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第18章

Do you fear the wind?

Guidance for Reciting

Just as Ernest Hemingway said,“Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”In this modern world,this sort of heroic spirit is quite rare and should be valued possibly just because of its scarcity.

Do you fear the force of the wind,

The slash of the rain?

Go face them and fight them,

Be savage again.

Go hungry and cold like the wolf;

Go wade like the crane.

The palms of your hands will thicken;

The skin of your cheeks will tan.

You'll grow ragged and weary and swarthy,

But you will walk like a man!

Notes

1.savage [5sAvidV] a. 凶猛的;野蛮的

2.wolf [wulf] n. 狼,残忍贪婪之人

3.swarthy [5swR:Ti] a. (皮肤等)黝黑的

男儿本色

诵读导言

正如海明威所说,“人不是生来要给打败的。一个真正的强者,只能被摧毁而不能被击败。”在当今社会,这种永不言败的男人气概或许是相当稀缺的,因而尤显珍贵。

你可害怕寒风凛冽;

你可畏惧大雨滂沱?

去迎着风雨努力拼搏;

还你原始本色!

像狼一样去经受饥寒;

像鹤一般去跋涉河川!

你的手掌变得厚实粗壮;

你的脸庞晒得古铜发亮!

你会变得衣衫褴褛,皮肤黝黑,疲惫不堪,

但你步履沉稳,是个堂堂男子汉!

注:原诗作者系哈姆林?伽兰德。Hamlin Garland was born in West Salem,Wisconsin,on 14th September,1860.His family were farmers struggling to make a living from the land. Unable to afford a university education,Garland moved to Boston where he spent 14 hours a day reading in the public library. He eventually became a teacher at Moses True Brown's Boston School of Oratory. A brilliant teacher,Garland became a touring lecturer where he gave public talks on American,French and German authors.