As a child I was slave to my impulses; now I am slave to my habits, as are all grown men. I have surrendered my free will to the years of accumulated habits and the past deeds of my life have already marked out a path which threatens to imprison my future. My actions are ruled by appetite, passion, prejudice, greed, love, fear, environment, habit, and the worst of these tyrants is habit. Therefore, if I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits. My bad habits must be destroyed and new furrows prepared for good seed.
I will form good habits and become their slave.
And how will I accomplish this difficult feat? Through these scrolls, it will be done, for each scroll contains a principle which will drive a bad habit from my life and replace it with one which will bring me closer to success. For it is another of nature's laws that only a habit can subdue another habit. So, in order for these written words to perform their chosen task, I must discipline myself with the first of my new habits which is as follows:
I will read each scroll for thirty days in this prescribed manner, before I proceed to the next scroll.
First, I will read the words in silence when I arise. Then, I will read the words in silence after I have partaken of my midday meal. Last, I will read the words again just before I retire at day's end, and most
On the next day I will repeat this procedure, and I will continue in like manner for thirty days. Then, I will turn to the next scroll and repeat this procedure for another thirty days. I will continue in this manner until I have lived with each scroll for thirty days and my reading has become habit.
And what will be accomplished with this habit? Herein lies the hidden secret of all man's accomplishments. As I repeat the words daily they will soon become a part of my active mind, but more
As the words of these scrolls are consumed by my mysterious mind I will begin to awake, each morning, with a vitality I have never known before. My vigor will increase, my enthusiasm will rise, my desire to meet the world will overcome every fear I once knew at sunrise, and I will be happier than I ever believed it possible to be in this world of strife and sorrow.
Eventually I will find myself reacting to all situations which confront（面对，遭遇） me as I was commanded in the scrolls to react, and soon these actions and reactions will become easy to perform, for any act with practice becomes easy.
Thus a new and good habit is born, for when an act becomes easy through constant repetition（重复，背诵） it becomes a pleasure to perform and if it is a pleasure to perform it is man's nature to perform it often. When I perform it often it becomes a habit and I become its slave and since it is a good habit this is my will.
Today I begin a new life.
相关单词：imprison
imprison解释：vt.监禁，关押，限制，束缚
imprison例句：
The effect of this one is going to imprison you for life.而这件事的影响力则会让你被终身监禁。
Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。
相关单词：tyrants
tyrants解释：专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )； 暴君似的人； （古希腊的）僭主； 严酷的事物
tyrants例句：
The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。
相关单词：furrows
furrows解释：n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 )；（脸上的）皱纹v.犁田，开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )
furrows例句：
I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上，我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：feat
feat解释：n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
feat例句：
Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
相关单词：scroll
scroll解释：n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡
scroll例句：
As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。
相关单词：scrolls
scrolls解释：n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕
scrolls例句：
Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：subdue
subdue解释：vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制
subdue例句：
She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。
相关单词：accomplished
accomplished解释：adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
accomplished例句：
Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
相关单词：accomplishments
accomplishments解释：n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就
accomplishments例句：
It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
相关单词：seep
seep解释：v.渗出，渗漏；n.渗漏，小泉，水（油）坑
seep例句：
My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。
相关单词：vitality
vitality解释：n.活力，生命力，效力
vitality例句：
He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。
相关单词：vigor
vigor解释：n.活力，精力，元气
vigor例句：
The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
相关单词：strife
strife解释：n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争
strife例句：
We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
