英语名篇诵读 有所为的人

The Doer of Deeds

有所为的人

Theodore Roosevelt(西奥多·罗斯福)

It is not the critic who counts ; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or

where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is

actually in the arena¹ ; whose face is marred² by dust and sweat and blood; who strives

valiantly³ ; who errs⁴ and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the

great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy⁵ cause; who, at the best, knows the triumph of high

achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place

shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

重要的不是批评家，不是指出强者是怎样跌倒的或有作为的人在哪里本应该做得更好

的人。荣誉属于投身于竞技场的人：他满脸污垢，沾满灰尘、汗水和血；他勇敢拼搏，失

误多多，令人失望；他懂得伟大的热忱、伟大的奉献，献身于崇高的事业；成功时，他体

味到成功的喜悦，失败时，那也是勇敢奋斗中的失败，决不可与那些冷漠胆怯、无所作为

之辈相提并论。

1 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。

2 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

3 valiantly   

adv.勇敢地，英勇地；雄赳赳

参考例句：

• He faced the enemy valiantly, shuned no difficulties and dangers and would not hesitate to lay down his life if need be. 他英勇对敌，不避艰险，赴汤蹈火在所不计。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Murcertach strove valiantly to meet the new order of things. 面对这个新事态，默克塔克英勇奋斗。 来自辞典例句

4 errs   

犯错误，做错事( err的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Man errs so long as he strives. 人只要奋斗就会犯错误。 来自每日一句
• He that talks much errs much. [谚]言多必有失。

5 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。