The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”
成功的行动来自于那燃烧着的想要达成目的的欲望。拿破仑·希尔写道：“成功的意念能够到达个人的构想与信念所能到达的任何地方。”
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked(vt. 将……猛按入水) him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp(vi.喘息) and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.There is no other secret.”
一个年轻人向苏格拉底询问成功的秘诀，苏格拉底让年轻人第二天早晨到河边见他。他们见面后，苏格拉底叫年轻人和他一起走向河里，当河水淹至他们的脖子时，苏格拉底出其不意地抓住年轻人并把其压入水中，那人想要挣出水面，而强壮有力的苏格拉底将他摁在水中直到他变得无力抗争，脸色发青。苏格拉底将他的头拖出水面，这个年轻人所做的第一件事就是大口喘息后，深吸一口气。苏格拉底问：“当你闷在水里的时候你最想要的是什么?”年轻人回答说：“空气。”苏格拉底说：“那就是成功的秘诀。当你像渴望空气一样渴望成功，你就能够获得它!没有其他的秘密了。”
A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.
强烈的欲望是一切成功的起点，正如小火苗不能放出大量的热一样，一个微小的愿望也不能促成伟大的成就。
1. An investigation shows that female workers tend to have a favorable attitude toward retirement。
一项调查显示妇女欢迎退休。
2. The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations with homework。
最近的调查显示相当多的孩子对家庭作业没什么好感。
3. No invention has received more praise and abuse than Internet。
没有一项发明像互联网一样同时受到如此多的赞扬和批评。
4. People seem to fail to take into account the fact that education does not end with graduation。
5. There is no denying the fact that air pollution is an extremely serious problem: the city authorities should take strong measures to deal with it。
无可否认，空气污染是一个极其严重的问题：城市当局应该采取有力措施来解决它。
6. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from diseases linked to smoking。
依照最近的一项调查，每年有4，000，000人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。
7. A proper part-time job does not occupy students’ too much time. In fact, it is unhealthy for them to spend all of time on their study. As an old saying goes: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy。
一份适当的业余工作并不会占用学生太多的时间，事实上，把全部的时间都用到学习上并不健康，正如那句老话：只工作，不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。
8 Any government, which is blind to this point, may pay a heavy price。
任何政府忽视这一点都将付出巨大的代价。
9.Nowadays, many students always go into raptures at the mere mention of the coming life of high school or college they will begin. Unfortunately, for most young people, it is not pleasant experience on their first day on campus。
当前，一提到即将开始的学校生活，许多学生都会兴高采烈。然而，对多数年轻人来说，校园刚开始的日子并不是什么愉快的经历。
10. In view of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures should be taken before things get worse。
考虑到问题的严重性，在事态进一步恶化之前，必须采取有效的措施。
11 The majority of students believe that part-time job will provide them with more opportunities to develop their interpersonal skills, which may put them in a favorable position in the future job markets。
大部分学生相信业余工作会使他们有更多机会发展人际交往能力，而这对他们未来找工作是非常有好处的。
12.Never stop smiling, not even when you’re sad,someone might fall in love with your smile.
永远都不要停止微笑，即使是在你难过的时候，说不定有人会因为你的笑容而爱上你。
13.To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
对于世界而言，你是一个人;但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。
14.I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
我爱你,不是因为你是一个怎样的人,而是因为我喜欢和你在一.起..
15.I love you not for whom you are, but who I am when I ’m by your side.
我爱你并不是因为你是谁，而是因为我在你身边的时候我是谁。
16.I have just three words for you today: i love you.
今天，我只为你献上三个字：我爱你。
17.Sweetheart, 亲爱的，
My thoughts are deep into you 我深深地想念著你，
From the moment that I wake up 从我每天早上起来的那一刻起，
And to the whole day through 每一分每一秒直到一天结束。
If I could save time in a bottle 如果我能把时间存入一个瓶子。
英语四级作文常用加分谚语
1. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
3. Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。
4. Where there is a will， there is a way. 有志者事竟成
5. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
6. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
7. More hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。
8. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
9. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
10. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
11. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
12. It is hard to please all. 众口难调。
13. Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不念。
14. First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。
15. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
16. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。
17. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
18. Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。
19. As the tree, so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。