportunities that are required for

the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral insect takes from the running tide the elements that

it needs. Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought that

you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual you so admire.

Preserve a right mental attitude — the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer.

Darwin and Spencer have told us that this is the method of Creation. Each animal has evolved

the parts it needed and desired. The horse is fleet because he wishes to be; the bird flies because

it desires to; the duck has a web foot because it wants to swim. All things come through desire and

every sincere prayer is answered. We become like that on which our hearts are fixed⁷.

Many people know this, but they do not know it thoroughly⁸ enough so that it shapes their

lives.

That which we fear will surely come upon us. By a wrong mental attitude we have set in

motion a train of events that ends in disaster. People who die in middle life from disease, almost

without exception, are those who have been preparing for death.

Character is the result of two things, mental attitude, and the way we spend our time. It is

what we think and what we do that make us what we are.

成功存在于血性之中。有的人，命运永远不能让他们屈从低头；他们喜洋洋地大步向

前，如有神助，获取世间最美好的东西。他们不搞突然袭击，不耍阴谋，不巴结奉承，也

不试图调整自己的船帆去捕捉世人青睐的微风。而他们却对遇到的任何好机遇都十分机警

敏感，机会一到，立即抓住，毫不拖延，稳步前行。

保持健康的体魄！每当你出门时，挺胸抬头，深呼吸，享受阳光，微笑着迎接朋友。

不要怕误解；不要浪费片刻时间去想你的敌人。牢记你想要做的事情，沿着正确的方

向，你就能直奔目标。

恐惧是使我们粉身碎骨的礁石，仇恨是使很多船搁浅的浅滩。我们心怀恐惧时，就如

同在一艘装满铁矿的船上使用指南针一样，判断是非的能力会大大减弱。当我们仇恨时，

等于从船上卸掉了航舵。

专注于你想要做的辉煌大事，这样随着时间的推移，你会发现自己不知不觉地抓住了

你渴望实现大事所需的机遇，就像珊瑚虫从流动的潮汐中吸收养分那样。在头脑中想象你

渴望成为的自我形象：能干、认真、大有作为，你怀有的思想每时每刻都在把你变成你所

钦羡的特殊个体。

保持正确的精神状态——勇敢、坦诚、乐观的精神状态。

达尔文和斯宾塞告诉我们，这是上帝创造天地万物的方法。每种动物都演变出自身所

需要、所渴望的部分。马飞驰，因为它愿意；鸟翱翔，因为它渴望；鸭带脚蹼，因为它想

畅游水中央。万物源于渴望，所有虔诚的祈祷都如愿以偿。是我们的思想造就了我们。

许多人知道这一点，可是尚没有真正参透，以便形成自己的人生。

我们担心的一切终将向我们袭来。如果精神状态不好，我们便启动了一连串以灾难告

终的事件。英年因病早逝的人们，毫无例外，是自己准备了死亡的条件。

个性是两样东西的结果：精神状态和生活度日的方式。我们是什么样子，完全是由我

们的所思所为决定的。

1 jaunty   

adj．愉快的，满足的；adv.心满意足地，洋洋得意地；n.心满意足；洋洋得意

参考例句：

• She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子。
• The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着。

2 fawn   

n.未满周岁的小鹿；v.巴结，奉承

参考例句：

• A fawn behind the tree looked at us curiously.树后面一只小鹿好奇地看着我们。
• He said you fawn on the manager in order to get a promotion.他说你为了获得提拔，拍经理的马屁。

3 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

4 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

6 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。