英语翻译

一.

Therearemanypathstogreatness.Somepeoplegodowninhistoryfortheirinfluentialpoliticalleadership.Otherarerememberedforspectacularscientificbreakthroughsforcomposinggreatsymphonies,orwritingbrilliantpoetry.Butwhateverpaththeytake,greatpeopleseemtoshareafewcommoncharacteristics.Theyarerelentlesslyoptimisticandpersistent;theyhavebothintellectualskillsandtheabilitytoworkwellwithotherpeople;andtheylovetheirwork.Infactforthesepeople,workismorelikeanobsessionthanajob.Ofcourse,manyofthequestionsaboutgreatnessremainunanswered.WhatrolessogeneticsandenvironmentplayinthequestionHowcanweknowwhoamongourcontemporarieswillberememberedasgreatandwhichpeople,thoughfamoustoday,willbeforgotteninthefuture?It’salsopossiblethatourviewofwhoisgreatisnotalwaysfairoraccurate.Forexample,theofachievementwomenarenotrecognizedasoftenastheyshouldbe.Finally,wecan’tevenbesureifitisreallygoodtobegreat.Maybethehappiestpeoplearethenormalones.Normalpeoplearen’tendowedwithwhatittakestobegreat,buttheyalsodon’thavetoworryabouttheburdensofhistory.

二.

Gratitudeisdefinedastheartofshowing1)__appreciation__foreverykindness,greatandsmall.Usually,2)__expressing_gratitudecostsverylittle,butitsrewardscanbegreat.Whengratitudeisowedbutnotgiven,however,aswhenwe3)_fail_torecognizeagenerousactonsomeoneelse’s4)_part_,thisdenialcanleadtosorefeelings,andevenresentment.Sometimes,trulydeepgratitudecallsforpersonalsacrifice.One5)_example__isamotherofworldwarIIsoldierwhotraveledfromherhome6)_through__theU.S.tovisittheFrenchfamilywhohad7)___sheltered___hersonfromNazis.Shewasdrivento8)__dothisunselfishgenerositywhichthisfamilyhadshownherson.Butgratitudecan9)_also_beshownbyverysimpleacts.Wecanstart10)__by__makingsurethat,inonewayoranother,wethankthefamilymembersand11)_coworkers__whohelpuseveryday.Insum,the12)_key_togratitudeisthoughtfulness,or13)_taking__painstoconsiderthefeelingofothersaswellasoutown.Beinggenerousand14)_unselfish_withouraffectionandsentimentsisonethingweallcandotomaket