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Promise Yourself
承諾自己
Christian D Larson 克里斯蒂安·D ·拉爾森
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
要堅強，不讓任何事物煩擾內心的平和。
* disturb. vt.弄亂；打擾
Please don't disturb him.請別打擾他。
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
要與每一個見到的人談論健康、快樂和富足。
* prosperity. n繁榮；興旺；昌盛
Peace brings prosperity.和平帶來繁榮。
To make all your friends feel that there is something special in them.
要讓所有的朋友感到他們是與眾不同的。
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
要看一切事情的光明面，活出積極樂觀。
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
要永遠洋溢著快樂，要用微笑迎接每一個生命。
* countenance .n 面容；面部表情
Her countenance fell.她的臉搭拉下來。
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
要多花時間在自我提升上，這樣就不會有時間去批評他人。
* criticize .vt, vi批評；挑剔；責難
His policies were severely criticized. 他的政策受到了嚴厲批評。
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
要胸懷寬廣，心無掛慮；要品行高尚，不怨不怒；
* noble.adj 高貴的；高尚的
He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could
他是一個正直高尚的人，總是願意盡其所能幫助他人。
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
要身心堅強，無所畏懼；要心情歡暢，遠離煩惱。
* permit .vt.允許; 許可; 准許
The situation does not permit of any delay .
情勢不容許任何的拖延
* presence.n 出席; 到場; 在場; 存在; 存在率
She was so quiet that her presence was hardly noticed.
她一聲不響，幾乎沒有人留意到她在場
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
要只去想最美好的事情，只追求最美好的結果，只懷有最美好的希望。
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
要對他人的成功抱有像對自己的成功一樣的熱情。
* enthusiastic. adj熱心的，滿腔熱情的
If too old to work much, the retired worker is very enthusiastic about neighborhood affairs.
雖因年老不能多操勞,但這個退休工人對鄰里工作非常熱心。
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
要拋卻曾經的錯誤，為將來更偉大的成就堅定不移地前進。
* achievement. n完成；達成 成就
Such a goal was impossible of achievement.
這樣的目標是不可能實現的。
→重點短語
press on 加緊趕路; 奮力前進, 加緊進行
克里斯蒂安‧拉爾森 (1874-1954) 是美國新思想運動 (New Thought) 的領導者，他的一些著作至今還有出版，即使問世已超過 100 年，他後來擔任國際新思想聯盟的榮譽會長，並在 1920 及 1930 年代廣泛進行演講。
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