第2章 天生我材必有用 Equipment

佚名/Anonymous

Figure it out for yourself,my lad.You've got all that the great h ave had: two arms,two legs,two hands,two eyes,and a brain to use if you'd be wise.With this equipment they all began,so start for the top and say "l can."

Look them over the wise and the great.They take their food from a c ommon plate.With similar knives and forks they use;with similar laces they tie their shoes.The world considers them brave and smart,but you know--you've got all they had,when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill;you can be great if you only will.You're well equipped for the fight you choose you have arms and legs and brains to use.And people who have risen,great deeds to do started their lives with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face.You are the one who must choose your place.You must say where you want to go,and how much you'll stud y the truth to know.God has equipped you for life,hut he lets you deci de what you want to be.

The courage must come from the soul within;you must furnish the wil l to win.So figure it out for yourself,my lad;you were born with all the great have had;with your equipment they all began.Get hold of your self and say "I can."

你与生俱来就拥有伟人的资本，伟人正是依靠着你的这些装备开始的。好好把握自己，并勇敢地说：“我行。”

孩子，你自己想想吧！伟人所拥有的一切，你都已具备：两只胳膊、两条腿、两只手、两只眼睛和一个头脑，都能为你所用，只要你足够聪明。伟人都是凭借这些装备开始的，所以，开始向巅峰发起进攻吧！并要对自己说：“我行。”

察看那些智者和伟人，他们从普通的盘子里取得食物：他们用的刀叉和我们的一样；系鞋的鞋带也和我们的一样。世人都认为他们勇敢且明智，可你知道——他们开始时所拥有的一切，你已经全都具备了。

你能成功，能获得技巧。只要你愿意，你就能成为伟人。你已装备完毕，准备与你选择的困难战斗吧。你可以利用自己的手脚和大脑。那些成就伟大事业的人开始生命历程时，并不比你拥有的多。

你自己正是你必须要面对的阻碍，你自己正是必须要为你挑选位置的人，你必须决定自己想去哪里，将研究多少你应该知道的事实。上帝已为你的生命备好了装置，但他让你自己决定想成为怎样的人。

这种勇气必须源自灵魂深处，你必须下定决心去赢得胜利。所以，自己想想吧，我的孩子，你与生俱来就拥有伟人的资本。伟人正是依靠着你的这些装备开始的。好好把握自己，并勇敢地说：“我行。”

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

--Schiller

只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人，才能够轻而易举地完成困难的事。

——席勒

lad [læd] n.少年；小伙子

He's a nice enough lad,but he doesn't seem to have much gumption.

他是个不错的小伙子，但好像没有什么进取心。

equip [i'kwip] v.装备；供应；设；穿

To accept certain education will equip you for a job.

接受一定的教育将使你具备就业的能力。

handicap ['hændikæp] n.障碍

Illiteracy,a serious handicap in life.

文盲，生活中的严重障碍。

furnish ['f:ni] v.供给；提供；装设

They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.

他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。

你与生俱来就拥有伟人的资本，伟人正是依靠着你的这些装备开始的。

你可以利用自己的手脚和大脑，那些成就伟大事业的人开始生命历程时，并不比你拥有的多。

好好把握自己，并勇敢地说：“我行。”

Figure it out for yourself,my lad.

figure out：算出（想出；理解；断定；解决）

Get hold of yourself and say "I can."

get hold of：抓住；掌握