In the outset of life(and particularly at this time I felt it so)our imagination has a body to it.We are in a state between sleeping and waking,and have indistinct but glorious glimpses of strange shapes,and there is always something to come better than what we see.As in our dreams the fullness of the blood gives warmth and reality to the coinage of the brain,so in youth our ideas are clothed,and fed,and pampered with our good spirits;we breathe thick with thoughtless happiness,the weig

Books are a guide in youth and an entertainment for age.They support us under a solitude,and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

书籍是年轻人的向导，是老年人的消遣。它帮助我们排除寂寞，摆脱精神负担。

Perhaps no other thing has such power to lift the poor out of his proverty,the wretched out of his misery,make the burden-bearer forget his burden,the sick his suffering,the sorrower his grief,as books.They are friends to the lonely,companions to the deserted,joy to the

To learn with success is not a very difficult task if some fundamental principles are laid down.While discussing this subject,I'd like to mention four indispensable principles:diligence,devotion,constancy,and punctuality.

若指定一些基本的原则，予以约束，要学有所成并不难。在探讨这一话题时，我想提四条不可或缺的原则：勤奋，专心，毅力和守时。

All things can be conquered by diligence.It makes the foolish wise,the poor rich,and the humble noble.It produces a wonderful effect.In

Are 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.

你不满意自己今天的成就么？今天的收获源于你昨日的播种。你是否梦想有一个辉煌的未来？你今日播下什么，明天才能收获什么，我们从生活中索取的，正是我们为之付出的。

Nature takes one our moods:she laughs with those who laugh and weeps with those who weep.If we rejoice and are glad the

Napoleon declared,"Victory belongs to the most persevering."Upon careful study we find perseverance depends upon three things--purpose,will,enthusiasm.He who has a purpose is always concentrating his forces.By the will,the hope and the plan are prevented from evaporating into dreams.Enthusiasm keeps the interest up,and makes the obstacles seem small.

拿破仑曾断言：“成功属于最有毅力的人。”仔细研究后，我们发现，毅力有三个决定因素——目标、意志和热忱。有了目标，通常能集中力量做事

We all want to believe that we are capable of great feats,of reaching our fullest potential.We need dreams.They give us a vision of a better future.They nourish our spirit;they represent possibility even then we are dragged down by reality.They keep us going.Most successful people are dreamers.Dreamers are not content with being merely mediocre,because no one ever dreams of going halfway.

我们都相信自己有成就伟业的能力，能发挥出自己的最大潜能。我们需要梦想，它会给我们展现一番更好

"We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whoese pages are infinite..."

我们正在阅读一本书的首章首节，这本书的页数永无止境....

I don't know who wrote these words,but I have always liked   them as a reminder that the future can be anything that we want to make it.We can take the mysterious,hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine,just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.

虽不知道这段文字出自谁手，但

Consider....You.In all time before now and in all time to come,there has never been and will never be anyone just like you.You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe.Wow!Stop and think about that,you're better than one in a million,or   a billion,or   a zillion......

试想一下...你，空前绝后！无论过去还是将来都不会有一个和你完全一样的人。在整个历史和宇宙中，你也是独一无二的。噢！想想吧，你是一百万人、十几亿、一兆人中...最好的。

You a

Everyone needs friends,and if you fail to make friends,you should examine yourself and see if there is something wrong with your personality.

人人都需要朋友，若你在交朋友方面总是失败，就该反省自己，看是否你的个性有什么问题。

May be you have social faults such as snobbishness,talkativeness and using slang etc. which drive away your new acquaintances.Whatever your social faults may be,look at them honestly and make real effort to correct them.

或许你有些在社交上应该避

Future is always unknown to us,but to some extent we can forsee what will most likely come out.We can strive for the best.

对我们而言，未来总是个未知数。但有一点，某种极可能发生的事情是可以预见的。我们可以争取最好的结局。

Wise people learn from past experiences and try to arrange for the future.They are always making preparations so as to jump on a future chance.They know where they are and expect where they will arrive in the future.

明智之人吸取以往的经验教训，努