[集合]勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文15篇
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文1
You know that friend who is trying to promote their new album, or start that business? You don't always have to chip in financially to be a backer -- you just have to believe in something! Lend your support when and where you can. Whether it's as simple as a retweet on Twitter or tossing a few extra bucks toward a worthy cause, show someone you believe in what they're doing. Not only will they be super-motivated, but they'll pass it on.
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勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文2
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文篇2：固守自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)
Stick to your special talents
You were born with a special talent. It may be to sing, write, teach, paint, mentor, preach, defend or befriend. You have something special to offer the world, something you can do better than 10,000 others. You must keep learning and trying new things to find your special talent. The world needs your gift. Be aware that even a special talent can go stale if you don’t keep using and honing it. Endeavor to keep your talents and all your skills up to date.
An advantage isn’t an advantage unless you use it. Find ways to use your advantages to set and reach your goals. Likewise, you should recognize and then try to minimize the impact of your limitations. Remember that not all advantages are transferable. Just because you are talented in one area doesn’t mean that you will be talented at everything you try. The successful real estate investor can easily lose her money opening a restaurant. Stick to your advantages and don’t stray from them without reasoned justification.
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固守自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)
你生而有自己的特殊天賦。你的特長(zhǎng)可能是唱歌，寫作，教書，繪畫，勸導(dǎo)，步道，辯護(hù)或交友。你總有些特殊之處可以貢獻(xiàn)給這個(gè)世界，有些事你可以做的比另外一萬(wàn)個(gè)人做的都好。你必須不斷學(xué)習(xí)和嘗試新的'事物從而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的特殊才能。時(shí)間需要你的貢獻(xiàn)饋贈(zèng)。要明白即使是特殊才能如果不經(jīng)常使用而且磨練的話也會(huì)失效。因此要盡力使自己的天賦與所有的技能跟上時(shí)代。
任何優(yōu)勢(shì)如果不用的話也就不稱其為優(yōu)勢(shì)了。找到辦法運(yùn)用你的優(yōu)勢(shì)來(lái)確定并實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)。同樣的你應(yīng)該意識(shí)到自己的不足之處并盡力將其不利影響限制在最小程度。切記并不是所有的優(yōu)勢(shì)都能夠相互轉(zhuǎn)換的：你在某一方面有天賦并不意味著你在自己所嘗試的一切事情上都有天賦。一個(gè)成功的房地產(chǎn)投資商很可能因?yàn)殚_餐館而虧本。因此要固守自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)，在沒有理性的確定判斷之前不要輕易離開自己擅長(zhǎng)的領(lǐng)域。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文3
Once there was a great Sufi saint. In his last days, someone asked him about his master. Saint said, “Since you asked I will certainly tell you about three masters.”
曾經(jīng)有一位偉大的蘇菲派(伊斯蘭神秘主義派別的總稱)圣人。在他生命快結(jié)束時(shí)，有人讓他說(shuō)說(shuō)他的老師。圣人說(shuō)：“既然你問了，我就給你講講我的三位老師。”
# Among three of them one master was a thief.
這三個(gè)人中有一個(gè)是小偷。
Once while wandering around in a desert I got lost and till I found a way and reached the village it was too late. Everything was closed and there was no one outside. At last I found a man who was trying to make hole in a wall. I asked him if I could find a place to stay. He replied that it will be difficult to find a place to stay at this time of night but you can stay with me, if it’s ok with you to stay with a thief. I stayed with him for a month.
曾經(jīng)有一次我在沙漠中迷路了，后來(lái)我找到一條路，走到村子時(shí)已經(jīng)很晚了。所有店門都關(guān)了，外面一個(gè)人都沒有。最后我發(fā)現(xiàn)有一個(gè)人正在墻上挖洞，我問他我能否找到一個(gè)歇腳的地方，他說(shuō)這么晚了很難找到待的地方，但如果我愿意和小偷待在一起的話我可以和他一起。然后我和他一起待了一個(gè)月。
Each night he would say to me that, “I am going to work. You can rest and pray.” When he came back I would ask him, “Did you get anything today?” He would reply, “No not tonight but tomorrow I will try again. God Willing.” Even after daily disappointment he never lost hope and he was always happy.
每天晚上他都跟我說(shuō)：“我要去工作了，你可以休息祈禱�！彼貋�(lái)時(shí)我會(huì)問他：“你今天有收獲嗎?”他回答說(shuō)：“今晚沒有收獲，但明天我會(huì)再試試，上天保佑�！鄙踔猎诿刻於己苁臅r(shí)候，他也從未失去希望，總是很開心。
When I was meditating for years and still nothing changed, many moments came when I would get so desperate and hopeless that I thought of leaving all this and then suddenly I would remember words of that thief that, “God willing, Tomorrow it is going to happen. ”
我冥想好多年仍沒進(jìn)展時(shí)，有好多次我都很絕望，看不到一絲希望，我想過(guò)要放棄所有，但我會(huì)突然想起那個(gè)小偷的話：“上天保佑，明天夢(mèng)想就能實(shí)現(xiàn)。”
# Second master was a dog
第二位老師是一只狗
Once I was going along side of a river, there I saw a dog who was very thirsty. I saw that as dog looked into river to drink water, it saw his own image and got afraid. Seeing his own reflection dog barked and ran away. But because dog was too thirsty he would come back. This happened many time but finally despite his fear, dog jumped into water.
有一次我沿著河邊走，看見一只狗很渴。每次這只狗看向水里想要喝水時(shí)，它都會(huì)看見自己的倒影，很害怕。看著自己的倒影狗就叫著跑開。但它實(shí)在太渴了，還得回來(lái)。這樣重復(fù)了好多次，但最終雖然仍然恐懼，但它跳進(jìn)了河里。
Seeing this I knew that it was a message from God. It means that one has to go forward despite all of his fears.
看到這些，我知道了這是上帝的.暗示，意思是一個(gè)人要戰(zhàn)勝所有恐懼勇往直前。
# Third master was a little boy
第三位老師是一個(gè)小男孩
As I entered a town I saw a little kid carrying a lit candle in his hands. I asked him, “Have you lit this candle yourself? ” He replied, “Yes sir.” I said, “There was time when candle was not lit and when it was lit but can you show me the source from which light came?” Boy laughed and blew out the candle and said ,”You have seen light go? Can you tell me where it had gone?? ”
我走進(jìn)一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)時(shí)看到一個(gè)小孩兒手里拿著一支點(diǎn)燃的蠟燭。我問他：“這支蠟燭是你自己點(diǎn)的嗎?”他說(shuō)：“是的，先生�！蔽艺f(shuō)：“有時(shí)蠟燭不亮，有時(shí)卻亮，你能告訴我光亮是從哪里來(lái)的嗎?”小男孩笑著把蠟燭吹滅了，說(shuō)：“你看見光亮消失了吧?你能告訴我它去哪兒了嗎?”
Boy continued, “Ok, I will tell you it had returned to the source.” This shattered my ego and at that moment I felt how stupid I was. And since then I just dropped all my Knowledge-ability.
小男孩繼續(xù)說(shuō)道：“好吧，我告訴你它回到了來(lái)的地方�！蔽业淖载�(fù)蕩然無(wú)存，那時(shí)我想自己多愚蠢啊。從那時(shí)起，我放下了自己所有的小聰明。
I had no master but this doesn’t means that I was not a disciple. I accepted this whole universe, whole existence as my master.
我沒有老師，但這不代表我沒有在學(xué)習(xí)。我把整個(gè)宇宙、所有存在都視為自己的老師。
Moral: In this world there are millions of source and you can Learn from Every Possible Source. With a Master you start Learning to learn.
道理：在這個(gè)世界上，有很多東西值得學(xué)習(xí)，你可以從很多事情上學(xué)到東西。你要找到自己的老師，學(xué)會(huì)如何去學(xué)習(xí)。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文4
One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to an inn and prepared to put up for the night (投宿)there. A young man received them with open arms(熱地), but said "I”m sorry! Our guest rooms here are all full and the inns nearby are all full, too, for there will be an important meeting to be held here tomorrow."
Hearing the young man”s words, the old couple felt very disappointed, and turned around to leave.
Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them: "Madam and sir, if you don”t mind, you can sleep in my bedroom for a night......."
The next evening, the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man, but he refused to take it.
"No！You needn”t pay me any money, for I only lend my room to you." said the young man with a smile on his face.
"You”re great, young man! It”s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I”ll build a hotel for you!" said the old man gratefully.
With these words, the old couple left.
Gazing at their receding figures, the young man only laughed and went on working.
Several years later, the young man suddenly received a letter from the old couple, inviting him to go to Manhattan(曼哈頓) .
The young man met the old couple in front of a luxury hotel(豪華飯店).
"Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago? Look! This is the hotel that I built for you!" said the old man.
Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel.
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文5
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. The other day a fond fashionable mother in Michigan asked a young man whether he had ever seen a lady sweep in a room so grandly as her Priscilla. He said no, he never had ,and the mother was gratified beyond measure, but then said he ,after a pause, “What I should like to see her do is sweep out a room” It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.
Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”。 I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself ，“My place is at the top.” Be king in your dreams.
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. “Don't put all your eggs in one basket.” is all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets，which break most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration.
To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm's interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.”
年青人應(yīng)當(dāng)從頭學(xué)起，擔(dān)負(fù)最基層的職務(wù)，這是件好事。匹茲堡有很多大企業(yè)家在之初都肩負(fù)過(guò)重?fù)?dān)。他們與掃帚結(jié)伴，以打掃辦公室渡過(guò)了企業(yè)生活的最初時(shí)間。我注意到當(dāng)初的辦公室都裝備了工友，這使我們的年輕人可憐丟掉了這個(gè)有利的企業(yè)教導(dǎo)的一個(gè)內(nèi)容。不外，假如哪一天凌晨掃除工碰勁沒來(lái)，某位存在將來(lái)合伙人氣質(zhì)的青年就會(huì)絕不遲疑試著拿起掃帚。有一天，認(rèn)為寵愛孩子的，時(shí)興的密歇根母親問一位男青年，是否見過(guò)像她的女兒普里希拉那樣的年輕女郎如斯灑脫地在房間里進(jìn)行打掃。男青年說(shuō)從未見過(guò)，那位母親愉快的樂不可支。但男青年頓了頓又說(shuō)： “我想看到的是她能在室外進(jìn)行掃除”。如果有必要，新來(lái)者在辦公室外進(jìn)行打掃并不什么喪失。我自己就曾經(jīng)是打掃人之一。
假設(shè)你們都已就業(yè)了，并干的相稱杰出，我對(duì)你們的忠告是要“襟懷大志”。對(duì)那些尚未把自己看成是某主要公司的`合伙人或引導(dǎo)人的年輕人，我會(huì)不屑一顧。你們?cè)谒季S上一刻也不要滿意于充任任何企業(yè)的首席人員，領(lǐng)班或總經(jīng)理，不論這家企業(yè)的范圍有多大。你們要對(duì)自己說(shuō)：“我的地位在最高處”你們要夢(mèng)寐以求至高無(wú)上。
取得的重要前提喝最大秘訣是：把精力跟財(cái)力完選集中于所干的事業(yè)上。一旦開端干那一行，就要信心干出個(gè)花樣，要超群絕倫，要點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴地改良，要采取最好的機(jī)器，要努力精通這一行。
失敗的企業(yè)是那些疏散了資力，因此象征著分散了精神的企業(yè)。他們向這件事投資，又向那件事投資，在這里投資，又在哪里投資，方方面面都有投資�！皠e把所有的雞蛋放進(jìn)一個(gè)籃子”之說(shuō)大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)。我告知你們，“要把所有的雞蛋放在一個(gè)籃子，而后照管好那只籃子�！绷羯褡呶徊⒘酎c(diǎn)神，能這樣做的人往往不會(huì)失敗。管好并提好那只籃子很容易。在咱們的國(guó)度，想多提籃子的人打壞的雞蛋也多。有三只籃子的人就得把一只籃子頂在頭上，這樣很輕易摔倒。美國(guó)企業(yè)家的一個(gè)過(guò)錯(cuò)就是缺乏集中。
我把所說(shuō)的話演繹如下：要志在高峰，千萬(wàn)不要涉足酒吧，不要沾酒，或者僅在用餐時(shí)喝點(diǎn)酒;千萬(wàn)不要投契，簽訂支付的款項(xiàng)時(shí)，千萬(wàn)不要超過(guò)盈余的現(xiàn)金貯備，把公司的好處當(dāng)成本人的利益，撤消訂貨的目標(biāo)永遠(yuǎn)在于搶救貨主，集中精力，把所有的雞蛋放進(jìn)一個(gè)籃子，支出永遠(yuǎn)小于收入，最后不要失去耐煩，由于正如愛默生所說(shuō)，“除了你自己以外，沒有人能哄騙你分開最后的勝利�！�
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文6
The Soundest Investment of All
by C. Jared Ingersoll
I feel very presumptuous and uncomfortable about trying to explain out loud the things Ibelieve in. But I do think that all human problems are in some way related to each other, soperhaps if people compare their experiences they may discover something in common in huntingthe answers.
I am a very fortunate man for I lead a full and what is for me a happy life. I say this eventhough I happen to have had, in the course of it, a couple of severe personal blows.
My first wife collapsed and died one day while she and I were ice skating, after eighteen years ofa most happy existence together. My only son, a sergeant in the army combat engineers, waskilled in Italy in the last war. Nevertheless, these tragedies did not throw me completely and Ihave been able to fill my life anew with happiness.
I do not mean to sound calloused. Those blows hurt me deeply. I guess that two basicallyimportant things helped me most to recover. One is the fact that I have come to see life as agamble. The other is a belief in what some people call the hereafter. I try to live fully so thatwhen and if my luck changes there will be little room for regret or recrimination over time lost ormisspent. My belief in the hereafter is wrapped in the intangible but stubborn thoughts of alayman. Very likely I would get lost in trying to describe or defend, by cold logic, my belief inGod but nobody could argue me out of it.
I have come to believe that I owe life as much as it owes me, and I suppose that explains thisfine satisfaction I get out of endeavoring to do a job to the best of what ability I have, and outof helping somebody else.
As a kid I used to ride a rake in the hayfields. I got a tremendous kick out of trying to sweepevery field clean as a whistle. Here I made a surprising and happy discovery: that there couldbe actual enjoyment in the exercise of thoroughness and responsibility, and that duty didn’thave to be a drudge.
I don’t know exactly why, but I like to do things for other people. Not only familyresponsibilities, work on a hospital board, and various church organizations but also the mostinconsequential things that might hardly seem worth the time. My office happens to be onIndependence Square and now and then I have occasion to direct a tourist to the Liberty Bell orfill him in on a little of the history of Philadelphia. The tourist doesn’t seem to mind and it makesme feel good. I’m afraid I’m not very profound. I have tried to comprehend why somethingso simple and so sound as the Golden Rule is so often forgotten or held in disrepute. I canonly say—and I say this quite selfishly—that I have found it a good investment. It has paid me avery high return, undoubtedly more than I deserve.
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文7
Positive thinking. I’m obviously a big proponent of positive thinking as the best way to achieve your goals, but it turns out that it can lead to happiness too. Optimism and self-esteem are some of the best indicators of people who lead happy lives. Happy people feel empowered, in control of their lives, and have a positive outlook on life. Action steps: Make positive thinking a habit. In fact, this should be one of the first habits you develop. Get into the habit of squashing all negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones. Instead of “I can’t” think“I can”. It may sound corny, but it has worked for me, every time.
積極思考是達(dá)成你目標(biāo)的最佳方式，我是這一想法的強(qiáng)烈支持者，但同時(shí)它也能指引你走向幸福。樂觀與自尊是快樂生活的人們的最佳寫照�？鞓返娜藗兏械匠錆M活力，能夠控制他們的生活，同時(shí)積極看待生活。動(dòng)作步驟：把積極思考培養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣。事實(shí)上，這應(yīng)該是你首先培養(yǎng)的習(xí)慣之一。養(yǎng)成粉碎你的負(fù)面想法并用積極的'想法替代它們的習(xí)慣。用“我能”的想法替代“我不能”。聽起來(lái)毫無(wú)新意，但對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)都很奏效。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文8
1高中青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文精選：A Little Bit More
Today is an excellent day for small improvements. Whatever is working for you, find a way to improve it just a little. There’s no need to make a huge change, just a small one, something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day, over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people. If you learned just one more new word each day, in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big accomplishments. Look around you. Consider the work you do each day. Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race, each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher. Yet over the course of the race, that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today, and tomorrow too, and each day after that. Anyone can make just a small improvement, and that can make a big, big difference.
高中青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文翻譯：再多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)
今天就是你可以做改進(jìn)的極好的一天。無(wú)論你在做什么,找一個(gè)方法去做一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的改進(jìn)。不用做太大的改變,只要一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)——你現(xiàn)在可以做到的一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
如果你每天多給一個(gè)顧客打電話的話,一個(gè)月下來(lái)你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你又多認(rèn)識(shí)了差不多二十個(gè)人。如果每天多學(xué)會(huì)一個(gè)新詞,過(guò)一年,你的詞匯量將會(huì)增加300多個(gè)。
小小的改進(jìn)能夠逐步積累成大的成就。觀察你的周圍。思考你每天所做的工作。英語(yǔ)短文想一下你怎么能做得更好一點(diǎn)。
在馬拉松比賽中,冠軍的'每一步都只比第一百名的選手的步伐大一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)、快一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)短文但是在比賽過(guò)程中,那些小小的不同積累成了巨大的區(qū)別。
今天、明天、今后的每一天盡力做更多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。任何人都能做一點(diǎn)小小的改進(jìn),但那小小的改進(jìn)將會(huì)起到非常大、非常大的作用。
高中青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文精選：You are Absolutely Unique
Enjoy that uniquenesss1. You do not have to pretend in order to seem more like someone else. You do not have to lie to hide the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.
You were meant to be different. Nowhere, in all of history, will the same things be going on in anyone’s mind, soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now.
If you did not exist, there would be a hole in creation, a gap2 in history, and something missing from the plan for humankind. Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only to you. Enjoy it and share it!
No one can reach out to others in the same way that you can. No one can speak your words. No one can convey your meanings. No one can comfort others with your kind of comfort. No one can bring your kind of understanding to another person. No one can be cheerful and light-hearted3 and joyous4 in your way. No one can smile your smile. No one else can bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being.
Share your uniqueness. Let it flow out freely among your family and friends, and the people you meet in the rush and clutter of living, wherever you are. That gift of yourself was given to you to enjoy and share. Give yourself away!
See it! Receive it!
Let it inform you, move you and inspire you!
You are unique!
高中青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文翻譯：你是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的
請(qǐng)欣賞你自己的獨(dú)特吧!你不用偽裝自己以使你看起來(lái)和別人一樣,也無(wú)需掩藏你在別人看來(lái)所具有的獨(dú)特性。
你生來(lái)與眾不同�，F(xiàn)在你所擁有的思想,靈魂,精神是任何時(shí)刻、任何地點(diǎn)的其他人都不曾擁有的。
如果你不存在了,那么上帝的作品中就有了一個(gè)缺憾,歷史也不再完整,人類發(fā)展也有了缺失。
珍惜你所擁有的獨(dú)特性。這是上天給你的禮物,請(qǐng)欣賞并學(xué)會(huì)分享它。
沒有人能像你一樣樂于幫助別人。沒有人能像你一樣表達(dá)自己。也沒人能夠表達(dá)你想傳達(dá)的意思。沒有人能用你所特有的方式來(lái)安慰別人。也沒有人能夠像你一樣善解人意。沒有人能像你一樣感受快樂、無(wú)憂無(wú)慮,也沒有人能像你一樣微笑�？偠灾�,沒有人能夠把你的特性展示給其他人。
分享你的獨(dú)特性吧!盡情地將你的獨(dú)一無(wú)二展示給其他人,英語(yǔ)短文不管是你的親人和朋友還是你在紛繁復(fù)雜的生活中所遇到的路人。請(qǐng)欣賞并分享上帝給你的這份獨(dú)特的禮物吧。釋放你自己!
感知它并且接受它!
聽從你的獨(dú)特性,讓它影響你、感動(dòng)你并且激勵(lì)你前進(jìn)!
你是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的!
高中青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文精選：Thoughts and Actions
Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.
They say they’d like to do this or that, but then they offer all the excuses in the world for why they can’t do whatever it is. No matter what the excuses are, the only thing that is usually limiting them is their own self-perception.
If I’ve learned anything, I’ve learned that a person —any person —may do anything they set their mind on doing. The things you need are willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know and, most important of all, belief in yourself. You only need a seed, and then your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.
If your self-perception is that you can’t accomplish something because you’re not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know, and then your self-perception will change.
If your self-perception is that you can’t accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go and finish something and change your self- perception.
If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy, too busy, too unworthy, too unfocused, too depressed, or too dependent on others to accomplish great things, then you’re right. You are that because you believe you are, but in fact, you can change that! Life is change, and the past doesn’t equal the future. Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions. Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. You are what you think.
Think about that the next time you need an excuse.
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文9
“We are all at the mercy of a falling tile,” Julius Caesar reminds us in Thornton Wilder’s Ides of March. None of us knows at what hour something we may love may suffer some terrible blow by a force we can neither anticipate nor control.
Fifty-five years of living, much of the time in trouble centers of a highly troubled era, have not taught me how to avoid being hit by falling tiles. I have sustained some very severe blows. My mother died when I was three years old. My first-born son, a gifted and idealistic youth, was killed in the war. While I was still cherishing the hope that he might be alive, circumstances beyond my control made it impossible for me to continue work into which I had poured my heart’s blood for twenty years.
I speak of such things here in the hope of helping others to believe with me that there are resources within one’s grasp which enable one to sustain such blows without being crushed or embittered by them.
I believe the best hope of standing up to falling tiles is through developing a sustaining philosophy and state of mind all through life. I have seen all sorts of people sustain all sorts of blows in all sorts of circumstances by all sorts of faiths, so I believe anyone can find a faith that will serve his needs if he persists in the quest.
One of the best ways I know of fortifying oneself to withstand the vicissitudes of this insecure and unpredictable era is to school oneself to require relatively little in the way of material possessions, physical satisfactions, or the praise of others. The less one requires of such things the better situated one is to stand up to changes of fortune.
I am singularly rich in friendships. Friends of all ages have contributed enormously to my happiness and helped me greatly in times of need. I learned one of the great secrets of friendship early in life—to regard each person with whom one associates as an end in himself, not a means to one’s own ends. That entails trying to help those with whom one comes in contact to find fulfillment in their own way while seeking one’s own fulfillment in one’s own way.
Another ethical principle that has stood me in good stead is: Know thyself! I try to acquaint myself realistically with my possibilities and limitations. I try to suit my aspirations to goals within my probably capacity to attain. I may have missed some undiscovered possibilities fro growth, but I have spared myself much by not shooting for stars it clearly was not given me to attain.
I have seen much inhumanity, cheating, corruption, sordidness, and selfishness but I have not become cynical. I have seen too much that is decent, kind, and noble in me to lose faith in the possibility for a far finer existence than yet has been achieved. I believe the quest for a better life is the most satisfying pursuit of men and nations.
I love life, but I am not worried about death. I do not feel that I have lost my son and a host of others dear to me by death. I believe with William Penn that “they that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.” Death, I believe, teaches us the things of deathlessness.
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文10
The secret of success
One of the keys to being successful in anything you do is persistence.Once you have determined exactly what you want to accomplish，you must take massive action on a consistent ，and persistent basis in order to succeed.
If you take the time to study any successful person ，you will learn that the vast majority of them have had more "failure"than they have had "successes".This because successful people are persistent; the more they stumble and fall，the more they get right back up and get going again.On the other hand，people that don't get back up and try again，never reach success.
Absolutely，definitely，without any doubt，I have every confidence in myself.I will succeed.I can make it !
譯文：
成功的秘訣
任何事情取得成功的關(guān)鍵之一就是堅(jiān)持不懈。一旦你確定了自己要達(dá)成什么目標(biāo)，就一定要采取大量行動(dòng)，并且始終如一、堅(jiān)持不懈，直到成功。
如果你花時(shí)間去研究那些成功人士，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，他們絕大多數(shù)人的.“失敗”都比“成功”多。這是因?yàn)槌晒θ耸渴菆?jiān)持不懈的.他們摔倒的越多，站起來(lái)繼續(xù)前行的次數(shù)就會(huì)越多。另一方面，那些摔倒或不爬起來(lái)再嘗試的人，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成功。
絕對(duì)地，毫無(wú)疑問地，我對(duì)自己充滿信心，我一定會(huì)成功的。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文11
Flow. This is a popular concept on the Internet these days — the state we enter when we are completely focused on the work or task before us. We are so immersed in our task that we lose track of time. Having work and leisure that gets you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they’re passively mindless, but when they’re absorbed in a mindful challenge. Action steps: Find work that you’re passionate about. Seriously — this is an extremely important step. Find hobbies that you’re passionate about. Turn off the TV — this is the opposite of flow — and get outside and do something that truly engages you.
流動(dòng)。這是最近網(wǎng)絡(luò)上一個(gè)流行的概念——當(dāng)我們?nèi)褙炞⒂谘矍暗墓ぷ骱腿蝿?wù)時(shí)我們進(jìn)入的狀態(tài)。我們太過(guò)沉浸于我們的任務(wù)以至于沒了時(shí)間觀念。擁有工作和休閑會(huì)讓你出于流動(dòng)的'狀態(tài)，這幾乎毫無(wú)疑問會(huì)讓你幸福。當(dāng)人們被動(dòng)地沒有意識(shí)時(shí)不會(huì)找尋到巨大地愉悅感，這種感覺只有當(dāng)他們專注于挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)才能獲得。動(dòng)作步驟：找一份你熱愛地工作。這是至關(guān)重要地一步。在找一個(gè)你有興趣地愛好。關(guān)掉電視機(jī)(這是流動(dòng)的反面)，走到戶外，進(jìn)行些你能夠真正參與進(jìn)去的活動(dòng)。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文12
Not until you realize that life itself is a beautiful thing will you really start to live. Although living combines tragedy with splendor, life is beautiful and even tragedies reflect something engaging. If you were simply to live, do more than that; live beautifully.
直到你認(rèn)識(shí)到生活本身是一件美好的事情，你才會(huì)真正開始生活。雖然生活將悲劇與輝煌結(jié)合在一起，但生活是美好的，甚至悲劇也反映出某種迷人的東西。如果你只是活著，就要做得更多；活得漂亮。
Through the sea of darkness, hope is the light that brings us comfort, faith, and reassurance. It guides our way if we are lost and gives us a foothold on our fears. The moment we lose hope is the moment we surrender our will to live. We live in a world that is disintegrating into a vicious hatred, where hope is needed more than ever but cannot be discerned. Finding that is rare while the world lives in fear, but the belief in something better, something bigger than this, is what keeps life worth living.
在黑暗的.海洋中，希望是帶給我們安慰、信念和安慰的光。它引導(dǎo)我們的道路，如果我們迷路了，給了我們立足于我們的恐懼。失去希望的那一刻是我們放棄生活意志的時(shí)刻。我們生活在一個(gè)正在分裂為惡性仇恨的世界里，在那里，希望比以往任何時(shí)候都更需要，但卻無(wú)法辨別。當(dāng)世界生活在恐懼中時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)這是很罕見的，但是對(duì)更好的東西的信念，比這更大的東西，是使生命值得活下去的東西。
Then you hear a baby speaking her first word, you see seniors holding hands, you feel the first spring rain, or smell the pine tree at Christmas, and remember that no matter how awful it is, there is always hope. No matter how weak we are, we will always survive.
然后你聽到一個(gè)嬰兒說(shuō)她的第一個(gè)字，你看到老人手牽著手，你感覺到第一次春雨，或聞到松樹在圣誕節(jié)，并記住，無(wú)論多么可怕，總是有希望。無(wú)論我們多么弱小，我們都將永遠(yuǎn)生存下去。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文13
I was running a few errands in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was singing along. The song was a joyful one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music ended and was replaced with the dreaded news break.
前幾天我在自己的車子里處理一些事情，太陽(yáng)出來(lái)了，收音機(jī)播放著，我跟著里面唱起歌來(lái)，歌曲的旋律歡快，我五音不全也能唱好。突然優(yōu)美的音樂停止了，取而代之的是駭人聽聞的一些消息。
I drove on while the announcer droned on. Gas prices were going higher again because of the competitive speculation on Wall Street. The race for the Presidency was getting nastier and nastier, Rioting had broken out when fans of a sports team had gone wild, celebrating their team’s championship.
我邊開著車邊聽著廣播，由于華爾街上的投機(jī)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)導(dǎo)致油價(jià)的上漲，總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選變得越來(lái)越手段骯臟，粉絲在慶祝喜愛的運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)伍取得比賽勝利時(shí)候，發(fā)生了。
Finally, I could take no more and turned off the radio. Silence seemed preferable to listening to anything else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a local town and watched the people as I drove by.
最終我不堪忍受這些負(fù)面新聞之重而關(guān)掉了收音機(jī)。此刻的`寧?kù)o比聽那些令人糟心揭露社會(huì)瘋狂、競(jìng)爭(zhēng)新聞要好多了，我減速來(lái)的鎮(zhèn)上，看經(jīng)過(guò)的人來(lái)人往。
A tall muscular man was helping an elderly lady out of a car and helping her position her walker so she could go into a local store.
一個(gè)身材高大壯碩的男子正在幫一位行動(dòng)不便老婦人，從車?yán)锍鰜?lái)并幫她安放好助步器，這樣她就可以去當(dāng)?shù)氐纳痰辍?/p>
A smiling woman was tossing birdseed into her backyard while a dozen Robins flew down to enjoy the feast being laid out before them.
一位面帶微笑的婦人，在她的后院給一群知更鳥投食，那些鳥兒可以大快朵頤。
A young man was walking along, carrying his two year old daughter safely in his arms. He tickled her gently when she pulled the hat off his head and they both laughed. I laughed too as I looked at all of this kindness. It felt like a glimpse of Heaven. The radio may have been off in my car, but in my heart I was still singing.
一位年輕的父親走來(lái)，將他兩歲的女兒摟在臂彎，看起來(lái)安全感十足。當(dāng)女兒試圖去拉他的帽子，他開始撓女兒癢癢，他們都開心的笑了。當(dāng)看到生命中這些溫暖美好的事情，我也笑了。盡管車?yán)飶V播被我關(guān)了，但是我的心仿佛隨著之前播放的歌曲，悠揚(yáng)的唱了起來(lái)。
In truth, this world could use a little more kindness and a lot less competition. Kindness makes us all winners in this life. Kindness reminds us that we are all God’s Children. Kindness shows us that we don’t have to beat others in this world.
我所感到生命的真諦是，這個(gè)世界可以多一些美好，少一些競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。帶著善意讓我們每個(gè)人都是贏家，讓我們覺得自己是上帝之子，不需要打敗這個(gè)世上的任何人。
We just have to love them. May all of your moments here then be full of kindness, love, and joy. And may your only competition be with yourself: to be the best possible you that you can be.
我們只要施與愛。愿生命的每一刻都平順喜樂。愿我們永遠(yuǎn)都以超越自己為目標(biāo)，成為更好的自己。
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文14
Many years ago I met a man whose unique psychology helped me to shed a life of struggle and uneasiness for great happiness, for peace of mind, and for a measure of success I otherwise would not have attained.
His name was George Robert White, a man who was orphaned and impoverished at a tender age. Yet, a man whose God-given beliefs made him both a material and a spiritual millionaire at thirty.
My path to success, and to what I had considered its natural result- happiness-was the ordinary road over which most American businessmen travel, namely, endless hours of hard work, social contacts, wise investments, headaches and heartaches.
To be sure, in a materialistic sense, I had traveled a long way from my father’s farm in Nova Scotia. I had become an executive in a multi-million dollar drug firm. But where was the resulting happiness that my material gain was supposed to have afforded me?
In my private moments of mental inventory, I discovered that I had no more peace of mind, nor was I less afraid of the problems of life and death, than many years before, when I planned my road to happiness and success by the flickering lamp in my father's tiny farmhouse. The reason was, I had neglected spiritual values in my anxiety for material gain.
It took the kindly advice of George Robert White, to open the pathway for me to happiness and freedom of mind. The important lesson Mr. White taught me is this: If we are to be happy, if we are to be successful in every aspect of the word, if we are to live truly full lives, we must share ourselves, as well as our material gain, with our fellow men.
As a young man, Mr. White took over the leadership of a small soap-manufacturing plant in Boston, and throughout his career he gave away to charity a large part of his net profits.
Yet, despite his unusual business practices, Mr. White built that tiny concern into the world-famous Cuticura Corporation, and became the multi-million-dollar manufacturer of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Shampoo.
I shall never forget Mr. White's words: "Personal success, business success, built upon materialism alone, are empty shells concealing disappointment, saddened lives," which he epitomized by saying: "Cast your bread upon the waters and it will come back in abundance."
Since Mr. White's death, I have endeavored, as his successor, to adhere to his code of ethics. Two dollars out of every three dollars profit earned by our corporation is shared with others in helping to make our nation a better place in which to live.
We, in our corporation, believe that it is not sufficient only to manufacture as fine a product as is possible-millions of dollars over the years are being shared by our corporation for the advancement of medicine and science, for chemical research, for art and for beauty.
In my personal life I have adopted Mr. White's beliefs, and, in doing so, I have become much better equipped to serve humanity.
My reward, my blessings, have come to me in the form of personal satisfaction and peace of mind that had been substantially foreign to me.
Yes, I believe that spirituality is the needed seasoning to America's materialism. But it must be that kind of spirituality that takes the form of help and service toward our fellow men.
勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文15
There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can't be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.
曾有一男孩，患了不治之癌。他才18歲，但生命隨時(shí)會(huì)結(jié)束。一直以來(lái)，男孩都被困在屋子里，由他的母親照料。男孩從未出去過(guò)，但他厭倦了一直窩在家里，想出去走一走。男孩因此詢問他的母親，并得到了母親的同意。
He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second as he walked. He stopped and went back to look into the store. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.
男孩出了門，路過(guò)了許多家店。經(jīng)過(guò)一家賣CD的音像店時(shí)他看了眼前門。男孩停了下來(lái)，并走回去又往店里看了看。他看見一個(gè)漂亮的女孩，年齡大約和他一般大。男孩意識(shí)到他一眼就愛上了這女孩。他打開了這家店的門，走了進(jìn)去，什么也不看，就只看著她。男孩越走越近，直到來(lái)到這女孩坐著的前臺(tái)。
She looked up and asked, "Can I help you?"
女孩抬起頭來(lái)問道：“有什么需要幫忙的嗎？”
She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he has ever seen before and wanted to kiss her right there.
女孩笑了笑，男孩認(rèn)為這是他見過(guò)的最美麗的笑容，他甚至想當(dāng)場(chǎng)就親吻這女孩。
He said, "Uh... Yeah... Umm... I would like to buy a CD."
他說(shuō)道：“呃…是的…嗯…我想買張CD�！�
He picked one out and gave her money for it.
男孩隨便挑了一張出來(lái)并把錢遞給女孩。
"Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked, smiling her cute smile again.“
需要我?guī)湍惆阉饋?lái)嗎？”女孩問，臉上又露出可愛的微笑。
He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. He took it and walked out of the store.
男孩點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭，女孩走到前臺(tái)的后面�；貋�(lái)的時(shí)候女孩拿著包裝好了的CD，交給了男孩。他拿了過(guò)來(lái)，然后走出了這家店。
He went home and from then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD, and she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out and he really wanted to but he couldn't. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out...
男孩回到了家。從那以后，他每天都會(huì)來(lái)這家店，買一張CD，然后女孩就給他包裝起來(lái)。男孩把CD帶回家，放進(jìn)他的衣櫥里。他還是很害羞，不敢把她約出來(lái)。他真的很想，但是他做不到。男孩的母親知道了此事后，就告訴他，只管把她約出來(lái)就好了。于是第二天，男孩鼓起了全部的勇氣，像往常一樣來(lái)到了店里。像過(guò)去那樣，他還是買了一張CD，而女孩也還是走到后面，回來(lái)的時(shí)候再把包裝好的CD交給他。男孩接了過(guò)來(lái)，趁女孩不注意，他把他的電話號(hào)碼留在了桌子上，然后跑了出去…
RRRRRING!!!
“鈴鈴鈴鈴鈴鈴…”
One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, "Hello?"
一天，電話響了起來(lái)。男孩的'母親接起電話說(shuō)道，“你好？”
It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, "You don’t know? He passed away yesterday..."
是那個(gè)女孩�。�！男孩的母親開始哭了起來(lái)，說(shuō)道：“你不知道嗎？他昨天就去世了…”
The line was quiet except for the cries of the boy's mother. Later in the day, the mother went into the boy's room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.
電話里安靜了下來(lái)，只聽到男孩母親啜泣的聲音。之后，男孩的母親來(lái)到了他的房間，緬懷她的兒子。男孩的母親想先看一看男孩的衣物。于是她打開了男孩的衣柜。
She was face to face with piles and piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, out fell a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do u wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.
在她的面前，是一摞又一摞的CD。看到這么多的CD，男孩的母親感到很驚訝。她隨手拿出一張，坐在了男孩床上。她拆開了包裝，把CD拿了出來(lái)。一張紙條掉了出來(lái)。男孩的母親撿起了紙條，開始讀起來(lái)。上面寫著：你好…我覺得你真的很可愛。你想和我出去約會(huì)嗎？愛你的，喬瑟琳。
The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...
男孩的母親被深深打動(dòng)了，拆開了另一張CD…
Again there was a piece of paper. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do u wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.
又發(fā)現(xiàn)了另一張紙條。上面寫著：你好…我覺得你真的很可愛。你想和我出去約會(huì)嗎？愛你的，喬瑟琳。
Love is... when you've had a huge fight but then decide to put aside your egos, hold hands and say, "I Love You."
愛就是…當(dāng)你萬(wàn)般掙扎過(guò)后，把自我放到一邊，握住對(duì)方的手，說(shuō)：“我愛你�！�
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