英语励志小故事一：
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success.
翻译：一个年轻人向苏格拉底询问成功的秘诀。
Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
翻译：苏格拉底让年轻人第二天早晨到河边见他。
They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river.
翻译：他们见面后，苏格拉底叫年轻人和他一起走向河里。
When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water.
翻译：当河水淹至他们的脖子时，苏格拉底出其不意地抓住年轻人并把其压入水中。
The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
翻译：那人想要挣出水面，而强壮有力的苏格拉底将他摁在水中直到他变得无力抗争，脸色发青。
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air.
翻译：苏格拉底将他的头拖出水面，这个年轻人所做的第一件事就是大口喘息后，深吸一口气。
Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?”
翻译：苏格拉底问：“当你闷在水里的时候你最想要的是什么？”
The boy replied, “Air.”
翻译：年轻人回答说：“空气。 ”
Socrates said, “That is the secret to success.
翻译：苏格拉底说：“那就是成功的秘诀。
When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.”
翻译：当你像渴望空气一样渴望成功, 你就能够获得它！没有其他的秘密了。 ”
英语励志小故事二：
A spider and three
翻译：一只蜘蛛和三个人
After the rain, a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network, due to
damp walls, it must climb the height, it will fall, which one to climb, repeatedly
falling and… No. a person to see, and he sighed to himself: "my life as this spider is not it?
翻译：雨后，一只蜘蛛艰难地向墙上已经支离破碎的网爬去，由于墙壁潮湿，它爬到一定的高度，就会掉下来，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下来……第一个人看到了，他叹了一口自言自语：“我的一生不正如这只蜘蛛吗？
busy and no income."
翻译：忙忙碌碌而无所得。”
Thus, he increasingly depressed.
翻译：于是，他日渐消沉。
See the second person, he said: this spider really stupid,why do not dry place from the next to climb up to look around?
翻译：第二个人看到了，他说：这只蜘蛛真愚蠢，为什么不从旁边干燥的地方绕一下爬上去？
I'll be as stupid as it can not.
翻译：我以后可不能像它那样愚蠢。
Thus, he becomes wise up.
翻译：于是，他变得聪明起来。
See the third person, he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched.
翻译：第三个人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屡败屡战的精神感动了。于是，他变得坚强起来。
英语励志小故事三：
段落一：
A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken.
翻译：一个小男孩发现了一只老鹰下的蛋，把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。
The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken.
翻译：鹰被孵出来了，但他以为自己是一只山鸡。
He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings.
翻译：渐渐的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物,做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。
It was a dreary life.
翻译：生活非常沉闷。
Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter.
翻译：渐渐地鹰长大了,也越来越苦恼。
One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains.
翻译：有一天，他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞得比山还高。段落二：
"Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle.
翻译：“哦，我要能飞得那么高该多好啊！”鹰说。
The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought.
翻译：山鸡回答说，“不要想了。
That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!"
翻译：那是凶猛无比的鹰，鸟中之王---你不可能像他一样！”
And the eagle didn't give it another thought.
翻译：于是鹰放弃了那个念头。
He went on cackling and complaining about life.
翻译：他继续咯咯地叫，不停地抱怨生活。
He died thinking he was a prairie chicken.
翻译：最后他死了，依然认为自己是一只山鸡。
My friends, you too were born an eagle.
翻译：朋友们，你们天生就是雄鹰。
The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens!
翻译：造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话！
英语励志小故事四：
Three craftsmen
三位工匠
段落一：
A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach.
翻译：一座大城被敌军围困了，城中的居民们聚在一起，共同商议对抗敌人的办法。
段落二：
A build Carpenter to come forward to advocate the use of bricks as a resist material; a carpenter decided to propose to the enemy using wood is the best method; a cobbler, stood up and said: "Gentlemen, I do not agree with your views and I think that as resist material, as no better than whatas resist material, as no better than what Paper. "
翻译：一个砌匠挺身而出，主张用砖块作为抵御材料；一个木匠毅然提议用木头来抗敌是最佳的；一个皮匠站起来说：“先生们，我不同意你们的意见。我认为作为抵御材料，没有一样东西比皮更好。”
It is said that people are accustomed to from their own point of view, the view that they are familiar with what is the best.
翻译：这是说，人们都习惯于从自身角度考虑问题，总认为自己所熟悉的东西是最好的。
励志小故事五：骆驼
When man first saw the Camel, he was so frightened at his vast size that he ran away.
翻译：有一个人第一次见到骆驼的时候，看到骆驼巨大的体形，非常害怕以至于拔腿就跑。
After a time, perceiving the meekness and gentleness of the beast's temper,he summoned courage enough to approach him.
翻译：过了一段时间，他察觉到骆驼脾气温顺，就鼓起勇气靠近骆驼。
Soon afterwards, observing that he was an animal altogether deficient in spirit, he assumed such boldness as to put a bridle in his mouth, and to let a child drive him.
翻译：这之后不久，他注意到骆驼是个一点精神都没有的动物，于是就大着胆子把一个龙头套在在了骆驼的嘴上，然后让一个小孩子赶着他。
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