英语美文背诵经典书读百遍，其义自见，背诵学习语言的绝佳途径，通过背诵，记忆大量的句式结构，掌握词汇用法，达到熟练运用的程度。自律，才能带来真正的自由Self-disciplined people are not alloutstandingpeople. But nearly all outstanding people are self-disciplined people.自律的人不一定都优秀，但优秀的人基本都是自律的。Some of them keep reading everyday. Some of them never get late.他们之中，有的人坚持每天看书，有的人坚持从不迟到。The real difference between an elite and the ordinary people is that an elite can manage himself.一个真正的精英与普通人的不同，就是他能够管住自己。And thats where their success comes from.而他们的成功就来源与此。What people call self-management is in fact self-discipline.自律，其实就是自我管理。If you want to get slim, you need to manage your appetite.想要减肥，就得把自己的嘴巴管住。If you want to succeed, you need to manage your heart.想要成功，就得把自己的心管住。So set your goal and write down your reasons for them.定个目标，并写下原因吧。Establish a list for your daily work and life, and execute them out without mercy.每天为自己的工作和生活列出一个清单，然后毫不留情地执行它。This is not sacrificing your freedom. This is freedom.这并不是牺牲自由，这恰恰就是自由。Only in self-discipline can you stop being a slave of all the trivial things in your life.只有在自律当中，你才能不成为生活中琐碎的奴隶。Only in self-discipline can you truly own your future.只有在自律中，你才拥有未来。01 Freedom Choice andResponsibility自由 选择 责任I love choices.我爱选择。I love to walk around in bookstores-not because I can buy all the books,我喜欢在书店里徜徉，不是因为我能买下所有的书，but because I could buy one book, and I have so many to choose from.而是因为我可以买一本书，我有这么多的选择。I likebuffets.我还喜欢自助餐。I rarely get to go to them, but when I do,虽然我很少去，但是当我去的时候，the first thing I do is to walk around and see what the choices are.我做的第一件事就是四处逛逛，看看有什么选择。I also like the Internet.我还喜欢互联网。It seems likecyberspacereally doesnt have any limits.看来网络真的没有任何限制。There are so many things to discover- like space.有这么多的东西等待被发现比如空间。Sometimes, I think we dont appreciate the freedom that we have.有时候，我觉得我们不喜欢我们拥有的自由。We are free to make many different choices.我们可以自由地做出许多不同的选择。From the food we eat- to the places we visit- to the people we meet- to the classes we take and on and on and on.从我们所吃的食物到我们去的地方，我们见的人，我们所上的课程等等。But freedom has dangers. If misused, it can be harmful.但自由也有危险。如果滥用，将会带来危害。I could pile a mountain of food on my plate and NOT to eat it.我可以将山一样的食物堆在我的盘子里，而我则不去吃它。It would be a waste. But thats a choice I have.它会是一种浪费。但这是一个选择。The Internet has dangers, too.互联网也有危险。If parents are not careful and dontsupervisewhat their kids can see- well kids can lose some of their innocence because of freedom.如果父母对他们的孩子所看到的不留神也不监督，那么孩子们会因为自由而失去一些他们的天真单纯。Theres a reason forlegalage limits when it comes to driving, gambling, drinking,smoking, and voting.当涉及驾车、赌博、酗酒、吸烟、和投票时法律会有年龄的限制。Until we reach that age, we arent free to do those things.直到我们到了那个年岁，否则我们去做那些事将不会被赋予自由。02你就是这么毁了你的人生Understand that life is not a straight line. Life is not a set timeline of milestones. You are allowed to backtrack. You are allowed to figure out what inspires you. You are allowed time, and I think we often forget that.你应该明白，生活不是一条直线，也不是一个时间轴，上面标记了重大事件。你可以选择倒带。你可以停下来想想是什么东西启发着你。你还有很多时间，我想常常我们忘记了这一点。You ruin your life by choosing the wrong person.自毁人生之一：选错了终身伴侣What is it with our need to fast-track relationships? Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will figure out what inspires you, you willcurateyour own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunningclarity, and when you do meet the person who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it, because you are sure of yourself.为什么我们觉得自己需要狂飙突进似的恋爱关系？学着独处。独自进餐，和自己约会，独自入眠。在这个过程中，你会明白自己是什么样的人。你会有所成长，了解到在人生道路上启发着你的究竟是什么。你将掌控自己的梦想，坚定自己的信仰，理清自己的思路。如此一来，当你遇到那个让你坠入爱河的人的时候，你能够确信他（她）就是那个人，因为你确知你是什么人。You ruin your life by letting your past govern it.自毁人生之二：纵容你的过去操控自己It is common for certain things in life to happen to you. There will be heartbreak, confusion, days where you feel like you arent special or purposeful. You cannot let these define you. If you dont allow yourself to move past what happened, what was felt, you will look at your future with that lens, and nothing will be able tobreachthat judgment.人生不如意十九，这是很自然的事情。你可能会心碎，会迷茫，会觉得自己毫无过人之处，觉得自己活得毫无目的。别让这些不如意的过往限定自己。如果你不能从过去里走出来，从过去的感受里超脱，你就会带着过去的眼光看待自己的未来，那么所有事情无一例外都会受这种偏见的影响。You ruin your life when you compare yourself to others.自毁人生之三：比附他人We get caught up in what our friends are liking, who our significant others are following, and at the end of the day this not only ruins our lives, but it also ruins us.我们常常为了他人的偏好桎梏自己：我们的朋友们喜欢什么，我们的恋人在追求什么，如此一来，不仅会把我们的生活弄得一团糟，也把我们的关系弄得一团糟。You ruin your life by tolerating it.自毁人生之四：一味忍耐At the end of the day you should be excited to be alive. When you settle for anything less than what you innately desire, you destroy the possibility that lives inside of you. Life and work, and life and love, are notirrespectiveof each other. They are intrinsically linked. We have to strive to do extraordina