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1. Theyare the principleson whichmy wife and I have tried tobring upour family. They are the principlesin whichmy fatherbelievedandby whichhe governed his life. They are theprinciples,many of them,whichI learnedat my mother's knee.

1、这些是我和我太太在教育子女的时候所尽力倚仗的信条，这些是我父亲所深信并以之为人生律条的信条，这些信条中的大部分是我从母亲的膝下秉承而来的。 (一串定语从句)

2. Theypoint the waytousefulness and happinessin life,tocourage and peaceindeath.

2、这些信条告诉人们如何快乐而有所作为地活着，也告诉人们如何勇敢而安详地面对死亡。

3.Iftheymean toyouwhat they mean to me, they mayperhapsbehelpful also toour sons for theirguidanceandinspiration.

3、假如这些信条于诸位的意义如同它们于我的意义，那么也许它们可以有效地指导和鼓舞我们的儿女们。

4.Let mestate them:4、让我说出这些信条：

5. Ibelieveinthesupremeworth of the individualandinhis right to life,liberty, and thepursuitof happiness.

5、我相信，个人拥有无上的（supreme）价值，拥有生存、自由和追求幸福的权利。

6. Ibelievethatevery rightimplies aresponsibility;every opportunity, anobligation;everypossession,a duty.

6、我相信，每一项权利都必然包含着(imply)责任，每一个机遇都必然包含着义务，每一种获得都必然包含着职责。

7. Ibelieve thatthe law was made for man and not man for the law;thatgovernmentistheservantof the peopleandnot theirmaster.

7、我相信，法律为人而制，而非人为法律而生，政府是人民的公仆，而非人民的主人。

8. Ibelieveinthedignity of labor,whetherwithheadorhand;thatthe worldowesno man a living butthatitowesevery manan opportunity to make aliving.

8、我相信，无论体力劳动还是脑力劳动都是高尚的（dignity），世界不会让人不劳而获，而会给人一次谋生的机会。

9. Ibelieve thatthriftisessentialtowell-orderedlivingandthateconomy is aprime requisiteof a soundfinancialstructure,whether ingovernment, business,orpersonal affairs.

9、我相信，无论在政府、商业还是个人事务中，勤俭节约都是合理安排生活之基本要素(be essential to 对…必要的)，而经济适用是健全的金融机制（a sound financial structure）之必需。

10. Ibelievethattruth andjusticeare fundamental toanenduringsocial order.

10、我相信，真理和正义是任何一个长治久安的社会秩序之基础。

11. Ibelieveinthesacredness of a promise,thata man's wordshouldbe as good as his bonds,thatcharacter-not wealth or power orposition-is of supreme worth.

11、我相信，承诺是神圣的；我也相信，假如人的言语(a man's word)能和契约同样可靠(as good as)，那么这种品质(thatcharacter)-而非财富、权势与身份地位-就具有至高无上的价值。

12. Ibelievethatthe rendering of useful serviceis the common duty ofmankind andthatonlyin thepurifyingfire ofsacrificeisthedrossofselfishnessconsumedandthegreatness of the human soulset free.

12、我相信，人类共同的职责是有用地服务社会(the rendering of useful service)，只有在自我牺牲的炼火中(only in the purifying fire of sacrifice)，自私的沉渣才会被焚为灰烬(only 在句首时，句子要倒装，is提到主语前)，人类灵魂中的伟大情操才会显现(setfree)。

13. Ibelieveinanall-wiseandall-lovingGod,namedbywhatevername, andthattheindividual'shighest fulfillment,greatest happiness,andwidest usefulnessare tobe found inliving inharmonywithhis will.

13、我相信，有一位大智大慧、大慈大悲的上帝存在-尽管人们对他的称呼各不相同--人们能在与他的意志相和谐的生活过程中得到最高的满足感（highest fulfillment）、最大的幸福感(greatesthappiness)，以及最广博的成就感(widest usefulness)。

14. Ibelievethatlove is the greatest thing in the world;thatitalonecanovercomehate;thatrightcan and willtriumph over might.

14、我相信，世界上最伟大的事物就是爱，只有爱能够战胜仇恨，而真理(right)能够而且必定能击败强权(might)。

15.These are the principles,howeverformulated,for whichallgood men and womenthroughoutthe world,irrespectiveof race orcreed,education, social position, or occupation, arestanding, andforwhichmany of themaresufferingand dying.

15、无论怎样表达(howeverformulated)，以上就是那些信条-世界上所有不计(irrespective)种族、信仰、教育、地位或职业的善良的人们（all good men and women）所代表(stand for)的信条-而且正是为了这些信条，他们中许多人正在忍受折磨(suffer for)，甚至正在死去。

16.These are the principlesupon whichalone a newworldrecognizingthe brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of Godcan beestablished.

16、只有凭借这些信条，人类才能建立起人人如手足、上帝如慈父的新世界。

课后练习

课后练习：

1. They are the principles __________ mywife and I have tried to ______ our family.

A.which, bring about B. in which, bringup C. on which, bring up

2. They are the principles ___ which myfather believed and ____ which he governed his life.

A.on, on B. by, by C in, by D. in, in

3. The world owes no man _____ but that itowes every man an opportunity ______.

A.a living, make a living B. life, to live C. a living, to makea living

4. I believe that truth and justice arefundamental to ______ social order.

A.an endure B. an endurable C. an enduring D. an endurance

5. I believe that only in the purifyingfire of sacrifice ____ and the greatness of human soul ________.

A. is the dross of selfishness consumed, set free

B. the dross ofselfishness is consumed, setting free

C.is the dross of selfishness consuming, sets free

6. I believe in an all-wise and all-lovingGod, ___, and that the individual’ highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, andthe widest usefulness are to be found in living __________ his will.

A. named by whatever name, in harmony with

B.named by whoever name, in harmony to

C.naming by however name, in harmonious with

7. The right can and will triumph_______might.

A.at B. in C. over D. on

8. These are the principles, howeverformulated, for which all good men and women throughout the world, _____of raceor creed, education, social position, or occupation, are standing.

A.respective B.irrespective C. respect D. respectable

9.These are the principles _______alone a new world recognizing the brotherhoodof man and the fatherhood of God can be established.

A.for which B. in which C. upon which

答案：1C 2C 3C 4C 5 A 6 A 7 C 8B 9 C

补充练习：

1. Theseare the principles, however formulated, all good men and women throughoutthe world are standing.

A.which B. for which C. in which D. by which

2. If they mean to you they mean to me, they may perhaps behelpful also to our sons for their guidance and inspiration.

A. who B. what C.that D. just as