英译汉模拟（五）

No young man starting life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more-to be happy and successful-than much money or great learning.

Friendship is no one-sided affair. There can be no friendship without reciprocity. One cannot receive all and give nothing, or give all and receive nothing, and expect to experience the joy and fullness of true companionship.

Those who would make friends must cultivate the qualities which are admired and which attract. If you are mean, stingy and selfish, nobody will admire you. You must cultivate generosity and large-heartedness; you must be magnanimous and tolerant; you must have positive qualities, for a negative, shrinking, apologizing, round-about man is despised. You must believe in yourself. If you do not, others will not believe in you. You must look upward and be hopeful, cheery, and optimistic. No one will be attracted to a gloomy pessimist.

(摘自 Friendship by Orison Swett Marden)

参考译文

人生刚起步的年轻人最好的资本莫过于拥有众多的朋友。朋友可以增加他的声望，会尽一切最大的努力支持他，并使他达到他独自打拼的情况下绝不可能达到的成就。交对了朋友会比大笔的金钱或高深的学问更能让他快乐和成功。

友谊决非一厢情愿的事。没有互惠可能就毫无友谊可言。一个人若只是接受而不付出，或只是付出而不收获，就无法期望能体验到真挚友谊所带来的快乐和满足感。

想交朋友必须培养受人赞赏和吸引他人的品质。如果你吝啬小气又自私自利，没人会欣赏你。你必须培养慷慨宽大的气度;你必须有雅量并宽以待人;你必须要有积极的特质，因为消极退缩、唯唯诺诺、裹足不前的人总是让人轻视。你必须信任自己，否则就不会获得别人的信任。你必须要向前看，满怀希望，愉快而乐观。没有人会理会一个沮丧的悲观者。