Be the Best of Whatever You Are -- Douglas Malloch
做最好的自己--道格拉斯·马罗奇

If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill
如果你当不了山巅的一棵劲松
Be a scrub in the valley
就做山谷里的灌木
But be the best little scrub by the side of the rill
但一定要做溪边最棒的一棵
Be a bush if you can't be a tree
当不了一棵树，就做一丛灌木
If you can't be a bush, be a bit of grass
如果你当不了灌木，就做一株小草
And some highway happier make
给路边带去更多欢笑

If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass
如果你当不了大梭鱼，就做一尾小鲈鱼
But the liveliest bass in the lake
但要做湖里最活泼的那条
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew
我们不能全当船长，总得有人做船员
There's something for all of us here
但我们每个人都有事可做
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do
有大事去做，有小事去做
And the task you must do is the near
我们必须着眼于眼前
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail
如果你当不了大道，就做一条小径
If you can't be the sun, be a star
如果你当不了太阳，就做一颗星星
It isn't by size that you win or you fail
胜负不在于大小
Be the best of whatever you are!
不论做什么，一定要做到最好