佚名/Anonymous
Figure it out for yourself, my lad. You've got all that the great have had: two arms, two legs, two hands, two eyes, and a brain to use if you'd be wise. With this equipment they all began, so start for the top and say "I can".
Look them over the wise and the great. They take their food from a common plate. With similar knives and forks they use; with similar laces they tie their shoes. The world considers them brave and smart, but you know—you've got all they had, when they made their start.
You can triumph and come to skill; you can be great if you only will. You're well equipped for the fight you choose you have arms and legs and brains to use. And people who have risen, great deeds to do started their lives with no more than you.
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You must say where you want to go, and how much you'll study the truth to know. God has equipped you for life, hut he lets you decide what you want to be.
The courage must come from the soul within; you must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad; you were born with all the great have had; with your equipment they all began. Get hold of yourself and say "I can."
孩子，你自己想想吧！偉人所擁有的一切，你都已具備：兩隻胳膊、兩條腿、兩隻手、兩隻眼睛和一個頭腦，都能為你所用，隻要你足夠聰明。偉人都是憑借這些裝備開始的，所以，開始向巔峰發起進攻吧！並要對自己說：“我行。”
看看那些智者和偉人，他們從普通的盤子裏取得食物：他們用的刀叉和我們的一樣；係鞋的鞋帶也和我們的一樣。世人都認為他們勇敢且明智，可你知道——他們開始時所擁有的一切，你已經全都具備了。
你能成功，能獲得技巧。隻要你願意，你就能成為偉人。你已裝備完畢，準備與你選擇的困難戰鬥吧。你可以利用自己的手腳和大腦。那些成就偉大事業的人開始生命曆程時，並不比你擁有的多。
你自己正是你必須要麵對的阻礙，你自己正是必須要為你挑選位置的人，你必須決定自己想去哪裏，將研究多少你應該知道的事實。上帝已為你的生命備好了裝置，但他讓你自己決定想成為怎樣的人。
這種勇氣必須源自靈魂深處，你必須下定決心去贏得勝利。所以，自己想想吧，我的孩子，你與生俱來就擁有偉人的資本。偉人正是依靠著你的這些裝備開始的。好好把握自己，並勇敢地說：“我行。”
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
—Schiller
隻有有耐心圓滿完成簡單工作的人，才能夠輕而易舉地完成困難的事。
——席勒
lad[l?d]n.少年；小夥子
He's a nice enough lad, but he doesn't seem to have much gumption.
他是個不錯的小夥子，但好像沒有什麽進取心。
equip[i?kwip]v.裝備；供應；穿
To accept certain education will equip you for a job.接受一定的教育將使你具備就業的能力。
handicap[?h?ndik?p]n.障礙
Illiteracy, a serious handicap in life.文盲，生活中的嚴重障礙。
furnish[?f?:ni?]v.供給；提供；裝設
They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.
他們到處搜羅一些古董來裝飾新居。
你與生俱來就擁有偉人的資本，偉人正是依靠著你的這些裝備開始的。
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你可以利用自己的手腳和大腦，那些成就偉大事業的人開始生命曆程時，並不比你擁有的多。
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好好把握自己，並勇敢地說：“我行。”
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Figure it out for yourself, my lad.
figure out：算出；想出；理解；斷定；解決
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Get hold of yourself and say "I can".
get hold of：抓住；掌握
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