CHAPTER I 第一章
DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT 基本的划分
Aristotle divides the blessings of life into three classes-
亚里士多德 将人生的福音分为三类：
those which come to us from without, those of the soul, and
来自于外在之物，来自于灵魂，
those of the body. Keeping nothing of this division but the number，
以及来自于身体。在这我不按照这种分类，而仅仅保留这种三分法，
I observe that the fundamental differences in human lot may be reduced to three distinct classes:
我认为能划分人与人之间不同之处的根本区别可分为以下三类：
(1) What a man is: that is to say, personality, in the
（1） 此人的自身：即最为广泛意义上的关于一个人的一切个性，
widest sense of the word; under which are included
包含了以下内容，
health, strength, beauty, temperament, moral character,
健康，力量，外表，性情，道德品格，
intelligence, and education.
智慧，以及接受的教育
(2) What a man has: that is, property and possessions
of every kind.
(2) 此人所拥有的的：即财产和各种占有物
(3) How a man stands in the estimation of others:
(3) 他人眼中的此人如何：
by which is to be understood, as everybody knows,
即众所周知的
what a man is in the eyes of his fellowmen, or, more strictly,
其他人认为这个人如何，或更准确的说，
the light in which they regard him.
是他们具体依据什么来评判他。
This is shown by their opinion of him;
这个表现为他人对该人的看法;
and their opinion is in its turn manifested by the honor in which he is held, and by
his rank and reputation.
而他人关于此人的看法具体表现为这个人拥有的荣誉，地位和名声。
The differences which come under the first head
第一项内容里面提及的差别
are those which Nature herself has set between man
and man;
来自于大自然对于不同的人的不同设定
and from this fact alone we may at once
基于此我们可以立即
infer that they influence the happiness or unhappiness
of mankind in a much more vital and radical way
than those contained under the two following heads,
推断出第一项包含的内容相较于第二第三项包含的内容而言，对于人们是幸福的还是不幸福的，有着更为根本和决定性的影响，
which are merely the effect of human arrangements.
因为后者仅仅是人类的安排而造成的影响。
单词注解：
Observe：（注意本文里的observe 不是“观察到” 而是用作“说，认为，评论”的意思）
VERB （尤指就注意到或深思熟虑之事）说，评论，评述
If you observe that something is the case, you make a remark or comment about it, especially when it is something you have noticed and thought about a lot.
Infer：~ sth (from sth)
推断；推论；推理
to reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is available
Effect：
a change in sb/sth that is caused by sb/sth else 指对人 / 事产生的效应、影响、结果：
