The credit belongs to…
Guidance for Reciting
Give credit where credit is due.
It is not the critic who counts，nor the man who points out how the strong stumbled or where the doer of the deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena；whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood；who strives valiantly；who errs and comes up short again and again；Who knows the great enthusiasms，the great devotions，and spends himself in a worthy cause；who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement；and who at the worst，if he fails，at least fails while daring greatly；so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.
Notes
1.doer [5du（：）E] n. 行为者，实行家
2.arena [E5ri：nE] n. 竞技场
3.mar [ma：] v. 损毁，损伤，糟蹋
4.valiantly [5vAljEntli] ad. 英勇地
荣誉
诵读导言
归功于有功者；要有雅量承认他人的优点。
重要的不是那些批评家，不是在伟人迟暮时幸灾乐祸的人，不是对实干家指手画脚的人。（重要的是）那些身体力行的人，那些泥土、汗水和鲜血糊满面颊的人，那些勇往直前的人，那些愈挫愈勇屡败屡战的人，那些懂得对正义的事业怀有无比热忱而又敢于奉献的人，那些在顺境时明白辉煌胜利意义的人，那些经过勇敢的尝试后虽然身处失败逆境、但却绝不与不知得失之道的怯懦、冷漠之辈同流合污的人；荣誉属于他们！
口语点津
本篇中的强调结构在口语中很常见：“it is not…that counts”。我们时常听到，“it is not what he has said，but what he has done that counts”（对于男人来讲，重要的不是他说过什么，而是他做过什么）。聪明的你，举出几个例子来加深印象吧！