英文励志诗歌(七)

    Two roads diverged¹ in a yellow wood，

    And sorry I could not travel both

    And be one traveler， long I stood

    And looked down one as far as I could

    To where it bent² in the undergrowth；

    Then took the other， as just as fair，

    And having perhaps the better claim，

    Because it was grassy³ and wanted wear；

    Though as for that the passing there

    Had worn them really about the same，

    And both that morning equally lay

    In leaves no step had trodden black.

    Oh， I kept the first for another day！

    Yet knowing how way leads on to way，

    I doubted if I should ever come back.

    I shall be telling this with a sigh

    Somewhere ages and ages hence：

    Two roads diverged in a wood， and I?

    I took the one less traveled by，

    And that has made all the difference.

十、WHAT IS SUCCESS

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

    What is success？

    To laugh often and love much；

    To win the respect of intelligent people

    And the affection of children；

    To earn the approbation⁴ of honest critics

    And endure the betrayal of false friends；

    To appreciate beauty；

    To find the best in others；

    To give one?s self；

    To leave the world a little better，

    Whether by a healthy child，

    A garden patch，

    Or a redeemed⁵ social condition；

    To have played and laughed with enthusiasm

    And sung with exultation⁶；

    To know even one life has breathed easier，

    Because you have lived……

    This is to have succeeded.