生活靠我们自己创造

 　　Life is What We Make ItAre you dissatisfied with today’s success? It is the harvest from yesterday’s sowing. Do you dream of a golden morrow? You will reap what you are sowing today. We get out of life just what we put into it.

　　Nature takes on our moods: she laughs with those who laugh and weeps with those who weep. If we rejoice and are glad, the very birds sing more sweetly, the woods and streams murmur¹ our song. But if we are sad and sorrowful, a sudden gloom falls upon Nature’s face; the sun shines, but not in our hearts; the birds sing, but not to us.

　　The future will be just what we make it. Our purpose will give it its character. One’s resolution is one’s prophecy. Leave all your discouraging pessimism² behind. Do not prophesy³ evil, but good. Men of hope come to be front.

　　生活靠我们自己创造你对今天的成就感到不满意吗？今天的丰收源自昨日的播种。你梦想有一个金色的明天吗？你今天种下了什么，将来就会收获什么。我们从生活中获取我们所投入的。

　　大自然是受我们的情绪影响的；你笑她也笑，你哭她就哭。如果我们的心情是喜悦的，鸟儿们的歌声会分外甜美，森林和小溪也会吟唱着我们的歌儿。但如果我们本身充满忧伤，大自然就会被一层阴暗的气氛所笼罩。太阳虽然灿烂，但照不到我们的心里；鸟儿们虽然在歌唱，但与我们产生不了共鸣。

　　未来是我们自己创造的。我们的人生目标决定着它的性质；我们的决心是它的预言。抛开令人沮丧的悲观情绪吧！心里充满希望的人总能走在最前面的。

1 murmur   

n.低语，低声的怨言；v.低语，低声而言

参考例句：

• They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
• There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。

2 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。

3 prophesy   

v.预言；预示

参考例句：

• He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。