Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb1 your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity2 to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something special in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. (to be continued)
要堅強，不讓任何事物煩擾內心的平和。
要與每一個見到的人談論健康、快樂和富足。
要讓所有的朋友感到他們是與眾不同的。
要看一切事情的光明面，活出積極樂觀。
1. disturb. vt.弄亂；打擾
Please don't disturb him.請別打擾他。
2．prosperity. n繁榮；興旺；昌盛
Peace brings prosperity.和平帶來繁榮。
make+賓語+動詞不定式：make做使役動詞，動詞不定式做賓語，to 通常省略。文章的最后一句“make your optimism come true” 用的就是這個結構。又如：
He cannot make the machine go.他無法使這臺機器啟動。
You must make your son work harder.你得讓你的兒子再用功些。
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.（to be continued）
要永遠面帶愉快，要用微笑迎接每一個生命。
要多花時間在自我提升上，這樣就不會有時間去批評他人。
要胸懷寬廣，心無掛慮；要品行高尚，不怨不怒；要身心堅強，無所畏懼；要心情歡暢，遠離煩惱。
1．countenance .n 面容；面部表情
Her countenance fell.她的臉搭拉下來。
2．criticize .vt, vi批評；挑剔；責難
His policies were severely criticized. 他的政策受到了嚴厲批評。
3. permit .vt.允許; 許可; 準許
The facts permit no other explanation. 事實不容 許有其它的解釋。
4. presence.n 出席; 到場; 在場; 存在; 存在率
She was so quiet that her presence was hardly noticed. 她一聲不響，幾乎沒有人留意到她在場
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
要只去想最美好的事情，只追求最美好的結果，只懷有最美好的希望。
要對他人的成功抱有像對自己的成功一樣的熱情。
要拋卻曾經的錯誤，為將來更偉大的成就堅定不移地前進。
1. enthusiastic. adj熱心的，滿腔熱情的
If too old to work much, the retired worker is very enthusiastic about neighbourhood affairs. 雖因年老不能多操勞,但這個退休工人對鄰里工作非常熱心。
2．achievement. n完成；達成 成就
Such a goal was impossible of achievement.這樣的目標是不可能實現的。
press on 加緊趕路; 奮力前進, 加緊進行
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