双语美文：让优秀成为你的习惯
<p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composite">composite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>. “<span word="Sow">Sow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="action">action</span>; <span word="sow">sow</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>; <span word="sow">sow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="character">character</span>; <span word="sow">sow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maxim">maxim</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>.</p><p>从根本上来讲，我们的个性是塑成习惯的成分之一。有一句箴言讲到：“播下一个想法，收获一个行动;播下一个行动，收获一个习惯;播下一个习惯，收获一个性格;播下一个性格，收获一份命运。”</p><p><span word="Habits">Habits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unconscious">unconscious</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span>, <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="express">express</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="effectiveness">effectiveness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ineffectiveness">ineffectiveness</span>.</p><p>习惯是我们生活中有力的因素。因为习惯的持续性，人们常常不能意识到它们。于是，每一天，我们的习惯总在彰显着我们的性格，我们是否有效率也源自习惯。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Horace">Horace</span> <span word="Mann">Mann</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="educator">educator</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="Habits">Habits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strand">strand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unlearned">unlearned</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>.</p><p>正如伟大的教育学家霍瑞斯·曼曾经说的那样：“习惯犹如一根缆绳。我们每日为其编织一股，不久它便不容易断裂。”我个人不认同他最后一段的表达。我知晓有些习惯是后天习得的，而有些则是不学就有的。可我也明白习惯无法速成，它是一段涉及郑重承诺的过程。</p>
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