When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit!
当生活中的问题横亘在你面前，
当前方的上坡路让你步履维艰，
当你资金紧缺，债务高企，
你本想微笑，却不得不叹息，
当烦恼压迫着你，
你可以短暂休息，但请别放弃！
Life is queer, with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow —
You may succeed with another blow.
生活很奇怪，总是波折起伏。
每个人偶尔都会领悟，
许多失败都可以扭转，
只要他不放弃，胜利就在眼前；
即使步伐缓慢，也别放弃，
挫败的尽头或许就是胜利。
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
一些人踌躇犹豫，意志不坚，
总把成功想得那么遥远。
常有奋斗者中途停下脚步，
但他本可以是奖杯的得主，
直到夜幕降临，尘埃落定，
他才明白，胜利的皇冠曾经那么近。
Success is failure turned inside out —
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit —
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
成功是失败的另一面，
是疑云镶着的银边，
不坚持到底你就不知道与成功的距离，
一步之遥可能只是看起来遥不可及，
遭遇最重打击时也要坚持到底，
情况最糟糕时也要永不言弃！
这首诗歌催人向上又朗朗上口，诗人鼓励我们要坚持不懈，永不言弃。我们时常会羡慕身边人的成功，却也知道不会有什么一蹴而就。谁不是在生活的舞台上舞着跳着就跌倒，只是有人忍痛微笑爬起来继续跳，有的人红着眼睛黯然离场只把它当做过去的笑料。