Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
英语智慧美文之超越自我篇01:Follow Your Dream追随梦想mp3
There was a young man born in a poor family, as a result, his school career was continually interrupted.
有一个年轻人出世在一个穷的家庭里。结果,他的求学过程并不顺利。
Once he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up , That night he write a seven--page paper describing his goal of some day owing a horse ranch, he writehis dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch , then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000--square--foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch . he put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his techer.
一旦他被要求写一篇关于自己想要什么可以做,当他长大的。 那天晚上,他写了七页纸,描述他的目标是将来拥有一个大牧场。他详细地写下了他的梦想,他也画了一张200亩农场的设计图。他详尽地计划4000平方英尺的房子,坐在一张200亩农场的梦想。
Two days later, he received his paper back,on the front page was a large red F with a note that read " see me after class" the boy with dream went to see the techer after class and asked "why did i receive an F ?", the techer said "this is an unrealistic dream for young boy like you " you have no money you have no resouces from your family, there is no way you could ever do it ,then the techer added "if you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, i will reconside your grade"
他提出了大量的,他的心为这个项目和第二天交给了老师。两天后他拿回了报告。封面上是一个又红又大的F和一个便条。”下课后来见我。” 怀着梦想的男孩下课后去见老师问,“为什么给我不及格?” 老师说,“这是一个不切实际的梦想,一个年轻的男孩像你。你没有钱。你没有资源来自你的家庭。你没有办法做到。”接着他又说,“如果你重新写一个比较现实的目标,我会重新考虑你的分数。”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard . he asked his father what he should do, his farther said , '' look ,son,you have to make up your own mind on this , however, i think it is very importent decision for you "
男孩回到家里,思考了很久。他问他的父亲他应该怎么做。他的父亲说,“听着,儿子,你必须使你自己的想法在这。然而,我认为这是一个非常重要的决定,你。”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper,making no changes at all. he stated , " you can keep the F and i will keep my dream ".
最后,一个星期后,他把原来的纸,没有任何变化。他说,“你不及格,我会坚持我的梦想。”
Recollecting the story , writer was sitting in Boy's 4,000--square--foot house in the middle of 200-acre ranch Two summers ago , that same school teacher brought 30 Kids to camp out on his ranch . when the teacher was leaving ,ha said " look , Monty ,i can teel you this now, when i was your tezcher ,i was something of a dream stealer. During those years ,i stole a lot of Kids' dreams,fortunately, you had enough gumption not to give up on yours."
回忆这个故事,我的朋友和我正坐在他的占地4000平方英尺的房子中间的一个200英亩的牧场。两年前的夏天,那位老师带了30个孩子在他的农场露营。当老师离开的时候,他说,“看,蒙蒂,我现在可以告诉你了。当我是你的老师,我是一个梦想的小偷。在那些年里,我偷了很多孩子们的梦想。幸亏你有这个毅力坚持自己的梦想。” |