Caricature is the tribute that mediocrity pays to genius.
笨拙的模仿，是凡人對天才呈獻的讚詞。
triumph ['traimf] n. 巨大成功；重大成就；偉大勝利
It was a great triumph when our team won the race.
我們隊跑贏了，這是一個很大的成功。
他隻有一根手指能動，於是他決定要好好地利用它。
今天，宏偉壯觀的布魯克林大橋巍然屹立，正是對華盛頓不屈不撓的精神以及其永不言敗的決心的頌詞。
隻要我們下定決心，堅持不懈，不管成功的概率有多大，都能夠實現那些看似不可能的夢想，即使再遙遠的夢想也可以實現。
He first managed to convince his son Washington.
manage to：設法；達成
In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.
in spite of：盡管；不管；不顧
從逆境走向勝利
Adversity to Victory
佚名 / Anonymous
The following is a true story about a young friend who lives in St. Louis.
Andy was born with a developmental disorder. The two sides of his brain were not joined normally with each other. The right side of his body could not communicate with the left. At age three， it was difficult for him to walk， speak， and play. He could only echo back a few words， and walk slowly while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the struggles. He attended an all-day center where he was enrolled in every imaginable therapy. He struggled， sometimes in tears， to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him there in the mornings. However， they believed—against all odds—that he would grow up to live a normal healthy life. They believed it for themselves， and for Andy.
It paid off. Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. He receives special help with a few things， but joins with his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame enormous odds to move from adversity to victory.
Ask yourself： "What are the seeds of strength hidden in my struggles today？ If I get back up when I fall， what will that make possible tomorrow？"
"Overnight success" is the result of years of tenacity and continued learning. Victory is possible for those who decide it' s their most compelling option. They' ll find the path to their dream. However， they will accept adversities as universities that will foster strength， growth， and skills to attract the victory they seek.
以下是關於一位年輕朋友的真實故事，他就住在聖路易斯。
安迪患有先天性發育失常病。因為兩個腦半球連接異常，導致他的左右側身體無法傳遞信息。長到3歲大的時候，他在走路、說話和玩耍方麵都有困難。他能說的話很少，隻有在兩隻手被別人拉著的時候才能慢慢地行走。
後來，安迪開始與病魔展開鬥爭。他被送去一個全天護理中心，在那裏他會接受每一項治療。他掙紮著讓自己變得更加強壯，但是有時也會流淚。安迪不喜歡父母一早把他獨自留在護理中心。然而，他們相信——衝破所有失敗的可能——安迪會長大成人，過上正常人的健康生活。他們對自己有信心，對安迪有信心。
安迪的付出終於有了回報。現在，13歲的安迪成功地成為一名高中生。他的狀況有了很大改善。盡管在很少的一些事情上還需要特別幫助，但是他可以參加各種自己喜歡的活動，和朋友們一起玩耍。從不幸走向勝利，安迪克服了種種巨大的障礙。
問問你自己：“今天支撐我們向前掙紮的力量源泉是什麽？如果我在跌倒後重新站起來，明天會創造什麽成就？”
“一夜成功”是多年不懈努力與不斷學習的結果。勝利總是發生在那些將其視為對他們最有**力的選擇的人身上。 他們總能找到通向夢想的道路。他們接受各種不幸，將它們看做大學，可以為實現他們的追求增強實力、促進成長和培養技能。
改變自己能改變的，接受自己不能改變的，並具有區分這兩種情況的智慧。盡管很多時候我們無法避開噩運，但是我們可以選擇麵對，把苦難當作考驗，從中收獲堅強。成功沒有條件限製，那些渴望成功的人，無論身處何境，總能披荊斬棘，找到通往成功的路。
attend ['tend] v. 參加；出席
He insists that his three grandsons not attend his funeral.
他堅決要求他的三個孫子不能參加他的葬禮。
therapy ['erpi] n. 療法
For most patients， primary treatment is surgery， often with radiation therapy.
大多數病人主要用外科治療，通常伴隨放射療法。
phenomenal [f i'nmnl] adj.非凡的
If you make it the focus of your career， that would be phenomenal.
假如你能以此作為你職業的目標，你將脫穎而出。
tenacity [ti'n鎠iti：] n. 堅持；頑強；不屈不撓；堅韌；韌性
Napoleon in a battle with the enemy， the tenacity of the resistance encountered，
the team suffered heavy losses， the situation is very dangerous.
拿破侖在一次與敵軍作戰時，遭到頑強的抵抗，隊伍損失慘重，形勢非常危險。
“一夜成功”是多年不懈努力與不斷學習的結果。
勝利總是發生在那些將其視為對他們最有**力的選擇的人身上。 他們總能找到通向夢想的道路。
他們接受各種不幸，將它們看做大學，可以為實現他們的追求增強實力、促進成長和培養技能。
He attended an all-day center where he was enrolled in every imaginable therapy.
be enrolled in：入伍；入學
If I get back up when I fall， what will that make possible tomorrow？
get back up：站起來
必須趕緊推開石頭
Roll away the Stone
珀爾·巴克 / Pearl Buck
I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth. My interest leads me continually to widen my knowledge of people， and this in turn compels me to believe that the normal human heart is born good. That is， it is born sensitive and feeling， eager to be approved and to approve， hungry for simple happiness and the chance to live. It neither wishes to be killed nor to kill. If through circumstances it is overcome by evil， it never becomes entirely evil. There remain in it elements of good， however recessive， which continue to hold the possibility of restoration.
I believe in human beings but my faith is without sentimentality. I know that in environments of uncertainty， fear and hunger， the human being is dwarfed and shaped without his being aware of it， just as the plant struggling under a stone does not know its own condition. Only when the stone is removed can it spring up freely into the light. But the power to spring up is inherent， and only death puts an end to it.
I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like Confucius of old， I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and the angels. I have enough for this life. If there is no other life， then this one has been enough to make it worth being born， myself a human being.