英语美文 信念的力量 信心之所以有着不可思议的强大力量,因为它们对我们的生命就像方向舵对轮船一样,控制着我们的方向和命运。我们并不总是像自己表白的那样去生活,而是一直都生活在我们的信念里。简单地说,如果我相信我是一个失败者,我就注定会是一个失败者。如果我相信我会成功,我就会成功。 Born in 1758, Horatio nelson, the son of a pastor, was a small, frail1 child who loved sailing. As a young teenager he joined the British Navy and, while journeying to the East Indies, caught a fever that seriously damaged his health. But he never allowed this to hold him back. At age 18, he was appointed a lieutenant2 in the Royal Navy and by the year 1802 was made commander-in-chief. Two years later, at the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson defeated the combined3 French and Spanish fleets4. This was the greatest naval victory in British history and left British in control of the seas for the rest of the 1800's. Unfortunately, Nelson was mortally injured but lived long enough to know that his fleet had won the battle. His last words were, Thank God I have done my duty. Nelson was a man of fearless courage and devotion. He believed in his country, in his cause, and in himself. He once said, I am of the opinion5 that the boldest measures are the safest. Nelson was a man greatly admired by others who said about him, His frail body housed6 a great spirit. One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who only have interest. Beliefs are remarkably powerful in that they are to our lives what a rudder7 is to a ship. That is, they control the direction and destiny of our lives. While we don't always live the life we profess8, we always live the life we believe. Simply put, if I believe I am a failure, I will set myself up to fail. If I believe I am a successful person, I will succeed, and so on. One very successful woman, a well-known entertainer, didn't have much going for her. She would never win a beauty contest and at age 38 was living on welfare. After reading Claude Briston's The Magic of Believing and beginning to believe in herself, her life took a dramatic turn. One gift she had was the ability to make people laugh. Once she believed this, she didn't allow what she didn't have to stop her using what she did have. Jimmie Durante was another entertainer who wouldn't have made a fortune with his looks. But he capitalized on9 his weakness and turned it into one of his great strengths -- what he did have -- and put these to good use because he believed he could. 英语短故事 Lovely become so lost 让失去变得可爱 An old man in a high－speed trains， accidentally bought the new shoes out from a window， surrounded by people who feel sorry But the elderly immediately second shoe from the window go away． This move is even more surprised． Explained that the elderly： This shoe， no matter how expensive， for me has been useless， if there is who can pick up a pair of shoes， maybe he can wear it！ 一个老人在高速行驶的火车上，不小心把刚买的新鞋从窗口掉了一只，周围的人倍感惋惜，不料老人立即把第二只鞋也从窗口扔了下去。这举动更让人大吃一惊。老人解释说：“这一只鞋无论多么昂贵，对我而言已经没有用了，如果有谁能捡到一双鞋子，说不定他还能穿呢！” 英语美文欣赏：沙子与石头The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 话说两个好朋友正在穿越一个沙漠。途中他们忽然争吵了起来，其中一个一巴掌扇在另外一个人的脸上。 The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face. 被扇的那个人受了伤害，但他一句话也没有说，只是在沙子上写道：“今天我最要好的朋友打了我一个耳光。” They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. 他们继续走下去，后来发现了一片绿洲，他们于是决定洗个澡。先前被打的那个人这时不小心陷入了一个泥潭里面，差点被淹死了，幸运的是他的朋友把他给救了出来。 After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life. 他苏醒过来后，立刻在一块石头上写道：“今天我最要好的朋友救了我一命。” The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why? 扇过他耳光又救过他性命的朋友于是问他说：“我打了你之后你在沙子上写字，而现在你却在石头上写，为什么呢？”The other friend replied: When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in a stone where no wind can ever erase it. 写字的那个人回答说：“当我们被别人伤害了之后，我们应该把它写在沙子上，那样，宽容的风就很快就会将其抹去，但当我们受到别人的帮助之后，我们必须将它刻在石头上，那样，风就不会轻易把它磨灭。” Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone. 学会将你所受到的伤害写在沙子上，把别人给你的帮助记在石头上。 They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them. 人们常说发掘一个特别的人需要一分钟，欣赏一个人需要一个小时，爱上一个人需要一整天，但忘记一个人却需要你一生的时间。 Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them. 将这句话发给你永远不会忘怀的人吧，让他们知道你将永远把他们放在心上。1. Do one thing at a time, and do well.一次只做一件事，做到最好！2. Keep on going never give up.勇往直前， 决不放弃！3. Believe in yourself.相信你自己！4. I can because i think i can.我行，因为我相信我行！5. Action speak louder than words.行动胜于言语！6. Never say die.永不气馁!7.Knowlegde can change your fate 知识改变命运8.Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。9.Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。10.No pains, no gains一份耕耘一份收获1.No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。2.If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson.如果你失败了，千万别忘了汲取教训。3.Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间4.Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again.过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去，你就能再一次享受人生。5.To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。6.Never judge people by their appearance.永远不要以貌取人。7.Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。8.Remember the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them.记住：最好的爱存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求之上。9.Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it.举起你的酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！10.Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.寻找更多的知识，多读一些书，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法。11.Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。12.Do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别。13.Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。14.There are only two creatures, says a proverb, who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail.俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种------鹰和蜗牛。”15.Remember: Whatever happens, happens for a reason.记住：任何事情的发生都有因有起。16.It only needs early cultivation to become a power.只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。17.Don't let a little dispute break up a great friendship.不要让小小的争端损毁了一场伟大的友谊。18. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。19. Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; not only about survival.生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存。20.Forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times.真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。你可能感兴趣的文章：[励志格言中英文对照（一）] [英文励志名言]21.Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。22.Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。23.However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names.不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。24. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.在坎坷的生活道路上，最细小的礼貌犹如在漫长的冬天为我们歌唱的小鸟，那歌声使冰天雪地的寒冷变得较易忍受。25. When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.当你和你亲近的人吵嘴的时候，试着就事论事，不要扯出那些陈芝麻、烂谷子的事。26.Who shuts love out, in turn shall be shut out from love.“谁拒爱于门外，也必将被爱拒诸门外。”27. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。 1.Two Birds Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer. Teacher: Please tell us. Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow. 两只鸟 老师： 这儿有两只鸟，一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀吗？ 学生：我指不出，但我知道答案。 老师：请说说看。 学生：燕子旁边的就是麻雀，麻雀旁边的就是燕子。 2.The Fish Net Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann? A lot of little holes tied together with strings. replied the little girl. 鱼网 你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗，安？ 老师发问道。 把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了。 小女孩回答道。
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