成功的奥秘何在？
什么才是成功的DNA密码？
决定和行动。
做出决定，采取行动，
那就没有什么能够阻挡你。
成功是过程，不是终点。
它意味着重要的不是你最终到达哪里，
而是你在这一旅程中努力做了些什么；
意味着不管你做了什么，
只要努力了，就一定不会失败。
成功是过程，而不是终点
Success Is a Journey， Not a Destination
泰勒·布林克曼 / Tyler Brinkmann
It is very important to have a law of life to base your life on. A law of life that means a lot to me is： Success is a journey， not a destination. It means that what matters is not necessarily where you are at the end， but what you accomplish while you are trying along the way. It means that no matter what， as long as you try， you can never fail. It means you can learn from your mistakes and continue on the next journey a little wiser.
One person I believe that shares my law of life is Mark McGwire. He didn’t get caught up in the home-run chase in the 1998 season， but instead played every game in the best way he could. And， most of the time， he helped his team. He didn’t just go out there and hit home runs because he wanted to be ahead in the end， but because he wanted to make it a good season for his teammates and him.
I also think the l999-2000 St. Louis Rams as a whole are utilizing my law of life. They play every game with their full potential instead of letting a few winning games go to their heads. They stay focused on playing in the Super Bowl. They know that even if they don’t go all the way， they still will be successful because they have had a good journey. Even though they lost some games， they didn’t give up.
It does not matter if you do not have the ability to be on top in the end， to win the championship； all that matters is that you worked hard the whole time. There are a few people in the world who already understand what it means. They understand that success is a journey， not a destination. But wouldn’t it be a much better world if everyone did， if everyone would realize that someone will win and someone will lose， but what’s important is that both sides need to try their best？ After all， it’s not who wins or loses， but how well you play the game， and I hope I have applied this in my own life.
生活中有“人生法则”做基础是极其重要的。给我带来极大影响的一条“人生法则”就是：成功是过程，不是终点。它意味着重要的不是你最终到达哪里，而是你在这一旅程中努力做了些什么；意味着不管你做了什么，只要努力了，就一定不会失败；还意味着你能从错误中吸取经验教训，以便更好地继续下一段旅程。
我相信一定会有一个人同意我的“人生法则”，那就是马克？麦戈维尔。在1998年的赛季中，他虽然没有打完全场，但每一场球赛他都竭尽全力了，并且大多数时间他都在帮助队友们。他并非一心为了取胜才去参加比赛，只是因为他希望这个赛季能够成为自己和队友们的一个好的赛季。
与此同时，我认为在1999—2000年比赛期间，圣路易？拉姆斯在整体上也遵循了我的“人生法则”。他们在每一场比赛中都充分发挥，而不是赢了几场比赛就被胜利冲昏了头脑。他们在超级杯比赛时全力以赴。他们明白即使不能走完全程，他们也是成功的，因为他们经历了一个精彩的过程。尽管输了几场球赛，但他们从未放弃。
假如你最终没能登上成功的峰顶，取得胜利的桂冠，那又何妨，重要的是你一直都在努力。世界上只有极少数人懂得这个道理——成功是过程，不是终点。假如所有人都明白这个道理，大家都意识到有人会成功，也有人会失败，最为重要的是两者都尽了他们最大的努力，那么我们的世界将会是多么美好啊！毕竟，重要的不是输或赢，而是我们在比赛中努力了。我希望在生活中，我就是这样做的。
心灵小语
哪里，而是一路上你都做过什么。不管你做了什么，只要努力了
记忆填空
1. Success is a__， not a destination. It__ that what matters is not necessarily where you are at the__， but__ you accomplish while you are trying along the way. It means that no matter what， as long as you try， you can__ fail. It means you can learn__ your mistakes and continue on the next journey a little wiser.
2. They__ focused on playing in the Super Bowl. They know that even if they don’t go all the__， they still will be successful__ they have had a good journey. Even though they__ some games， they didn’t give up.
佳句翻译
1. 生活中有“人生法则”做基础是极其重要的。给我带来极大影响的一条“人生法则”就是：成功是过程，不是终点。
译______________
2. 假如你最终没能登上成功的峰顶，取得胜利的桂冠，那又何妨，重要的是你一直都在努力。
译______________
3. 毕竟，重要的不是输或赢，而是我们在比赛中努力了。
译______________
短语应用
1. Even though they lost some games， they didn’t give up.
even though：即使；尽管；虽然；纵然
造______________
2. After all， it’s not who wins or loses， but how well you play the game， and I hope I have applied this in my own life.
after all：毕竟；终究；究竟；终于
造______________
你期待的是什么
What Do You Expect
佛罗伦萨·斯高伏尔·西恩 / Florence Scovel Shinn
Faith is expectancy， “According to your faith， be it unto you.”
We might say， according to your expectancies， be it done unto you； so， what are you expecting？
We hear people say， “We expect the worst to happen，” or “The worst is yet to come.” They are deliberately inviting the worst to come.
We hear others say， “I expect a change for the better.” They are inviting better conditions into their lives.
Change your expectancies and you change your conditions.
How can you change your expectancies， when you have formed the habit of expecting loss， lack or failure？
Begin to act as if you expected success， happiness and abundance； prepare for your good.
Do something to show you expect it to come. Active faith alone will impress the subconscious.
If you have spoken the word for a home， prepare for it immediately， as if you hadn’t a moment to lose. Collect little ornaments， table-cloths， etc.！
Keep on noticing beautiful things， and you make an invisible contact. Sooner or later these things are drawn into your life， unless you say， “Poor me， too good to be true.”
The soul is the subconscious mind. You can expect any seemingly impossible good from God.
Get the realization that every blessing is good in action， and see God in every face and good in every situation. This makes you master of all conditions.
信念意味着期待——你的信念造就了你这个人。
我们也可以说，向你期待的方向发展，最终成就你自己。那么，你期待的是什么？
我们常常听人们说：“我们期待更坏的事情降临”或“糟糕的事情还没有发生。”他们这是故意给自己找麻烦。
我们也会听到这样的说法：“我期待更好的改变。”这样的人已经把幸运之神请进了他们的生活。
所以，改变你的期待，你的境况就会得到改善。
当你已经形成患得患失的习惯时，怎样才能改变你的期待呢？
你首先要坚定信念：自己能够成功，一定会拥有幸福美满的生活。你还要作好充分的准备。
做一些事情，以表明你的期待。实际上，这种积极的信念甚至能够影响你的潜意识。
假如你打算装饰一下自己的家，那么不要有片刻的犹豫。马上行动吧！你可以去买一些装饰品、桌布等等。
把注意力集中在美好的事物上，那么你自然会与美好的事情结下良缘。美好的事情迟早会来到你的身边，除非你整日抱怨：“我真可怜，事事不顺心。”
我们的潜意识即我们的灵魂。不管事实看起来多么不可思议，你都可以期望从上帝那里得到好处。
最重要的是，不管你拥有什么愿望，都必须付诸实践，让自己朝好的方向发展。而且，不管身处何种境遇，都要看到积极的一面。这样，你才能成为生活的主宰者。
心灵小语
不管你拥有什么愿望，都得付诸实践，让自己朝好的方向发展。不管身处何种境遇，都要看到积极的一面。这样，你才能成为生活的主宰者。
记忆填空
1. We hear people say，“We expect the worst to__ ，”or“The worst is yet to come.”They are deliberately inviting the__ to come.
2. Do something to__ you expect it to come. Active faith__ will impress the subconscious.
3. If you have__ the word for a home， prepare for it immediately， as if you hadn’t a moment to lose.__ little ornaments， table-cloths， etc.！
佳句翻译
1. 信念意味着期待——你的信念造就了你这个人。
译______________
2. 把注意力集中在美好的事物上，那么你自然会与美好的事情结下良缘。
译______________
3. 最重要的是，不管你拥有什么愿望，都必须付诸实践，让自己朝好的方向发展。
译______________
短语应用
1. Begin to act as if you expected success， happiness and abundance； prepare for your good.
prepare for：为……作准备
造______________
2. Sooner or later these things are drawn into your life， unless you say， “Poor me， too good to be true.”
sooner or later：迟早；早晚；或迟或早；梦醒时分
造______________
成功的DNA密码
The DNA of Success
厄尔·曼 / Earl Mann
Today we’re going to talk about DNA： that thing that makes you who you are， that thing that makes you who you can become， that thing that is coded into your essence and determines what your capacity is， what your limits are！ Your DNA is your “Decisions and Actions”. That’s what determines who you are！
If you do enough research and listen to enough scientists on human potential， they will tell you that you are precisely where you are in life because of the decisions and actions that you’ve taken up to this point. Understanding this is critical to going forward with success. If you are today the result of all the decisions and actions up to this point， then who you are tomorrow will be the result of all the decisions and actions you take between now and then. So， understanding that， getting your hands and mind around this DNA， is the key. Every decision you make， every action you take is either in support of or in opposition to your achievement of whatever you have determined as your own individual success.
But understand this： lf you have the winner’s DNA， everything changes. Everything is changing. You look out into the world and you see allies instead of enemies. You see keys instead of locks. You see solutions instead of obstacles. Getting your mind around these “Decisions and Actions” makes your path to your individual goals that much clearer. People with the winning DNA don’t request that the path to their success be easy. They don’t even request that it be fair. They just request that it be worth it because if they know that it’s worth it， then they can do whatever is necessary to achieve it. All that is necessary， the only thing that is necessary， is that you understand that the only thing between you now and you where you want to be is all the “Decisions and Actions” that you can squeeze in between.
Give yourself a DNA test. Ask yourself， “What are the decisions I am making and what are the actions I am taking？ Why am I making those decisions？ Why am I taking those actions？ Where are those decisions taking me？ Where are those actions leading me？ Are they taking me to a place that is worth it？” If they are， then we will all see you when you arrive； because there is nothing on this planet that can stop you.
Decide. Act. And expect a great day！
今天，我们来讨论一下什么是DNA。DNA创造了你本身，决定着你能够成为什么样的人，它造就了你的本性，决定着你的能力和缺陷。你的DNA是你的“决定和行动”，是决定你之所以是你的因素。
在人类潜能方面，假如你能做充分的研究，并听取众多科学家的建议，他们就会告诉你先前的所有决定和行动决定了你此时在生活中的位置。理解这一点，对于迈向成功尤为重要。假如今天的你是由你先前的决心和行动所致，那么明天的你将由你现在和以后的所有决定和行动控制。所以，理解了这些，让你的双手和思想围绕这种DNA而行动，这是重点所在。你所做的每个决定，采取的每一次行动，或者有助于你沿着内心的成功之路前进，或者与之相悖。
然而要懂得这一点：假如你拥有赢家的DNA，一切就会改变。一切都处于变化之中。纵观全世界，你看到的是朋友而非敌人，是钥匙而非枷锁，是解决方法而非阻碍。心中怀着这些“决定和行动”会让你通往个人目标的道路更加畅通。拥有赢家DNA的人是不会要求让自己的成功之路平坦无阻的。他们甚至不会要求这条路是公平的，而是希望这条道路是值得拼搏的，因为假如知道这一切付出是值得的，他们就能够付出所有必要的努力去实现梦想。你要知道，在此时的你与你理想中的自己之间，你所能塞入的所有东西也是唯一的东西，就是决定和行动。
测试一下自己的DNA。问问你自己：“我现在做的是什么决定，采取的是什么行动？我为什么要做那些决定？为什么要采取那些行动？那些决定将会把我带到什么地方？那些行动将会指引我走向何方？它们会带领我走向值得拼搏的地方吗？”假如它们能，那么当你到达目的地时，我们都会看见你，因为这个世界上没有什么能够阻挡你。
做出决定，采取行动。那样你就会拥有意义非凡的一天！
心灵小语
DNA创造了你本身，决定着你能够成为什么样的人，它造就了你的本性，决定着你的能力和缺陷。关注你今天的决定和行动，拥有成功者的DNA。
记忆填空
1. Today we’re going to talk about__： that thing that makes you who you are， that thing that makes you__ you can become， that thing that is coded into your essence and determines__ your capacity is， what your limits are！ Your DNA is your“Decisions and__”.
2. Ask yourself，“What are the decisions I am making and what are the actions I am__？ Why am I making those decisions？ Why am I taking those actions？__ are those decisions taking me？ Where are those actions leading me？ Are they taking me to a place that is__ it？”
佳句翻译
1. 你要知道，在此时的你与你理想中的自己之间，你所能塞入的所有东西也是唯一的东西，就是决定和行动。
译______________
2. 这个世界上没有什么能够阻挡你。
译______________
3. 做出决定，采取行动。那样你就会拥有意义非凡的一天！
译______________
短语应用
1. If you are today the result of all the decisions and actions up to this point...
up to this point：到目前为止
造______________
2. ...every action you take is either in support of or in opposition to your achievement of whatever you have determined...
in support of：支持；拥护
造______________
你今天很郁闷吗
The Blue Day Book
佚名 / Anonymous
Everybody has blue days. These are miserable days when you feel lousy， grumpy， lonely and utterly exhausted. Days when you feel small and insignificant， when everything seems just out of reach. You can’t rise to the occasion. Just getting started seems impossible. On blue days you can become paranoid that everyone is out to get you. (This is not always such a bad thing.) You feel frustrated and anxious， which can induce a nail-biting frenzy that can escalate into a triple-chocolate-mud-cake-eating frenzy in a blink of an eye！ On blue days you feel like you’re floating in an ocean of sadness. You’re about to burst into tears at any moment and you don’t even know why. Ultimately， you feel like you are wandering through life without purpose. You’re not sure how much longer you can hang on and you feel like shouting， “Will someone please shoot me！” It doesn’t take much to bring on a blue day. You might just wake up not feeling or looking your best， find some new wrinkles， put on a little weight， or get a huge pimple on your nose. You could forget your date’s name or have an embarrassing photograph published. You might get dumped， divorced or fired， make fool of yourself in public， be afflicted with a demeaning nickname， or just have a plain old bad-hair day. Maybe work is a pain in the butt. You’re under major pressure to fill someone else’s shoes， your boss is picking on you， and everyone in the office is driving you crazy. You might have a splitting headache， or a slipped disk， bad breath， a toothache， chronic gas， dry lips， or an ingrown toenail. Whatever the reason， you’re convinced that someone up there doesn’t like you. Oh what to do， what to do？
Well， if you’re like most people， you’ll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out. Then you will spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder， waiting for everything to go wrong all over again. All the while becoming crusty and cynical or a pathetic， sniveling victim. Until you get so depressed that you lie down and beg the earth to swallow you up or， even worse， become addicted to Billy Joel songs. This is crazy， because you’re only young once and you’re never old twice. Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the corner？
After all， the world is full of amazing discoveries， things you can’t even imagine now. There are delicious， happy sniffs and scrumptious snacks to share. Hey， you might end up fabulously rich or even become a huge superstar (one day). Sounds good， doesn’t it？ But wait， there’s more！ There are handstands， and games to play and yoga and karaoke and wild， crazy， bohemian dancing. But best of all， there’s romance， which means long dreamy stares， whispering sweet nothings， cuddles， smooches， more smooches and even more smooches， a frisky love bite or two， and then， well， anything goes. So how can you find that blissful “just sliding into a hot bubble bath” kind of feeling？ It’s easy.
First， stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It’s time to face the music. Now just relax. Take some deep breaths (in through the nose and out through the mouth). Try to meditate if you can. Or go for a walk to clear your head. Accept the fact that you’ll have to let go of some emotional baggage. Try seeing things from a different perspective. Maybe you’re actually the one at fault. If that’s the case， be big enough to say you’re sorry (It is never too late to do this). If someone else is doing the wrong thing， stand up and say， “That’s not right and I won’t stand for it！” It’s OK to be forceful (It’s really okay to blow raspberries). Be proud of who you are， but don’t lose the ability to laugh at yourself(This is a lot easier when you associate with positive people). Live every day as if it were your last， because one day it will be. Don’t be afraid to bite off more than you can chew. Take big risks. Never hang back. Get out there and go for it. After all， isn’t that what life is all about？
I think so too.
人人都会有忧郁的时候。这些令人痛苦的日子，会让你感到恶心、烦躁、孤独、身心疲惫，你会觉得自己很渺小，总是被忽视，好像什么事情都做不好。你难以振作，重新开始仿佛是根本不可能的。忧郁的那几天，你会变成妄想狂，好像每个人都会吞掉你一样。（其实情况并不总是那么糟）你感觉失落和忧虑，你会疯狂地咬指甲，甚至在一眨眼的工夫就吃掉一大块巧克力蛋糕！忧郁、烦躁的日子里，你会觉得自己仿佛漂浮在悲伤的海洋里。你会毫无缘由地突然痛哭。最终，你感觉自己在生命中漫无目的地徘徊。
你不知道自己还能坚持多久，只想大叫：“谁能一枪打死我！”一点儿小事就会带来忧郁、烦闷的一天。也许你一觉醒来，感觉上或看起来不是最好的自己，只是发现又有了新的皱纹，又胖了几斤，鼻子上长了个大痘痘。也许你忘记了约会对象的名字，或被刊登了一张令人尴尬的照片。也许你被人抛弃，离了婚，或被炒鱿鱼，被当众愚弄，被人起低贱的绰号，或每天都留着一头难看的旧发型，或许工作常让你碰壁。在巨大压力之下，你接替了别人的位置，老板对你百般刁难，办公室里的每个人都令你发狂。你也许会头疼欲裂，或摔跤、口臭、牙疼、放屁、嘴唇干裂或指甲长到肉里。无论是什么原因，你都深信，总是有人不喜欢你。哦，该怎么做，我该怎么办啊？
如果跟多数人一样，你躲起来，自欺欺人地认为所有的问题都会自动解决，那么你将会用尽余生回头张望，等待做错的事重新来过。同时，你会变得脾气暴躁、愤世嫉俗，或变成可怜巴巴、涕泪横流的受害者。直到你沮丧地躺下来，请求地面将你吞噬，或更糟糕的是，沉溺于比利？乔的歌曲中无法自拔。这真是疯狂，因为你的青春只有一次，绝不会有第二次。又有谁会知道拐角处还藏着什么奇迹呢？
当今世界上充满了令人惊奇的发现。有些事情你甚至无法想象。你可以分享那些有着令人迷醉的香气、美味绝伦的点心。你也许最终会拥有惊人的财富，甚至（某天）成为万人瞩目的超级巨星。听起来不错，是吧？但是等等，还有更多呢！你可以玩游戏或演奏乐器，还可以享受瑜伽、卡拉OK以及狂野、放荡不羁的舞蹈。但是所有的事情之中，最美好的还是浪漫的爱情。这就意味着拥有长久的、梦幻般的凝视，耳边的甜言蜜语，无休无止的拥抱亲吻，一两个爱意绵绵的调皮咬痕，然后可能会发生任何事。这种幸福的感觉就好像滑入一个热气腾腾的泡泡浴池一样。那你怎样才能找到这种感觉呢？很简单。
首先要做的就是不要再逃避那些让你烦恼的事情，是时候去面对了。现在就让自己放松一下，深呼吸（用鼻子吸气，再用嘴呼出）。如果可以的话，试着沉思冥想，或散步清醒大脑。你必须放下感情的包袱，接受现实。试着换一个角度来看待问题，也许问题就出在你自己身上。如果真是如此，那就大大方方地说“对不起”（永远不要觉得太迟而不去做）。如果是他人做错了，那就站出来说：“那是不对的，我不会同意。”可以做得强硬一点儿（有时还可以发出嘘声）。为自己而骄傲，但不要忘了适度地自嘲（当你和积极的人交往时，这就非常容易了）。把生活中的每一天都当做生命的末日，因为它迟早会来的。不要害怕尝试超出自己能力的事情，要敢于承担巨大的风险，决不退缩，勇敢地走出这一步并努力去做好它。毕竟，生活不就是这样吗？
我也是这样想的。
心灵小语
生活中有快乐，也有忧伤，每个人都会有忧郁的时候。当被坏情绪困扰的时候，不要逃避现实，不要让恐惧充满你的生活。把每一天当做生命的末日，勇敢地面对生活，接受挑战。
记忆填空
1. Well， if you’re__ most people， you’ll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort__ out. Then you will spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder， waiting for everything to go__ all over again.
2. This is crazy， because you’re only young__and you’re__ old twice. Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the__ ？
3. After all， the world is full of amazing discoveries， things you can’t even__ now. There are delicious， happy sniffs and scrumptious snacks to__. Hey， you might end up fabulously rich or even become a huge superstar (one day).__ good， doesn’t it？
佳句翻译
1. 忧郁、烦躁的日子里，你会觉得自己仿佛漂浮在悲伤的海洋里。
译______________
2. 把生活中的每一天都当做生命的末日，因为它迟早会来的。
译______________
3. 勇敢地走出这一步并努力去做好它。毕竟，生活不就是这样吗？
译______________
短语应用
1. Days when you feel small and insignificant， when everything seems just out of reach.
out of reach：够不着
造______________
2. ...and everyone in the office is driving you crazy.
drive sb. crazy：让人发疯；逼疯
造______________
首先做一个堂堂正正的人
First， Be a Man
奥里森·马登 / Orison Marden
Rousseau says， “According to the order of nature， men being equal， their common vocation is the profession of humanity； and whoever is well educated to discharge the duty of a man cannot be badly prepared to fill any of those offices that have a relation to him. It matters little to me whether my pupil be designed for the army， the pulpit， or the bar. To live is the profession I would teach him. When I have done with him， it is true he will be neither a soldier， a lawyer， nor a divine. Let him first be a man. Fortune may remove him from one rank to another， as he pleases， he will be always found in his place.”
“First of all，” replied the boy James A. Garfield， when asked what he meant to be， “I must make myself a man； if I do not succeed in that， I can succeed in nothing.”
One great need of the world today is for men and women who are good animals. To endure the strain of our concentrated civilization， the coming man and woman must have an excess of animal spirits. They must have a robustness of health. Mere absence of disease is not health. It is the overflowing fountain， not the one half full， that gives life and beauty to the valley below. Only he is healthy who exults in mere animal existence； whose very life is a luxury； who feels a bounding pulse throughout his body； who feels life in every limb， as dogs do when scouring over the field， or as boys do when gliding over fields of ice.
Dispense with the doctor by being temperate； the lawyer by keeping out of debt； the demagogue， by voting for honest men； and poverty， by being industrious.
A man is never so happy as when he suffices to himself， and can walk without crutches or a guide.
“The body of an athlete and the soul of a sage，” wrote Voltaire to Helvetius， “these are what we require to be happy.”
In the professions， it is true， we find greater skill and faithfulness， but usually they have been developed at the expense of mental and moral breadth.
The merely professional man is narrow； worse than that， he is in a sense an artificial man， a creature of technicalities and specialties， removed alike from the broad truth of nature and from the healthy influence of human converse. In society， the most accomplished man of mere professional skill is often a nullity； he has sunk his personality in his dexterity.
As Nature tries every way to induce us to obey her laws by rewarding their observance with health， pleasure and happiness， and punishes their violation by pain and disease， so she resorts to every means to induce us to expand and develop the great possibilities she has implanted within us. She nerves us to the struggle， beneath which all great blessings are buried， and beguiles the tedious marches by holding up before us glittering prizes， which we may almost touch， but never quite possess. She covers up her ends of discipline by trial， of character building through suffering by throwing a splendor and glamour over the future； lest the hard， dry facts of the present dishearten us， and she fails in her great purpose. As a mother teaches her baby to walk， by holding up a toy at a distance， not that the child may reach the toy， but that it may develop its muscles and strength， compared with which the toys are mere baubles； so Nature goes before us through life， tempting us with higher and higher toys， but ever with one object in view—the development of the man.
卢梭说：“按照自然的法则，每个人都是平等的，很好地表现人性是人类共同的责任。任何一个受过良好教育的人都会很好地完成一切与他相关的工作。不论我的学生将来会成为军人、牧师，还是律师，对我来说都相差无几。我所要教给他们的是要堂堂正正地活着。当一个人完成教育生涯，他不会是一位军人，不会是一名律师，也不会成为一名神职人员，但他首先会是一个堂堂正正的人。不论命运为他作了怎样的安排，他都很乐观，并会很快地找到自己的位置。”
美国第20任总统詹姆斯？加菲尔德在孩提时期被问及长大后的愿望，当时他这样回答：“首先，我要让自己成为一个堂堂正正的人，假如我做不到这一点，那么做任何事情都不会成功。”
现今世界迫切地需要优秀的人才。未来的人们应具有超强的能力，以承受来自文明高度集中的社会所带来的紧张生活和压力。他们必须精力充沛，身体健康，而仅仅没有疾病不能说是真正的健康。只有拥有足够的力量源泉，而不是一杯半盏，才能让未来的生活和前途不滑入低谷。一个人只有身体健康，才会因自身的存在而欢欣雀跃；他的生命才会五彩斑斓；他才会感受到跳动的脉搏穿梭全身；才会从各个方面来感受生命的喜悦，像狗在原野上撒欢，或者孩子们在冰原上滑行一样。
作为医生，对待病人应该温和体贴；作为律师，应该身无债务；作为政治家，应该坦诚地进行选举；作为穷人，应该勤勉努力。
只有当一个人能够满足自己，不需要借助拐杖或引导者也能往前走的时候，他才会觉得很快乐。
“运动员的身体以及圣人的灵魂，”伏尔泰写信给爱尔维修时说，“是我们开心快乐的必要保证。”
在各类工作中，我们的确拥有了更好的技术和忠诚，可是它们往往是以精神和道德的损害为代价而发展的。
一个纯粹的技术人员，他的思想是狭隘的。更糟糕的是，从一定程度来讲，他只是一个机器人，一种技术与专长结合在一起的生物，他已经远离了人性中最主要的情感交流。在社会生活中，那些仅仅在专业技能上有非凡成就的人，往往是不具备生活能力的人；他的灵巧已把他的个性埋没其中。
人类的天性尝试着各种方法，来引导我们遵从她的规律。她以健康、快乐和幸福作为对人类遵从其规则的回报，以痛苦和疾病来作为对人类不遵从其规则的惩罚。因此，她凭借引导我们的每一种方法，来延伸、发展其所灌输给我们的遵守规律的最大可能性。她激励我们去奋斗。她将所有美好的祝福蕴含在其中作为奖励，将祝福高高地悬挂在我们前方，引导着我们努力前进。而这些极具诱惑力的奖励，或许是我们都能触摸到的，也可能是永远也不能拥有的。人类的天性以各种考验作为她训练的结尾，以光明的未来抚慰饱经磨难的性格，以此来避免艰难、枯燥的现实会使我们失去勇气，而导致她的伟大目标失败。就像一位母亲教她的孩子学走路一样，她会在远处拿着一个玩偶，目的不是为了让孩子得到玩偶，而是为了锻炼孩子的肌肉和力量，至于是什么样的玩偶则无关紧要。所以，天性在我们生命过程的前方，举着越来越好的玩偶来诱导我们，而最后的目标始终清晰可见，那就是——我们所得到的成就。
心灵小语
人的一生，首先要学会的是堂堂正正地做人，否则做任何事都不会成功。
记忆填空
1. When I have done with him， it is true he will be neither a soldier， a lawyer，__ a divine. Let him__ be a man. Fortune may remove him from one rank to__， as he__， he will be always found in his place.
2. It is the overflowing fountain， not the one__ full， that gives life and beauty to the valley .__ he is healthy who exults in mere animal existence； whose very life is a luxury；__ feels a bounding pulse throughout his body； who feels life in every limb， as dogs do when scouring over the field， or as boys do__ gliding over fields of ice.
佳句翻译
1. 按照自然的法则，每个人都是平等的，很好地表现人性是人类共同的责任。
译______________
2. 只有当一个人能够满足自己，不需要借助拐杖或引导者也能往前走的时候，他才会觉得很快乐。
译______________
3. 在各类工作中，我们的确拥有了更好的技术和忠诚，可是它们往往是以精神和道德的损害为代价而发展的。
译______________
短语应用
1. She covers up her ends of discipline by trial， of character building through suffering by throwing a splendor and glamour over the future...
cover up：掩盖；隐藏；包住
造______________
2. ...but that it may develop its muscles and strength， compared with which the toys are mere baubles...
compare with：与……相比较；与……比较；与……相比（同类事物）
造______________
成功就在你面前
Success Is on the Other Side
斯图尔特·罗森 / Stuart Rosen
Everybody wants success. Some people aim for it； others just talk about it. We all know what it looks like， when someone else has it. Oftentimes it just seems like something too far out of reach.
The truth is： Success is closer than you think. It’s just on the other side. You have to want it enough， and be willing enough to get it.
On the Other Side of Fear.
Fear is your biggest obstacle—fear of failure； fear of the judgment of others； fear of actually succeeding. It will trip you up every time. It will cause you to make decisions that may seem “right” at the time， but they’re preventing you from actually getting over that wall.
On the Other Side of Excuses.
Success has no excuses. You either get it or you don’t. The minute you find a reason not to take another step towards success is the moment you stop being successful. In the symphony of success， excuses are just noise.
On the Other Side of Obstacles.
Everyone faces changes； different ones at different times. We all handle the same challenges differently； we all have different results. It’s how you handle each one and what you do with the results that count. An obstacle is something you either find a way around or allow to stop you. Remember， you’ve got to get passed obstacles in order to succeed.
谁都想获得成功。有的人以此为目标，而有的人则只是空谈。当有人获得成功时，我们都明白什么是成功。然而，很多时候，成功看起来似乎遥不可及。
事实的真相是：成功比你想象的要近得多，它就在对面。你需要对成功充满渴望，然后心甘情愿地去得到它。
成功在恐惧的对面。
恐惧是你的最大障碍——害怕失败，害怕他人的评价，害怕真正会获得成功。恐惧时刻会将你绊倒，它会让你做出那些在当时看似“正确”的决定，但是你的决定会阻挡你真正去克服那些困难。
成功在借口的对面。
成功无需任何借口。要么成功，要么失败。寻找借口，不再向成功迈近一步的那一刻，就是你不再获得成功之时。在成功的交响乐中，借口仅仅是一阵聒噪。
成功在障碍的对面。
每个人都面临着变化，并且不同的时刻有着不同的变化。同样的挑战，方式不同，结果也大相径庭。重要的是，你如何处理每个变化，以及如何应对那些重要的结果。对于障碍，你或者找到解决的方法，或者让它阻挡你前进的道路。记住，为了取得成功，你必须跨越障碍。
心灵小语
成功的秘诀，在于永不改变既定的目的。
记忆填空
1. Everybody wants__. Some people aim for it；__ just talk about it. We all know what it looks__， when someone else has it. Oftentimes it just seems like something too__ out of reach.
2.__ is your biggest obstacle—fear of failure； fear of the judgment of others； fear of actually succeeding. It will__ you up every time. It will cause you to make decisions that may seem“ ”at the time， but they’re preventing you from actually getting over that wall.
3. Everyone faces__ ； different ones at different__ .
佳句翻译
1. 当有人获得成功时，我们都明白什么是成功。
译______________
2. 在成功的交响乐中，借口仅仅是一阵聒噪。
译______________
3. 对于障碍，你或者找到解决的方法，或者让它阻挡你前进的道路。
译______________
短语应用
1. You have to wait it enough， and be willing enough to get it.
be willing to：愿意；乐意
造______________
2. ...but they’re preventing you from actually getting over that wall.
prevent...from：使……不；阻止……做
造______________
极富感染力的思考
Positive Thinking Is Contagious
朱莉·约翰斯顿 / Julie Johnston
A law that I live by every day of my life is the fact that attitude is everything. No matter what situation you find yourself in， your attitude can make all the difference.
When I was born， the doctors noticed something different about me. My limbs were shorter than average， and they determined that I was a dwarf. A few months later， the doctors shocked my parents with the devastating news that I was also severely visually impaired.
I am now 15 years old and I stand 2’9”. I have learned over the years that you can overcome any obstacle with three things： help from God the Father， determination and a positive attitude.
Through the years， I have been told that I would never be able to do certain things. In almost every case， I have proven this wrong. All it took was a positive attitude and determination. A person has to search for ways to overcome obstacles in life. For example， if I want a drink of water and I cannot reach the water dispenser in the refrigerator， I simply ask myself， “Julie， what can you do to get a drink of water independently？” Then， I come to the conclusion that I need to get a stepstool.
There are a lot of people in this world who have minor obstacles in their lives， and instead of looking for ways to climb over them， they simply feel sorry for themselves their whole lives.
Having a positive attitude can also help change daily moods we get ourselves into. If a person is in a negative mood， he or she just needs to turn it around and determine not to feel bad any longer. Pretty soon he or she starts thinking positively instead. This method also works with other people. If you notice someone is in a bad mood， be positive and upbeat around that person， instead of letting that person influence you to begin thinking negatively.
Positive thinking and attitudes are contagious. Last year， I had a wonderful ninth grade English teacher， who was very upbeat and enthusiastic. We were beginning to learn how to diagram sentences. The first day we started diagramming she made the entire class stand up and repeat the phrase “Diagramming is fun！” until we looked enthusiastic enough to satisfy her. She explained that if you say something a lot， you start to believe it’s true. Every day when it was time to diagram， my teacher would stand up in front of the class with an enormous smile on her face， and she appeared to be having the best time of her life. Her attitude took something most kids see as boring and pointless and made it fun and exciting.
Soon I will undergo four major surgeries. I don’t know what the future holds for me but I know I will keep a positive attitude to help me get through it. A positive attitude makes all the difference！
“态度决定一切”是我每天都要遵守的生活法则。不管你处于什么样的环境，不同的态度会产生不同的结果。
我刚出生时，医生就发现我有些与众不同，我的四肢相对于正常人来说要短，他们便说我是个侏儒。几个月过去了，医生传达的又一个坏消息震惊了我的父母：我的视力有严重缺陷。
现在，我15岁了，站起来的身高是2英尺9英寸。时间告诉我，你可以用这三种东西来克服一切困难：上帝的帮助、决心，以及积极的态度。
过去的这几年中，我曾听人们说我将会一事无成。几乎每一次，我都证明了这种说法是错误的。只要拥有积极的态度和决心，一个人总能找到解决困难的方法。比如说，我想喝水，但够不着冰箱里的饮水机，我就问自己：“朱莉，你想喝水应该怎么办呢？”随后，我得出一个结论：我需要拿个梯凳。
这个世界有许多人，生活中出现了一些小小的挫折，不去寻找克服困难的方法，而是为他们的人生扼腕叹息。
拥有一种积极的态度，能帮我们变换每一天的心情。假如一个人情绪消极，他就需要调节一下，让自己不再郁闷，很快地，取而代之的则是积极的思考。这种方法同样适用于其他人，假如你注意到有人心情不好，不要让那个人的情绪影响到你，要积极乐观。
积极地进行思考，积极的态度是有感染力的。我九年级的英语老师非常好，她是一个极其乐观又很热情的人。那时候，我们正在学习怎样图解句子。开始学习的第一天，她就让全体同学站起来，重复着这句话“图解很有意思！”直至我们的热情达到她的要求。她解释道，假如你反复地说同一件事，你就会相信它是真的。每天，一到图解句子的时间，我的老师就会面带微笑地站在全班同学面前，仿佛这是她一生中最美好的时光。她的态度使大多数孩子把枯燥单调的东西变得刺激而有趣。
再过一段时间，我就要经历四次大的手术。我不知道将来会如何，可是我知道我会保持积极的态度让自己跨越难关。因为积极的态度会使结果完全不同。
心灵小语
只要我们自己不倒下，就没人能够把我们打倒。态度决定一切，积极面对就会有好结果，不要轻言放弃。
记忆填空
1. Through the years， I have been__ that I would never be able to do certain things. In almost every case， I have proven this__. All it took was a positive__ and determination.
2. There are a lot of people in this world__ have minor obstacles in their lives， and instead of looking for__ to climb over them， they simply feel__ for themselves their whole lives.
3. If a person is in a negative__， he or she just needs to turn it around and determine not to feel bad__ longer. Pretty soon he or she starts thinking positively instead. This method also__ with other people.
佳句翻译
1.“态度决定一切”是我每天都要遵守的生活法则。不管你处于什么样的环境，不同的态度会产生不同的结果。
译______________
2. 只要拥有积极的态度和决心，一个人总能找到解决困难的方法。
译______________
3. 拥有一种积极的态度，能帮我们变换每一天的心情。
译______________
短语应用
1. ...and instead of looking for ways to climb over them， they simply feel sorry for themselves their whole lives.
instead of：代替；而不是；不是……（而是）；而没有，而不
造______________
2. Every day when it was time to diagram， my teacher would stand up in front of the class...
in front of：面对；在……之前；在……面前
造______________
每个成功者都知道的秘密
Secrets Every Achiever Knows
佚名 / Anonymous
In October 1982， a 25-year-old woman finished the New York City Marathon. No big deal—until you learn that Linda Down has cerebral palsy and was the first woman ever to complete the 26.2-mile race on crutches. Down fell down half a dozen times， but kept going until she crossed the finish line， 11 hours after she started. Her handicap limited her speed but not her determination.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote， “Great is the art of beginning， but greater the art is of ending.” How nice it would be if we all had a genie who could help us finish what we begin. Unfortunately， we don’t. But what we do have is a dynamic called discipline—which extracts a high price. Following one of Paderewski’s performances， a fan said to him， “I’d give my life to play like that.” The brilliant pianist replied， “I did.”
Accomplishment is often deceptive because we don’t see the pain and perseverance that produced it. So we may credit the achiever with brains， brawn or lucky breaks， and let ourselves off the hook because we fall short in all three. Not that we could all be concert pianists just by exercising enough discipline. Rather， each of us has the makings of success in some endeavor， but we will achieve this only if we apply our wills and work at it.
How can we acquire stick-at-itiveness？ There is no simple， fast formula. But I have developed a way of thinking that has rescued my own vacillating will more than once. Here are the basic elements：
“Don’t” power
This is as important as willpower. The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius said， “Men must be decided on what they will not do， and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.”
Discipline means choices
Every time you say yes to a goal or objective， you say not many more. Every prize has its price. The prize is the yes； the price is the no. Igor Gorin， the noted Ukrainian-American baritone， told of his early days studying voice. He loved to smoke a pipe， but one day his professor said， “Igor， you will have to make up your mind whether you are going to be a great singer， or a great pipe-smoker， you cannot be both.” So the pipe went.
Delayed gratification
M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of the best-seller The Road Less Traveled, describes this tool of discipline as “a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with.”
This might involve routine daily decisions—something as simple as skipping a favorite late-night TV show and getting to bed early, to be wide awake for a meeting the next morning. Or it might involve longer-term resolves. A young widow with three children decided to invest her insurance settlement in a college education for herself. She considered the realities of a tight budget and little free time, but these seemed small sacrifices in return for the doors that a degree would open. Today she is a highly paid financial consultant.
The secret of such commitment is getting past the drudgery and seeing the delight. “The fact is that many worthwhile endeavors aren’t fun,” says syndicated radio and TV commentator Mort Crim, “True, all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy. But trying to turn everything we do into play makes for terrible frustrations, because life—even the most rewarding one—includes circumstances that aren’t fun at all. I like my job as a journalist. It’s personally satisfying, bit it isn’t always fun.”
Achieving a balance
Never confuse discipline with rigidity. Perfection is not the aim; rather, strive for the peace of mind that comes from being in charge of yourself.
Most of us need interludes in our work to take a walk or eat snack-whatever revives and refreshes. Your breathers don’t need to be lengthy to shake out the cobwebs and give some relief. Such rewards act as incentives for finishing a task, as well as helping you to maintain momentum.
True discipline achieves a balance of producing, not driving. Even discipline needs to be disciplined.
Self-development
Disciplined people are happier people because they are fulfilling inner potential. A woman at one of my seminars told me about her six-year-old daughter who swam with a team and practiced every morning for an hour, swimming 2,000 to 3,000 meters, she related a conversation her daughter had with a family friend.
“Do you like swimming?” The friend asked.
“Yes, I love it.”
“Is it fun?”
“No!”
That six-year-old had learned what many adults never experience: the joy of discipline and self-development. Unfortunately, the very word discipline puts us off because it sounds restrictive and punitive—like a truant officer stalking us to make sure we toe the line. True discipline isn’t on your back needling you with imperatives; it is at your side, nudging you with incentives. When you understand that discipline is self-caring, not self-castigating, you won’t cringe at its mention, but will cultivate it.
Charley Boswell, a former University of Alabama football star with hopes of a professional baseball career, lost his eyesight in World War II, but that didn’t stop him “to become the National Blind Golf Champion 17 times.” He was quoted as saying, “I never count what I’ve lost. I only count what I have left.” That is self-development—that is discipline.
Habit-changing strategies
Many a person’s downfall comes in trying to change a bad habit by focusing on an undesirable behavior to replace it.
Countless people tell me they would like to eat better but don’t want to “give up” tasty food. Rather than thinking about what they can’t have, they should think about what they can eat. Fruit juice with sparkling mineral water is a delicious substitute for high-calorie soft drinks; snacks and cookies prepared with whole grains and fried fruits give candy bars good competition.
It isn’t easy to change old habits. An overweight woman came to me during a seminar and said, “I’m so undisciplined. I can’t stick to a diet and my house is always a mess. I feel like a slob.” I told her she wasn’t totally undisciplined. “You made it to this conference. You arrive promptly at each session, and you are neatly dressed.” She almost smiled, and then I added, “There’s probably a reason why you haven’t been able to lose weight or get your home in order.”
Later, I found out there was a big reason. She was widowed a year before. Her husband had been an alcoholic who verbally abused her all 24 years of their marriage. It never occurred to her that a poor self-image was keeping her from effecting positive changes. With this realization, she took the next step in bringing more discipline to her life — by going for counseling. Meanwhile, some of her friends offered to come to her house and help her clean up, putting her even more solidly on a habit-changing course.
Mind over matter
I remember my school days and Mom’s regular reveille: “Time to get up!” I agonized in bed until the last minute and ran my mother’s patience short. Then I went away to college and had to get myself up. Finally, tired of waging war with waking, I decided that when the alarm rang, I would rise — just because I wanted to, regardless of how I felt. It has worked ever since.
In Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, David D. Burns, M.D. writes, “Motivation does not come first, action does! You have to prime the pump. If you wait until you’re ‘in the mood,’ you may wait forever.” When you don’t feel like doing something, you tend to put it off, but it’s often after we get involved in a task that we become highly motivated.
Discipline is habit-forming. A little leads to more, because the benefits prove increasingly desirable. When you finally overcome inertia, you will feel better all around. We are at our best—physically and mentally—when we are disciplined.
1982年10月，在纽约城举行的马拉松赛中，一位25岁的女子跑完了全程。你可能觉得这没什么大不了的，如果你知道琳达？唐的情况，就不会这么认为了。琳达？唐患有脑瘫，她是第一位依靠拐杖完成26.2英里赛跑的女性。唐摔倒了很多次，但她毅然坚持跑下去，终于在比赛开始11个小时后到达终点。她身体的残疾影响了速度，但丝毫没有削弱她的决心。
亨利？沃德兹华斯？朗费罗曾说：“开始是伟大的艺术，而更为伟大的是结束。”如果人人都有一个能帮助自己达到目标的神，那该多好啊！遗憾的是，没有这样的神。我们所拥有的内在动力，就叫做自律，而这种自律需要我们付出巨大的代价。潘得瑞？伍斯基的一场演出结束后，一位狂热崇拜者对他说：“我要想弹这么好，需要弹一辈子。”这位才华横溢的钢琴家回答道：“我正是这么做的。”
成就往往带有欺骗性，因为它背后的痛苦和坚忍，我们往往看不到。所以，我们常常把成就归结于头脑聪明、身体好或运气佳。别再自寻烦恼了，这三个方面我们都无法达到，我们自身某些努力的背后就有着成功的潜质，连续不断的练习并不能使我们成为钢琴家。只有坚定的意志，全身心地付出，才能达到目的。
如何做到坚韧不拔呢？没有简单速成的办法。我总结出了一种让我多次从困境中解脱出来的思维模式，以下是其基本要点：
“不”的力量
它和意志力同等重要。中国古代思想家孟子说过：“人必须有所取舍，这样他们才能集中精力做好该做的事。”
自律意味着选择
确定一个目标，就等于放弃了追求其他目标。任何成功都要付出代价。成功就是我们锁定的目标，而其中伴随的代价并非我们所追求的。著名的乌克兰美籍男中音歌唱家埃戈？格里，讲述了他早期学歌的经历。他喜欢吸烟，一天，教授对他说：“埃戈，你是想成为一名伟大的歌唱家还是一个烟鬼，你得择其一，不能两个都选。”从那以后，他不再吸烟了。
迟到的喜悦
畅销书《捷径》的作者斯考特？派克是这样形容他的自律方法的：“这是一个合理安排苦乐时序的过程。这一过程使我们由苦及甜，从而让幸福升级。”
这也许囊括了平日生活中的大小决定，譬如放弃喜爱的晚间电视节目，早早上床休息，以便有清醒的头脑和饱满的精神参加第二天的会议。即使这样的小决定，或许也要坚持不懈。一个带着三个孩子的年轻寡妇决定让自己接受大学教育。她知道自己经济困窘，又没有多余时间，但她认为，这些牺牲与学历所带来的机会相比微不足道。如今，她已是拥有高薪的财务顾问了。
做到如此全身心投入的秘诀，是从繁重乏味中看到希望。“事实上，很多有价值的努力毫无乐趣可言，”辛迪加广播电台和电视评论员默特？克莱姆说，“的确，只工作、不休息会让人变成傻子。但想让每项工作都充满乐趣，只会遭遇更为惊骇的磨难，因为生活——即使是最具价值的一面——也有枯燥乏味的时候。我热爱自己的记者工作，虽然这工作并不总是充满乐趣，但我知足了。”
保持平衡
不要把自律和千篇一律混为一谈。完美并非我们追求的目标；掌控自己，从而保持平和的心态才是目的。
每个人都需要休息，工作之余，外出散散步或吃点儿东西。无论是哪种，只要能使我们精力充沛，恢复活力就行，但休息时间不要过长。这种劳逸结合的方式能让人精神焕发，也能更好地激励人们做好自己的工作。
要真正做到自律，就需要在自我调控上下工夫，而不是一味地拼命盲行。要知道，自律本身也需要管理。
自我发展
自律的人更快乐，因为他们内心的潜在需求得到了满足。在我的一个研讨会上，一位女士告诉我，她6岁的女儿参加了一支游泳队，每天早上练习1小时，游2，000～3，000米。她还说起了她女儿和家里一个朋友的对话。
“你喜欢游泳吗？”那个朋友问。
“当然，我很喜欢。”
“游泳好玩吗？”
“不好玩！”
一个6岁大的孩子已经领悟到了大人们未曾体味到的东西，即自律和自我发展的乐趣。遗憾的是，自律一词往往令人生畏，听起来给人一种受限制和惩罚的感觉——就像一个不称职的长官偷偷溜到我们身旁，审查遵纪守法的状况。真正的自律不是困扰在心头的、势在必行之事，它就在你身旁，时刻催你奋进。你一旦明白，自律不是自虐，而是关爱自己，那么，你便会着力培养它，而不会退避三舍。
查尔斯？波斯威尔曾是阿拉巴马大学的一位足球明星，他想成为一名职业棒球运动员，但在第二次世界大战期间双目失明了，但这并未阻止他“17次成为全国盲人高尔夫球赛的冠军”。他曾说：“我从不计较失去的东西，我只在乎现在拥有的。”这就是自我发展，即自律。
改变习惯策略
很多人之所以失败，是因为他们总想用自己都厌烦的行为来替代坏习惯。
不止一个人这样跟我讲，他们想吃健康食品，但又不愿放弃可口的垃圾食品。他们应该考虑自己能吃什么，而不是不能吃什么。果汁加矿泉水是高热量软饮料的极好替代品，全麦和炸水果等点心丝毫不比糖果逊色。
改掉老习惯并非易事。研讨会上，一个很胖的女人走过来对我说：“我缺乏自律，控制不了饮食，房间总是乱七八糟，感觉自己就像邋遢的懒汉。”我告诉她，她并非毫无自律性。“你参加了这次会议，每个阶段都及时到场，况且你还衣着整洁呢。”她笑了，我接着补充道：“你减肥不成功或没把房间整理好，或许有其他原因吧。”
之后，我发现她果真有难言之隐。她一年前就成了寡妇。丈夫是一个酒鬼，结婚24年里，他经常辱骂她。她从未想过，一个糟糕的自我形象让她不能积极有效地改变现状。意识到这一点，她就开始寻求专业意见，采取措施给生活注入一些自律成分。同时，她的一些朋友也提出去她家帮忙清理屋子，这让她更坚定了改掉坏习惯的决心。
集中注意力解决关键问题
记得上学时，妈妈每天都喊：“起床了！”我在被子里痛苦地挣扎到最后一刻，把妈妈也惹恼了。后来，我离家上大学，就得自己起床了。最后，我厌倦了和起床作斗争，决定闹钟一响就爬起来——仅仅是我想这么做，并没考虑自己的感受。这种方法很奏效，从那以后，我正常起床了。
《感觉良好，新心理疗法》的作者大卫？伯恩斯在这本书中写道：“先有行动，后有动机。你得先给水泵注水，让它启动起来。如果想等到有心情时再做，那不知要等到什么时候。”不想做某事时，你可能会先把它放一放，但我们往往会在投身于做这件事后才会劲头十足。
自律是习惯的形成过程。它的益处很多，自律行为由少及多，久而久之，便形成了习惯。一旦彻底克服了旧习性，你就会感觉更好。自律时——无论是身体上，还是精神上——我们都处于最佳状态。
心灵小语
成功绝不是偶然，它需要有良好的品质与习惯的积累。学会拥有这些好品质，你就会走上通往成功的大路。
记忆填空
1. Accomplishment is often deceptive__ we don’t see the pain and perseverance that produced it.__ we may credit the achiever with brains， brawn or__ breaks， and let ourselves off the hook because we fall short in all three.
2. Most of us__ interludes in our work to take a walk or eat snack-whatever revives and refreshes. Your breathers__ need to be lengthy to shake out the cobwebs and some relief. Such rewards act as incentives for__ a task， as well as helping you to maintain momentum.
3. Countless people tell me they would like to__ better but don’t want to“give up”tasty food. Rather than thinking about what they can’t__， they should think about__they can eat.
佳句翻译
1. 她身体的残疾影响了速度，但丝毫没有削弱她的决心。
译______________
2. 开始是伟大的艺术，而更为伟大的是结束。
译______________
3. 我从不计较失去的东西，我只在乎现在拥有的。
译______________
短语应用
1. This is as important as willpower.
as important as：与……一样重要
造______________
2. Rather than thinking about what they can’t have， they should think about what they can eat.
rather than：不是……（而是）；而不是；宁愿……（而不）
造______________
梦醒时分做什么
A Time to Awake
唐 / Dawn
What has become of your fondest dreams？ If you were guaranteed success， what would you dare to attempt？
We all have dreams， deep inside... those moments when we take a voyage in our imagination， into a world where everything was possible， a world where fear is a strange concept， limits are non-existent and we are at peace with ourselves.
How come our dreams remain just those dreams？ Why are we stuck in jobs we hate， held bound by the fear of the unknown， if we dare to stand up and walk away？
Every new day seems to take us farther away from our dream. Sometimes we get so caught up in the rat race； our dreams seem like a distant memory. Little by little we let our dreams die.
How come our biggest dreams don’t come true？ The answer is not a profound revelation from the east， culled from wisdom of the ancients. It is so simple； you begin to wonder why it skipped you all these years.
Our dreams simply don’t come true because we keep on sleeping after dreaming. We don’t wake up， get out of bed， and do something about it. The best dreams come to pass when you are awake.
Sometimes we actually wake up and take one giant leap for mankind. Then we plummet back to earth， lick our wounds， and convince ourselves that it is not feasible and promptly go back to sleep. Sometimes we give it a second or third shot， before we say goodbye and return to Status Quo Avenue. Well， we gave our best shot...
The only way our dreams can come true， is when we start doing something about it. Start with a baby step， one tiny step after another. With time， you will be amazed by how far you had gone. The more steps you take in the direction of your dreams， the bolder you become. Soon you start seeing shafts of light at the end of the tunnel. The closer you get， the more feasible it becomes. Gradually， your fears begin to ebb away. Taking the first step is a scary business. You can determine the magnitude and direction of that first step. Some folks take the bull by the horn， quit their day jobs， and go for it. Others keep their day jobs， and moonlight at sun down， till they get to the point they can comfortably fire their boss. For others still， it means a change of career.
Whichever route you take to the land of your dreams， the starting point is waking up， and doing something. Then keep on keeping on. It is only a matter of time. You will get there.
你最渴望的梦想怎么样了？假如你一定能成功的话，你敢于尝试些什么呢？
我们都有梦想，深深地埋藏于心底。我们遨游在想象的世界里，进入一个万事皆有可能的世界。在这个世界里，恐惧变成了一个奇怪的概念，那里没有限制，人人内心平和。
为什么我们的梦想依旧仅仅是梦想呢？假如我们勇敢地站起来走开，我们又怎么会陷在自己痛恨的工作中，被没来由的恐惧束缚呢？
每个全新的一天都好像让我们距离梦想越来越远。有时我们为激烈的竞争所困扰，有时梦想看起来似乎是一段遥远的记忆。慢慢地，我们让自己的梦想破灭了。
我们最大的梦想没有实现的原因是什么？答案不是从东方古人的智慧中领悟出的深刻启示。它非常简单，你甚至开始思考，为什么多年以来，自己都没有注意到。
我们的梦想没有实现的原因是我们在做梦之后便再次睡去，没有醒来，没有起床，也没有去做些什么。等你醒来时，最好的梦想已经稍纵即逝。
有时我们的确醒来了，而且为全人类迈出了一大步。随后，我们摔倒在地，舔着伤口，对自己说这是不可行的，没过多久便又开始睡觉。有时我们也作了一两次尝试，但还是很快就放弃并满足于现状了。那么，我们真的尽力了吗？
只有当我们真正开始做些什么的时候，梦想才会实现。先迈一小步，然后再迈一小步，随着时光的流逝，你就会为自己前进的距离惊奇不已。你向着自己梦想的方向迈的步子越多，你就越勇敢。不久，你就会看到隧道另一端的亮光了。你走得越近，梦想就越可能实现。慢慢地，你的恐惧感开始消失。迈出第一步是让人恐慌的事情。你可以选择第一步的大小和方向。有些人勇敢地面对困难，辞去重要的工作，去追求梦想。有些人则继续留在现有的岗位上，直到他们可以满意地炒老板的鱿鱼。而相对于其他人来说，这意味着转变职业道路。
无论你选择哪条道路去实现梦想，起点都是醒来，并做些什么，然后继续坚持下去。剩下的仅仅是时间问题，你终将到达目的地。
心灵小语
我们都有美丽的梦想，而让梦想成真的办法就是：行动起来！
记忆填空
1. We all have__， deep inside... those moments__ we take a voyage in our imagination， into a world where everything was__， a world where fear is a strange concept， limits are non-existent and we are at__ with ourselves.
2. Our dreams simply don’t come__ because we keep on sleeping after__. We don’t wake up， get out of ， and do__ about it. The best dreams come to__ when you are awake.
3. The__ way our dreams can come true， is when we__ doing something about it. Start with a baby__， one tiny step after another. With time， you will be amazed by how far you had gone. The more steps you take in the__ of your dreams， the bolder you become.
佳句翻译
1. 假如你一定能成功的话，你敢于尝试些什么呢？
译______________
2. 每个全新的一天都好像让我们距离梦想越来越远。
译______________
3. 无论你选择哪条道路去实现梦想，起点都是醒来，并做些什么，然后继续坚持下去。
译______________
短语应用
1. Why are we stuck in jobs we hate， held bound by the fear of the unknown， if we dare to stand up and walk away？
walk away：离去；走开
造______________
2. Sometimes we get so caught up in the rat race； our dreams seem like a distant memory.
catch up：赶上；把……缠住
造______________
如何让你梦想成真
How to Make Your Dreams Come True
佚名 / Anonymous
Years after Disneyland was built， after the completion of Walt Disney World， the story goes that someone went up to Mike Vance， Director for Walt Disney Studios and said， “Isn’t it too bad Walt Disney didn’t live to see this？” Without pausing， he replied， “But he did see it， that’s why it’s here.”
If any outside figure influenced my life early on， it was Walt Disney. Maybe because when I was five， my favorite uncle took me to a wondrous new place called Disneyland. Maybe because I grew up in Southern California， visiting it every year or two， watching a man’s vision come to life and grow. Or maybe because I learned that “when you wish upon a star， it makes no difference who you are.” Growing up on the Wonderful World of Disney， I learned how to dream.
In my experience wishing and hoping are poor strategies for making dreams come true， yet that’s how many people approach work， often surprised at their results. They wish they could make more money. They hope they’ll get promoted or offered a more interesting job. They wish someone would notice how hard they work. They hope the work environment improves， their boss comes to his or her senses， the problem goes away or someone else solves it.
Their chance of winning at working is right up there with becoming a millionaire on Las Vegas slots or holding the winning lottery ticket. And while it’s not true the ostrich hides in the sand， many of us do， wondering why we never land our dreams. Olympic athletics don’t get that way by wishing and hoping. Nor do great musicians， actors， chefs， architects， teacher， lawyers， parents or business people. And I know I’ll never get my first book published by wishing it so.
Dreams can come true， but there is a secret. They’re realized through the magic of persistence， determination， commitment， passion， practice， focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time， manifested over years， not weeks. While wishing and hoping makes you a dreamer， acting and doing makes you someone who can turn dreams into reality. Want your work dreams to come true？ Make them.
在迪斯尼公园和迪斯尼世界建成后，传出了这样一个故事：有一个人来到沃尔特？迪斯尼工作室，在主任迈克？万斯面前说：“沃尔特？迪斯尼没能活到现在看到这一切，是不是太遗憾了？”他毫不犹豫地回答：“但是他真的看到了，这就是它坐落在这里的原因。”
如果说有人影响了我的生活，那当属沃尔特？迪斯尼了。或许是因为在我5岁那年，我最喜爱的叔叔带着我去了一个非常新奇的地方——迪斯尼公园；或许是因为我在南方的加利福尼亚长大，每一年或是每两年都会去那个地方，看着一个人的梦想渐渐成为现实；也或许是因为我认识到“当你对着星星许愿时，你是谁是没什么分别的”。在奇妙的迪斯尼世界中成长，我明白了如何梦想。
据我的经验而言，企求和希望是使梦想成真的最没用的方法，但这是许多人对待工作的态度，还时常对他们的结果感到无比惊讶。他们希望自己能挣很多钱，希望自己能得到晋升或是得到一份更有趣的工作，希望工作环境良好，老板更明理，问题更易解决，或是有人帮忙。
他们在工作中成功的机会，就像通过拉斯维加斯赌城的老虎机，或是彩票的方式成为百万富翁的机会一样少。鸵鸟并不是真的把头埋在沙子里，可我们中的许多人都在这样做，对自己从未实现梦想感到疑惑。奥运会的运动员们从来都不靠企求和希望取得胜利。伟大的音乐家、演员、厨师、建筑师、律师、父母或商人也不会这样做。我知道，我绝不会通过希望来出版自己的第一本书。
梦想能够成真，但这里也是有秘诀的。他们已经意识到了通过坚持、决心、奉献、激情、实践、集中精力和刻苦工作这些魔法来实现梦想。梦想的实现需要一步一个台阶，要经过多年，而不是几个星期就能实现。当企求与希望使你成为一个梦想家时，行动和做事才会使你的梦想成真。你想实现工作中的梦想吗？开始行动吧！
心灵小语
企求和希望是使梦想成真的最没用的方法。当企求与希望使你成为一个梦想家时，行动和做事才会使你的梦想成真。通过坚持、决心、奉献、激情、实践、集中精力和刻苦工作才可能实现梦想。
记忆填空
1. Maybe because__ I was five， my favorite uncle took me to a wondrous new place called Disneyland. Maybe because I__ up in Southern California， visiting it every year or two， watching a man’s vision come to__ and grow. Or maybe because I learned that“when you wish upon a star， it makes no__ who you are.”Growing up on the Wonderful World of Disney， I learned how to__ .
2.__ can come true， but there is a__. They’re realized through the magic of persistence， determination， commitment， passion， practice，__ and hard work.
佳句翻译
1. 奥运会的运动员们从来都不靠企求和希望取得胜利。
译______________
2. 梦想的实现需要一步一个台阶，要经过多年，而不是几个星期就能实现。
译______________
3. 当企求与希望使你成为一个梦想家时，行动和做事才会使你的梦想成真。
译______________
短语应用
1. When you wish upon a star， it makes no difference who you are.
make no difference：没作用；没影响；都一样；毫无区别；没有关系
造______________
2. Want your work dreams to come true？
come true：实现；成真；达到
造______________
有恒心才能走向成功
The Reward of Persistence
奥里森·马登 / Orison Marden
Cyrus W. Field had retired from business with a large fortune when he became possessed with the idea that by means of a cable laid upon the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean， telegraphic communication could be established between Europe and America. He plunged into the undertaking with all the force of his being. The preliminary work included the construction of a telegraph line one thousand miles long， from New York to St. John’s， Newfoundland. Through four hundred miles of almost unbroken forest they had to build a road as well as a telegraph line across Newfoundland. Another stretch of one hundred and forty miles across the island of Cape Breton involved a great deal of labor， as did the laying of a cable across the St. Lawrence.
By hard work he secured aid for his company from the British government， but in Congress he encountered such bitter opposition from a powerful lobby that his measure only had a majority of one in the Senate.
On the second trial， when two hundred miles at sea， the electric current was suddenly lost， and men paced the decks nervously and sadly， as if in the presence of death. Just as Mr. Field was about to give the order to cut the cable， the current returned as quickly and mysteriously as it had disappeared.
The following night， when the ship was moving but four miles an hour and the cable running out at the rate of six miles， the brakes were applied too suddenly just as the steamer gave a heavy lurch， breaking the cable.
Field was not the man to give up. Seven hundred miles more of cables were ordered， and a man of great skill was set to work to devise a better machine for paying out the long line. Before the vessels were three miles apart， the cable， parted. Again it was spliced， but when the ships were eighty miles apart， the current was lost. A third time the cable was spliced and about two hundred miles paid out， when it parted some twenty feet from the Agamemnon， and the vessels returned to the coast of Ireland.
Directors were disheartened， the public skeptical， capitalists were shy， and but for the indomitable energy and persuasiveness of Mr. Field， who worked day and night almost without food or sleep， the whole project would have been abandoned.
Finally a third attempt was made， with such success that the whole cable was laid without a break， and several messages were flashed through nearly seven hundred leagues of ocean， when suddenly the current ceased.
Faith now seemed dead except in the breast of Cyrus W. Field， and one or two friends， yet with such persistence did they work that they persuaded men to furnish capital for another trial even against what seemed their better judgment. A new and superior cable was loaded upon the Great Eastern， which steamed slowly out to sea， paying out as she advanced. Everything worked to a charm until within six hundred miles of Newfoundland， when the cable snapped and sank.
Not discouraged by all these difficulties， Mr. Field went to work with a will， organized a new company， and made a new cable far superior to anything before used， and on July 13， 1866， was begun the trial which ended with the following message sent to New York：
“We arrived here at nine o’clock this morning. All well. Thank God！ The cable is laid and is in perfect working order—Cyrus Field.”
The old cable was picked up， spliced， and continued to Newfoundland， and the two are still working， with good prospects for usefulness for many years.
希拉斯·菲尔德先生退休时已经是个很富有的人了。退休后，他想用自己的财产在大西洋海底铺设一条连接欧洲和美国的电缆线。决心已定，他便全身心地投入到这项事业中。前期的基础性工作是需要铺设一条从纽约到纽芬兰圣约翰的电缆，预计有1，000英里长。首先，在纽芬兰大约400英里长的原始森林中，他们不仅要建造一条电报线路，还要修建一条同样长的公路。然后，还要穿越布雷顿角全岛140英里的线路和横跨圣劳伦斯海峡铺设电缆，这绝对是一个浩大的工程。
通过艰苦的努力，菲尔德最终从英国政府那里得到了资助。不幸的是，国会极力否决他的方案——仅有1票支持。
在第二次尝试中，当电缆线在海上铺到200英里时，电流突然中断，工作人员都在为此感到紧张不已，似乎意味着工程即将失败。正当菲尔德先生要下达切断电缆的命令时，电流又奇迹般地恢复了。
夜幕降临时，轮船仅能以4英里的时速缓缓前行。意想不到的是，轮船却在途中意外倾斜，致使电缆再次被割断。
菲尔德绝不是随便就放弃的人。他又重新订购了700英里长的电缆，并特地聘请相关方面的专家设计了一台适合远距离作业的设备。在两艘轮船分开不到3英里时，电缆线再次发生了断裂。紧急修补之后，两艘船继续前行。可是，在行驶了80英里后，电流又一次消失。电缆第三次修复后，在距离“阿伽门农”号20英尺的地方再次出现问题，两艘船被迫重新返回爱尔兰海港。
相关工作人员都备受打击，各种质疑的舆论从四面八方涌来。投资方也失去了信心，不愿再出资。唯独菲尔德没有放弃，他废寝忘食地继续工作——如果没有他，这项工程注定会以失败告终。
在菲尔德的坚持下，第三次尝试开始了。这一次可谓一帆风顺，所有电缆一次铺设完毕，也没有出现中途断电等事故。通过这条长长的海底电缆，终于可以发出信息了。就在这时，电流又一次中断了。
这一次，几乎所有人都陷入了绝望，除了菲尔德和他的几个朋友还在坚持着。菲尔德凭借自己的努力成功说服了投资人，开始了新的尝试。这次执行艰巨任务的是“大东方”号，它缓缓驶入海洋，开始重复之前的工作。起初，一切都很顺利，在横跨纽芬兰600英里处，电缆线再次被割断，并沉入到海底之中。
菲尔德没有因为眼前的失败而退缩。他重新组织人员，继续研发，制造出了一种质量远远优于普通电缆的新型电缆。1866年7月13日，菲尔德和他的同伴们终于顺利接通了电缆，并发出了第一份横跨大西洋直达纽约的电报：
“我们已于今天早上9时到达目的地，一切都很顺利。感谢上帝！电缆终于成功铺好，且运行正常——希拉斯？菲尔德。”
不久，喜讯再次传来，之前坠入海底的那条电缆最终被打捞并修复好，并一直通向纽芬兰。时至今日，这两条电缆仍运行良好，并且还会在将来继续造福人类。
心灵小语
有的时候，我们不能成功，不是因为能力不够，而是缺少恒心。
记忆填空
1. The__ night， when the ship was moving but four miles an hour and the cable running out at the rate of six miles， the brakes were applied too__ just as the steamer gave a heavy lurch， breaking the cable.
2. Directors were disheartened， the public skeptical， capitalists were shy， and__ for the indomitable energy and persuasiveness of Mr. Field， who worked day and__ almost without food or__， the whole project would have been abandoned.
3. Faith now seemed__ except in the breast of Cyrus W. Field， and one or two friends， yet with such persistence__ they work that they persuaded men to furnish capital for another trial__ against what seemed their better judgment.
佳句翻译
1. 决心已定，他便全身心地投入到这项事业中。
译______________
2. 菲尔德绝不是随便就放弃的人。
译______________
3. 菲尔德没有因为眼前的失败而退缩。
译______________
短语应用
1. …when he became possessed with the idea that by means of a cable laid upon the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean…
by means of：用……的方法；依靠；凭借；用
造______________
2. Just as Mr. Field was about to give the order to cut the cable...
just as：正当……的时候；正如；就像
造______________
摆脱贫困的七大秘籍
Seven Cures for a Lean Purse
乔治·克拉森 / George Clason
Good King Sargon was lamenting the state of the city. The rich were getting richer and poor poorer. All of the gold of the city has found its way into the hands of “a few very rich men of our city.”
“Why should so few men be able to acquire all the gold？” said the King.
“Because they know how，” replied the Chancellor. “One may not condemn a man for succeeding because he knows how.”
“Who knows best in all our city how to become wealthy， Chancellor？” asked the King.
“Your question answers for itself， your majesty. Who has amassed the greatest wealth in Babylon？ Arkad.” replied the Chancellor.
Arkad was invited to appear before the King. The start of the conversation sums up the topic.
“How makes you so wealthy？” asked the King.
“Only a great desire for wealth. Besides this， nothing.” stated Arkad.
“Is there any secret to acquiring wealth？ Can it be taught？” asked the King.
“It is practical， your majesty. That which one man knows can be taught to others，” replied Arkad.
The King wished for the knowledge that Arkad had accrued to be shared with the city folk. The King selected the “Chosen Hundred” to sit with Arkad.
The great man stood before the hundred and explained how he had had nothing as a youth other than an empty purse. He sought every remedy for a lean purse and found seven. The Seven Cures for a Lean Curse：
1. Start your purse to fattening.
“For every ten coins you placest within your purse take out for use but nine. Your purse will start to fatten at once and its increasing weight will feel good in your hand and bring satisfaction to your soul.”
2. Control your expenditures.
“Budget your expenses that you might have coins to pay for your necessities， to pay for your enjoyments and to gratify your worthwhile desires without spending more than nine-tenths of your earnings.”
3. Make your gold multiply.
“Put each coin to laboring that it may reproduce its kind even as flocks of the field and help to bring to you income， a stream of wealth that shall flow constantly into your purse.”
4. Guard your treasures from loss.
“Guard your treasure from loss by investing only where your principle is safe. Consult with wise men. Secure the advice of those experienced in the profitable handling of gold. Let their wisdom protect your treasure from unsale investments.”
5. Make of your dwelling a profitable investment： “Own your own home.”
6. Insure a future income.
7. Increase your ability to earn.
“Cultivate your own powers， to study and become wiser， to become more skilful， to act as to respect yourself.”
Arkad ended his lecture urging the hundred that there is more gold than you can dream of， abundance for all， so go forth “grow wealth yourself， as is your right.”
巴比伦的明君萨贡王始终担心自己臣民的生活。那里的富人越来越富，穷人却越来越穷。全城的金子都跑到了少数富人的囊中。
“为什么财富只掌握在少数人手里呢？”国王问道。
“因为他们懂得生财之道，任何人都不能谴责那些懂得如何成功的人。”大臣回答说。
“你知道谁是巴比伦城内最精通致富之道的人吗？”国王问道。
“陛下，您的问题里就有答案。您想想看，巴比伦最富有的人是谁呢？当然是阿卡德了。”大臣回答道。
于是，阿卡德便被请到萨贡王面前，并就积累财富的问题进行了一番探讨。
“你是怎样积累这么多钱的，阿卡德？”国王问道。
“只靠一颗迫切渴望获得财富的心，除此之外别无其他。”阿卡德回答道。
“那么，是否有获得财富的奥秘呢？这个奥秘可以传授给别人吗？”国王继续问道。
“陛下，任何懂得致富之道的人都可以将这个奥秘告诉他人——那是个很实用的奥秘。”阿卡德回答道。
萨贡王希望阿卡德能够将致富秘诀拿出来与世人共享。于是，他选派了一百位大臣坐在阿卡德面前。
阿卡德站在众人面前，详细讲述了自己发财的原因。他总结了七条，并将摆脱贫困的七大要领教给了大臣们：
第一，先让你的钱包鼓起来。
“如果你将十枚硬币放进钱包里，那么你最多只能花九个，这样一来，你的钱包不久之后就会再次鼓起来。把它握在手里，感受它逐渐增加的重量，你会有一种满足感，你的灵魂也将不再空虚。”
第二，学会做预算。
“学会做预算，以防有不时之需时手足无措。除此之外，它可以使你在能够承受得起的范围内实现你的欲望。”
第三，让你的钱不断升值。
“让每一枚硬币的价值都发挥最大作用，如果你能使它们像田地里的牲畜一样不断繁殖，金钱就会源源不断地流入你的钱包。”
第四，谨慎投资，避免损失。
“如果你的计划尚不成熟，千万不要盲目地进行投资，首先应该向智者咨询，确定计划切实可行后再付诸行动，智者的话可以使你的财产不受损失。”
第五，拥有属于自己的房子，让你的住宅变成可盈利的投资。
第六，为将来作好准备。
第七，不断提高自己的赚钱能力。
“通过不断学习努力提升自身能力，不仅使自己更加聪明，而且还要有实际技能，要相信自己确实具备这样的能力。”
最后，阿卡德强调说：“朋友们，巴比伦有无数黄金等待着你们去挖掘，黄金的数量会远远超出你们的想象，它足以使所有人丰衣足食。因此，努力去做吧，你们一定能行！”
心灵小语
贫困并不可怕，关键是你有没有摆脱贫困的决心。
记忆填空
1. “For every__ coins you placest within your purse take out for use but nine. Your purse will start to fatten at once and its increasing__ will feel good in your hand and bring satisfaction to your__ .”
2. “Guard your treasure from__ by investing only where your principle is safe. Consult with wise men. Secure the__ of those experienced in the profitable handling of gold. Let their wisdom protect your treasure__ unsale investments.”
3. “Cultivate your own__ ， to__ and become wiser， to become more skilful， to act as to respect yourself.”
佳句翻译
1. 那里的富人越来越富，穷人却越来越穷。
译______________
2. 因为他们懂得生财之道，任何人都不能谴责那些懂得如何成功的人。
译______________
3. 如果你的计划尚不成熟，千万不要盲目地进行投资。
译______________
短语应用
1. The start of the conversation sums up the topic.
sum up：总结；计算……的总数；概述
造______________
2. Put each coin to laboring that it may reproduce its kind even as flocks of the field and help to bring to you income， a stream of wealth that shall flow constantly into your purse.
put to：靠岸；应用
造______________
万事开头难
How Did He Begin
奥里森·马登 / Orison Marden
“Fifty years ago， ” said Hezekiah Conan， the millionaire manufacturer and philanthropist of Pawtucket， R. I. “I persuaded my father to let me leave my home in Dudley， Mass.， and strike out for myself. So one morning in May， 1845， the old farm horse and wagon was hitched up， and， dressed in our Sunday clothes， father and I started for Worcester. Our object was to get me the situation offered by an advertisement in the Worcester County Gazette as follows：
Boy Wanted.
Wanted Immediately. At the Gazette Office， a well disposed boy， able to do heavy rolling.
Worcester， May 7.
“The financial inducements were thirty dollars the first year， thirty-five the next， and forty dollars the third year and board in the employer’s family. These conditions were accepted， and I began work the next day. The Gazette was an ordinary four-page sheet. I soon learned what heavy rolling meant for the paper was printed on a Washington hand-press， the edition of about 2，000 copies requiring two laborious intervals of about ten hours each， every week. The printing of the outside was generally done Friday and kept me very busy all day.
“The inside went to press about three or four o’clock Tuesday afternoon， and it was after three o’clock on Wednesday morning before I could go to bed， tired and lame from the heavy rolling. In addition， I also had the laborious task of carrying a quantity of water from the pump behind the block around to the entrance in front， and then up two flights of stairs， usually a daily job. I was at first everybody’s servant. I was abused， called all sorts of nicknames， had to sweep out the office， build fires in winter， run errands， post bills， carry papers， wait on the editor， in fact I led the life of a genuine printer’s devil； but when I showed them at length that I had learned to set type and run the press， I got promoted， and another boy was hired to succeed to my task， with all its decorations. That was my first success， and from that day to this I have never asked anybody to get me a job or situation， and never used a letter of recommendation； but when an important job was in prospect the proposed employers were given all facilities to learn of my abilities and character. If some young men are easily discouraged， I hope they may gain encouragement and strength from my story. It is a long， rough road at first， but， like the ship on the ocean， you must lay your course for the place where you hope to land， and take advantage of all favoring circumstances.”
It is said that the career of Benjamin Franklin is full of inspiration for any young man. When he left school for good he was only twelve years of age. At first he did little but read. He soon found， however， that reading， alone， would not make him an educated man， and he proceeded to act upon this discovery at once. At school he had been unable to understand arithmetic. Twice he had given it up as a hopeless puzzle， and finally left school almost hopelessly ignorant upon the subject. But the printer’s boy soon found his ignorance of figures extremely inconvenient. When he was about fourteen he took up for the third time the“Cocker’s Arithmetic”， which had baffled him at school， and ciphered all through it with ease and pleasure. He then mastered a work upon navigation， which included the rudiments of geometry， and thus tasted “the inexhaustible charm of mathematics.” He pursued a similar course， we are told， in acquiring the art of composition， in which， at length， he excelled most of the men of his time. When he was but a boy of sixteen， he wrote so well that the pieces which he slyly sent to his brother’s paper were thought to have been written by some of the most learned men in the colony.
The most successful man is he who has triumphed over obstacles， disadvantages and discouragements.
罗得岛州帕特基市的富商和慈善家海泽基亚？科南特回忆说：“50年前，我想离开马萨诸塞州的达德利去开创自己的天空。起初父亲并不同意，可经不住我苦苦哀求。最终，1845年5月的一天清晨，农场里的那匹老马身上多了一辆旧的四轮马车，父亲和我拿出了只有节日才穿的盛装，踏上去往伍斯特市的路途。《伍斯特报》广告中的招聘职位是吸引我前往的主要目的，广告的内容如下：
招募男孩
急招一名男孩，工作地点在报社，要求身体健康，能吃苦耐劳。
《伍斯特报》，5月7日
“具体的薪水是，第一年30美元，第二年35美元，第三年40美元，老板负责吃住。我很满意这些条件。于是，到伍斯特市的第二天我就去了报社。《伍斯特报》的用纸是很普通的四页纸。没过多久，我就知道所谓的粗重工作的含义了。主要是用‘华盛顿’牌手动操作印刷机印刷报纸；为了印刷每期大约2，000份的周报，两个人每人需要10小时地轮流工作才能完成。每到星期五，外页的印刷工作必须结束，这更是让我忙得不可开交。
“在星期二下午三四点钟左右，内文便会被送来印刷，不到星期三凌晨三点，我不可能逃脱繁重的工作。三点后，我身心疲惫、步履蹒跚地去睡觉。除此之外，我还有一项艰巨的任务，从前门入口附近一块大石后面的水泵里打水，然后爬两层楼梯把水送到目的地。这已经成为我的日常工作了。刚去的时候，所有人都对我呼来喝去，很多人对我肆意辱骂，起一些五花八门的绰号。我还得没日没夜地工作：打扫办公室，冬天的时候生火，听人差遣，邮寄账单，取纸张，服侍编辑。本质上，我的生活与印刷厂学徒工没什么区别。不过，当他们发现我掌握了排字和操作印刷机的技术时，我便有了晋升的机会。我的工作被一个新雇来的男孩儿承担了，当然他也没能躲过所有的苦役。那是我首次获得成功，然后从那天以后时至今日，我从未因为一份工作或一个职位去恳求任何人，更不用说推荐信。不过，当遇到朝思暮想的重要工作时，我会绞尽脑汁地让那个雇主知道我的能力和性格。假如一些年轻人遇到事情便轻易放弃的话，我期待他们从我的经历中得到鼓舞和力量。刚刚踏上漫长、艰苦的成功之路时，你不会感到轻松，道理就像船只在海上航行一样。你一定要按照希望着陆的地方确定航程，并好好利用一切有益的环境。”
有一种广为流传的说法，许多年轻人知道本杰明？富兰克林的职业生涯后，都很受鼓舞。年仅12岁的富兰克林便离开学校，闯荡天涯。刚出校门，他只是埋头看书。不过，没过多久他便发现，自己光靠读书成不了学识渊博的人。意识到这点后，他马上采取了措施。上学的时候，富兰克林就弄不懂数学。在数学上无可救药的富兰克林甚至还有两次放弃的经历，最后离开学校时，富兰克林早已对数学彻底绝望。然而没过多久，这个印刷学徒就体会到了贫乏的数字知识所带来的重重困难。面对在学校期间让他头昏脑涨的“算术”，大约14岁的富兰克林第三次发起挑战，并最终体会到掌握数学带来的方便与快乐。随后，在一本囊括几何学入门知识的航海著作中，富兰克林真正理解了书中的真谛，因此感受到了 “数学的无穷魅力”。我们还听人说，为了改进写作技巧，富兰克林后来还学习了一门类似的课程，并最终成为同时代的杰出人物。年仅16岁的富兰克林，写文章的水平已经达到登峰造极的程度。有一次，富兰克林私下里把自己的文章寄到他哥哥的报社，很多人误认为是一些文学界知名人士的杰作。
通常，那些克服障碍、劣势和挫折的人才能获得最大的成功。
心灵小语
刚刚踏上漫长、艰苦的成功之路时，你不会感到轻松，道理就像船只在海上航行一样。你一定要按照希望着陆的地方确定航程，并好好利用一切有益的环境。
记忆填空
1. I was at first everybody’s__. I was abused， called all sorts of nicknames， had to sweep out the office， build fires in__， run errands， post bills， carry papers， wait on the editor， in__ I led the life of a genuine printer’s devil； but when I__ them at length that I had learned to set type and run the press， I got promoted， and another boy was__ to succeed to my task， with all its decorations.
2. It is a long， rough__ at first， but， like the ship on the ocean， you must lay your course for the place where you hope to__， and__ advantage of all favoring circumstances.
佳句翻译
1. 三点后，我身心疲惫、步履蹒跚地去睡觉。
译______________
2. 假如一些年轻人遇到事情便轻易放弃的话，我期待他们从我的经历中得到鼓舞和力量。
译______________
3. 那些克服障碍、劣势和挫折的人才能获得最大的成功。
译______________
短语应用
1. I persuaded my father to let me leave my home in Dudley， Mass.， and strike out for myself.
strike out：狠打；出击；敲打出（火花等）
造______________
2. The most successful man is he who has triumphed over obstacles， disadvantages and discouragements.
triumph over：获得胜利
造______________
不要忽略那些小想法
Don’t Ignore That Little Thought
卡罗琳？加兰果 / Caroline Jalango
What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had？ Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought？
Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts， or if you had paid more attention to it？
Imagine a scenario， where you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book， suddenly a light bulb is turned on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought catches your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to discard it， but wait a minute！
That thought could be the potential beginning of the success you have so much yearned for. As the thought crosses your mind， your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility， a realization， a solution， a conclusion， or find the answer to a problem whose solution has long eluded you.
It is almost as if a divine being has whispered the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality thereby bringing illumination to your life. It is like finding the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
This becomes an AHA moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that little but powerful thought.
Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become conscious of the great possibilities that can arise if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review.
Seemingly meaningless little thoughts or ideas when acted upon have a potential to explode into great projects.
Many successful projects have been born from the little positive thoughts that were carefully nurtured and recognized as tickets to great things.
You may have heard people say many times that it just came to me in a flash. In a flash moment， a small idea or seemingly meaningless thought may cross your mind about something you have been planning to accomplish.
Don’t waste an opportunity to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don’t have to wait for a major idea， a master strategy， or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it through.
你曾经有过的那些很机灵的想法现在怎么样了？你是否忽略了它，因为你觉得那只不过是一个小小的想法？
你是否想过，如果凭自己的直觉，或者给予它更多的关注，那些小小的想法会变成什么呢？
想象这样一个场景：你坐在家里看电视或看书时，脑海中突然灵光一闪，冒出一个想法。这个想法引起了你的注意，但它好像毫无价值，于是你准备丢弃它。但是，请等一下！
这个想法可能就是成功的潜在起点，而成功是你渴望已久的。当它掠过你的脑海，你的感觉变得敏锐起来，你突然看到了一种可能、一种现实、一套解决方案、一个结论，或是找到了许久以来一直困扰着你的问题的答案。
这就好像是一位圣人悄悄地对你耳语一个完美的解决方案，或者唤醒你的某种感觉成为真实，由此给你的人生带来光明，这种感觉就像找到智力拼图的最后一块一样。
这将成为一个令人振奋的时刻。当你激动地试着抓住这些微小却很实用的想法时，周围的一切好像都凝固了。
那个小小的想法如果被付诸实践，就极有发生的可能。当你意识到这点时，你的自信心和热情都会大大增加，以此为基础激发其他的思想，其中一些你可以写下来。这些伴随那个小想法而来的思想，可以等以后再来回顾。
表面上，这些小想法或观念毫无意义，然而一旦付诸实践，它会有很大的潜能来激发更伟大的计划。
很多成功的计划都是从那些积极的小思想中诞生出来的。它们经过细心的培育，被认为是成就伟大事业的入场券。
你可能听别人这样说过很多次：它只在我的脑海中瞬间闪现。在闪现的那一刻，一个关于你计划要实现的事情的小观点，或者看似毫无意义的想法可能掠过你的脑海。
不要浪费任何一个机会，去实践一个有潜力的机灵想法。你无须为了等待一个更大的想法、更高明的谋划，或得到同伴的认可之后，再去实践你的小小想法。
如果你决定坚持到底，那么，小小的想法或念头将会是你成就伟业的起点。
心灵小语
三流的想法加上一流的实施，一样能成功。况且，小想法不代表就是三流，很多小想法都是一流的！所以，请不要忽视那些小想法！
记忆填空
1. Imagine a scenario， where you are sitting at__ watching television or reading a book， suddenly a light bulb is turned__ in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your__.
2.__ the thought crosses your mind， your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility， a realization， a__， a conclusion， or find the__ to a problem whose solution has long eluded you.
3. You may have heard people say many__ that it just__ to me in a flash. In a flash__ ， a small idea or seemingly meaningless thought may cross your mind__ something you have been planning to accomplish.
佳句翻译
1. 很多成功的计划都是从那些积极的小思想中诞生出来的。
译______________
2. 不要浪费任何一个机会，去实践一个有潜力的机灵想法。
译______________
3. 如果你决定坚持到底，那么，小小的想法或念头将会是你成就伟业的起点。
译______________
短语应用
1. You don’t have to wait for a major idea， a master strategy， or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
in order to：为了；以便；以……为目的
造______________
2. That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it through.
the beginning of：……的开始
造______________
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