青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文1：青春（youth）
Let's take steps to banish some of the most common negative thoughts many of us repeat to ourselves. Being in a negative space is harmful to our overall well-being, because what you dwell on can easily become self fulfilling if you don't change your mindset.
讓我們一起行動(dòng)起來(lái)，消滅那些我們經(jīng)常告訴自己的消極想法吧!如果你不改變想法，而是一味地沉浸在消極的念頭中，那么，我們的整個(gè)身心就會(huì)受到影響，因?yàn)椤柏瑝?mèng)”也會(huì)成真。
1.I'm not good enough.
我不夠好。
This type of negative thought that can apply to many categories. Maybe you don't think you're a good enough mother or good at a sport. Even if you find yourself lacking in something, there's no need to keep repeating it to yourself. The human brain is an incredible thing. Be inspired by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Harvard-trained neuroscientist who suffered a stroke that left her unable to walk, read, write, talk, or remember her Pvious life. Dr. Taylor took eight years to recover and has since then written a best-selling book about her experience and appeared on Oprah. Keep on working toward something, and watch the leaps and bounds you'll make.
這種消極想法有很多類(lèi)型。比如你認(rèn)為自己不是個(gè)稱職的媽媽或不擅長(zhǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。即使你真的發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的弱點(diǎn)，也沒(méi)必要對(duì)自己不斷復(fù)述。人腦是神奇的。吉爾泰勒就是個(gè)激勵(lì)的好典型，她是哈佛大學(xué)的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)學(xué)專家，中風(fēng)后她就失去了行走、閱讀、書(shū)寫(xiě)、交談的能力了，甚至還失憶了。她花了八年的時(shí)間復(fù)原，用自己的經(jīng)歷寫(xiě)了暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)，還上了奧普拉的節(jié)目。堅(jiān)持做一件事，親眼見(jiàn)證自己的變化。
2.No one cares about me.
沒(méi)人關(guān)心我。
To accurately say that your family and friends don't care about you would be a very rare situation. Maybe you're being too negative and overlooking the gestures of love they show you. They don't even have to be big gestures, but it's the little things they do for you that count. And people may be reacting to the energy you're putting out; perhaps you think they don't care about you so you don't make any effort in your relationships. Start showing people you care, so they can show you back in kind. And if you don't have good relationships with the people you know, what's stopping you from making new friends?
家人朋友都不關(guān)心你，這種情況其實(shí)不太常見(jiàn)�？赡苣氵^(guò)于消極的想法使你忽略了他們對(duì)你表達(dá)的愛(ài)。他們甚至并不需要為你做什么驚天動(dòng)地的大事，正是一些小事才真正打動(dòng)人心。或者你覺(jué)得沒(méi)人關(guān)心你，所以無(wú)需再經(jīng)營(yíng)人際關(guān)系，但其實(shí)也許人們只有在感知到你的付出后，才會(huì)對(duì)你進(jìn)行回報(bào);關(guān)心別人，別人才會(huì)關(guān)心你。如果你和周?chē)说年P(guān)系處理不好，為何不結(jié)交些新朋友?
3.I really dislike this person.
我真的不喜歡這個(gè)人。
If you dislike a person in your work or personal life, focusing on her bad qualities is not going to make things better. You need to let go of your assumptions about her and know that she is human too, which means she makes mistakes. Either you move on and stop thinking and talking about her, or learn to approach her or think about her in a positive manner. Focus on her good qualities, and repeat them to yourself instead of honing in on the unpleasant things.
如果工作或生活中有你討厭的人，只關(guān)注她的缺點(diǎn)有害無(wú)益。你需要放下對(duì)她的所有成見(jiàn)，告訴自己她也是個(gè)人，也有犯錯(cuò)的時(shí)候。要么就不再談?wù)撍拖胫�，要么學(xué)著去接近她，或想想她好的一面。多想想她的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，不要再專注于讓你不開(kāi)心的事情。
4.Why is she better off?
為什么她比我好?
Comparing yourself to someone else is never productive or positive. There's always going to be someone who is younger, Pttier, smarter, or richer than you. If you keep coveting what someone else has, then this may cause you to be resentful of them, which will open a whole other negative can of worms. Remember, what they don't have is your whole package. Be apPciative of what you have, because if you want to play the comparison game, remember that there are people who are also worse off than you are.
和別人比較永遠(yuǎn)不是有效率和積極的表現(xiàn)�？傆斜饶隳贻p，漂亮，聰明，富有的人。如果你始終關(guān)注別人擁有什么，會(huì)帶來(lái)你對(duì)他們的恨意，隨即帶來(lái)更多消極的想法。記住，你所擁有的也是他們所沒(méi)有的。珍惜你所擁有的東西，如果真的想和別人比較，也別忘了總有比你差的人。
5.I'll never reach my goal.
我永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法達(dá)到目標(biāo)。
If you think you're not going to be able "get there," think again. There are many people who are worse off and have overcome bigger obstacles than what you are facing. Take, for example, Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, an amputee who overcame his handicap to compete in the Olympics against his able-bodied peers. Everything is within your reach as long as you work hard and have a a positive attitude.
如果你認(rèn)為自己達(dá)不到，再想想。比你差的人比比皆是，他們遇到的困難也比你的更大。比如，奧運(yùn)會(huì)短跑選手刀鋒戰(zhàn)士奧斯卡?皮斯托利斯，一個(gè)被截肢的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，戰(zhàn)勝了自己的阻礙，在其他健壯的對(duì)手中脫穎而出贏得了奧運(yùn)會(huì)的冠軍。只要你努力付出，有著積極的信念，任何事都能夠做到。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文2：Burning Your Soul Candle
I have a few candles stored in a drawer in my dining room. They’re meant for romantic dinners and special occasions, but since the arrival of our three children they have lain unnoticed among the napkins and other things. They are waiting to be taken out and lit to share their glow with anyone who will take the time to bask in their brilliance.
Are not our souls like those candles, patiently waiting for someone to come and let us be ourselves? We are all waiting for our own moments to shine; we each have a special light, unmatched by any other.
Candles are made up of wax and a wick; we have bodies, but our essence lies in our minds and souls. Candles are unique in their colors, shapes and designs. Our life histories and experiences are the backdrops of who we are, but our minds are like candle wicks, and make our passions flame. Unlike the candles in my drawer, who get used or not used depending on my whims, we control our own thoughts, and how brightly we will burn or dimly we will shine.
Is your soul candle dimmed by circumstance or lack of passion and direction? Is it hidden in a drawer of stress, worry or resentment? Make a choice to let yourself shine the way you were meant to shine.
翻譯：點(diǎn)亮心靈的蠟燭
在我餐廳的抽屜里放著幾根蠟燭。它們會(huì)用于浪漫的晚餐和一些特殊的場(chǎng)合，但是自從我的三個(gè)孩子出生之后，它們便被遺忘在餐巾紙和其他雜物之間了。它們一直在等待著被拿出抽屜，被點(diǎn)亮，以和任何一個(gè)愿意花費(fèi)時(shí)間去感受它們溫暖的人分享那些光亮。
我們的靈魂不也像蠟燭么?耐心地等待有人來(lái)發(fā)掘我們，讓我們發(fā)光發(fā)亮。我們一直等待著發(fā)光發(fā)亮的一刻;我們都有自己獨(dú)特的光亮，是別人所不能匹及的。
蠟燭由蠟狀物和蠟燭心組合而成;人類(lèi)有肉體，而我們的本質(zhì)卻存在于精神和靈魂中。蠟燭有它們獨(dú)一無(wú)二的顏色、形狀和圖案。我們生命的歷史和經(jīng)歷是決定我們是誰(shuí)的大背景，但是只有我們的心靈才是蠟燭心，使熱情形成火焰。與在抽屜里等著別人一時(shí)的興致來(lái)決定是否被點(diǎn)燃的蠟燭不同，我們可以決定自己的思想，決定自己能夠發(fā)光發(fā)亮還是黯淡無(wú)光。
你心中的那支蠟燭是否因環(huán)境或者缺少激情，沒(méi)有方向感而黯淡無(wú)光?它是否藏匿于壓力、擔(dān)憂和怨恨的抽屜里?做出選擇吧，以自己注定的方式去發(fā)光。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文3：A Little Bit More
Today is an excellent day for small improvements. Whatever is working for you, find a way to improve it just a little. There’s no need to make a huge change, just a small one, something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day, over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people. If you learned just one more new word each day, in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big accomplishments. Look around you. Consider the work you do each day. Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race, each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher. Yet over the course of the race, that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today, and tomorrow too, and each day after that. Anyone can make just a small improvement, and that can make a big, big difference.
翻譯：再多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)
今天就是你可以做改進(jìn)的極好的一天。無(wú)論你在做什么,找一個(gè)方法去做一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的改進(jìn)。不用做太大的改變,只要一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)??你現(xiàn)在可以做到的一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
如果你每天多給一個(gè)顧客打電話的話,一個(gè)月下來(lái)你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你又多認(rèn)識(shí)了差不多二十個(gè)人。如果每天多學(xué)會(huì)一個(gè)新詞,過(guò)一年,你的詞匯量將會(huì)增加300多個(gè)。
小小的改進(jìn)能夠逐步積累成大的成就。觀察你的周?chē)�。思考你每天所做的工作。英語(yǔ)短文想一下你怎么能做得更好一點(diǎn)。
在馬拉松比賽中,冠軍的每一步都只比第一百名的選手的步伐大一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)、快一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)短文但是在比賽過(guò)程中,那些小小的不同積累成了巨大的區(qū)別。
今天、明天、今后的每一天盡力做更多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。任何人都能做一點(diǎn)小小的改進(jìn),但那小小的改進(jìn)將會(huì)起到非常大、非常大的作用。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文4：The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
翻譯：老貓
一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因?yàn)樗昙o(jì)太大了。一天，老貓發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠，它跳過(guò)去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因?yàn)槔县堃Р涣怂?/p>
于是，老婦很生氣，因?yàn)槔县垱](méi)有把老鼠咬死。她開(kāi)始打這只貓，貓說(shuō)：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經(jīng)為你服務(wù)了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實(shí)在太老了，對(duì)年紀(jì)大的不要這么無(wú)情，要記住老年人在年青時(shí)所做過(guò)的有益的事情�！�
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文5：The Thirsty Pigeon
A PIGEON, opPssed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
翻譯：口渴的鴿子
有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見(jiàn)畫(huà)板上畫(huà)著一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過(guò) 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫(huà)板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。
這是說(shuō)，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，草率從事，就會(huì)身遭不幸。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文6:The Raven and the Swan
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
翻譯：烏鴉和天鵝
烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無(wú) 瑕。于是，他毅然離開(kāi)了他賴以生存的祭壇，來(lái)到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點(diǎn)都沒(méi)洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。
這故事是說(shuō)，人的本性不會(huì)隨著生活方式的改變而改變。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文7：越困難越要做
You have to make the call you’re afraid to make.
你要打電話，即使心里很怕。
You have to get up earlier than you want to get up.
你要比自己預(yù)想的起得更早。
You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore.
當(dāng)你受傷、流血、疼痛時(shí)要反擊。
You have to lead when no one else is following you yet.
沒(méi)人愿意聽(tīng)你命令時(shí)，你要當(dāng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。
You have to invest in yourself even though no one else is.
即使沒(méi)人愿意投資你，你也要投資自己。
You have to look like a fool while you’re looking for answers you don’t have.
當(dāng)你尋求答案時(shí)，看起來(lái)笨一點(diǎn)沒(méi)什么。
You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option.
能找借口時(shí)，你也要給出結(jié)果。
You have to search for your own explanations even when you’re told to accept the “facts.”
即使你被告知要接受事實(shí)，也要自己找原因。
You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot.
你要像個(gè)傻瓜一樣犯錯(cuò)。
You have to try and fail and try again.
你必須不斷失敗不斷嘗試。
You have to run faster even though you’re out of breath.
即使喘不上氣，你也要盡力跑的快一些。
You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you.
你要對(duì)那些對(duì)你殘忍的人善良。
You have to meet deadlines that are unreasonable and deliver results that are unparalleled.
你要在不合理的最后期限前把事情做好，并做的很出色。
You have to be accountable for your actions even when things go wrong.
即使事情出錯(cuò)，你也要對(duì)自己的行為負(fù)責(zé)。
You have to keep moving towards where you want to be no matter what’s in front of you.
你要向目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)，不管橫在你面前的是什么。
You have to do the hard things. The things that no one else is doing. The things that scare you.The things that make you wonder how much longer you can hold on.
你必須做困難的事情。沒(méi)人做的事情。你害怕的事情。讓你知道自己能堅(jiān)持多久的事情。
Those are the things that define you. Those are the things that make the difference between living a life of mediocrity or outrageous success.
這些事能塑造你。它們能讓生活有平庸和成功的天壤之別。
The hard things are the easiest things to avoid. To excuse away. To Ptend like they don’t apply to you.
困難的事情最容易讓我們逃避、找借口不做、假裝看不見(jiàn)。
The simple truth about how ordinary people accomplish outrageous feats of success is that they do the hard things that smarter, wealthier, more qualified people don’t have the courage to do.
普通人獲得成功很簡(jiǎn)單，他們做困難的事情，這些事是那些更聰明、更富有、更稱職的人沒(méi)勇氣做的。
Do the hard things. You might be surprised at how amazing you really are.
做困難的事情吧。你可能會(huì)驚訝自己有多了不起。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文8：You Have Only One Life
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong,enough sorrow to keep you human,enough hope to make you happy? Always put yourself in others’shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry,those who hurt, those who have searched,and those who have tried,for only they can apPciate the importance of people
who have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile,grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you,to those who have touched your life in one way or another,to those who make you smile when you really need it,to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,to those who you want to let them know that you apPciate their friendship.And if you don’t, don’t worry,nothing bad will happen to you,you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message.
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文摘抄9
Begin Again重新開(kāi)始
One of the best things we can do in our lives is this: Begin again。Begin to see yourself as you were When you were the happiest and strongest you’d ever been
生命中我們所能為的最好之事莫過(guò)于:重新開(kāi)始。重新開(kāi)始審視自己,猶如身處曾經(jīng)有過(guò)的最幸福、堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的時(shí)刻。
Begin to remember what worked for you (and what worked against you)，And try to make things duanwenw.com work again。Remember how natural it was when you were a child ?To live a lifetime each day
開(kāi)始記起那些曾經(jīng)助益過(guò)你的一切(以及那些曾經(jīng)牽絆過(guò)你的一切),并設(shè)法重獲魅力。記得你小時(shí)候的天真??把每一天當(dāng)作一生來(lái)度過(guò)。
Begin to forget about the troubles you have carried with you for years: The problems that don’t matter any more, The tears that cried themselves away. And the worries that are going to wash away. On the shore of tomorrow’s new beginnings
開(kāi)始學(xué)著忘掉讓你負(fù)重多年的煩惱:那些不再重要的問(wèn)題,那些自然逝去的眼淚,那些即將在嶄新的明天被沖刷去的焦慮。
Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;And if we are wise，duanwenw.com We will turn away from the problems of the past。And give the future ?and ourselves ?a chance，To become the best of friends，Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself Begin again。
明日告訴我們每一個(gè)明天都是生命的嶄新日;倘若我們清醒明智,我們將會(huì)拋卻過(guò)去的問(wèn)題。給未來(lái),也給我們自己一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì),努力成為好朋友。有時(shí)所需的一切只是內(nèi)心一個(gè)愿望,好讓你自己重新開(kāi)始。有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時(shí)仍覺(jué)年輕。
青春勵(lì)志英語(yǔ)短文摘抄10
善待機(jī)遇Opportunity
The air we breathe is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet without it we could not survive more than a few minutes.
我們呼吸的空氣如此易得，以至于我們視它為理所當(dāng)然，但沒(méi)了空氣我們卻 堅(jiān)持不了幾分鐘。
For the most part, the same air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while they sit around and feel sorry for themselves. Others breathe in the air and use the energy to make a magnificent life for themselves.
從很大程度上來(lái)說(shuō)，每個(gè)人呼吸到的空氣都是一樣的，并且每個(gè)人都離不開(kāi)空氣。有些人靠空氣來(lái)維持生命，但他們只會(huì)坐在那里自怨自艾。另外一些人吸進(jìn)空氣，利用空氣提供的能量為自己開(kāi)創(chuàng)壯麗的人生。
Opportunity is the same way. It is everywhere. Opportunity is so freely available that we take it for granted.
機(jī)遇也是如此。它無(wú)處不在。機(jī)遇如此易得，以至于我們視它為理所應(yīng)當(dāng)。
Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success. Opportunity must duanwenw.com be the seized and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so anxious to "get in on the ground floor" of opportunity, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s impossible.
然而僅憑機(jī)遇卻不足以創(chuàng)造成功，必須抓住機(jī)遇并采取行動(dòng)才能實(shí)現(xiàn)其價(jià)值。有許多人一得到機(jī)會(huì)，就急著要成功，好象有了機(jī)遇就萬(wàn)事大吉。這是不可能的。
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. It takes more than just duanwenw.com breathing in the fresh air of opportunity, however. You must make use of that opportunity. That’s not up to the opportunity. That’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what "floor" the opportunity is on. What matters is what you do with it.
正如你需要空氣來(lái)呼吸，你也需要機(jī)遇來(lái)獲得成功。但是只機(jī)遇的新鮮空氣 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。你必須好好利用機(jī)遇。這并不取決于機(jī)遇本身，而是由你自己決定。 你在什么時(shí)候得到機(jī)遇并不重要。重要的是你怎樣把握機(jī)遇。
