英语名篇诵读 难题终会解决

Problems Do End

难题终会解决

What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables them to succeed? Why do they

survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose?

Why do they soar when others sink?

The answer is very simple. It's all in how they perceive their problems. Yes, every living

person has problems. A problem-free life is an illusion — a mirage¹ in the desert. Accept that

fact.

Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its

peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time. Problems do end.

They are all resolved in time.

You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your responses. You may not

have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it. For instance, what is the

positive reaction to a terrible financial setback²? In this situation would it be the positive reaction to

cop out and run away? Escape through alcohol, drug, or suicide? No! Such negative reactions

only produce greater problems by promising³ a temporary “solution” to the pressing problem. The

positive solution to a problem may require courage to initiate⁴ it. When you control your

reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problem's

effect on you. Your reaction to the problem is the last word! That's the bottom line. What will you

let this problem do to you? It can make you tender or tough. It can make you better or bitter. It all

depends on you.

In the final analysis, the tough people who survive the tough times do so because they've

chosen to react positively⁵ to their predicament . Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Tough people stick it out. History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan. No problem is

permanent.

使强者成功的秘密要素是什么？在艰难岁月里，为什么他们能挺过来，而其他人都遭

挫败？为什么他们会赢，而其他人会输？为什么他们能鹏程万里，而其他人却身陷泥沼？

答案很简单。这全在于他们如何看待问题。诚然，每个人都有难题。没有难题的生活

只是一种幻想——沙漠中的海市蜃楼而已。接受这个事实吧。

山有最高峰，谷有最低点。人生总有沉浮，总有巅峰和低谷。没有人一生都一帆风

顺，亦没有人一世都命运乖蹇。难题终会解决，终会化解。

你也许不能掌控时势，但能冷静应对。你也许不能选择时运，但能选择应对方式。比

如，对于一次可怕的金融挫败，什么才是积极的反应？在此情况下，逃避现实、一走了之

会是积极反应吗？酗酒、吸毒或自杀，这样来逃避吗？不！这样的消极反应只是暂时“解

决”了迫在眉睫的问题，只会导致更严重的问题。对一个问题的积极反应可能需要勇气来实

施。面对生活中似乎无法解决的问题，你若能控制住自己的反应，事实上你就控制了问题

对你的影响。你对问题做何反应，这至关重要！这是底线。你想让问题把你怎样呢？它能

使你脆弱，也能使你坚强，能使你时来运转，也能使你厄运连连。一切取决于你自己。

说到底，坚强的人之所以能挺过艰难的岁月，是因为他们对困境选择了积极的应对。

艰难岁月终有尽头，但坚强的人会持之以恒，坚持到底。历史告诉我们，每一个难题自有

其产生和终结之日，没有解决不了的难题。

1 mirage   

n.海市蜃楼，幻景

参考例句：

• Perhaps we are all just chasing a mirage.也许我们都只是在追逐一个幻想。
• Western liberalism was always a mirage.西方自由主义永远是一座海市蜃楼。

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

5 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。