有關勵志的短篇英語故事

　　一粒灰塵，改變不了大海的明淨;一顆石子，阻擋不了江河的前進;一絲烏雲，遮擋不了太陽的光輝;一次災難，破壞不了勇者的勵志。本文是，希望對大家有幫助!

　　：機遇在於生活的細節

　　John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it anymore, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him。

　　約翰和博比同年大學畢業後，被同一家批發公司錄用。他們二人工作都很努力。然而，幾年後，老闆提拔博比為部門經理，而約翰還是一名普通員工。約翰再也無法忍受，衝動之下寫了一封辭職信，並抱怨老闆不會用人，不重用那些敬業的員工，只提升那些奉承他的人。

　　The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your criticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation."

　　老闆知道這幾年約翰工作確實很努力。他想了一會兒說：“謝謝你對我的批評。但是我只有一個請求，我希望在你離開之前再為公司做一件事情。或許到時你會改變決定，收回辭呈。”

　　John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss $1.2 per kg。

　　約翰答應了。老闆讓他去市場找到一個賣西瓜的人。約翰去了並很快回來。他說他找到了一個賣西瓜的人。老闆問他每公斤多少錢?約翰搖搖頭，回到市場去問，然後又回來告訴老闆每公斤1.2美元。

　　Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weights about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality。

　　老闆讓約翰等一會兒，這時他把博比叫到辦公室。他讓博比去市場找到一個賣西瓜的人。博比去了，回來之後說：“老闆，只有一個賣西瓜的人，每公斤 1.2美元，每10公斤賣10美元。這個人一共有340個西瓜，其中58個放在貨架上，每個西瓜重約2公斤，都是兩天前從南方運來的，新鮮，紅瓤，質量好。”

　　John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby。

　　約翰受到很大的觸動，他意識到自己與博比之間的差距。他決定收回辭呈並向博比學習。

　　My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks more and explores in depth. Chances exists in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

　　親愛的朋友們，成功的人更善於觀察，勤于思考和孜孜探求。機遇就存在於生活的細節中。同樣的一件事，一個成功的人會看得更多更遠。有人看到一年後的情景，而你只看到明天。一年與一天的差距是365倍，你怎麼能贏呢?

　　：《The Crow and The Pitcher》

　　A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher.

　　But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.

　　When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in.

　　Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.

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　　《口渴的烏鴉》

　　一隻烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終於，他找到了一個大水罐。

　　然而，水罐裡面的水並不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。

　　就在他想放棄的時候，他突然想到一個主意。烏鴉叼來了一塊小石子投到水罐裡，接著又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進去。

　　漸漸地，水面升高了。烏鴉高興地喝到了水。

　　寓意：有些東西雖然看起來微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會帶來很大變化。勵志名言

　　：做雄鷹還是山雞，都在一念之間

　　A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. the eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. he grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. it was a dreary life. gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. one day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains.

　　"oh, i wish i could fly like that!" said the eagle. the chicken replied, "don't give it another thought. that's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" and the eagle didn't give it another thought. he went on cackling and complaining about life. he died thinking he was a prairie chicken. my friends, you too were born an eagle. the creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens!

　　一個小男孩發現了一隻老鷹下的蛋，把它放進了一隻山雞的窩裡。鷹被孵出來了，但他以為自己是一隻山雞。漸漸的他長大了，卻做著山雞所做的事---從泥土裡尋找食物，做短距離的飛翔，翅膀還啪啪作響。生活非常沉悶，漸漸地鷹長大了，也越來越苦惱。有一天，他和他的山雞朋友看見一隻美麗的鳥在天空翱翔，飛的比山還高。

　　“哦，我要能飛的那麼高該多好啊!”鷹說。山雞回答說，“不要想了，那是凶猛無比的鷹，鳥中之王---你不可能像他一樣!”於是鷹放棄了那個念頭。他繼續咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。最後他死了，依然認為自己是一隻山雞。朋友們，你們天生就是雄鷹。造物主有意把你造就成一隻雄鷹，所以不要聽信山雞的話!