美文阅读 （409）两类人
Two Kinds of People by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
两类人–埃拉·惠勒·威尔科克斯
There are two kinds of people on earth today
这世上有两类人
Two kinds of people, no more, I say
要我说最多也就两类
Not the good or the bad, for it’s well understood
不是好人，也不是坏人，因为人人知晓
The good are half bad and the bad are half good
善中有恶，恶中掺善
Not the happy and sad, for the swift-flying years
不是得意之士，也不是失意之人，因为蹉跎岁月
Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears
带给人的有欢笑也有泪水
Not the rich and the poor, for to count a man’s wealth
不是富豪也不是穷人，因为若要知其财富
You must first know the state of his conscience and health
必要先知其心智与健康
Not the humble and proud, for in life’s busy span
不是谦逊之人，也不是傲慢之人，因为操劳人生
Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man
人人有风光之时
No! The two kinds of people on earth I mean
都不是！我说的这两类人
Are the people who lift, and the people who lean
一类人给予，一类人索取
Wherever you go you will find the world’s masses
无论身处何地，你总会发现
Are ever divided into these two classes
世人都难逃这两类人
And, strangely enough, you will find, too, I mean
你还会发现更为奇怪的是
There is only one lifter to twenty who lean
人们大都索取多于给予
This one question I ask. Are you easing the load of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road?
我想问问大家是否会拉一把，人生路上艰苦前行的人
Or are you a leaner who lets others bear, your portion of worry and labor and care?
又是否只是一味索取让别人来分担你的辛劳烦恼忧伤？