为了成功，训练自己

 　　Ever seen a great champion boxer¹ like Manny Pacquiao? With his speed, agility² and power, he has conquered lots of other great boxers³ of the twenty first century. In between fights, he keeps his training regime and intensifies⁴ it when another fight approaches.

　　你是否曾见过像曼尼·帕奎奥这样伟大的拳击手？拥有速度、力量和灵活性，他战胜了21世纪许多伟大的拳击手。在比赛间隔期，帕奎奥坚持训练，并在比赛来临前增加训练强度。

　　Just like a boxer, we, too come face to face with many opponents in the arena⁵ of life—problems and difficulties. The bad news is, we don’t really know when our bouts⁶ with these opponents occur—no posters and promotional TV commercials; no pre-fight Press Conference and weigh in to make sure that we measure up to our opponent; and there is no Pay Per View coverage⁷.

　　跟一个拳击手一样，我们在生活的大舞台上会遇到很多对手——问题和困难。坏消息是，我们不知道什么时候将会与这些“拳击对手”交手——没有宣传海报和电视促销广告，没有赛前新闻发布会和保证我们级别相当的体重测量，也没有出场费。

　　Here are several reasons why you should train yourself for success like a champion boxer!

　　为什么我们应该像一个拳击冠军那样训练自己？原因有以下几点。

　　You don’t practice in the arena, that’s where your skills and your abilities are evaluated. This also means that you don’t practice solving problems and developing yourself when problems occur, you prepare yourself to face them long before you actually face them.

　　舞台不是你练习技能的场所，而是评估你技能的地方。这也就意味着你不能在问题出现时才练习着解决问题、提升自己，你应在真正面对问题前就准备好。

　　Talent is good but training is even better. Back in college, one of my classmates in Political Science did not bring any textbook or notebook in our classes; he just listened and participated in discussions. What I didn’t understand was how he became a magna cum laude! Apparently⁸, he was gifted with a great memory and analytical⁹ skills. In short, he was talented.

　　有天赋是件好事情，但是训练更重要。还在大学时，我的一位学政治学同学上课时从不带课本或者笔记，他只是听课、参与讨论。我所不能理解的是他如何成为一名优等生的！显然，他被赐予了极好的记忆和分析能力，简言之，他是个天才。

　　If you are talented, you probably need less preparation and training time in facing life’s challenges. But for people who are endowed with talent, training and learning becomes even important.Avoid the lazy person’s maxim¹⁰: “If it ain’t broken, why fix it?” Why wait for your roof to leak in the rainy season when you can fix it right away.

　　如果拥有天赋，你可能需要较少的准备和训练就能应对人生的挑战。但是对天才而言，训练和学习更加重要。抛弃懒人的格言"羊未丢,何须补"吧。既然你现在就能搞定，为什么要等到下雨天让屋漏雨呢？

　　Training enables you to gain intuition and reflexes. Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, said that artists, athletes and anyone who wants to be successful, need 10,000 hours of practice to become really great. With constant practice and training, you hone your body, your mind and your heart and gain the intuition and reflexes of a champion. Same thing is true in life.

　　训练能使你获得直觉和反应力。马尔科姆·格拉德威尔在他的书《Outliers》提到，艺术家、运动员或者任何想获得成功的人，在变得真正优秀之前都需要练习10000小时。经过持续的练习和训练，你的身体和心智得到磨练，你从而具备了冠军的直觉和反应力。生活亦是如此。

　　Without training, you will mess up. Without training, you will not be able to anticipate how your enemy will hit you. You will trip at that hurdle¹¹. Your knees will buckle¹² before you hit the marathon’s finish line. You will lose control of your race car after the first lap. With training, you lower the likelihood of these accidents

　　不经过训练，你将会陷入困境。不经过训练，你将无法预测你的敌人如何攻击你，在障碍前跌倒，在冲过马拉松终点线前精疲力尽，刚跑完第一圈就对赛车失去控制。经过训练，你将会降低这些意外发生的可能性，你将更强大、更有能力完成比赛。

　　Winners train. If you want to win, train yourself for it. You may be a lucky person and you can win a race, or overcome a problem at first try. But if you do not train, your victory may be like a one-time lottery¹³ win, which you cannot capitalize on over the long run.and you become fitter and more capable of finishing the race.

　　训练者获胜。如果你想赢，那么为此训练自己。你可能是个幸运儿，在第一次尝试时就赢得了一场比赛或者解决了一个问题。但是如果你不训练，你的胜利可能就像赢得了一次乐透彩，而这种运气并不能供你长久利用。

　　Keep in mind that training is borne out of discipline and perseverance¹⁴. Even if you encounter some setbacks in your training regime, if you keep at it and persevere¹⁵, you will soon see results in your life and when problems come, you will be like the champion boxer who stands tall and fights until the final round is over and you’re proclaimed as the champion!

　　记住，训练需要纪律和毅力。即使你在训练时遇到了一些挫折，如果你努力坚持下去，你会很快看到结果——当生活问题来时，你会像拳击冠军那样高耸的战斗到最后一轮，并被宣布获胜。

1 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

2 agility   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
• His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。

3 boxers   

n.拳击短裤；（尤指职业）拳击手( boxer的名词复数 )；拳师狗

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boxers slugged it out to the finish. 两名拳击手最后决出了胜负。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intensifies   

n.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的名词复数 )v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky. 纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blowing on fire intensifies the heat. 吹火使热度加强。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

6 bouts   

n.拳击（或摔跤）比赛( bout的名词复数 )；一段（工作）；（尤指坏事的）一通；（疾病的）发作

参考例句：

• For much of his life he suffered from recurrent bouts of depression. 他的大半辈子反复发作抑郁症。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was one of fistiana's most famous championship bouts. 这是拳击界最有名的冠军赛之一。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

8 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。

9 analytical   

adj.分析的；用分析法的

参考例句：

• I have an analytical approach to every survey.对每项调查我都采用分析方法。
• As a result,analytical data obtained by analysts were often in disagreement.结果各个分析家所得的分析数据常常不一致。

10 maxim   

n.格言，箴言

参考例句：

• Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
• "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。

11 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

12 buckle   

n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲

参考例句：

• The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
• She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。

13 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

14 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

15 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。