英语励志文章——梦想的力量

　　When someone looks into your eyes they should see something alive within you. Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse1 which directs you on your journey.

　　别人看你的眼睛时,他应当体会到你内心的活力。怀揣梦想就像是拥有一座引领你前行的灯塔。

　　At every turn we come across its mystery. At each new level we become more of the person we were meant to become. In lonely times, when we pass through a storm of disappointment, we find our faith is unshaken, our strength still strong.

　　每个转折关头,它给我们带来奇迹。每个新的起点,我们脱胎换骨,焕然一新。孤独中我们挺过失望的阴霾,发现我们的信念不曾动摇,我们的力量依然强大。

　　Believe in your faith. duanwenw.com Set the vision before your eyes. Write down your most sincere dreams and when the opportunity comes, step into your dream. It may take one season or more, but the result is the same.

　　秉持信念,期盼未来。许下你最真诚的梦想,一旦机会来临,就为之拼搏。也许要花一季甚或更多的时间,但结局不会改变。

　　Make big dreams and then go out and make them realities. duanwenw.com The highest hopes of the dreamer are revealed with every step taken in their journey to the impossible. For a season we must protect the dream so that it can grow quietly on the inside. But if we tenderly care for our deepest expectations, slowly but surely the dream will become new life.

　　立大志,倾全力,成现实。前途未卜,唯有一步一个脚印,梦想者的至高希冀才会实现。我们必须珍存梦想,给它一季的保护,让它在内心悄然生发。然而我们还得温柔呵护我们内心至深的期许,慢慢地梦想必将成就新的生命。

　　Dreaming is an act of faith. The light of your expectations will cast off the shadows of a disbelieving world. God has given us the dreamer as a gift to light an unbelieving world.

　　梦想是实现信仰的第一步。你的期待熠熠光辉,它会驱逐不信的阴影。英语短文上帝赋予我们梦想的天资,去点亮不曾确信的世界。

　　Find your treasure within and cherish2 it. Tomorrow is waiting for you to take the first step.

　　让梦想的财富寄于心中,珍爱它,明天正等着你跨出第一步。

　　英语励志文章——你有多强大

　　How strong are you?

　　你有多强大?

　　That is a tough question to answer， whether you are a man or a woman。

　　不管你是男人还是女人，这都是个很难回答的问题。

　　But， really， I want to ask… how do you define your strength?

　　但是，说实话，我想明白，你是怎样定义力量的呢?

　　How do you know your limits? How do you know just how much you’ve got?

　　你是如何了解自我的局限性?你怎样明白你能做到什么程度?

　　When push es to shove， we often discover that we are much stronger than we think。

　　当压力来临时，我们会发现我们比想象中要更强大。

　　What is Strength?

　　什么是力量?

　　Strength is not always about pure physical strength。 Rather， it is about willpower。 Discipline。 Drive。 It is about the capacity to get things done。

　　力量并不仅仅仅指你的肌肉力量，它更多的指的是意志力、训练、动力。是一种能够做好事情的潜力。

　　Iknow some people who are intellectually strong， but they get very little done in their jobs。 And I know others who find work extremely challenging， but are able to move mountains by their sheer drive and hard work。

　　我明白有一些人虽然很聪明，但是他们在工作中能够做好的事情却很少。而另外一些人虽然明白工作很具有挑战性，但他们仍能透过强大的动力和艰苦的工作来移动大山。

　　They possess inner strength。

　　他们具有强大的内心力量。

　　More interesting， is that these productive hard-workers often don’t even notice the load。 Bystanders are not only amazed， but often ask， “How do you do it?”

　　更搞笑的是，这些十分努力工作的人并没有意识到工作量的巨大。旁观者不仅仅感到很吃惊，而且还经常问，“你是怎样做到的?”

　　The answer usually es back， “I just work harder than the others。”

　　经常得到这样的回答，“我只是比别人更努力一些罢了。”

　　So， why are some people able to do more? What gives them added drive? What gives them extra strength?

　　所以，为什么有些人就能做到更多?他们的动力是哪里来的呢?是谁给予他们剩余的力量?

　　Could it be， they have simply given themselves permission to do more?

　　还是，仅仅是他们自我给自我力量来做到更多?

　　Self-Imposed Limits

　　自我强加的局限性

　　What I have observed is that most people impose their own limits。 They limit their output based on self-framed constraints of their capabilities and strengths。 Sometimes these boundaries are based on past experiences。 Sometimes they are based on perceived capacities。 Sometimes these limits are based on nothing。

　　据我所观察，很多人都是自我强加给自我的局限性。他们有时候根据潜力和力量自我设定了他们的局限，有时候根据过去的经历设定一些边界，还有的根据想象中的潜力设定，还有些则毫无任何根据就限定了自我的力量。

　　Ican’t do that。 (Why?)

　　我做不到。(为什么呢?)

　　That is too much for me。 (How do you know?)

　　对我来说太难了。(你怎样明白太难?)

　　Ican’t put in that much effort。 (What would happen if you did?)

　　我做不到那么努力。(如果你做了会怎样样?)

　　Iam not smart enough to solve that。 (Can you be sure if you haven’t tried?)

　　我不够聪明，解决不了这件事。(你不尝试怎样能如此确定?)

　　So， how do we break through these limits? How do we get stronger?

　　所以，怎样才能打破这些局限?怎样才能更强大?

　　Pushing It…

　　给自我点压力

　　Many people are going through the motions， but are nowhere near their limits。

　　很多人都做出了实际行动，但是从来就没有到达他们的极限。

　　If you want to be stronger， you have to push your boundaries。

　　如果你想变得更加强大，你就要打破你的局限。

　　Pushing it is what it takes to increase your limits。 In the gym， bodybuilders discovered this long ago。 But， the same principle is true when it es to inner strength。 Discipline and drive。

　　给自我施加压力就能提高你的极限。在体育馆，健身者很早之前就体会到了这一点。所以，同样的原则运用到内心力量方面也是正确的，训练自我，给自我一些动力。

　　Want to test your limits? Push yourself。 Test your self-perceived constraints to see how accurate they are。 Make sure your goals are slightly beyond what you think can be achieved。

　　你想挑战你的极限吗?那就给自我点压力。去测试下自我以前的极限到底有多准确。要确定一个能稍微超过力所能及的目标。

　　You Are Stronger Than You Think

　　你比自我想象的要强大

　　Most people underestimate their strength。

　　很多人低估了自我的潜力。

　　As you go through your day， challenge your capacity。 Test your limits。

　　当你过每一天的时候，都要挑战一下你的潜力，测试下自我的极限。

　　Push yourself， to find your true boundaries and define your strength。

　　给自我施加点压力，找到你真正的极限，然后定义你的潜力。

　　When you discover how much you’ve really got， you may surprise even yourself。

　　当你发现你真正能获取的，你会发现自我都感到不可思议。

　　What are your self-imposed limits? Which do you need to push? When have you found that you were much stronger than you thought?

　　你给自我强加的限制是什么?哪一方面需要你增加压力呢?到什么时候你会发现你比想象中要强大呢?