Today l will be master of my emotions.
今天我学会控制情绪。
And how will I master my emotions so that every day is a happy day, and a productive one?
我怎样才能控制情绪,让每天充满幸福和欢乐?
I will learn this secret of the ages: Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions;strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
我要学会这个千古秘诀:弱者任思绪控制行为,强者让行控制思绪。
Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure-
每天醒来当我被悲伤、自怜、失败的情绪包围时,我就这样与之对抗:
If I feel depressed I will sing.
沮丧时,我引吭高歌。
If I feel sad I will laugh.
悲伤时,我开怀大笑。
If I feel ill I will double my labor.
病痛时,我加倍工作。
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
恐惧时,我勇往直前。
plunge v.陷入,全身心投入,俯冲
If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.
自卑时,我换上新装。
inferior a.低劣的,下级的
[ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)]
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
不安时,我提高嗓声。
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
穷困潦倒时,我想象未来的富有。
poverty n.贫穷,贫瘠,缺乏
[ˈpɔvəti]
If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.
力不从心时,我回想过去的成功。
incompetent a.无能力的,不胜任的
[ɪn’kɒmpɪtənt]
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
自轻自贱时,我想想自己的目标。
Today I will be master of my emotions.
总之,今天我要学会控制自己的情绪。
Henceforth, I will know that only those with inferior ability can always be at their best, and I am not inferior.There will be days When I must IN THE WORLD constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down.
从今往后,我明白了,只有低能者才会江郎才尽,我并非低能者,我必须不断对抗那限些企图摧垮我的力量。
Those such as despair and sadness are simple to recognize but there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship and they can also destroy me. Against them,too, I must never relinquish control:
失望与悲伤一眼就会被识破,而其它许多敌人是不易觉察的。它们往往面带微笑,却随时可能将我们摧垮。对它们,我们永远不能放松警惕。
relinquish v.放弃,让出,松手
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