英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志美文短篇100字范文英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇1PowerofSelfTalkLifeislikeabigswing,danglingbetweenthedepthsofhappinessandsadness.Assoonaswedescenddowntheslopeofsadness,weaccelerateovertheever-feel-goodacclivityofhappiness.Attimesofdistress,whenwearedownweslipoveranabyssofemotionaltraumaandfrustrations.Onewhocanriseabovetheoccasion,isthearchitectofmanywinsoversorrows.Tocomeabovetoughertimesyouhavetopepyourselfup,whenyouarefeelinglow,lostandconfused.Thiscanbedoneeffectivelybyself-talk.Self-talkisawayoftalkingtooneself.Itcanbeeffectivelyusedforsoulsearching.Whentalkingtoourselves,wehardlylieasourconsciencecontrolsourspeech.Selftalkisefficientbecausewhenwearevocalaboutourthoughts,itmakesalargerimpactonourmind.Ourbrainthenreceivesthesamemessagefromthemindaswellastheears.Thisrepetitionpeptalksandthoughtsfinetunestheperformanceofbrain.Self-talkisasoftware,whichwhenproperlyloadedontoourminddirectsourselvesforbetterresultsandahealthymind.Actuallymanytimesinourlife,wefindothersadvisingustodobetterinstudies,sports,lifeetc.Weusuallygetbuggedbythesepeopleandblankourearsoutoftheirconstructivesuggestions.Itisbecauseitdoesn'tcomefromwithinus.Andwhensomethingcomesfromwithinyou,youalwaystryyourbesttodojusticetoit.Self-talkcanthusameliorateourstatus.Eachoneofushassomegoodpointsandsomebadones.Thoughwehardlyadmitinpubic,weknowinourmindthatwecoulddobetterinsomeareasofourpersonallandscape.Thisgetbetterattitudecanbeconvertedintoapracticalrealityusingself-talk.Ifyouareanintrovertandyouwanttobethegregariouspersonlikeyoufriendnextdoor,allyouneedtodoistalktoyourself.Tellyourselfwithallthesincerityandemotionsthat"Icanbelikehim.Iamanaturalbornspeaker.Idolikepeopleandspeakingcomesnaturallytome.Ijusthavetobereadytolistenandspeak".Supposeyouloveapersonandwanttotellhimorher,thenjustsaytoyourselves"Iloveherwithallmyheart.SheistheonlyoneandIknowit.IfIdon'tletherknow,itwouldbegraveinjusticeonmypart.Everypersonlovestobeloved.Evenshewill".ThesearejustsomeexamplesIhaveexplained.It'suptoyoutoprogramyourownmantra.Ifyouarehighlyoptimistictodobetter,thereisnobettermotivatorthanself-talk.Soguysstarttalking.生活像一具大秋千，總在開心和憂愁間搖擺。每當(dāng)我們陷入憂愁的低谷時(shí)，我們以開始沖向開心的谷頂。在深陷悲痛，跌入感情創(chuàng)傷和絕望的深淵的時(shí)候，能夠從中走出來的，就是戰(zhàn)勝悲傷的贏家。當(dāng)你感覺情緒低落，失落和迷惘時(shí)，要從艱難中走出，你要不斷激勵(lì)自己。這可以用自我交談的方式有效地實(shí)現(xiàn)。自我交談其實(shí)就是與自己對(duì)話，它能夠有效地運(yùn)用于靈魂的探索。當(dāng)我們和自己談話時(shí)，我們很難說謊，因?yàn)槲覀兊牧夹闹渲徽劇Ｗ晕医徽勚杂行?，是因?yàn)槲覀兛梢月牭阶约旱南敕?，這對(duì)我們思想有很強(qiáng)的影響力。我們的`大腦像耳朵一樣從思想中接受信息。重復(fù)激勵(lì)的談話和想法會(huì)調(diào)節(jié)大腦的反應(yīng)。自我交談是一個(gè)軟件，當(dāng)它被恰如其分地轉(zhuǎn)載我們的思想時(shí)，它就能指引我們得到好的結(jié)果和一個(gè)健康的心態(tài)。實(shí)際上我閃在生活中常發(fā)覺別人勸告自己要在學(xué)習(xí)、體育和生活等方面做得更好。我們經(jīng)常對(duì)別人在我們耳邊的嘮叨感到厭煩，對(duì)富有建設(shè)性的建議也聽不進(jìn)去。這是因?yàn)檫@不是來自我們內(nèi)心的聲音。當(dāng)這個(gè)聲音來自你的內(nèi)心時(shí)，你就會(huì)全力以赴去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。因此，與自己對(duì)話可以改善我們的現(xiàn)狀。每個(gè)人都有優(yōu)點(diǎn)和弱點(diǎn)。雖然我們不會(huì)在公共場(chǎng)合承認(rèn)，我們清楚自己在個(gè)人生活的某些方面可以做得更好。通過自我交談我們可以做得更好，這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)就能在生活中變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。如果你是內(nèi)向型的，你想如你隔壁的朋友那樣出眾，你所要做的就是和自己交談。充滿誠(chéng)摯和感情地告訴自己“我可以像他一樣，我是個(gè)天生的演說家。我確實(shí)喜歡人們，和人交談很自然。我只要準(zhǔn)備好傾聽和談話就是了。”假設(shè)你愛一個(gè)人，你想告訴他或她，那么就對(duì)自己說“我全心全意地愛她，我知道她是我的唯一。如果我不告訴她，這對(duì)自己很不公平。每個(gè)人都喜歡他人所愛的。她也一樣?！边@些只是我用來解釋的例子，怎么說取決于你自己。如果你非常樂觀地想做得更好，自我交談就是最好的辦法。所以，開始交談吧！英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇2ExtendtheMiracleMyskills,mymind,myheart,andmybodywillstagnate,rot,anddielestIputthemtogooduse.Ihaveunlimitedpotential.OnlyasmallportionofmybraindoIemploy;onlyapaltryamountofmymusclesdoIflex.AhundredfoldormorecanIincreasemyaccomplishmentsofyesterdayandthisIwilldo,beginningtoday.NevermorewillIbesatisfiedwithyesterday'saccomplishmentsnorwillIindulge,anymore,inself-praisefordeedswhichinrealityaretoosmalltoevenacknowledge.IcanaccomplishfarmorethanIhave,andIwill,forwhyshouldthemiraclewhichproducedmeendwithmybirth?WhycanInotextendthatmiracletomydeedsoftoday?AndIamnotonthisearthbychance.Iamhereforapurposeandthatpurposeistogrowintoamountain,nottoshrinktoagrainofsand.HenceforthwillIapplyallmyeffortstobecomethehighestmountainofallandIwillstrainmypotentialuntilitcriesformercy.IhavebeengiveneyestoseeandamindtothinkandnowIknowagreatsecretoflifeforIperceive,atlast,thatallmyproblems,discouragements,andheartachesare,intruth,greatopportunitiesindisguise.Iwillnolongerbefooledbythegarmentstheywearformineeyesareopen.IwilllookbeyondtheclothandIwillnotbedeceived.我的技藝，我的頭腦，我的心靈，我的身體，若不善加利用，都將隨著時(shí)間的流逝而遲鈍，腐朽，甚至死亡。我的'潛力無窮無盡，腦力、體能稍加開發(fā)，就能超過以往的任何成就。從今天開始。我就要開發(fā)潛力。我不再因昨日的成績(jī)沾沾自喜，不再為微不足道的成績(jī)目吹自擂。我能做的比已經(jīng)完成的更好。我的出生并非最后一樣奇跡，為什么自己不能再創(chuàng)奇跡呢？我不是隨意來到這個(gè)世上的。我生來應(yīng)為高山。而非草芥。從今往后，我要竭盡全力成為群峰之巔。將我的潛能發(fā)揮到最大限度。我有雙眼，可以觀察；我有頭腦，可以思考?，F(xiàn)在我已洞悉了一個(gè)人生中偉大的奧秘。我發(fā)現(xiàn)，一切問題、沮喪、悲傷，都是喬裝打扮的機(jī)遇之神。我不再被他們的外表所蒙騙，我已睜開雙眼，看破了他們的偽裝。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇3We’reJustBeginning“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite…”Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifweonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.“我們正在讀一本書的第一章第一行，這本書的頁(yè)數(shù)是無限的……”我不知道是誰寫的`，可我很喜歡這句話，它提醒我們未來是由自己創(chuàng)造的。我們可以把神秘、不可知的未來塑造成我們想象中的任何模樣，猶如雕刻家將未成形的石頭刻成雕像。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短文我們每個(gè)人都像是農(nóng)夫。灑下良種將有豐收，播下劣種或生滿野草便將毀去收成。沒有耕耘則會(huì)一無所獲。我希望未來比過去更加美好，希望未來不會(huì)沾染歷史的錯(cuò)誤與過失。我們都應(yīng)舉目向前，因我們的余生要用未來書寫。往昔已逝，靜如止水；我們無法再作改變。而前方的未來正生機(jī)勃勃；我們所做的每一件事都將會(huì)影響著它。只要我們認(rèn)識(shí)到這些，無論是在家中還是在工作上，每天我們的面前都會(huì)展現(xiàn)出新的天地。在人類致力開拓的每一片領(lǐng)域上，我們正站在進(jìn)步的起跑點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇4YouareAbsolutelyUniqueEnjoythatuniquenesss1.Youdonothavetopretendinordertoseemmorelikesomeoneelse.Youdonothavetolietohidethepartsofyouthatarenotlikewhatyouseeinanyoneelse.Youweremeanttobedifferent.Nowhere,inallofhistory,willthesamethingsbegoingoninanyone’smind,soulandspiritasaregoingoninyoursrightnow.Ifyoudidnotexist,therewouldbeaholeincreation,agap2inhistory,andsomethingmissingfromtheplanforhumankind.Treasureyouruniqueness.Itisagiftgivenonlytoyou.Enjoyitandshareit!Noonecanreachouttoothersinthesamewaythatyoucan.Noonecanspeakyourwords.Noonecanconveyyourmeanings.Noonecancomfortotherswithyourkindofcomfort.Noonecanbringyourkindofunderstandingtoanotherperson.Noonecanbecheerfulandlight-hearted3andjoyous4inyourway.Noonecansmileyoursmile.Nooneelsecanbringthewholeuniqueimpactofyoutoanotherhumanbeing.Shareyouruniqueness.Letitflowoutfreelyamongyourfamilyandfriends,andthepeopleyoumeetintherushandclutterofliving,whereveryouare.Thatgiftofyourselfwasgiventoyoutoenjoyandshare.Giveyourselfaway!Seeit!Receiveit!Letitinformyou,moveyouandinspireyou!Youareunique!請(qǐng)欣賞你自己的獨(dú)特吧！你不用偽裝自己以使你看起來和別人一樣,也無需掩藏你在別人看來所具有的獨(dú)特性。你生來與眾不同。現(xiàn)在你所擁有的思想,靈魂,精神是任何時(shí)刻、任何地點(diǎn)的其他人都不曾擁有的。如果你不存在了,那么上帝的作品中就有了一個(gè)缺憾,歷史也不再完整,人類發(fā)展也有了缺失。珍惜你所擁有的獨(dú)特性。這是上天給你的禮物,請(qǐng)欣賞并學(xué)會(huì)分享它。沒有人能像你一樣樂于幫助別人。沒有人能像你一樣表達(dá)自己。也沒人能夠表達(dá)你想傳達(dá)的意思。沒有人能用你所特有的方式來安慰別人。也沒有人能夠像你一樣善解人意。沒有人能像你一樣感受快樂、無憂無慮,也沒有人能像你一樣微笑?？偠灾?沒有人能夠把你的特性展示給其他人。分享你的獨(dú)特性吧！盡情地將你的獨(dú)一無二展示給其他人,英語(yǔ)短文不管是你的親人和朋友還是你在紛繁復(fù)雜的.生活中所遇到的路人。請(qǐng)欣賞并分享上帝給你的這份獨(dú)特的禮物吧。釋放你自己！感知它并且接受它！聽從你的獨(dú)特性,讓它影響你、感動(dòng)你并且激勵(lì)你前進(jìn)！你是獨(dú)一無二的！英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇5industry(diligence)itisamatterofcoursethatindustrywillbringussuccess,wealthandgoodluck.iamsurethatahard-workingpersoncanalwayssucceedintheworkwhichhewantstodo.thisisunchangeabletruth.idlenessistheoppositeofindustry.itisthesourceofallevil.anidlemanonlyenjoysplayingandmakingpleasures.thatheisdoomedtofailureisofnodoubt.weshouldnotfollowhisexample.勤勉會(huì)帶給我們成功，財(cái)富和好運(yùn)乃是當(dāng)然之事。我確信一個(gè)苦干的人終是能夠做成功他所要做的工作。這是不易之定理。懶惰是勤勉的反面。它是萬惡之源泉。一個(gè)懶惰的人只享受玩耍和尋樂。他命運(yùn)注定失敗是毫無疑問的'。我們不應(yīng)學(xué)他的榜樣。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇6Thestorygoesthatsometimeago,amanpunishedhis3-year-olddaughterforwastingarollofgoldwrappingpaper.MoneywastightandhebecameinfuriatedwhenthechildtriedtodecorateaboxtoputundertheChristmastree.Nevertheless,thelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoherfatherthenextmorningandsaid,"Thisisforyou,Daddy.”Themanwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction,buthisangerflaredagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwasempty.Heyelledather,stating,"Don'tyouknow,whenyougivesomeoneapresent,thereissupposedtobesomethinginside?Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsinhereyesandcried,"Oh,Daddy,it'snotemptyatall.Iblewkissesintothebox.They'reallforyou,Daddy."Thefatherwascrushed.Heputhisarmsaroundhislittlegirl,andhebeggedforherforgiveness.Onlyashorttimelater,anaccidenttookthelifeofthechild.Itisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformanyyearsand,wheneverhewasdiscouraged,hewouldtakeoutanimaginarykissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachoneofus,ashumansbeings,havebeengivenagoldcontainerfilledwithunconditionalloveandkisses...fromourchildren,familymembers,friends,andGod.Thereissimplynootherpossession,anyonecouldhold,morepreciousthanthis.英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇7“Thankyouforyourapplication.Wewouldliketocongratulateyou,”theletterread.Thosewordscanmakeyourheartskipabeatandbringtearstoyoureyes.Thefeelingoffollowingyourdreamsisinexplicableandproofthatallyourhardworkwasworthit?！案兄x你的申請(qǐng)。我們要恭喜你，”信上寫道。那些話能使你的心為之一顫，讓你熱淚盈眶。追隨夢(mèng)想的感受是難以言喻的，并且證明你所有的努力都是值得的。Itisasignpostinlife,atrailmarker.Itisadayyouwillneverforget,thedayyouopenedthatenvelopeandyourfuturewasrevealed.Butwhataboutallthosedaysin-between—theonesthatmakeandbreakyou,thedaysthatarenothingspecial。那是人生中的一個(gè)標(biāo)記，人生路上的里程碑。那是你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記的日子，那天你打開那個(gè)信封，你的未來就隨之展現(xiàn)。但是在你獲得錄取信之前的所有日子呢？那些使你成功也使你崩潰的日子，那些平平淡淡的日子。Wouldyouhavereceivedthatacceptanceletterhadyounotattendedthecollegefairatyourschool?Whatifyouhadforgottentosendanessaywithyourapplication,wouldyouhavebeenrejected?要是你那時(shí)沒有參加學(xué)校的學(xué)院展，你還會(huì)收到錄取信嗎？如果當(dāng)時(shí)在寄申請(qǐng)書的時(shí)候，你忘記附上一篇個(gè)人陳述，你會(huì)被拒絕嗎？Inlife,onestepcreatesthenext.Eachdayisofequalimportance,nomatterhowgoodorbad.Thereisnomomentinlifethatdoesnotmatter.Regardlessofhowinsignificant,eachchoice,eachday,eachidea,isthebirthofthenext.Somethingsimplecancompletelyreshapeyourlife.It’sjustliketheButterflyEffectandyouneverknowwhatisattheend.Togobackintimeandchangeonemomentinthemanythatcreateyourlifecouldchangeeverythingthatfollows。人生中，步步相隨。無論好與壞，每一天都一樣的重要。人生中沒有一個(gè)時(shí)刻是無關(guān)緊要的。不管如何不值一提，每個(gè)選擇、每一天、每個(gè)想法，都會(huì)引出下一步。簡(jiǎn)單的事情可以完全重塑你的人生。那就像是“蝴蝶效應(yīng)”，你永遠(yuǎn)不知道最后的.結(jié)果是什么。若回顧從前并改變創(chuàng)造你人生的眾多時(shí)刻中的一個(gè)，隨后的一切也會(huì)被改變。IfI’velearnedanything,itisthateverythingmatters.Youcanstrugglethroughlifeinanattempttocreatetheperfectpath,butthetruthisyouwillalwayswonderifitcouldhavebeenbetter.Everythingisimportantandnothingneedbechanged—toclimbupthehillmaybedifficult,butyou’llreachthetopnomatterwhichpathyouchoose。要是說我悟出什么道理，那就是任何事情都是重要的。你可以?shī)^斗一生，試圖創(chuàng)造完美的人生之路，但事實(shí)是你總是懷疑是否原本有更好的路可以走。每件事情都是重要的，任何事情都無需改變——攀山的過程可能是艱辛的，但無論你選擇哪條道路，你終會(huì)到達(dá)頂峰。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇8Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowrightawaythattheyweremeanttobethere,theyservesomesortofpurpose,toteachyoualessonorhelpfigureoutwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.Youneverknowwhothesepeoplemaybe-yourroommate,neighbor,professor,longlostfriend,loverorevenacompletestrangerwho,whenyoulockeyeswiththem,youknowthatverymomentthattheywillaffectyourlifeinsomeprofoundway.有時(shí)，一些人一闖入你的生活你便知道他們本就想這么做，其中有著一定的目的——或給你一個(gè)教訓(xùn)，或幫助你明白你是誰或你要成為誰。你永遠(yuǎn)也不知道這些人會(huì)是誰，是你的舍友、鄰居、教授、久違的朋友、愛人，甚或是一個(gè)完全的陌生人。當(dāng)你與他們四目相對(duì)，你便知道他們會(huì)以某種深遠(yuǎn)的方式影響你的生活。Andsometimesthingshappentoyouandatthetimetheymayseemhorrible,painfulandunfair,butinreflectionyourealizethatwithoutovercomingthoseobstacles,youwouldhaveneverrealizedyourpotential,strength,willpowerorheart.Everythinghappensforareason.Nothinghappensbychanceorbymeansofgoodorbadluck.Illness,injury,love,lostmomentsoftruegreatnessandsheerstupidity-alloccurtotestthelimitsofyoursoul.Withoutthesesmalltests,iftheybeevents,illnessesorrelationships,lifewouldbelikeasmoothlypaved,straight,flatroadtonowhere.Safeandcomfortablebutdullandutterlypointless.有時(shí)，一些事情發(fā)生了，它們看上去是那么可怕、痛苦和不公;但細(xì)想一下你就會(huì)明白，如果沒有去努力克服這些難題，你將永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道自己的潛能、力量、意志力和內(nèi)心。任何事情的發(fā)生都是有原因的，沒有一件事是偶然發(fā)生的或是因了某種好運(yùn)或厄運(yùn)發(fā)生的。疾病、傷害、愛、真正的偉大的消逝和完全的愚蠢――所有這一切的發(fā)生都是對(duì)你的精神極限的考驗(yàn)。不管這考驗(yàn)是一些事件、疾病或是某種關(guān)系，沒有了它們，生活都將只剩下陽(yáng)光大道，安穩(wěn)、舒適，但卻單調(diào)、沒有意義，不會(huì)通往任何地方。Thepeopleyoumeetwhoaffectyourlifeandthesuccessesanddownfallsyouexperience-theyaretheoneswhocreatewhoyouare.Eventhebadexperiencescanbelearnedfrom.Thoselessonsarethehardestandprobablythemostimportantones.你遇到的那些影響你的生活的人和你所經(jīng)歷的成功或失敗，都會(huì)讓你看清自己。即使是不好的.經(jīng)歷，也能讓你從中得到教訓(xùn)。這些教訓(xùn)是最嚴(yán)酷的，但也可能是最重要的。Ifsomeonehurtsyou,betraysyouorbreaksyourheart,forgivethemfortheyhavehelpedyoulearnabouttrustandtheimportanceofbeingcautioustowhomyouopenyourheartto.Ifsomeonelovesyou,lovethembackunconditionally,notonlybecausetheyloveyou,butbecausetheyareteachingyoutoloveandopeningyourheartandeyestothingsyouwouldhaveneverseenorfeltwithoutthem.如果有人傷害了你、背叛了你、或讓你心碎，原諒他們吧，因?yàn)樗麄儙椭愣昧耸裁词切湃危沧屇忝靼琢藢?duì)那些你敞開心扉交往的人保持謹(jǐn)慎的重要性。如果有人愛你，那么也無條件地愛他們吧，不光因?yàn)樗麄儛勰悖惨驗(yàn)樗麄兘虝?huì)了你如何去愛，如何打開心扉、張開眼睛去感受那些沒有他們你便不能看到或感受到的世間的種種。Makeeverydaycount.Appreciateeverymomentandtakefromiteverythingthatyoupossiblycan,foryoumayneverbeabletoexperienceitagain.讓每一天都過得有意義吧。享受生命中的每一刻，盡你所能從中汲取，因?yàn)橐院竽憧赡軟]有機(jī)會(huì)再有同樣經(jīng)歷。Talktopeopleyouhavenevertalkedtobefore,andactuallylisten.Letyourselffallinlove,breakfreeandsetyoursightshigh.Holdyourheadupbecauseyouhaveeveryrightto.Tellyourselfyouareagreatindividualandbelieveinyourself,forifyoudon'tbelieveinyourself,nooneelsewillbelieveinyoueither.Youcanmakeofyourlifeanythingyouwish.Createyourownlifeandthengooutandliveit.你的頭，因?yàn)槟阌袡?quán)利這樣做。相信自己，告訴自己你很了不起，因?yàn)槿绻B你自己都不相信自己，別人又怎能相信你?你能夠按自己的意愿生活。去創(chuàng)造出自己的生活，然后走出來享受生活吧。"Peopleareliketeabags-youhavetoputtheminhotwaterbeforeyouknowhowstrongtheyare."人就像茶葉袋，只有放到熱水中，你才能知道他們有多強(qiáng)大。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇9Ilookatspidersandbutter-flies.Iwatchcaterpillarsandmoths.SometimesIthinkI'mtheonlyonewhonoticesthesethings.Butifithadn'tbeenforacrowdedcafeteria,Iwouldn'tHaveevernoticedValeri.Afterall,Iwasn'tlookingfornewfriends.我觀察蜘蛛和蝴蝶，還研究毛毛蟲和飛蛾。有時(shí)，我想我是唯一注意這些事物的人了。要不是一家擁擠的自助餐廳，我將永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)注意到瓦萊麗。畢竟，我一直都沒有找新朋友。Valeriwasanewstudent.Shewalkedtoclasswithherbookshuddledagainstherchestandherheaddown.Hetalkedonlywhentheteacheraskedheraquestion.Afteramonthatourschool,shehadn'tmadeanyfriend.Atrecess,shesatonabenchandread.Ifyouaskedwhoshewas,you'dgetaresponselikethis,"She'sinmyPEclass,Ican'tremenberhername."瓦萊麗是新來的學(xué)生。她總是將書抱在胸前，低著頭走進(jìn)教室。只有在老師提問她時(shí)，她才肯說話。她來我們學(xué)校一個(gè)月了，還沒交到一個(gè)朋友。課間，她就坐在長(zhǎng)椅上看書。如果你想知道她是誰，那你多半會(huì)得到這樣的答復(fù)：“我和她在一起上體育課，但我不記得她叫什么?！監(jiān)nedayatlunch,Ihadnowheretosit.Mosttableswerefull,myfriendsscatteredamongthem.ButValerisatalone,bookinhand,Iwalkedovertoher.一天，吃午餐時(shí)，餐桌差不多都坐滿了，我沒地方坐了，我的朋友們都分散開了。但瓦萊麗拿著書一個(gè)人坐在那兒。于是，我朝她走了過去。"MayIsithere?"Iasked.“我可以坐在這兒?jiǎn)?？”我問?Sure,"shesaid.“當(dāng)然可以?！彼f。Thecafeteriawasnoisy,butsilencehungbetweenus.Valerididn'tseemtomind,butitdrovemecrazy.Isearchedmymindforthingstosay.餐廳里喧鬧不已，而我們一直都沉默著。瓦萊麗好像并不在意，但我憋得受不了了。我絞盡腦汁，想找點(diǎn)話說。"So,"Isaid,"isthatagoodbook?"Valerigaveasmallnodandwentbacktoreading."What'sitabout?"Iasked,afterseveralmoreagonizingsecondsofsilence.Shelookedatme,hereyessparkling.“呃，那本書很好看吧？”瓦萊麗輕輕的點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭，又繼續(xù)看書?！岸紝懥诵┦裁茨?？”我問道。一陣令人惱火的沉默之后，她終于看著我，眼中閃出異樣的光芒。"Well,it'scalledEragon,andit'saboutadragon!Thisboy,Eragon,findsthisdragoneggwhenhegoeshungingoneday.Hethinksit'sarock!TheegghatchesandEragonhidesthedragonfromhiscousinanduncleuntilitgetstoobig."“唔，它叫《龍騎士》，講的是關(guān)于一條龍的故事！一天，一個(gè)名叫鄂爾根的男孩打獵時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一枚龍蛋。他以為那是一塊石頭，但那枚龍蛋孵化出龍來，鄂爾根怕他的叔叔和堂兄發(fā)現(xiàn)，便把那條龍藏了起來，直到它長(zhǎng)大?！?Thatsoundscool."Isaid.Iwasabouttoaskheranotherquestion,butthebellrang.“聽來真不錯(cuò)?！蔽艺f。我還想再問個(gè)問題，可上課鈴響了。AsIrushedoutofthecafeteria,IcalledtoValeri,"Seeyoulater."我一邊往餐廳外沖，一邊對(duì)她大叫：“再見?！?Yeah,"shesaid,"seeyoulater."Shesoundeddoubtful.“好的，”她說，“再見?！彼穆曇羧粲腥魺o。Acoupledayslater,IspottedValerilookingforaplacetositatlunch.幾天以后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)瓦萊麗正在找地方坐下來吃飯。"Valeri,comehere."Ipointedtoanemptychair.“瓦萊麗，來這里?！蔽抑钢粋€(gè)空座位說。Shesatdownandpulledoutherbook.Everyonewastalkingaboutnextweek'stalentshow."So,whatareyoudoingfortheshow?"MyfriendErinaskedmyfriendKelly.她坐了下來，拿出書。當(dāng)時(shí)，大家都在談?wù)撓聜€(gè)星期的才藝展示會(huì)。“你打算表演什么？”我的朋友埃林和凱利交談著。"Oh,Idon'tknow,probablynothing,"Kellysighed."Whatareyoudoing?"ShepointedtoValeri.“噢，我不知道，也許會(huì)放棄，”凱利嘆著氣，“你呢？”她問瓦萊麗。"Oh."Valeriputherbookdown."Idon'tknow.Maybenothing."“噢，”瓦萊麗放下書，“我不知道，也許什么也不演?！盩heweekflewby.BeforeIknewit.Iwassittingintheauditorium,listeningtoagroupofgirlssingthelatestpopsongsatthetalentshow.Iwasboredoutofmylife,andIwantedittoendsoIcouldreadEragon.I'dcheckeditoutatthelibrary,Thenashygirlwalkedonstage.Irecongizedherimmediately.Valericlutchedaviolininonehandandabowintheother.不知不覺中，周末就到了，我坐在會(huì)堂里，聽一群女孩子唱當(dāng)下最流行的歌曲，感覺卻枯燥極了，真希望演唱快點(diǎn)結(jié)束，那樣我就可以看《龍騎士》了，我在圖書館找到了這本書。這時(shí)，一個(gè)靦腆的女孩走上了舞臺(tái)，我立刻認(rèn)出了她瓦萊麗。她一手抓著小提琴，一手拿著琴弓。Shestaredtoplay.Thenotesformedasoft,weettune.Thenitturnedfast,thenfaster.Themusicstoppedaltogetherbeforethetuneretumed.Valeriendedthesongwithonehard,fast,loudnote.Theauditoriumfellcompletelysilentuntilwerealizedthemusicwasfinished.Stillinahalftrance,weburstintoapplause.Valeritookaswiftbowandwalkedoffstage.她開始拉提琴了。一個(gè)個(gè)音符變成了柔和,優(yōu)美的旋律，韻律逐漸加快，她越拉越急，音樂聲戛然而止。樂曲在瓦萊麗拉出一串強(qiáng)硬，急速，洪亮的音符后歸于沉寂。會(huì)堂里出奇的`安靜，過了一會(huì)兒，我們才意識(shí)到她已經(jīng)演奏完了。仍陶醉于美妙中的我們對(duì)她報(bào)以雷鳴般的掌聲。瓦萊麗快速地鞠了一躬，走下了舞臺(tái)。Ismiledtomyself.Valeriwasn'tjusta"quietgirl".SheknewaboutwonderfulbooksandcouldplaytheviolinlikenothingI'deverheard.Likeacaterpillarorbutterfly,shewasbeautifulandamazingwhenyoulookedclosely.我暗自微笑，原來瓦萊麗不僅僅是一個(gè)“安靜的女孩”，她博覽奇妙的好書，能拉出我聞所未聞的小提琴曲。她就像那毛毛蟲或蝴蝶，當(dāng)你靠近她，仔細(xì)的觀察，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，她有著驚人的美。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇10SincetheEskimosofCapeDorsetbeganmakingprintsin1959,theirgraphicshavecontinuedtodelightartloversaroundtheworld.Interesthasspread,notonlyinthesouthbuttoArcticcommunitiesaswell.Currently,fourotherEskimosettlementsareproducingprints.自從1959年多塞特角的愛斯基摩人開始創(chuàng)作版畫以來，他們的作品一直為全世界的藝術(shù)愛好者所喜聞樂見。這種創(chuàng)作的興趣已經(jīng)不限于“南部”，而是遍及北極各個(gè)村落。現(xiàn)在，其他四個(gè)居住地的愛斯基摩人也在制作版畫了。CapeDorsetisprobablythebestknownoftheprintmakingcommunities.Foradozenyears,printsofconsistentlyhighqualityhavebeenproduced;successfulexperimentswithstencils,etchingsandengravingshaveaddedvarietyandinterest;individualartistsarereceivingrecognitionandacclaim.Asmoderntechnologyencroachesupontheseformerlyisolatedpeople,theprintshavebecomearecordofanearlierlifestyle.多塞特角可能是最有名的版畫創(chuàng)作之鄉(xiāng)了。多年來，這地方不斷出有高質(zhì)量的版畫;不論蠟刻、蝕刻、雕刻，都是成果累累，作品豐富多彩，趣味橫生;各路藝人都備受重視，為人贊許?，F(xiàn)代技術(shù)逐漸滲入這些昔日與世隔絕的人們中間，這些版畫也就成了他們?cè)缙谏ǚ绞降膶懻?。Whenoneconsidersthelimitedmeansavailabletotheseartists,bothinobtainingmaterialsandbeingexposedtoprint-makingtechniques,theirsuccessisindeedphenomenal.GraphicimageshadbeenmadebyEskimoartistspriortotheadventofprintmakingintheArctic,usuallyintheformofincisedfiguresanddesignsonivorycarvings,buttheideaofreproducinganimagemanytimesonpaperwastotallynew.JamesHouston,thenNorthernAffairsAdministratoratCapeDorset,andhimselfanartist,guidedtheEskimoartistsintheirfirstexperiment,andgraduallyacooperativeprintshopwasestablished.想想這些藝術(shù)家工作受到多么大的限制——搞不到設(shè)備，不懂印刷技術(shù)，竟然能有如此成就，確實(shí)非同小可。愛斯基摩藝人在印刷術(shù)傳到北極之前，就已有各種雕像之作，通常是把人物和圖案雕刻在象牙上，但要在紙上多次復(fù)制同一圖像，卻是前所未聞。當(dāng)時(shí)駐多塞特角的北部事務(wù)行政官詹姆斯·豪斯頓，本人就是一位藝術(shù)家，他指導(dǎo)愛斯基摩藝人初試其道，后來他們逐步建立起了一家合作性質(zhì)的版畫店。Carvingoftheimageontoaflatstoneblockwasanaturalstepforartistsaccustomedtoproducingstonecarvings;drawingtheimagestoberepro-ducedwasmoreradical.Manyofthewomen,whowerefaroufflumberedascarversbythemen,tookreadilytothenewmedium,andsoondrawingsforpossibletranslationintoprintsbecameamajorartisticactivity.Peoplebegantotakeagreatinterestinrecordingeverydayactivitiesonpaper,realisticallyreproducingtheanimalsandbirdswhichweretheobjectsofthehuntandplayedsuchacentralroleintheirexistence,anddrawingimagesofthespiritsandstrangecreatureswhichpeopledtheirmythology.Economicaspectsplayedanimportantpart,too,inthedevelopmentofthisnewmediumofartisticexpression.Forapeopleenteringanewphaseofcivilization,itbecameanabsolutenecessitytoreplacetheolderhuntingeconomywithanewformofsubsistence.Thesaleofcarvingshad,forthepasttenyears,beenanincreasingsourceofincome;thedevelopmentofprint-makingtechniquespromisedanothermeanstosurviveeconomically.把圖像刻在平石板上，是制作石雕的藝術(shù)家習(xí)以為常的一個(gè)步驟：把圖像描畫下來，再?gòu)?fù)制出來，就非同尋常了。拿雕刻師來說，男人的數(shù)量本來遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過婦女，但這時(shí)許多婦女也欣然從事這種新的工藝，于是描圖制版很快成為一種主要的藝術(shù)活動(dòng)。大家都開始熱衷于把日常的活動(dòng)記錄在紙上：他們逼真地再現(xiàn)了各種飛禽走獸，這些都是獵物，在他們的生活中起著簡(jiǎn)直是核心的作用;他們還畫出了許多精靈鬼怪的.形象，這些又都是棲息在他們神話里的生靈。在這種新的藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)手段的發(fā)展過程中，經(jīng)濟(jì)方面也起了重要的作用。一個(gè)民族在進(jìn)入文明的一個(gè)新階段時(shí)，勢(shì)必要用一種新的生存方式來取代舊的狩獵經(jīng)濟(jì)。在過去的十年中，出售雕刻品一直是增加收入的一個(gè)財(cái)源;發(fā)展制版工藝，提供了又一種賴以生存的經(jīng)濟(jì)手段。Thepossibilityofrecordingtheoldwaysoflifeandtheworldofthespiritsappealedespeciallytotheoldergeneration.老一代人特別感興趣的是如今可以把古老的生活方式和鬼怪世界記錄下來了。Therecurringthemeofmonstersandspiritsisnotentirelythechoiceoftheartiststhemselves.Theyhavebeenencouragedtodrawtheoldwaysandtolettheirimaginationrunfreeinconjuringupspirits,asthesesubjectsareintenselyinterestingtosoutherners.Still,theideaofthesefantasticcrea-turesisaveryrealpartoftheEskimo'sspiritualheritage,andtheyareasmuchapartoftheoldwaysaswasthenomadicexistenceinigloosandsHntents.精靈鬼怪的主題反復(fù)出現(xiàn)，并非完全出自藝術(shù)家本人的選擇。。南方人”對(duì)這類題材極有興趣，藝術(shù)家因而也受到鼓舞，情愿畫。古老的方式”，任憑自己的想像力呼風(fēng)喚雨，自由馳騁。不過，構(gòu)思出這批稀奇古怪的生靈，正是愛斯基摩人精神生活中的一個(gè)極為真實(shí)的傳統(tǒng)，它們構(gòu)成了“古老的方式”的一個(gè)部分，猶如圓頂茅屋和獸皮帳篷體現(xiàn)了游牧生活一樣。StrangespeciesofbirdsareanotherfavouritesubjectoftheCapeDorsetartists.千奇百怪的飛禽是多塞特角的藝術(shù)家所鐘愛的又一個(gè)題材。OneofthemarvellousthingsaboutcarvingandprintmaHngactivitiesintheArcticisthenumberofartistswhotakepart-fromyoungchildrentotheveryold.在北極，從事雕刻和版畫創(chuàng)作活動(dòng)的藝術(shù)家，下自少年兒童，上至耄耋老人，其人數(shù)之眾多，蔚為一大奇觀。Theoldwaysareallbutgone,butthecommunityspiritremains,support-ingnewideasandwelcomingnewartformswithoutforgettingtheheritageofthepast.“古老的方式”已經(jīng)消失殆盡，但他們那種群體精神今猶長(zhǎng)存，它不斷支持新的思想，迎來新的藝術(shù)形式，而又保住往昔的傳統(tǒng)，并不忘本。英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志短篇文章篇11IfeelverypresumptuousanduncomfortableabouttryingtoexplainoutloudthethingsIbelievein.ButIdothinkthatallhumanproblemsareinsomewayrelatedtoeachother,soperhapsifpeoplecomparetheirexperiencestheymaydiscoversomethingincommoninhuntingtheanswers.IamaveryfortunatemanforIleadafullandwhatisformeahappylife.IsaythiseventhoughIhappentohavehad,inthecourseofit,acoupleofseverepersonalblows.MyfirstwifecollapsedanddiedonedaywhilesheandIwereiceskating,aftereighteenyearsofamosthappyexistencetogether.Myonlyson,asergeantinthearmycombatengineers,waskilledinItalyinthelastwar.Nevertheless,thesetragediesdidnotthrowmecompletelyandIhavebeenabletofillmylifeanewwithhappiness.Idonotmeantosoundcalloused.Thoseblowshurtmedeeply.Iguessthattwobasicallyimportantthingshelpedmemosttorecover.OneisthefactthatIhavecometoseelifeasagamble.Theotherisabeliefinwhatsomepeoplecallthehereafter.Itrytolivefullysothatwhenandifmyluckchangestherewillbelittleroomforregretorrecriminationovertimelostormisspent.Mybeliefinthehereafteriswrappedintheintangiblebutstubbornthoughtsofalayman.VerylikelyIwouldgetlostintryingtodescribeordefend,bycoldlogic,mybeliefinGodbutnobodycouldarguemeoutofit.IhavecometobelievethatIowelifeasmuchasitowesme,andIsupposethatexplainsthisfinesatisfactionIgetoutofendeavoringtodoajobtothebestofwhatabilityIhave,andoutofhelpingsomebodyelse.AsakidIusedtoridearakeinthehayfields.Igotatremendouskickoutoftryingtosweepeveryfieldcleanasawhistle.HereImadeasurprisingandhappydiscovery:thattherecouldbeactualenjoymentintheexerciseofthoroughnessandresponsibility,andthatdutydidn’thavetobeadrudge.Idon’tknowexactlywhy,butIliketodothingsforotherpeople.Notonlyfamilyresponsibilities,workonahospitalboard,andvariouschurchorganizationsbutalsothemostinconsequentialthingsthatmighthardlyseemworththetime.MyofficehappenstobeonIndependenceSquareandnowandthenIhaveoccasiontodirectatouristtotheLibertyBellorfillhiminonalittleofthehistoryofPhiladelphia.Thetouristdoesn’tseemtomindanditmakesmefeelgood.I’mafraidI’mnotveryprofound.IhavetriedtocomprehendwhysomethingsosimpleandsosoundastheGoldenRuleissooftenforgottenorheldindisrepute.Icanonlysay—andIsaythisquiteselfishly—thatIhavefounditagoodinvestment.Ithaspaidmeaveryhighreturn,undoubtedlymorethanIdeserve.我想，若是大聲解釋我的信仰，不僅會(huì)給人一種自大的感覺，也會(huì)使我感到不安。但是我認(rèn)為，從某種程度上來說，人類所有的問題都是息息相關(guān)的。因此，倘若人們比較一下他們的經(jīng)歷，也許就能在尋找答案的過程中發(fā)現(xiàn)某些共同之處。我是一個(gè)幸運(yùn)的人，因?yàn)槲业纳畛鋵?shí)而幸福。不管怎樣，我依然會(huì)這么說，即使曾經(jīng)的多次不幸給我?guī)砹顺林氐拇驌?。我與第一個(gè)妻子共同度過了18年幸福的婚姻生活，然而在我們?nèi)セ哪翘?，她突然倒下，撒手人寰。我唯一的兒子是一名工兵軍士，二?zhàn)期間，在意大利陣亡。然而，我并沒有被這些不幸徹底打倒，而是再次讓我的生活充滿幸福。我并不是想讓大家覺得我冷酷無情。這些不幸確實(shí)對(duì)我造成了很大的傷害。我想我之所以能夠重新振作起來，其中有兩個(gè)重要的原因：一是我認(rèn)為生活其實(shí)就是一場(chǎng)賭博，二是我對(duì)人們所說的來世深信不疑。為了在晦運(yùn)時(shí)，不至于因虛度時(shí)光而后悔或自責(zé)，我努力讓自己充實(shí)地生活。作為一個(gè)普通信徒，無形