里昂夜讀英語(yǔ)美文 [407]:做最好的自己
Be the Best of Whatever You Are -- Douglas Malloch
做最好的自己--道格拉斯·馬羅奇
If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill
如果你當(dāng)不了山巔的一棵勁松
Be a scrub in the valley
就做山谷里的灌木
But be the best little scrub by the side of the rill
但一定要做溪邊最棒的一棵
Be a bush if you can't be a tree
當(dāng)不了一棵樹(shù)，就做一叢灌木
If you can't be a bush, be a bit of grass
如果你當(dāng)不了灌木，就做一株小草
And some highway happier make
給路邊帶去更多歡笑
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass
如果你當(dāng)不了大梭魚(yú)，就做一尾小鱸魚(yú)
But the liveliest bass in the lake
但要做湖里最活潑的那條
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew
我們不能全當(dāng)船長(zhǎng)，總得有人做船員
There's something for all of us here
但我們每個(gè)人都有事可做
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do
有大事去做，有小事去做
And the task you must do is the near
我們必須著眼于眼前
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail
如果你當(dāng)不了大道，就做一條小徑
If you can't be the sun, be a star
如果你當(dāng)不了太陽(yáng)，就做一顆星星
It isn't by size that you win or you fail
勝負(fù)不在于大小
Be the best of whatever you are!
不論做什么，一定要做到最好
