因此，我認為，每天的努力就好比往大橡樹上砍一刀。最開始的一擊也許對大樹沒有任何影響，第二刀也是這樣，第三刀還是這樣。每一刀似乎都沒什麽效果，都可以忽略。但這小小的一刀一刀累積起來，大橡樹終將倒掉。同樣的，我們也可以把今天所作的努力比做衝刷山嶺的雨滴、蠶食老虎的螞蟻、照亮地球的星星和建造金字塔的奴隸。我要一磚一瓦地壘築起自己的城堡，因為我知道，小小的努力，隻要堅持下去，就能成就偉業。
我決不會考慮失敗，我要從我的字典裏去掉這些愚蠢的詞和短語：放棄、無法、不能夠、不會發生、不可能、沒有可能性、失敗、難以實行、無望和退卻等；我會盡量擺脫失望的控製，即使染上這種思想疾病，我也將在絕望中繼續前進；我要揮灑汗水，不停勞作，忍受一切磨難痛苦；我會全身心地向著目標前行，藐視所有阻礙。因為我堅信，沙漠盡頭必有綠洲。
我將牢記古老的平均律，並為我所用。我相信，每一次失敗都增加了成功的勝算，每一次否定都是肯定的砝碼，每一次失敗都是成功的前奏，每一次不幸都預示著明天的好運。隻有經曆過黑夜，才能欣賞到白晝的明亮；隻有經曆了多次的失敗，才能取得最終的成功。
我將努力、努力、再努力。我將視每一個障礙為成功路上的一個小小延誤，是對我的職業的一種挑戰。我將堅持下去，像水手一樣不斷提高自己的技能，乘風破浪，勇往直前。
我不會因昨日的成功而驕傲自大，因為這是失敗的禍根。不論昨日的一切是好是壞，我都將忘記，滿懷自信地迎接新一輪太陽的升起，我相信這將是最美好的一天。隻要一息尚存，我就要堅持到底。因為我已經知道了成功的最大秘訣：隻要堅持到底，我就一定會獲得成功。
堅持下去，定會成功。
一切貴在堅持。當你開始一段新的征程時，不要因為目標遙遠而中途放棄，不要因為荊棘密布而停止腳步，不要因為孤獨難耐而動搖決心，你要記住：堅持，隻要抬起腳，路便在下麵延伸，目標便指日可待。
orient ['：rint] n. 東方；亞洲
They love paintings from the Orient.
他們喜歡來自東方的繪畫。
demonstrate ['demnstreit] v. 顯示；表露
He demonstrated dauntless heroism in the war.
他在戰鬥中表現出大無畏的英雄主義。
contagious [kn'teids] adj. 有感染力的
Yawning is contagious.
打嗬欠是容易傳染的。
detour ['di：tu] n. 繞行的路；繞道；兜圈子
We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
我們繞道走，避開繁忙的交通。
如果我堅持下去、不斷嚐試、勇往直前，就能獲得成功。
生活的犒賞不會出現在旅途的起點附近，而往往在旅程的終點。我不知道要走多遠才能到達目的地。
隻有經曆過黑夜，才能欣賞到白晝的明亮；隻有經曆了多次的失敗，才能取得最終的成功。
If that is of no avail I will take another， and yet another.
be of no avail：無濟於事
I will be likened to the rain drop which washes away the mountain.
be likened to：好比
你從未真正失去自己的價值
You Never Really Lose Your Value
佚名 / Anonymous
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200， he asked， "What is this piece of paper and is it worth anything？"
"It is a $20 bill， encashable in international and national markets for its quoted value，" replied one of the many participants who raised their hands.
The speaker proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up using both his hands till it became a bundle of wrinkled paper.
He then unfolded it again and making an unsuccessful attempt to keep it straight， he asked， "Would you still be able to negotiate it for its quoted value？"
"Yes！" was the echoing reply from the participants.
"Well，" he said， "Looks like I haven't done enough！ What if I do this？" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up， which was now all crumpled， dirty， defaced and not easy to recognize from a distance.
"Now will someone like to trade it for its quoted value？"
Many hands went in the air.
"I think this piece of currency is still holding its quoted value，" replied a participant in a slightly unsure voice.
"This bill can still fetch goods worth 20 dollars，" said the other participant.
Everyone agreed.
"My friends， there is a very valuable lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. It may have appeared to some of you， that I was able to deshape， deface， mutilate and alter the $20 bill during the process as the effects were quite visible.
"However， no matter what I did to this piece of paper， you still upheld its negotiability because you were sure in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its value. It was still a currency note worth $20.
"Many times in our lives， we feel like as if we are dropped， crumpled， and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make or the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. It may also appeal to onlookers as if it has really happened to certain extent. But no matter what has happened or what will happen， please remember you never lose your 'Value'."
Values that you cherish are indeed devoid of worldly disturbance and always you're your saviour.
研討會上，一位著名的演說者是這樣開場的——他舉起一張20美元的鈔票，問在座的200名聽眾：“這張紙是什麽？它有價值嗎？”
“這是一張20美元的鈔票，按它的麵值，在國際和國內市場都能兌換。”在眾多舉手的參與者中，一個人這樣答道。
於是，演說者把那張美鈔揉成一團，搓成了一張皺巴巴的紙。
接著，他又把美鈔展開，並盡量把它弄平整，但仍然皺皺巴巴的。他問道：“按麵值，你們還能把它兌換出去嗎？”
“能！”大家異口同聲地說。
“哦，”演說者說，“看來我做的還不夠啊！要是我這麽做呢？”他說著，就把那張20美元丟到地上，開始用鞋踩來踩去。然後，他撿起鈔票，這時，那張鈔票已經皺得不成樣子了，而且髒兮兮的，麵目全非，從遠處很難認出是什麽東西。
“現在，還有人願意按它的麵值和我做交易嗎？”
許多人都舉起了手。
“我認為，這張鈔票仍有票麵價值。”一位聽眾回答道，聲音中透著些許不自信。
“這張鈔票還可以買價值20美元的商品。”另一人說道。
大家一致讚同。
“朋友們，我剛剛所舉的一個例子包含著一個深刻的道理，可能有些人已經意識到了。整個過程中，我把這張20美元的鈔票弄得變形、走樣，讓它麵目全非、殘缺不全，結果你們也看到了。
“但是，不論我怎麽毀損這張美鈔，你們仍對它的可流通性確信不疑，因為你們都認為，我對它所做的並沒讓它真正貶值。它還是一張價值20美元的鈔票。
“生活中，很多時候，我們總被自己作出的決定或遭遇的境況所困擾，覺得自己被扔在地上，揉成一團，被踩進爛泥裏。我們覺得自己毫無用處；甚至在某種程度上，一個旁觀者也可能這麽認為。那麽，朋友們，請記住，不論發生了什麽，或將要發生什麽，你都不會失去你的‘價值’。”
你所珍視的價值一定不會受到塵世中各種紛擾的影響，它就是你一生的依靠。
正如一張被折皺的鈔票不會貶值一樣，無論你在人生路上遭遇怎樣的挫折，不管是被揉成團、壓成餅，抑或被扔進臭水溝，都不要懷疑自己的價值，因為隻要你還活著，健康地活著，你的生命就不會貶值，而你隻需要用行動向世人證明這點。
seminar ['semin：] n. 研討班；研討小組；研討會；培訓會
He had presided over a seminar for theoretical physicists.
他主持了一個理論物理學家的會議。
quote [kwut] v. 報（價）；開（價）
The company's shares are currently being quoted at 62 pence a
share.
該公司股票的現在報價是每股62便士。
crumple ['krmpl] v. 壓皺；弄皺
He crumpled a letter into a ball.
他把信揉成一團。
mutilate ['mju：tleit] v. 損壞；使殘缺不全
Someone mutilated the book by tearing out the illustrations.
有人撕掉插圖，把那本書弄得殘缺不全。
許多人都舉起了手。
不論發生了什麽，或將要發生什麽，你都不會失去你的“價值”。
你所珍視的價值一定不會受到塵世中各種紛擾的影響，它就是你一生的依靠。
The speaker proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up using both his hands till it became a bundle of wrinkled paper.
proceed to：接著；繼續
No matter what I did to this piece of paper， you still upheld its negotiability.
no matter what：無論如何；不管怎樣
勇敢地攀登到人生的峰頂
Reaching the Top of the Mountain
佚名 / Anonymous
"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain， but you can't see it before you reach the top."