英语短文-成功励志故事：放飞梦想,没有不可能

1、英语短文成功励志故事：放飞梦想，没有不可能ihaveabandinbeijing,woodiealan.themonikerisajoke,reflectingmynameandthatofmychinesepartner,woodiewu,butthegroupisnot.infact,muchtomysurprise,iamfrontingaprettyhappeninglittleband.inevercouldhavepulledthisoffbackhome.iowemysuccessasagiggingmusician,howeverfaritgoes,tobeinganexpat

2、.movinghereandre-establishingmyidentityhasallowedmetoredefinemyself,castingoffoldinsecuritiesandpursuingarealityialwaysenvisionedbutdidn'his,iamnotalone.manypeoplefindthatexpatlifeallowsthemtoliberatethemselvesfromtheaccumulatedreputationandhistorythatcancometodefineyou

3、.everyoneplaysanestablishedrolewithhisorherfamiliesandoldfriends,andmovingsomewherenewgivesyouanopportunitytoreboot.expatsmayalsobemorewillingtogivesomethingnewatry;afterallifyou'vetradedmilwaukeeforbeijing,whynottryyourhandatfrontingaband,orrunningabar,orridingamotorcycle?woodiealanplaysregular

4、lyatthestoneboat,insideritanpark,withinoneofthecity'sembassydistricts.thelittlebarisactuallyastoneboatandsitsonalakewithasmallstageextendingoverthewaterandtablesspreadalongthebanks,asurprisinglyserene,pastoralsettingrightinthemiddleofdowntownbeijing.americanexpatjonathanansfieldandhiswiferunthes

5、toneboat.jonathanisajournalistandblogger,contributingtonewsweekandotherpublicationsandwebsites.nowheisalsoabarproprietorandasmall-scalebeijingmusicimpresario,bookingperformersforfreeshowsthreenightsaweekduringthewarmermonths.it'sanoutofbodyexperience-certainlynothingieverdidorwouldhavedonehadist

6、ayedinamerica,'hesays.i'vealwayslovedmusicandspentalotoftimegoingtoclubsandseeingbandsincollege,butican'tseehowieverwouldhaveendedupbookingbandshadistayedintheu.s.buti'vebeenintothebeijingmusicscenesinceigothereover10yearsagosoit'ssomethingireallyenjoy.'it'smanifestlyeasi

7、ertorealizesomegoalsherethanitwouldbeintheu.s.americanjonathananderson,nowananalystfortheinvestmentbankubs,hiscityheco-foundedtherhythmdogswithsomeofthecity'sfinestmusicians,includingkeymembersofthecuijianband,china'sf

8、irstsignificantrockers.i'mamediocreharmonicaplayerandaworseguitaristbutihadmypickofincrediblemusicians,'saysmr.anderson.withsomevision,driveandhardwork,anythingwaspossible.itwaslikelivingoutafantasy.thequalityoftheguysiplayedwithwasheadandshouldersabovewhaticouldhaveratedathome.itwaslikewalk

9、inginandgiggingwithledzeppelinandthatjustdoesn'thappeninamoredevelopedmarket.'kaiserkuohasasimilarstory.hemovedtobeijingin1988,formedthehardrockbandtangdynastyin1989,putoutanalbumin1990andwastouringalloverthecountryby1991.afterreturningtotheuniversityofarizonatopursueadoctorateineastasianstu

10、dies,mr.kuofoundhimselfdaydreamingaboutchineserockstardomandeventuallyquitschooltoreturntobeijing.herejoinedtangdynastyandwassoonperformingin35,000-seatstadiums.nowoverseeingdigitalstrategyforogilvyandmather'sbeijingoffice,mr.kuostillperformsregularlywithhisbandchunqiu.icansitinaguitarstoreinthe

11、u.s.andhear10guyswhosmokemeinjustanhourbuthereiam,'saysmr.kuo.forme,thiscouldonlyhavehappenedinchina.'mystoryfitsthesamepattern.imetwoodiewhenherepairedaguitarforme.heheardiwasalongtimeeditorforguitarworldmagazineandbecameveryinterestedinchatting,whichquicklyledtojammingtogether;thesamenewsw

12、ouldhaveinducedashrugfromagoodguitarrepairmanbackinthestates.saxophonistdaveloevinger,whoistheu.s.treasurydepartmentrepresentativeinbeijing,playedforyearswiththegreatwashington,d.c.,partybandjimismoothandhittime.hadwemetathome,it'sunlikelyhewouldhavebeeninterestedinformingaband,butnewlyrelocated

13、tobeijing,hewasexcitedtofindamusicaloutlet.whenanearbyrestaurantaskedmetohostanopenmic,thethreeofusgottogether,withaninitialrepertoireconsistingofwhatevericouldsingwithoutcringing.we'vecomealongwaysincethen,thankslargelytomygrowingconfidence-theotherguyswerealreadygood.wehaveauniquesound,withmostofthesoloscomingfromdave'ssoulfulsaxandwoodie'smournfullapsteelguitar,anunusualinstrumentwhichfiguresprominentlyinamericancountryandbl