精美英文欣赏:生活的勇气 Courage of Life

Courage of Life

生活的勇气

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment;

人生中的勇气，通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性；

but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

但是这种勇气却不失为是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。

A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all human morality.

一个人去做他必须做的一切事情—不计个人得失，不计种种障碍，危险和压力—这就是人类一切道德的基石。

To be courageous¹ requires no exceptional qualifications,no magic formula,no special combination of time and place and circumstance.

勇敢不需要特殊的条件，也没有奇妙的规则，同样也不需要时间，地点和情况的特意配合，

It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.

我们每个人迟早都会遇到的这么一个机会。

Politics merely furnishes one arena² which imposes special tests of courage.

政治不过是对勇气进行特殊考验的一个场所而已。

In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage.

在人生的竞技场上，勇气都会前来挑战，

Whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience-the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment,even the esteem³ of his fellow men-each man must decide for himself the course he will follow.

如果你遵从你的良心，那么你就会面对一如丧失朋友，财富和满足感，甚至同伴对你的敬重—走哪条路只能由自己决定。

The stories of past courage can define that ingredient-they can teach, they can offer hope,they can provide inspiration.

前人勇敢的故事可以告诉你什么叫勇气—这些故事能够教导我们，为我们带来希望和鼓励，

But they cannot supply courage itself.

但却不能给我们带来勇气。

For this each man must look into his own soul.

因为每个人必须到自己的灵魂深处去寻找勇气。

1 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。