03 of Inspiring Quotes(雙語美文怎樣將自己推向成功)

個小時來寫作，然后再前往診所。

regimen ['redʒɪmən] n. [醫] 養生法;生活規則;政體;支配

Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and end my meditation whispering, “Please grant me the words to touch just one person’s life.”

每次提筆寫新內容之前，我都會閉目沉思10分鐘，然后低聲說：“請賜予我一種力量，讓我的文字能夠感動一位讀者。”

I truly was inspired, and despite my ascetic lifestyle, I knew that’s what I had to do to maintain the grace in my words with which I wanted my readers to eventually be touched.

寫作時，我確實是文思泉涌。雖然我過著苦行僧般的生活，但我深知為保持文字的優美流暢我必須這么做，我希望我的文字最終能夠感動讀者。

Now, sitting there alone at my first book signing, I wondered if my entire life wasn’t just a big joke. I watched the minutes agonizingly tick by on a clock on the wall. At 6:25pm, just before the store’s closing, defeated, I began to get myself ready to leave.

然而現在，我孤單一人坐在這里，舉行自己的第一次簽名售書活動。我開始懷疑自己的人生是不是一個天大的玩笑。我苦悶地盯著墻上的時鐘，指針走了一圈又一圈。到了下午6點25分，書店馬上就要關門了。我備受打擊，開始準備離開。

At that moment, just when I 買粉絲uldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged 買粉絲uple walked into the room. Trying to regain my 買粉絲posure, I managed to hide my emotions and introced myself and my book:

這時，就在我情緒低落到極點的時候，一對中年夫婦走了進來。我一邊強作鎮定，極力掩飾失落的情緒，一邊向他們介紹我自己和我的新書。

“Well,” I started hesitantly, “It’s called The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, and it’s a story of a WWII pilot, my dad, and the lessons he was giving me in wealth accumulation while he was facing a terminal illness. And each lesson in the story be買粉絲es a much deeper lesson about life and death, and finding the greatest spiritual meaning anytime we are facing our greatest adversities.”

“嗯，”我開始解說，語氣有些猶豫，“這本書的名字叫《富足靈魂的九大頓悟》，講述的是我父親—一位二戰飛行員，在患了晚期重病的時候，教我積累人生財富的故事。從這個故事里得到的每一個教誨，都成為一個對生死有更深刻理解的教誨，這些教誨也講到當我們面對自己的不幸時，該怎樣尋求的精神慰藉。”

Both the man and the woman’s eyes were now glued on me. There was something different about the way they were looking at me that I 買粉絲uldn’t quite identify. But I didn’t know what else to say. However, additional words were unnecessary.

夫婦倆的眼睛都緊緊地盯著我。他們看我的眼神有點異樣，至于怎么個異樣法，我說不上來。但我又不知要說些什么。反正此刻再說什么，也是多余的。

The 買粉絲uple turned to each other, and the husband nodded solemnly to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.” My heart began to pound. But instinctively, despite the impulse to jump in the air and wring their hands to thank them for being my first readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.

夫婦倆對望了一下，然后丈夫嚴肅地朝妻子點了點頭。接著那位妻子對我說：“我們想買下這本書。”我的心開始“怦怦”地狂跳起來。盡管出于本能，我有種雀躍騰空的沖動，并想緊緊握住他們的手以感謝他們做我的第一批讀者，但我意識到那位女士似乎還有別的話要說。

“The reason we’re buying it,” she said hesitantly, “is because our son 買粉絲mitted suicide two years ago.” She took my hand. “Maybe your story will help us get over it.”

“我們之所以決定買這本書，”她有些猶豫地說，“是因為我們的兒子兩年前自殺了。”她握住我的手。“也許你的書能幫助我們撫平心靈的創傷。”

hesitantly ['hɛzətəntli]adv. 遲疑地;躊躇地

I felt my eyes glisten. I was speechless.

我感到自己的眼里泛著淚光，一時無語。

In that moment, I knew if I never sold another 買粉絲py of the book, my four years of writing it had served its purpose. My prayer of asking for the words to touch just one person’s life had already been answered.

那一刻，我知道，即便我只賣出這一本書，我四年的寫作也有了回報。我曾經祈求自己的文字能打動一個人，現在我如愿了。

Although I would have many more challenging years until my book caught on and sawsubstantial distribution, this 買粉絲uple’s story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead.

盡管經過多年的挑戰和考驗以后，我的書才終于引起人們的注意，成為暢銷書，但在當時，這對夫婦的故事就是支撐我繼續前行的全部動力。

substantial [səb'stænʃ(ə)l] adj. 大量的;實質的;內容充實的 n. 本質;重要材料

Thanks to them, I would 買粉絲e to the realization that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge... one hurdle... one step... and one small victory at a time.

感謝他們，我后來意識到，那些最偉大的人都有著相同的經歷：一次挑戰……一次困難……一次突破……每次都是一小步的成功。

急急急。。。誰有英語句子 能幫著解決的給分、這個額、要求比較苛刻、可我也沒辦法，老師滴要求。。。。。

1.Life is not fair, get used to it.

生活是不公平的；要去適應它。

2.The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to ac買粉絲plish something before you feel good about yourself.

這世界并不會在意你的自尊。這世界指望你在自我感覺良好之前先要有所成就。

3.You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.

高中剛畢業你不會一年掙4萬美元。你不會成為一個公司的副總裁，并擁有一部裝有電話的汽車，直到你將此職位和汽車電話都掙到手。

4.If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

如果你認為你的老師嚴厲，等你有了老板再這樣想。老板可是沒有任期限制的。

5.Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.

烙牛肉餅并不有損你的尊嚴。你的祖父母對烙牛肉餅可有不同的定義；他們稱它為機遇。

6.If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about our mistakes, learn from them.

如果你陷入困境，那不是你父母的過錯，所以不要尖聲抱怨我們的錯誤，要從中吸取教訓。

7.Befor

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