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Definition of Adversary

Guidance for Reciting

He who respects his adversary respect himself;but he who shows mercy to an enemy denies it to himself.

You are my adversary,but you are not my enemy for your resistance gives me strength,for your will gives me courage,for your spirit enables me. And though I aim to defeat you,should I succeed,I would not humiliate you. Instead,I would honor you,for without you,I am a lesser man.

Notes

1.adversary [5AdvEsEri] n. 敌手,对手

2.humiliate [hju(:)5milieit] v. 使……丢脸,使……蒙羞,屈辱

对手的定义

诵读导言

尊重对手就是尊重你自己;但是,对敌人仁慈,就是对自己残忍。

你是我的对手,但不是敌人。因为你的抵抗给了我力量,你的意志给了我勇气,你的精神赋予我能力。虽然我的目标是击败你,若取得成功,我不会羞辱你。相反,我会尊重你,因为如果没有你,我只不过是一个微乎其微的人而已。