Results and roses — Edgar Albert Guest
埃德加•阿尔贝特•格斯特 硕果和玫瑰
The man who wants a garden fair,
Or small or very big,
With flowers growing here and there,
Must bend his back and dig.
The things are mighty few on earth That wishes can attain,
Whatever we want of any worth,
We’ve got to work to gain.
It matters not what goal you seek,
Its secret here reposes:
You’ve got to dig from week to week,
To get results or roses.
要想有个美丽花园，
面积大小姑且不管，
要园中长满鲜花，
就必须把汗水挥洒。
有愿望就能实现，
这样的事还真是少见，
不管我们想要什么，
都得靠努力去获得。
目标是什么并不重要，
秘诀终归只有一条：
周复一周不怕劳累，
才能收获硕果或者玫瑰。