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在孩子进行英语学习兴趣的培养时，许多家长都试过给孩子讲英语故事。也许有幽默有趣的，人生哲理的等等。英语故事确实能增强孩子英语学习的趣味性，今天小编就给大家分享5篇英语励志小故事（带翻译），有需要的记得收藏哦！
1.容易走的都是下坡路All Slopes are Easy to Go
All Slopes are Easy to Go
He was a professor. At the age of 90 he still work eight hours everyday regardless the season and weather.
His secretary said: “He is extremely old but he forced himself walk from his living place to office through two blocks. It would take him an hour but he insisted to because it makes him get a sense of success. ”
The other day an university student step out from his office with a pile of books. He complained emotionally: “He is always this man. He may answer me just with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to my question. However he always gave me dozens of books and suggests me to find the answer. ”
Later he knew what this student complained. He told with smile: “This is the method I have learnt a hard and troublesome way. If that kid could make full use of those books he might know his question and maybe a good lawyer in the future.”
This 90-year-old man was 庞德 who was the president of law college in Haward University.
Once a philosophist said: “You should do some thing that you don not want to every one or two days.”
This is the foundation of life progress.
Just like another phlosophist said: “all slopes are easy to go. ”
容易走的都是下坡路
他在一所大学做教授，90岁的时候，荏苒每天坚持工作8小时，不论春秋冬夏，也不论风霜雨雪。
他的秘书说：“他很衰弱，但是每天逼着自己从住的地方走过两个街口到办公室来，这段路要走一个小时，他却一定要走，因为这使他自觉有成就感。”
有一天，有个大学生从他办公室里出来，捧着一大堆书，一脸不高兴的抱怨：“总是这一套。我问一个和简单的问题，他可以用一个’是’或’否’回答，却给我十几本书，说可以在这些书里找到我所要的答案。”
他后来知道了这个学生的抱怨，微笑着说：“这就是我学到的读书方法，艰难费事的方法。那孩子如能好好的钻研这些书，就可以了解这个问题，将来也许能成为一个好律师。”
这个90岁的老人就是曾任美国哈佛大学法学院院长的庞德。
有一位哲学家说：“你应该每一两天做一些你不想做的事。”
这是人生进步的基础。
正如另一位哲人所说“容易走的都是下坡路。”
2.成功的秘诀The secret of success
The secret of success
A young man asked Socrates the secret of Success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river.
When the water got up to their necks Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water.
The man struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until he started turning blue. The young man struggled hard and finally managed to get out and the first thing he did was to gasp and take deep breath.
Socrates asked “What you wanted the most when you were there?” The man replied “Air.”
Socrates said “that’s the most secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted air you will get it. There is no other secret.”
成功的秘诀
一个年轻男子向苏格拉底请教成功的秘诀。苏格拉底告诉他次日早晨在河边相见。
两人如期而遇。苏格拉底要这个年轻男子和他一起向河中走去。
当河水漫到他们脖子的时候，苏格拉底突然抓住该男子并把他猛按入水中。
男子挣扎着想出来，但是苏格拉底非常强壮有力，一直摁着该男子，直到他脸色变青。年轻男子拼命挣扎并最终冲出了水面，紧接着就是大口喘气与呼吸。
苏格拉底问道：“在水里时，你最想得到什么?”男子答道：“空气。”
苏格拉底说：“这就是成功的最佳秘诀。当你像渴望空气一样迫切渴望成功时，你将会成功。没有其他的秘诀。”
3.强光也是一堵墙Intense Light a Wall as Well
Intense Light a Wall as Well
A father is asking his son in grade three: “We cannot find the star in the shady night. Is it not there?”
His son answered it with clear –cut accent: “No.”
The father asked again: “Then why we cannot see any star?”
His son replied: “The cloud hide them.”
Again the father asked: “There is no star in the sunny daytime. Where are they?”
Hesitated his son seemed have no idea to respond.
For a moment the father said: “Actually there is yet stars but most of them are恒星and stay in the universe. It is just we cannot see them with our eyes. ”
His son asked curiously: “Why?”
Thinking for a while the father answered: “Because the sunlight is too intense and it shade the stars’ light.”
The same goes to many things in our lives. The intense light of one person or one thing may not only shade its own defects but also the merits of the person or thing around it and makes it difficult for others to identify the facts besides him. This is not the problem of one’s eye but the intense light.
Most cases the intense light is a wall a wall that cannot see and stride with our eyes. Not only can it confuse our normal eyes but also hinder our normal sight.
强光也是一堵墙
一位父亲问他正读小学三年级的儿子：“阴天的夜晚，天空中看不到星星，是星星不存在吗？”
儿子很干脆的回答：“不是。”
父亲又问：“那位什么我们一颗星星也看不见呢？”
儿子答：“是云把星星都遮住了。”
父亲接着又问儿子：“晴空万里的白昼，天空中也看不见星星，是星星不存在吗？”
儿子有些犹豫，显然不知道该如何回答父亲这个问题。
父亲见儿子答不出，稍停了一下，说：“其实白天星星也存在，它们大都是恒星，永远存在于太空中，只是我们肉眼看不到罢了。”
儿子好奇地问：“这又是为什么呢？”
父亲想了一下。告诉儿子说：“是太阳的光太强了，它把所有星星的光都盖住了。”
在生活中，很多人，很多事，也是如此。因为一个人或一件事所拥有的光环太强，不仅会把这个人或这件事本身的缺点遮住，而且还会把周围其他人或其他事的优点也都遮住，让大家无法看到他周围人的真实面目或其他事的真相。这不是按个人的眼睛出了问题，而是因为对方的光太强了。
很多时候，强光也是一堵墙，是一堵肉眼看不见的墙，又是一堵肉眼无法看过去的墙，他可以迷惑我们正常的眼睛，也可以挡住我们正常的目光。
4.事情有多重要How Important It is
How Important It is
There is a suitcase for you with a million US dollar in .
The suitcase is placed in a building away from you about one hour driving. The condition is you need to get there within two hours. If you did I will give you the suitcase with a million US dollar. Or if you late for only one minute nothing will you get. When would you get about?
Many would say: “Now.” will you?
Now you set out. You hurry into your car start it drive for the building. You are so excited and wonder what to do about the one million US dollars. All of a sudden you are stopped by the traffic jam. You turn on the radio and find there is no any way to get there because of the accident on your way. What will you do nest step? Go back? Or step out your car go to the building on foot (running or employ a helicopter or other ways)?
If you are on the way to the dentist’s office and there is a traffic jam surely you would turn back and appoit for another time.
Why is there difference between these two thins? Because of the destination. If it is quite important for you you will conquer it regardless any hardship; or if yit is not so serious you may call it a day.
Therefore the best way to face the difficulty is to make the thing a business.
事情有多重要
我有一个手提箱要给你，里面有100万美元现金。手提箱放在离你现在住的地方大约1小时车程的一幢大楼上，条件是：你要在2小时内到达那幢大楼。如果在2个小时之内到，我就把皮箱交给你，你就多了100万美元。但是只要你迟到一分钟，你就一分钱都得不到。那么你什么时候出发去拿幢大楼呢？
很多人会回答：“现在就去。”你呢？
你出发了。跳上你的车，发动，向那幢大楼方向开去。你相当激动，计划着怎样花那100万美元。突然，路上堵车了，你的车子开不动了。你打开收音机，发现在你和那幢大楼之间发生了重大交通事故，你没有别的路可以到达那里。你会怎么办？你会打道回府吗？或者打开车门走出来，走路（跑步或雇用直升飞机或用别的方法）去那幢大楼？
如果你去看牙医，在路上也发生堵车，你肯定会转回家，跟牙医约另一天。
这两种情况为什么会不一样？因为出行的目的是不同的。如果你要做的事情对你非常重要，再大的困难你都会设法克服; 如果你觉得要做的事情不是很重要，遇到困难你就会放弃了。
所以，克服困难的最好的方法，就是把你要做的事情看得非常重要。
5.上帝那里没有现成的果实No Ready-made Fruit in God’s Hand
No Ready-made Fruit in God’s Hand
Three guys finally got the God through trials and errors. They were eager to ask God for help. Right after the God asked what they want the first man claim a big courtyard the second a farmstead and the third a bar of gold. God promised them. At last the first man was given a pile of bricks the second a bag of seed and the third a mass of sand.
上帝那里没有现成的果实
三个人千辛万苦找到了上帝，请求他给予帮助。上帝问他们各需要什么。第一个人说他要一座大宅院；第二个人说，他要一个农庄；第三个人说他要一块大金条。上帝说他可以满足他们的需要。于是上帝给了第一个人一堆砖头，给了第二个人一把种子，给了第三个人一把沙子。
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