英语名篇诵读 理想

Ideals

理想

We often hear people spoken of as idealists. The fact is we are all idealists to a certain extent,

and upon the ideals we picture depends our ultimate success. You must have the mental image if

you are to produce the material thing. Everything is first created in the mind. When you control

your thoughts you become a creator. Your happiness and success depend upon your ideals.

You are responsible for every condition you go through, either consciously or unconsciously.

The next step you take determines the succeeding step. Remember this; it is a valuable lesson. By

concentrating on each step as you go along, you can save a lot of waste steps and will be able to

choose a straight path instead of a roundabout road.

Concentrate upon your ideals and they will become material actualities . Through

concentration we work out our ideals in physical life. Your future depends upon the ideals you are

forming now. Your past ideals are determining your present. Therefore, if you want a bright

future, you must begin to prepare for it today.

If persons could only realize that they can only injure themselves, that when they are

apparently¹ injuring others they are really injuring themselves, what a different world this would

be!

We say a man is as changeable as the weather. What is meant is his ideals change. Every time

you change your ideal you think differently. You become like a rudderless boat on an ocean.

Therefore realize the importance of holding to your ideal until it becomes a reality.

You get up in the morning determined² that nothing will make you lose your temper.

Something takes place that upsets you completely and you lose your temper. For the time being

you forget your ideal. If you had just thought a second of what a well-poised person implies you

would not have become angry. You lose your poise³ when you forget your ideal. Each time we

allow our ideals to be shattered we also weaken our will-power. Holding to your ideals develops

will-power. Don't forget this.

Why do so many men fail?Because they don't hold to their ideal until it becomes a mental

habit.

Life is but one continuous unfoldment , and you can be happy every step of the way or

miserable⁴, as you please.

No man gets over a fence by wishing himself on the other side. He must climb.

No man gets out of the rut of dull, tiresome⁵, monotonous⁶ lives by merely wishing himself

out of the rut. He must climb.

If you are standing⁷ still, or going backward, there is something wrong. You are the man to

find out what is wrong.

Don't think that you are neglected, or not understood, or not appreciated. Such thoughts are

the thoughts of failure.

Don't pity yourself, criticise⁸ yourself. You know that the only thing in the world that you

have got to count upon is yourself.

我们常常听到有人被说成是理想主义者。事实上，我们在某种程度上都是理想主义

者，而我们最终的成功就取决于我们头脑中勾画的理想。要去创造出物质性的东西，你头

脑中必须有一个形象。一切东西都是先在头脑中创造出来的。如果你能够控制自己的思

想，那么你就能成为一个“发明家”。能否获得幸福和成功完全要依靠你的理想。

无论是否意识到，你都对所经历的每一种状况负责。你采取的下一步决定了你接下来

的一步怎么走。记住这一点，它是一个宝贵的经验。专心走好每一步，你就能少走许多冤

枉路，就能选择一条笔直的路径而不走弯路。

专注于你的理想，理想就将变为现实。通过精心思考和探索，我们制订出物质生活中

的理想。你的未来取决于你现在正在形成的理想。你过去的理想正在决定着你的现在。因

此，如果你想要有光明的未来，你今天就必须开始为未来做准备。

但愿人们能够意识到，他们在明显地伤害他人时，实际上是在伤害自己。如果能意识

到这一点，这个世界会是多么的不同啊！

我们说，人像天气一样多变。意思是说人的理想会发生变化。每当你改变理想时，你

想的就不一样了。你变得像汪洋大海中一艘没有舵的小船。因此，要意识到坚守理想不动

摇直到它成为现实的重要性。

当你清晨醒来时，第一件事就是下决心使自己保持一个平和的心态。但发生的某件事

情使你心烦意乱，你大发脾气。一时间，你忘记了自己的理想。如果你有片刻想到一个心

态平衡的人意味着什么，你就不会发怒了。你忘记了自己的理想时就不能沉着自信了。每

次我们让自己的理想破碎时，我们也是在削弱自己的意志力。坚守自己的理想会增强意志

力。这一点切莫忘。

为什么这么多人会失败？因为他们半途而废，不把理想坚守到成为一个心理习惯。

生活只是连续不断地铺展开去，人生路上的每一步，你可能快乐或痛苦，全都取决于

你自己。

没有人能够单凭愿望就能到栅栏的另一边。他必须攀爬过去。

没有人单凭愿望就能摆脱单调、乏味、令人厌倦的生活。他必须自己爬出去。

如果你能偶尔停下脚步回忆一下自己所经历的一切，看看是否有错的地方，那么你一

定能找到改进的方法。

不要认为你被人忽视，不被理解，或不受欣赏。这些想法纯属失败之念。

不要陷入顾影自怜的情绪之中，也不要总是自责。要知道，这个世界上能依靠的只有

你自己。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 poise   

vt./vi. 平衡，保持平衡；n.泰然自若，自信

参考例句：

• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
• Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。

4 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

5 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

6 monotonous   

adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的

参考例句：

• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
• His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 criticise   

v.批评，评论；非难

参考例句：

• Right and left have much cause to criticise government.左翼和右翼有很多理由批评政府。
• It is not your place to criticise or suggest improvements!提出批评或给予改进建议并不是你的责任！