考研英语复习之阅读长知识：富兰克林说
<p> 富兰克林说 <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vices">vices</span></p><p> 今天是本杰明富兰克林逝世216年的纪念日。</p><p> 富兰克林，出生贫寒，只上过两年学，10岁开始在蜡烛店里做小工。</p><p> 在这样环境中成长起来的富兰克林，一生功业是：杰出的政治家，科学家，外交家和发明家，同时是出版商，记者，作家，慈善家。发明了避雷针，并且是美国首任邮政总长。</p><p> 富兰克林喜欢读书，提倡节制饮食保持头脑清醒他在英国住得时候因为从不喝啤酒，被英国朋友们称为喝水的美国人。</p><p> 我们常用脑满肠肥来形容那些好吃懒做的纨绔子弟，跟富兰克林真是两大鲜明的对照。</p><p> 前面的中提到过甘地的名言录，甘地是个比富兰克林更为极端的禁欲主义者。他从36岁起开始，说到做到地终生禁欲。</p><p> 有时候这些伟人的自我克制力真让人咂舌。</p><p> 也许，要做出任何的成就，都要从管理自己开始吧。</p><p> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vices">vices</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p> 跟你身上的邪恶作战，跟你的邻居和睦共处，每一年都让自己变得更好。</p><p> <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p>
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