126. "Society’s external rewards are no measure of true success. True success can be measured only in relation to the goals one sets for oneself."
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社会给予的客观奖励并不能衡量真正的成功。真正的成功只能是取决于一个人为他自己设定的目标。
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Success should be gauged on a personal base.
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2. For an individual person, a correct attitude is to gauge success in relation to the goals one sets for oneself.
" h) c/ m( F0 W1 Y: d5 ]3. Overemphasizing the social criterion of success tends to belittle the worth of an individual.
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: U f, ? T, f+ M& e1 ]现代社会的问题是很多人都在抱怨：“我们生活在一个可怕的时代。”但是假设让他们选择的话，现在的人们仍然会选择现在而不是其他的时代。 5 j i# ]: G# k' @
& y5 z/ ?0 b5 k) L! {# E/ n* TWe live in the best time of history.
# s9 G: H' q0 T1. Firstly, our living conditions today are superior to those of any past generations. 9 t' Z- x/ ?, b p; }, |
2. Secondly, technologies have made it possible for men to work under much more comfortable working conditions today than before.
9 `6 c% b F- {1 \3. Most of the problems troubling us today have been troubling human beings for a long time. 7 Z9 {) x+ ^4 I: @
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140. "What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent." ' l6 k/ j( H/ l/ F, {6 d& }
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被社会自诩为是它最伟大的社会、政治和个人成就的东西结果往往带来最大的非议。 * a3 Z$ V7 x7 U) C& F8 K
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1. With respect to individual achievements, great achievers are by nature ambitious people and therefore tend to be dissatisfied and discontent with their accomplishments—no matter how great. ; ^+ P6 S% z b8 e) k* t# e9 c
2. Individual achievements can often result in discontent on a societal level.
) o" M: ^) H% ?( ?" r+ U3. Turning from individual achievements to societal, including political, achievements, the extent to which great achievement have caused discontent often depends on one’s perspective.
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