The Greatest Hitter 最伟大的击球员

The Greatest Hitter 最伟大的击球员

A little boy was overheard talking to himself
as he strutted through the backyard,
wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat.

一个小男孩带着棒球和球棒，边朝着后院大踏步走去边自言自语地说：

"I’m the greatest hitter in the world," he announced.

“我是世界上最棒的击球手！”
Then, he tossed the ball into the air,
swung at it, and missed.
男孩把球扔到空中、挥动球棒，但却没打中。

"Strike One!" he yelled.

“第一击！”他喊道。

Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again,
"I’m the greatest hitter in the world!"

然后非常勇敢的把球捡起来，又说一遍：“我是世界上最棒的击球手！”

He tossed the ball into the air.
When it came down he swung again and missed.

他又一次把球抛向空中，又一次挥动球棒但又一次没打中。

"Strike Two!" he cried out.

“第二击！”男孩大声地喊着。

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully.

小男孩停了一下，认真地检查一下自己的球棒和球。

He spit on his hands and rubbed them together.

往手掌上吐口吐沫，双手搓了几下。

He straightened his cap and said once more,
"I’m the greatest hitter in the world!"

他带好帽子再次说道：“我是世界上最棒的击球手！”

Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed.

他把球再次抛到空中、挥棒，但还是没打中。

"Strike Three!"

“第三击！” 他大喊。

"Wow!" he exclaimed. "I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!"

“哇噻！”小男孩感叹说：“我是世界上最棒的击球手！”

Your attitude determines how circumstances impact your life.

你的态度将决定周围的环境对你的影响，

The little boy’s circumstances hadn’t changed,

小男孩所处的环境没有改变，

but his optimistic attitude prompted him to give an encouraging
meaning to what had happened.
但是他的积极态度赋予环境积极的意义。

What difficult time are you going through right now?

你现在正在经历什么样的困难情形？

Can you do something to change it?

能不能做点什么来改变一下？

If you can, don’t wait another day—
make the needed changes.

可以的话，就不要再等待，做些有必要的改变。

If you can’t change the circumstance,
however, change your attitude—

即使无法改变环境，那就改变自己的态度。

you’ll discover that circumstances won’t have the last word.

你会发现环境不是决定因素。

The world is so constructed that
if you wish to enjoy its pleasures,
you must also endure its pains.

世界的构成就是这样，如果希望享受快乐，就要忍受痛苦。

Like it or not, you cannot have one without the other.

不论喜欢与否，这两种经历是结伴而行的。

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