第10章天天向上(1)
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1。proclaim[pr?u'kleim]v。宣告,公布;声明
&end[ik'stend]v。延伸;扩大
3。prolong[pr?'l??,'l?:?]v。延长
4。aspire[?'spai?]v。渴望;立志;追求
5。delusion[di'lu:??n]n。迷惑,欺骗;错觉;幻想
6。wretess['ret?idnis]n。可怜;悲惨;不幸
“Alexander,Caesar,eandmyselfhavefoundedempires,”saidoMentholatSt。Helena,“butuponwhatdidwerestthesenius?Uponforce。JesusChristalonefoundedhisempireothismomentmillionsofmenwoulddieforhim。Idiebeforemytimeandmybodywillbegivenbas。SuchisthefateofhimwhohasbeehegreataweenmydeepmiseryaernalkingdomofChrist,whied,lovedandadored,andwhichisextehe>
TraditionsaysthatwhenSolomohegiftofanemeraldvasefromtheQueenofShebahefilleditwithanelixirwhilykoprepare,onedropofwhichwlifeiely。Adyingalbeggedforadropofthepreciousfluid,butSolomoawickedlife。Whengoodmetheywererefused,orfailedtoobtainitwhehekingwetorpreferhevasetogetbutasingledrop。Whenatlastthekingbecameill,andbadehisservantsbringthevase,hefoundthatthetshadallevaporated。Soitisoftenwithourhope,ourfaith,ourambition,ouraspiration。
Amanotaspireifhelooksdown。Godhashaspirationsandlongiowhiotclimb。Liveupward。Theuillbesustowardthesummitoflife’smountains,imreatsoulsliveaheaheirbeing。Lifeshouldbelivediisnoidlegame,oamuseaen。Itisastery,fullerofdutiesthantheskyofstars。Youothavetoomuchofthatyearningwhichiratiohoughyoudonotattaiheeffortsyoumakewillbringnothingbutblessing。
Toallwillewhentheloveofglorywillbeseeasplendiddelusioy,rankvain,powerdepe,andalloutwardadvaineaceameremockeryofwretess。Thewisestmeakeouprootselfishambitios。Shakespearesidereditsonearavieedextenuatingakeitavirtue。
Whohashepowerofloveinanawkward,crabbed,shiftless,lazyman?Hebeesgeeiic。Lsoutthepoetryinhim。Itisoimemagicithaswrought。Nothingweseehastouchedthemairelytransformed。