英語勵志小故事
《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.
參考譯文：
《口渴的烏鴉》
一隻烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終於，他找到了一個大水罐。
然而，水罐裡面的水並不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。
就在他想放棄的時候，他突然想到一個主意。烏鴉叼來了一塊小石子投到水罐裡，接著又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進去。
漸漸地，水面升高了。烏鴉高興地喝到了水。
寓意：有些東西雖然看起來微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會帶來很大變化。（勵志名言）
英文勵志文章：Power of Self Talk
Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness. As soon as we descend down the slope of sadness, we accelerate over the ever-feel-good acclivity f happiness. At times of distress, when we are down we slip over an abyss of emotional trauma and frustrations. One who can rise above the occasion, is the architect of many wins over sorrows.
To come above tougher times you have to pep yourself up, when you are feeling low, lost and confused. This can be done effectively by self-talk. Self-talk is a way of talking to oneself. It can be effectively used for soul searching. When talking to ourselves, we hardly lie as our conscience controls our speech. Self talk is efficient because when we are vocal about our thoughts, it makes a larger impact on our mind. Our brain then receives the same message from the mind as well as the ears. This repetition pep talks and thoughts fine tunes the performance of brain.
Self-talk is a software, which when properly loaded onto our mind directs ourselves for better results and a healthy mind. Actually many times in our life, we find others advising us to do better in studies, sports, life etc. We usually get bugged by these people and blank our ears out of their constructive suggestions. It is because it doesn't come from within us. And when something comes from within you, you always try your best to do justice to it. Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.
Each one of us has some good points and some bad ones. Though we hardly admit in pubic, we know in our mind that we could do better in some areas of our personal landscape. This get better attitude can be converted into a practical reality using self-talk.
If you are an introvert and you want to be the gregarious person like you friend next door, all you need to do is talk to yourself. Tell yourself with all the sincerity and emotions that “I can be like him. I am a natural born speaker. I do like people and speaking comes naturally to me. I just have to be ready to listen and speak”. Suppose you love a person and want to tell him or her, then just say to yourselves “I love her with all my heart. She is the only one and I know it. If I don't let her know, it would be grave injustice on my part. Every person loves to be loved. Even she will”. These are just some examples I have explained. It's up to you to program your own mantra.
If you are highly optimistic to do better, there is no better motivator than self-talk. So guys start talking.
參考譯文：
《和自己交談的力量》
生活像一具大秋千，
當你感覺情緒低落，失落和迷惘時，要從艱難中走出，你要不斷激勵自己。這可以用自我交談的方式有效地實現。自我交談其實就是與自己對話，它能夠有效地運用於靈魂的探索。當我們和自己談話時，我們很難說謊，因為我們的良心支配著交談。自我交談之所以有效，是因為我們可以聽到自己的想法，這對我們思想有很強的影響力。我們的大腦像耳朵一樣從思想中接受資訊。重複激勵的談話和想法會調節大腦的反應。
自我交談是一個軟體，當它被恰如其分地轉載我們的思想時，它就能指引我們得到好的結果和一個健康的心態。實際上我閃在生活中常發覺別人勸告自己要在學習、體育和生活等方面做得更好。我們經常對別人在我們耳邊的嘮叨感到厭煩，對富有建設性的建議也聽不進去。這是因為這不是來自我們內心的聲音。當這個聲音來自你的內心時，你就會全力以赴去實現它。因此，與自己對話可以改善我們的現狀。每個人都有優點和弱點。雖然我們不會在公共場合承認，我們清楚自己在個人生活的某些方面可以做得更好。通過自我交談我們可以做得更好，這個觀點就能在生活中變為現實。
如果你是內向型的，你想如你隔壁的朋友那樣出眾，你所要做的就是和自己交談。充滿誠摯和感情地告訴自己“我可以像他一樣，我是個天生的演說家。我確實喜歡人們，和人交談很自然。我只要準備好傾聽和談話就是了。” 假設你愛一個人，你想告訴他或她，那麼就對自己說“我全心全意地愛她，我知道她是我的唯一。如果我不告訴她，這對自己很不公平。每個人都喜歡他人所愛的。她也一樣。” 這些只是我用來解釋的例子，怎麼說取決於你自己。
如果你非常樂觀地想做得更好，自我交談就是最好的辦法。所以，開始交談吧！ 英語勵志文章 英語勵志文章：The biggest secret of success 英語勵志文章：Just for today
讓你受益終生的30個英語成語
1、 pain past is pleasure.
過去的痛苦就是快樂。
2、 while there is life, there is hope.
有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
3、 wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
腦中有知識，勝過手中有金錢。[從小灌輸給孩子的堅定信念。]
4、 storms make trees take deeper roots.
風暴使樹木深深紮根。[感激敵人，感激挫折！]
5、 nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
心之所願，無所不成。[堅持一個簡單的信念就一定會成功。]
6、 the shortest answer is doing.
最簡單的回答就是幹。[想說流利的英語嗎？那麼現在就開口！心動不如嘴動。]
7、all things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先難後易。[放棄投機取巧的幻想。]
8、great hopes make great man.
偉大的理想造就偉大的人。
9、god helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。
10、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
四個簡短的詞彙概括了成功的秘訣：多一點點！
[比別人多一點努力、多一點自律、多一點決心、多一點反省、多一點學習、多一點實踐、多一點瘋狂，多一點點就能創造奇跡！]
11、in doing we learn.
實踐長才幹。
12、 east or west, home is best.
東好西好，還是家裡最好。
13、two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮。
14、good company on the road is the shortest cut.
行路有良伴就是捷徑。
15、constant dropping wears the stone.
滴水穿石。
16、misfortunes never come alone/single.
禍不單行。
17、misfortunes tell us what fortune is.
不經災禍不知福。
18、better late than never.
遲做總比不做好；晚來總比不來好。
19、it's never too late to mend.
過而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。
20、if a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.
如果事情值得做，就值得做好。
21、nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
無熱情成就不了偉業。
22、actions speak louder than words.
行動比語言更響亮。
23、lifeless, faultless.
只有死人才不犯錯誤。
24、from small beginning come great things.
偉大始於渺小。
25、one today is worth two tomorrows.
一個今天勝似兩個明天。
26、truth never fears investigation.
事實從來不怕調查。
27、the tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.
舌無骨卻能折斷骨。
28、a bold attempt is half success.
勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。
29、knowing something of everything and everything of something.
通百藝而專一長。[瘋狂咬舌頭]
30、good advice is beyond all price.
忠告是無價寶。 20條令人受益終生的經典句子 英語格言 英語名句
