时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:TED演讲国际问题篇


英语短文名人故事 哲学思想家 第36期:戴尔·卡耐基 - 英语课
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 18 Dale Carnegie 戴尔·卡耐基


The name of Dale Carnegie is synonymous with success and influence.  戴尔·卡耐基的名字几乎和成功、影响是同义词,
Perhaps the most well-known author in the field of communication and public speaking, Dale Carnegie was born into poverty on a small farm in Missouri, on November 24, 1888.  他也许是世界上在交流和演讲领域最有名的作家。卡耐基于1888年11月24日出生在密苏里州的一个农场。
His father, named John William Caraagie, was a poor farmer.  他的父亲约翰·威廉·卡耐基是一位贫苦的农民,
His mother, named Amanda Elizabeth Camagie, worked with his father on the farm.  母亲阿曼达·伊利沙白·卡耐基和和丈夫一起在农场工作。
Dale Camegey came from humble 1 beginnings.  戴尔·卡耐基就这样在贫苦中开始生活。
Yearly floods devastated 2 the farm and kept the family poor. 每年的洪水泛滥摧毁了农场,使这个家庭更加贫困。
The family was in debt, and as a young boy he had to get up at 4 a.m. every day to milk the cows and help on the farm, then to go to school.  家里负债累累。这个小男孩每天早上四点就要起床到农场帮忙挤牛奶,然后再去上学。
As a boy, Dale was known for one thing: reciting.  有一项能力让年轻的戴尔远近闻名:朗诵。
He used his talents in church functions and local events.  他经常在当地的活动和教堂的活动中为大家朗诵。
In high School he joined the debating team, but never won a debate.  中学时,他参加了辩论队,却从没有获胜过。
Frustrated 3, he was determined 4 to go to college and attended a state teacher's school.  沮丧之余,他下定决心上大学。
He couldn't afford to board at the school, so he rode a horse each day to class.  他进入了一所州立师范学院。由于住不起学校宿舍,他不得不骑着马去上学。
It was said that he practiced his reciting to the horse! 据说,他在马背上还练习朗诵。
As a child, Carnegie lacked of confidence and was often full of worries in those days.  卡耐基在孩提时代缺乏自信,充满焦虑。
One day, while helping 5 his mother pit cherries, he began to cry.  一天,当他帮助妈妈给樱桃树挖坑时,他哭了。
His mother said, "Dale, what in the world are you crying about?" He blubbered, "I am afraid I am going to be buried alive!" 妈妈问:"戴尔,你到底在哭什么呢?"戴尔抽噎着说:"我怕我被活埋在这坑里。"
When thunderstorms came, he worried for fear he would be killed for lightning.  打雷时,他担心会被雷劈死;
When hard times came, he worried for fear they wouldn't have enough to eat.  年景不好时,担心以后没有食物充饥;
He worried for fear he would go to hell when he died.  还担心死后会不会下地狱。
He was terrified for fear an older boy, Sam White, would cut off his big ears 一 as he threatened to do...  他对一个叫西姆·怀特的大男孩感到恐惧,因为西姆曾威胁他说要割掉他的大耳朵…
Later he finally found out that 99 percent of his worries did not happen. 后来,他终于发现,他担心的事情99%都没有发生。
It's this humble and unconfident little boy who became a lecturer, giving hundreds of thousands of people confidence and optimism 6 all over the world.  就是这样一个如此自卑,毫无自信的小男孩,最终成为给成千上万的人自信,让人们乐观的心理激励大师,
It's not difficult for one to imagine how arduous 7 the development process involved has been. 这过程需要经历多少磨砺,洒下多少汗水,真是难以想象啊。

1 humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
2 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
3 frustrated
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
6 optimism
n.乐观,乐观主义
  • Don't pour cold water on their optimism.别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水。
  • Optimism made him alive through the hard days.乐观主义使他在艰难的岁月里活了下来。
7 arduous
adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的
  • We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
  • The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
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