observe [b'z：v] v. 觀察；研究
We should observe things using a correct viewpoint to avoid
making mistakes.
我們要學會用正確的觀點來觀察事物，以免犯錯誤。
consequence ['knsikwns] n. 結果；後果
No doubt my impressions were a consequence of stress and of
lack of sleep.
毫無疑問，這種種感覺是心情緊張和睡眠不足的結果。
diploma [di'plum] n. 畢業文憑；學位證書；執照
I am learning all the time，the tombstone will be my diploma.
我終生都在學習，墓碑就是我的畢業證書。
要想做出一番成就，你就必須要有耐心。
我明白耐心是你必須要有的東西。
因為我可以耐心地坐下來學習，因此看事物的角度也有了變化。
I wish that I had practiced patience.
I wish that：但願
...because I got tired of racing through life without an education.
get tired of：厭倦
一生最大的收獲
Catch of a Lifetime
佚名 / Anonymous
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire Lake.
On the day before the bass season opened， he and his father were fishing early in the evening， catching sunfish and perch with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset， then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
When his peapole doubled over， he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
Finally， he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen， but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish， gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m. —two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish， then at the boy.
"You'll have to put it back， son." he said.
"Dad！" cried the boy.
"There will be other fish." said his father.
"Not as big as this one." cried the boy.
He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them， nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish， the boy could tell by the clarity of his father's voice that the decision was not negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.
The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today， the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father's cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish again and again—every time he comes up against a question of ethics.
For， as his father taught him， ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？ Do we refuse to cut corners to get the design in on time？ Or refuse to trade stocks based on information that we know we aren't supposed to have？
We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren. Not about how we had a chance to beat the system and took it， but about how we did the right thing and were forever strengthened.
他11歲那年，一有機會就到新漢普郡湖心島上他家的小屋碼頭釣魚。
在鱸魚季節來臨的前一天，他和父親傍晚很早就開始準備了。他們用小蟲做誘餌來釣太陽魚和鱸魚。他在銀色的釣鉤上放好誘餌，開始練習拋線。釣鉤撞到水麵上，在夕陽中**起一片金光閃閃的水波。月亮升起來時，水波就變得銀光閃閃。
當釣竿彎下去的時候，他知道線的那一端一定釣到了一條大魚。他靈巧地在碼頭邊沿和那條大魚周旋。父親用讚賞的眼神關注著他。
最後，他很小心地將那條筋疲力盡的魚從水裏拉了出來。這可是他所見過的最大的一條魚，而且還是條鱸魚。
男孩和他的父親凝視著這條漂亮的魚，它的鰓在月光下一張一翕。父親點燃一根火柴，看了一下表。現在是10點——離鱸魚季節的開放時間還有兩個小時。他看了看魚，又看了看兒子。
“你要把它再放回去，兒子。”他說。
“爸爸！”男孩喊。
“還會有其他魚的。”父親說。
“但肯定不會像這條一樣大。”男孩喊道。
他看了看湖的周圍。月光下，周圍沒有其他漁民或船隻。他再一次看著父親。盡管並沒有人看著他們，也沒有人知道他們是什麽時候釣到魚的，但從父親那堅定的聲音中，男孩知道這個決定是不容更改的。他慢慢地將釣鉤從大鱸魚的唇上拿下來，然後蹲下來把那條魚再放回水裏。
那條魚擺了擺強健的軀體，消失在水裏。男孩懷疑他再也不可能看到那麽大的魚了。
那件事已經過去34年了。而今，男孩已經成為紐約城裏一位成功的建築師。他父親的小屋仍然佇立於湖心島上。他也曾帶著自己的兒子和女兒回到同一個碼頭去釣魚。
他當時的猜想是對的。他再也沒有見過那麽大的魚了，就像很久以前的那天晚上所釣到的那樣。但是，在他每次麵對道德難題時，那條大魚總會浮現在他的眼前。
因為正如父親告訴他的那樣，道德就是簡單的對和錯的問題，困難的是付諸行動。在無人旁觀時，我們的行為能否仍然正當？為了將圖紙及時送到，我們是否會抄近路？或者在明知不應該的情況下，我們是否會將公司股份賣掉？
當我們年輕的時候，如果有人要讓我們把魚放回去，我們應該那樣去做，因為我們將從中學到真理。選擇去做正確事情的決定將在我們的記憶裏變得深刻而清晰。我們可以把這個故事自豪地講給我們的朋友和後輩聽。這並不是關於如何攻擊某種體製並戰勝它，而是關於如何去做正確的事情，從而不斷完善自己。
admiration [，鎑m'rein] n. 欽佩；讚賞；羨慕
No explanation has ever been offered or demanded for the
admiration the Chinese have had for hermits.
中國人一直很崇敬隱士，沒有人曾經對此作出過解釋，也沒有人要求解釋。
gingerly ['dindli] adv. 小心謹慎地；戰戰兢兢地
In the darkness， he turned to the left， stepping gingerly.
在黑暗中，他向左轉，小心地走著。
negotiable [ni'gbl] adj. 可談判的；可協商的；可商量的
In retail stores， the prices displayed are firm and generally not negotiable.
零售商品的標價通常是固定的，不可以還價。
fragrant ['freigrnt] adj. 芳香的；香的
Life is like a cup of coffee. It takes the beans of diligence，the
foams of passion and the cinnamon of dreams to smell fragrant.
生活就像杯咖啡。要用勤奮的豆子，加上**的泡沫，再點綴上夢想的肉桂，才會芳香可口。
釣鉤撞到水麵上，在夕陽中**起一片金光閃閃的水波。
道德就是簡單的對和錯的問題，困難的是付諸行動。
選擇去做正確事情的決定將在我們的記憶裏變得深刻而清晰。
The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish， gills playing back and forth in the moonlight.
back and forth：來回地
Even though no one had seen them， nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish...
even though：盡管；雖然
邁向成功的第一步——消除你內心的障礙
Your First Step to Success桬liminate Inner Obstacles
佚名 / Anonymous
Think back to a time in your life when you felt inspired and excited to make a significant change. Did you go for it or did your inner obstacles get in the way？
Your thoughts and beliefs are the foundation on which you build your success. You can' t build a solid house on a foundation of clay and debris， and the same truth holds for your success.
If your thoughts and beliefs are shaky， these internal obstacles will hold you back unless you eliminate them.