Never-Be-a-Quitter-in-Face-of-Life原文和翻译.docVIP

Lesson Eight Never Be a Quitter in Face of Life 不要做生活的逃兵 “Get yourself up and make something of yourself,buddy!”Though she has passed away,my mother’s words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy. “孩子，起来，做个有出息的人！”虽然母亲已经过世，但她的话依然清晰地在我脑海中回响，就如我在孩提时代听到的一样。 She may have had my interests at heart, but from my standpoint at the time, her less than tender approach to parenting was the equivalent of bamboo torture treatment. 她心里也许是为我好，但那时依我看来，她那毫不温柔的为母之道就如同用竹条鞭笞一般严厉。 “Christ!”I utter,“I have made something of yourself.I am entitled to sleep late.” “天哪！”我叫道：“我已经是个有出息的人了。我有权晚点起床了。” “If t