If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill
如果不能成为山顶的一棵青松
Be a scrub in the valley — but be the best little scrub
就座谷中的一棵矮树——但一定是最好的一棵矮树
By the side of the rill
生长在小溪边
Be a bush if you can't be a tree
如果不能做一棵树，就做一株灌木
If you can't be a bush be a bit of the grass
如果不能做一株灌木，就做一片青草
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass
如果不能做一条狗鱼，就做一条鲈鱼
But the liveliest bass in the lake
做湖塘里最快活的一条鲈鱼
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew
不可能每个人都是船长，一定要有人做船员
There's something for all of us here.
每个人都有机会各尽其用
There's big work to do and there's lesser to do
有轰轰烈烈的大事业，也有微不足道的小事情
And the task we must do is the near
我们要做的就是做好眼前该做的
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail
如果你不是高速公路，就座一条悠然小径
If you can't be the sun be a star
如果你不是太阳，可以做一颗行星
It isn't by size that you win or you fail
成与败不是由外在的规模决定
Be the best of whatever you are.
无论你是谁，做最好的自己。
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