In every school a “top” crowd sets the pace while the others follow their lead.Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that except the fact that on some people a bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.

In every school a “top” crowd sets the pace while the others follow their lead.Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that except the fact that on some people a bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.

Now chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying “Gee the crowd does it.” Well let the crowd do it but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say “No.”

Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree with have the courage to bow out politely. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. Remember this in your heart you are the unique one in the world just be yourself.

每所學(xué)校中都有一群領(lǐng)頭學(xué)生做出榜樣，其他人蜂擁效仿。比如，一旦這些領(lǐng)頭學(xué)生決定以穿鮮紅色羊毛衫為時尚，那么很快人人都會穿著鮮紅色羊毛衫。這件事本身沒什么問題，但事實上有些人極不適合穿鮮紅色毛衫。如果這些領(lǐng)頭學(xué)生覺得喝酒或以70英里的時速開車很時尚的話，情況甚至?xí)兊梦ｋU起來。這些盲從的學(xué)生正危及自己的生命。他們就像被領(lǐng)到屠夫面前的綿羊。

In every school, a group of leading students set an example, and others flocked to follow. For example, once these leading students decide to wear a bright red sweater as a fashion, soon everyone will wear a bright red sweater. It's no problem in itself, but in fact, some people are not suitable for wearing bright red sweater. If these leading students find it fashionable to drink or drive at 70 mph, the situation can even become dangerous. These blind students are endangering their lives. They are like sheep brought to the butcher.

在你生命中，這種情況你可能遇到不止一次；可能你時不時也會做自己知道是不對的事情。你可能會為自己開脫說：“大家都在這么做嘛。”那讓大家這么做好了，但你自己不要這樣做。要學(xué)會說“不”。

You may encounter this situation more than once in your life; you may do something you know is wrong from time to time. You may excuse yourself by saying, "everybody is doing this." Let's do it well, but don't do it yourself. Learn to say no.

要有自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和判斷。如果你知道大家正在計劃一件你不贊成的事情，鼓起勇氣禮貌地退出。你會為自己學(xué)會自立感到滿意的。請記住一點，世上只有一個你，做你自己吧。

We should have our own standards and judgments. If you know that people are planning something you don't agree with, take courage and politely quit. You will be satisfied that you have learned to stand on your own. Please remember that there is only one you in the world. Be yourself.