英语励志小故事

《the crow and the pitcher》

a crow felt very thirsty. he looked for water everywhere. finally, he found a pitcher.

but there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. his beak could not reach it. he tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.

when he was about to give up, an idea came to him. he took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. then he took another and dropped it in.

gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.

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《口渴的乌鸦》

一只乌鸦口渴了，到处找水喝。终于，他找到了一个大水罐。

然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴够不到水面，他试了一次又一次，都没有成功。

就在他想放弃的时候，他突然想到一个主意。乌鸦叼来了一块小石子投到水罐里，接着又叼了一块又一块石头放进去。

渐渐地，水面升高了。乌鸦高兴地喝到了水。

寓意：有些东西虽然看起来微不足道，但如果积少成多，便会带来很大变化。（励志名言）

英语励志故事： the dove and the ant

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.

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《鸽子和蚂蚁》

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。

英语励志故事：成功的原则

when henry ford decided to produce his famous v-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design in one for the engine. the design was placed on paper, but the engineers agreed, to a man, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece.

ford said, “produce it anyway.”

“but,” they replied, “it's impossible!”

“go ahead.” ford commanded, “and stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required.”

the engineers went ahead. there was nothing else for them to do, if they were to remain on the ford staff. six months passed and nothing happened. another six months passed, and still nothing happened. the engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders, but the thing seemed out of the question:“impossible!”

at the end of the year ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.

“go right head,” said ford, “i want it, and i'll have it.”

they went ahead, and then, as if by a stroke of magic, the secret was discovered.

the ford determination had won once more!

this story may not be described with minute accuracy, but the sum and substance of it is correct. deduce from it, you who wish to think and grow rich, the secret of the ford millions, if you can. you'll not have to look very far.

henry ford was successful, because he understood and applied the principles of success. one of these is desire: knowing out the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievement have been described. if you can do this, if you can lay your finger on the particular group of principles which made henry ford rich, you can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.

亨利福特在要制造有名的v8汽缸引擎汽车时，曾指示他手下的工程师着手设计一种引擎，要把八个汽缸全放在一起。设计的纸上作业完成了，但是工程师们都异口同声地跟福特说，“要把八个汽缸全放在一起，压根是不可能。”

福特说：“无论如何都要做出来。”

他们又回答：“但是，那不可能啊！”

“动手做。”福特一声令下， “不论花多少时间，做到交差为止！”

工程师只得着手去做。如果他们还想呆在福特的公司里讨生活，就别无他途可行，值得去做。过了半年，没有动静。又过了半年，一样没有半点进展。工程师们试过了所有想得出来的计划去执行命令，结果仍然是：“不可能！”

过了一年，福特的工程师们都没有进展，他们再次告诉他，他们想不出有什么办法可以做到的指示。

“继续做，”福特说。“我要八汽缸引擎，就一定要做到！”

他们继续努力，然后仿佛如有神助似的，做法出笼了。

福特的决心又打赢了一仗。

这个故事也许说的不够详尽，但是故事的内容却都是“如假包换”的。要想致富的你，从这个故事可以推算出福特百万家财的秘密何在。务须舍近求远，就在眼前。

亨利福特了解成功的原则，也运用了这些原则，所以他成功了。这些原则中，有一项就是渴望：知道自己要做的是什么。阅读这篇励志文章时，请牢记这则福特的故事，时时在字里行间寻找他了不起的原因。只要你能做到，能正确无误地指认出福特所运用的原则，就几乎可以在适合自己的任何行业里，和他一样地出类拔萃。（励志名言）

英语励志故事：雄鹰

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!

一个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！