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1、根据朗读标记，听录音跟读，然后背诵。 Whatis the secret ingredientof tough people that enables them to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose? Why do they soar when others sink? The answer is very simple. Its allin how they perceive their problem

2、s. Yes, every living person has problems. A problem-free life isanillusion-a miragein the desert. Accept that fact. Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time. Problems do end

3、. They are all resolved in time. You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your response. You can turn your pain into profanity -or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may not have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it. For instance, what is th

4、e positive reaction to a terrible financial setback? In this situation would it be the positive reaction to copout and runaway? Escape through alcohol, drug, or suicide? No! Such negative reactions only produce greater problems by promising a temporary solution to the pressing problem. The positive

5、solution to a problem may require courage to initiate it. When you control your reaction to the seemingly un-controllable problemof life, then in fact you do control the problems effect on you. Your reaction to the problem is the last word! Thats the bottom line. What will you let this problem do to

6、 you? It can make you tender or tough. It can make you better or bitter. It all depends on you. In the final analysis, the tough people who survive the tough times do so because theyve chosen to react positively to their predicament. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people stick it

7、 out. History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan. No problem is permanent. Storms always give way to the sun. Winter always thaws into springtime. Your storm will pass. Your winter will thaw. Your problem will be solved.背诵小贴士 Recitation tips关键词：1. secret ingredient, tough people, survive-o

8、vercome, win-lose, soar-sink.2. perceive problems, illusion.3. peak, low, ups and downs, end, resolved.4. control times, compose response, react, financial setback, positive, negative, control reaction, last word.5. react positively, tough times, tough people, stick out, permanent, storm-sun, winter

9、-springtime.参考译文人人有本难念的经 坚韧不拨的人成功的秘诀是什么？他们为什么能挺过艰难的时刻，而其他人却被困难所压倒？为什么成功的是他们，而失败的是其他人？为什么他们一飞冲天，而其他人都深陷泥沼？ 答案很简单，全看他们是如何看待自己面临的难题。不错，人人有本难念的经。没有难题困扰的人生只能是一个幻想，是沙漠中的海市蜃楼。还是接受这个事实吧。每一座山都有巅峰，每一个峡谷都有深底。人生也有兴衰起伏，不会有人一生都时乖命蹇。难题总有了结的一天。随着时间的推移，一切难题都会迎刃而解。 你也许不能控制时势，可是你能够冷静应对。你既可以把痛苦转换为怨天尤人的诅咒，也可以赋予之以诗意，这全在于

10、你自己的选择。时运不济的你或许无从选择，但是你可以选择应对的方略。譬如，遭遇一次严重的经济挫折，究竟怎么做才称得上积极应对呢？放弃而后潜逃？借酒浇愁？吸毒麻醉？抑或自杀？这样的逃避是积极应对吗？当然不是！这样一些消极的反应似乎暂时解决了迫在眉睫的难题，但事实上只会招致更棘手的难题。积极的应对只能是鼓起勇气着手解决。对于人生中看似无法控制的难题，当你能够控制自己的应对，那么你就事实上控制了难题对你的影响。你对难题的应对是至关重要的、最根本的。难题能对你产生什么样的影响呢？它可以使你脆弱，也可以使你坚强；它可以使你升华，也可以使你痛苦。全在于你自己。 归根结底，坚韧的人之所以能挺过艰难的岁月，是因

11、为他们选择积极地去应对困境。艰难的岁月不会没完没了，坚韧的人会始终不懈，坚持到底。历史告诉我们，每一个难题都有始有终，任何难题都不会永远存在。暴风雨过后一定是灿烂的阳光。严冬必然会化为春光。你的暴风雨也会过去，你的冬天也会回暖。你的难题终将解决。Chapter 2. Winnerspotential n. 潜力creatively adv. 创造性地productive v. 能产的authenticity n. 真实性authentic a. 真实可信的credible a. 可靠的 actualize v. 实现 unprecedented a. 空前的evaluate v. 评估boun

12、d a. 被束缚的 awed a. 表示敬畏的 spontaneous a. 自发的 zest n. 热情 compassionate a. 富同情心的 adversity n. 逆境 Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born with what he needs to win at life. Each person in his own way can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Ea

13、ch has his unique potentials, his capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right-a winner. Winners have different potentials. Achievement is not the most important thing. Authenticity is. The authentic person experiences th

14、e reality of himself by knowing himself, being himself, and becoming a credible, responsive person. He actualizes his own unprecedented uniqueness and appreciates the uniqueness of others. A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge. He can separate facts from opinion

15、and doesnt pretend to have all the answers. He listens to others, evaluates what they say, but comes to his own conclusions. While he can admire and respect other people, he is not totally defined, bound, or awed by them. A winner can be spontaneous. He doesnt have to respond in predetermined, rigid

16、 ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it. A winner has a zest for life. He enjoys work, play, food, other people, and the world of nature. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others. Although a winner can freely enjoy h

17、imself, he can also postpone enjoyment. He can discipline himself in the present to enhance his enjoyment in the future. He is not afraid to go after what he wants but does so in appropriate ways. He does not get his security by controlling others. A winner cares about the world and its people. He i

18、s not isolated from the general problems of society. He is concerned, compassionate and committed to improving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international adversity, he does not see himself as totally powerless. He does what he can to make the world a better place.仔细地思考这些问题：1

19、. 我是在做自己吗？我了解自己吗？我对周围的人和事做出回应吗？Am I authentic? Do I know myself? Am I being myself? Am I responsive?2. 我听别人说话时有意识地在评价吗？我是否真的独立思考，而非人云亦云？Do I do my own thinking and use my own knowledge? Do I listen to others and evaluate what say?3. 我是否自然不做作，天然无矫饰？我是否快乐，友好？Am I spontaneous? Do I have a zest for life

20、? Do I enjoy work, play, food, other people, and the world of nature?4. 我是否有足够的自控力？Am I able to discipline myself to postpone enjoyment in order to have enhanced enjoyment in the future?5. 我不是个冷漠无情的人吧？Do I care about the world and its people?成 功 者每一个人生来就是一个先前从未存在过的崭新的个体。他在人生中成功立业的能力与生俱来。每一个人都可以以其独特的

21、方式观察、倾听、触摸、体味和思索大千世界。每个人都有独一无二的潜质-才干和局限。每一个人都可以凭自己的努力成为一个有价值、有头脑、有感悟、有创造力、有成就的人，即成功者。 成功者的潜质各不相同。成就并不是最重要的，活得真实才是。一个真实的人通过了解自我、坚持自我，使自己成为值得信赖、乐于回应的人来体验真实的自我。他实现独特的永不重复的自我，同时也尊重他人的独特性。成功者不惮于用自己的头脑去思考，用自己的感官去体会大千世界。他能够区分出哪些是事实、哪些是观点。同时并不宣称洞察一切。他倾听他人的意见，评估他们的话语，可是结论要由自己作出，他可以钦慕、敬重别人，可是他决不为他人所局限、所束缚，不会对

22、他们敬若神灵。成功者是自在的。他无须以既定的、僵硬的方式用出回应。一旦情况改变，他会相应地变更计划。成功者对人生充满了热忱。他享受工作、玩乐和美食、欣赏他人并钟爱大自然。他享受成功的乐趣而问心无愧；他分享他人的成就而心无芥蒂。成功者可以自由自在地享受人生，他还可以延缓这种享受。为了未来的享受更加丰厚，他可以在时下约束自己，追求自己的目标，他无所畏惧，但总是行之有道，不逾规矩。他不会为了自己的安全感去控制他人。成功者关注世界，关心他人。对于社会的普遍问题，他从不置身事外。他有一颗关注的心、同情的心，全身心致力于提高人生的质量。即便在本国或国际间发生困难之际，他也不会感到无能为力。他竭尽力之所能，

23、使这个世界成为更加美好的地方。Chapter 3. Loserstransition n. 转变interdependence n. 互相依赖nutrition n. 营养inadequate n. 不适当的traumatic a. 创伤的deter v. 阻止 autonomy n. 自主 actualization n. 实现cope v. 处理hang on to 紧紧握住 repress v. 压制 channel v. 引导 Although people are born to win, they are also born helpless and totally depende

24、nt on their environment. Winners successfully make the transition from total helplessness to independence and then to interdependence. Losers do not. Somewhere along the line they begin to avoid becoming self-responsible. Few people are total winners or losers. Most of them are winners in some areas

25、 of their lives and losers in others. Their winning or losing is influenced by what happens to them in childhood. A lack of response to dependency needs, poor nutrition, brutality, unhappy relationships, disease, continuing disappointments, inadequate physical care, and traumatic events are among th

26、e many experiences that contribute to making people losers. Such experiences interrupt, deter, or prevent the normal progress toward autonomy and self-actualization. To cope with negative experiences a child learns to manipulate himself and others. These manipulative techniques are hard to give up l

27、ater in life and often become set patterns. A winner works to shed them. A loser hangs on to them. A loser represses his capacity to express spontaneously and appropriately his full range of possible behavior. He may be unaware of other options for his life if the path he chooses goes nowhere. He is

28、 afraid to try new things. He maintains his own status. He is a repeater. He repeats not only his mistakes, but also those of his family and culture. A loser has difficulty giving and receiving affection. He does not enter into intimate, honest, direct relationships with others. Instead, he tries to

29、 manipulate them into living up to his expectations and channels his energies into living up to their expectations.精品句子！人生向来很无助，很无奈，成功者学习摆脱这种无助的状态，达到独立，自主的状态。失败者只要愿意，也能做到！1. Winners successfully make the transition from total helplessness to independence, and then to interdependence. Losers do not.2

30、. Few people are total winners or losers.3. There are many experiences that contribute to making people losers.4. A loser represses his capacity to express spontaneously and appropriately his full range of possible behavior.5. A loser has difficulty giving and receiving affection.失 败 者 尽管成功立业的能力与生俱来，人们出生之际也是无助的，完完全全地依赖环境而生存。成功者顺利地从完全的无助过渡到自立，接着再过渡到人际间的相互依存。失败者则不然。在这一过程的某一环节上