86.If I Were a Boy Again假如我再回到童年
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人生短暂，青春易逝。这篇脍炙人口的短文说出了人生的真谛，听来耐人寻味。专心致志，勇敢坚毅，乐观向上，遇事冷静，决策果断，童年时候养成的良好习惯和意志品质，将会使人受益终生，活出精彩人生。
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AIf I were a boy again， I would practise perseverance oftener， and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient.If we want light， we must conquer darkness.Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.“There are only two creatures，”says a proverb，“who can surmount the pyramids——the eagle and the snail.”
If I were a boy again， I would school myself into a habit of attention；I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.I often hear grown-up people say“I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book， although I wished to do so”，and the reason is， the habit was not formed in youth.
If I were to live my life over again， I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means， and on every possible occasion.It only needs early cultivation to become a power.
If I were a boy again， I would cultivate courage. We too often borrow trouble， and anticipate evils that may never appear.“The fear of ill exceeds the ill we fear.”Be prepared for any fate， and there is no harm to be feared.
If I were a boy again， I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror：if you smile upon it， it smiles back upon you；but if you frown and look doubtful on it， you will get a similar look in return.Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner， but of all that come in contact with it.“Who shuts love out， in turn shall be shut from love.”
BIf I were a boy again， I would school myself to say“No”oftener. lf I were a boy again， I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends， and indeed towards strangers as well.The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long， and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.
Finally， instead of trying hard to be happy， as if that were the sole purpose of life， I would， if I were a boy again， try still harder to make others happy.
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AIf I were a boy again， I would practise perseverance oftener， and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient.
假如我再回到童年，我会更多地培养自己的毅力，决不因为事情艰难或麻烦而放弃不干。
BThe smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long， and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.
在坎坷的人生道路上，最细小的礼貌犹如在漫长的冬季为我们歌唱的小鸟，使得冰天雪地的严冬变得较易忍受。
87.Versatile Man 多才多艺的人
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路易斯·乔治·亚历山大（L.G.Alexander）是世界着名的英语教学权威，曾任欧洲现代语言教学委员会理事。他的《新概念英语》《跟我学》《朗文英语语法》已成为经典教材。
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It is， perhaps， no accident that many of the outstanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men.Right up until comparatively recent times， it was possible for an intelligent person to acquaint himself with almost every branch of knowledge.AThus， men of genius like Leonardo da Vinci or Sir Philip Sidney engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course.Da Vinci was so busy with his numerous inventions， that he barely found the time to complete his paintings；Sidney， was not only a great soldier， but a brilliant scholar and poet as well.Both these men came very near to fulfilling the Renaissance ideal of the“universal man”，the man who was proficient at everything.
Today， we rarely， if ever， hear that a musician has just invented a new type of submarine. Knowledge has become divided and sub-divided into countless， narrowly-defined compartments.The specialist is venerated；the versatile person， far from being admired， is more often regarded with suspicion.The modern world is a world of highly-skilled“experts”who have had to devote the greater part of their lives to a very limited field of study in order to compete with their fellows.
With this high degree of specialization， the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost.BThe scientist， who outside his own particular subject is little more than a moron， is a modern phenomenon；as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology.Similarly， specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life.Many activities which were once pursued for their own sakes are often given up in despair：they require techniques， the experts tell us， which take a life-time to master.
Little by little， we are becoming more and more isolated from each other. It is almost impossible to talk to your neighbor about his job， even if he is engaged in roughly the same work as you are.The Royal Society in Britain includes among its members only the most eminent scientists in the country.Yet it is highly disconcerting to find that even here， as one of its Fellows put it， at a lecture only 10%of the members can understand 50%of what is being said！
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AThus， men of genius like Leonardo da Vinci or Sir Philip Sidney engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course.
所以，列奥纳多·达芬奇或菲利普·希尼先生这样的天才人物同时从事多种职业也不足为奇了。
engaged in“从事”。例如，She engaged in dramatics.她从事戏剧活动。
BThe scientist， who outside his own particular subject is little more than a moron， is a modern phenomenon；as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology.
超越了自己特殊的研究领域，科学家与痴人并无二致，这是一种当代现象，正如文学家对于技术方面已经取得的巨大进步所知甚少一样。