又是一篇古文啊。。。。。

亲爱的阁下：
近来忙于各种事务，未能及早复信，深感抱歉。
依我看来，一个．人的首要职责是设法自立，以免除别人对他生活的负担。 此外，学会严谨而审慎地从事社会上有实际价值的工作，其本身就是一种非常重要的教育，其效果必将体现在所有别的事业上。在你宁愿做其他事情的时候，却仍能 够从事你不感兴趣的工作，这种习惯是十分可贵的。要是我在年轻时养成了这种习惯，就可以避免时间上惊人的浪费。
任何科学事业上的成就，都需要 具有不寻常的才能、勤勉和精力。你若具有上述资质，你在日常商业工作之余，将有足够的闲暇为自己在科学界觅得立足之地。你若不具有那种资质，还是一心经商 为宜。天下最不足取的事情，莫过于一个年轻人如同苏格兰谚语所说的那样，"匙子没做成，倒毁了羊角，"成为在文学或科学领域里滥竽充数的食客，要是去从事 其他工作的话，他或许会成为社会上有用和有价值的一员。 
我认为此信应请你父亲一阅。
你的忠实的
T．H·赫胥黎

 

Dear Excellency,
 
I am terribly sorry that I didn’t reply earlier because I was busy with all kinds of stuff.
 
In my humble opinion, a person’s first and foremost responsibility is to try to be independent, in order to avoid being a burden to others. Besides, To learn to perform your work rigorously and prudently is a very important education which would have profound effects on your career. When you would rather do something else, but you could still continue the work in which you are not interested, you will cultivate a valuable habit. If I could have developd this habit from a young age, I would be able to avoid significant waste in time. (这个中文翻译实在是啊！！！）
 
Any achievements in scientific career would require unusual telnet, diligence and effort. If you possess above qualifications, you will have enough ability to find your place in science community. If not, you better get into business instead. The saddest thing for a young person is, like this old Scottish saying puts it, “The ape that imitates man's walking loses his own gait“， ”to go for wool and come back shorn“, i.e., to become  someone who is in area of science or literature just to make number. If he could conduct business somewhere else, he might become a more valuable member of society.

I think you should let your father read this. (妈呀）

Sincerely yours，
T．H·赫胥黎