英语名篇诵读 成功者

Winners

成功者

Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward(缪里尔·詹姆斯　多萝西·钟沃德)

Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born

with what he needs to win at life. Each person in his own way can see, hear, touch, taste, and think

for himself. Each has his unique potentials — his capabilities¹ and limitations. Each can be a

significant, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right — a winner.

Winners do not dedicate their lives to a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather,

they are themselves as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining

pretence², and manipulating others. They are aware that there is a difference between being loving

and acting³ loving, between being stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable⁴ and

acting knowledgeable. Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.

Winners have different potentials. Achievement is not the most important thing. Authenticity⁶

is. The authentic⁵ person experiences the reality of himself by knowing himself, being

himself, and becoming a credible⁷ , responsive person. He actualizes his own unprecedented⁸

uniqueness and appreciates the uniqueness of others.

A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge. He can separate

facts from opinions and doesn't pretend to have all the answers. He listens to others, evaluates

what they say, but comes to his own conclusions. While he can admire and respect other people,

he is not totally defined, bound, or awed⁹ by them.

Winners do not play “helpless”, nor do they play the blaming game. Instead, they assume

responsibility for their own lives. They do not give others a false authority over them. Winners are

their own bosses and know it.

A winner's timing¹⁰ is right. Winners respond appropriately to the situation. Their responses are

related to the message sent and preserve the significance, worth, wellbeing, and dignity of the

people involved. Winners know that for everything there is a season and for every activity a time.

A winner can be spontaneous . He doesn't have to respond in predetermined , rigid¹¹

ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it. A winner has a zest¹² for life. He

enjoys work, play, food, other people, and the world of nature. Without guilt¹³ he enjoys his own

accomplishments¹⁴. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.

Although a winner can freely enjoy himself, he can also postpone¹⁵ enjoyment¹⁶. He can

discipline himself in the present to enhance his enjoyment in the future. He is not afraid to go after

what he wants but does so in appropriate ways. He does not get his security by controlling others.

A winner cares about the world and its people. A winner is not isolated¹⁷ from the general

problems of society, but is concerned, compassionate¹⁸ and committed to improving the quality

of life. Even in the face of national and international adversity , he does not see himself as

totally powerless. A winner does what he can to make the world a better place.

每个人生来都是全新的，都是前所未有的。他出生时就具备了成为生活赢家所需要的

一切。每个人都能够以自己的方式去看、听、触摸、品尝、为自己着想。每个人都有独特

的潜力——他的能力和局限。每个人都能凭自己的能力成为有意义的、有思想的、明智

的、富有创造性的人——一个成功者。

成功者对事物从不主观臆断，说得确切一点，他们是这样的人：不把精力花在做样

子、弄虚作假、操控他人上。他们明白爱与装爱、糊涂与装糊涂、博学与装博学之间的差

别。成功者不需要戴面具。

成功者有不同的潜能。成就并不是最重要的。真实才是。真实的人自知、自在，成为

一个可信赖、负责任的人，体验到真实的自我。他发挥自己的卓越才能，并欣赏他人的才

华。

成功者喜欢独立思考，运用自己的知识，他能够把事实与观点区分开来，决不假装什

么都懂。他从善如流，评估他人的话，但有主见，不人云亦云。虽然他能够钦羡尊敬他

人，但并不完全为他人所限定、束缚或敬畏。

成功者不会“一筹莫展”，也不玩怨天尤人的游戏。相反，他们为自己的生活负责。他

们不让别人毫无道理地对自己颐指气使。成功者是自己的主人，他们深知这一点。

成功者对时机的把握恰到火候。成功者恰当地对形势做出反应。他们的反应与传递的

信息相关，并保护了有关人士的名誉、价值、福利和尊严。成功者知道，一切皆有时令，

每个活动都有时机。

成功者是随和的。他不必以预先想好的、呆板的方式回应。他随着形势的需要而改变

计划。成功者对生活充满激情，喜爱工作，喜好娱乐，喜欢美食，爱人类，也爱大自然。

他为自己的成就而骄傲，心中无愧；他为别人的成就而欣喜，毫无妒意。

成功者虽然能够自由自在地享受生活，但他也能够迟滞享受。他能够现在约束自己以

获得未来更多的享受。他不怕追求自己心仪的东西，但却是以适当的方式。他不以控制别

人来获得自己的安全。

成功者关爱世间苍生，顾念人间疾苦，关注社会的普遍问题，富有同情心，致力于改

善生活质量。甚至在面对国家和世界灾难时，他也不完全把自己看作无能为力。成功者尽

其所能，让世界变得更加美好。

1 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 pretence   

n.假装，作假；借口，口实；虚伪；虚饰

参考例句：

• The government abandoned any pretence of reform. 政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
• He made a pretence of being happy at the party.晚会上他假装很高兴。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 knowledgeable   

adj.知识渊博的；有见识的

参考例句：

• He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。
• He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。

5 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

6 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

7 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

8 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

9 awed   

adj.充满敬畏的，表示敬畏的v.使敬畏，使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 观众席上鸦雀无声，人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was awed by the huge gorilla. 那只大猩猩使我惊惧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

11 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

12 zest   

n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣

参考例句：

• He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
• He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。

13 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

14 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

16 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

17 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

18 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。