All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten幼儿园教给了我所需要学习的一切

Robert Fulghum

在校园里，我们不断学习新的知识，学习做人的学问，但你还记得幼儿园学习到的道理吗？

Most of what I really need to know about how to live， what todo， and how to be， I learned in 1）kindergarten. Wisdom was not atthe top of the graduate school mountain， but there in the 2）sandboxat 3）nursery school.

These are the things I have learned： Share everything. Playfair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Cleanup your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’resorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat.Flush. Cookies and milk are good for you.Live a balanced life—learn some， thinksome， paint， sing， dance， play and worksome everyday.

Take a 4）nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world， watch for traffic，hold hands， and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Rememberthe little seed in the plastic cup—The roots godown and the plant goes up; nobodyreally knows how or why，but we are all like that.Goldfish， hamsters，mice and even the littleseed in the plastic cup—theyall die. So do we.

And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and thefirst word you learned， the biggest word of all： LOOK. Everythingyou need to know is in there somewhere， the Golden Rule andlove and basic sanitation， ecology and sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all—the wholeworld—had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon andthen lay down with our blankets for a nap. And it is still true， nomatter how old you are， when you go out into the world， it is best tohold hands and stick together.

1） kindergarten n. 幼儿园

2） sandbox n. （供儿童玩的）沙坑

3） nursery n. 托儿所

4） nap n. （日间的）小睡

大部分我真正需要学习的东西，比如如何生活、如何做事、如何做人，我在幼儿园里都学到了。智慧并不在研究生院的山巅上，而是缱绻在幼儿园的沙坑里。

以下这些是我学到的：分享一切；行事磊落；不打人；物归原处；收拾自己弄臟的地方；不拿别人的东西；伤害了别人要道歉；饭前洗手；便后冲水；点心和牛奶对健康有益；生活要劳逸结合——将学习、思考、绘画、歌舞、玩耍、劳动适当地安排在每天的生活中。

每天下午小睡一会儿；出门在外要注意交通安全，手拉手，互相照顾；留心身边的奇特现象；别忘了塑料杯里的小种子——根往下延伸而茎叶向上冒，没人知道为什么，但我们都是这样长大的。金鱼、仓鼠和老鼠，甚至那塑料杯里的小种子——有一天它们都会死。我们也一样。

记住在儿童学习入门书里你学到的第一个生字，也是人生中最重要的一个字：看。你需要学习的一切都通过它实现了，从为人准则、爱情真谛到卫生习惯，从生态平衡到养生之道。

想一想，假如我们所有人（整个世界）都在每天下午三点左右吃点心、喝牛奶，然后盖着自己的毯子躺下来小憩，这将是个多么美好的世界啊！还有一点千真万确：无论你多大年龄，出门在外能够与人携手为伴、互相扶持才是最好。