逍遥右脑 2018-12-09 09:50
读一些英语励志故事也是非常有趣的事情，下面小编为大家分享英语励志故事吧！
(一)做雄鹰还是山鸡，都在一念之间
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。鹰被孵出来了，但他以为自己是一只山鸡。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。生活非常沉闷，渐渐地鹰长大了，也越来越苦恼。有一天，他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞的比山还高。
“哦，我要能飞的那么高该多好啊!”鹰说。山鸡回答说，“不要想了，那是凶猛无比的鹰，鸟中之王---你不可能像他一样!”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。他继续咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。最后他死了，依然认为自己是一只山鸡。朋友们，你们天生就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话!
(二)狮子和羚羊
In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing that comes to his mind is“, I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion wakes out of his dream, and the first thing flashing into his mind is, “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope; otherwise I will starve to death.” So,almost at the same moment both the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start running toward the rising sun.
Such is life — whether you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the sun rises.
[注释]：
antelope: 羚羊
flash: to cause (light) to appear suddenly or in intermittent bursts 闪现，闪光
hesitation: a pause or faltering in speech 犹豫，踌躇
在非洲，当羚羊每天早上醒来，第一件事是“，我必须能够跑得比最快的狮子，否则我会被狮子杀死。”和在同一时间，狮子醒了他的梦想，第一件事闪烁到他的头脑是，“我必须能够赶上最慢的羚羊，否则我将饿死”。
人生就是这样，无论你是羚羊还是狮子，当太阳升起的时候，你应该毫不犹豫地向前冲。