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欢迎您来到《成功俱乐部》。您喜欢改版后的“成功周刊”吗？我们尽力为大家提供更加丰富的内容，而且将不断努力，增添更多更好的材料。我们对文章内容都尽量提供英语原文，方便英语学习爱好者阅读。如果您有成功的小故事和建议，也欢迎您来信，我们很高兴与朋友们共同分享，在此先向您表示感谢。
[本期成功周刊为方便英语学习爱好者，我们采用了中、英文对照的格式] |
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"People are defeated by easy, victorious and cheap successes more than by adversity." Benjamin Disraeli 1804-1881, Former Prime Minister of England “人们往往不是被灾难击倒，而是被轻易取得的，廉价的成功挫败。” 本杰明－迪斯雷利 1804－1881，英国前总理 |
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照顾好你已经拥有的财产
我们大多数人在讲到成功时，常常只是谈论我们自己获取了什么东西、达到了什么目标，很少有人谈到要怎样照顾好我们自己已经拥有了的东西。
其实，让我们去珍惜我们现在已经拥有的资产，好好的去培育、给予它养份，去认真的去呵护它，使它不断的成长，这也许就成了我们生活中最重要的事情之一。
真的，我们每个人都会拥有一些属于自己的资产，它们不仅会被你和周围的人所欣赏，还要得到你自己的百般爱护、并且合理的利用和关爱它。
但是，想要对自己责任范围内的所有资产都负起责任，也许就不会象追求新鲜事物那样令人兴奋了，可是，却也同样至关重要。我们一定要，而且必须要，有计划、有系统地做好这每一件自己应该做的，关于自己财产范围内的事。
在我们购进汽车之前，我们与一名汽车销售人员签订了合同，由他负 责检测汽车所有的系统和设备，评估汽车的真实价值，并确认不存在任何我们忽略了的缺陷。 作为他工作职责的一部分，汽车销售人员须制定一份详细的买卖合同，对汽车的各中配件功能进行评估。一旦我们买下了这辆车，这份合同可以使我们在随后的几年中按照最佳的程序对汽车进行维修保养和系统升级。在恰当的维护下，正是（这种负责任的）“态度”会保持 我们汽车的价值及安全性能最好的保障。
我们在拥有了资产的同时，还得注意维护工作。它们必须得到定期清洁、保险和维修。我们一旦拥有了它，就应该好好地照顾它。
我建议将你所有的资产列一个清单。清单里可以考虑有以下的内容：设备、工具、关系、网络、社会关系、产品、现有客户、应收帐款、现金、经验、网站、健康状况、房地产、投资组合、时间。 你如何照顾你的资产？他们得到了有效的保护了吗？他们是完全可运作的吗？他们与你的目标和对将来的设想协调吻合吗？他们得到了最大程度地利用了吗？
如果你不能正确地照顾或使用已有的资产，就将他们卖掉、送人或放弃。这样，可以腾出足够的空间，留给生活中那些你有能力并且可以好好利用的物品。
让我们好好的去利用那些我们关注的事物吧。 |
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错误的计算式 然而正在这时，疑惑悄悄地爬进了我的脑袋，我开始怀疑自己决定的正确性。我是一个好学生，成绩属于班上前10%之列，如果我申请，就可以得到大学的奖学金。我也曾考虑过将来在艺术或写作方面发展。我在这两个领域都有一定的天赋，但缺乏真正投身进去的动力。怀疑就此产生了。 我没将这件事告诉未婚夫，几个星期，我都举棋不定。我知道自己不能又结婚又上大学。也知道我的心是属于他的，而且将会永远属于他。我试着计算两种选择的损失，想象不同的选择将会给我带来怎样的生活。它们让我犹豫不定，难做决断。 一天深夜，我在床上翻来复去睡不着，听见爸爸在隔壁房间里轻轻地咳嗽。他只有39岁，但得了很严重的狼疮，很多夜晚都疼痛难当，不能入睡。 “爸爸，妈妈睡着了吗？”我小声地问。 “是的，”他回答。 “爸爸，我有一个问题，”我告诉了他。过了很长时间，他没有说话，我想他可能睡着了。他是一个话很少的人。所以从他那里得不到帮助我也没觉得失望。 “也许你的计算方法不对。” 他的回答轻轻地飘进我的房间，就象在我的头顶点亮了一盏明灯。父亲的回答是如此的简单，只要将等式一边的数字去掉，我的问题就解决了！ 几星期后，我与我的爱人结婚了。虽然生活并不总象童话里所说的那样“从此过着快乐的生活”。但它充满了爱，就算是在彼此“赌气”之时，也是如此。在与女儿和儿子，现在是孙子、孙女的共同生活中，我得到了数不清的财富。 这些年来，我充分运用了自己的“天赋”：在学校或教堂，帮助孩子们学习艺术；用自己画的油画来装饰自己的、朋友和亲人们的家；我还一直与一个作家联合会有联系，为我们的出版物写文章并设计封面。最后，我的另一个梦想随着我的第一本书问世也成为了现实，它将在2003年5月面世。 在给我建议后短短两年，我年轻的爸爸就过世了。我的女儿是他唯一抱过的外孙，在他死时只有7个月大。 我希望爸爸能够知道我常常运用他的“单边”哲理。我发现：当面临两难抉择时，最简单的解决方法就是将一组得失“数字”从等式一边去掉，就这么简单。
它对我很有用！ ( 英文原文)
The Wrong Figures
When I was nineteen, I thought that I knew exactly what I wanted to do
with my life. I was engaged to a twenty-one-year-old young man, whom I
had been dating for over three years; and we were planning a wedding.
We truly loved each other.
Then doubts began to wiggle their way into my thinking, and I started
to wonder if I were making the right decision. A college scholarship was available, if I wanted to apply for it. I was a good student, ranking in the upper ten percent of my senior class. I had half-heartedly considered pursuing a career in the fields of art or writing. I possessed a measure of talent in both areas, but I had lacked incentive to really work at either of them. And that's where the doubts began.
Without telling my fiance I struggled for weeks with my dilemma. I
knew that I could not go away to college and still get married. I also knew that my heart belonged to him, would always belong to him. I tried to count the cost of both losses, tried to project what my life would be like in both scenarios. I was in a quagmire of indecision.
Late one night, as I tossed and turned, I heard my dad cough lightly
from the next room. He was only thirty-nine; but he was very ill with lupus, and had many sleepless, pain-filled nights.
"Dad, is Mom asleep?" I called softly.
"Yes," he answered. "Daddy, I have a problem," I told him. For a long time, there was no
answer; and I thought that he had fallen asleep. He was a man of few
words, at best. So I resigned myself to receiving no help from that
quarter.
"Maybe you're using the wrong figures."
When his answer floated gently into my room, it was as if a cartoon
light bulb appeared over my head. How simple my father had made it. All I had to do was eliminate one set of figures from the equation, and my
problem was solved!
A few weeks later I married my young man. And, no, it hasn't always
been a "happily-ever-after" fairy tale existence. It has been, however, a life filled with love, even in the midst of "dislike" for each other. Untold riches have been mine, through the lives of my daughter and my son, and now through the lives of their children.
Down all the years, I have used my "talents" in art projects for my
children, both at school and church, as a means to decorate my own
house and houses of friends and relatives with my own oil paintings, and my years of association with a writer's roundtable, both with writing content and designing covers for our books. I have finally seen another of my dreams materialize in the form of my first book, which will be released in May, 2003.
My young dad died just two short years after giving me the words I
needed to make the correct choice for my life. My daughter, the only
grandchild he would ever hold, was only seven months old when he died.
I wish my dad could know how often I have used his one-line philosophy.
I have discovered that, usually, when confronted with a choice or problem or dilemma, the easiest solution is simply to delete one set of
"figures" from the equation.
It works for me!
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金婚纪念日 一对老夫妇庆祝他们的金婚纪念日。他俩合谐宁静的家庭关系一直以来为小镇上的人们所称道。一位当地报社的记者采访了他们，探寻老夫妇长久而快乐的婚姻秘诀。
“嗯，那要从我们的蜜月说起，”老头解释道。“我们去大峡谷旅游，骑着骡子带着行李顺着峡谷底部浏览。没走多远，我老婆骑的那头骡子打了一个踉跄。她平静地说，‘第一次。’
“刚向前走了一小段，骡子又绊了一下。我老婆平静地说，‘第二次。’
“继续往前还不到半里路，这只骡子第三次绊倒。我老婆平静地从口袋里掏出一只左轮手枪把骡子给打死了。
我觉得她对待骡子的方式不对，说了她几句，她看着我，平静地说，‘这是第一次’。
（英文原文）
Golden Wedding Anniversary
"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon," explained the man. "We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom on the canyon by pack mule. We had not gone too far when my wife's mule stumbled. My wife quietly said, 'That's once.'
"We proceeded a little further and the mule stumbled again. Once more, my wife quietly said, 'That twice.'
"We hadn't gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled the third time. My wife quietly removed a revolver from her pocket and shot the mule dead."
I started to protest over her treatment of the mule when she looked at me and quietly said, 'That's once' |
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How To Sleep Well 如何睡个好觉
Try one or two or a combination until you have enough quality sleep to feel alert and well rested. 请尝试以下一种，两种或多种方法，直到你得到了充分的睡眠，休息得很好，头脑清醒。
1. Stick to a schedule, and don't sleep late on weekends. If you sleep late on Saturday and Sunday morning, you'll get Sunday night insomnia. Instead, go to bed and get up at about the same time every day. "You don't need to rely on an alarm clock to wake up when you get enough sleep," says Dr. Shepard. 1、 遵守一个固定的时间表，周末时不要睡得太晚，如果周六睡得太晚或者到周日早上才睡觉，周日晚上你就会失眠。每天尽量在同一时间上床睡觉、起床。谢帕德博士说：“当睡眠充分后，不用闹钟你就能醒来。”
2. Don't eat or drink a lot before bedtime. Eat a light dinner about 2 hours before sleeping. If you drink too much liquid before sleeping, you'll wake up repeatedly in the night for trips to the bathroom. Don't eat spicy or fatty foods. They cause heartburn. Don't have a midnight snack. If you get the munchies, eat something that triggers serotonin, which makes you sleepy. Carbohydrates (bread or cereal) or foods containing the amino acid L-tryptophan (milk, tuna, or turkey) will do the trick. Don't drink alcohol near bedtime. It may cause you to wake up repeatedly, snore and possibly develop sleep apnea. 2、上床前不要进食过多，也不要喝太多饮料。晚餐要清淡，在睡前2个小时完成。如果睡前喝太多酒，半夜就会醒来很多次上卫生间。不要吃辣的或油腻食物，他们会引起胃灼痛。半夜不要加餐。如果你饿了，就吃一些帮助睡眠的食物。碳水化合物（面包或谷类）或含胺基酸L色氨酸（牛奶、金枪鱼或火鸡肉）能帮助睡眠。
3. Avoid caffeine and nicotine. They are addictive stimulants and keep you awake. Smokers experience withdrawal symptoms at night, and they have a harder time both falling asleep and waking up. 3、避免咖啡因和尼古丁。它们是容易上瘾的刺激物，使让你保持清醒。吸烟者晚上会出现“停药症状”，他们入睡和醒来都会比较困难。
4. Exercise. If you're trying to sleep better, the best time to exercise is in the afternoon. Physical activity enhances the deep, refreshing stage of sleep. 4、锻炼。如果你想睡得更好，最佳的锻炼时间是在下午。运动能够带给你能够恢复精力的深层次睡眠。
5. A slightly cool room is ideal for sleeping. This mimics your internal temperature drop during sleep, so turn off the heat and save on fuel bills. If you tend to get cold, use blankets. Try sleeping in warmer nightclothes and wear socks. Studies show that warm hands and feet induce sleep quickly. If you overheat at night, wear light nightclothes and sleep under a single sheet. Use an air conditioner or fan to keep the room cool. Use a dehumidifier if you are bothered by moist air. Use a humidifier if you are bothered by dry air. Signs of dry air irritation include a sore throat, nosebleeds or a dry throat. 5、稍微凉快一点的房间更利于睡眠。试着穿更暖和的睡衣，并穿袜子睡觉。研究显示：温暖的手和脚能让你更快入睡。如果晚上太热了，就穿薄一点的睡衣，并盖单层的被子。用空调或风扇来保持房间凉爽。如果空气太潮湿让你觉得不舒服，就用一个减湿器；如果空气太干燥，就用增湿器。空气过分干燥的标志包括：喉咙痛、流鼻血或喉咙干。
6. Sleep only at night. Daytime naps steal hours from nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps. If you work nights, keep window coverings closed so that sunlight, which interferes with the body's internal clock, doesn't interrupt your sleep. If you have a day job and sleep at night, but still have trouble waking, leave the window covering open and let the sun's light wake you up. 6、只在晚上睡觉。白天的打盹会偷走晚上的睡眠时间。将白天的打盹控制在20分钟之内，这样可以增强精力。如果你夜间工作，白天睡觉时就拉上窗帘，这样影响身体内部生物钟太阳光就不会打扰你的睡眠。如果你白天工作晚上睡觉，却还是很难醒来，就让窗帘一直开着，阳光会让你醒来。
7. Keep it quiet. Silence is more conducive to sleep. Turn off the radio and TV. Use earplugs, a fan or some other source of constant, soothing, background noise to mask sound that you cannot control, such as a busy street, trains, airplanes or even a snoring partner. Double-pane windows and heavy curtains also muffle outside noise. 7、保持周围环境安静。安静的环境更有利于睡眠。关掉收音机和电视。用耳塞，风扇或其它一些频率不变并带安抚作用的背景噪音，它们可以掩盖一些你不能控制的声音，比如嘈杂的街道，火车，飞机，或者是同伴的呼噜声。双层玻璃和厚窗帘也能起到降低外界噪音的作用。
8. Make your bed. "A good bed is subjective and different for each person. Make sure you have a bed that is comfortable and offers orthopedic, correct sleep," says Dr. Shepard. If you share your bed, make sure there is enough room for two. Use your bed only for sleep and sex. Go to bed when you are tired and turn out the lights. If you don't fall asleep in 15 minutes, get up and do something else. Go back to bed when you are tired. Do not agonize about falling asleep. The stress will only prevent sleep. 8、整理好床。谢帕德博士说：“每一个人对一张好床的需求都是不同的。让你的床很舒服，并符合人体构造学的睡眠要求，”如果你和别人共睡一张床，床就必须足够宽。在床上只进行睡眠和性活动。累的时候才上床并关上灯睡觉。如果在15分钟内不能入睡，就起来做一些别的事。觉得累了再上床。不要为睡不着觉而烦恼，这种压力只会让你更难入睡。
9. Soak and sack out. Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax the tense muscles. 9、洗澡后再睡觉。上床前洗个热水沐浴或泡个热水澡会帮助睡眠，因为它们可以放松紧张的肌肉。
10. Don't rely on sleeping pills. Check with your doctor before using sleeping pills. Make sure the pills won't interact with other medications or with an existing medical condition. Use the lowest dosage and never mix alcohol and sleeping pills. If you feel sleepy or dizzy during the day, talk to your doctor about changing the dosage or discontinuing the pills. 10、不要依赖安眠药。吃安眠药之前要咨询医生。确保药片不会和其它药物或身体现状产生冲突。服用最小的剂量，安眠药千万不能与酒精混合。如果服用后白天觉得困，想睡觉，就与医生商量减少剂量或停止用药。 |
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[总编：吴丽雯
本期编辑：孙若缨
翻译：一乔 供稿：健飞
版面设计：孙若缨 ] |
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