If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient.
【小题1】“There are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount(越过) the pyramids — the eagle and the snail.”
If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention. I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand.
【小题2】 The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown-up people say, “I could not fix my attention on the lecture or book, although I wished to do so,” and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.
If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. “Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice (怯懦),” says a wise author.
【小题3】The fear of ill exceeds(超过) the ill we fear. Dangers will arise in any career, but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of them.
【小题4】If I were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return. Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it.
【小题5】I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand straight and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.
Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would, if I were a boy again, try still harder to make others happy.
| A．If we want light, we must conquer darkness. |
| B．If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say “No” oftener. |
| C．We too often borrow trouble, and expect that may never appear. |
| D．I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. |
| E．If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends and indeed towards strangers as well. |
| F．Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. |
| G．Be prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be feared. |
