今天是五一勞動節，送上一篇本人朗讀的英語短文，祝大家節日快樂！
The Joy of Labor
勞動的快樂
Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that labor is sweet.
古代的智者和今天的成功人士都告訴我們說，勞動是甜美的。
Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by it.
勞動的回報不僅在於物質上的獲得，更在於是它塑造了我們。
Work does much more for us than just giving us a living;
通過勞動，我們不僅得以維持生計
it gives us our life and the reason for living.
還獲得了生活以及存在下去的理由
The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well.
人生真正的快樂在於能把你所做之事做好。
All of us hope for success, but it is illusive and hard to keep.
我們都渴望成功，但成功過於虛幻且難以維持，
It nearly always slips away from one like sand through the fingers, like water through a leaky pail,
它總是與人失之交臂，就像沙子從指縫間溜走，水從漏桶裡流失
unless it is held tight by hard work, day by day，night by night, year in year out.
獲得且維持成功唯一的辦法是日復一日，夜復一夜，年復一年地辛勤工作。
Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.
每一個害怕失敗的人都應該一心一意地努力奮鬥，直到生命的終點。