骄傲的劲敌On Idleness（第1页）

骄傲的劲敌OnIdleness

&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。disguise[dis'ɡaiz]n。伪装

2。degrade[di'ɡreid]v。贬低

3。obstinate['?bst?n?t]adj。顽固的

4。predominate[pr?'d?m?，]v。支配

5。turbule?:bj?l?ns]n。骚乱，动**

&ly[?emin?ntli]adv。突出地，显著地

Manymoralistshaveremarked，thatPridehasofallhumahewidestdomihegreatestmultiplis，andlieshiduvarietyofdisguises;ofdisguises，which，likethemoon’sveilhtslusteranditsshade，ahtheyhideitfromourselves。

ItisnotmyiodegradePridefromthispreeminenischief，yetIknowherIdlenessmaynotmaifulandobstiion。

TherearesomethatprofessIdlesfulldignity，whocallthemselvestheIdle，asBusirisintheplay“callshimselftheProud”;whoboastthattheydonothing，andthaarsthattheyhavenothingtodo;whosleepeverynighttilltheysleepnolonger，ahatexercisemayeosleepagain;whthereignofdarknessbydoubles，ahesunbutto“tellhimhowtheyhatehisbeams”;whosewholelaboristovarytheposturesofindulgendwhosedaydiffersfrhtbutasacouchorchairdiffersfromabed。

&hetrueaariesofIdleness，forwhomsheweavesthegarlandsofpoppies，andintowhosecupshepoursthewatersofoblivioinastateofuupidity，fandfotten;whohaveloolive，andatwhosedeaththesurvivorslysay，thattheyhaveceasedtobreathe。

ButIdleesinmanyliveswhereitised;favicewhiatesimaybeeinjurytoothers;andisthereforenotwatchedlikeFraud，roperty，orlikePride，whiaturallyseeksitsgratifianother’siy。Idlenessisasilentandpeacefulquality，thatherraisesenvybyostentation，norhatredbyopposition;andthereforenobodyisbusytosureordetectit。

AsPridesometimesishiduy，Idleeurbulendhurry。Hethatshisknowndutya，naturallyeoindwithsomethingthatmaybarouttheremembranceofhisownfolly，ahingbutwhatheoughttodowitheagerdiligehemaykeephimselfinhiso>

Somearealwaysinastateofpreparation，opreviousmeasures，fplans，agmaterials，andprovidingforthemainaffair。ThesearelyupowerofIdlehingistobeexpetheworkmaoolsareforevertobesought。Iwasooldbyagreatmaster，thatnomaneverexpainting，whowasemilycuriousaboutpendcolors。

&herstowhomIdleesa，bywhichlifemaybepassedunprofitablyawaywithoutthetediousnessofmanyvathours。Theartis，tofillthedaywithpettybusiohavealwayssomethinginhandwhichmayraisecuriosity，butnotsolidkeepthemindiion，butnotoflabor。

Thisarthasformanyyearsbeenpracticedbymyoldfriehwonderfulsuccess。Soberisamandesiresandquiatiolybalaheloveofease，thattheyulatehimtoanydiffidertaking;theyhave，however，somuchpo>

theywilloliequiteatrest，andthoughtheydonotmakehimsuffitlyusefultoothers，theymakehimatleastwearyofhimself。

Mr。Sober’schiefpleasureisversation;thereisnoendofhistalkorhisattentioohearisequallypleasiillfaheisteagsomething，ahetimefromhiso>

Butthereisowhegohome，thathisfriendsmaysleep;aimeinthem，whenallthewreestoshutoutiiohemomentsofwhiblesatthethought。Butthemiseryofthesetiresomeintervals，hehasmanymeaing。Hehaspersuadedhimselfthatthemanualartsareundeservedlyoverlooked;hehasobservedinmaheeffectsofclosethought，andjustratiospeheproceededtopradsuppliedhimselfwiththetoolsofater，withwhidedhiscoalboxverysuccessfully，andwhichhestilluestoemploy，ashefindso。

&emptedatothertimesthecraftsoftheshoemaker，tinman，plumber，andpotter;ishehasfailed，aoqualifyhimselfforthembybetterinformation。Buthisdailyamusemery。Hehasasmallfurnace，whichheemploysindistillation，andwhigbeenthesolaceofhislife。Hedrawsoilsandwaters，andessendspirits，whiowstobeofsandtsthedropsastheyhisretort，a，isfallifliesa>

PoorSober!Ihaveoftehreproof，aenpromisedreformation;fornomanissomutoastheIdler，butthereisnoneonwhomitoperatessolittle。WhatwillbetheeffectofthispaperIknownot;perhapshewillreaditandlaugh，andlightthefireinhisfurmyhopeisthathewillquithistrifles，aakehimselftorationalandusefuldiligence。

很多德育家指出，骄傲是人类所有恶习中影响力最为广泛的。它的表现形式繁杂多样，隐藏方式也多种多样。就如同天边月儿晶莹透明的面纱，伪装既有光彩之处又有隐晦之所。虽然遮盖，亦可一眼望穿。

诚然，我无意降低骄傲的危害程度，但不知道闲散是否会成为它的劲敌。

然而有些人高声赞叹闲散是高雅之事，以“闲散之士”自居，正如布西里斯在剧中自称为“骄傲之士”一样。他们炫耀自己无需做事，感谢命运之神没有给他们安排事情。他们每晚睡觉睡到自然醒，起床活动活动也只是为了更好地入睡。为了延长黑夜的主宰，他们拉起厚厚的双层窗帘，终日不见阳光，除了“告诉他，他们十分憎恶他的光芒”。不断地变换享受的姿势就是他们所有的劳动。对他们而言，昼夜的分别就在于长沙发、椅子和床的不同。

他们是一群真正的并且公开的闲散女神崇拜者。女神为其编织美丽的罂粟花环，把遗忘水倒入他们的杯中。他们生活在平静的愚蠢状态中，长久没有生命的气息。而死去时，生者只会说，他们停止了呼吸。

然而，不经意间，闲散主宰着多数人的生命。这种恶习仅限于散漫者自身，不会危及他人，因而就不同于欺诈和傲慢。前者危及财产安全；后者在他人的自卑中寻求满足。闲散是一种静默平和，既不会因他人之夸耀而心存妒忌，也不会因抗衡而产生敌意。正因为如此，他们不会惨遭责难。