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1、励志美文 短篇_经典英语美文名人励志故事不够洒脱，但这就是人生。不够豁达，但这就是人生。不够励志也不够美妙，但这就是人生啊。下面WTT整理了英语美文名人励志故事，!经典英语美文名人励志故事A Straight Wall Is Hard to Build人格的力量by Lou R.Crandall卢.R.克兰德尔As I try to outline my thoughts, the subject bees more and more difficult.I have many basic beliefs but as I try to pick and choose it seems to

2、me that they all can be summarized in the word “character.” Obviously, what you believe is a fundamental thing.There can be no fanfare, no embellishments.It must be honest.我努力清理思路时，主题变得越来越难讲述。我有诸多信仰，但试图挑选时，似乎都可用“人格”一词概括。显然，一个人的信仰是根本，无需夸耀，无需修饰，是什么就是什么。An architect once told me that the most difficult

3、 structure to design was a simple monumental shaft.The proportions must perfect to be pleasing.The hardest thing to build is a plain straight wall.The dimensions must be absolute.一位建筑师告诉我，最难设计的建筑是一尊简单的纪念柱，比例必须完美无缺，赏心悦目;最难砌的是一堵简朴笔直的墙，尺寸必须一丝不差。In either case there is no ornamentation to hide irregular

4、ities, no moldings to cover hidden defects and no supports to strengthen concealed weaknesses.在这两种情况下，都无法用修饰掩盖不平整，以造型遮盖暗藏的缺陷，以支撑物来加固不牢的根基。I am using this e_le to illustrate human character, which to me is the most important single power in the world today.The young people of toady are in reality fou

5、ndations of structures yet to be built.我以此例来说明人格，在我看来它是当今世界上最重要的唯一的力量。今天的年轻人实际上是世界待建构造的根基。It is obvious that the design of these human structures is the bined efforts of many human architects.Boys and girls are influenced first by their parents, then by their friends and finally by business associat

6、es.During this period of construction, the human character is revised and changed until at maturity a fairly well-fi_ed form of character is found.显而易见，设计这些人格构造需要众多人类建筑师的共同努力。孩子们的成长，先后要受到父母、朋友和事业伙伴的影响。在这一成长过程中，人格一直在改变，直到在成熟期定型。There are few human straight walls and fewer human monumental shafts.Such

7、 men and women are personalities of great beauty and are so rare that history records their being and holds them up as e_les for the future.人类中堪称墙一般笔直挺立的人少有，像纪念柱一样矗立的人更少，这样的人是美的化身，世所罕见，历史记录他们的存在，奉之为后世的楷模。The Biblical characters are for me the closest e_les of human perfection.They were unselfish, st

8、eadfast in their faith and unstinting in their help to others.圣经中的人物在我心中是最接近完人的范例，他们无私，信仰坚决，帮助别人，不遗余力。Today in this world of turmoil and trouble we could use more of such people, but they do not just happen along.I believe that they are the result of concentrated effort on the part of parents and as

9、sociates, and the more we build with character the better the world will bee.在今天这个混乱不安的世界，我们可以多用这样的人，但他们并非从天而降。我相信他们是父母、同伴倾力锻造的结果。我们越重视人格的建构，世界会越美妙。This may sound like a dreamers hope and a theoretical goal which can never be reached.I do not think so.这听起来像痴人说梦，是永远无法实现的理论目的，我却不这么想。The world as a who

10、le has progressed tremendously material-wise, and we are a fortunate nation in that we are leading the procession.It is, I believe, natural that nations not so fortunate should look upon us with envy.We would do the same if the positions were reserved, so we should not judge too harshly the efforts

11、of others to equal our standard of living.In either case, the fortunate or the unfortunate character in the individual and collectively in a nation stands out.全世界在物质消费上已获得宏大进步，美利坚荣幸地成为引导这一进程的国家。我相信，没有这样好运气的国家可能会嫉妒我们，假如换个位置，我们也会如此，因此对于别人奋力向我们的生活标准看齐，我们不应该草率地评判。无论是哪种情况，个人或民族的幸运或不幸的品格都会凸显出来。I agree tha

12、t it is easier to build character under ideal conditions but cannot forget that character is also required to give as well as receive.我赞同在理想条件下更容易塑造人格的说法，但我认为不能忘记人格的塑造不仅需要外界条件的熏陶，也需要自身的努力。It should be to the benefit of humanity if all individuals - and this includes myself - did a renovation or remo

13、deling job on our own character.It may merely be a case of removing rough edges or tossing away molding to e_pose irregularities, in some cases to remove a prop and stand on ones own feet.假如所有人也包括我自己都更新或重铸自己的人格，这应该是有益于人类的。这也许仅仅是抹去粗糙的边缘或丢弃固有的形式，从而显露出不平整，有时那么需要拿走支撑物，完全靠自己站立。In any event if some of us set e_le, others will follow and the result should be good.This I believe.不管何种情况，只要我们有人树立典范，其别人就会效仿，结果就应该是好的。对此我坚信不疑。第 6 页 共 6 页