英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事

　　我們?cè)诳臻e時(shí)間多看一些英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事總會(huì)有所收獲的，那么英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事都有哪些呢?一起來看看吧。

　　英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事：寧靜的真諦

　　There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two be really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

　　The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

　　But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the bush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest----in perfect peace.

　　Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

　　“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

　　從前有一個(gè)國(guó)王，懸賞能畫出最好的寧靜畫的畫家。很多畫家都進(jìn)行了嘗試。國(guó)王看了所有的作品，但只有兩幅，他真正喜歡，他必須從中選擇。一幅畫中是一片寧靜的湖，四周群山環(huán)繞，湖泊就是一面完美的鏡子。藍(lán)天之上白云飄飄，每個(gè)看到這幅畫的人都認(rèn)為這真是一幅完美的寧靜畫。

　　另一幅畫也有山脈。但這些山脈崎嶇不平，光禿禿的。上面是烏云滾滾的天空，大雨如注，閃電雷鳴，一條飛瀑?gòu)纳降囊粋?cè)傾斜而下。這看起來一點(diǎn)都不寧靜。

　　但國(guó)王仔細(xì)看時(shí)，卻看到瀑布后面在巖石的裂縫中長(zhǎng)著一個(gè)小小的灌木叢。灌木叢中，一只母鳥極其安靜的臥在巢上。

　　你認(rèn)為哪幅畫能贏得懸賞?國(guó)王選擇了第二幅。你知道為什么嗎?

　　國(guó)王解釋說：“這是因?yàn)閷庫o并不是指這個(gè)地方?jīng)]有噪音，煩惱和辛勞。寧靜就是置于所有那些東西之中，你心里仍然平靜。這才是寧靜的真諦。”

　　英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事：一位改變了我生活的女孩

　　My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience. School was only a background to the supreme delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics, and the thrill of sojourns in the country, theaters, concerts.

　　我在童年和少年時(shí)代激情四溢，無時(shí)無刻不追求展現(xiàn)自我、磨礪才藝和體味生活。學(xué)校里的音樂、舞蹈和戲劇課讓我歡欣不已，而劇院和音樂會(huì)更讓我身心為之震顫，鄉(xiāng)間流連的時(shí)光也同樣美妙。

　　And books, big Braille books that came with me on streetcars, to the table, and to bed. Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my ears, stabbed my youthful bliss: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! That ugly word that implied everything dark, blank, rigid, and helpless. Quickly I turned and called out, Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun. But the fun was not to last.

　　還有我的書，那些厚重的盲文書籍無論在我乘車、用餐還是睡覺時(shí)都與我形影不離。然而，一天晚上，在高中的一次舞會(huì)上，一句我無意中聽到的話霎那間將我年少的幸福擊碎——“那女孩是個(gè)瞎子，真可惜!”瞎子——這個(gè)刺耳的字眼隱含著一個(gè)陰暗、漆黑、僵硬和無助的世界。我立刻轉(zhuǎn)過身，大聲喊道：“請(qǐng)不要為我嘆惜，我很快樂!”——但我的快樂自此不復(fù)存在。

　　With the advent of college, I was brought to grips with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and harmony and, upon graduation, occasional concerts and lectures, proved only partial sources of livelihood. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial remuneration was disheartening. This induced within me searing self-doubt and dark moods of despondency. Adding to my dismal sense of inadequacy was the repeated experience of seeing my sisters and friends go off to exciting dates. How grateful I was for my piano, where—through Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven—I could mingle my longing and seething energy with theirs. And where I could dissolve my frustration in the beauty and grandeur of their conceptions.

　　升入大學(xué)之后，我開始為生計(jì)而奔波。課余時(shí)間我教授鋼琴及和聲，臨近畢業(yè)時(shí)還偶爾參加幾次演奏會(huì)，做了幾次講座，可要維持生計(jì)光靠這些還是不夠，與投入的時(shí)間和精力相比，它們?cè)诮?jīng)濟(jì)上的回報(bào)讓人沮喪。這讓我失去了自信和勇氣，內(nèi)心郁悶苦惱。眼看我的姐妹和伙伴們一次次興高采烈地與人約會(huì)，我更覺消沉空虛。 所幸的是，還有鋼琴陪我。我沸騰的渴望和激情在肖邦、貝多芬、勃拉姆斯那里得到了共鳴。我的挫敗感在他們美妙壯麗的音樂構(gòu)想中消散。

　　Then one day, I met a girl, a wonderful girl, an army nurse, whose faith and stability were to change my whole life. As our acquaintance ripened into friendship, she discerned, behind a shell of gaiety, my recurring plateaus of depression. She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. Keep up your beautiful music. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax, and have you ever tried praying?”

　　直到有一天，我遇見一位女孩，一位出色的女孩，這名隨軍護(hù)士的信念和執(zhí)著將改變我的一生。我們?nèi)找媸祜?，成為好友，她也慢慢察覺出我的快樂的外表之下內(nèi)心卻時(shí)常愁云密布。她對(duì)我說，“門已緊鎖，敲有何用?堅(jiān)持你的音樂夢(mèng)想，我相信機(jī)會(huì)終將來臨。你太辛苦了，何不放松一下——試試禱告如何?”

　　The idea was strange to me. It sounded too simple. Somehow, I had always operated on the premise that, if you wanted something in this world, you had to go out and get it for yourself. Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything. Experimentally, self-consciously, I cultivated the daily practice of prayer. I said: God, show me the purpose for which You sent me to this world. Help me to be of use to myself and to humanity.

　　禱告?我從未想到過，聽起來太天真了。一直以來，我的行事準(zhǔn)則都是，無論想得到什么都必須靠自己去努力爭(zhēng)取。不過既然從前的熱誠(chéng)和辛勞回報(bào)甚微，我什么都愿意嘗試一番。雖然有些不自在，我嘗試著每天都禱告——“上帝啊，你將我送到世上，請(qǐng)告訴我你賜予我的使命。幫幫我，讓我于人于己都有用處。”

　　In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, clear and satisfying beyond my most optimistic anticipation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my nurse friend and I have the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. Others are the never-ending sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, in great music, and, most important of all, in my growing belief that as I attune my life to divine revelation, I draw closer to God and, through Him, to immortality.

　　在接下來的幾年里，我得到了明確而滿意的回答，超出了我最樂觀的期望值。其中一個(gè)回答就是魔山盲人休閑營(yíng)區(qū)。在那里，我和我的護(hù)士朋友每年都有幸看到失明 的孩子們?cè)诖笞匀坏膽驯е惺嵌嗝瓷鷼獠?。除此之外，朋友們真摯的友誼以及美妙的音樂都給我?guī)頍o窮無盡的歡樂和慰藉。最重要的是，我越來越意識(shí)到，在我日復(fù)一日的禱告中，當(dāng)我聆聽上帝的啟示之時(shí)，我正日益與他靠近，并通過他接近永恒。

　　英語短篇?jiǎng)?lì)志小故事：差距時(shí)間

　　John and Bobby joined a wholesale company togther just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to theposotion of manager but John remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it anymore, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him.

　　The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for your criticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and take back your resignation."

　　John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss class="main">