第27章 Our Kind Landlord (4)
Wow. That really got me thinking about how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And，how often do I then take their garbage and spread it onto other people：at work，at home，on the streets? It was that day I resolved,“I’m not going to do it anymore. ”
Since then，I have started to see Garbage Trucks everywhere. Just as the kid in The Sixth Sense movie said，“I see dead people. ”I can now say，“I see Garbage Trucks. ”
I see the load they’re carrying...I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver，I don’t make it a personal thing；I just smile，wave，wish them well，and I move on.
垃圾车法则
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16年前我学到了人生中重要一课，那是在纽约市的出租车后座上。
我钻进了一辆出租车，出发去中央火车站。我们开在右侧道上，突然间，一辆黑车突然从我们前边的空车位闯过来。
我这辆车的司机猛踩刹车，车子打滑，和那一辆车擦肩而过，只差几英寸！那辆车的司机，就是那个差点引起车祸的家伙，掉过头来对着我们破口大骂。我的司机只是微笑着，冲他挥挥手。我只想说，他那表现相当的友好！
所以，我问他：“你干嘛那样？那家伙差点撞毁你的车，还差点让我们都进医院！”
然后这个司机给我讲了我现在称之为“垃圾车法则”的道理。
“许多人像垃圾车。他们满载着垃圾四处转悠，满载着挫败、愤怒和失望。他们的垃圾堆得像小山那么高，他们得找个地方倾倒，所以如果你由着他们，他们就把垃圾倒在你身上。当有人想往你身上倒垃圾的时候，你别往心里去。相反，就冲他们笑笑并挥挥手好了，祝愿他们好运，然后继续走你的路。你如果这么做了，会比较开心。”
哇噢，这还真的让我思索起来，有多少次我由得垃圾车向我驶来，而且，有多少次我忍受了他们的垃圾，并且再倒给别的人：同事、家人、路人。就是在那天我下定了决心，“我再也不这样做了。”
从那时起，我到处都看得见垃圾车。就好像电影《第六感》中的孩子说“我看见死人”那样，如今我说：“我看见垃圾车。”
我看见他们满载着那些东西……我看见他们打算卸下来。正像我的出租车司机那样，我不往心里去；我只是微笑，挥手，祝他们好运，然后我该干吗还干吗。
实战提升篇
核心单词
lesson [5lesn] n. 功课；课业；教训
mere [miE] adj. 仅仅的，只不过的
frustration [frQs5treiFEn] n. 挫折，失败，挫败
spread [spred] v. 使伸展，使延伸
personal [5pE:sEnl] adj. 个人的，私人的
实用句型
It was that day I resolved ，“I’m not going to do it anymore.”
就是在那天我下定了决心，“我再也不这样做了”。
①这是一个强调句。
②anymore和any more 都表示“再也”。两者皆可用在句子结尾，但在作定语时只能用any more 而不能用anymore。
翻译行不行
1.飞机马上就要起飞了。(take off)
2.我们的工作越积越多了。(pile up)
3.这家公司的生意日益清淡。(drop off)
第一章 Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself
·Anonymous·
In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself.
It’s likely that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay aloof from worldly events wearing a mask of cowardice，behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist—aware of both one’s strength and shortage.
You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much，for ideals can never be fully realized.
You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation.
Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass，whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone，you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence.
If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation，which will give you confidence.
As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you’ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed.
In time of anger，do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt by its flames；in time of sadness，do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one；in time of tiredness，do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life.
Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor，you won’t be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.
彻悟自我，善待自我
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人生在世，和自己相处最多，打交道最多，但是最不了解的也恰恰是自己。
当你一帆风顺时，往往高估自己；不得志时，又往往低估自己。
你可能认为安分守己、与世无争是明智之举，而实际上往往被怯懦的面具窒息了自己鲜活的生命。
彻悟自己，就是要正确认识自己，做一个冷静的现实主义者，既清楚自己的优势，也知道自己的不足。
我们可以憧憬人生，但不要期望过高。因为在现实中，理想的实现总是会打折扣的。
你可以勇敢地迎接挑战，但是必须清楚自己努力的方向。
要彻悟自己就要欣赏自己。
无论你是一棵参天大树，还是一棵无名小草，无论你认为自己是一座高山，还是一块石头，你都是一种天然，都有自己存在的理由。
只要你认真地欣赏自己，你就会拥有一个真正的自我，你才会拥有信心。
一旦拥有了信心你就能战胜任何灾难。
要彻悟自己，就要善待自己。
在气愤时，善待自己，找个僻静之处宣泄一下，不要被那些无名之火伤身；忧伤时，要善待自己，找个好友倾诉一番，让低迷的情绪高涨起来；劳累时，要善待自己，睡个好觉或者吃点滋补品，对自己的健康和生活关心备至。
唯有知道如何善待自己，你才会信心百倍，从容不迫地准备应对疾病的侵袭。
彻悟了自己，你才能把握自己的生命，你的生活才会丰富多彩、有滋有味！
实战提升篇
核心单词
downhill [5daunhil] adv. 向下；向坡下；每况愈下
aloof [E5lu:f] adv. 分开地；避开地
retarded [ri5tB:did] adj. 智力迟钝的，弱智的
sober [5sEubE] adj. 认真的；严肃的，持重的
adversity [Ed5vE:siti] n. 逆境；灾祸；灾难；不幸的事
gloomy [5^lu:mi] adj. 阴暗的；阴沉的；忧郁的
resist [ri5zist] v. 抵抗，反抗；抗拒
实用句型
But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
但是人最不了解的也恰恰是自己。
①It is...that 结构强调oneself。
②the least最小，最少(little的最高级)，类似的还有the worse 最差(bad的比较级)；the best最好(good和well的最高级)等。
翻译行不行
1.现代家具的设计越来越简单了。(tend to)
2.他们在期待着她的来访。（look forward to）
3.对生态学的关心是近来的事。（concern about）