英語勵(lì)志小故事5：Newunderstanding to classic stories

鐵杵磨成針tellsus：Moving as the strenuous deeds, it isactually ridicules. Instead of buying a needle, he insisted to rub an ironstick exhausted for years. It is useless to work hard once the direction andmethod was wrong.

三顧茅廬tellsus：The opportunity is get by waiting. If Mr.Kong applied his position spontaneously, the result might be the other one.After all, it practices only in the old age. Though ten times the wisdom than KingMing, we modern people may lose enormous opportunities. Who knows if theattention to the talents is more or less?

龜兔賽跑 tellsus：Never compete its shortcomes with other’smerits, nor take the shortcomes as advantages for a short-time fortune. If youwere a turtle, compete diving or lifespan with rabbit because these are youradvantages.

井底的之蛙 tellsus：Man is what his surrounding and vise verse.The surrounding is fit for the man. Never condemn frog’s narrow and

foolish,for it never survive in the East Sea, it just a troublemade by itself.

武松打虎 tellsus：Hero is sometimes be made. A common though 武松’s tremendous courage, for nobody without fear totiger. Thanks to his stubborn and the fifteen 小酒, 武松 had the honor to kill the tiger. He also never knewthat he might come across a tiger. His mind became clear the moment he saw thetiger; it showed he is not planned to be a hero.To be or not to be; was he kill the tiger and because a hero. Just like manyincidents in life, every hero appears out of some conditions.

螳臂當(dāng)車 tellsus：To change the situation, it prefers to dosome useless efforts though it may die in pieces. Or maybe, when number of thesame doers increased, the 車 may sow down or stop surprised.

翻譯：老故事咂出新滋味

鐵杵磨成針的故事告訴我們：白費(fèi)力氣的事盡管感人但卻是可笑的。明明買根針就能做活，非要用根大鐵棒磨它個(gè)三年兩載。方向和方法錯(cuò)了，功夫下的再深也不行。

三顧茅廬的故事告訴我們：機(jī)遇是等來的。如果孔明先生主動(dòng)上門求職，就不見得有這樣的效果。不過，這話只適合古代，現(xiàn)代人即使比孔明的本事大十倍，坐在家里干等也不見得有機(jī)遇出現(xiàn)。天知道重視人才的觀念是進(jìn)步了還是退步了。

龜兔賽跑的故事告訴我們：永遠(yuǎn)不要以己之短比別人之長(zhǎng)，更不要因一時(shí)的僥幸成功把短當(dāng)成長(zhǎng)。如果是烏龜，可以跟兔子比潛水，也可以跟兔子比長(zhǎng)壽，這才是烏龜?shù)膹?qiáng)項(xiàng)。

井底的之蛙故事告訴我們：什么樣的環(huán)境早就什么樣的人生，反過來也同樣，什么樣的人生適合什么樣的環(huán)境。別指責(zé)青蛙的短淺愚昧，因?yàn)橥芙^不可能從井底遷到東海生存。如果蛙受了教育啟發(fā)，從此志在東海，那只有徒增煩惱了。

武松打虎的故事告訴我們：英雄有時(shí)是被逼出來的。武松膽兒再大也是正常人，沒有人不拍老虎的道理。要不是犟脾氣加上十五碗小酒，決不回去做打虎的壯舉。其實(shí)他也沒想到會(huì)遇上老虎，真的遇上反而酒都被嚇醒了，說明他并不是真的想當(dāng)英雄。不是他死就是虎亡，他把自己逼成了英雄?，F(xiàn)實(shí)的很多典型與此很類似，每一個(gè)英雄的出現(xiàn)都是有前提的。

螳臂當(dāng)車的故事告訴我們：即便粉身碎骨，也要為改變現(xiàn)狀做一些看似無效的努力。也許，當(dāng)輪前的螳臂多了，車會(huì)慢下來或者停下來。

英語勵(lì)志小故事6：Look Ahead

Once a friendsuggested me: “Look ahead when you are sad. ”

It is this weirdthat ever when I am in sad, I am always bow my head or shut my eyes regardlesshis suggestion. Even when I catch a glimpse of the sky with stars, but again at sea. When I am depressed, my visionnarrowed.

This friend has alovely and smart daughter and so charming like a flower in dancing. But, she isunable to see the outside world clearly. My friend ever so grieve that he wasso pessimistic. No other aids seem to help him, but he gained the delight aftera journey of hardship with looking ahead that the crucial life taught him.

Look ahead, hehas witnessed his daughter’s experience

journey----she is more beautiful andtamer and can take care of herself. She dresses her black excise cloth, withwhite dancing shoes, black and high-twist hair style with lighting belt; she isalways smile, indicating her charming youth in her mouth; she becomes strong inmind and smart, live on herself. As preferred, she becomes a warmly receiveddancing teacher?

The God is alwaysabsent when we knock His door. The great poet 朗費(fèi)羅 could not help commending,“Your你的命運(yùn)一如他人，每個(gè)生命都會(huì)下雨.” When it rains and we feel sad, it is worthlooking ahead. If one minute is not enough, then take one more. Looking againand again with a long time, or even your whole life and your love and hope. Seewhether所有的雨都

會(huì)停; see the sky after rain if it is cleaner, vaster, more fantastic and seewhether there is rainbow in magic.

There is alwaysthe time the God go home; the stop for rain and the hope and joyous ahead.

翻譯：看著前方

一個(gè)朋友對(duì)我說:“當(dāng)你憂傷時(shí)，請(qǐng)看著前方?！?/p>

說來也怪，每當(dāng)自己憂傷時(shí)，我很少看著前方，不是低低垂首，就是閉目不瞻，即便抬頭仰望星空，也是越看越茫然。憂傷時(shí)，自己的視野真的窄了。

這個(gè)朋友有一個(gè)冰雪聰明的女兒，美麗得像朵舞蹈著的花，但她完全看不到外邊的世界。朋友曾經(jīng)傷心欲絕，但沒有人能夠幫助到他療傷，是殘酷的生活教會(huì)他看著前方，發(fā)現(xiàn)和擁有那些前行一段路程才能得到的喜悅。

看著前方，他看到已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大的女兒——她更加漂亮乖巧，學(xué)會(huì)了自己照顧自己;她穿上了黑色的練功服、白色的舞蹈鞋，黑黑的頭發(fā)盤得高高的，用發(fā)光的發(fā)帶豎了起來;她時(shí)刻微笑著，那是匯集在她嘴角的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)明媚的春光;她變得堅(jiān)強(qiáng)睿智，能夠自食其力，如她所愿，果真成了一名受人歡迎的舞蹈老師、、、、、、

我們敲門時(shí)，上帝總是不在家。詩人朗費(fèi)羅為此感慨不已：“你的命運(yùn)一如他人，每個(gè)生命都會(huì)下雨?！毕掠陼r(shí)，憂傷時(shí)，最值得做的事情就像這位朋友所說的:看著前方!一分鐘不行，再看一分鐘，久久地看，一次又一次地看，用一生的經(jīng)歷來看，用最真的愛滿懷著希望來看?？纯词遣皇恰八械挠甓紩?huì)停”，看看雨后的天空是不是更潔凈、更遼遠(yuǎn)、更美麗，是不是還會(huì)奇跡般地出現(xiàn)彩虹。

上帝總有回家的時(shí)候，雨水總會(huì)停下，前方總有希望和喜悅。

英語勵(lì)志小故事7：How Important It is

There isa suitcase for you with a million US dollar in .

Thesuitcase is placed in a building away from you about one hour driving. Thecondition is, you need to get there within two hours. If you did, I will giveyou the suitcase with a million US dollar. Or if you late for only one minute,nothing will you get. When would you get about?

Manywould say: “Now.” will you?

Now youset out. You hurry into your car, start it, drive for the building. You are soexcited and wonder what to do about the one million US dollars. All of a sudden,you are stopped by the traffic jam. You turn on the radio and find there is noany way to get there because of the accident on your way. What will you do neststep? Go back? Or step out your car, go to the building on foot (running oremploy a helicopter or other ways)?

If, youare on the way to the dentist’s office and there is a traffic jam, surely youwould turn back and appoit for another time.

Why isthere difference between these two thins? Because of the destination. If it isquite important for you, you will conquer it, regardless any hardship; or ifyit is not so serious, you may call it a day.

Therefore,the best way to face the difficulty is to make the thing a business.

翻譯：事情有多重要

我有一個(gè)手提箱要給你，里面有100萬美元現(xiàn)金。手提箱放在離你現(xiàn)在住的地方大約1小時(shí)車程的一幢大樓上，條件是：你要在2小時(shí)內(nèi)到達(dá)那幢大樓。如果在2個(gè)小時(shí)之內(nèi)到，我就把皮箱交給你，你就多了100萬美元。但是只要你遲到一分鐘，你就一分錢都得不到。那么你什么時(shí)候出發(fā)去拿幢大樓呢?

很多人會(huì)回答：“現(xiàn)在就去。”你呢?

你出發(fā)了。跳上你的車，發(fā)動(dòng)，向那幢大樓方向開去。你相當(dāng)激動(dòng)，計(jì)劃著怎樣花那100萬美元。突然，路上堵車了，你的車子開不動(dòng)了。你打開收音機(jī)，發(fā)現(xiàn)在你和那幢大樓之間發(fā)生了重大交通事故，你沒有別的路可以到達(dá)那里。你會(huì)怎么辦?你會(huì)打道回府嗎?或者打開車門走出來，走路(跑步或雇用直升飛機(jī)或用別的方法)去那幢大樓?

如果你去看牙醫(yī)，在路上也發(fā)生堵車，你肯定會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)回家，跟牙醫(yī)約另一天。 這兩種情況為什么會(huì)不一樣?因?yàn)槌鲂械哪康氖遣煌?。如果你要做的事情?duì)你非常重要，再大的困難你都會(huì)設(shè)法克服; 如果你覺得要做的事情不是很重要，遇到困難你就會(huì)放棄了。

所以，克服困難的最好的方法，就是把你要做的事情看得非常重要。

英語勵(lì)志小故事8：All Slopes are Easy toGo

He was a professor. At the age of 90, hestill work eight hours everyday regardless the season and weather.

His secretary said: “He is extremely old,but he forced himself walk from his living place to office through two blocks.It would take him an hour, but he insisted to because it makes him get a senseof success. ”

The other day, an university student stepout from his office with a pile of books. He complained emotionally: “He isalways this man. He may answer me just with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to my question.However, he always gave me dozens of books and suggests me to find the answer.”

Later, he knew what this studentcomplained. He told with smile: “This is the method I have learnt, a hard andtroublesome way. If that kid could make full use of those books, he might knowhis question and maybe a good lawyer in the future.”

This 90-year-old man was 龐德, who was the president of law college in HawardUniversity.

Once a philosophist said: “You should dosome thing that you don not want to every one or two days.”

This is the foundation of life progress.

Just like another phlosophist said: “allslopes are easy to go. ”

翻譯：容易走的都是下坡路

他在一所大學(xué)做教授，90歲的時(shí)候，荏苒每天堅(jiān)持工作8小時(shí)，不論春秋冬夏，也不論風(fēng)霜雨雪。

他的秘書說：“他很衰弱，但是每天逼著自己從住的地方走過兩個(gè)街口到辦公室來，這段路要走一個(gè)小時(shí)，他卻一定要走，因?yàn)檫@使他自覺有成就感?！?/p>

有一天，有個(gè)大學(xué)生從他辦公室里出來，捧著一大堆書，一臉不高興的抱怨：“總是這一套。我問一個(gè)和簡(jiǎn)單的問題，他可以用一個(gè)’是’或’否’回答，卻給我十幾本書，說可以在這些書里找到我所要的答案?！?/p>

他后來知道了這個(gè)學(xué)生的抱怨，微笑著說：“這就是我學(xué)到的讀書方法，艱難費(fèi)事的方法。那孩子如能好好的鉆研這些書，就可以了解這個(gè)問題，將來也許能成為一個(gè)好律師。”

這個(gè)90歲的老人就是曾任美國(guó)哈佛大學(xué)法學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)的龐德。

有一位哲學(xué)家說：“你應(yīng)該每一兩天做一些你不想做的事?！?/p>

這是人生進(jìn)步的基礎(chǔ)。

正如另一位哲人所說“容易走的都是下坡路。”

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