英语美文小短文 优秀不是一种行为,而是一种习惯Excellence Is Not Our character, basically, is a formation of our habits. "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit ,reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny, "so the motto goes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. They constantly express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. 人的品格基本上由习惯组成,正如那句格言所说:"思想决定行动,行动决定习惯,习惯决定品格,品格决定命运。"习惯对我们的生活有巨大的影响。它们不断地暴露出我们的本性,左右我们的成败。 Habits also have gravity pull; however, most people can’t recognize or admit it. It needs more than a little willpower and a few changes to break deeply rooted habits, duanwenw such as impatience, criticalness or selfishness, which are contrary to basic rules of human effectiveness. 习惯也具有强大的引力,只是被许多人忽略或否定了。要改变缺乏耐心、吹毛求疵、自私自利等这些与人类成功的基本规则相背离的、根深蒂固的不良习性,我们需要拥有强大的意志力,并做出大刀阔斧的改革。 Like any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or against us. The gravity pull of some habits may keep us from going where we want to go, but it is also this gravity pull that keeps our world together. The gravity pull of habits is a powerful force and, if we use it effectively, we can create the necessary order to build up effectiveness. 习惯的引力如同自然界所有的力量一样,可以为我们所用,也可能危害我们。虽然习惯有时会阻碍我们达到目标,但是世界有序地运行也依赖于习惯的作用。只要我们善于运用习惯这一强大引力,我们就能建立起良好的秩序,创造有效率的生活。 客观的建议Objective Advice If you were someone else, what advice would you give yourself? If you could step back from being you, and look objectively at what you’re doing and how you’re living, what changes would you need to take? 如果你是别人,你会给自己提出什么建议?如果你可以不做自己,以旁观者的角度观察自己的行为和生活,你认为你需要做出哪些改变? It’s easy to imagine the straightforward1 advice you’ve given to someone else, because you don’t have to follow that advice. Now imagine applying that advice to your own situation. 坦诚地给他人提出建议很容易,那是因为你不用遵循这些建议。现在,设想一下,如果别人给你提出这些建议,你会怎么做。 Remember that you are not your problems. duanwenw You do have the ability to step back and to see clearly what you must do. 记住,你不是自己前进的障碍。你有能力后退一步来思考问题,了解自己应该做些什么。 You have the ability within you to overcome every difficulty. You are absolutely capable of knowing and doing what will bring true fulfillment. 你能在自己力所能及的范围内克服一切困难。你肯定能够知道如何获得真正的成功,而且你完全有能力获得成功。 Take an honest, loving look at where you are. See the very real and positive possibilities available to you. 诚实地、宽容地审视自己。挖掘你心中真实的、积极的潜能。 Overcome the limitations4 you’ve beenimposing5 on yourself. Live your true values and fulfill the best that you know is within you. 挣脱你强加给自己的枷锁。实现真正的自我价值,让自己成为内心深处那个最好的自己。 多付出一点Give a Little More n every situation there is an opportunity to give a little bit more. By doing so, you can improve the value created in that situation; by doing so, you can fulfill the desirable satisfaction of being needed. 在所有情况下,你都有机会多付出一点。多付出一点能提升你所创造的价值;多付出一点能让你获得自己被别人需要的满足感。 If you’ve already invested time and effort in something, consider giving just a little bit more. Add to the momentum* that’s already there. If you’re making the effort, giving a little bit more will give more value to the effort you’ve already made. It creates greater value from the combined effort. 如果你已经在某件事上投入了大量的时间和努力,不妨考虑再多付出一点。让自己动力十足。如果你正在努力,多付出一点会给你做出的努力增添更重的分量。多付出一点努力能创造更大的价值。 There are plenty of opportunities to give a little bit more. duanwenw By doing so, you can easily distinguish yourself and set yourself a part from the crowd; by doing so, you can get unexpected __of kindness, gratitude and respect. 生活中有很多机会可以让我们多付出一点。多付出一点会让你在芸芸众生中显得与众不同;多付出一点能让你获得出乎意料的友善、感激和尊敬。 Make the most of the momentum you’ve already gathered by extending the momentum as long as you can. Once you’re on a roll, give a little more, and keep your efforts rolling strong. 竭尽全力延伸你的力量并把它发挥到极致。付出就像滚雪球,多付出一点,让你的努力像雪球一样越变越大。 感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/187c110182eb6294dd88d0d233d4b14e84243e11.html