Self-control

佚名 / Anonymous

Practicing for Better Learning

Listen to the article，and then try to answer the following questions.

1. What is self-control？

2. What can we do about self-discipline and self-inspection？

Self-control is essential to happiness and usefulness. It is the master of all the virtues， and has its root in self-respect. Let a man yield to his impulses and passions， and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to pursue success with superior diligence and sobriety. Many of the great characters in history illustrate this trait. In ordinary life the application is the same. He who would lead must first command himself. The time of test is when everybody is excited or angry， then the well-balanced mind comes to the front.

There is a very special demand for the cultivation of his trait at present. The young men who rush into business with no good education or drill will do poor and feverish work. Endurance is a much better test of character than act of heroism.

A fair amount of self-examination is good. Self-knowledge is a preface to self-control. Too much self-inspection leads to morbidness； too little conducts to careless and hasty action. There are two things which will surely strengthen our self-control. One is attention to conscience； the other is a spirit of good will. The man who would succeed in any great undertaking must hold all his faculties under perfect control； they must be disciplined and drilled until they quickly and cheerfully obey the will.

自制力是獲取幸福和成就事業不可或缺的能力。它根植于自尊，掌控著所有美德。一個人如果屈從于自己的情感沖動，便會從此失去精神自由。

歷史上的許多偉人都具有一種品質，即自律。自律能使人更勤奮、更理性地追求成功。日常生活中，人們同樣需要具有這種特質。想要成為領袖的人，首要條件就是要克制自己，每當激動萬分或氣憤不已時，便是檢驗自律能力之時。此刻，人們首先要做的就是平和心氣。

當今社會特別需要人培養這種特性。一些沒有受過良好教育或培訓的年輕人倉促進入商界后，做事急躁而毫無成效。和逞英雄相比，耐性更能檢驗人的品性。

我們應該適當地自我反省。只有做到自知，才能做到自律。然而，反省過多會導致精神病態，過少則會讓我們粗心大意、草率行事。確定能加強自制力的方案有兩種，一是注重良知，二是心懷善意。一個人要想在事業上取得成功，就必須很好地把握和控制自己的所有才能；他們必須受到良好的教育和訓練，這樣才能愉悅地迅速學會服從自身的意愿。

Ace in the Hole

Keywords and expressions

1. rush

作動詞：沖

詞組：rush into 倉促行動；倉促從事

rush out 沖出；突然出現；匆匆趕制

rush through 快速通過；倉促完成

rush up 催促

例：They rushed to see what was happening.

他們沖出去看發生了什么事。

2. command

作動詞：指揮；控制；命令；應得

作名詞：命令；指揮，控制；掌握；運用力，控制力

例：You have no right to command.

你沒有權利指揮。

Chunks in Practice

Listen to the following passage twice and then fill in the blanks with

appropriate words.

1. Self-control is essential to _ and _ . It is the master of all the virtues， and has its root in self-respect. Let a man yield to his _ and _ ， and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

2. There is a very special demand for the cultivation of his trait _ . The young men who rush into business with no good _ or _ will do poor and feverish work. Endurance is a much better _ of character than _ of heroism.

Now a Try

If you opinion， how can you control yourself？ Are these measures effective？