英語故事小短文勵(lì)志【1】

A young rich man to consult a success, but the rich man took three different sizes in front of a watermelon on the youth, "If each piece of watermelon on behalf of the interests of a certain extent, you choose that piece?"

"Of course is the biggest piece of!" Young did not hesitate to answer.

Rich man smiled: "Well, please now!" Rich people to the biggest piece of watermelon to the youth, while they eat the smallest piece.

Soon, rich on the finish, and then pick up the last piece of watermelon table proudly shook the face of the young, with big stuttering.

Young people immediately understand the meaning of the rich: the rich man does not eat the melon melon young people, and eat more than young people.

If each piece of watermelon on behalf of the interests of a certain degree, then the interests of rich natural possession of more than youth.

Eating watermelon, rich youth said: "To be successful, we must learn to give up, only to give up immediate interests in order to obtain long-term Italian, and this is my success."

英語故事小短文勵(lì)志【2】

One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to an inn and Ppared to put up for the night (投宿)there. A young man received them with open arms(熱地), but said "I”m sorry! Our guest rooms here are all full and the inns nearby are all full, too, for there will be an important meeting to be held here tomorrow."

Hearing the young man”s words, the old couple felt very disappointed, and turned around to leave.

Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them: "Madam and sir, if you don”t mind, you can sleep in my bedroom for a night......."

The next evening, the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man, but he refused to take it.

"No！You needn”t pay me any money, for I only lend my room to you." said the young man with a smile on his face.

"You”re great, young man! It”s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I”ll build a hotel for you!" said the old man gratefully.

With these words, the old couple left.

Gazing at their receding figures, the young man only laughed and went on working.

Several years later, the young man suddenly received a letter from the old couple, inviting him to go to Manhattan(曼哈頓) .

The young man met the old couple in front of a luxury hotel(豪華飯店).

"Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago? Look! This is the hotel that I built for you!" said the old man.

Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel.