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综合教程1第五单元课文翻译How to be true to youself

怎样做个表里如一的人How to Be True to Yoursel

[1]My grandparents believed you were either honest or you weren't. There wa s no in between. They had a simple motto hanging on heir living-room wall: "Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step w ill show." They didn't have to talk about it-they demonstrated the motto by t he way they lived.

[2] They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal stand ard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is n ot relative to the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for judging your behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short supply today-and getting sc arcer. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society. And it is somethi ng we must demand of ourselves.

[3] A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Trial, whic

h consists of three key principles:

[4] Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. There's

a story told about a surgical nurse's first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital. She was responsible for ensuring that all instruments and ma terials ere accounted for during an abdominal operation. The nurse said to th e surgeon, "you've only removed 11 sponges, and we used 12. We need to fi nd the last one."

[5] "I removed them all," the doctor declared. "we'll close now."

[6] "You can't do that, sir," objected the rookie nurse. "Think of the patient."

[7] Smiling, the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the 12th spong

e. "You'll do just fine in this or any other hospital," he told her.

[1]我的爷爷和奶奶认为，你要么是诚实的，要么不是。不可能介于两者之间。在他们起居室的墙上挂着一幅简单易懂的座右铭：“生活好像一片刚刚落满白雪的土地；我走到哪里，我的每一个脚印就会出现在哪里。”他们无需就此加以评说－－他们是以身体力行的方式来证实这幅座右铭的。

[2]他们本能的理解是，诚实意味着具备一定的伦理道德标准，既不看风使舵，也不随着眼下的形势而转移。诚实是判断你行为的内在标准。遗憾的是，如今，诚实处在短缺状态----甚至越来越稀罕。然而，它却是社会各个领域真正的思想上的底线，而且是我们必须要求自己严格做到的。

［3］检验这种价值标准的一个有效方法是，参看我所谓的诚实三要素，其中包括三条主要原则：

[4]在个人压力面前，要坚定信念。有一个关于一位外科护士在一所著名医院的医疗组第一天上班时发生的故事。在一个腹部手术中，她负责清点所有使用的器材。这位护士对外科医生说：“我们用了12块纱布，而你却只取出了11块。我们必须找到最后那一块。”

[5]“我全都取出来了，”医生肯定地说。“我们现在缝上刀口吧。”

[6]“先生，您不能那么办，”这位新来的护士反驳道。“要为病人着想。”

[7]外科医生一边微笑，一边抬起脚，让护士看到了第12块纱布。“不管在这所医院，还是在其他任何医院，你都会干得非常出色，”他称赞这位护士说。

[8] When you know you're right, you can't back down.

[9] Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. Don't be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are.

[10] David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, made this point clear to his newly appointed office heads by sending each a Russian n esting doll with five progressively smaller figures inside.

[11] His message was contained in the smallest doll: "If each of us hires peo ple who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy & Mather will become a company of giants." And that is precisely what the company beca me-one of the largest and most respected advertising organizations in the w orld.

[12] Be honest and open about who you really are. People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors-their looks or status-in order to feel goo d about themselves. Inevitably they will do everything they can to preserve th is facade, but they will do very little to develop their inner value and persona l growth.

[13] So be yourself. Don't engage in a personal coverup of areas that are un pleasing in your life. When it's tough, do it tough. In other words, face realit y and be adult in your responses to life's challenges.

[14] Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

[15] Integrity means you do what you do because it's right and not just fashi

onable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not succumbing to the sed uctive sirens of an easy morality, will always win the day. It will take you for ward into the 21st century without having to check your tacks in a rearview mirror. My grandparents taught me that.

[8]当你知道你做得对的时候，你就不能退缩。

[9]对那些值得赞扬的人要常常给予肯定。切莫害怕那些可能有更好主意的或者那些可能比你更聪明的人。

[10]奥格尔维和马瑟广告公司的创建人戴维·奥格尔维，通过送给他新任命的部门经理每人一套俄罗斯风格的套叠式玩具娃娃（里面共有五个依次变小的玩具娃娃）而把这一点清楚地告诉了他们。

[11]在最小的玩具娃娃里面，有戴维的留言：“如果我们每个人所雇用的人比我们个子小，我们的公司就成了矮子公司。反之，如果我们每个人所雇用的人比我们个子大，那么，奥格尔维和马瑟将会成为一个巨人公司。”而这正是那家公司发展的结果——它终于成为世界上最大、最有声望的广告公司之一。

[12]真诚、坦率地展示真实的你。那些缺乏真正的基本价值观念的人，为了使自己感觉良好而依靠外在因素----相貌或社会地位。他们势必尽一切可能来保全这种表面形象，却很少会去培养自己内在的价值和注重个人的成长。

[13]因此，要展示你的真面目。不要设法掩盖你生活中令人不快的方方面面。艰难时刻要顽强。换言之，要正视现实。面对生活的挑战，要老成持重，应付有方。

[14]自尊和问心无愧是构成诚实的强有力的成分，是丰富你与他人关系的基础。

[15]诚实意味着，你之所以做你所做的事是因为你做的是对的，而不是因为你的行为是时髦的或在政治上是正确的。始终能够赢得胜利的是那种坚持行为准则、不屈从于一种安逸伦理

观诱惑的生活。这种生活将带你迈进21世纪，而你无需从后视镜里检查你留下的痕迹.这是我爷爷奶奶教会我的.

How to Be True to Yourself

[1]My grandparents believed you were either honest or you weren't. There was no in between. They had a simple motto hanging on heir living-room wall: "Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will show." They didn't have to talk about it-they demonstrated the motto by the way they lived.[2] They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not relative to the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for judging your behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short supply today-and getting scarcer. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society. And it is something we must demand of ourselves.[3] A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Trial, which consists of three key principles:[4] Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. There's a story told about a surgical nurse's first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital. She was responsible for ensuring that all instruments and materials ere accounted for during an abdominal operation. The nurse said to the surgeon, "you've only removed 11 sponges, and we used 12. We need to find the last one."[5] "I removed them all," the doctor declared. "we'll close now."[6] "You can't do that, sir," objected the rookie nurse. "Think of the patient."[7] Smiling, the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the 12th sponge. "You'll do just fine in this or any other hospital," he told her.

如何做个诚实的人

[1]我爷爷认为，要么做个诚实的人，要么就不是，不可能介于两者之间。他们在孩子卧室的墙上挂了一幅简单的谚语：“生活就像是刚下过了雪的雪地，能清晰地显现出走过的每一步。”他们从不提及那幅格言，因为他们的人生正是这幅谚语的真实写照。[2]他们的直觉告诉他们，诚实是做人的基本品质和美德，不能为了一己之私就违背自己做人的原则，这与自身所处环境无关。诚实是一种衡量个人行为的内存标准。不幸的是，诚实在当下已变得非常地稀缺和匮乏。但是，它却是这个社会方方面面的真实底线，也是我们必须遵守的。[3]有一个好方法可以用来判断其价值所在，也就是我们所说的诚实试炼，它包含三大要素：[4]始终如一地去坚守自己的信念并勇于直面自身的压力。有一个故事，讲的是一个外科护士在一家著名医院的医疗小组的头一天，她的工作职责就是在一例腹部手术中确保所有仪器和材料都准备无误，她对医生说：“你取出了11块绵球，而我们用了12块。我们必须找到最后的那一块绵球。[5]“我已经全部取出来了。”医生宣布道，“现在准备缝合。”[6]“你没有把它取出来，先生。”新来的护士无所畏惮的说，“为病人想一想吧。[7]医生微微一笑，抬起他的脚让护士看到了那第12块绵球，说道：“你在这儿或别的任何一家医院里都会前途无量的。”