英语翻译
1.Wordsarelivingthings,theverybodiesinwhichideasandemotionsbecomematerialized.Onceanideaoranemotionshasbeenputintowords,itacquiresinfinitelymorestrengthandpersuasivenessthanitpossessedbefore.Itisnowathingthancanbespokenandheardandvisualizedinimagination.Bythepoweroftheword,toanextraordinaryextent,wecaninfluencewhathappenstoourlives.
Thereisafamousoldstoryaboutanoptimistandapessimist.Ahalf-tumblerofwaterwasplacedbeforethemfortheirinspection,andtheywereaskedtodescribewhattheysaw.
"Isee,"saidtheoptimistcheerfully,"aglassthatishalffull.""Isee,"saidthepessimistwithaheavysigh,"aglassthatishalfempty."
Therecouldhardlybeabetterexampleofthepowerofwords,andofhow-choicecancometocolourourwholemoodandoutlook."full"isagrandword,but"empty"isalean,lonelyword.Ifwesayoftenenoughhowfullthingsare,wegrowmoreandmoreintoafullnessofourown.Ifwesayoftenenoughhowemptythingsare,wecanmakeourlife-adventureanemptinessindeed.