“從嬰兒到少年，從少年到青年……我們在不斷成長，同時我們也在不斷失去。知識在增長，閱歷在增加，我們越來越有城府，越來越顧慮重重，越來越迷失自我。因為經驗，我們戴上了生活的虛假面具；因為恐懼，我們把真實的自我擋在了幕后；因為失敗，我們喪失了追安徽譯博翻譯小編給您帶來一篇英文美文的翻譯對照。
“從嬰兒到少(shao)年，從少(shao)年到青(qing)年……我(wo)(wo)們(men)在(zai)(zai)(zai)不斷(duan)成長，同時我(wo)(wo)們(men)也(ye)在(zai)(zai)(zai)不斷(duan)失(shi)(shi)去(qu)。知識在(zai)(zai)(zai)增長，閱歷在(zai)(zai)(zai)增加，我(wo)(wo)們(men)越(yue)來(lai)越(yue)有城府(fu)，越(yue)來(lai)越(yue)顧慮重重，越(yue)來(lai)越(yue)迷失(shi)(shi)自我(wo)(wo)。因(yin)為(wei)經驗，我(wo)(wo)們(men)戴上了(le)(le)生活的(de)(de)虛假面具；因(yin)為(wei)恐懼(ju)，我(wo)(wo)們(men)把真實的(de)(de)自我(wo)(wo)擋在(zai)(zai)(zai)了(le)(le)幕后；因(yin)為(wei)失(shi)(shi)敗，我(wo)(wo)們(men)喪失(shi)(shi)了(le)(le)追求成功的(de)(de)勇氣。成長，讓(rang)我(wo)(wo)們(men)背(bei)上了(le)(le)精(jing)神的(de)(de)枷鎖。仔細品味下文，解放出那個潛藏在(zai)(zai)(zai)你內心(xin)的(de)(de)被綁縛(fu)了(le)(le)的(de)(de)‘小男孩(hai)’。”
Run Freely
One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I parked the car by the curb, across the street from where she worked, and waited for her.
As I looked outside the car window to my right, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around one and a half to two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
However, with kids (especially at an early age), when they fall down, they don't perceive their falling down as failure, but instead, they treat it as a learning experience (as just another result/outcome). They feel compelled to try and try again until they succeed. (The answer must be...they have not associated "falling down" with the word "failure" yet, thus they don't know how to feel the state which accompanies failure. As a result, they are not disempowered in any way. Plus, they probably think to themselves that it's perfectly okay to fall down, that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they give themselves permission to make mistakes, subconsciously. Thus they remain empowered.)
While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was equally touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so confident...so natural. No signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged — as if he didn't give a care about the world around him.
His only aim was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a child — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for approval or was not worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He wasn't concerned about being judged. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall (as there were others in the park aside from him and his mother) and that it would be embarrassing if he did fall. No, all that mattered to him was to accomplish the task or activity at hand to the best of his ability. To run...and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that observation and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.
自由奔跑(pao)
多年前的(de)(de)一個下午(wu)，我驅車(che)去接母親下班。因為我到(dao)得(de)稍微(wei)有點早，就把車(che)子停靠在了(le)母親單位(wei)對(dui)面的(de)(de)路(lu)邊上，等(deng)候母親。
我(wo)透過(guo)車子的(de)右窗，看(kan)見(jian)一(yi)個小小的(de)公園(yuan)，公園(yuan)里有個小男孩，約摸一(yi)歲(sui)半(ban)到(dao)兩歲(sui)的(de)樣子，在(zai)草地上自由地跑(pao)(pao)來(lai)跑(pao)(pao)去，他(ta)媽(ma)(ma)媽(ma)(ma)就在(zai)不(bu)遠(yuan)處看(kan)著(zhu)他(ta)。小男孩笑得很開心(xin)，好像剛(gang)從牢籠里釋放出來(lai)似(si)的(de)。他(ta)摔(shuai)(shuai)倒了，爬起來(lai)，毫(hao)不(bu)猶豫，也不(bu)回頭看(kan)看(kan)媽(ma)(ma)媽(ma)(ma)，接著(zhu)就跑(pao)(pao)啊(a)跑(pao)(pao)，然后再(zai)(zai)摔(shuai)(shuai)倒，再(zai)(zai)爬起來(lai)，笑容始終掛在(zai)臉(lian)上，仿佛什么(me)事(shi)都(dou)沒發生似(si)的(de)。
然而(er)，孩子(zi)們(men)(men)卻不(bu)(bu)這樣，尤其(qi)是(shi)(shi)幼童(tong)，當他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)摔(shuai)(shuai)倒(dao)的時(shi)候，他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)并(bing)不(bu)(bu)把(ba)摔(shuai)(shuai)倒(dao)視(shi)為失(shi)敗；相反，他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)把(ba)它看作是(shi)(shi)學習經驗的過程(cheng)，是(shi)(shi)另外的成(cheng)(cheng)就或結(jie)果(guo)。他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)覺(jue)得必須嘗試，再嘗試，直到成(cheng)(cheng)功。其(qi)實，問題(ti)的答案(an)就在于(yu)孩子(zi)并(bing)沒(mei)有把(ba)“摔(shuai)(shuai)倒(dao)”與“失(shi)敗”聯系起來，所(suo)以他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)感(gan)受不(bu)(bu)到失(shi)敗的滋味，也(ye)不(bu)(bu)會因此(ci)而(er)泄(xie)氣(qi)。或許(xu)他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)還覺(jue)得摔(shuai)(shuai)倒(dao)完全(quan)沒(mei)有關(guan)系，要是(shi)(shi)不(bu)(bu)摔(shuai)(shuai)倒(dao)才(cai)不(bu)(bu)合理(li)呢。換句(ju)話說，他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)在潛意識(shi)中(zhong)允許(xu)自己(ji)犯錯誤，這樣，他(ta)(ta)們(men)(men)就總保持著干(gan)勁。
小(xiao)男(nan)孩的(de)毅力(li)感動了我，同樣，他奔(ben)跑(pao)的(de)那(nei)種勁頭也感動了我。每一次嘗試，他都看起來那(nei)么(me)的(de)信心十足，那(nei)么(me)的(de)自然自如，沒有一點恐(kong)懼(ju)、緊張、氣餒(nei)的(de)跡象(xiang)，好像根(gen)本不(bu)把周圍(wei)的(de)世界放在眼里似的(de)。
他(ta)(ta)(ta)惟一的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)目標就是(shi)自由地(di)(di)(di)奔(ben)跑，全(quan)神貫注(zhu)地(di)(di)(di)奔(ben)跑。他(ta)(ta)(ta)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)行(xing)為正是(shi)孩子(zi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)天性，他(ta)(ta)(ta)活出了真實(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自我(wo)(wo)，就在此時此刻。他(ta)(ta)(ta)不(bu)(bu)(bu)尋求他(ta)(ta)(ta)人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)認可，也(ye)(ye)不(bu)(bu)(bu)擔心(xin)是(shi)否有(you)人旁觀。他(ta)(ta)(ta)不(bu)(bu)(bu)在乎別人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)評判(pan)。他(ta)(ta)(ta)好(hao)像也(ye)(ye)根本不(bu)(bu)(bu)去(qu)想(xiang)有(you)人會看到他(ta)(ta)(ta)摔倒(dao)這樣令人難為情的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)事（除了他(ta)(ta)(ta)和媽媽以外，公園里還(huan)有(you)其他(ta)(ta)(ta)人）。是(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)，對(dui)他(ta)(ta)(ta)來說，重要的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)就是(shi)盡己所(suo)能地(di)(di)(di)完成(cheng)手頭(tou)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)事情或活動——奔(ben)跑，體驗(yan)自由地(di)(di)(di)全(quan)力奔(ben)跑的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)樂(le)趣(qu)。看到此情此景，我(wo)(wo)很(hen)受啟發(fa)，并(bing)成(cheng)功(gong)地(di)(di)(di)把這些啟示(shi)落實(shi)到了我(wo)(wo)生(sheng)活的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)各種追求之中。
從那(nei)以后，我就一直堅信(xin)，在(zai)我們每一個人的(de)(de)(de)內心(xin)都有一個勇敢(gan)無畏的(de)(de)(de)孩子(zi)(zi)——一個能自(zi)由奔跑(pao)的(de)(de)(de)孩子(zi)(zi)，或(huo)者玩得徹底(di)而無拘(ju)無束(shu)地(di)展示自(zi)我的(de)(de)(de)孩子(zi)(zi)——不在(zai)乎外界的(de)(de)(de)事物，不在(zai)乎自(zi)己摔倒了(le)人們會怎(zen)么說。我相信(xin)只要(yao)我們活(huo)著，我們內心(xin)那(nei)個勇敢(gan)的(de)(de)(de)部(bu)分(fen)、那(nei)個勇敢(gan)的(de)(de)(de)孩子(zi)(zi)會永遠與我們同在(zai)。我們只需(xu)(xu)要(yao)讓(rang)他更徹底(di)地(di)釋放出來(lai)，我們只需(xu)(xu)要(yao)再次與我們內心(xin)的(de)(de)(de)那(nei)個孩子(zi)(zi)聯絡起來(lai)，允許他自(zi)由地(di)奔跑(pao)，就像公園里的(de)(de)(de)那(nei)個小男孩。
