英语励志人物故事
英语励志人物故事【1】
  人生变幻，“富二代”成了鞋钉匠
  如果故事里的“富二代”琼斯，在自己家庭很富裕时，拒绝了自己感兴趣但是很累很苦很低贱的“铁匠”工作时，那么当家产在意外中失去时，他该拿什么来维持生计?一个很小的'决定，就可能改变你的一生;一件很小的事，却有很大的意义。
  The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.
  琼斯是个非常勤劳的铁匠，常常一整天都在店里工作。他工作非常努力，他的铁锤下常常是火花飞舞。
  The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith everyday and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
  邻居史密斯先生很有钱，他的儿子常常来看琼斯打铁。他喜欢看这位工匠工作，常常一看就是几个小时。
  "Young man, why dont you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks, even if it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you."
  “年轻人，为什么不亲自尝试一下如何制作鞋钉呢，哪怕只是为了消磨时间?”铁匠说，“没准，有一天它会对你有帮助。”
  The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
  懒懒的孩子开始想看看自己到底能做什么。然而，仅仅经过很短的练习，他便发现自己非常熟练起来，很快他就做出了最好的鞋钉。
  Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country. It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks
for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers shoes.
  老史密斯先生去世了，而他的儿子则因为战争的缘故失去了所有的财产。他不得不离开家园，在另外一个国家住了下来。巧的是，这个国家的这个地区，急需大量军鞋，所以这个村子里有很多鞋匠，他们总是花费很多钱购买鞋钉。有时，即使付了很高的价钱，也买不到他们想要的鞋钉。
  Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
  在这食不果腹的困难时刻，年轻的史密斯记起自己曾学过制鞋钉这门手艺，便突发奇想，
想和这些鞋匠们做一个交易。他对他们说，如果他们可以帮助他成立一个店铺，他就可以做鞋钉。鞋匠们对他的这一提议欣喜若狂。很快，史密斯发现他做的鞋钉是村里面最好的。
  "How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."
  “这真是有趣，”他常常会说，“即便是做鞋钉也会带来财富。与我以前所有的财富相比，我现在做的事情对于我来说更有用。”
英语励志人物故事【2】
  Still Growing
  成长不息
  Sir Edmund Hillary is famous for being the first person to climb Mt. Everest.
  埃德蒙希拉里爵士是登上珠穆朗玛峰的第一人，他因此而闻名天下。
  What many people do not know is that Sir Hillary did not make it to the top of Everest the first time he tried The first attempt was a complete failure. His c1imbing party encountered one problem after another and more than half his climbing party died.
  然而，很多人并不知道，希拉里爵士第一次试着攀登珠穆朗码峰时并未成功登顶。他第一次登山以彻底的失败而告终。他们接二连三遇到问题，登山队中超过半数的人都丧生了。
  Nonetheless, the British Parliament decided to honor him with some type of award. When he entered the chamber to receive his award, Sir Hillary saw that a large picture of Everest had been set up.
  尽管如此，英国议会还是决定授予他某种奖励。希拉里爵士走进议会大厅领奖时，看到里面竖着一幅很大的珠穆朗玛峰的画。
  During the standing ovation that he was receiving, he walked over to the picture, shook his fist at it and said, "You won, this time. But you are as big as you are ever going to get. And Im still growing."
  大家起立热烈欢迎希拉里爵士，这时他走到画跟前，冲画挥动了一下拳头，说道，“你这次赢了。但是你就这么高，再也不会长，而我还在长。”
  We frequently hear the stories of people who have succeeded. And we frequently assume that they succeeded the first time.
  我们常常听到成功人士的故事。我们常常以为他们第一次就成功了。
  But in fact its the exact opposite.
  但事实恰恰相反。
成功人士的故事  The road to success is paved with the bricks of failure.
  成功之路是由失败之砖垫就的。
英语励志人物故事【3】
  A Real Lesson in Humility
  谦卑的一课
  Book T. Washington, the renowned black educator, was an outstanding example of this truth.
  布克华盛顿是知名的黑人教育家，关于谦卑，他有一个显为人知的故事。
  Shotly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town when he was stopped by a wealthy white woman. Not knowing the farnous Mr. Washington by sight, she asked if he would like to earn a few dollars by chopping wood for her.