英語(yǔ)短文勵(lì)志精選閱讀

　　一、自我贊許

　　Pride of performance does not represent ego1. It represents pleasure with humility. duanwenw.com The quality of the work and the quality of the worker are closely connected. Half-hearted effort does not produce half results; it produces no results.

　　自我贊許并不代表自高自大,它所體現(xiàn)的是謙卑的快樂(lè)。工作質(zhì)量與工人的素質(zhì)緊密相關(guān)。一半的努力并不會(huì)帶來(lái)一半的成果,而是沒(méi)有成果。

　　Three people were laying bricks. A passer-by asked them what they were doing. The first one replied, "Don’t you see I’m making a living? "The second one said, "Don’t you see I’m laying bricks? "The third one said, "I’m building a beautiful house."

　　有三個(gè)人在砌磚,一個(gè)路人問(wèn)他們?cè)谧鍪裁?。第一個(gè)人回答道:"你沒(méi)看見我正為謀生而工作嗎?"第二個(gè)人說(shuō):"你沒(méi)看見我正在砌磚嗎?"第三個(gè)人說(shuō)道:"我正在建一棟美麗的房子。"

　　There were three people doing the same thing who had totally different attitudes about their work. And would their attitude affect their performance? The answer is clearly yes.

　　三個(gè)人做著同一件事,卻對(duì)自己的工作有著迥異的態(tài)度。那么,他們的態(tài)度會(huì)影響他們的表現(xiàn)嗎?很顯然,答案是肯定的。

　　Excellence comes when the performer takes pride in doing his best. Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it, regardless of what the job is, whether washing cars, sweeping the floor or painting a house.

　　優(yōu)秀源于表演者盡其所能地全心投入。每一份工作都是工作者本身的自畫像,不管這份工作是什么——洗車、掃地或油漆房子。

　　Do it right the first time, every time. The best insurance for tomorrow is a job well done today. 第一次就要做好!每一次都要做好!未來(lái)最好的保障源于今天完美的工作。

　　Michelangelo had been working on a statue for many days. He was taking a long time to make every small detail as good as possible. duanwenw.com A man thought these improvements were insignificant and asked Michelangelo why he bothered with them. Michelangelo replied, "Trifles4 make perfection and perfection is no trifle."

　　米開朗基羅曾為了一件雕塑工作多日。他力求每一個(gè)細(xì)微之處都盡善盡美。有一個(gè)人認(rèn)為這樣的改進(jìn)毫無(wú)意義可言,因此他問(wèn)米開朗基羅為何如此煞費(fèi)苦心。米開朗基羅回道:"細(xì)節(jié)造就完美,完美卻不是細(xì)節(jié)。

　　Most people forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well it was done.

　　大部分人不會(huì)記得你完成一件工作的速度有多快,但是他們會(huì)記得你的工作成果有多好。

　　二、清理心靈的空間

　　Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion —like stress, anger or frustration1. What was going through your mind? Was your mind crowded with thoughts? Or was it unable to think?

　　想一下你最近一次感受到的消極情緒,例如壓力、憤怒或挫折。當(dāng)你處于那種消極情緒時(shí)你在想些什么?是充滿了混亂的思緒?還是無(wú)法思考?

　　The next time you find yourself in a negative emotion, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, duanwenw.com stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely absorb yourself in the negative emotion. 下次當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于消極情緒中時(shí),停下來(lái)。是的,沒(méi)錯(cuò),停下來(lái)。不管你在做什么,停下來(lái),坐上一分鐘。坐著的時(shí)候,讓自己完全沉浸在那種消極的情緒之中。 Allow that emotion to consume you. Don’t cheat yourself here. Take one minute to feel that emotion. When the minute is over, ask yourself, "Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day? "If not, take a deep breath and let go of2 all that negativity with your breath. 讓那消極情緒吞噬你,現(xiàn)在不要欺騙自己,花一分鐘的時(shí)間去體會(huì)那種情緒。當(dāng)一分鐘結(jié)束時(shí),問(wèn)自己:"我是否愿意今天余下的時(shí)間里繼續(xù)保持這種消極情緒?"如果不愿意,那就深吸一口氣,讓那種情緒隨著你的呼吸而飄走。

　　Once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally absorbed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly. duanwenw.com If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.

　　一旦你允許自己完全沉浸在那種情緒當(dāng)中并真切體會(huì)到它,你就會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)那種情緒很快就消失了。如果你覺(jué)得還需要點(diǎn)時(shí)間來(lái)保持那種情緒,沒(méi)關(guān)系,再給自己一分鐘的時(shí)間去體會(huì)它。

　　This exercise seems simple, but it is very effective. Try it. Next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, give yourself the space to feel the emotion and see what happens.

　　這種方法似乎很簡(jiǎn)單,但卻非常有效。試一下吧。下次當(dāng)你被消極情緒籠罩時(shí),給自己一點(diǎn)空間來(lái)體會(huì)那種情緒并看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么。

　　三、你想要多優(yōu)秀?

　　All of us want to be good at our jobs, but how good do we really want to be? Good? Quite good? Very good? The best in our field? Or the best in the world? 每個(gè)人都想把工作做好,但是,我們究竟想要有多好?好?很好?非常好?行業(yè)里最好?還是,世界上最好?

　　Talent helps, but it won’t take you as far as ambition. Everybody wants to be good, duanwenw.com but few are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There’s equal merit* in being nice and being liked, but you must not confuse them.

　　才華固然重要,但壯志比才華更能成就你。人人都想做得好,但只有為數(shù)不多的人準(zhǔn)備好了為做到卓越而犧牲。對(duì)大多數(shù)人而言,做好人從而被他人喜歡更為重要。做好人和被他人喜歡當(dāng)然同樣有意義,但是切勿將其混為一談。

　　Most people are looking for a solution, a way to become good. There is no instant solution, duanwenw.com and the only way to learn is through experience and mistakes.

　　大多數(shù)人都在尋求做得好的方式與方法。其實(shí)想要做到好并沒(méi)有捷徑可走,唯一的方法就是去經(jīng)歷一次,在錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)。

　　You can become whoever you want to be. You can achieve the unachievable, but first you need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must close your eye to where your abilities end. Try to do the things that you’re incapable of. 你可以成為任何你想要成為的人。你可以達(dá)成難以實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo),但是首先你要制定一個(gè)你能力之外的目標(biāo)。你必須對(duì)自己的能力極限視而不見。嘗試去做你能力以外的事情吧。

　　If you think you’re unable to work for the best company, make that your aim. If you think you’re incapable of running a company, make that your aim. If you think you’re unable to be on the cover of Times magazine, make it your business to be there. Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.

　　如果你認(rèn)為你的能力不足以在最好的公司工作,那么就把它設(shè)定為你的目標(biāo)。 如果你認(rèn)為你沒(méi)有能力管理一家公司,那么就把它設(shè)定為你的目標(biāo)。

　　如果你認(rèn)為你不能上《時(shí)代》雜志的封面,那么就把它當(dāng)成你的事業(yè)來(lái)做。

　　遙想夢(mèng)想成真的那一刻,一切皆有可能。

　　遇到挫折時(shí)也不要?dú)怵H，要打起精神哦!