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　　【导读】　不要羡慕别人的成就，别人的成就都是通过每一天的努力取得的，想要自己成功就得付出辛劳。失败了，不要抱怨，事情终会有好转，我们不可能永远微笑，因为我们会经历磨难，但是挺过去，便守得云开见月明。

　　Heights

　　By Longfellow

　　The heights by great men reached and kept，

　　Were not attained by sudden flight；

　　But they，while their companions slept，

　　Were toiling upward in the night.

　　To be a giant

　　This has forever been our passion，this desire to be a giant.

　　Not to stand on one's shoulders or have one for a friend.

　　For these may be fortunate things.

　　But to be one.

　　Giants step over barriers that seem never ending.

　　They conquer mountains that appear insurmountable.

　　Giant rise above fear.

　　Triumph over pain.

　　Push themselves and inspire others.

　　To be a Giant.

　　To do Giant things.

　　To take Giant steps.

　　To move the world forward.

　　Things work out

　　Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't，

　　Because men do what they often shouldn't，

　　Because crops fail，and plans go wrong-

　　Some of us grumble all day long.

　　But sometimes，in spite of the care and doubt，

　　It seems at last that things work out.

Because we lose where we hoped to gain，