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1、名人名言Do not,foronerepulse,giveupthepurposethatyouresolvedtoeffect.(WilliamShakespeare,Britishdramatist) 不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(英国剧作家莎士比亚.W.) Theimportantthinginlifeistohavea great aim,andthedeterminationtoatt-ain it.(JohanWolfgangvonGoethe,GermanPoetanddramatist) 人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。(德国诗人、戏剧家

2、歌德.J.M.) Geniusonlymeanshard-workingalloneslife.( Mendeleyer , RussianChemist) 天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。(俄国化学家门捷列耶夫) Thereisnoroyalroadtoscience,andonlythosewhodonotdreadthefatiguingclimbofgainingitsnuminoussummits.(KarlMarx,Germanrevolutionary) 在科学上没有平坦的大道，只有不畏劳苦沿着其崎岖之路攀登的人，才有希望达到它光辉的顶点。(德国革命家 马克思.K.) Midway

3、TacticsThree competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, Gigantic Sale! and Super Bargains!The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, Prices Slashed! and Fantastic Discounts!The owner in

4、 the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, ENTRANCE.中间战术三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。旁观者等着瞧好戏。右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上书：大减价!特便宜!左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：大砍价!大折扣!中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：入口处。Talking clock While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the de

5、n. What is the big brass gong and hammer for? one of his friends asked. That is the talking clock, the man replied. Hows it work? Watch, the man said and proceeded to give the gong an ear shattering pound with the hammer. Suddenly, someone screamed from the other side of the wall, Knock it off, you

6、idiot! Its two oclock in the morning! 会说话的钟 一个学生带他朋友们参观他的新公寓，甚是得意。那个大铜锣和锤子是干什么用的？他的一个朋友问他。那玩意儿厉害了，那是一个会说话的钟，学生回答。这钟怎么工作的，他的朋友问。看着，别眨眼了，那学生走上前一把操起铜锣和锤子，拼命地敲了一下，声音震耳欲聋。突然，他们听到隔壁墙那边有人狂叫，别敲了，你这白痴！现在是凌晨两点钟了！ Attitude is Everything Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood a

7、nd always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, If I were any better, I would be twins! He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was be

8、cause of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing thisreally made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I dont get it! You cant be a positive person

9、 all of the time. How do you do it? Jerry replied, Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I

10、can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. Yeah, right, its not that easy, I protested. Yes it is, Jerry said. Life is a

11、ll about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: Its your choice how you live life. I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon th

12、ereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door

13、open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of

14、 surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, If I were any better, Id be twins. Wanna see my scars? I declined to see his wounds, b

15、ut did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door, Jerry replied. Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose t

16、o live. Werent you scared? Did you lose consciousness? I asked. Jerry continued, The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their ey

17、es, I read, Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action. What did you do? I asked. Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me, said Jerry. She asked if I was allergic to anything. Yes, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, Bullets! Over their laughter, I told them, I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead. Jerry