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1、英语美文信念的力量 信心之所以有着不可思议的强大力量,因为它们对我们的生命就像方向舵对轮船一样,控制着我们的方向和命运。我们并不总是像自己表白的那样去生活,而是一直都生活在我们的信念里。简单地说,如果我相信我是一个失败者,我就注定会是一个失败者。如果我相信我会成功,我就会成功。 Bornin1758,Horationelson,thesonofapastor,wasasmall,frail1childwholovedsailing.AsayoungteenagerhejoinedtheBritishNavyand,whilejourneyingtotheE
2、astIndies,caughtafeverthatseriouslydamagedhishealth.Butheneverallowedthistoholdhimback.Atage18,hewasappointedalieutenant2intheRoyalNavyandbytheyear1802wasmadecommander-in-chief. Twoyearslater,atthebattleofTrafalgar,Nelsondefeatedthecombined3FrenchandSpanishfleets4.Thiswasthegreatestnav
3、alvictoryinBritishhistoryandleftBritishincontroloftheseasfortherestofthe1800's.Unfortunately,Nelsonwasmortallyinjuredbutlivedlongenoughtoknowthathisfleethadwonthebattle.Hislastwordswere,"ThankGodIhavedonemyduty." Nelsonwasamanoffearlesscourageanddevotion.Hebelievedinhiscountry,inhiscau
4、se,andinhimself.Heoncesaid,"Iamoftheopinion5thattheboldestmeasuresarethesafest."Nelsonwasamangreatlyadmiredbyotherswhosaidabouthim,"Hisfrailbodyhoused6agreatspirit." Onepersonwithabeliefisequaltoaforceof99whoonlyhaveinterest. Beliefsareremarkablypowerfulinthattheyaretoourliveswhatarud
5、der7istoaship.Thatis,theycontrolthedirectionanddestinyofourlives.Whilewedon'talwayslivethelifeweprofess8,wealwayslivethelifewebelieve.Simplyput,ifIbelieveIamafailure,Iwillsetmyselfuptofail.IfIbelieveIamasuccessfulperson,Iwillsucceed,andsoon. Oneverysuccessfulwoman,awell-knownentertaine
6、r,didn'thavemuchgoingforher.Shewouldneverwinabeautycontestandatage38waslivingonwelfare.AfterreadingClaudeBriston'sTheMagicofBelievingandbeginningtobelieveinherself,herlifetookadramaticturn.Onegiftshehadwastheabilitytomakepeoplelaugh.Onceshebelievedthis,shedidn'tallowwhatshedidn'thavetos
7、topherusingwhatshedidhave. JimmieDurantewasanotherentertainerwhowouldn'thavemadeafortunewithhislooks.Buthecapitalizedon9hisweaknessandturneditintooneofhisgreatstrengths--whathedidhave--andputthesetogoodusebecausehebelievedhecould. 单词注释 ①frailadj.脆(薄、虚)弱的,不坚固的,易碎的 ②lieutenan
