Franklin’s life full of charming stories which all young men should know —how he sold books in Boston， and became the guest of kings in Europe; how he was made Major General Franklin， only to quit1 because， as he said， he was no soldier， and yet helped to organize the army that stood before the trained troops of England and Germany。
富兰克林的一生充满了迷人的传奇故事， 年轻人都应当明白:他如何在波士顿大街上兜售图书，而之后又怎样成为了欧洲各国君主的座上客;他如何被授予少将军衔，但他却辞职不干，因为他说他没有军人气度，然而正是他帮忙组建了同训练有素的英德联军相抗衡的联邦。
Th poor Boston boy， without a day’s schooling， became master of six languages and never stopped studying; th neglected apprentice conquered the lightning， made h name famous， received degrees and diplomas from many colleges， duanwenw。 and became forever remembered as "Doctor Franklin"， philosopher， scientt and political leader。
这个波士顿穷孩子几乎没有上过一天学，之后却掌握了六种语言，并且他终身都在锲而不舍地学习。这个不受人重视的学徒制服了闪电，扬名天下，获得了很多学位和证书，成为了流芳百世的"富兰克林博士"、哲学家、科学家和政治家。
Self-made， self-taught， the candle maker’s son gave light to all the world; the street bookseller set all men singing of liberty; the apprentice became the most sought after man across the world， and brought h native land to prae and honor him。
这个蜡烛制造商的儿子自我奋斗、自学成才，给全世界带来了光明;这个街头叫卖者让全人类唱起了自由之歌;这个学徒成了全世界的人们都仰慕的人物，使他的祖国对他赞美不绝、崇敬备至。
He built America， for what our nation today largely due to the management， the forethought， the wdom， and the ability of Benjamin Franklin。 duanwenw。 He belongs to the world， but especially he belongs to America。 The people around the world honored him while he was living; he still regarded as the loftiest man by the mon people today after h death。 And he will live in people’s hearts forever。
他缔造了美国，因为我们的国家能有今日，在很大程度上归功于本杰明·富兰克林的治国之术、远见卓识、大睿大智和精明能干。他属于全世界，但他更属于美国。他在世时，各国民众尊敬他;他去世后，仍然是普通百姓心中最高尚的人。他将永远活在人们的心中。
Nick, a 25-year-old Australian, was born without limbs. He used to be made fun of for looking like a monster. Everything seemed impossible to him. However, Nick never gave up. With great efforts, he finally learned to swim, fish and even surf. What surprised me is that he completed a university education and got two degrees. And now he is the CEO of two companies. Nick believes: Attitude is altitude. In his eyes, nothing is impossible. He thinks a positive attitude is the key to success.
After reading Nick’s story, I have been feeling inspired by his spirit. Compared with him, we are healthy enough to enjoy life. Somehow, we are always frustrated facing difficulties. I think Nick has set a good example to us. Try to appreciate what we do have and be more persevering and we will achieve success in the end.
Today I am very glad to be here to share with you my ideas of success. What is success? It is what everyone is longing for.Sometimes success would be rather simple. Winning a game is success; getting a high grade in the exam is success; making a new friend is success; even now I am standing here giving my speech is somehow also success.
However, as a person’s whole life is concerned, success becomes very complicated. Is fortune success? Is fame success? Is high social status success? No, I don’t think so. I believe success is the realization of people’s hopes and ideals.Nowadays, in the modern society there are many people who are regarded as the successful. And the most obvious characteristics of hem are money, high position and luxurious life. So most people believe that s success and all that they do is for this purpose. But the problem is wether it is real success. We all know there are always more money, higher position and better condition in front of us. If we keep chasing them, where is the end? What will satisfy us at last? Therefore, we can see, to get the real Success we must need something inside, which is the realization of people’ hopes and ideals.
Different people have different ideas about success; cause people’s hopes and ideas vary from one another. But I am sure every success is dear to everybody, cause it is not easy to come by, cause in the process of our striving for success, we got both our body and soul tempted, meanwhile we are enlightened by the most valuable qualities of human beings: love, patient, courage and sense of responsibility. These are the best treasures. So now I am very proud that I have this opportunity to stand here speaking to all of you. It is my success, cause I raise up to challenge my hope.
What is success? Everyone has his own interpretation as I do. But I am sure every success leads to an ever-brighter future. So ladies and gentlemen, believe in our hopes, believe in ourselves, we, every one of us, can make a successful life! Wish you all good success!
Self-confidence, as is approved by research and practice, has an amazingly powerful influence on the output of people’s activities. Patients who believe that they’ll recover soon generally cures faster than those who think they won’t. Students with optimistic characters usually provide better performance, even if they work the same hard as others. Although someone may regard such conclusion as superstitious, it does take place everyday and everywhere. Neural scientists have discovered that, when a man feels confident, his brain will secrete some kinds of hormone that boost brain activity and improve the efficiency of his immune system. In contrast, a melancholic brain is suppressed by other chemicals and cannot fully exhibit its potential.
To help building up self-confidence, you can take the following two steps. First, identify your merits and value them. If you constantly compare your weakness to others’ advantages, you’d only gain frustration rather than confidence. Second, track every little progress you’ve made and review them frequently. You may not possibly become perfectly successful in one day, but if only you can see yourself growing gradually, surely you’re on the right way. There’re also other methods making you more confident that depend on yourself to find out, and they’re all necessary elements to make you more competitive in your area.
The future can be anything we want to make
I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it.
We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine, just like a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.
We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.
I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the reminder of our lives.
The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will effect it.
Each day will brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.
我不知道这段文字是谁写的，我一直很喜欢并用它们来提醒自己，那就是未来操之在我。
我们可以掌握神秘而不可知的未来，从中创出我们所能想象的任何东西，一如雕刻家可以将未成型的石头刻出雕像一样。
我们每个人都是农夫。我们若种下好种子，就会有丰收。倘若种子长得不良且长满杂草，我们就会徒劳无获。如果我们什么也不种，就根本不会有什么收获。
我希望未来会比过去更好。我不希望未来会被那些充斥在历史中的错误所污染。我们应关心未来，因为往后的余生都要在未来中度过。
往昔已一去不复返而且是静止的。任凭我们怎么努力都不能改变过去。未来就在我们眼前而且是动态的。我们的所作所为都会影响未来。
只要我们体会的出来，每天都可以发现新的知识领域伴随而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我们的事业中。我们正处在人类所努力钻研的每个领域中进步的起点。
Life hard。 We should not give up hope。 By the time we have given up， we are finhed。 Chances are always there。 We have to grab every single opportunity。。。to help， to love and to serve。 To live our life happier， full of joy， we have to set our goal and even dream big。
生活总是充满挑战。我们不应当放下期望。我们放下了，我们被完成。机会永远都在那里。我们必须抓住每一个机会，去帮忙他们，去爱和服务。来过我们的生活更欢乐，充满了欢乐，我们得把我们的目标，甚至更大的梦想。
If we choose the shortest path in life， we will never learn。 To be or not to be， we have to be SOMEBODY。 The fastest way to gain love to love others first!Do not hide your talent， your knowledge and your beautiful heart。 Go for your dream and live for it。
如果我们选择最短路径在生活中，我们学不会的。做还是不做，我们要出人头地。最快捷的方式获得的爱在于无条件地爱别人不要隐藏你的才华，你的知识和你的美丽的心。去找你的梦想并为它而生活。
Success for me
Hello, everyone! Good afternoon! I am very glad to have the chance to make this speech. My topic is: how to achieve success. First of all, let us see a story.
“Long long ago, there was a king who had a daughter as beautiful as a blooming rose. To all the men who came to the king's palace to ask for the hand of the princess, the old king gave them three tasks to be accomplished, each next to impossible. One day, there came up a handsome young prince in the king's palace." Well, you know the rest. The three tasks may be different in different versions, but the main plot is always the same, Prince successfully passed all the challenge and got the heart of the princess in time. And the ending is always the same, finishing with the line "And they live happily ever after."
Why aren't we tired of this story so beautiful, so uealistic (, I would say, so unimaginative ? How can a story like that can enduregenerations of repetition? The reason, I think, is that a typical success story like this is so close to our daily life. Moreover we can understand so deeply, it is not just a story, but a good will from people’s inner heart. By implication, we see a 4-step definitions of success: 1 ) a goal to be set. as represented by the beautiful princess. So you’d better find your princess as soon as possible; 2 ) challenges to be meet, as represented by the three tasks. Only if you directly meet the challenge, can you besuccessful; 3 ) the process of overcoming difficulties, as represented by the ordeals the youth goes through; 4 ) the reward of success, as represented by the happy marriage. That’s all! Find your princess, meet challenges, overcome difficulties, and have a good life.
Thank you!
Surrounding you are angels, they are there to guide your path. If weakness overcomes you, they’ll give you strength if you will ask. They are your protection when life seems too hard to bear, and though you feel alone at times, the angels, they are there…
Their faces may be hidden, and their voices you might not hear, but they are always with you through your laughter or your tears.
They’ll walk along beside you, they’ll guide your steps along the way, they’ll comfort you and hold you, protect you night and day. They’ll hold to your hand tightly, and will not ever let it go, and they’ll gently lead you forward, taking each step very slow.
When life is overwhelming, and your spirit has grown tired, know that they’ll be there for you to uplift and to inspire. And when you’re torn and lonely, and you see no hope ahead, know that they will nourish you, and your spirit will be fed.
For even in the darkest hour, when all of hope seems gone, they’ll give you strength to live your life, and desire to go on. And if your faith in Heaven should ever fade away, they’ll help renew your spirit, and help you find your way.
Angles are always there; and upon their strength and guidance, you always may rely.
围绕在你身边的是天使，她们一直在那里指引着你的道路。如果软弱正吞噬着你，去请求力量吧，她们会赐予你力量。她们是你的护身符，当生活看上去非常艰难，当你有时觉得很孤独时，你的天使，她们一直就在那里……
你可能看不见她们的脸，听不见她们的声音，但她们一直都在那里，伴随着你的欢笑和泪水陪你前行。
在人生的旅途中，她们指引你前行，安慰你，拥抱你，日夜保护着你，她们永远都将紧紧握着你的手，轻柔地引导你前行，慢慢地帮助你走出每一步。
当生活变得很无奈，你的灵魂开始疲惫，你知道她们一直在那里陪着你给你重新振作起来的勇气。当你身心疲惫，感觉孤独，看不到前方是否有希望时，你知道他们会滋润你的心灵，充实你的灵魂。
即使在最黑暗的日子里，当所有的希望似乎都变得渺茫，天使会赋予你生活的力量和继续前进和动力。英语励志短文如果你所坚信的美好在现实面前有些褪色，她们会再次激励你，并帮助你找到自己的方向。
天使一直就在我们身边;有了天使赐予我们的力量和指引，你可以勇往直前。
Success is not final and failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
成功不是终点，失败也不是终结，只有勇气才是永恒。
Never cease to outdo yourself. There are no limits to the success you can acquire when you have an duanwenw uncontrollable drive to achieve. Any obstacles you encounter along the way are life’s test to establish strength and perseverance. If you continually possess determination and self-confidence throughout any situation, you will prevail.
超越你自己,永远不要停止。当你拥有无法過制的获胜冲动,你的成功将不可限量。前进路上的任何障碍都是用以确立力量和毅力的人生考验。 倘若你在任何情况下都始终拥有决心和信心,你将会无往不胜。
a poet leads me to a branch road: on one side, there are lots of sweet apples, lovely and charming; on the other, there is a patch of thorn, what hides behind the success of struggling against the thorn is a splendid palace. i deeply know that if i choose the apples, i will give up a precious opportunity of becoming a queen; while if i choose to challenge, i have to say farewell to the apples. which one should i choose?
just like the branch road, we have to make a lot of choices during our lifetime. it is usually considered that we are choosing what to gain, to own, but in my opinion, we are just choosing to give up.
choosing to be a teacher means giving up the life as rich as a business man;
choosing to be a top student means giving up much leisure time in front of the tv.
sure, it's a torture, but we must judge carefully what is more important, then give up the others. don't think of them any more, just focus all your spirit on what you are doing.
i myself, who is standing here, have already chosen to challenge in such a great competition, so i have to give up ten days of normal classes in school and relaxation without pressure. but i am still pleased, because giving up properly makes me stick to my choice.
let's return to our branch road, which one will your choose? i choose to challenge here!
We have only one earth.But now,the environment becomes worse and worse.As you know,there's no enough clean water for people.So many of them lose their lives because of water.In a lot of countries,people have to cut trees for living.So there's nothing to keep water from running away.Also we have polluted the land,the river and the air.Some people may say:we are the masters of nature.Now the "master" seems to be confronted with problems that are far beyond his control.
the holes of the ozone layer make the earth less suitable to live for some creatures including human beings.Facing all the disasters made by ourselves,we have the responsibility to deal with the problem.
we must do something useful to protect our environment.We can plant trees and take good care of them.We can save the water and ask our parents to do so.We can't throw any litter onto the ground and we should collect them for recycling.If we take good care of our earth today,it will be more beautiful tomorrow.
我们只有一个地球.但是现在,环境变得越来越糟.如你所知,也没有足够的清洁饮水的人.所以许多人失去了他们的生命,因为水.在很多国家,人们不得不砍树的生活.所以没有什么能阻止水的流失.我们还污染了土地,河流和空气.有些人可能会说：我们是自然的主人.现在的“主人”似乎面临的问题远远超出他的控制。
臭氧层的空洞使得地球不再适宜于某些生物包括人类生活.面对着自己造成的灾难,我们有责任来处理这个问题。
我们必须做些什么来保护环境.我们可以种树,好好照顾他们.我们可以节约用水,并要求我们的父母这样做.我们不能把垃圾丢在地上,我们应该收集回收.如果我们好好照顾我们的地球上,这将是更加美好的明天。