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Teacher's Prayer
教师的祈祷
by James J. Melcalf
詹姆斯·J·麦卡夫
I want to teach my students how to live this life on earth,
To face its struggle and its strife and improve their worth.
Not just the lesson in a book or how the rivers flow,
But how to choose the proper path wherever they may go.
To understand eternal truth and know the right from wrong,
And gather all the beauty of a flower and a song.
For if I help the world to grow in wisdom and in grace,
Then, I shall feel that I have won and I have filled my place.
And so I ask my guidance, God, that I may do my part,
For character and confidence and happiness of heart.
我想教会学生如何活得有意义,
面对斗争冲突,增进人生价值。
不仅理解书本知识或自然奥秘,
而且知道选择正确的人生轨迹。
学会明辨是非,领悟永恒真理,
采集一朵花一首歌蕴藏的美丽。
倘若我能让世界更优美更睿智,
那么我就成功实现了自我价值。
祈求上苍作证,我已恪尽本职,
诠释品格、信心与幸福的真谛。
译于2008年9月10日。
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