Be The Best of Whatever You Are
做最好的自己
Douglas Malloch（道格拉斯·马拉赫）
If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
如果你不能做山巅上的一棵松，
Be a scrub in the valley -- but be
那就做山谷里的一棵小树——但要成为
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
溪旁最优秀的那棵树。
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
如果你不能做一颗树，那就做一丛灌木。
If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the grass -- but be
如果你不能做一丛灌木，那就做一株草——但要成为
The happiest grass by the road.
路边最快乐的那株草。
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass --
如果你不能做梭鱼，那就做一条鲈鱼
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
但要成为湖里最生机勃勃的那条鱼!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
我们不能都做船长，必须也要有船员，
There's something for all of us here,
每个人都有自己的事情要做，
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,
有伟大的事业，也有微小的任务
And the task you must do is the near.
你需要做的，是你眼前的事。
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
如果你不能做一条高速公路，那就做一条乡间小径，
If you can't be the sun, be a star;
如果你不能做太阳，那就做一颗星星；
It isn't by size that you win or you fail --
成功与否并不在于大小
Be the best of whatever you are!
只要做到最好的自己!
