每日一句英文

People hold ceremonies for ancestors and sweep their tombs on April 5th every year.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
自我不是现成的个体，而是借由行为抉择而不断塑造的个体。
—约翰‧杜威
1. ready-made解释为“预先做好的，现成的”，如：We are going to buy some ready-made spaghetti sauce. （我们要买些现成的意大利面酱。）
2. 约翰‧杜威（John Dewey，1859-1952）为美国著名哲学家、心理学家及教育改革者，他的思想在教育及社会改革上产生重大影响。

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Being willing is not enough, we must do.
我已铭记行动之迫切性。但知道还不够，我们必须运用；愿意还不够，我们必须付诸行动。

Don't be afraid to be unique or speak your mind, because that's what makes you different from everyone else.
不要害怕与众不同或坦率直言，因为那正是你与其他人的不同之处。

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
别让你不能做的事妨碍到你能做的事。

It is a lesson which all history teaches the wise, to put trust in ideas and not in circumstance.
所有的历史都教智者一件事，就是对想法而非环境保持信心。

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.
乐观是吸引快乐的磁铁，如果你保持积极的态度，好事及好人将会被你吸引。

All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties.
所有伟大及崇高的行动都伴随着极大的困难。

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
每一个成就都始于勇于尝试的决心。

Everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.
每个人都在想着改变别人，但没有人想去改变自己。

To be prepared is half the victory.
做好准备是成功的一半。

每日一句共勉:
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing
胜利对我很重要，但带给我真正快乐的是全心全意投入在我所做的事情上。

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
平静的海面造就不了纯熟的水手。

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
永远做最好的自己，而不做别人的影子。