[名人演说]论成功

Success , Wilferd A. Peterson 论成功

There are no secrets of success. Success is doing the things you know you should
do. Success is not doing the things you know you should not do.

Success is not confined to any one part of your personality but is related to
the development of all the parts: body, mind, heart, and spirit. It is making
the most of your total self.

Success is ninety-nine precent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy,
optimism, confidence, serenity¹, poise², faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination
, initiative, tolerance³, honesty, humility⁴, patience, and enthusiasm.

Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It
is a continuing upward spiral of progress. It is a perpetual growth.

Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated. It is
refusing to let present loss interfere⁵ with your long-range goal.

                                                 ——Wilferd A. Peterson

1 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

2 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。

3 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

4 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。

5 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。