佚名/Anonymous
In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth. When you are going downhill you tend to under-estimate yourself, mistaking difficulties and adversities for your own incompetence. It's likely that you think it wises for yourself to know your place and stay aloof from worldly success. In doing so you are actually wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist—aware of both one's strength and shortage. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That's to say so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won't be difficulties you can't overcome, nor obstacles you can't surmount.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own raison detars. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confide cell. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that's vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it's up to you to take a good care of yourself. Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.
在一個人的一生中，與自己相處和打交道最多的人就是自己，而最不了解自己的人恰恰也是自己。
人生得意時，我們常會高估自己。你所追求的好像都在觸手可及的範圍內。好運與機遇都出現在你的生命旅程中，你狂喜不已。它們成了你自身價值的一部分。人生失意時，我們常會低估自己，錯將困難與不幸歸為自己的無能。你認為明白自己的處境，與世無爭才是明智之舉。這樣，你實際上是給自己蒙上了怯懦的麵具，並在此後的生命流動中延緩。
徹底地了解自己，就是正確地認識自己，做一個冷靜的現實主義者。也許，你在充滿希望地期待未來，但是，一定不要期望值過高，因為理想或許永遠不會徹底實現。也許，你能勇敢地去麵對挑戰，但是，你應當清楚自己努力的目標在哪裏。也就是說，隻要你對自己有了正確的認識，那麽一切困難都可以克服，任何障礙都能逾越。
要透徹地了解自己，首先要懂得自我欣賞。無論你覺得自己是高聳入雲的大樹，還是弱不禁風的小草；不管你覺得自己是座高山，還是塊石子，你都象征著自然界的一種狀態，都有自己的價值。你若能真誠地欣賞自己，就能獲得自信細胞，獲得自我欣賞的真實判斷力，一旦擁有充足的自信，你就能與任何不幸抗爭。
要透徹地了解自己，也需要適當地關心自己。氣憤時，在寧靜的地方放鬆一下心情，以免被火氣的鋒芒燙傷；悲傷時，向朋友傾訴一下，讓憂鬱的心情歡快起來；疲倦時，美美地睡上一覺，或者給自己一些獎勵。讓自己明白，關心自己的身心健康與日常生活息息相關。同樣也要明白，一個人所擁有的身體，不過是人的肉體，暴露著就容易受傷害。因此，如果生病了，照顧好自己。除非你很清楚地了解什麽時候、怎樣關愛自己，否則，你將沒有信心與充足的準備去抵抗病魔的襲擊。
透徹地了解自己，是對自己生命的完全掌控。如此，你會發現生命中充滿了色彩和芬芳。
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
—Abraham Lincoln
我走得很慢，但是我從來不會後退。
——亞伯拉罕·林肯
overestimate[??uv??estimeit]v.評價過高；出價過高
I overestimated the amount of milk we'd need for the weekend.
我過高估計了我們周末的用奶量。
adversity[?d?v?:siti]n.不幸；災難
The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men.
烈火煉真金，逆境煉壯士。
retarded[ri?tɑ:did]adj.智力遲鈍的；發展遲緩的
The injury to his head seems to have retarded his thought process.
頭部受傷似乎妨礙了他的正常思考。
surmount[s?:?maunt]v.克服；越過
To surmount and promote people's life quality constantly is people's pursuit.
不斷超越與提升人的生命質量是人之生命永恒的追求。
徹底地了解自己，就是正確地認識自己，做一個冷靜的現實主義者。
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隻要你對自己有了正確的認識，那麽一切困難都可以克服，任何障礙都能逾越。
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透徹地了解自己，是對自己生命的完全掌控。如此，你會發現生命中充滿了色彩和芬芳。
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It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth.
seek for：尋覓；尋找
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In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames.
give vent to：表達；發泄（感情等）
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