George Eliot

——乔治·艾略特

If you sit down at set of sun当夕阳西下，若你坐下

And count the acts that you have done，回忆这一天所做之事，

And， counting， find展開思绪，回想发现

One self-denying deed， one word一个无私的举动，一句话

That eased the heart of him who heard，会让听者，感到欣慰。

One glance most kind或者一善意的眼神，

That fell like sunshine where it went—所到之处，让人如沐阳光——

Then you may count that day well spent.那么这一天，富有意义。

But if， through all the livelong day，倘若你一整天，

You've cheered no heart， by yea or nay—如实说，未尝给人鼓励——

If， through it all倘若你一整天，

You've nothing done that you can trace没有一事，能忆起

That brought the sunshine to one face—曾令人脸上绽放微笑——

No act most small没有一事，哪怕举手之劳

That helped some soul and nothing cost—哪怕不值一提，曾给人帮助——

Then count that day as worse than lost.那么这一天，可谓虚度。