5分鐘勵志的英語故事_經典的勵志英語小故事(2)
5分鐘勵志的英語故事_經典的勵志英語小故事
5分鐘勵志的英語故事：萬事俱備 只欠東風
Everything is Ready Except the East Wind
China has been divided into three kingdoms historically: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and Wu in the southeast.
Once Cao Cao from Wei led a 200，000 strong army down to the south to wipe out the kingdoms of Wu and Shu. Therefore, Wu and Shu united to defend his attack. Cao ordered his men to link up the boats by iron chains to form a bridge for the Cao's passing from the north bank of Yangtze River to the south bank. The General Commander of the allied army was Zhou Yu. He analyzed the situation carefully. Then he got a good idea. He decided to attack the enemy with fire. So he began to prepare for the coming battle. Suddenly he thought of the direction of wind. He needed the east wind to blow strongly in order to accomplish his scheme. However, the wind did not come for days. Thus Zhou Yu was worried about it. At that time, he got a note from Zhuge Liang, the military adviser of the State of Shu, which reads:
"To fight Cao Cao
Fire will help you win
Everything is ready
Except the east wind"
Quickly he turned to Zhuge Liang for help. Zhuge told him not to worry and there would be an east wind in a couple of days. Two days later, the east wind helped Zhou accomplish his scheme. At last, the allied army won the war.
Later, people use it to say "All is ready except what is crucial".
萬事俱備，只欠東風
歷史上，中國曾被分為三大國：北邊是魏國，西南是蜀國，東南是吳國。
有一次，魏國的曹操帶了20萬精兵南下攻打吳國和蜀國，準備消滅它們。為了應敵，吳國和蜀國結成同盟國。曹軍駐扎在長江北岸。曹操讓手下用鐵鏈將戰(zhàn)船連在一起，好讓曹軍渡江攻打南岸的盟軍。盟軍由吳國將領周瑜帶領，他仔細分析了形勢，最后決定用火燒掉敵人的船。于是，他開始準備一切，當他將一切準備好時，發(fā)現還需要東風?？蛇B續(xù)幾天都沒有東風，周瑜急得病倒了。這時，蜀國的軍師諸葛亮叫人送了一張紙條給他，上面寫著："要贏曹操，須用火攻。萬事俱備，只欠東風。"周瑜收到后，立刻向諸葛亮求助。諸葛亮叫周瑜不要著急，兩天后，將有東風。果然，兩天后，刮起東風。周瑜趁這個機會將曹軍的戰(zhàn)船燒毀，最后，曹操被打敗了。
后來，人們用這個成語來比喻樣樣都準備好了，只差最后一個重要條件。
5分鐘勵志的英語故事：少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲
A Young Idler,An Old Beggar
Almost everyone knows the famous Chinese saying：A young idler，an old beggar. Throughout history，we have seen many cases in which this saying has again and again proved to be true.
It goes without saying that the youth is the best time of life，during which one's mental and physical states are at their peaks. It takes relatively less time and pains to learn or accept new things in a world full of changes and rapid developments. In addition，one is less likely to be under great pressure from career，family and health problems when young. Therefore，a fresh mind plus enormous energy will ensure success in different aspects of life.
Of course，we all know：no pains，no gains. If we don't make every effort to make good use of the advantages youth brings us，it is impossible to achieve any goals. As students，we should now try our best to learn all the subjects well so that we can be well prepared for the challenges that we will face in the future.
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少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲
幾乎所有人都知道中國有一句老話:少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲.通過閱讀歷史,我們從一個又一個的案例當中得知,這句話被證實是真確的.
不用說都知道,在青年時期,人的智力和身體狀況都是一生中最好的,這也是一個人一生中最好的時期.在這個處處都不停地轉變,飛快地發(fā)展的世界里,年輕使人相對地用更少的時間去學習和領悟新知.在這時,很少人會困在從事業(yè)上來的壓力下,家庭和健康問題也比較小(就是說不是沒有--譯者).所以,一個清醒的腦袋加上巨大的能量就會成就人生中不同方面的成功.
當然,我們都知道:沒有挫折就沒有獲得.如果我們沒有好好努力去利用年輕帶給我們的優(yōu)勝之處,那就沒有可能獲得任何的成功.作為中學生,我們應該做到最好去學好每一個科目,這樣的話,我們就可以為將來即將面對的挑戰(zhàn)做好準備.
5分鐘勵志的英語故事：抓牢你的夢想
Hold Fast To Your Dreams
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every vally shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
Wow, what a dream it has been for Martin Luther King. But the changing world seems telling me that people gradually get their dreams lost somehow in the process of growing up, and sometimes I personally find myself saying goodbye unconsciously to those distant childhood dreams.
However, we meed dreams. They nourish our spirit; they represent possibility even when we are dragged down by reality. They keep us going. Most successful people are dreamers as well as ordinary people who are not afraid to think big and dare to be great. When we were little kids, we all dreamed of doing something big and splashy, something significant. Now what we need to do is to maintain them, refresh them and turn them into reality. However, the toughest part is that we often have no ideas how to translate these dreams into actions. Well, just start with concrete objectives and stick to it. Don’t let the nameless fear confuse the eye and confound our strong belief of future. Through our talents, through our wits, through our endurance and through our creativity, we will make it.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow. So my dear friends, think of your old and maybe dead dreams. Whatever it is, pick it up and make it alive from today.
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抓牢你的夢想
我今天有一個夢想。
我夢想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，崎嶇之地變平原，曲折之路成坦途。圣光展露，滿照人間。
這對馬丁路德金是怎樣的一個夢想啊。不過這個變化著的世界似乎在告訴我，在成長的過程中，人們卻不知不覺把他們的夢想弄丟了，而我自己也有時會覺得在告別很多童年的夢。
然而，我們是需要夢想的。夢想滋養(yǎng)我們的靈魂，夢想代表著我們被現實拉垮時依然具有的希望。它鼓勵我們不斷前進。大多數成功人士都是夢想家，同時也是普通人，只是他們敢于夢想敢于成就偉大。當我們還是孩子的時候，我們都夢想過做
做一番大事業(yè)，現在應當做的就是保存好那些夢想，再度恢復它們，并將它們實現。不過最難的是我們通常不知道怎樣付諸實施。那么，就從最具體的目標開始，堅持去做吧。不要讓那些莫名的恐懼迷惑了我們的雙眼，影響了我們對未來的信念。用我們的天資和智慧，用我們的耐力和創(chuàng)造力，我們一定會實現夢想。
抓牢你的夢想，因為如果夢想死亡，生活就成了一只折斷翅膀的鳥再也不能飛翔。抓牢你的夢想，因為如果失去夢想，生命就成了一塊覆蓋著冰雪的貧瘠的凍土。親愛的朋友們，想想那些過去的或已經死去的夢想吧。不管是什么，重新將它撿起，并從今天開始讓它重生。
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