名校勵(lì)志英語演講 第130期:珍惜現(xiàn)在 把握將來(6)
考驗(yàn)一個(gè)人是否可靠的方法是看他是否參加你的葬禮，在葬禮上是否虔誠。當(dāng)然不要太早就考驗(yàn)。
Recently, I attended a funeral and the speaker said he would like to begin by reading a list of all those whose funerals he would rather have been attending, but the list was too long. It was a sweet compliment to our friend.
最近我參加了一個(gè)葬禮，主持人說在葬禮開始前他想先讀一個(gè)名單，名單上這些人的葬禮他本該去參加的，結(jié)果卻沒去。這個(gè)名單很長。這對(duì)我的朋友來說也算是一種高度的贊美了。
Alternatively there was Spike Milligan, the quintessential English comic who when he was asked what he would like as the epitaph on his tombstone, replied: "They should write: I told you I was ill."
還有一件事，當(dāng)英國著名的喜劇演員斯派克•密歇根被問及希望在自己的墓碑上刻什么樣是碑文時(shí)，他答道：他們應(yīng)該寫“我都說過我生病了。”
There was a colleague of mine in the British Parliament who once asked another: "Why do people take such an instant dislike to me?" and got the reply: "Because it saves time."
我在英國議會(huì)上的一個(gè)同事問另一個(gè)同事：“為什么人們這么快就不喜歡我了?”他得到的回答是：“因?yàn)檫@樣節(jié)省時(shí)間。”
So, when others think of you, let them think not with their lips but their hearts of a good friend and a gracious acquaintance.
所以你們要做到，當(dāng)別人想起你的時(shí)候，然他們站在一個(gè)好朋友和一個(gè)親切的相識(shí)的角度上去評(píng)價(jià)你，而不是隨便說說。
Above all, however, have a purpose in life. Life is not about living but about striving. When you get up, get up motivated. Live with a perpetual sense of urgency. And make at least part of that purpose about something bigger than you.
然而，最重要的是，生活要有目標(biāo)。生活不僅僅是活著，而是要不斷追求。每天早晨起來時(shí)都要帶著一種動(dòng)機(jī)。生活要時(shí)刻有緊迫感。而且在制定個(gè)人目標(biāo)時(shí)，至少有一部分要超出個(gè)人能力范圍。
There are great careers. There are also great causes.
有偉大的事業(yè)，也要有偉大的理想。
