Today I begin a new life.
Today I shed my old skin, which has too long suffered the bruises（擦伤） of failure and the wounds of mediocrity（平庸） .
Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.
Today I will pluck grapes of wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines in the vineyard, for these were planted by the wisest of my profession who have come before me, generation upon generation.
Today I will savor（尽情享受） the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout within me.
The career I have chosen is laden with opportunity yet it is fraught with heartbreak and despair and the bodies of those who have failed, were they piled one atop another, would cast a shadow down upon all the pyramids of the earth.
Yet I will not fail, as the others, for in my hands I now hold the charts, which will guide through perilous（危险的） waters to shores, which only yesterday seemed but a dream.
Failure no longer will be my payment for struggle. Just as nature made no provision for my body to tolerate pain neither has it made any provision for my life to suffer failure. Failure, like pain, is alien to my life. In the past I accepted it as I accepted pain. Now I reject it and I am prepared for wisdom and principles which will guide me out of the shadows into the sunlight of wealth, position, and happiness far beyond my most extravagant（奢侈的） dreams until even the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides will seem no more than my just reward.
Time teaches all things to him who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity. Yet within my allotted time I must practice the art of patience for nature acts never in haste. To create the olive, king of all trees, a hundred years is required. An onion plant is old in nine weeks. I have lived as an onion plant. It has not pleased me. Now I wouldst become the greatest of olive trees and, in truth, the greatest of salesman.
And how will this be accomplished? For I have neither the knowledge nor the experience to achieve the greatness and already I have stumbled in ignorance and fallen into pools of self-pity. The answer is simple. I will commence my journey unencumbered（没有阻碍的） with either the weight of unnecessary knowledge or the handicap of meaningless experience. Nature already has supplied me with knowledge and instinct far greater than any beast in the forest and the value of experience is overrated, usually by old men who nod wisely and speak stupidly.
In truth, experience teaches thoroughly yet her course of instruction devours men's years so the value of her lessons diminishes with the time necessary to acquire her special wisdom. The end finds it wasted on dead men. Furthermore, experience is comparable to fashion; an action that proved successful today will be unworkable and impractical tomorrow.
Only principles endure and these I now possess, for the laws that will lead me to greatness are contained in the words of these scrolls. What they will teach me is more to prevent failure than to gain success, for what is success other than a state of mind? Which two, among a thou and wise men, will define success in the same words; yet failure is always described but one way. Failure is man's inability to reach his goals in life, whatever they may be.
In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeed lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure. Thus, the first law I will obey, which precede all the others is --I will form good habits and become their slave.
相关单词：bruises
bruises解释：n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )
bruises例句：
He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：savor
savor解释：vt.品尝，欣赏；n.味道，风味；情趣，趣味
savor例句：
The soup has a savor of onion.这汤有洋葱味。
His humorous remarks added a savor to our conversation.他幽默的话语给谈话增添了风趣。
相关单词：sprout
sprout解释：n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条
sprout例句：
When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
It takes
相关单词：laden
laden解释：adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
laden例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
相关单词：fraught
fraught解释：adj.充满…的，伴有(危险等)的；忧虑的
fraught例句：
The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions.未来数月将充满重大的决定。
There's no need to look so fraught!用不着那么愁眉苦脸的！
相关单词：perilous
perilous解释：adj.危险的，冒险的
perilous例句：
The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。
相关单词：extravagant
extravagant解释：adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的
extravagant例句：
They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
相关单词：eternity
eternity解释：n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷
eternity例句：
The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。
相关单词：allotted
allotted解释：分配，拨给，摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )
allotted例句：
I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。
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：thoroughly
thoroughly解释：adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
thoroughly例句：
The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
相关单词：devours
devours解释：吞没( devour的第三人称单数 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
devours例句：
If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. 若有人想要害他们，就有火从他们口中出来，烧灭仇敌。
It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. 他本身的肢体要被吞吃，死亡的长子要吞吃他的肢体。
相关单词：impractical
impractical解释：adj.不现实的，不实用的，不切实际的
impractical例句：
He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.一到规划新项目，他就完全没有了实际操作的能力。
An entirely rigid system is impractical.一套完全死板的体制是不实际的。
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
