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Keeping Your Eyes Wide Open
①A young man once asked his grandpa，"Grandpa , how is it that you've accomplished so much in your life? You're still full of energy and I'm already tired of struggling. How can I get the same enthusiasm that you've got?".
②The following is the grandpa's answer:
③I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your eyes wide oper."
④First, realize that life is filled with surprises, but many are good ones. If you don't keep watching for them, you'll miss half the excitement. Expect to be thrilled once in a while, and you will be.
⑤When you meet up with challenges, welcome them. They'll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be grateful for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
⑥And always follow the rules--even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you can ever really get by with breaking the rules, you're only fooling yourself.
⑦It's also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it.
⑧But be ready to end up in some new places too. As you grow with the years, you'll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as challenging beginnings.
⑨Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit. Leave the past in the past. Climh the next mountain and enioy the view.
⑩Dump things that weigh you down emotionally and spiritually. When an old resentment, belief or attitude becomes heavy, lighten your load. Shed those hurtful attitudes that slow you down and drain your energy.
⑾Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going.
⑿And be sure to take breaks once in a while. They'll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams, and a cheerful, healthy perception of the things that matter the most to you.
⒀Most important of all: never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner,is the one who resolves to win. Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best back to you.
译文：
睁大自己的眼睛
①一个年轻人问他的爷爷："爷爷，您这一辈子是如何这么成功的呢？您仍然充满活力，而我却已经厌倦奋斗了。我怎么才能拥有和您一样的热情呢？"
②以下是他爷爷的回答：
③我想成功主要取决于一个人看待事物的方式，我称其为"始终睁大自己的眼睛"。
④首先，要认识到生命中充满了让人意想不到的事情，其中不乏好事。时刻留意它们，否则你多半会错失这些令人激动的事。作好准备随时迎接那些惊喜，你会如愿以偿。
⑤勇于迎接挑战。每经历一次挑战你会变得更明智、更坚强、更能干。当你犯错误时，应该为得到的教训心存感激。下决心利用此教训助你实现目标。
⑥永远遵守规则，即使是小规则。遵守规则，生命的机器才开始运转。如果你认为自己确曾违反规则但侥幸过关，那你只是在愚弄自己。
⑦决定自己究竟需要什么也是很重要的。然后集中精力，准备去迎接它的到来。
⑧不过，也要准备面对新的境况。随着年岁的增长，你将会有更广阔的发展空间。所以，既要准备结束，又要挑战开始。
⑨有时，我们必须要有足够的勇气，从熟悉转到陌生。人生不只是攀登高峰，有时是从一个山顶到另一个山顶。如果你在两座山顶之间休息过久，你也许就会想要放弃。让过去的过去吧，攀登下一座山峰，欣赏它美丽的风景。
⑩卸下那些情绪和精神上的负担吧。如果积怨、信念或态度让你变得心情沉重的话，那么不妨轻装上阵吧。改变那些不良的态度，它们只会让你步伐缓慢，耗尽你的精力。
⑾记住，成功和失败都取决于你的选择。因此，要考虑前方所有的道路，然后决定该沿着哪条路走。相信自己，动身出发。
⑿一定要偶尔停下来歇歇脚。它们会让你重振理想，对人生中的最重要的事物有一个积极健康的认知。
⒀最重要的是：永远都不要放弃自己。最终的赢家就是下定决心要赢的那个人。把你所有的一切都献给人生，人生便会把最好的馈赠给你。
关键字:好文共赏
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Keeping Your Eyes Wide Open
①A young man once asked his grandpa，"Grandpa , how is it that you've accomplished so much in your life? You're still full of energy and I'm already tired of struggling. How can I get the same enthusiasm that you've got?".
②The following is the grandpa's answer:
③I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your eyes wide oper."
④First, realize that life is filled with surprises, but many are good ones. If you don't keep watching for them, you'll miss half the excitement. Expect to be thrilled once in a while, and you will be.
⑤When you meet up with challenges, welcome them. They'll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be grateful for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
⑥And always follow the rules--even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you can ever really get by with breaking the rules, you're only fooling yourself.
⑦It's also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it.
⑧But be ready to end up in some new places too. As you grow with the years, you'll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as challenging beginnings.
⑨Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit. Leave the past in the past. Climh the next mountain and enioy the view.
⑩Dump things that weigh you down emotionally and spiritually. When an old resentment, belief or attitude becomes heavy, lighten your load. Shed those hurtful attitudes that slow you down and drain your energy.
⑾Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going.
⑿And be sure to take breaks once in a while. They'll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams, and a cheerful, healthy perception of the things that matter the most to you.
⒀Most important of all: never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner,is the one who resolves to win. Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best back to you.
译文：
睁大自己的眼睛
①一个年轻人问他的爷爷："爷爷，您这一辈子是如何这么成功的呢？您仍然充满活力，而我却已经厌倦奋斗了。我怎么才能拥有和您一样的热情呢？"
②以下是他爷爷的回答：
③我想成功主要取决于一个人看待事物的方式，我称其为"始终睁大自己的眼睛"。
④首先，要认识到生命中充满了让人意想不到的事情，其中不乏好事。时刻留意它们，否则你多半会错失这些令人激动的事。作好准备随时迎接那些惊喜，你会如愿以偿。
⑤勇于迎接挑战。每经历一次挑战你会变得更明智、更坚强、更能干。当你犯错误时，应该为得到的教训心存感激。下决心利用此教训助你实现目标。
⑥永远遵守规则，即使是小规则。遵守规则，生命的机器才开始运转。如果你认为自己确曾违反规则但侥幸过关，那你只是在愚弄自己。
⑦决定自己究竟需要什么也是很重要的。然后集中精力，准备去迎接它的到来。
⑧不过，也要准备面对新的境况。随着年岁的增长，你将会有更广阔的发展空间。所以，既要准备结束，又要挑战开始。
⑨有时，我们必须要有足够的勇气，从熟悉转到陌生。人生不只是攀登高峰，有时是从一个山顶到另一个山顶。如果你在两座山顶之间休息过久，你也许就会想要放弃。让过去的过去吧，攀登下一座山峰，欣赏它美丽的风景。
⑩卸下那些情绪和精神上的负担吧。如果积怨、信念或态度让你变得心情沉重的话，那么不妨轻装上阵吧。改变那些不良的态度，它们只会让你步伐缓慢，耗尽你的精力。
⑾记住，成功和失败都取决于你的选择。因此，要考虑前方所有的道路，然后决定该沿着哪条路走。相信自己，动身出发。
⑿一定要偶尔停下来歇歇脚。它们会让你重振理想，对人生中的最重要的事物有一个积极健康的认知。
⒀最重要的是：永远都不要放弃自己。最终的赢家就是下定决心要赢的那个人。把你所有的一切都献给人生，人生便会把最好的馈赠给你。
关键字:好文共赏
生词表:
- accomplished [ə´kʌmpliʃt]
a.完成了的；熟练的 四级词汇 - unfamiliar [ʌnfə´miljə] a.不熟悉的；生疏的 六级词汇
- perception [pə´sepʃən] n.感觉；概念；理解力 四级词汇
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