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第18章有些事不必太认真TheImportangThingsBadly
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第二卷最美的快乐生活旋律TheMelodyofaHappyLife
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A.WilliamswasblaedatCambridge.AfterWorldWarIheservedasadeimes.Williamswroteseveralbooksourypoetryanddrama，publishedwidelyinjournalsandmagazines，andpublishedsofhisowhefollowiappearedinLondon'sTheOutlookin1923.
&hegreatestthreattoprodubothlayisthefearofdoingthingsbadly.Thisartiefort.ointsoutthattherearemanythingswbadly，andthatourlivesareenridourpersonalitieseheseactivities.Tles，sportsandmusic，arevaluabletomostpeopleinproportioicallytheydothem，ratherthanhowwell.
CharlesLambwroteaseriesofessaysuponpopularfallacies.Idonot，atthemoment，carrythemverymymemory；but，ureacherousservantmisleadsmemoreeventhansheusuallydoes，hedidnotwriteofonepieceofproverbialso-calledwisdomthathasalwaysseemedtometobepeculiarlypernidthissaw，thisscrapofspeciousadvice，thisuntruthmasqueradingaslogiethatIremembertohavehadhurledatmyheadatfrequentintervalsfrommyearliestyhtuptomypresentadvananytimeshaveIhat"Ifathingiswatall，itiswwell"？
&hereamoreuntruthfulwordspokeheworldisfullofthingsthatarew，butlynwell.WasitasageasHerbertSpencerwhosaidtotheyoungmanwhohadjustbeatenhimatbilliards，"Moderateskill，sir，isthesignofagoodeyeandasteadyhand，butskillsuchasyuesayouthmisspent？"Isahplayingsupremelyristantpradappli？
AgainsttheprofessionalplayerIsaynothing；heisapublitertaiher，andbyhisskillinhisparticularsportheatleastfulfillsthefirstsocialdutyofman-thathimselfandhisfamilybyhisoweexertions.Butwhatistobesaidofthecrackamateur？Tomeheseemsoptibleofmankind.Heeardevoteshimself，forthemereselfishpleasureofthething，tosomegame，whichheplaysdayindayout；hebreaksdowarydistiheamateurandtheprofessiouallyhisskilldesertshim，andheleavesbehindhimnothingthatisofservicetohisfellowmen-notabrihed，en，notevenafamilysupportedaedbyhislabor.
Itistruethathehasprovidedeforaumberofpersons，buthehashepluithimselftothetestbywhichwedemaertainershouldjustifyhischoiceofag-thedemonstratiohatthepubliciswillingtopayhimforhise.And，whenhisdayisover，whatisleft，heworld，buttohimself？Nothingbutaisatotten，orisrememberedbystoutgentlemeninclubs.
Theplayiainly，isathingwhiwell.
Butthatdoesisnatall，astheproverbwould，byimpli，persuadeus.Thereisnreeableandsalutarythanplayingagamewhielikes，aangitbadlyihepleasureofeeofahemanwhomihewinsissman-whichobservatioheruleitimpliesisseldomobserved，andparativelyfewpeoplereallyplaygamesforthesheereheplaying.Isthisheprevalendpopularityofhandicaps？Whyshouldweexpecttobegivenpoibethatiherthanourownskill？
"Ah！
but，"myreadermaysay，"thelayerwantstoretsihemaygivethestroergame."Really，Idohatisso.Possible，sometimes，astrongandvaingloriousplayermaywishtogivepoints，ihisviaybethemoreIdonotthihisisthetrueexplanation.That，Isuspect，wasgiveherdaybythesecretaryofalawour，inwhichIplayed."Whyallthisnonsenseofhandiotletusbesquarelybeaten，a？"Iaskedhi"Because，"Hereplied，"ifwedidnotgivehandieofthelessgoodplayerswoulde;Isthatnotathatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly，foritsownsake，andmustneedshaveourmindsbuoyedaoafalsesenseofexce？
&isnotonlysusicallytrivialthingsasgamesthatarewbadly.Thisisatruthwhich，oddlyefreelyofsomethings-butnotofothers-andasathingwhichwearequitettodowillletmeiing.Ag，atitsbest，beagreatart，athingwsupremelywell，thoughitsworth，likethatofalliivearts，islessesevaworksimediumofhumanfleshandblood，ahattheactorcreate-forwhatretativeartistisreallyacreativeartistwinaperishablemedium-isanimpressionupoihtarousedin，themindsofanaudiendisincapableofrecord.
Ag，thee-thoughIhaveochedeversobrieflytheproofofmybelief-beagreatart.Butisaerredfromtakingpartiricalsbythesideratioaotabitofit！
AlynisohingsaboutwhichIamwritihethingsthatarewbadly.
Ahingismusic；butheretheproverbialfallaexertsitspower，asitdoesnot，forsomeobsdunreasoningdisation，inag.Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatiftheyg，orplaythepiano，fiddle，orsackbut，admirablywell，theymustnotdoahingsatall.Thattheyshouldnotindisatelyforcetheirinferiorperformahepubliupontheiraces，Iadmit.Butthatthereis;i;forinferiormusianuntruththatIflatlydeny.
Howmanysonsanddaughtershavenot，withaverysmalltaleheirparehelessfondlyprejudicedearsoftheirfriepleasurewiththesingingofsimplesongs？Thehereestothesiofdissatisfaginglessoaken，and-ifthepupilisofmoderatetalentadisposition-limitationsarediscovered.Andthen，inoften，thesingingisdropped，likeahotpenny.Howmanyfathershavenotbanishedmusitheirhomesbyengtheirdaughterstotakesiahomemaybethefresherfthatwoulddeservebrickbatsataparishcert.
Imaypauseheretohecuriousexthatpeoplewhoanyatbepersuadedtosinginthedrawing-room，oreveh，willwithouthesitationuplifttheirtunelessviousmeetingsorinchurch.Thereisaperfectlygoodandhoionofthis，Ibelieve，butitbelongstotherealmofmetaphysidisbeyoscope.
Thiscursedbelief，thatifathingiswatall，itiswwell，isthecauseofagreatimpoverishmentinourprivatelife，andalso，tosomeextent，ofthelofstandardsinourpubliclife.Forthisteofproverbialfaithhastwoeffealltalents：itleadsmodestpersonshematall，apersoodosotoomudtoforcethemselvesuponthepublic.Itleadstothedecayandofthekeepingofdiaries，and，assurely，itleadstothepublioirsashouldremaiheos;desks.
ItleadsMr.Blanknottowriteversesatall-whichhemightverywelldo，forthesakeofhisoiness，andfortheamusementofhisfriends-anditleadsMissDashtopestertheoverworkededitorsofvariousjournalswithherunsuccessfulimitationsofMr.delaMare，Mr.Yeats，andDr.Bridges.Theresultisthatournationalartistiowsuffersfromtwogreatneeds：Aracticeofthearts，andahigher，moreexclusive，professionalstandard.Untiltheseareachievedweshallhebestoutofoursouls.
&his，Iceive，thatthereisformostofusohing-beyond，ofcourse，ourdutiesofshipandourpersonaldutiesassons，orhusbands，hters，orwives，ormothers-thatiswwell-thatistosay，withally.Thatohiing，oritmaybemakingsteam-engines，bricks.Butafterthattherearehuhingsthatarewbadly，withonlyparty，forthesakeoftherelaxatius，aswhichtheygiveuswithourminds.Andtheslahis，asohehappier，themoreted，themracious，willourlandbe.
Thereareeven，Imaintain，thingsthatareierdohanwell.siderfishing，whereone'swholepleasureisoftenspoiledbyhavingtokillafish.Now，ifonetrivealwaystotrytocatchafish，aodoso，o-Butthatisaory.
威廉姆斯生于英格兰，在剑桥受过教育。
第一次世界大战后，他成为伦敦《泰晤士报》的一名记者。
威廉姆斯写了几本关于18世纪诗歌和戏剧方面的书，发表在各种期刊和杂志上，出版了他自己的诗集。
以下这篇文章最早发表在1923年伦敦的《展望》一书中。
或许，对工作和创作而言，最大的威胁莫过于唯恐做得不好或者害怕做错。
对于这个问题，这篇文章就是一种安慰。
威廉姆斯认为，不必事事较真，这样，我们的生活才能得以丰富，我们的个性才能得以发展完善。
运动和音乐就是两个很好的例子，大多数人都酷爱运动和音乐，它们的确能给人带来乐趣，仅这一点就够了，人们并不需要有多深的造诣。
查尔斯·拉姆写了一系列有关时下谬误的文章。
可惜我一时记不清了。
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