双语阅读-让过去过去让未来到来.docx

双语阅读:让过去过去让未来到来

Regretcanbeaterribleaddiction.Thosewhosufferfromitsooftenbecomebitterandfullofself-pity.后悔是一件很可怕的东西,它会让人上瘾.那些经常感到后悔的人会变得更加悲天悯人,自顾自怜.Itisanemotionthatseriousentrepreneurscannotafford:theymustkeeppressingonwardsandshouldnotlookbackwithremorse,dwellingonerrorsoflongago.而对于企业家来说,他们绝对不可以对“后悔”这种情绪上瘾.他们必须时刻坚持前进,不能总是回望很久以前犯下的错误而懊悔自责.AsAlexanderGrahamBell,inventorofthetelephone,said:“Whenonedoorcloses,anotheropens;butweoftenlooksolongandsoregretfullyuponthecloseddoorthatwedonotseetheonewhichhasopenedforus.”Entrepreneursmustlearntomanagetheconflictbetweenconstantexperimentation–whichmeanslotsofpainfulmistakes–andafearoffailure,whichcanleadtoparalysis.正如电话机的发明者亚历山大格拉汉姆贝尔所言,“当人生的一扇门关闭了,总会有另一扇门为你打开;然而,我们却经常久久地回顾那扇关闭了的门,懊悔不已,却没有看到那扇为我们打开的门.”企业家必须学会如何平衡各种不断的尝试和害怕失败的心理之间的矛盾.这些尝试可能意味着许多痛苦的失误,而害怕失败的心理则可能导致你停滞不前.Likewise,pastglorycanbeakiller.Forexample,GregDyke,whoisacleverfellow,stillharksbacktoomuchtohisresignationasdirector-generaloftheBBC.Heshouldmoveonandstopmoaningabouttheinjusticeofitall.同样的,过去的荣耀也可能是毁灭你的杀手.比如说,格里格戴克,一个头脑聪明的人,至今仍然对他当初辞去BBC总裁一职耿耿于怀.他应该立即停止抱怨所有的不公,继续前进.AndTimWaterstoneshouldgiveuptryingtobuybackhisbookshopchain,whichhefinallyleftmorethan10yearsago(aftersellingitonceandthengettinginvolvedagain).Hehastriedtorepurchaseitatleastfivetimes,ifrumouristobebelieved.Possiblytherootoftheproblemisthatheexaggeratesthechain’simportance,oncesaying:“Waterstone’sdoesmorefortheday-to-dayculturallifeofthenationthanperhapsanythingoranyoneelse.”而蒂姆沃特斯通,既然十年前已经决定离开他的连锁书店了,现在就应该放弃试图回购连锁书店的计划(他曾经将书店出售,后来又买回来).如果传言属实的话,他曾经至少五次试图将它买回来.问题的根源可能是,他过于高估书店的价值.他曾说,“Waterstone’s在本国日常文化生活层面上所做的贡献是任何东西和任何人都不能比拟的.”散文英译汉佳作赏析：我父亲的音乐MyFather'sMusic我父亲的音乐byWayneKalyn韦恩凯林IrememberthedayDadfirstluggedtheheavyaccordionupourfrontstoop,taxinghissmallframe.Hegatheredmymotherandmeinthelivingroomandopenedthecaseasifitwereatreasurechest."Hereitis,"hesaid."Onceyoulearntoplay,it'llstaywithyouforlife."记得有一天，身材瘦小的父亲背着一架沉重的手风琴，费力地走到前门廊。他把妈妈和我叫进厅里，打开了那只盒子，好象那是一个百宝箱似的。“就这个，”他说，“你一旦学会，它将伴随你一生。”Ifmythi