【www.shanpow.com--英语作文】
【一】:英语励志小短文(1)
英语励志短文
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.
无论是60岁还是16岁,你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄灭的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事业成功的欢乐与热情。在你我的心底,有一座无线电台,它能在多长时间里接收到人间万物传递来的美好、希望、欢乐、鼓舞和力量的信息,你就会年轻多长时间。
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
人的生命应当像河流,开始是涓涓细流,受两岸的而十分狭窄,尔后奔腾咆哮,翻过危岩,飞越瀑布,河面渐渐开阔,河岸也随之向两边隐去,最后水流平缓,森森无际,汇入大海之中,个人就这样毫无痛苦地消失了。
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over
timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.
青春意味着战胜懦弱的那股大丈夫气概和摈弃安逸的那种冒险精神。往往一个60岁的老者比一个20岁的青年更多一点这种劲头。人老不仅仅是岁月流逝所致,更主要的是不思进取的结果。
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 光阴可以在颜面上留下印记,而热情之火的熄灭则在心灵上刻下皱纹。烦恼、恐惧、缺乏自信会扭曲人的灵魂,并将青春化为灰烬。
学习英语的重要性
English is the most popular language in the world, and it is also most widely spoken of all the language. It is mother tongue in many important countries, such as the USA,England, Australia and so on. In India, Though it is not the mother tongue, it ‘sthe important official
The 2008 Olympics will be hosted in Beijing. Many foreigners will come to China. We should try our best to serve the Olympics. For example, we can help the foreign visitors if we learn English well.
Examination(考试)
Someone says examination can help us go over our lessons in time and after the examination we can find how we are getting on
with our studies. But we are always having too many examinations and they are also too difficult for us to get through.I find some of us have lost interest in learning lessons. Besides,it is harmful to our health as we hardly have any time to go in for sports. I think the present system of measurement should be improved.
Water
Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices,factories, schools and hospitals.
From space the earth looks like a huge water-covered globe.Water covers about seventy percent of the earth's surface. There is water in oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. Even in the driest part of the world, there is some water in the air. Water is found almost everywhere.
1.Life is not fair, get used to it. 生活是不公平的;要去适应它。
a mothers love never changes. 母爱永恒。
a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
1.希望和信任是蜥蜴的尾巴,即使被切断,但它们还会再长出来。
1.Hope and trust is the tail of a lizard, which can reproduce even after being cut off.
2.宁可失败在你喜欢的事情上,也不要成功在你所憎恶的事情上。
2.To lost in something you love is better than to win in something you hate.
3.一个人总要走陌生的路,看陌生的风景,听陌生的歌,然后在某个不经意的瞬间,你会发现,原本是费尽心机想要忘记的事情真的就那么忘记了。
3. One is always on a strange road, watching strange scenery and listening to strange music. Then one day, you will find that the things you try hard to forget are already gone.
4.幸福,不是长生不老,不是大鱼大肉,不是权倾朝野。幸福敲恳桓鑫⑿〉纳钤竿锍伞5蹦阆氤缘氖焙蛴械贸裕氡话氖焙蛴腥死窗恪?/P>
4. Happiness is not about being immortal nor having food or rights in one's hand. It’s about having each tiny wish come true, or having something to eat when you are hungry or having someone's love when you need love.
5.爱情是灯,友情是影子,当灯灭了,你会发现你的周围都是影子。朋友,是在最后可以给你力量的人。
5. Love is a lamp, while friendship is the shadow. When the lamp is off, you will find the shadow everywhere. Friend is who can give you strength at last.
6.我爱你不是因为你是谁,而是我在你面前可以是谁。
6.I love you not for who you are, but for who I am before you.
7.爱情,要么让人成熟,要么让人堕落。
7.Love makes man grow up or sink down.
8.举得起放得下的叫举重,举得起放不下的叫负重。可惜,大多数人的爱情,都是负重的。
8. If you can hold something up and put it down, it is called weight-lifting; if you can hold something up but can never put it down, it's called burden-bearing. Pitifully, most of people are bearing heavy burdens when they are in love.www.shanpow.com_励志英语小短文有中文。
9.许多人向往水晶般的爱情——晶莹剔透没有一点瑕疵。更多人拥有的却是玻璃般的爱情——同样透明但容易破碎。
9.Most of people are looking forward the crystal-like love—pure without any defect. However the truth is most people are having the glass-like love-same transparent but easily broken.
10.我们每个人都生活在各自的过去中,人们会用一分钟的时间去认识一个人,用一小时的时间去喜欢一个人,再用一天的时间去爱上一个人,到最后呢,却要用一辈子的时间去忘记一个人。
10. We all live in the past. We take a minute to know someone, one hour to like
someone, and one day to love someone, but the whole life to forget someone.
11.一个人一生可以爱上很多的人,等你获得真正属于你的幸福之后,你就会明白一起的伤痛其实是一种财富,它让你学会更好地去把握和珍惜你爱的人。
11. One may fall in love with many people during the lifetime. When you finally get your own happiness, you will understand the previous sadness is kind of treasure, which makes you better to hold and cherish the people you love.
12.人的一生,有两种遗憾最折磨人:一是得不到你心爱的人;二是心爱的人得不到幸福。
12.During the whole life, you will regret for two things: one is that you don’t get the one you love and the other is the one you love is not happy.
13.生活在没有的你的世界,比任何一种惩罚都要痛苦,你知道吗,对我而言,你是任何人都无法取代的。
13. To live in a world without you is more painful than any punishment. Do you know that no one can replace you in my heart?
14.你的诞生带给我希望,而我希望带给你幸福。
14.Your birth gives me hope and I hope to give you happiness.
15.我将暴风般的爱情藏在心底,那是为了不给对方任何心理压力,我的爱情越是珍贵,相对地,也越珍惜别人的爱情。
15. I hide my storm-like love in my heart just not to give you any pressure. The more precious my love is, the more I cherish the love from others.
My oath 我的誓言
Today I truly believe
This unique journey will completely change my life! Today I truly believe
That all my efforts will produce generous returns. Today I truly believe
English will be a powerful weapon in my life! Today I truly believe
My dream of speaking beautiful English will come alive! Therefore,
I must devote all my energy and time to learning English with courage, passion, enthusiasm, and vigor! I must enjoy losing face!
I must pour all my efforts into learning English! I must be absolutely responsible for myself! I must be 100 percent dedicated to my goal! I must be totally crazy about speaking English! I must not waste one minute, or even one second! I must challenge my limits and then surpass them! I must conquer English and charge toward success! I will speak good English!
I will because I think I will!
Right here! Right Now! Action!
今天我坚信
这段特殊的旅程将彻底改变我的一生!
今天我坚信
我所有的付出终将得到丰厚的回报!
今天我坚信
英语一定会成为我人生奋斗的强有力的武器! 今天我坚信
讲一口漂亮英语的理想一定会美梦成真!
所以在今天,
我一定要精神饱满、热情高涨、热爱丢脸、疯狂投入! 百分之百地负责任!
我必须对我的目标百分之百地专注!
我必须百分之百地疯狂说英语!
在今天的每一分每一秒,全力以赴!
挑战极限,超越自我!
征服英文,迈向成功!
我一定能讲一口最漂亮的英文!
我一定行,因为我认为我行!
就在这里!就在此刻!马上行动!
【二】:励志英语小短文
1. Buy someone's coffee.
It's just coffee -- no one needs coffee, so this doesn't really matter, right? But what if you knew that a $2
cup of caffeine could change someone's day, week or their wholeperspective? Boom: That cup of coffee just
changed the world. Welcome to the Random Acts of Kindness movement, where nice things happen just
because nice people do them. You don't have to, you don't necessarily need to, but you can -- and it
restores people's faith in humanity. The best part? They pass it on.
2. Smile.
... with eye contact. In a world where smart phones rule and it's not just possible, but normal, to have entire conversations without ever looking someone in the eye, it can be heart-stopping, wonderful and double-take-worthy to lock eyes with someone grinning. Happiness is contagious, and it only takes a couple facial muscles to spread it.
3. Give what you can.
You clean out your closets, right? Perfect. You don't need a half a million dollar check written out to your charity of choice to help someone (kudos to you if you do, though!). Maybe you have a few shirts you don't wear anymore or a few children's books you can bear to part with. The thing about giving a little is that when everyone gives a little, suddenly it turns into a lot. Be a part of that lot.
4. Get in touch. Then listen.
Maybe a grandparent is chomping at the bit to hear about your adventures, or maybe an old friend had a really bad day, maybe your mom wishes you'd ring her up more often. Get on the line. You remember that your iPhone can make calls, right? Get in touch with those people that are dying to hear from you (because someone definitely is). Then, ask: How are you doing? What's new? These questions have such few syllables, but their depth is endless.
5. Sort your problems.
Let's face it: There's a lot of bad stuff in the world. It can be a scary place, and we've all got problems we would be a whole lot happier without. But experiment with putting your problems into perspective -- or boxes: That breakup? Missing a really
important deadline at work? Hurt feelings? Losing someone close to you? Probably worth some self-pity. That stain on your shirt? Not so much. Let go of what you can. The less negative, the more room there is to be happy.
6. Give when you get.
This is the best kind of multitasking! Whenever you get a little, give a little. There's a couple ways to pull this off: You can implement it yourself (donating an older shirt when you splurge for a new shirt, etc), or support companies that are passionate, good-hearted (really fun) do-gooders.Doesn't get much better than that, does it?
7. Stop comparing yourself to people you see on the Internet.
We all creep people's Instagram and Twitter feeds... and there's nothing wrong with wanting to be the best version of you. But you're you for a reason, and there's no one better at being you than you are! A little self-acceptance goes a long way. Your confidence will melt into other people and make them feel comfortable in their own skin too.
8. Use please and thank you.
Not to sound like your grandmother (go ahead and put your elbows on the table!), but the smallest ways to show your gratitude are these little words. They take zero effort to say, but the impact is huge. Aren't you thankful someone held the door for you when your hands were full? Tell them!
9. Support someone else.www.shanpow.com_励志英语小短文有中文。
You know that friend who is trying to promote their new album, or start that business? You don't always have to chip in financially to be a backer -- you just have to believe in something! Lend your support when and where
you can. Whether it's as simple as a retweet on Twitter or tossing a few extra bucks toward a worthy
cause, show someone you believe in what they're doing. Not only will they be super-motivated, but
they'll pass it on.
10. Chase what gets you up in the morning.
What's the thing that lingers on your heart -- that you just can't stop daydreaming about? Do the thing you would do if you could
do anything. It's called your passion. And it's what you should be doing.
Sometimes, we treat chasing dreams like a fantasy -- it's easy to do, when things like money and rent and groceries and day jobs come into play. But you don't have to jump off the cliff solo: Start building your wings. Inch toward your dream. One foot in front of the other. Take the step. After all, it's your calling.
perspective [pərˈspɛktɪv]www.shanpow.com_励志英语小短文有中文。
n. 透视图;观点;洞察力;远景adj. 透视的
humanity [hju'mæniti]
n. 人类;【总称】人
contact [ˈkɑnˈtækt; kənˈtækt ]
n. 交往,联系;接触,触碰;社会关系;接点,触点
v. 跟„联络上,
同„联系adj. 跟„联络上,同„联系
为他人买杯咖啡
只是杯咖啡而已——没人必须要喝咖啡,所以也无所谓,对吧?但是如果你知道2美元一杯的咖啡可以改变一个人的一天、一周甚至整个人生,那你会怎么做?哇,一杯咖啡改变了整个世界。欢迎参与“好事随意做”活动,就是因为好人做好事,好事才会来。你不一定要做,你不必一定做,但你能做得到——这样会让人们重新相信人性。你猜最好的部分是什么?人们会把它传递下去。
微笑
微笑着用眼神交流。在一个智能手机统治的世界,在整个交流的过程中,连看也不看对方一眼,这样的行为不仅是可能的,也是正常的。要是看着对方咧嘴笑,就会有屏息凝气、非常奇妙的感觉。快乐是可以传染的,只需通过几个面部肌肉的运动就可以把它传播。
尽你所能地付出
你整理自己的衣橱,对吧?很好。你不用非得写一张50万的支票捐给慈善机构来帮助他人(但是如果你这样做,那当然相当好! )。也许你有几件不再穿的衬衫,或有几本可以舍弃的童书。虽然只付出一点点,但当每个人都付出一点点时,就会积少成多。来成为多的一部分吧。 保持联系,然后倾听
也许你的爷爷奶奶正迫不及待地想听你的历险,也许一个老友过了糟糕的一天,也许你的妈妈希望你多给她打个电话。联系他们吧。你还记得你的iPhone能打电话,对吗?和那些很想和你联系的人打个电话吧。然后问问:你怎么样了?最近发生了什么事儿?虽然这些问题只有几个音节,但是这些问题的深度是无止境的。
把问题排序
让我们面对现实吧:世界上有很多不好的事情。它会让人感到恐慌。我们都有问题,要是没有的话,会幸福地多。但是试一试用长远的眼光来看这些问题:分手?工作时错过了重要的截止时间?受伤的感觉?失去了亲近的人?或许值得自怜自哀。衬衫上的污渍?那就不值得了。能放手就放手。负面因素越少,开心的空间就越大。
当你得到时就给予
这是多任务的最好形式!无论何时只要你得到了一点点,那就给予一点点。可以有很多种方法:你可以自己去做(比如当你买了一件新衬衫时可以捐出一件旧衬衫)或支持有激情的公司、热心肠的好人。还有什么比这更好的呢?
不要再和互联网上的人进行比较
我们都喜欢看别人在Instagram和推特上的内容„,想成为最好的自己也没什么错。但是你就是你,没人比做你做得更出色的了!一点点儿自我接受,就能走很远。你的自信会逐渐融入他人,让他们也感到自信。
用“请”和“谢谢”
不是说听起来要像你的奶奶(快点,把胳膊肘放到桌子上!),但是表达你的感激之情的最简单的方式莫过于这些简单的词汇。说这些话又不费劲,但是影响却是相当大的。当你两手满满,有人给你开门时,你不是很感激他们?告诉他们!
支持他人
你知道你的那个朋友在宣传他们的新唱片,或开了一家新公司?你不用每次都出资——你只需去相信他们!无论何时何地,只要你能帮助他们,就伸出你的手吧。无论是在推特上的一条转发,还是因为某个值得的原因投上一些钱,让他们看看你相信他们做的事情。他们不仅仅会受到鼓舞,而且还会把这份正能量传递下去。
追逐你的梦想
什么东西徘徊在你的心间——以至于你总是在不断地去梦想它?如果你能为它做点儿事情,那就做吧。这就叫做激情。这也是你应该去做的事情。 有时,我们把梦想看成是幻想——当有钱、有租金、有食物、有工作时很容易去做。但是,你也不能不加准备就跳下悬崖:你该先长出自己的翅膀。一点点地朝梦想靠近。一步一步地往前走。往前迈一步吧。毕竟,这是你的使命。
album [ˈ
ælbəm] n. 相簿;唱片集
chomp [tʃɔmp] v. 切齿,格格地咬牙,咬响牙齿 syllable [ˈsɪləbəl ] n. 音节
【三】:励志短文精选
励志短文精选
篇一:爱有天意
还记得么,那条波光粼粼的河。
河很清,映着快乐的你我;船很小,也只能容下你和我。木船随波逐流,载着你我,还有那段记忆。第一次相识的场景,已被我一一拾起镌刻在心上,只要心仍在跳动,便一刻不能忘记。记得河水汩汩流淌着的清脆,欢畅的声响;记得温软的阳光在水面碎裂成晶莹、细碎的波浪,河畔摇曳的翠绿的芦苇,还有船头美丽、羞涩的你。记得棉软的风送来河水的湿润,麦田的香甜,还有对面的你散发着的淡淡木槿花香。整个心都醉了、碎了,不是因为清澈的,欢畅的声响;不是因为晶莹细碎的浪;不是因为河水的湿润,麦田的清香,只因为对面的你,我心爱的姑娘。
还记得么,对岸那座鬼屋。
那是一直想去但家人不允许你去的地方。那里,每片台阶上应当还印着我们细碎的足迹,每间破败的房间中应当还荡漾着你我快乐的笑声。还记得那场不期的雨么,细细密密织起的帘,笼罩着鬼屋,笼罩着河畔摇曳的芦苇,也笼罩着我们归去的路。那遗失的木船,在雨帘中隐了又现了。这与似秋晨的雾,朦胧又迷茫。我相信,这一切应当是上天刻意的安排,丢失了木船,让你我困在河边一隅。
还记得么,我背着你拨开一帘又一帘凌乱的雨。雨很凉,风很狂,但我的心似乎燃起了熊熊炭火,很暖。是肩膀上的你,为我点然心中那团雨水浸湿的柴草。是你,让暴虐的雨成了船桨上激起的水滴,闪烁着清凉;是你,让肆虐的风成了苇尖细碎的阳光,闪耀着温暖;是你,让我不再惧怕所谓暴虐的雨,肆虐的风。是你让我明白我的宿命:幻化出一双宽大的羽翼,为你挡风,遮雨。那天风很大,雨很烈,但我们却很幸福。这剧烈的幸福,如同这场不期而至的雨,一帘又一帘。
还记得么,瓜田边支起的草屋。
雨依旧下着,屋檐上坠着晶莹的雨珠,一颗一颗滴落在瓜田上,绽开一朵朵泥土的芬芳。西瓜次第躺在湿软的土地上,像一个个安睡的精灵,他们在等待着,等待喝饱最后一口雨水。不会忘记那座茅草屋,就如同忘不掉那西瓜的甘甜。我脱下衬衣拧干给你,然后一旁静静看你拭去额头些许雨滴。你对着我笑了,那么开心;我也笑了,那般幸福。多希望屋檐的雨滴一直坠在那,不要落下;多希此刻的时间停滞,让我多看一眼你的笑容;多希望……
还记得么,我为你捉的萤火虫。
雨后入夜的池水冰凉,我挽起裤腿,在池边的枝桠上为你捉起一只绿莹莹的精灵。它不停的在我掌心跳跃,就如同我此刻心口跳跃的心。我手捧着绿色精灵递给你,连同我跳跃的心。
美好就如同落日的余霞,绽开的再绚烂,再赤红如血,依旧抵挡不住黑夜的降临。
分别,你我的眼眸中开出的是难舍的苦涩。望着你远去的背影被整个黑夜吞噬。我久久矗立在原处,像一尊冰冷的雕塑。脖上悬着你送我的项链,在风中摇摆,像枝桠上那片即将坠落的叶。
篇二:眠
辗转反侧,脑海里充塞着浓密的黑暗。眼睛和心都倦了,却也滑不进哪怕只清清浅浅的睡意。越是渴望睡着,越是睡意全消。事事又偏偏开始浮上脑际,枝枝叶叶向着四面八方纵横蔓延。这种时刻宁愿只是聆听时钟镌刻时间的声音,只是静静凝望黑暗一点点变浓,再一点点变淡。
很久没有紧贴着心搜刮出什么。也许深深浅浅的快乐与忧伤在那儿仍旧是片片剥落着。
是在逃避吗?我想这恰恰是一种面对吧。是一种避开所有人,独独直视赤条条不加任何遮掩的自己的面对。但其实有时候,心像被一只略带冷意的手轻轻握着,微痛却警醒。
一言不发地盯住过往与黑暗,白眼珠上浮现的红色血管也清晰可见了吧。如同唱针划过唱片的声槽,思绪清清楚楚划过某些故事的细节——历历都还深刻着的就是那些终不如过眼云烟,风过即散的存在。那些存在,躲躲闪闪却又纠纠缠缠。
那些存在就像未曾时时感觉得到却又像须臾不曾停止的呼吸一样真实。那些存在不在身边扩展,却悄悄在心里深厚。那些存在就像雨水从天而降,细细密密地落在我的头发上,手心里,打湿我的眼睛。
不再是一团可以随意揉捏的黏土,让每一种新的体验留下痕迹。不再是黑白分明在眼中,绝无调和之地。但并不是没有精精致致的傲慢,只是不敢用心地的干净去挑战世界的浑浊了。所以浑身上下置身事外的抽离感多的是。淡然,淡漠,淡到让那些存在崩溃的声音在耳朵里不断回响。
习惯面具一般缺乏表情的脸。不是喜欢,只是习惯,只是任性的习惯,只是放纵自己任性的习惯。如此而已。只是,平静背后,也会有满心的屈辱,震惊,迷茫,绝望。所以每每也都期待能有一种淡,稳住我几乎泛滥的感触。它当是滤掉一切杂质后的清晰。
清晰吗?世界总在我不知晓的地方发生着变化,直至无可挽回。
眠——眠心,再眠眼。
【四】:自学英语成功的故事
英语对很多人来说是很难征服的大山,上山很容易,要登顶就很难了,正如学习英语一样,下面这些是小编为大家推荐的几篇自学英语成功的故事
自学英语成功的故事:1
一直在外打工的沐承哲在三年前回到家乡准备在那里找个稳定的工作,但找了一个多月却一无收获,一天下午,沐承哲在一家快餐店里吃饭时见到许多老外与商家们讨价还价,于是他突发奇想决定要学习英语和老外做生意。
第二天一早,沐承哲便找了一个英语口语学习班,开始了向英语进军的征程。然而学了一个月后,他却仍然不会说一句英语,当他听到同班的一位大姐学了好几个类似的班还是不能说一句像样的英语时,他失去了再学下去的信心,于是第二天他便逃了学再也没有去上过课。从培训班出来后,沐承哲感觉非常的迷茫,但他却并没有放弃要学好英语的念头,他开始每天往新华书店里跑,在那里,他用一个月的时间阅读了几十本关于如何更快学好英语的书籍,最终他发现人们在学好英语的过程中用到了许多共同的规律,只要谁的学习过程最靠近这些规律,谁就能更快的学好英语,反之,谁的过程偏离这些规律,谁就会在英语学习上花更多的时间和精力。发现这些规律的沐承哲欣喜不已,于是他下定决心要自学英语! 沐承哲到书店里买了一份教材后,为了不想在城里多花钱,他搭车回到了乡下从此开始了一段苦行僧般的自学之路,在床头、灶旁、河边、田里、山上,都留下了他学习英语身影,在村子的每个角落,留下了国际的声音!每天,他除了帮家里干活,都泡在了英语里面,有时连晚上做梦都在讲英语!终于,功夫不负有心人,在不知不觉的三个月时间里,他靠着坚强的意力、科学的方法和一丝不苟的精神,拿下了许多实用的英语句子和文章,为自己建立了强大的基础和自信!
三个月后,由于要外出找事做,沐承哲不得不重新回到了城里。有一天晚上,他在中心广场一带遇到一个老外,于是他想,为什么不试试和老外聊聊天呢?于是他鼓起勇气,大跨步跟上了老外说到“hi, nice to meet you. are you here on business or for pleasure?(很高兴见到你,你是来办事的还是来玩的?)”。可能是这句话太地道了,结果老外听完后顿时眼睛睁得很大!愣了一会后,老外终于回过神来,并给沐承哲来了一大串英语。虽然第一次和老外聊天,沐承哲心里非常紧张,但他却能完全明白老外的意思。他和老外聊了半个小时,最后老外对他说“your English is very good, very clear, not like any other people(你的英语很好,很清晰,不像其他的人说的英语)”。听到这样的话,沐承哲心里感到非常的高兴,这也更加坚定了他的自信心。
在城里呆了段时间后,沐承哲仍然没有找到合适的事做。后来,在姨妈的建议下,他带着一千五百元南下广东,重新过上了打工的生活。初到广州的沐承哲由于人生地不熟,开始时度过了一段艰难的时间,但由于讲一口流利的英语,他主动出击给老外做翻译并想办法和他们做生意,一段时间后,他能一个月挣到过去一年的收入。后来,他开始向人们传授英语学习的方法,他自编材料教广州的商家们学好英语做外单,让许多人增收几万到几十万;他帮助许多家长指导10来岁的孩子讲一口流利的英语,让近60岁的老人出国用英语交流;他让许多初中没毕业的人用英语和老外做生意,教会许多大学生轻松突破聋哑英语;另外,他还投资大量金钱参加许多商业课程来提升自我,他花上万元参加李阳、黄词瀚、黄锦波三人开设的“亚洲首届国际演讲家集训营”学习演讲,并在营里被 李阳老师评为“稍加训练可以直接当播音员”的自学英语者;他连续一年在广州利用周末或晚上的时间给人们免费传授学习英语的独特技巧,鼓励人们利用自学学会英语。
现在,他仍然在广州通过讲座、研讨会以及英语大课堂的形式向人们分享学习英语的独特方法,而在每次的现场分享中,沐承哲都会给所有想学好英语的人提出了几点基本的忠告,第一,要坚决相信自己一定能学会(always believe you can make it)。沐承哲说其实每个人的智力都差不多,至少学好英语的智力是绝对没有问题,但很多人会在怀疑和不自信中浪费掉强大的能力,在报怨中一无所成;第二,一定要找准方向,用对方法(goals and strategies shape our destiny)。做任何事情都会有方法,很多人不成功,不是因为努力不够,不是因为决心不够,而是因为方向有误或方法不到位。找对了方向和用对了方法,往往可以为你节约几十上百倍的努力;第三,基础非常重要(it’s all about fundamental)。打了十年篮球的运动员,每天还是在练习最基本的投篮和运球,而大多数人学了十年英语,却连基本的发音都没有过。沐承哲告诫大家学好英语一定要用正确的方法打下一个强大的基础,要为了这个基础对自己恨心的投入一次!
自学英语成功的故事:2
1992年秋,高二开学刚刚一个月,张立勇便辍学了。“家里的经济条件不太好,那年刚盖了3间新土坯房,盖房子的钱全都是借的,欠了一屁股的债,大概有几千块吧。尽管父母节衣缩食,但家里的光景还是一天不如一天,有时穷到向人家借米借面……新盖的房子很快就漏雨了,可这时家里再也拿不出钱来修补,别人家也不愿再借钱给父亲了……”看着父母日夜操劳的背影,想想那笔压在一家人头顶上的巨债,作为家里的长子,张立勇不得不辍学。父母坚决不同意张立勇辍学,父亲说再难也要供他。母亲也说:“你不上学,以后考大学就没指望了。” 张立勇安慰两位老人道:“先出去打一段工,大学以后有时间还可以再考的……” 其实,这一次选择辍学,他自己也不知道以后还有没有机会再走进校园,再重拾心爱的课本了。
1993年,张立勇揣着几本高中课本南下广州,开始了他的打工生涯。张立勇先是落脚在一家竹艺厂,一天12个小时在流水线上,工资却少得可怜,而看书的时间更是奢望。不久,他又进入一家中外合资的玩具厂,因为这里的玩具都销往国外,所以定单、包装等都是英文字母,看不懂这些外国文字,玩具的尺寸、颜色、填充物要多少等都无法确定,更无从下手。张立勇从帆布包里掏出了高中英语课本,又买来英语词典当助手,对照着包装箱上的英文,再翻译出汉字来。这个时候的张立勇开始感觉到了英语的重要性。
因为学习氛围的缺乏,张立勇最终离开了夜生活丰富的广州,1996年6月,不想浪费时间的张立勇通过一位老家亲戚的介绍来到北京,成为清华大学食堂的一名切菜工。这对他而言,是一个可以边工作边学习的好地方。尽管待遇要比广州低一些,但是张立勇说:“只要能维持我的学习和生活,有一个氛围和环境让我学习,就足够了。能在清华读大学是张立勇曾经的梦想。如今,这个梦想实现了,虽然他是以另一种身份跨进的这座象牙塔,但终归站在了清华园的这片芳草地上,就像触摸着它温热的肌肤一般,与它一同呼吸,一同生长……
的确,对张立勇而言这真是一个如鱼得水的好地方,尽管待遇要比广州低一些,但正如张立勇所说:“只要能维持我的学习和生活,有一个氛围和环境让我学习,就OK了,that’s enough足够了。” 清华大学校内一间四平方米的小屋就是张立勇的住所。张立勇每天早上四点多起床,每天坚持自学七八个小时,有时候学到凌晨一两点钟。无论是寒冬腊月还是酷暑炎夏,他对英语的学习从来都没有中断过。在自己的床头,张立勇用毛笔写着“克己”和清华的校训“行胜于言”,以告诫自己不许偷懒。
食堂规定,在给学生卖饭之前,厨师们先吃,吃饭时间只有15分钟,结果张立勇在7分钟吃完饭,余下8分钟躲到食堂后面一个放碗柜的地方背英语课本,有很多同事觉得张立勇这种行为简直让人难以理解。“大学生能通过正规的、系统的方式来学习英语,而张立勇只有通过自己的渠道。“张立勇和这里的大学生不一样,这里的大学生有的是时间,而且能正规学习,而张立勇只有不断地积累时间,一分一秒都不能放过……英语也可以随时随地学,方便面的包装袋、调料包上都有中英文对照,比如r糖、盐之类,然后张立勇在卖饭的时候操练英语,以锻炼自己的胆量。因为没法和普通大学生一样通过正规系统的学习,张立勇只能买二手的书、二手的磁带、听一台十分普通的收音机,这被他认为是“节俭式英语学习法。” 张立勇在清华食堂期间,通过自学英语10年,通过国家英语四、六级考试,托福考了630分,被清华学生称为“馒头神”。
自学英语成功的故事:3
黄立明小朋友至今(2013年4月7日)8岁2个月大,在读小学二年级下学期。自从2011年10月1日开始和曾灏一起学习英语,以自学为主,至今一年半时间,学习英语的进度突飞猛进,整体认读掌握了4735个单词,完成了下列课程:
1. Disney Magic English Disk 1-32 视频观看和文本朗读,背其中单词850个;
2. 《美国加州小学一年级语文》和《美国加州小学二年级语文》共2000页,点读、跟读和随身听课文音频。完成其中的书面作业Spelling Practice;On-level Practice;Grammar Practice; Grammar and Writing Handbook;Weekly Assessment;Unit Assessment 共1300页。
3. 《美国加州小学一年级数学》、《美国加州小学二年级数学》和《美国加州小学三年级数学》一半,共1300页。口头完成了全部课文内容和练习作业。
4. 《美国加州小学一年级科学》和《美国加州小学二年级科学》课本、pdf点读版和flash视频版等配套教材,约2000页。
5. 完成了Picture Grammar for Children Starter-4 共5册练习册书面作业,共350页。
6. 阅读完了《典范英语》(牛津阅读树)一至五年级共10本书,约1200页。
7. 观看了Peppa Pig 80集视频。观看了部分Dora the Explorer。观看了部分Thormas。
总概括:黄立明目前的英语水平已经处于使用英语语言学习科学、数学和文学的阶段,达到相当于国内的大专英语水平。
1. 单词量达到了4735个,整体认读, 听音或者看单词知道中文意思,尚不能拼写大部分单词。
2. 使用Wh-questiions; Yes/no-questions 和 Substituition Practice 方式,就英语文本,能够熟练地进行语句成分对话。
3. 对相当词汇量的英语文本,有很好的阅读理解能力和听力。
4. 有很好的写作能力,语法规范掌握比较好。
5. 即兴口头表达能力尚未达到以英语为母语的学生,但是就课文内容的表达能力很好。
按照目前的学习进度,至2013年10月,黄立明将学习完成《美国加州小学三年级语文》、《美国加州小学三年级数学》和《美国加州小学三年级科学》及其相应的书面作业。词汇量将达到5800个单词。
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【五】:励志高考英语文章带翻译
“I dread to come to the end of the year,said a friend to me recently, ”it makes me realize I am growing old.“
William James, the great psychologist, said that most men are ”old fogies at twenty-fiveHe was right. Most men at twenty-five are satisfied with their jobs. They have accumulated the little stock of prejudices that they call their “Principles, ” and closed their minds to all new ideas; they have ceased to grow.
The minutea man ceases to grow-no matter what his years-that minute he begins to be old. On the other hand, the really great man never grows old.
Goethe passed out at eighty-three, and finished his Faust only a few years earlier; Gladstone took up a new language when he was seventy. Laplace, the astronomer, was still at work when death caught up with him at seventy-eight. He died crying, “What we know is nothing; what we do not know is immense.”
And there you have the real answer to the question, “When is a man old?”
Laplace at seventy-eight died young. He was still unsatisfied, still sure that he had a lot to learn.
As long as a man can keep himself in that attitude of mind, as long as he can look back on every year and say , “I grew,” he is still young.
The minute he ceases to grow, the minute he says to himself, “I know all that I need to know,”--that day youth stops. He may be twenty-five or seventy-five, it makes no difference. On that day he begins to be old.
“我惧怕临近岁末年尾”,一位朋友最近对我说:“它使我意识到我正在变老。”
伟大的心理学家威廉?詹姆斯就曾说过,大多数人“25岁时就成了守旧落伍者”。他的话是对的。大多数人25岁时就满足于他们的工作。他们已经积累了一些他们称之为“原则”的偏见,对所有新的思想关闭心灵之门;他们已经停止成长。
一个人一旦停止成长--不管他年龄多大--他就开始衰老。反之,真正的伟人从来不会衰老。
歌德享年83岁,逝世前几年才完成《浮士德》;格莱斯顿70岁时又开始学习一门外国语;法国天文学家拉普拉斯78岁死时还在工作着。临死前,他大声喊道:“我们所知的太少太少,我们所不知的太多太多。”
“一个人何时变老?”,从这类事例中对这个问题你已经有了真正的答案。
拉普拉斯78岁逝世时依然年轻。他依旧不满足,依旧感到许多东西要学。
一个人,只要他能够保持这种心态,只要他在回首过去的一年时能够说“我在成长”,他就依然年轻。
他一旦停止成长,他一旦对自己说“我该懂的都懂了”,这个时候他的青春也就完了。他可能在25岁时死去,也可能在75岁时死去,这都没有区别。就在那一天,他开始变老。
学习啦网:学会忘记是生活的技术,学会微笑是生活的艺术。