双子座的小蛇
大多数小朋友都喜欢听故事，如果是英语故事的话，不但可以在听故事的同时学习英语知识。以下是我整理的励志的英语短文故事，希望对大家有所帮助。
An ant was drinking at a river. Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the water.
A dove took pity on him. She threw a small branch into the river. The ant seized the bough, and swam back to the shore.
A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming a gun at the dove. He bit the man in the foot sharply.
The man missed the shot, and the dove's life was saved.
The dove felt very grateful. She made good friends with the ant.
一只蚂蚁到河边饮水，却不幸掉入河中。
一只鸽子看见，扔下一段树枝，将他救起。
过了不久，蚂蚁看见猎人正在拿枪瞄准鸽子，就狠狠地朝他脚上咬了一口，没让他打中。
鸽子非常感激蚂蚁。从此，他们成了好朋友。
寓意：有些朋友也许平时看似微不足道，但却有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。
Jin dynasty there was a general called zu ti. His military strategy, loyal patriot, is a highly respected person.
Zu ti, however, when I was a child was a naughty boy. Reading kung fu, he only likes to play around all day.
Zu ti grew up, see national decline, year after year, day of the people is very hard.However, he has little strength, and shallow knowledge, what also can't help you.
In order to change the present situation of the country, zu ti start strenuously to study, study hard, learn a wealth of knowledge from the book, learning very well.Zu ti also often go to the capital of luoyang, the learned person to consult. People all know him said: "zu ti is the backbone of the country in the future."
In zu ti 24 years of age, he was recommended to him, but he felt his own knowledge is not enough, there is no promise, but continue to study hard.Zu ti have a good friend called Liu Kun, he like zu ti, all hope to pacify the war, make country strong, and let the people a better life. Every time two people together to talk about the affairs of state, will unconsciously when it comes to very late, just on a piece of bed.
The next morning, they can practice kung fu jian together, prepare themselves to serve the motherland in the future.
One day in the middle of the night, zu ti heard the chicken calls, in his sleep and got up to Liu Kun said: "the rooster in told us to get up, now is to practice sword?" Liu Kun readily agreed.
Since then, zu ti and Liu Kun convention, hear chicken calls his sword to get up every day. No matter hot summer winter, rain or shine, never interrupted.Everything comes to him who waits, after a long period of hard practice, zu ti and Liu Kun become can write good articles, and plotting to win victories wenwu all-rounder.
The chickens in the story tells us: only through unremitting efforts, success is possible. We learn from zu ti and Liu Kun yo!
The situation was a bitter music is often subjective.
It was satisfied with a life, while others may not. So can settle the situation may wish to live on and not have to try to find another way out. You can't say where successful, also cannot besure when you reach a certain point, be happy. Some peoplewill never be satisfied, his joy only in constant pursuit of the process of with their, so his goal kept away over. This person's happiness may be less, but possible.
Bitter all by self-judgment, this environment does not necessarily have a direct relationship, as a woman who doesn't love jewelry, even attaches to the vanity of environment or hurt her pride.
The scholar has thousands of books, and want to exchange ofdiamonds and millionaires or stock. Meet people from the pastoral life did not envy any academic honours, or a high official.
Is your hobby in your direction, your interest is your capital, your character is your destiny. Everyone has his own ideals of paradise has its own what willing to enjoy the world.
一个人的处境是苦是乐常是主观的。
有人安于某种生活，有人不能。因此能安于自已目前处境的不妨就如此生活下去，不能的只好努力另找出路。你无法断言哪里才是成功的，也无法肯定当自已到达了某一点之后，会不会快乐。有些人永远不会感到满足，他的快乐只建立在不断地追求与争取的过程之中，因此，他的目标不断地向远处推移。这种人的快乐可能少，但成就可能大。
苦乐全凭自已判断，这和客观环境并不一定有直接关系，正如一个不爱珠宝的'女人，即使置身在极其重视虚荣的环境，也无伤她的自尊。
拥有万卷书的穷书生，并不想去和百万富翁交换钻石或股票。满足于田园生活的人也并不艳羡任何学者的荣誉头衔，或高官厚禄。
你的爱好就是你的方向，你的兴趣就是你的资本，你的性情就是你的命运。各人有各人理想的乐园，有自已所乐于安享的花花世界。
A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains. "Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle. The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought. That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life.
He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens!
一位小男孩发现了一只老鹰下的蛋，把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。鹰被孵出来了，但他以为自己是一只山鸡。渐渐的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物，做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。生活非常沉闷，渐渐地鹰长大了，也越来越苦恼。有一天，他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞的比山还高。 “哦，我要能飞的那么高该多好啊！”鹰说。山鸡回答说，“不要想了，那是凶猛无比的鹰，鸟中之王---你不可能像他一样！”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。他继续咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。
最后他死了，依然认为自己是一只山鸡。朋友们，你们天生就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话！
An old woman having lost the use of her eyes, called in a physician to heal them, and made this bargain with him in the presence of witnesses:
That if he should cure her blindness, he should receive from her a sum of money; but if her infirmity remained, she should give him nothing.
This agreement being made, the physician, time after time, applied his salve to her eyes, and on every visit took something away, stealing all her property little by little.
And when he had got all she had, he healed her and demanded the promised payment.
The old woman, when she recovered her sight and saw none of her goods in her house, would give him nothing.
The physician insisted on his claim, and. as she still refused, summoned her before the judge.
The old woman, standing up in the court, argued: "this man here speaks the truth in what he says; for i did promise to give him a sum of money if i should recover my sight:
But if i continued blind, i was to give him nothing.
Now he declares that I am healed. I, on the contrary affirm that I am still blind; for when I lost the use of my eyes, I saw in my house various chattels and valuable goods: But now, though he swears i am cured of my blindness, i am not able to see a single thing in it."
Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aerophane before ， so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small phane, Mr. Johnson was very worried about accepting. Finally, however, his friend persuaded him that it was very safe, and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane.
约翰逊先生从前未乘过飞机。所以，有一天一位朋友邀请他乘自己的小飞机飞行时，约翰逊先生非常担心，不敢接受。不过，由于朋友不断保证说飞行是很安全的，约翰逊先生终于被说服了，登上了飞机。
His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr. Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight were the take-off and the landing, so he was extremely frightened and closed his eyes.
他的朋友启动引擎开始在机场跑道上滑行。约翰逊先生听说飞行中最危险的是起飞与降落，所以他吓得紧闭双眼。
After a minute or two he opened them again, looked out of the window of the plane, and said to his friend, "Look at those people down there. They look as small as ants, don't they?"
过了一两分钟，他睁开双眼朝窗外望去，接着对朋友说道：“看下面那些人，他们看起来就象蚂蚁一样小，是不是？”
"Those are ants," answered his friend. "We're still on the ground."
“那些就是蚂蚁，”他的朋友答道，“我们还在地面上。”
There is a man blind from childhood, sensible, he was deeply troubled by this, that God punished him, feel this life is over
Later, a teacher said to him, "everyone in the world is an apple bitten by God. All of them are flawed. Some people have a big defect because God likes his fragrance very much"
He's inspired from the blindness as God's special love, began to cheer up. Several years later, the local read a German double Xin Massage by a visually-impaired Therapist division of the story.
God knows the story and laughs, "I like this beautiful and clever metaphor, but I have to say a little bit about it. What is called a defect is physical
Tell people this story, you ugly is not because of your past mistakes and punished, on the contrary, you are God's favorite people, don't upset because some regret you, today you may not be outstanding, maybe tomorrow, you are a beautiful rainbow! So, there is no appearance of beauty and ugliness. Those people just personal opinion just can truly determine your beautiful and ugly person, should be your own. As long as confident of his own, and a good heart. You have no reason, not the most beautiful, at least, you are the most perfect themselves.
Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things.
One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh! How nice! I will take it home.” He thinks, “What can I do?” After a while he has a “good” idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell.”
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door. “What are you doing?” the owner says angrily.
王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。
一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。“啊，真漂亮啊!我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道：“我该怎么做呢?”过了一会儿他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。”
于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么?”
Catch the star that holds your destiny, the one that forever twinkles within your heart. Take advantage of precious opportunities while they still sparkle before you. Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable as long as you commit yourself to it.
Though barriers may sometimes stand in the way of your dreams, remember that your destiny is hiding behind them. Accept the fact that not everyone is going to approve of the choices you've made. Have faith in your judgment. Catch the star that twinkles in your heart and it will lead you to your destiny's path. Follow that pathway and uncover the sweet sunrises that await you.
Take pride in your accomplishments, as they are stepping stones to your dreams. Understand that you may make mistakes, but don't let them discourage you. Value your capabilities and talents for they are what make you truly unique. The greatest gifts in life are not purchased, but acquired through hard work and determination. Find the star that twinkles in your heart—for you alone are capable of making your brightest dreams come true. Give your hopes everything you've got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.
Disabled people are normal people, except that they can not see as much as we can, or they can not walk as fast as we can. Since they can not see as much, or they can not walk as fast, they need our help.
We can immediately do a long list of ways in which we can help them, for instance, Each student finds some one to help, in the neighborhood or the community. You can help them to cross the road. You can help pushing their wheel chairs. l Set up kind of organization. Collect some money. Use this money to help them, to buy them daily necessities, to help their children finish school. As they are disabled, it is more difficult for them to earn as much as normal people do. That’s why they usually need help in physical things. As they are disabled, they feel lonely. They think they are not as good as normal people. They easily become lonely, sad, disappointed. They easily lose hope of life. They need help more in spiritual things. They need people to chat with. They need people to encourage them to continue their lives. They need people to get rid of prejudices over them. Now, I would suggest, do whatever we can to help them. We can donate our pocket money. We can walk up to help the disabled to cross the street. We can make friends with the disabled by visiting them, by calling them, by emailing them, by whatever means. However, don’t always think we are better than the disabled. As normal people, we always make normal mistakes.
We take it for granted that we can see things while the blind can not. If you know the story about Helen Keller, you will understand why you are wrong. The blind can not see with their bare eyes, but they can see better with their ears. They can see better with their hands. So, help the disabled while you treat them like normal people. And they are normal people!
We all live in this world.We maybe feel unlucky sometimes.But, as you know, in this world there have been a lot of people who can't talk, walk, speak, listen to and see anything.
The invalid need our concerns.If you see an invalid person,you should not just watch him all the time. You can show your respect to him. Let him feel the good of the world.
Our government should put benefits into its policy that can make the invalid happier. The invalid need our help. Please don't grudge your smile .You can keep it on you face.
If we concern more of the invaild, our society will become more and more friendly.Violence will cease.We'll live safely.
On my way to school there was something wrong with my bike. What should I do? I would be late for class. I checked the bike again and again, but I didn't know what the matter was.
I was so worried that I was wet all over. Just then an old man came up to me. "What's the matter, young man?" He said, "Let me help you." I was glad that my bike was mended a few minutes later.
I didn't really know what I should say. I thanked him again and again, He said with a smile, "It is my pleasure. We should help each other." Yes, we should help each other. When I see someone is in trouble, I will help him, too.
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.
A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house.
When he returns home after a day’s hunt, he always gives the housedog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says unhappily to the housedog, “I work very hard outside, but you do nothing and share my food.”
“Don’t blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesn’t teach me to hurt, but to share other’s food,” the housedog answers.
Don’t blame children for the mistakes of their parents.
有一个人养了两条狗：一条是猎犬，一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎，教看家狗守家。
当猎人打了一天猎回家后，总要分给看家狗一些肉，猎狗对此很生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道：“我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦，而你在家什么都不做，但你却分享我的食物。”
看家狗回答道：“不要责怪我，我的朋友。你应该去责备主人。他不教我打猎，却只教我分享别人的食物。”
不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。
Today is an excellent day for small improvements. Whatever is working for you, find a way to improve it just a little. There’s no need to make a huge change, just a small one, something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day, over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people. If you learned just one more new word each day, in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big accomplishments. Look around you. Consider the work you do each day. Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race, each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher. Yet over the course of the race, that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today, and tomorrow too, and each day after that. Anyone can make just a small improvement, and that can make a big, big difference.
今天就是你可以做改进的极好的一天。无论你在做什么,找一个方法去做一点点的改进。不用做太大的改变,只要一点点——你现在可以做到的一点点。
如果你每天多给一个顾客打电话的话,一个月下来你会发现你又多认识了差不多二十个人。如果每天多学会一个新词,过一年,你的词汇量将会增加300多个。
小小的改进能够逐步积累成大的成就。观察你的周围。思考你每天所做的工作。英语短文想一下你怎么能做得更好一点。
在马拉松比赛中,冠军的每一步都只比第一百名的选手的步伐大一点点、快一点点。英语短文但是在比赛过程中,那些小小的不同积累成了巨大的区别。
今天、明天、今后的每一天尽力做更多一点点。任何人都能做一点小小的改进,但那小小的改进将会起到非常大、非常大的作用。
shangbabayue
(生命属于你)
Don’t wait for someday. This is the day, this is the moment, and this is your opportunity to live.
不要等待未来的某天。今天,就在此刻,就是你活出精彩的机会。
Let go of any thoughts of limitation. You deserve every joy you can imagine and you’re fully able of creating them all. xiaogushi8.com Stop settling for what’s only easy or comfortable or convenient. Give yourself the respect you deserve and take on the difficult challenges that bring real fulfilment1.
摒弃任何思想的局限性。你值得享有任何想象中的快乐,而且你完全有能力创造这些快乐。不要满足于简便和舒适的事物。你应该给自己应有的尊重,接受那些能让你实现梦想的艰巨挑战。
Give your life some beautiful and meaningful substance2 today. Remind yourself of how fortunate you are to have each moment, and sincerely fill those moments with richness.
今天,请让你的生命变得美好和有意义。提醒自己能拥有现在的每一刻你是多么幸运,要用心地、充实地度过每一刻。
Admit and be thankful for what you desire to experience, to express, to give and to live. Then, fully use the power of your purpose and make it happen. The best of life is never out of reach. It is yours to fulfil, right now.
承认你所渴望去体验、去表达、去给予、去经历的事情,并对其心怀感激。然后,充分利用你强大的意志力,使这些事情成为现实。生命中最美好的事情并不是遥不可及的。现在就是你实现它的时刻。
An old man in a high-speed trains， accidentally bought the new shoes out from a window， surrounded by people who feel sorry But the elderly immediately second shoe from the window go away. This move is even more surprised. Explained that the elderly： "This shoe， no matter how expensive， for me has been useless， if there is who can pick up a pair of shoes， maybe he can wear it!"
Tip 6： successful at giving up， good to see from the loss of value.
让失去变得可爱
一个老人在高速行驶的火车上，不小心把刚买的新鞋从窗口掉了一只，周围的人倍感惋惜，不料老人立即把第二只鞋也从窗口扔了下去。这举动更让人大吃一惊。老人解释说：“这一只鞋无论多么昂贵，对我而言已经没有用了，如果有谁能捡到一双鞋子，说不定他还能穿呢!”
秘诀6：成功者善于放弃，善于从损失中看到价值。
(追随梦想)
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, "I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy"s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
"That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.
"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, `See me after class."
"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, `Why did I receive an F?"
"The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you"ll have to pay large stud fees. There"s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’
"Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, `You can keep the F and I"ll keep my dream.""
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, "I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace." He added, "The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week." When the teacher was leaving, he said, `Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.’"
Don"t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
我的一个朋友在圣地亚哥(San Diego)南部的圣伊西德罗(San Ysidro)社区拥有一个马场，他的名字叫曼迪罗伯茨(Monty Roberts)。他答应我可以用他的房子来举办一些活动，来为一些年轻人的风险投资计划方案募集资金。
记得上次我在他那里的时候，他是这样介绍我的：“我想让你们知道，为什么我会把房子借给Jack用。这让我想起以前曾经发生的`跟一个小男孩有关的小故事。这个小男孩是一个游走驯马师的儿子。而父亲总是会到处奔走于各个马厩、跑道与农牧场之间为别人训练马匹。小男孩在高中的正常学习生活也因此不断受到打扰。临毕业的一年，老师给他布置了一篇短文作业，描述一下自己将来想成为什么样的人和会做一些什么样的事情”
“当晚，他写了7页纸的作业文章，构想是他将来想拥有一个马场。详述并绘制一幅图，图中，这个马场有200英亩大，以及各个相关建筑、马厩和跑道的具体地点。还有一个详细的建屋计划---一个坐落在200英亩马场里的4000平方英尺的大房子。”
“小男孩很用心完成了这篇作业，第二天交给了老师。两天后，作业发下来了。一个大大的红色的F出现在作业的头页，还有几个字：课后来见我”
“课后，这个内心充满梦想的小男孩来到了老师面前问：为什么我的作业只得了F呢?”
“老师说：像你这样的学生有这样的梦想非常的不切实际。你没有钱，又来自一个游走驯马师的家庭，你根本没有实现梦想所需要的资源。拥有一个马场需要很多的资金，你必须买地，买种马，将来你还要支付一大笔的配种费用。你根本就无法做到这些。老师接着说：如果你重新写一篇作业，说一些比较实际的理想。我会考虑重新给你打分。”
“小男孩回到家，仔细的想了好久好久。他问爸爸他究竟该怎么办。爸爸说：这样吧，儿子，这个决定由你自己做吧。但我想，这个决定对你来说也非常的重要”
“思考了整整一周的时间后，小男孩最后还是没有把作业做任何的改动，交了上去。跟老师说：你可以继续给我F的评分，而我却要继续保留我的梦想”
曼迪回过头对大家说：“跟你们说这些是因为你们现在就正坐在我的200英亩大的马场里的一个4000平方英尺的房子里面。那篇高中作业文章我一直留到现在，做了个框架，现在就挂在壁炉的上方。这个故事中，最精彩的部分是两个夏天之前，给我作业评分F的老师带着30个学生来到了我的马场，宿营了一周。当老师即将离开的时候，他说：曼迪，我可以这样跟你说，当我还是你的老师的时候，我简直就是一个盗取别人梦想的人。那些年，我偷了太多孩子的梦想了。让我感到欣慰和幸运的是，你却有足够的魄力和勇气没有放弃你自己的梦想。”
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