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1、双语美文《论幸运》 Itcannotbedenied,butoutwardaccidentsconducemuchtofortune,favour,opportunity,deathofothers,occasionfittingvirtue.Butchiefly,tilemouldofaman'sfortuneisinhisownhands.(Faberquisquefortunaesuae;saiththepoet) 一方面幸运与偶然性有关一例如长相漂亮、机缘凑巧等;但另一方面人之能否幸运又决定于自身正如古代诗人所说：“人是自身幸福的
2、设计师 Andthemostfrequentofexternalcausesis,thatthefollyofonemanisthefortuneofanother.Fornomanprosperssosuddenly,asbyothers'errors.Serpensnisiserpentermederitnonfitdraco.Overtandapparentvirtuesbringforthpraise;buttherebesecretandhiddenvirtues,thatbringforthfortune;certaindelive
3、riesofaman'sself,whichhavenoname.TheSpanishname,desemboltura,partlyexpresseththem:whentherebenotstonds,norresdvenessinaman'snature;butthatthewheelsofhismindkeepwaywiththewheelsofhisfortune.ForsoLivy(afterhehaddescribedCatoMajor,inthesewords;inilhviro,tanturnroburcorporisetanimi
4、fiit,utquocwiqueloconatusesset,fortunarussibifactursvideretur)fallethuponthat,thathehadversatileingeniumTherefore,ifamanlooksharply,andattentively,heshallseefortune:forthoughshebeblind,yetsheisnotinvisible. 有的时候一个人的愚蠢恰是另一个人的幸运一方的错误恰好促成了另一方的成功正如谚语所说：“蛇吃蛇能成龙”炫耀于外表的才干徒然令人赞羡而深藏未
5、露的才干则能带来幸运这需要一种难以言传的自制力西班牙人把这叫做“潜能”一个人具有优良的素质能在必要时发挥这种素质从而推动幸运的车轮转动这就叫“潜能”历史学家李维曾这样形容老加图说：“他的精神与体力都是那样优美博大因此无论他出身于什么家庭都一定可以为自己开辟出一条道路”因为加图具有多方面的才能这话说明只要对一个人深入观察是可以发现对他是否可以期望幸运的因为幸运之神虽然是盲目的却并非无形的 ThewayoffortuneisliketheMilkenWayinthesky;whichisameetingorknotofanumberofsmalls
6、tars;notseenasunder,butgivinglighttogether.Soarethereanumberoflittle,andscarcediscernedvirtues,orratherfacultiesandcustoms,thatmakemenfortunate. 幸运的机会好像银河他们作为个体是不显眼的但作为整体却光辉灿烂同样一个人若具备许多细小的优良素质最终都可能成为带来幸运的机会 TheItaliansnotesomeofthem,suchasamanwouldlittlethink.Whentheyspea
7、kofonethatcannotdoamiss,theywillthrowin,intohisotherconditions,thathehathpocodimotto.Andcertainly,therebenottwomorefortunateproperties;thantohavealittleofthefool;andnottoomuchofthehonest.Therefore,extremeloversoftheircountry,ormasters,wereneverfortunate,neithercantheybe.Forwhen
8、amanplacethhisthoughtswithouthimself,hegoethnothisownw
