马克-吐温：勇气 Courage（双语美文）
英语课
马克-吐温：勇气 Courage
In the matter of courage we all have our limits. There never was a hero who did not have his bounds 1. I suppose it may be said of Nelson and all the others whose courage has been advertised 2 that there came times in their lives when their bravery knew it had come to its limit.
在勇气问题上，人人都有极限。从来就没有胆大包天的英雄好汉。我想，可以说，纳尔逊和所有那些被大量宣传的勇士，一生中都有勇气达到极限的时候。
I have found mine a good many times. Sometimes this was expected--often it was unexpected 3. I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattle-snake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
我就多次发现自己的勇气到了极限。有时是意料之中的——经常是出乎意料的。我认识一个人.此君不怕与响尾蛇同寝，可你无法让他与保安剃刀共眠。
I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room. I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience. If I attempt to talk across a room I find myself turning this way and that, and thus at alternate 4 periods I have part of the audience behind me. You ought never to have any part of the audience behind you; you never can tell what they are going to do.
我从来就没有勇气在狭长房间的中央发表讲话。我得站在房间的一头，面对全体听众。如果我试图站在房间中央讲话，我就会不断地转身，这样，就不断有部分听众在我背后。你们永远不能让自己背后有听众;你们永远闹不清他们要干什么。
I'll sit down.
我得坐下了。
1 bounds
n.出界；界限；在（某人允许进入的）界限以外；出格的；跳跃( bound的名词复数 )；界限；（球等的）反跳
- What he did went beyond the bounds of law. 他的所作所为已超出了法律允许的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This place is out of bounds to students and troops. 这个地方禁止学生和军人入内。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 advertised
v.公布( advertise的过去式和过去分词 )；宣传；展现；宣传（自己的事）
- The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially advertised. 他被任命的消息在还没正式公布前就被透漏出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They advertised their goods. 他们为他们的商品做广告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 unexpected
adj.想不到的，意外的
- I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒，用来招待不速之客。
- His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。
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