外語教育 勾劃未來
The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak， vacillating mind。 Opportunities！ Every life is full of them。
意志脆弱優柔寡斷的人，總是以缺乏機會作為藉口。機會！在每個人的生活當中，無處不在！
Every lesson in school or college is an opportunity。 Every examination is a chance in life。 Every business transaction is an opportunity - an opportunity to be polite， an opportunity to be manly， an opportunity to be honest， an opportunity to make friends。 Every proof of confidence in you is a great opportunity。 Every responsibility thrust upon your strength and your honor is priceless。 Existence is the privilege of effort， and when that privilege is met like a man， opportunities to succeed along the line of your aptitude will come faster than you can use them。
學校裡的每一節課都是一次機會。每一場考試都是人生的契機。每一次商務往來都是一次機會——一次禮貌待人的機會，一次果敢行事的機會，一次誠實守信的機會，一次廣交朋友的機會。每一份對你的信任，對你都是一次莫大的機會。基於你的才幹和聲望而寄予你的每一份責任，都是無價的。生存是奮鬥賦予的特權，而當你如男子漢一般邂逅那份殊榮時，一個個發揮你聰明才智、助你獲取成功的機會便會接踵而至，令你應接不暇。
Young men and women， why do you stand here all the day idle？ Was the land all occupied before you were born？ Has the earth ceased to yield its increase？ Are the seats all taken？ The positions all filled？ The chances all gone？ Are the resources of your country fully developed？ Are the secrets of nature all mastered？ Is there no way in which you can utilize these passing moments to improve yourself or benefit another？ Don‘t wait for your opportunity。 Make it， make it as Napoleon made his in a hundred “impossible” situations。 Make it， as all leaders of men， in war and in peace， have made their chances of success。 Make it， as every man must， who would accomplish anything worth the effort。 Golden opportunities are nothing to laziness， but industry makes the commonest chances golden。
年輕人啊，為何你們整日裹足不前而虛擲光陰？難道在你們出生之前，每一寸土地都已被他人所佔據？難道地球已不再繁衍生息？難道所有的席位都已另有歸屬？所有的職位都已人滿為患？所有的機會都一去不返？難道你國內的資源都已開發殆盡？難道大自然的奧秘都已瞭如指掌？難道你無法抓住這些轉瞬即逝的時機來改善自我或者造福他人？切莫株守機會。去創造它，正如拿破崙在無數次“絕”境中創造自己逢生的機會一樣。去創造它，正如戰爭或者和平年代的領袖們創造他們取得勝利的機會那樣。去創造它，人人必須如此，任何人都能獲得應有的回報。對於懶惰來講，天賜良機也會化為烏有；對於勤奮而言，即使是微不足道的機會，也會變得金光閃閃！
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