英語(yǔ)經(jīng)典美文：成功是一種選擇

　　必須認(rèn)識(shí)到歷史上有許許多多的亊例都講述了克服重重困難之后才成為卓越不凡之人。而他們?cè)鎸?duì)的困難如此之大，以至于足以輕易粉碎他們的意志，并讓他們流落于塵俗之中。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家?guī)?lái)英語(yǔ)經(jīng)典美文：成功是一種選擇，希望大家喜歡!

　　All of us ought to be able to brace ourselves for thepredictable challenges and setbacks that crop upeveryday. If we expect that life won’t be perfect, we’llbe able to avoid that impulse to quit. But even ifyouare strong enough to persist the obstacle course of lifeand work, sometimes you will encounter an adverseevent that will completely knock you on your back.

　　Whether it’s a financial loss, the loss of respect of your peers or loved ones, or some othertraumatic event in your life these major setbacks leave you doubting yourself and wondering if thingscan ever changefor the better again.

　　Adversity happens to all of us, and it happens all the time. Some form of major adversity is eithergoing to be there or it’s lying in wait just around the corner. To ignore adversity is to succumb tothe ultimate self-delusion.

　　But you must recognize that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved greatnessdespite facing hurdles so steep that easily could have crashed their spirit and left them lying in thedust. Moses was a stutterer, yet he was called on to be the voice of God. Abraham Lincoln overcomesa difficult childhood, depression, the death of two sons, and constant ridicule during the Civil Warto become arguably our greatest president ever. Helen Keller made an impact on the world despitebeing deaf, dumb, and blind from an early age. Franklin Roosevelt had polio.

　　There are endless examples. These were people who not only looked adversity in the face butlearned valuable lessons about overcoming difficult circumstances and were able to move ahead.

　　美文翻譯：

　　我們每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該讓自己做好準(zhǔn)備，迎接每天可以預(yù)見的挑戰(zhàn)和突如其來(lái)的挫折。假如我們相信生活并非十全十美，我們就能夠避免因一時(shí)沖動(dòng)而放棄追求。但是即使你足夠堅(jiān)強(qiáng)并能夠在生活和工作的障礙重重的道路上挺進(jìn)，有時(shí)候你也會(huì)遭遇逆境，它將會(huì)在背后給你狠狠一擊。

　　不管是出現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟(jì)損失，或是失去同輩及親人的尊敬，或是遭受其他的生活重創(chuàng),這些巨大的挫折都會(huì)使你對(duì)自己產(chǎn)生懷疑，并且想知道情況是否能夠好轉(zhuǎn)。

　　我們每個(gè)人都可能遭遇困境，而且它時(shí)常發(fā)生,有些災(zāi)禍不是即刻發(fā)生就是藏于角落以待時(shí)機(jī)。而忽視逆塊則無(wú)異于徹頭徹尾的自我欺騙。

　　但是你必須認(rèn)識(shí)到歷史上有許許多多的亊例都講述了克服重重困難之后才成為卓越不凡之人。而他們?cè)鎸?duì)的困難如此之大，以至于足以輕易粉碎他們的意志，并讓他們流落于塵俗之中。摩西曾有口吃，但他后來(lái)卻成為傳播上帝福音的使者。亞伯拉罕·林肯戰(zhàn)勝了童年的艱難困苦、絕望沮喪、喪失兩子之痛以及內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中紛至奮來(lái)的嘲弄，最終成為典國(guó)歷史上無(wú)可擊辯的最偉大的總統(tǒng)。海倫·凱勒從小就雙目失明，雙耳失聰，又是個(gè)啞巴,但她還是對(duì)世界產(chǎn)生了深刻彩響。而富蘭克林·羅斯福則患有小兒麻痹癥。

　　類似的例子不勝枚舉。這些人不僅大膽地直面逆境，而且從中學(xué)到了征服困境的寶貴經(jīng)驗(yàn)，然后能夠男往直前。