讀點好英文:Today I WiII be Master of My Emotions　做自己情緒的主人

Today I WiII be Master of My Emotions　做自己情緒的主人

·Warren·

The tides advance；the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes.Summer wanes and the cold increases.The sun rises；the sun sets.The moon is full；the moon is black.The birds arrive；the birds depart.Flowers bloom；flowers fade.Seeds are sown；harvests are reaped.All nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides, my moods will rise；my moods will fall.

It is one of nature's tricks, little understood, that each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday. Yesterday's joy will become today's sadness；yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy.Inside me is a wheel, constantly turning from sadness to joy, from exuItation to depression, from happiness to meIanchoIy.Like the flowers, today's full bloom of joy will fade and withers into despondency, yet I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom so, too, does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.

And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive?For unless my mood is right the day will be a failure. Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather, yea I transport it with me.

And how will I master my emotions so that every day is a happy day, and a productive one?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. 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—

If I feel depressed I will sing.

If I feel sad I will laugh.

If I feel ill I will double my labor.

If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.

If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.

If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.

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 constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down.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 reIinquish control—

If I become overconfident I will recall my failures.

If I overindulge I will think of past hungers.

If I feel complacency I will remember my competition.

If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame.

If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind.

If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth.

If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.

If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars.

Henceforth I will recognize and identify the mystery of moods in all mankind, and in me. From this moment I am prepared to control whatever personality awakes in me each day.I will master my moods through positive action and when I master my moods I will control my destiny.I will become master of myself.I will become great.

沃 倫

潮漲潮落；冬去夏來，暑消寒長；日升日落，月圓月缺；雁來雁往；花開花謝，春種秋收。自然界萬事萬物都處于情緒的循環(huán)變化中，而我也是大自然的一部分，所以，我也有如潮水般的情緒，時漲時落。

很少有人懂得，這是大自然的一種愚弄。每天早晨，當我醒來時，心情都與昨天有所不同。昨天的歡樂可能成為今天的悲傷，然而，今天的悲傷可能成為明天的歡樂。在我的內(nèi)心深處，好像有一個輪子，不斷地從悲傷轉(zhuǎn)到歡樂，從狂喜轉(zhuǎn)到絕望，從快樂變?yōu)閼n郁。就像花兒，今天綻放的喜悅會慢慢消退，變成明天凋謝的絕望，但是我會記住，今天枯萎的花朵同樣孕育著明天綻放的種子，正如今天的悲傷也播種了明天的歡樂。

要讓每一天都卓有成效，我該怎樣控制這些情緒呢？如果我心浮氣躁，那么這一天將會在失敗中度過。植物樹木的繁盛依賴于天氣，但我創(chuàng)造著自己的天氣，可以隨時掌控。

那么我要怎樣控制自己的情緒，讓每一天都充滿快樂和成效呢？我要學會這個千古秘訣：行為受控于情緒的人是弱者，強者只會用行為控制情緒。每天醒來時，我要這樣對抗悲傷、自憐、失敗的情緒，這樣才不會被它們俘虜——

如果我覺得沮喪，就放聲歌唱。

如果我感到悲傷，就露出微笑。

如果我身體不適，就加倍工作。

如果我陷入恐懼，就埋頭苦干。

如果我自慚形穢，就換上新裝。

如果我猶疑不決，就提高嗓音。

如果我囊中羞澀，就想象財富將至。

如果我力不從心，就回憶以往的成功。

如果我自輕自賤，就銘記自己的目標。

從今以后，我懂得，只有能力較低的人才會一直處于最佳狀態(tài)，而我并非低能者?？傆行r候，有些力量企圖將我毀滅，但我必須不斷地與之對抗。其中失望與悲傷很容易識破，但是，還有其他一些力量往往帶著微笑靠近我，并向我伸出友誼之手，而它們同樣也能將我毀滅。我同樣要與它們抗爭，永遠不放棄對它們的掌控——

如果我驕傲自負，就追尋失敗的記憶。

如果我沉湎享樂，就想想挨餓的過去。

如果我安于現(xiàn)狀，就想想競爭對手。

如果我居功自傲，就回想屈辱之時。

如果我自以為是，就試著讓風兒止步。

如果我腰纏萬貫，就想想那些食不果腹的人。

如果我目空一切，就想想自己怯懦的時候。

如果我不可一世，就抬起頭來仰望群星。

從此，我能識別和辨認人類所有情緒變化的奧秘，包括自己的內(nèi)在。從今以后，無論我的個人情緒如何變化，我都會隨時做出積極的行動來控制。一旦我控制了自己的情緒，就掌握了自己的命運，也將成為自己的主人，變得卓爾不群。

核心單詞

reap[ri：p]v.收獲；獲得，得到

exuItation[，egz?l'tei??n]n.狂喜；揚揚得意

meIanchoIy['mel?nk?li]n.憂郁；愁思

permit[p?（：）'mit]v.允許，許可，準許

capture['k?pt??]v.捕獲；俘虜占領 n.俘獲，獲得

destroy[dis'tr?i]v.毀壞，破壞

reIinquish[ri'li?kwi?]v.放棄；撤出；交出，讓與

實用句型

If I feeI poverty I wiII think of weaIth to come.

如果我囊中羞澀，就想象財富將至。

①if 在這里是“如果”的意思，引導一個真實條件句。

②think of想到，考慮，類似的表達還有think about考慮；think over仔細考慮等固定搭配。

翻譯練習

1.微言起風波。（grow into）

2.他的一家人全靠他養(yǎng)活。（depend on）

3.經(jīng)過討論，他們準備寫一篇文章來提出自己的看法。（prepare to）