早读英语精华本上册 Unit3

I Think I Can 　　　　　　

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare¹ not, you don't;

If you want to win but think you can't;

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost;

For out of the world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will;

It's all in a state of mind.

Life's battles² don't always go

To the stronger and faster man,

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

中文：

如果你认为你败了，那你就一败涂地；

如果你认为你不敢，那你就会退缩畏葸；

如果你想赢但是认为你不能；

那么毫无疑问你就会失利。

如果你认为你输了，你就输了；

因为我们发现人世间

成功从一个人的意志开始；

成功是一种心态。

生活之战中，

胜利并非总是属于更强和更快的人，

胜利者终究是

认为自己能行的人。

1 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

2 battles   

n.战斗( battle的名词复数 )；交战；较量；争论v.与[对]…作战，争斗( battle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We have fought scores of battles in order to win victory. 为赢得胜利，我们进行了数十次战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He fought bravely in many battles and gained their respect. 在多次战役中他英勇作战，从而赢得了大家的尊敬。 来自《简明英汉词典》