作者：Ella Wheeler Wilcox
聽寫時忽略標題。
Laugh,and the world laughs with you; Weep,and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing,and the hils will answer; Sigh,it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice,and men will seek you; Grieve,and they turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad,and your friends are many; Be sad,and you lose them all,-- There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life's gall. Feast,and your halls are crowded; Fast,and the world goes by. Succeed and give,and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. For there is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain.
你歡笑，這世界會隨你一同歡笑； 你哭泣，卻只有你獨自一人悲啼； 古老而憂傷的大地必須尋求歡樂， 它的麻煩已經(jīng)夠多。 你歌唱，山谷應你以回響； 你嘆息，空氣答你以寂靜； 快樂之聲總能回聲陣陣， 憂慮之音最終銷聲匿跡。 你歡喜，人們會與你相隨； 你憂傷，人們則會轉身離去； 因為人人都愿意分享你全部的快樂， 卻沒人需要你的苦楚。 快樂起來吧，你會有很多朋友； 倘若悶悶不樂，你會失去這種所有，-- 沒有人會拒絕與你共飲美酒， 然而生活的苦澀卻需你獨自承受。 熱鬧盛宴，廳內人聲鼎沸； 時光如梭，人們擦肩而過。 成功、給予，使你生活的動力， 但沒人能助你死去。 因快樂的殿堂里 容得下一列寬敞氣派的火車， 然而我們必須一個接一個地排隊 穿過這歲月磨難的狹長隧道進入。