A great life doesn&#39t happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be.?非凡的人生不是无根之木，无源之水。它需要合理分配自己的时间、精力、心思，为实现自 己的生活目标而努力。Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to

A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till nightit was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear himhe was more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages.一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling in wealth,sung but little and slept less.he was a

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her ,She did not know she was going to make it and wantde to give up.女儿向父亲抱怨她的生活，她觉得凡事都很艰难，不知该怎样面对，想放弃。She was tired of fighting and struggling .It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.她厌倦了不断的抗争和奋斗，好像一个问题刚

Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error ultimately leading to wisdom.人类的成长是一个经历,试验和最终失败而引向智慧的过程。Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certaion how the situation will turn out.每次你选择相信自己,开始采取行动时,你绝不会知道这个情况会如何。Sometimes you are victorious,

The tides advance the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises the sun sets. The moon is full the moon is black. The birds arrive the birds depart. Flowers bloom flowers fade. Seeds are sown harvests are reaped. all nature is a circle of moods an

The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day.A few days ago, my car was not running well.世界上满坑满谷都是精明能干、才华横溢、学富五车以及极具天赋之人，我们每天都会见到他们。几天前，我的汽车运转不灵了。I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wro

All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live.我们都读过这样一些动人的故事，故事里主人公将不久于人世。Sometimes it was as long as a year sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last d

Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth.Yet he was not happy.从前有一位国王，很有权力和财富，然而他并不快乐。He told his servants to find him things to make him happy,but each came back saying他告诉仆人去找可以使他快乐的东西，但是每个回来的人都说：&quotNoting in the world can match the wonderful things you have already.&quot“世界上没有什么比得上你已

Consider YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you.诫想一下……你！一个空前绝后的你，不论是以往还是将来都不会有一个跟你一模一样的人。You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe.你在历史上和宇宙中都是独一无二的。Wow !Stop and think about that. You&#39re better than on

Courage of Life生活的勇气The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment人生中的勇气，通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性；but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.但是这种勇气却不失为是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obsta

Balzac once said artistic creation was “an exhausting strug-gle”．巴尔扎克说过，艺术创造是“一场累人的斗争”。He believed that only by tenacious work and fearing notafraid of difficulties could you show your talent．他认为，只有顽强地工作，不怕困难，才能把自己的才华表现出来。It was just likethe soldiers charging the fortress，not relaxing your effort fo

In all one&#39s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.人生在世，和“自己”相处最多，打交道最多，但是往往悟不透“自己”。When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you see

The railroad station was jammed. Students from Lafayette College were crowding onto the train platform eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carlisle Indian School&#39s track and field squad.火车站挤得水泄不通。拉斐德学院的学生们一齐拥上站台，热切地等待着卡莱尔印地安人学校田径队的到来。NO one would have believed it a few months earlier.倘若在几个月前，准没有人

Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass. Its once animated silhouette was now a tall motionless steeple in the twilight sun.多年的风雨毁坏了古老的风车。车轮已经锈了，倒了，静静地躺卧在茂盛的六月禾丛中。在落日的衬托下，曾经散发着生气的风车如今如耸立的尖塔般冰冷、生硬。I hadn‘t walked across

Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab.16年前我学到了人生中重要一课，那是在纽约市的出租车后座上。I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front

How wonderful are islands! Islands in space, like this one I have come to, ringed about by miles of water, linked by on bridges, no cables, no telephones.岛屿是多么奇妙啊！它处在一望无际之中，四周海水围绕， 没有桥梁相通，没有电缆相连，更无电话可打。An lsland from the world and the world&#39s life. Islands is time, like this short vacation of min

As a child—and as an adult as well—Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract this. Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him.童年时期——即使成了了大人——比尔也不修边幅。据说为了改此习惯，玛丽为他制定了一周着装计划。On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays in brown , on Thursdays in bla

Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University.在爱荷华州大学读大三时，我和两个朋友从宿舍搬出来，租了一间房子。We were all a bit afraid of our landlord, a gruff middle aged man who was &quotall business&quot when we signed the lease.房东是一个粗鲁的中年人，我们都有点怕他。He gave us a lecture about paying

For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy.作为一个如此卓越的成功投资家，沃伦·巴菲特却又是一个非常平凡、普通的人。Born and bred in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than 40 years Buffett has lived in the same gray stucco house on Farnam Street that he bought for $31,500.巴

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.一个男人和他的女朋友结婚，举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations. All had a wonderful time.所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加欢宴和庆祝活动。大家都过得很开心。The bride was gorgeous in her wh

It scares us more than anything except death being alone.享受独处除了了死亡，我们最害怕的就是孤独。Our fear of aloneness is so ingrained that given the choice of being by ourselves or being with others we opt for safety in numbers, even at the expense of lingering in painful, boring, or totaling unredeeming company. And

As an airport skycap checked through a customer at curbside, he accidentally knocked over the man&#39s luggage.一个机场行李搬运员在航站楼边帮一个旅客搬行李时无意 中撞翻了这个人的箱包。He quickly collected the fallen bags and apologized for the mishap. Unappeased, the traveler burst into an angry tirade, raging and swearing at the skyc

What is the definition of”happiness?¨Is it material wealth filled with fancy cars,a dream house,exteravagant furs and jewelry? Or is happiness simply having a roof over your head?“幸福”是什么？幸福是拥有豪华的汽车、梦想的居室、名贵的裘皮和珠宝等物质上的富足嘛？或者，幸福其实很简单一一有遮风避雨的住所Food inthefridge?Having a child? A pet?A swimming pooI?A de

J.K.Rowling,author of Harry Potter Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling&#39s life has the luster of a fairy tale.J.K.罗琳的生活展现出童话般的光芒，如同她所创造的魔法小巫师—哈利·波特。Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Sor

Life is good, really good. Sometimes I feel like the good karma train picked me up, and simply refuses to let me off.生活不错，很不错。有时我觉得仿佛坐上了一列善有善报 的列车，想下车都不行。I have an amazing wife, a teenage son that makes me glow with pride, good health, a wonderful family and the best friends a guy could ask for. I h

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most exciting, highest paid,andbest-loved celebrities in American . She is also the country’stoptelevision a talk show host.欧普拉·温芙芮是美国最令人激动的、薪水最高的和最受人喜爱的知名人士之一，她还是全国顶级脱口秀节目主持人、非常优秀的女演员和成功的制片人。Oprah Winfrey is a very fineactressand a successful producer. She is a living ex

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.好几次了,我女儿打电话来说：“妈妈，你务必得在那些水 仙花凋谢之前来看看它们。”我是想去，可从拉古娜到箭头湖要开两个小时的车。“I will come next Tuesday,” I promised, a little r

Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, &quotBarbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.&quot乡年前， 当我第一次找工作时,不少明智之士强烈向我建议：“巴巴拉，要有热情！热情比任何经验都更有益。”How right they were. Enthusiastic people can tum a boring drive into an adven

One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way. Happiness was &quothaving the cookie.&quot If you had the cookie, things were good.我有一位病人，他是一个成功的商人，告诉我，在他患癌症之前，凡事如果没有确定下来他就忧心忡忡。对他而言，幸福是“拥有小甜饼”。If you didn&#39t

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.一位年迈的木匠准备退休了。他告诉他的老板他准备离开建筑业的打算，他说他想和他的妻子过一种更休闲的生活，享受天伦之乐。He would miss the paycheck,but he needed to