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假如
Rudyardkipling
拉迪亚德·吉卜林
ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou
假如你能保持冷静英语美文朗诵视频,即使众人
arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou;
都失去理智并且归咎于你英语美文朗诵视频,
ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,
假如你能保持自信英语美文朗诵视频,即使众人
Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;
都怀疑你,让所有的怀疑动摇;
ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,
假如你能等待而不因此厌烦,
or,beingliedabout,don'tdealinlies,
别人骗你,不要因此骗人,
or,beinghated,don'tgivewaytohating,
别人憎恨你,也不去憎恨别人,
andyetdon'tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise;
不要太乐观,不要自以为是;
ifyoucandream-andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;
假如你能寻梦——而不为梦想主宰;
ifyoucanthink-andnotmakethoughtsyouraim;
假如你能思考——而不以思索为目标;
ifyoucanmeetwithtriumphanddisaster
假如你能面对成败祸福
andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame;
而同样视之如骗徒;
ifyoucanbeartohearthetruthyou'vespoken
假如你听到你的老实话被小人歪曲
twisetedbyknavestomakeatrapforfools,
去蒙骗愚蠢之辈而尚能心平气和,
orwatchthethingsyougaveyourlifetobroken,
或者见到你毕生的亊业被毀,
andstoopandbuild'emupwithwornouttools;
而尚能执起破旧的工具去着手重建;
ifyoucanmakeoneheapofallyourwinnings
如果在你赢得无数桂冠之后,
andriskitononeturnofpitch-and-toss,
然后孤注一掷再搏一次,
andlose,andstartagainatyourbeginnings
失败过后,东山再起,
andneverbreatheawordaboutyourloss;
不要抱怨你的失败;
ifyoucanforceyourheartandnerveandsinew
假如你能驱使你的心力和精神
toserveyourturnlongaftertheyaregone,
在别人走后,长久地坚守阵地,
andsoholdonwhenthereisnothininyou
让你抓牢,尽管你里面己掏空了
exceptthewillwhichsaystothem:"Holdon!";
只有意志告诉它们“坚持!”
ifyoucantalkwithcrowdsandkeepyourvirtue,
假如你能与市井之徒交谈而不失于礼,
orwalkwithKings-norlosethecommontouch;
出入于贵胄之家而不忘苍生黎民,
ifneitherfoesnorlovingfriendscanhurtyou;
假如你能尊重人人而不膜拜何人,
ifallmencountwithyou,butnonetoomuch;
既不受制于仇敌亦不受制于亲朋;
ifyoucanfilltheunforgivingminute
假如你能以六十秒长跑去填满
withsixtysecond'worthofdistancerun-
不可饶恕的一分钟
Yoursistheearthandeverythingthat'sinit,
这个世界的一切都是你的,
and-whichismore-you'llbeamanmyson!
更重要的是——孩子——你是个顶天立地的人!