在名人的鼓舞下记单词—卡耐基篇

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作者：刘丰祎    来源：新东方


        戴尔•卡耐基（1888—1955）是20世纪最伟大的励志大师之一。卡耐基出身寒微，但他凭借顽强的信念、不懈的努力和对理想执着的追求，最终获得了巨大的成功。他开创并发展出一套独特的融演讲、推销、为人处世、智能开发于一体的成人教育方式。千千万万的人从卡耐基的教育中获益匪浅。他的著作风靡全球，先后被译成几十种文字，被誉为“人类出版史上的奇迹。”

1、 Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
带着激情做事，你就会有激情。
Enthusiastic: 有热情的，有激情的

2、 Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
赞赏意味着收获而非失去。
Receipt: 收条，收据
Bill:账单

3、 Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
你对生活厌倦了吗？那么你就全身心投入到你内心深处所相信的工作吧，愿为之而生，愿为之而死。你就会找到你以前想都没想过的幸福。
Bored:无聊的，无趣的

4、 Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
从失败中学习从而走向成功。挫折和失败是获得成功的基石。
Discouragement: 挫折；灰心

5 、Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
每个国家都自以为优于其他国家，这在助长爱国主义的同时也助长了战争。
Superior: 优于
Breed: 饲养；繁殖
Patriotism: 爱国主义

6、 Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
恐惧其实不存在，只不过存在于人们的想象中。
Exist:存在，生存

7、 First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
首先问自己：最坏的结果是什么？然后准备好接受这个最坏的结果，接下来就是努力提高。
Proceed: 继续前行

8、 Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
永不熄灭的热情加以常识和坚持不懈是成功的重要素质。
Horse sense: 常识
Persistence: 坚持
Frequently: 经常地

9 、Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
幸福不依赖于任何外在条件，而取决于我们的心态。
External: 外在的
Attitude: 态度

10 、If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.
担心“债务”的人们只要想想他们真正拥有的财富，他们就会停止忧愁。
Liabilities: 债务

11、 If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
如果你想采集蜂蜜，最好不要踢翻蜂巢。
Gather: 采集；收集
Beehive: 蜂巢

12、 Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
懒散助长怀疑和恐惧。实际行动增加信心和勇气。如果你想征服恐惧，不要呆在家里无所事事，走出去让自己忙碌起来。
Inaction: 不行动
Conquer: 征服

13 、Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.
任何傻瓜都能批评、谴责和抱怨——而大多数傻瓜确实就是这样做的。
Criticize: 批评
Condemn: 谴责
Complain: 抱怨

14 、Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
与其担心别人对自己评头论足，不如成就一些让人们敬仰的事业。
Accomplish: 成就
Admire: 崇拜，羡慕

15、 One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
我所知道的人性中最可悲的一件事就是：我们拖延享受生活。我们梦想着遥远的迷人的玫瑰园而忘记了享受今天就盛开在我们窗外的玫瑰花。
Horizon: 地平线；水平线
Bloom: 开花

16、 Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
我们的疲惫很多时候并非来自于工作，而是来自于恐惧、消沉和怨恨。
Fatigue: 精疲力尽
Frustration: 消沉；沮丧
Resentment: 怨恨

17 、The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
女人脸上表情的重要性远胜于她身上的衣服。
Expression: 表情

18、 The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.
一个事事通过寻求外界认可的人把他的幸福押在了别人身上。
Applause:喝彩，鼓掌；夸奖，称赞

19 、When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
当和人打交道的时候，请记住和你打交道的不是一个逻辑生物，而是一个情感生物。
Logic: 逻辑
Creature: 生物

20、 When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
当命运不济时，要化不利为有利。
Hand sb. a lemon: （俚语)）使某人不快
Lemonade: 柠檬汁
（编辑：胡慧）

婉若秋水

平淡的日子我们太需要激情，每个人都喜欢被欣赏，这些看似简单的道理却被大师 戴尔•卡耐基演绎成一段又一段的神奇，信念可以化腐朽为神奇的具体写照。

沧浪之水

自从卡耐基的著作问世以来，就改变了千千万万人的命运。发明之王爱迪生、相对论鼻祖爱因斯坦、印度圣雄甘地、《米老鼠》的父亲华耐特•迪士尼、建筑业奇迹的创造者里维父子、旅馆业巨子希尔顿、白手起家的台湾塑料大王王永庆、麦当劳的创始人雷•克洛克等等，都深受卡耐基思想和观点的影响。

zzong

呼呼，我的第一本励志书就是他的，呵呵