英语美文励志篇一：星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第1篇
星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第1篇
Born to Win
Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and thinking. Each has his or her own unique potentials1)---capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creative being---a productive person, a winner.
The words “winner” and “loser” have many meanings．When we refer to a person as a winner，we do not mean one who makes someone else lose．To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being credible, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, both as an individual and as a member of a society.
Winners do not dedicate their lives to a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining pretence and manipulating others. They are aware that there is a difference between being loving and acting loving, between being stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable. Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.
Winners are not afraid to do his own thinking and use his own knowledge. He can separate facts from opinion and doesn't pretend to have all the answers. He listens to others, evaluates what they say, but comes to his own conclusions. Although winners can admire and respect other people, there is not totally defined, demolished2), bound, or awed by them.
Winners do not play “helpless”, nor do they play the blaming game. Instead, they assume responsibility for their own lives. They don’t give others a false authority over them. Winners are their others a false authority over them. Winners are their own bosses and know it.
A winner’s timing is right. Winners respond appropriately to the situation. Their responses are related to the message sent and preserve the significance, worth, well-being, and dignity of the people involved. Winners know that for everything there is a season and for every activity a time. Although winners can freely enjoy themselves, they can also postpone enjoyment, can discipline himself in the present to enhance his enjoyment in the future. A winner is not afraid to go after what he wants but does so in appropriate ways. Winners are not afraid to go after what he wants, but they do so in proper ways. Winners do not get their security by controlling others. They do not set themselves up to lose.
A winner cares about the world and its people. A winner is not isolated from the general problems of society, but is concerned, compassionate3) and committed to improving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international adversity, a winner’s self-image is not one of a powerless individual. A winner works to make the world a better place.
翻译：
生而为赢
人皆生而为新，为前所未有之存在，人皆生而为赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视、聆听、触摸、品位及思考，因而都具备独特潜质——能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。
“成者”与“败者”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人、或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。
或者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为之奉献一生的理念；而是本色行
事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操纵他人。他们明了爱与装爱、愚蠢与装傻、博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。
成者敢于利用所学，独立思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们倾听、权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重、敬佩他人，但并不为他们所局限、所推翻、所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。
成者既不佯装“无助”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。
成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益、康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。
尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他人而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。
成者心忧天下，并不孤立于尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热忱，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族、国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界美好。
英语美文励志篇二：英语励志美文2
Somehow, I am 39. I am 39, even though I still feel like I am maybe 17 and I still look around for the real "grown-ups." As I stare down 40 and gear up for another phase of life, I find myself go
稀里糊涂地，我就39岁了。尽管我仍感觉自己也许还只有17岁，还在四下寻找真正的“成年人”，但我的确已经39岁了。当我紧盯着“40”这个数字，准备迎接生命的另一阶段的时候，我发现自己不知不觉地回忆起了那些曾经困扰我的事情。那时，我真的还是个十几岁的少年。在80年代和90年代初期，电视和电影在我的成长过程中扮演了重要角色。我从儿童节目《芝麻街》(Sesame Street)和《电力公司》(The Electric Company)中接受启蒙教育，渐渐懂事。《考斯比一家》(Cosby Show)和《家庭纽带》(Family Ties)以及后来的《飞越比佛利》(90210)伴我成长。那些我看了又看的电影成就了许多明星，比如莫利·林沃德，安德鲁·麦卡锡，伊桑·霍克以及其他许多影星。最近，我意识到—这有些可笑—我试着教给我的孩子的那些道理很少是从我父母或学校那里学到的。它们反而来是自于那些电影中的情景，而这些电影我仍然历历在目。
1. Each of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. (The Breakfast Club)
我们分别是一个书呆子，一名运动员，一个神经病，一位公主和一名罪犯。
Even in sixth grade, my oldest is starting to classify himself and his friends. I did the same thing at his age; I know how it goes in middle and high school. But I try to remind him that everyone he meets has so much going on behind the fa?ade he sees in the hallways at school -- that everyone is fighting a hard battle of some sort, and that no person fits neatly inside a simple label. It's a lesson I learn over and over again, even as an adult. In the end, as Patrick Dempsey's "geek turned chic" says in another favorite, Can't Buy Me Love: "Nerds, jocks. My side, your side... It's hard enough just trying to be yourself."
虽然才六年级，我的大儿子就已经开始将他自己和他的朋友们归类了。我像他这么大的时候，也这么干过;我很清楚这在初中和高中校园里是怎么一回事儿。但我试着提醒他，他在学校走廊里遇见的每一个人，在他们的表面之下还有许多不为人知的故事—每个人都在为了某些事艰辛地拼搏，没有哪一个人能恰好被一个简单的标签所概括。这个道理我学了一遍又一遍，即使在我成年以后也是如此。就像在另一部我也特别喜欢的电影《爱情非卖品》(Can't Buy Me Love)的结尾，帕特里克·丹普西所扮演的角色所说的那样，“小丑变酷哥，”“运动健将，蠢货。你那边，我这边(他们在打球)…只是做自己太难罢了。”
2. The world is full of guys. Don't be a guy; be a man. (Say Anything)
这世界到处都是男的。做个男人，别当个男的。 In high school, my main goal in life was to be average. I didn't want to stand out; I wanted to blend. I think most teenagers do, as standing out is perceived as a bad thing too often at that age. But one thing I definitely want my boys and my daughter to know is that the world is, indeed, full of guys, as Lili Taylor's character states to John Cusack's Lloyd. I am trying to teach my children to strive for more than average, not to be afraid to be exceptional. I want them to do the right and genuine thing, even when it's harder, or even when it leaves them vulnerable. I hope they have standing-in-the-rain-with-boombox moments of their own someday.
高中的时候，我生活的主要目标就是做个普通人。我并不想与众不同，我想融入大家。我想大多数青少年都会这样想，因为那时候与众不同常被认为是一件坏事。但有一件事情我确定我想让我的儿子们和女儿明白，就是电影中莉莉·泰勒所扮演的角色对劳埃德(由约翰·库萨克扮演)说的那样，“事实上，这个世界到处都是男的。”我正试着教育我的孩子不要止步于平凡，
也不要害怕与众不同。我希望他们正确真诚地做事，即使这会变得更困难，即使这会使他们更容易受到伤害。我希望在他们的生命中会有这样的时刻：某天，他们能勇敢地高举着录音机，伫立风雨中。 3. Your mom and dad were young and clueless and angst-ridden once, too. (Back to the Future)
你的爸爸妈妈也曾年少无知，焦虑不安。 It was something of a revelation for me when I saw Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly interact with his parents as awkward teenagers in Back to the Future. As Marty observes his dad's teenage cluelessness, he says, "It's a wonder I was even born." Part of my job, I feel, is to allow my children to know that I was in their shoes once, and I still don't know everything... but I know more than they do. For now. OK, maybe not when it comes to new math, but still.
在《回到未来》中，迈克尔·J·福克斯扮演的马蒂·麦克弗莱同他的父母交流—他的父母还是手足无措的十几岁的少年。看到这些，我就领悟到了这一点。马蒂看到了他父亲的年少无知，他说，“我能出生简直是个奇迹。”我觉得我工作的部分职责，就是允许我的孩子知道，我曾经也走过他们现在的路，并且，我仍然还有不懂的事情……但我懂的还是比他们要多。对于现在来说，这些知识足够了。如果将来碰上了新数学4，那就可能不够了。但不管怎么说，我懂的还是比他们多。 4. Sometimes awesome people might "live to like you," and you might not feel the same way. That's OK. (Pretty in Pink)
有时，可能会有优秀的人(对你说)“活着是为了爱你”，但你却并不爱他们，那也没关系。《红粉佳人》 I loved Andrew McCarthy. I loved him even more when Blane really did want Andie back and sought her out at the prom. But I also struggled with the fact that I loved Jon Cryer's Duckie, too -- that his adoration for Andie seemed so simple and easy and loyal in
comparison. Is it OK to pick the Blanes of the world over the Duckies? I think sometimes it
is, especially when you are young and still learning about yourself and relationships. Inevitably, people are going to like my children that my children might not like back in the the same way, and vice versa. The trick, then, is to teach my children to treat people with respect and care, even if they can't return the same level of feeling. After all, you can't love someone back out of obligation. That's not the way it works.
我大爱安德鲁·麦卡锡。特别是当布雷恩真心希望安迪回来并在舞会上找到她的时候，我更喜欢他了。但我很纠结，因为我同样喜欢乔恩·克莱尔扮演的达奇—相比之下，他对安迪的爱更为简单，质朴和忠诚。在这个世界上，选择布莱恩而非达奇，这样做可以吗？我认为这在某些时候还是可以的，特别是当你还年轻，还在了解你自己，还在学习怎样恋爱的时候。有人会喜欢我的孩子，这无法避免，但我的孩子可能不会喜欢他们，反过来也一样。这一点就是要教导我的孩子们，即使不能以同样的感情回应，也要尊重和关心他人。毕竟，你不能出于责任去回应某个人的爱。爱情不是这样得来的。 5. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. (Dead Poets Society)
不管别人怎么说，文字和思想的确能改变世界。 We can bemoan the dominance of the Interwebz and social media in modern life all we want. We can justifiably grieve the fall of the local bookstore. The truth is, though, that ideas and words are still -- maybe even more than ever -- powerful tools for change; they just travel (quickly) in a different format. I want my children to remember the power of their words, especially when they give them over to the Internet. Robin Williams's John Keating was not teaching his students about social media, but I am. The message stays the same. Words and ideas can change the world, and I want mine -- and my children's -- to change it for the better.
我们可以悲叹互联网和社交媒体“统治”了我们都想要的现代生活。我们可以哀伤地方书店的倒闭，这也无可非议。然而事实是，文字和思想仍然是—或许比以往还要是—做出改变的强有力的工具；只不过，随着时光飞逝，它们发生作用的方式不同罢了。我想让我的孩子铭记文字的力量，特别是他们发到互联网上的文字更具影响力。和罗宾·威廉姆斯扮演的约翰·基
廷不同，我让我的孩子们接触了社交媒体。但我们所要传达的信息是一样的：文字和思想能改变世界，我希望我的孩子，以及他们的孩子能将这个世界变得更好。 6. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
人生太匆匆。你若不偶尔停下来看看周围，就会错过很多风景！ When I was driving my oldest son to school this morning, he made a remark about how I "always" make a big deal out of his mistakes and bad choices at school and, he feels, not enough of a big deal about the things he does well every day. He might have a point: I have high expectations, and it freaks me out a little when he strays off-path, especially now that he is getting older and the stakes are a little higher. But I do want him to break the rules sometimes. I want him to skip school every once in a blue moon, go on adventures with his friends, dance and sing Beatles songs in a parade. I admit that I can be a little uptight about school, but I want my kids to step outside the box of our days sometimes and, honestly, I need to do that more often too. Anyone know where I can find a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder?
今天早上，我开车送我的大儿子去学校。路上他评论说，他感觉我“总是”对他每天在学校里所犯的错误和做的坏选择大做文章，而对他做好的事情却关注不够。他说的或许很有道理：我对他有很高的期待，所以他一“脱离正途”，我就会有些担心害怕。特别是随着他年龄的增加，这种风险也会稍大一些。但我还是希望他偶尔能摆脱规则的束缚。我希望他能难得地翘一次课，和朋友们一起去冒险，或是在队伍中雀跃着，唱着披头士的歌去游玩。我承认对于学校，我是有一点儿保守，但我还是希望他们能迈出我们那个时代的界限。坦白地说，我需要更经常地那么做。有谁知道我在哪儿能找到1961年出产的法拉利Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder跑车吗？
7. Say "bless you" when someone sneezes. (Singles)
当某人打喷嚏的时候，对他说“保重”。
英语美文励志篇三：英语励志美文-志存高远
志存高远便是成功之道The Road to Success-英语励志美文(双语中英)
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom，and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices，and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning，the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.
年轻人创业之初，应该从最底层干起，这是件好事。匹兹保有很多商业巨头，在他们创业之初，都肩负过“重任”：他们以扫帚相伴，以打扫办公室的方式度过了他们商业生涯中最初的时光。我注意到我们现在办公室里都有工友，于是年轻人就不幸错过了商业教育中这个有益的环节。如果碰巧哪天上午专职扫地的工友没有来，某个具有未来合伙人气质的年轻人会毫不犹豫地试着拿起扫帚。在必要时新来的员工扫扫地也无妨，不会因为而有什么损失。我自己就曾经扫过地。
Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My place is at the top.” Be king in your dreams. 假如你已经被录用，并且有了一个良好的开端，我对你的建议是：要志存高远。一个年轻人，如果不把自己想象成一家大公司未来的老板或者是合伙人，那我会对他不屑一顾。不论职位有多高，你的内心都不要满足于做一个总管，领班或者总经理。要对自己说：我要迈向顶尖！要做就做你梦想中的国王！
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it. 成功的首要条件和最大秘诀就是：把你的精力，思想和资本全都集中在你正从事的事业上。一旦开始从事某种职业，就要下定决心在那一领域闯出一片天地来；做这一行的领导人物，采纳每一点改进之心，采用最优良的设备，对专业知识熟稔于心。
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." is all wrong. I tell you to "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration.
一些公司的失败就在于他们分散了资金，因为这就意味着分散了他们的精力。他们向这方面投资，又向那方面投资；在这里投资，在那里投资，到处都投资。“不要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”的说法大错特错。我要对你说：“把所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里，然后小心地看好那个篮子。”看看你周围，你会注意到：这么做的人其实很少失败。看管和携带一个篮子并不太难。人们总是试图提很多篮子，所以才打破这个国家的大部分鸡蛋。提三个篮子的人，必须把一个顶在头上，而这个篮子很可能倒下来，把他自己绊倒。美国商人的一个缺点就是不够专注。
To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm's interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says,"no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves."
把我的话归纳一下：要志存高远；不要出入酒吧；要滴酒不沾，或要喝也只在用餐时喝少许；不要做投机买卖；不要寅吃卯粮；要把公司的利益当作自己的利益；取消订货的目的永远是为了挽救货主；要专注；要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里，然后小心地看好它；要量入为出；最后，要有耐心，正如爱默生所言，“谁都无法阻止你最终成功，除非你自己承认自己失败。”
