马克吐温作为职业作家和演说家,在文学领域和演说领域都取得了极大的成功,成为世界范围内受人尊敬的文学家和演说大师。但是,他在选择文学和演说之前,曾经试图成为一名商人。他先是投资开发打印机,花费了整整3年的时间,最后把千辛万苦借来的5万美元全部赔光了。他又发现出版商因为发行他的著作赚了大钱,他很不服气,心想:我自己写了文章自己出版发行,所有的利润不都是自己的吗,为何不自己开一个出版公司呢?他于是又投资开了一家出版公司。但是,他不知道,写作与经商是截然不同的两件事,他很快就因为债务陷入了困境,出版公司***了,他也陷入了更大的债务危机之中。经过两次经商失败的打击,马克吐温终于认识到自己经商的无能,他彻底断绝了经商的念头,开始到全国巡回演讲,在演讲的间隙里埋头写作。很快,风趣幽默的马克吐温名声大噪,成为全国知名的演说家,他脍炙人口的作品也迅速走红。
温馨提示:美国政治家富兰克林说:“宝贝放错了地方就是废物。”尺有所短,寸有所长。你也许兴趣广泛,掌握了多种技能,但是,在所有的长处中,总是有你的强项。成功者的原则是:去选择最能够使自己全力以赴的、最能够使自己的品格和长处得以充分发挥的职业。因为唯有充分利用自己的长处,才能够让自己的人生增值;相反,你总是选择自己的短处,你的人生就只能贬值。此则素材可用来应对“完美”、“长与短”、“成功”、“追求”、“奔跑”和“发现自己”等。
鲍勃胡佛是个有名的试飞驾驶员,时常表演空中特技。一次,他从圣地亚哥表演完后,准备飞回洛杉矶。在300英尺的高空,两个引擎同时出现故障。幸亏他反应灵敏,控制得当,飞机才得以降落。虽然无人伤亡,飞机却已面目全非。胡佛在紧急降落之后,第一件事就是检查飞机用油。正如所料,那架螺旋桨飞机装的是喷射机用油。
回到机场,胡佛要求见那位负责保养的机械工。年轻的机械工早已为自己犯下的错误痛苦不堪,一见到胡佛眼泪便沿着面颊流下。他不但毁了一架昂贵的飞机,甚至差点儿造成三个人死亡。飞行员显然应该对不慎的修护工大发雷霆,痛责他一番。但是出人意料的`是,胡佛并没有责备那个机械工,只是伸出手臂揽住工人的肩膀说:“为了证明你不会再犯错,我要你明天帮我修护我的F-51飞机。”
温馨提示:“为了证明你不会再犯错,我要你明天帮我修护我的F-51飞机”,这句话多么令人感动:当一个人信心丧失的时候,及时的肯定与鼓励是多么重要,而且实践也表明肯定与鼓励是激发自信的钥匙。本故事适用于“自信”、“人生”、“宽容”、“理解”等作文话题。
dear david:
i am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7, december sooner, but when i have told you the reason, i trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. when your letter arrived, i was just in hong kong. as my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when i took it up. now the first thing i have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
i enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. i shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when i see you next.
sincerely yours,
tom
亲爱的戴维:
请原谅我收到您12月7日的来信后迟迟未复,现将原因告诉您,相信您一定会谅解的。您的来信到来时,我正巧在香港,家人无法及时转递。你的信一直放在我写字台上,直到我回到才看见,拖至今天才回信,深表歉意。
这次出去旅行饱览了许多美丽景色,下次见到您时,将告诉您一切。
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
Dear Miss Morgan,
(1 I am so sorry to tell you that I won’t be able to attend the lecture on American history tomorrow afternoon. (2 Now, I’m writing this letter to show my deep regret (3 I do hope you can understand me and excuse me for my absence.
(4 I will be very grateful if you are kind to listen to my explanation. (5 The reason for my absence is that my uncle is returning home from France, and I have promised to meet him at the airport at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. (6 Therefore, I will have to give up attending your lecture tomorrow afternoon.
(7I wonder if it is possible for lecture to be recorded, and if so, could I borrow the tape? Sincerely yours Li Hua
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