马克吐温给青年人的忠告

马克吐温给青年人的忠告BeingtoldIwouldbeexpectedtotalkhere,IinquiredwhatsortoftalkIoughttomake.Theysaiditshouldbesomethingsuitabletoyouth-somethingdidactic,instructive,orsomethinginthenatureofgoodadvice.获悉人们希望我在这里讲几句时:我就问他们我该讲些什么。他们希望我讲些适合年轻人的东西-些教诲性、有教育意义的东西，或是一些好的建议。Verywell.IhaveafewthingsinmymindwhichIhaveoftenlongedtosayfortheinstructionoftheyoung;foritisinone'stenderearlyyearsthatsuchthingswillbesttakerootandbemostenduringandmostvaluable.First,then.Iwillsaytoyoumyyoungfriends-andIsayitbeseechingly,urgingly.这太好了!我倒是一直想给年轻人提点建议呢，因为人在年轻时期，好的建议极易在心底扎根，并能终生受用。那么，首先，年轻朋友们■我要真诚地告诫你们：Alwaysobeyyourparents,whentheyarepresent.Thisisthebestpolicyinthelongrun,becauseifyoudon't,theywillmakeyou.一定要听父母的话，长远来讲这是最聪明的做法，如果你不听话，他们就会逼着你听话。Mostparentsthinktheyknowbetterthanyoudo,andyoucangenerallymakemorebyhumoringthatsuperstitionthanyoucanbyactingonyourownbetterjudgment.大多数父母认为他们知道得比你们多，在这种情况下，与其基于自己的判断行事，还不如迎合他们的想法，这样你会收获更多。Berespectfultoyoursuperiors,ifyouhaveany,alsotostrangers,andsometimestoothers.Ifapersonoffendyou,andyouareindoubtastowhetheritwasintentionalornot,donotresorttoextrememeasures:simplywatchyourchanceandhithimwithabrick.Thatwillbesufficient.如果你有上级的话，请尊重他们，对陌生人和他人也是如此。如果某个人得罪了你，而你也不知道他是否是故意的，那就不要采用极端做法，而要等待时机，给他当头一棒，这就够了。Ifyoushallfindthathehadnotintendedanyoftensecomeoutfranklyandconfessyourselfinthewrongwhenyoustruckhim;acknowledgeitlikeamanandsayyoudidn/tmeanto.如果发现他并非有意伤害你，那么，你就应该站出来，坦白承认教训他的事;要像一个男子汉一样承认错误并说明自己并非有意。还有就是，切勿使用暴力。Yes,alwaysavoidviolence;inthisageofcharityandkindliness,thetimehasgonebyforsuchthings.Leavedynamitetothelowandunrefined.在这个和平友好的年代，暴力已经过时了。让我们谴责这些低俗的举止、粉碎暴力吧！Gotobedearly,getupearly-thisiswise.Someauthoritiessaygetupwiththesun;somesaygetupwithonething,otherswithanother.Butalarkisreallythebestthingtogetupwith早睡早起•这是十分明智的。有些人主动起床，也有些人被迫起床。当然在百灵鸟的歌声中起床是最惬意不过了。Itgivesyouasplendidreputationwitheverybodytoknowthatyougetupwiththelarkandifyougettherightkindoflark,andworkathimright,youcaneasilytrainhimtogetupathalfpastnine,everytime-it'snotrickatall.当人人都知道你与百灵鸟同迎清晨，你便会备受称赞，如果你得到一只中意的百灵鸟，并按自己的意愿训练它，让他九点半，甚至是任何时候起床都不是件难事-当然，这并不是说要耍诡计。Nowastothematteroflying,youwanttobeverycarefulaboutlying;otherwiseyouarenearlysuretogetcaught.Oncecaught,youcanneveragainbeintheeyestothegoodandthepure,whatyouwerebefore.现在，我们来谈谈说谎吧。要说谎，就得小心谨慎，否则很容易穿帮。一旦被揭穿，别人就不再认为你是善良的和纯洁的，他们眼中的你就不是从前的你了。Manyayoungpersonhasinjuredhimselfpermanentlythroughasingleclumsyandillfinishedlie,theresultofcarelessnessbornofincompletetraining.Someauthoritiesholdthattheyoungoughtnottolieatall.很多年轻人就因为一个笨拙或并不圆满的谎言永远地伤害了自己，原因在于他们不够谨慎且缺乏训练。有些人认为，年轻人不能撒谎。Thatofcourse,isputtingitratherstrongerthannecessary;stillwhileIcannotgoquitesofarasthat.idomaintain,andlbelievelamriahtthatthevounaouahttobetemperateintheuseofthisgreatartuntilpracticeandexperienceshallgivethemthatconfidence,elegance,andprecisionwhichalonecanmaketheaccomplishmentgracefulandprofitable.当然，这有些偏激。我不会这么偏激，而是始终相信自己是有道理的，我认为，年轻人应适当运用这门伟大的艺术，通过训练和实践，他们将变得自信、优雅和精确，而这些恰恰可以使他们完美出色地完成任务。Patience,diligence,painstakingattentiontodetail-thesearerequirements;theseintimewillmakethestudentperfect;upontheseonly,mayherelyasthesurefoundationforfutureeminence.耐心、勤奋和对细节的认真揣摩-都是年轻人必须具备的条件。随着时间的流逝，这些要素将会使你们日臻完美，而你们也只有仰仗这些要素才能成就日后的辉煌。Thinkwhattediousyearsofstudy,thought,practice,experience,wenttotheequipmentofthatpeerlessoldmasterwhowasabletoimposeuponthewholeworldtheloftyandsoundingmaximthat"Truthismiahtyandwillprevailthemostmaiesticcompoundfractureoffactwhichanyofmanbornhasyetachieved.想想那位无可匹敌的大师吧，多年沉闷乏味的学习、思考、实践和练习才使他得以在世人面前说出这样的经典语句一-"真理有着巨大的力量，并将战胜一切”■这是最伟大的悖论，是凡人所能达到的最高境界。Forthehistoryofourrace,andeachindividual'sexperience,aresewnthickwithevidencesthatatruthisnothardtokill,andthataliewelltoldisimmortal.ThereisinBostonamonumentofthemanwhodiscoveredanesthesia;manypeopleareaware,intheselatterdays,thatthatmandidn'tdiscoveritatall,butstolethediscoveryfromanotherman.Isthistruthmiahty,andwillitprevail?Ahno.myhearers,themonumentismadeofhardymaterial.butthelieittellswilloutlastitamillionyears.历史和个人的经历都深刻地表明真理易被推翻，但绝妙的谎言却永远颠扑不破。波士顿立有一座纪念麻醉术发明者的纪念碑。但后来，很多人发现，这个人根本不是麻醉术的发明者，他不过是窃取了他人的成果。真理的力量真的很强大吗?它能战胜一切吗?哦，不，朋友们，那座纪念碑是用很坚固的材料做成，但它所昭示的谎言将比纪念碑本身还要久一百万年。Anawkward,feeble,leakylieisathingwhichyououghttomakeityourunceasingstudytoavoid;suchalieasthathasnomorerealpermanencethananaveragetruth.Why,youmightaswelltellthetruthatonceandbedonewithit.Afeeble,stupid,preposterousliewillnotlivetwoyears-exceptitbeaslanderuponsomebody笨拙、没有说服力和漏洞百出的谎言是你应当通过不断学习去避免的，这样的谎言还不及一般真理长久。为什么呢，你还是说出真相吧，现在就说。一个没有说服力、可笑，荒谬的谎言不会存在两年-除非它是对某人的诽谤。I