本杰明·富兰克林的13项美德(中英对照)

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　　本杰明·富兰克林的13项美德(中英对照)

　　1.Temperance: Eat not to dullnes and drink not to     elevation.
　　节制：不要吃得像个傻子，也不要喝得飘飘然。
　　2.Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.
　　沉默：只说那些能让他人或自己受益的话。避免闲聊。
　　3.Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.
　　秩序：让东西各归其位。给自己的事务安排好时间。
　　4.Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
　　决心：下定决心做你应该做的。把要解决的问题成功解决掉。
　　5.Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.
　　节俭：只花对他人或自己有益处的钱，就是说不要浪费任何东西。
　　6.Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary
　　actions.
　　勤奋：不要浪费时间。总应该有些有用的事来做。取消一切不必要的活动。
　　7.Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak
　　accordingly.
　　诚实：不要恶意骗人。以善意和公正为思考的出发点；而且说话也应如此。
　　8.Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
　　正当：不应当去伤害人或因失职而使利益受损。
　　9.Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
　　适度：避免极端。
　　10.Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
　　整洁：不可容忍身体、衣服和住所的污秽。
　　11.Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or
　　the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
　　贞洁：仅为健康和生育的目的行房；不要在此事上犯傻，也不要软弱，更不要有损于自己或他人的平静与名声。
　　12.Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
　　冷静：不要让琐事，普通或不可避免的事故来扰乱自己。
　　13.Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
　　谦逊：向耶酥和苏格拉底学习。