If... by Rudyard Kipling
2009/08/19 23:34
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STANZA 1
If you can keep your head when all about you
如果你可以保持冷静，当身边的全部人都
Are losing theirs and blaming it at you;
不再冷静而都怪在你身上；
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
如果当全部人都怀疑你时可以相信自己，
But make allowance for their doubting too;
但是要记得接纳他们的怀疑；
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
如果你可以等而不会等得累，
Or being lied about don’t deal in lies,
或被骗却不会欺骗人，
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
或被憎恨而不憎恨人，
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
也记得别装得太好，或说得太多；
STANZA 2
If you can dream- and not make dreams your master;
如果可以梦而不把梦当成师傅；
If you can think- and not make thoughts your aim;
如果可以思考而不只是思考；
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
如果遇见成功和失败
And treat those two impostors just the same;
而同样地看待那两个冒充者；
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
如果可以忍受你说的真话
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
被邪恶者扭曲欺骗愚笨者，
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
或看着你为它献上一切的东西被破坏，
And stoop and build’em up with worn-out tools;
而低下身来从新以残旧的器具重建；
STANZA 3
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
如果可以把全部的盈利
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
都按押在一次的赌注上，
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
然后输光，再重头开始
And never breathe a word about your loss;
而对失败只字不提；
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
如果可以强迫你的心、神经、身体
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
在失去它们后仍然为你服务，
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
然后在你一无所有时坚持下去
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”
除了你所拥有的意志力，会告诉它们：“坚持下去！”
STANZA 4
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
如果可以与人群说话而保持礼貌，
Or walk with Kings- nor lose the common touch;
或与君王同行而不失去本来待人处事的态度；
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
如果没有任何敌人或朋友可以伤害你；
If all men count with you, but none too much;
如果全部人都跟从你，而没有过度影响你；
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
如果你可以把不可原谅的一分钟填以
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
六十秒的长跑，
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
你所拥有的会是全世界和里边的一切，
And- which is more- you’ll be a Man, my son!
最后，最重要的，就是你会是一个真正的大人了，我的儿子！
If you can keep your head when all about you
如果你可以保持冷静，当身边的全部人都
Are losing theirs and blaming it at you;
不再冷静而都怪在你身上；
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
如果当全部人都怀疑你时可以相信自己，
But make allowance for their doubting too;
但是要记得接纳他们的怀疑；
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
如果你可以等而不会等得累，
Or being lied about don’t deal in lies,
或被骗却不会欺骗人，
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
或被憎恨而不憎恨人，
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
也记得别装得太好，或说得太多；
STANZA 2
If you can dream- and not make dreams your master;
如果可以梦而不把梦当成师傅；
If you can think- and not make thoughts your aim;
如果可以思考而不只是思考；
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
如果遇见成功和失败
And treat those two impostors just the same;
而同样地看待那两个冒充者；
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
如果可以忍受你说的真话
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
被邪恶者扭曲欺骗愚笨者，
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
或看着你为它献上一切的东西被破坏，
And stoop and build’em up with worn-out tools;
而低下身来从新以残旧的器具重建；
STANZA 3
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
如果可以把全部的盈利
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
都按押在一次的赌注上，
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
然后输光，再重头开始
And never breathe a word about your loss;
而对失败只字不提；
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
如果可以强迫你的心、神经、身体
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
在失去它们后仍然为你服务，
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
然后在你一无所有时坚持下去
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”
除了你所拥有的意志力，会告诉它们：“坚持下去！”
STANZA 4
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
如果可以与人群说话而保持礼貌，
Or walk with Kings- nor lose the common touch;
或与君王同行而不失去本来待人处事的态度；
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
如果没有任何敌人或朋友可以伤害你；
If all men count with you, but none too much;
如果全部人都跟从你，而没有过度影响你；
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
如果你可以把不可原谅的一分钟填以
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
六十秒的长跑，
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
你所拥有的会是全世界和里边的一切，
And- which is more- you’ll be a Man, my son!
最后，最重要的，就是你会是一个真正的大人了，我的儿子！
