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1、English storiesWhat will you do if you have an e-mail?A jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.一个失业的人去微软申请办公室文员的职位， 人事经理面试他， 并且看着他打扫 地板，作为测试。"You are employed" he said. " G

2、ive me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start."“你被录用了 ”，人事经理说： “给我你的邮箱地址，我会把申请表发给你填，发 给你的同时也意味着你开始上班。 ”The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email". 这个人回答说： “但是我没有电脑，更没有邮箱了。 ”"I'm sorry&q

3、uot;, said the HR manager." If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."“我很抱歉， ”人事经理说： “如果你没有邮箱，那就意味着你不能生存，一个不 能生存的人当然不能有工作。 ”The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only in his pocket. He then d

4、ecided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate.He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with.这个人不抱希望的离开了，他不知道要做什么，口袋里只有 10 块钱，他决定去 超市买了 10 公斤西红柿。接着他在附近门挨着门卖西红柿，

5、不到两小时，他成 功的将他的资金翻了一倍， 他又做了 3 个小时，到回家时身上已经有 60块钱了。The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.5 years late

6、r, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.这个人认识到他可以用这种方式生存， 以后他每天起的很早， 回家的很晚，因此， 他的钱每天都翻两三倍。很短的时间里，他买了个手推车，然后卡车，接着他有 了自己的运输车队。 5 年以后，他成了美国最大的食品零售商。He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection pl

7、an.When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.The man replied,"I don't have an email."他开始计划他家庭的未来， 就决定买个人身保险。 他打电话给保险经济人， 然后 选择一个保险。当谈话结束后保险经济人问他的邮箱地址， 他说：“我没有邮箱 ”The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build a

8、n empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!" 保险经济人很吃惊的说： “你没有邮箱都可以成功的建立一个帝国，你能想象如 果你有邮箱的话会怎么样吗？ ”这个人想了一下然后回答： “是的，我会成为微软 的办公室文员 ”Moral of the story 故事寓意Moral 1Internet

9、is not the solution to your life. 网络不是你生活的解决办法Moral 2If you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire. 如果你没有网络，但是努力工作，你仍可以成为百万富翁 . Story 2运用智慧，适时舍得There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of tra

10、nsportation that we do now. So the master went to India on foot. He had never been to India before; perhaps he came from Persia. And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive because they can't grow much due to the water sit

11、uation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.从前有一位师父，他到印度去，那时候因为交通不发达，没有飞机，不像现在一 样有很多交通工具， 所以这位师父就步行去印度。 他有可能是波斯人， 以前没去 过印度。他到印度时，看见许许多多的水果。在印度，有时因为缺水的缘故，水 果产量不多，许多小店虽然摆满了水果， 但多半都很贵。 那位师父发现有个大篮 子里面装着一种红色长条形的水果，这种水果

12、的价格最便宜，一点都不贵 .So he went up and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees." Two rupees in India is nothing; it's like dirt. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His eyes watered, his

13、mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath, he jumped up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"他就走过去询问： “这个一公斤要多少钱？ ”小贩回答： “两卢比。 ”两卢比在印度 根本不算什么，像尘土一样不值钱， 于是他就整整买了一公斤， 然后开始吃。 吃 了几口之后，这位师父就眼泪、口水齐流，眼睛发

14、红，嘴巴辣得像着火一样，整 个头好像要烧起来，他又咳又呛，满脸通红地喘不过气来，在那里边跳边叫 .But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them as a condiment, but only

15、a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not fruit!" So the stupid master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, and now I'll eat them. It's my money!"不过他还是继续吃！有人看到他这样子后，就摇摇头说： “老兄，你是脑袋坏掉 啦？这是辣椒耶！不能

16、吃那么多，这样对你不好。辣椒是用来调味的，煮菜时每 次只放一点点在食物里增加味道。这个不是水果，不能这样整把拿起来吃啊！ ” 那位笨师父说： “不行，我已经花钱买了，就要把它吃完，这可都是钱哪！ ”And you think that master was stupid, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. We invest money, time or effort in a relationship, business or job. And even though it's been a lo

17、ng time, bitter experience tells us it won't work, and we know there's no more hope that things will change in the future - this we definitely know by intuition - we still continue just because we've invested money, time, effort and love into it. If so, we're kaput in the brain. Just

18、 like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.你们觉得这位师父很笨， 是吗？其实我们有时候也做很多类似的傻事。 有时候我 们在某些感情或事业工作上，投入了金钱、时间和心力，经过长期的经营之后， 我们从惨痛的经验中知道行不通， 直觉也很清楚未来不会有任何转机， 但我们还 是舍不得放弃，因为已经投入了金钱、时间、心力和感情在里面。像这种情形， 表示说我们头脑坏掉， 就像那个

19、吃辣椒的人一样， 明明已经那么痛苦了， 还是不 肯停止，只因为不想白白浪费已经付出的钱。So even if you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to lose.就算你会有所损失， 还是要放下，然后继续前进！ 这样总比一直损失下去来得好。Story 3 情人眼里出西施世界上最远的距离不是生和死，而是我在你眼前，你却不知道我爱你。She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing a

20、bout her made her stand out in a crowd. She grew up in a family of six and being the eldest, she learned responsibility at an early age.她并不漂亮，也没有什么特别之处。没有什么能让她从人群中脱颖而出。她生 长在 6 口人的大家庭。作为姐姐，她很早就学会了责任。As she grew, she instilled a sort of light and cheer to whomever she met. She was not beautiful, but s

21、he made others feel better about themselves. She meets a rebel boy who thinks he is all man, they become fast friends and she fell in love with him. 随着成长，她逐渐使所遇到的人获得了智慧和欢乐。她并不漂亮，但是她使别 人对他们自身感觉很好。 她遇到了一个叛逆的男孩， 他认为自己很不错。 他们成 为了好朋友，而她则爱上了他。The man then fell in love with a girl named Anna. He tells her

22、Anna is like a beautiful angel. The girl swallows a lump at her throat. She was not beautiful, she didnot posses the heart of the one he loved, but she did not care. As long as he was happy, she would be happy. She helped write the most beautiful letters to his angel. All the time visioning it was s

23、he herself receiving those very letters. And so the girl helped him choose the right clothes, say the right words, and buy the right gifts for his angel. 那个男孩爱上了一个叫安娜的女孩。他告诉女孩说安娜像一个美丽的天使。女 孩强忍着不哭。她并不漂亮，她不能拥有所爱男孩的心，但是她并不在乎。只要 男孩高兴，她就会快乐。她帮助男孩给他的天使写最美的情书。一直以来，她都 幻想着是自己收到这些情书。 女孩帮男孩选合适的衣服， 说恰当的话， 给他的天

24、使买心仪的礼物。His angel brought him much joy. Then one day, the angel he loved left him for another richer man. The boy was stunned. He was so hurt, he did not speak for days. The girl went to him. He cried on her shoulder. Time went by and so wounds heal. The boy realizes something about his friend. Some

25、thing he never realized before. How her laughter sounded heavenly and how her smiles brightened up the darkest days! This plain, simple girl was beautiful to him. On one day, he picked up all his courage to see her. He walked to her house, nervous, and fidgeting, Running his thoughts over and over h

26、is head. 他的天使给他带来很多快乐。但是突然有一天，天使离开了他而和另一个有钱 的男人在一起。男孩震惊了。他很受伤，很多天都不说一句话。女孩来找他，他 伏在她的肩膀哭泣。 时间飞逝，伤痛逐渐痊愈。 男孩意识发现了女孩的一些品质， 一些以前未曾注意到的： 她的笑声听起来多像来自天堂， 她的微笑照亮了最阴郁 的日子。这个朴实无华，单纯的女孩也很美。有一天，他鼓足勇气来看她。他向 女孩的住所走去，紧张，坐立不安。头脑中一遍遍想着那些。He was going to tell her how beautiful she was to him. He was going to tell her

27、how wonderfully in love he was with her. He knocked. No one was home. The next day, he found out that the girl he truly fell in love with had a brain tumor that put her into a coma. The doctors were grim. 他将告诉她，对他来说她是多么的美丽；他讲告诉她爱上她是多么的美妙。敲 门，却没人在家。第二天，他发现真正爱上的女孩患上了脑瘤陷入了昏迷。医生 们都很难过。Finally, he got to

28、 see her. He held her hand and he cried for this beautiful girl. She had taught the rebel boy to love and what it is to be loved. She was the most beautiful girl in the world to him. He cried, but it was too late. 他终于看到了她。握着她的手，他为女孩哭泣。她教会了叛逆的男孩去爱和去 爱什么。在他眼里，她是世界上最美的女孩。他在哭泣，但是一切都太晚了。Look around. Aren

29、't there a lot of plain faces? Take a good look or you might justmiss out that beautiful person. 环顾四周，是不是有许多朴实无华的面孔？仔细看一看，否则你有可能与美丽 的人擦肩而过。Story 4不要降低自己的标准Suppose a child comes home with a report card with five As and one B. Usually the first thing his parents will say is "Why the B?"

30、What do you think will go through the child?s mind? Did he try for the B? Or should his parents congrtaulate the child for the B and accept a lower standard? Not at all.What the child is really looking for acknowledgement and encouragement for the effort in getting the five As. A parent after acknow

31、ledging and praising the As, can make clear his expectations of seeing all six As and offer help if needed. If we lower our standards, the chances are pretty good that the performance next time would drop to those expectations.Similarly at work, an employee does 100 things right and one thing wrong.

32、 Guess what the boss picks on.Acknowledge the positive but don't lower your standards.【中文译文】假如一个孩子带回家一张五个 A，一个 B 的成绩单，他的父母亲首先通常会这 样问：“为什么得了个 B？”你认为孩子心里会怎么想？难道他是争取得个 B 吗？ 或者父母亲应该祝贺孩子得了个 B，并接受这较低的标准吗？根本不是。孩子真正盼望的是，他因努力而获得的五个 A 能得到承认和鼓励。父亲或母亲 可以在承认和赞扬这些 A 之后，表明想要看到六个 A 的愿望，并表示如果需要， 可以提供帮助。 如果我们降低自己

33、的标准， 那么下一次的成绩很可能低于那些期 望。同样，在工作上， 一个雇员做了 100 件正确事而做了一件错事， 猜猜老板会挑出 哪件事。承认积极面，但不要降低自己的标准。Story 5Why do you get the first place in your class?For long, a little boy was wondering why his next-desk-pal could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, whereas he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.有个

34、孩子对一个问题一直想不通：为什么他的同桌想考第一一下子就考了第一， 而自己想考第一却只考了全班第二十一名？At home, he asked his Mom,“ Mom, am I more stupid tha?n Io ftehelr sI am asobedient and as careful as him, but how come I always lag behind? "Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to gain amour-propre, which was now being underm

35、ined by the ranking system. Staring at him, she went wordless, not knowing how to explain.回家后他问道： “妈妈我是不是比别人笨？我觉得我和他一样听老师的话，一样 认真地做作业，可是，为什么我总比他落后？ ”妈妈听了儿子的话，感觉到儿子 开始有自尊心了， 而这种自尊心正在被学校的排名伤害着。 她望着儿子， 没有回 答，因为她也不知道怎样回答。In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his pal remained 1st. Back home, he rai

36、sed the same question. Mom really wanted to inform her son that intelligence differs, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones. However, was this disillusioning answer the one that her son was constantly curious about? Thank goodness she did not open her mou

37、th.又一次考试后，孩子考了第十七名，而他的同桌还是第一名。回家后，儿子又问 了同样的问题。她真想说，人的智力确实有三六九等，考第一的人，脑子就是比 一般的人灵。然而这样的回答， 难道是孩子真想知道的答案吗？她庆幸自己没说 出口。How to answer her son?s question? There were times she felt an impulse to equivocate,“ You are too lazy. You are not as industrious as others” but she stopped whenenvisioning her son su

38、ffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it cruel to inflict any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.应该怎样回答儿子的问题呢？有几次， 她真想重复那几句被上万个父母重复了上 万次的话 你太贪玩了；你在学习上还不够勤奋 ;和别人比起来还不够努 力 这样来搪塞儿子。 然而，像她儿子这样脑袋不够聪明， 在班上成绩不甚突出的孩子，平时活得还不够辛苦吗？所以她没有那么做，

39、 她想为儿子的问题找到 一个完美的答案。Time elapsing swiftly, the son finished primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give out an answer.儿子小学毕业了，虽然他比过去更加刻苦，但依然没有赶上他的同桌

40、，不过与过 去相比，他的成绩一直在提高。为了对儿子的进步表示赞赏，她带他去看了一次 大海。就是在这次旅行中，这位母亲回答了儿子的问题。Now, the son no longer worries about his rankings, and there are no longer boring guys who would inquire his rankings in primary school, because, with the 1st ranking, he is accepted by Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacati

41、on, he was invited to address the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned an valuable experience in his childhood,“ When my mother and I was lying on thebeach, she pointed to the front and said, ,Do you see the seabirds scrambling for food over there? When the waves come

42、 near, little birds can risqeu ickly while“ clumsy ”sea-gulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly across the endless ocean are none other than“ clumsysea-gulls? ” The moving speech provoked many mothers present into tinecalrusd, ing his moth

43、er.现在这位做儿子的再也不担心自己的名次了， 也再没有人追问他小学时成绩排第 几名，因为他去年以全校第一名的成绩考入了清华。 寒假归来时，母校请他给同 学及家长们做一个报告。其中他讲了小时候的一段经历： “我和母亲坐在沙滩上， 她指着前面对我说，你看那些在海边争食的鸟儿，当海浪打来的时候，小灰雀总 能迅速地起飞，它们拍打两三下翅膀就升入天空； 而海鸥总显得非常笨拙，它们 从沙滩飞入天空总要很长时间；然后，真正能飞跃大海横过大洋的还是它们。 ” 这个报告使得很多母亲流下了眼泪，其中包括他自己的母亲。实用英语-节日 13句时间:09-09-05作者:Heaven来源：人人听力网交流群：加 QQ:191646212为好友 ,然后联系他。验证为：人人听力网 评论 /报错文章内容如果不能观看请用 ie-分享到： 11.Happy Mother?s Day! 母亲节快乐！2.I feel there is no way I can get out of making a speech我. 想，讲几句话是逃 脱不掉的。3.Of course, everybody knows what day it is