三月
Attitude
Guidance for Reciting
The attitude we choose to have everyday is what makes the difference between our being happy and successful or not.
The longer I live，the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude，to me，is more important than facts. It is more important than the past，than education，than money，than circumstances，than failures，than successes，than what other people think，say，or do. It is more important than appearance，giftedness，or skill. It will make or break a company，a church，a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is to play on the one string we have，and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.
Notes
1.impact [5impAkt] n. 影响
2.giftedness [5giftidnis] n. 天资，天赋
3.inevitable [in5evitEbl] a. 不可避免的；必然的
态度
诵读导言
我们所选择的生活态度区分了我们每一天是幸福还是痛苦，成功还是失败。
我越活越觉得态度对生活的影响。态度对我来说比事实更重要，它比你的过去、比你受的教育、比你的金钱、比你的地位、比你的成败、比别人对你的看法或所作所为更为重要。它比你的外貌、才智和技能更为重要。它可以使一个公司、教会或家庭成功或夭折。
令人值得注意的是，我们每天都可以选择拿什么态度来过这一天。
我们不能改变我们的过去。我们不可能改变人们对某事的反应。我们更不可能改变必然的规律。我们能做的惟一事就是弹奏好我们的那根弦，那就是我们的态度。
我深信，人生的10%是所发生在我身上的事，90%是我对这些事的反应。你的情况也是如此。我们要对自己的态度负责。
口语点津
说到“成功”，你马上会想到用succeed，其实在英语口语中，native speaker更常用make it 这个短语。如，Don't worry about it. I'm sure you can make it. （不要担忧，我相信你能成功。）再如，There is still thirty minutes. If we take a taxi，we could make it. （还有半个小时，如果我们乘出租车，一定能赶到。）