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I
sing
the
praise
of
the
Unknown
Teacher.
我要歌颂无名之师。
Great
Generals
win
campaigns，
but
it
is
the
Unknown
Soldier
who
wins
the
war.
伟大的将军赢得战役，但打赢战争的却是无名战士。
Famous
educators
plan
new
systems
of
pedagogy，
but
it
is
the
Unknown
Teacher
who
delivers
and
guides
the
young.
知名的教育家计划新的教学系统，但拯救并引导年轻人的却是无名之师。
He
lives
in
obscurity
and
contends
with
hardship.
他默默无闻、含辛茹苦。
For
him
no
trumpets
blare，
no
chariots
wait,
no
golden
decorations
are
decreed.
没有号角吹奏来迎接他，也没有马车等候他，更没有金质勋章颁赠给他。
He
knows
the
watch
along
the
borders
of
darkness,
and
makes
the
attack
on
the
trenches
of
ignorance
and
folly.
他随时警戒防范学生无知，并随时排除造成这些无知愚昧的障碍。
Patient in his duty, he strives to conquer the evil powers which are the enemies of youth.
他负责而又有耐心，并努力征服那些与年轻人为敌的恶势力。
He
awakens
sleeping
spirits.
他唤醒学生们沉睡的心灵。
He
quickens
the
indolent,
encourages
the
eager,
and
steadies
the
unstable.
他使怠惰的学生变得勤快，鼓励那些有心向学的人，以及安定那些心性不定的学生。
He
communicates
his
own
joy
of
learning，
and
shares
with
boys
and
girls
the
best
treasures
of
the
mind.
他向学子们传达自己学习的乐趣并与他们分享最珍贵的知识宝藏。
He
lights
many
candles,
which，
in
later
years,
will
shine
back
and
cheer
him.
他启发了许多的学生，而这些学生日后将会令他引以为荣，也令他欣慰。
This
is
his
reward.
这便是回馈。
No
one
is
more
worthy
to
be
enrolled
in
the
democratic
aristocracy，"
King
of
himself
and
servant
of
mankind."
没有人比他更适合当民主的贵族，也就是“一己之君，大众之仆”。
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