羊皮卷之六（1）

The Scroll¹ Marked

6羊皮卷之六

Today I will be master of my emotions.

今天我学会控制情绪。

The tides advance; the tides recede².

潮起潮落，

Winter goes and summer comes.

冬去春来，

Summer wanes³ and the cold increases.

夏末秋至，

The sun rises; the sun sets.

日出日落，

The moon is full;the moon is black.

月圆月缺，

The birds arrive; tie birds depart.

雁来雁往，

Flowers bloom;flowers fade.

花飞花谢，

Seeds are sown; harvests are reaped.

草长瓜熟，

All nature is a circle of moods

自然界万物都在循环往复的变化中，

and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides,

我也不例外，

my moods will rise; my moods will fall.

情绪会时好时坏。

Today I will be master of my emotions.

今天我学会控制情绪。

It is one of nature's tricks,

这是大自然的玩笑，

little understood, that each day I awaken⁴ with moods that have changed from yesterday.

很少有人窥破天机，每天我醒来时，不再有旧日的心情。

Yesterday’s joy will become today's sadness;

昨日的快乐变成今天的哀愁，

yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy.

今天的悲伤又转为明日的喜悦。

Inside me is a wheel, constantly turning from sadness to joy,

我心中像一只轮子不停地转着，由乐而悲，

from exultation⁵ to depression, from happiness to melancholy⁶.

由悲而喜，由喜而忧。

Like the flowers, today's full bloom of joy will fade

这就好比花儿的变化，

and wither⁷ into despondency, yet I will remember that

今天枯败的花儿

as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom

蕴藏着明天新生的种子，

so, top, does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.

今天的悲伤也预示着明天的快乐。

Today I will be master of my emotions.

今天我学会控制情绪。

And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive?

我怎样才能控制情绪，以使每天卓有成效呢？

For unless my mood is right the day will be a failure.

除非我心平气和，否则迎来的又将是失败的一天。

Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish

花草树木，随着气候的变化而生长，

but I make my own weather,

但是我为自己创造天气。

yea I transport it with me.

我要学会用自己的心灵弥补气候的不足。

If I bring rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism⁸ to my customers

如果我为顾客带来风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，

then they will react with rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism

那么他们也会报之于风雨、忧郁、黑暗和悲观，

and they will purchase naught⁹.

而他们什么也不会买。

If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers

相反的，如果我们为顾客献上欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，

they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter

他们也会报之以欢乐、喜悦、光明和笑声，

and my weather will produce a harvest of sales

我就能获得销售上的丰收，

and a granary of gold for me.

赚取成仓的金币。

Today I 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?

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:

我要学会这个千古秘诀：

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions;

弱者任思绪控制行为，

strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

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,

每天醒来当我被悲伤、自怜、失败的情绪包围时，

self-pity and failure

我就这样与之对抗：

If I feel depressed¹⁰ 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 labor¹¹.

病痛时，我加倍工作。

If I feel fear I will plunge¹² ahead.

恐惧时，我勇往直前。

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

自卑时，我换上新装。

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。

If I feel incompetent¹³ I will remember past success.

力不从心时，我回想过去的成功。

If I feel insignificant¹⁴ I will remember my goals.

自轻自贱时，我想想自己的目标。

1 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

2 recede   

vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进

参考例句：

• The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。

3 wanes   

v.衰落( wane的第三人称单数 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes. 月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有圆缺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

5 exultation   

n.狂喜，得意

参考例句：

• It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
• He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。

6 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

7 wither   

vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡

参考例句：

• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

8 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。

9 naught   

n.无，零 [=nought]

参考例句：

• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
• I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。

10 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

11 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

12 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

13 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

14 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。