Franklin’s life full of charming stories which all young men should know —how he sold books in Boston， and became the guest of kings in Europe; how he was made Major General Franklin， only to quit1 because， as he said， he was no soldier， and yet helped to organize the army that stood before the trained troops of England and Germany。
富蘭克林的一生充滿了迷人的傳奇故事， 年輕人都應(yīng)當(dāng)明白:他如何在波士頓大街上兜售圖書(shū)，而之后又怎樣成為了歐洲各國(guó)君主的座上客;他如何被授予少將軍銜，但他卻辭職不干，因?yàn)樗f(shuō)他沒(méi)有軍人氣度，然而正是他幫忙組建了同訓(xùn)練有素的英德聯(lián)軍相抗衡的聯(lián)邦。
Th poor Boston boy， without a day’s schooling， became master of six languages and never stopped studying; th neglected apprentice conquered the lightning， made h name famous， received degrees and diplomas from many colleges， duanwenw。 and became forever remembered as "Doctor Franklin"， philosopher， scientt and political leader。
這個(gè)波士頓窮孩子幾乎沒(méi)有上過(guò)一天學(xué)，之后卻掌握了六種語(yǔ)言，并且他終身都在鍥而不舍地學(xué)習(xí)。這個(gè)不受人重視的學(xué)徒制服了閃電，揚(yáng)名天下，獲得了很多學(xué)位和證書(shū)，成為了流芳百世的"富蘭克林博士"、哲學(xué)家、科學(xué)家和政治家。
Self-made， self-taught， the candle maker’s son gave light to all the world; the street bookseller set all men singing of liberty; the apprentice became the most sought after man across the world， and brought h native land to prae and honor him。
這個(gè)蠟燭制造商的兒子自我?jiàn)^斗、自學(xué)成才，給全世界帶來(lái)了光明;這個(gè)街頭叫賣(mài)者讓全人類唱起了自由之歌;這個(gè)學(xué)徒成了全世界的人們都仰慕的人物，使他的祖國(guó)對(duì)他贊美不絕、崇敬備至。
He built America， for what our nation today largely due to the management， the forethought， the wdom， and the ability of Benjamin Franklin。 duanwenw。 He belongs to the world， but especially he belongs to America。 The people around the world honored him while he was living; he still regarded as the loftiest man by the mon people today after h death。 And he will live in people’s hearts forever。
他締造了美國(guó)，因?yàn)槲覀兊膰?guó)家能有今日，在很大程度上歸功于本杰明·富蘭克林的治國(guó)之術(shù)、遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)卓識(shí)、大睿大智和精明能干。他屬于全世界，但他更屬于美國(guó)。他在世時(shí)，各國(guó)民眾尊敬他;他去世后，仍然是普通百姓心中最高尚的人。他將永遠(yuǎn)活在人們的心中。
Nick, a 25-year-old Australian, was born without limbs. He used to be made fun of for looking like a monster. Everything seemed impossible to him. However, Nick never gave up. With great efforts, he finally learned to swim, fish and even surf. What surprised me is that he completed a university education and got two degrees. And now he is the CEO of two companies. Nick believes: Attitude is altitude. In his eyes, nothing is impossible. He thinks a positive attitude is the key to success.
After reading Nick’s story, I have been feeling inspired by his spirit. Compared with him, we are healthy enough to enjoy life. Somehow, we are always frustrated facing difficulties. I think Nick has set a good example to us. Try to appreciate what we do have and be more persevering and we will achieve success in the end.
Today I am very glad to be here to share with you my ideas of success. What is success? It is what everyone is longing for.Sometimes success would be rather simple. Winning a game is success; getting a high grade in the exam is success; making a new friend is success; even now I am standing here giving my speech is somehow also success.
However, as a person’s whole life is concerned, success becomes very complicated. Is fortune success? Is fame success? Is high social status success? No, I don’t think so. I believe success is the realization of people’s hopes and ideals.Nowadays, in the modern society there are many people who are regarded as the successful. And the most obvious characteristics of hem are money, high position and luxurious life. So most people believe that s success and all that they do is for this purpose. But the problem is wether it is real success. We all know there are always more money, higher position and better condition in front of us. If we keep chasing them, where is the end? What will satisfy us at last? Therefore, we can see, to get the real Success we must need something inside, which is the realization of people’ hopes and ideals.
Different people have different ideas about success; cause people’s hopes and ideas vary from one another. But I am sure every success is dear to everybody, cause it is not easy to come by, cause in the process of our striving for success, we got both our body and soul tempted, meanwhile we are enlightened by the most valuable qualities of human beings: love, patient, courage and sense of responsibility. These are the best treasures. So now I am very proud that I have this opportunity to stand here speaking to all of you. It is my success, cause I raise up to challenge my hope.
What is success? Everyone has his own interpretation as I do. But I am sure every success leads to an ever-brighter future. So ladies and gentlemen, believe in our hopes, believe in ourselves, we, every one of us, can make a successful life! Wish you all good success!
Self-confidence, as is approved by research and practice, has an amazingly powerful influence on the output of people’s activities. Patients who believe that they’ll recover soon generally cures faster than those who think they won’t. Students with optimistic characters usually provide better performance, even if they work the same hard as others. Although someone may regard such conclusion as superstitious, it does take place everyday and everywhere. Neural scientists have discovered that, when a man feels confident, his brain will secrete some kinds of hormone that boost brain activity and improve the efficiency of his immune system. In contrast, a melancholic brain is suppressed by other chemicals and cannot fully exhibit its potential.
To help building up self-confidence, you can take the following two steps. First, identify your merits and value them. If you constantly compare your weakness to others’ advantages, you’d only gain frustration rather than confidence. Second, track every little progress you’ve made and review them frequently. You may not possibly become perfectly successful in one day, but if only you can see yourself growing gradually, surely you’re on the right way. There’re also other methods making you more confident that depend on yourself to find out, and they’re all necessary elements to make you more competitive in your area.
The future can be anything we want to make
I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it.
We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine, just like a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.
We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.
I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the reminder of our lives.
The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will effect it.
Each day will brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.
我不知道這段文字是誰(shuí)寫(xiě)的，我一直很喜歡并用它們來(lái)提醒自己，那就是未來(lái)操之在我。
我們可以掌握神秘而不可知的未來(lái)，從中創(chuàng)出我們所能想象的任何東西，一如雕刻家可以將未成型的石頭刻出雕像一樣。
我們每個(gè)人都是農(nóng)夫。我們?nèi)舴N下好種子，就會(huì)有豐收。倘若種子長(zhǎng)得不良且長(zhǎng)滿雜草，我們就會(huì)徒勞無(wú)獲。如果我們什么也不種，就根本不會(huì)有什么收獲。
我希望未來(lái)會(huì)比過(guò)去更好。我不希望未來(lái)會(huì)被那些充斥在歷史中的錯(cuò)誤所污染。我們應(yīng)關(guān)心未來(lái)，因?yàn)橥蟮挠嗌家谖磥?lái)中度過(guò)。
往昔已一去不復(fù)返而且是靜止的。任憑我們?cè)趺磁Χ疾荒芨淖冞^(guò)去。未來(lái)就在我們眼前而且是動(dòng)態(tài)的。我們的所作所為都會(huì)影響未來(lái)。
只要我們體會(huì)的出來(lái)，每天都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)新的知識(shí)領(lǐng)域伴隨而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我們的事業(yè)中。我們正處在人類所努力鉆研的每個(gè)領(lǐng)域中進(jìn)步的起點(diǎn)。
Life hard。 We should not give up hope。 By the time we have given up， we are finhed。 Chances are always there。 We have to grab every single opportunity。。。to help， to love and to serve。 To live our life happier， full of joy， we have to set our goal and even dream big。
生活總是充滿挑戰(zhàn)。我們不應(yīng)當(dāng)放下期望。我們放下了，我們被完成。機(jī)會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)都在那里。我們必須抓住每一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，去幫忙他們，去愛(ài)和服務(wù)。來(lái)過(guò)我們的生活更歡樂(lè)，充滿了歡樂(lè)，我們得把我們的目標(biāo)，甚至更大的夢(mèng)想。
If we choose the shortest path in life， we will never learn。 To be or not to be， we have to be SOMEBODY。 The fastest way to gain love to love others first!Do not hide your talent， your knowledge and your beautiful heart。 Go for your dream and live for it。
如果我們選擇最短路徑在生活中，我們學(xué)不會(huì)的。做還是不做，我們要出人頭地。最快捷的方式獲得的愛(ài)在于無(wú)條件地愛(ài)別人不要隱藏你的才華，你的知識(shí)和你的美麗的心。去找你的夢(mèng)想并為它而生活。
Success for me
Hello, everyone! Good afternoon! I am very glad to have the chance to make this speech. My topic is: how to achieve success. First of all, let us see a story.
“Long long ago, there was a king who had a daughter as beautiful as a blooming rose. To all the men who came to the king's palace to ask for the hand of the princess, the old king gave them three tasks to be accomplished, each next to impossible. One day, there came up a handsome young prince in the king's palace." Well, you know the rest. The three tasks may be different in different versions, but the main plot is always the same, Prince successfully passed all the challenge and got the heart of the princess in time. And the ending is always the same, finishing with the line "And they live happily ever after."
Why aren't we tired of this story so beautiful, so uealistic (, I would say, so unimaginative ? How can a story like that can enduregenerations of repetition? The reason, I think, is that a typical success story like this is so close to our daily life. Moreover we can understand so deeply, it is not just a story, but a good will from people’s inner heart. By implication, we see a 4-step definitions of success: 1 ) a goal to be set. as represented by the beautiful princess. So you’d better find your princess as soon as possible; 2 ) challenges to be meet, as represented by the three tasks. Only if you directly meet the challenge, can you besuccessful; 3 ) the process of overcoming difficulties, as represented by the ordeals the youth goes through; 4 ) the reward of success, as represented by the happy marriage. That’s all! Find your princess, meet challenges, overcome difficulties, and have a good life.
Thank you!
Surrounding you are angels, they are there to guide your path. If weakness overcomes you, they’ll give you strength if you will ask. They are your protection when life seems too hard to bear, and though you feel alone at times, the angels, they are there…
Their faces may be hidden, and their voices you might not hear, but they are always with you through your laughter or your tears.
They’ll walk along beside you, they’ll guide your steps along the way, they’ll comfort you and hold you, protect you night and day. They’ll hold to your hand tightly, and will not ever let it go, and they’ll gently lead you forward, taking each step very slow.
When life is overwhelming, and your spirit has grown tired, know that they’ll be there for you to uplift and to inspire. And when you’re torn and lonely, and you see no hope ahead, know that they will nourish you, and your spirit will be fed.
For even in the darkest hour, when all of hope seems gone, they’ll give you strength to live your life, and desire to go on. And if your faith in Heaven should ever fade away, they’ll help renew your spirit, and help you find your way.
Angles are always there; and upon their strength and guidance, you always may rely.
圍繞在你身邊的是天使，她們一直在那里指引著你的道路。如果軟弱正吞噬著你，去請(qǐng)求力量吧，她們會(huì)賜予你力量。她們是你的護(hù)身符，當(dāng)生活看上去非常艱難，當(dāng)你有時(shí)覺(jué)得很孤獨(dú)時(shí)，你的天使，她們一直就在那里……
你可能看不見(jiàn)她們的臉，聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)她們的聲音，但她們一直都在那里，伴隨著你的歡笑和淚水陪你前行。
在人生的旅途中，她們指引你前行，安慰你，擁抱你，日夜保護(hù)著你，她們永遠(yuǎn)都將緊緊握著你的手，輕柔地引導(dǎo)你前行，慢慢地幫助你走出每一步。
當(dāng)生活變得很無(wú)奈，你的靈魂開(kāi)始疲憊，你知道她們一直在那里陪著你給你重新振作起來(lái)的勇氣。當(dāng)你身心疲憊，感覺(jué)孤獨(dú)，看不到前方是否有希望時(shí)，你知道他們會(huì)滋潤(rùn)你的心靈，充實(shí)你的靈魂。
即使在最黑暗的日子里，當(dāng)所有的希望似乎都變得渺茫，天使會(huì)賦予你生活的力量和繼續(xù)前進(jìn)和動(dòng)力。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短文如果你所堅(jiān)信的美好在現(xiàn)實(shí)面前有些褪色，她們會(huì)再次激勵(lì)你，并幫助你找到自己的方向。
天使一直就在我們身邊;有了天使賜予我們的力量和指引，你可以勇往直前。
Success is not final and failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
成功不是終點(diǎn)，失敗也不是終結(jié)，只有勇氣才是永恒。
Never cease to outdo yourself. There are no limits to the success you can acquire when you have an duanwenw uncontrollable drive to achieve. Any obstacles you encounter along the way are life’s test to establish strength and perseverance. If you continually possess determination and self-confidence throughout any situation, you will prevail.
超越你自己,永遠(yuǎn)不要停止。當(dāng)你擁有無(wú)法過(guò)制的獲勝?zèng)_動(dòng),你的成功將不可限量。前進(jìn)路上的任何障礙都是用以確立力量和毅力的人生考驗(yàn)。 倘若你在任何情況下都始終擁有決心和信心,你將會(huì)無(wú)往不勝。
a poet leads me to a branch road: on one side, there are lots of sweet apples, lovely and charming; on the other, there is a patch of thorn, what hides behind the success of struggling against the thorn is a splendid palace. i deeply know that if i choose the apples, i will give up a precious opportunity of becoming a queen; while if i choose to challenge, i have to say farewell to the apples. which one should i choose?
just like the branch road, we have to make a lot of choices during our lifetime. it is usually considered that we are choosing what to gain, to own, but in my opinion, we are just choosing to give up.
choosing to be a teacher means giving up the life as rich as a business man;
choosing to be a top student means giving up much leisure time in front of the tv.
sure, it's a torture, but we must judge carefully what is more important, then give up the others. don't think of them any more, just focus all your spirit on what you are doing.
i myself, who is standing here, have already chosen to challenge in such a great competition, so i have to give up ten days of normal classes in school and relaxation without pressure. but i am still pleased, because giving up properly makes me stick to my choice.
let's return to our branch road, which one will your choose? i choose to challenge here!
We have only one earth.But now,the environment becomes worse and worse.As you know,there's no enough clean water for people.So many of them lose their lives because of water.In a lot of countries,people have to cut trees for living.So there's nothing to keep water from running away.Also we have polluted the land,the river and the air.Some people may say:we are the masters of nature.Now the "master" seems to be confronted with problems that are far beyond his control.
the holes of the ozone layer make the earth less suitable to live for some creatures including human beings.Facing all the disasters made by ourselves,we have the responsibility to deal with the problem.
we must do something useful to protect our environment.We can plant trees and take good care of them.We can save the water and ask our parents to do so.We can't throw any litter onto the ground and we should collect them for recycling.If we take good care of our earth today,it will be more beautiful tomorrow.
我們只有一個(gè)地球.但是現(xiàn)在,環(huán)境變得越來(lái)越糟.如你所知,也沒(méi)有足夠的清潔飲水的人.所以許多人失去了他們的生命,因?yàn)樗?在很多國(guó)家,人們不得不砍樹(shù)的生活.所以沒(méi)有什么能阻止水的流失.我們還污染了土地,河流和空氣.有些人可能會(huì)說(shuō)：我們是自然的主人.現(xiàn)在的“主人”似乎面臨的問(wèn)題遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出他的控制。
臭氧層的空洞使得地球不再適宜于某些生物包括人類生活.面對(duì)著自己造成的災(zāi)難,我們有責(zé)任來(lái)處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
我們必須做些什么來(lái)保護(hù)環(huán)境.我們可以種樹(shù),好好照顧他們.我們可以節(jié)約用水,并要求我們的父母這樣做.我們不能把垃圾丟在地上,我們應(yīng)該收集回收.如果我們好好照顧我們的地球上,這將是更加美好的明天。