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第10章 天天向上 1（第1页）

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。