俞敏洪：英语曾经烂到家了_名人故事
俞敏洪：英语曾经烂到家了
“新东方”学校的创办者、被誉为“出国梦的制造者”和“民间力量的一个符号”的俞敏洪在北京大学2008年开学典礼上，向广大新生发表了长篇演讲《穿越地平线的渴望》。他诚恳地鼓励大家说：”我常常跟同学们说，如果我们的生命不为自己留下一些让自己热泪盈眶的日子，你的生命就是白过的。“
穿越地平线的渴望
俞敏洪出生在江苏农村，离开农村到城市生活是他儿时就有的梦想，他把它叫做“穿越地平线的渴望”。俞敏洪的母亲对他的影响最大。老人身体瘦小，经历坎坷，跟其他农村女性最大的不同是，她一心想跳出那片狭窄贫瘠的土地，并为之努力苦干。她曾经在扫盲班拼命学习，硬是从一个大字不识的文盲变成了周围最有文化的女性之一，现
在她动辄就能给儿子写上一篇“万言书”。她当过生产队长，独立办过家庭工厂，有了钱之后想方设法给乡亲们修路办学校，鼓励子女们做一个有理想、有良心的人。母亲的言传身教使俞敏洪自幼就明白。一个人只要心中有理想、有志向，通过坚持不懈的艰苦奋斗，同时不断扩大自己的心胸，就一定能够走向成功。他内心的渴望越来越强烈，决心要比母亲飞翔得更远，甚至走遍世界。
但挫折和坎坷不因一个1人梦想的远大、渴望的强烈而减少变小，反而似乎有意在考验所有的有志者。恢复高考的第二年，16岁的俞敏洪参加了当年的考试，却因英语成绩的5分之差遭遇落榜。他边劳动，边攻读，第二次参加高考，英语成绩虽然提高不少，但录取分数线更高了，他再次落榜，内心万分失落。在他打算放弃时，他的母亲再一次点燃了他心中的火焰。她想尽一切办法，四处找熟人，终于给儿子找到一个曾带出过北大学生的老师，让儿子跟着他复读。由于这位老师工作繁忙，正在哺乳期的妻子身子又弱，俞敏洪的母亲自告奋勇当
了他们孩子的奶娘，还不收他们一分钱工资。这位老师十分感激，辅导俞敏洪时更加用心。俞敏洪抱着必胜的决心刻苦用功，曾经把自己关在屋子里，从早到晚疯狂地背了6篇英语文章。他发现自己原来并不是真的笨，只是功夫没有下到家。在高考补习班里，他还用最执著的方法，将英语老师精心总结出的300道考题，利用20多天背了个滚瓜烂熟，学习英语的感觉越来越好了。经过几次考试，他的英语成绩竟由班级倒数第一飙升为正数第一，在班级引起了极大的震动。
学到80岁，把你们送走了我再走
北大是俞敏洪心中的一个圣地，1980年高考，他的总分成绩超过北大录取分数线7分，“我终于下定决心咬牙切齿地填了&lsquo:北京大学&rsquo:四个字。”当他拿到北大录取通知书时，他兴奋得像疯了一样。他的母亲在村里置办了一次空前绝后的盛大酒席，宴请、答谢全村的亲戚、朋友和老师。
进入北大西语系以后，俞敏洪才知道自己的英语水平其实真的很差。全班只有3个从农村来的学生，作为其中一个，他不但家乡口音重，而且不会听也不会说英语，只会背语法和单词。入学不久，他就从A 班调到C班——“语音语调及听力障碍班”，降格成了公认的英语“庸才”。老师奚落他说：“你除了俞敏洪三个字能听懂外，恐怕什么也听不懂了”连后来成为“新东方”副校长的徐小平也曾这样调侃他“我，北大团委文化部长：王强，北大艺术团团长：俞敏洪？观众！而且是大礼堂某个角落里的站票观众。”因此我们不难理解俞敏洪为何说自己在这里是苦苦挣扎了5年。但俞敏洪岂是容易服输的人？他最不能接受的就是不经过奋斗就放弃，甘愿被人瞧不起。他知耻后勇，做了当时最大胆的一件事，果断地摆脱北大现行的教育模式，自己买了一套《新概念英语》，杜绝一切交往应酬，抱着录音机钻到北大的树林里，一天十几个小时的狂听狂背，疯狂得眼睛都发绿了。这样疯狂地自我折磨了两个半月后，他终于也会听会说英文了。
让俞敏洪想不到的是，北大的精英太多了，尽管他几乎每天都要比别人多学一两个小时，但是到了大二结束时，他的成绩依然排在班上最后几名。他异常郁闷，大三那年竞生病住院。他的母亲一接到消息，立刻从江阴老家赶到北京照顾儿子。母亲的劝慰让他倍感温暖，他也渐渐想明白了，“我知道我在成绩上比不过我的同学，但是我有一种能力，就是持续不断地努力。”别人5年干成的事情，他可以干10年，只要不放弃，总有干成的那一天，“如果实在不行，我会保持心情愉快、身体健康，到80岁以后把你们送走了我再走。”他终于拥有了良好的心态，决心做一只幸福快乐的蜗牛，朝着金字塔尖一直爬行，不会轻易放弃。成功创办“新东方”后，俞敏洪仍然认为自己是一只蜗牛“我一瓦在爬，也许还没有爬到金字塔的顶端，但是只要你在爬，就足以给生命留下令自己感动的痕迹。”
一些人登陆北美大陆，某个人开始占地为王
1980年后期，中国出现了留学热潮。俞敏洪回忆说：“仿佛一夜之间，我发现周围朋友们都失踪了，最后接到他们从海外发来的明信片，才知道他们已经登陆北美大陆。但此时美国对中国紧缩留学政策，再加上他在北大的学习成绩不入最优秀行列，结果苦苦挣扎3年，千金散尽，出国留学的梦想不由枯萎凋谢。于是他想到了创业，他把自己的想法告诉了朋友们，然后在一间10平方米、透风漏雨的小平房里开始了他越走越不平凡的“新东方”创业之路。
创业之初，充满艰辛。俞敏洪经常骑着自行车，一个人背着浆糊桶，满大街张贴招生广告。数九寒天，桶里的浆糊经常结成冰。冷得实在受不了，他就掏出揣在怀里的二锅头喝上一口，继续张贴广告。顽强经营，不懈爬行，这只理想比壳大的蜗牛终于看到了胜利的曙光。“新东方”异军突起。也引起了竞争对手的嫉妒。1992年初春的一天，“新东方”的一个广告员在张贴广告时竞被人捅了3刀。读书人俞敏洪既
无社会经验，又无靠山后台，他苦思冥想，想出一个笨得不能再笨的办法，连续几天到派出所观察进进出出的人，最后选定一位民警，向对方诉说了“新东方”的情况，请求对方的保护。民警答应帮忙，还介绍他认识了派出所所长。俞敏洪大受感动，在一家豪华酒店宴请他们。不善应酬的俞敏洪只是一个劲儿的劝酒，结果将自己喝得当场晕倒在地。所长被他的真诚所感动，第二天主动上门，推心置腹地说：“小俞呀，不要说你还是搞教育的，就是搞其他的，我也会保护你、支持你的，你就放心大胆地去做吧！”
让生命留下一些热泪盈眶的日子
直到现在，还有许多人不理解俞敏洪用了什么“魔法”，竟将那帮比他有出息的海外朋友都一个一个请了回来，矢志不渝地做了他的“黄金搭档”？俞敏洪自己解释说：“任何一个同学办&lsquo:新东方&rsquo:成功都很正常，但我例外，因为我在同学们眼里是最没出息
的人。我的成功给他们带来了信心，结果他们就回来了。”而“黄金搭档”们又是怎么说的呢々他们讲了一个叫人感动和钦佩的故事：在北大，俞敏洪保持了一个从小就养成的习惯：热爱劳动和乐于助人，每天为宿舍打扫卫生，这一干就是整整4年，所以他们宿舍从来没有排过卫生值日表。另外，他每天都拎着宿舍的水壶去给同学打水，并把这当做一种体育锻炼。大家看他打水习惯了，有时他忘了打水，同学就说“俞敏洪怎么还不去打水。“有人认为他干了一件多么吃亏的事情，这等于白干，但俞敏洪从来不这么认为。果然，当他邀请大学同学“海归”加盟“新东方“时，大家都很信任他，慷慨相助。“俞敏洪，我们回去是冲着你过去为我们打了4年水。”他们说：“我们知道，你有这样一种精神，所以你有饭吃肯定不会给我们带喝，所以让我们一起回国，共同干新东方吧。”这个理由让俞敏洪也深感意外。
有人问及“新东方”的精神是什么々俞敏洪动情地说：“&lsquo:新东方精神&rsquo:对我而言，是我生命中一连串刻骨铭心的记忆：是在
被北大处分后无泪的痛苦，是在被美国大学拒收后无尽的绝望，是在被其他培训机构恐吓后浑身的颤抖，更是在痛苦之后决不回头的努力，在绝望之后坚忍不拔的追求，在颤抖之后不屈不挠的勇气，在哭喊之后重新积聚的力量。”他给“新东方”撰写的校训是：“追求卓越，挑战极限，从绝望中寻找希望，人生终将辉煌。”他希望大家能够从他的创业经历中。“读出一点人生的痛苦、一点挣扎、一点不屈、一点顽强”，而且能够“从痛苦中读出快乐，从绝望中读出希望，从黑暗中读出光明，从迷茫中读出方向。”从而让生命为自己留下一些热泪盈眶的日子！
英语写作名人事例
Kobe Bryant(hardworking) Kobe Bryant can be a good case of how diligence works in our life. When asked by one of his friends that what is the secret of his success, he replied with humor and implication that，"Do you know how Los Angelos looks like at 4 o'clock AM ? I know."Obviously, how could he, one of the greatest basketball players throughout the history of mankind who was once deemed not appropriate for playing basketball, have achieved unprecedented success in NBA without diligence ? 科比.布莱恩特是一个证明勤奋是如何起作用的很好的例子。当被他的一个好朋友问到他成功的秘诀的时候，他幽默而又意义深远地回答到："你知道洛杉矶凌晨四点的样子吗?我知道。"很明显，这位曾经被认为不太适合打篮球的、人类历史上最伟大的篮球运动员之一的科比，如果没有勤奋的话，怎么可能在美职篮获得史无前例的成功呢? Steve Jobs(key words:innovation/dream/insist/science and technology/success) For another, many of today's business success or miracle can be ascribed to innovation. Take Steve Jobs （Lei Jun）as a case in point, as a member of the mighty ocean of electronic products, if he had not invented innovative devices such as Ipad and Iphone(millet mobile phone)，he could not have achieved great success in the global(indian) market and even changed the way human communicate, recreate and live. 另外，很多当今世界的商业成功和奇迹都可以归因于创新，以史蒂夫.乔布斯为例，作为浩瀚的电子产品海洋中的一员，如果他没有发明诸如Ipad，Iphone这样创新的设备，他是不太可能在全球市场取得成功甚至改变人们的通讯、娱乐和生活方式的。 Just imagine why Apple's products could be widely and deeply supported by consumers among other similar products, it is not their appearance and price, but their distinctive function，that couts. 试想一下，为何苹果公司的产品能够在诸多的同类产品中深受消费者的喜欢，不在于他们的外形和价 格，而在于他们与众不同的功能。 stay hungry stay foolish
俞敏洪100句背7000单词
1. Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent is the American antelope, or pronghorn. 美洲羚羊，或称叉角羚，是该大陆典型的草原动物。 2. Of the millions who saw Haley’s comet in 1986, how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century. 1986年看见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中，有多少人能够长寿到足以目睹它在二十一世纪的回归呢？ 3. Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions. 人类学家们已经发现，恐惧，快乐，悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色，这在全人类是共通的。 4. Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued. 由于苯酚对人体带有刺激性作用，它基本上已不再被当作常用的防腐剂了。 5. In group to remain in existence, a profit-making organization must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or desirable. 任何盈利组织若要生存，最终都必须生产出消费者可用或需要的产品。 6. The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse. 一个地方的人口越多，其对水，交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。 7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one’s meaning. 简明，直接，有力的写作难于花哨，含混而意义模糊的表达。 8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors. 随着现代办公室的日益自动化，设计师们正试图利用较为温暖而不太严肃的内部装饰 来使其具有亲切感。 9. The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken. 诽谤和流言的区别在于前者是书面的，而后者是口头的。 10. The knee is the joints where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg. 膝盖是大腿骨和小腿胫的连接处。
励志的经典名人英语故事
励志的经典名人英语故事 在我们有空的时候，找一些关于来看看还是很不错的，那么都有哪些呢?一起来看看吧。 Book T. Washington, the renowned black educator, was an outstanding example of this truth. 布克·华盛顿是知名的黑人教育家，关于谦卑，他有一个显为人知的故事。 Shotly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town when he was stopped by a wealthy white woman. Not knowing the farnous Mr. Washington by sight, she asked if he would like to earn a few dollars by chopping wood for her. 那时，他刚接任阿拉巴马州的杜斯凯吉大学校长不久，当他在镇里一个偏僻的地方散 步时，他被一个富有的白人妇女叫住了。因处，从未见过著名的华盛顿先生，她让布 克·华盛顿帮她砍柴，并答应给他几美元。 Because he had no pressing business at the rnornent, Professor Washington srniled, rolled up his sleeves, and proceeded to do the humble chore she had requested When he was finished, he carried the logs into the house and stacked them by the fireplace. 因为布克·华盛顿那时正好没有紧急的事情，于是他微笑地卷起袖子，做了她要求的 卑下的砍柴工作。砍完柴后，他又帮她把柴送进屋里，整齐地在壁炉旁堆好。 A little girl recognized hirn and later revealed to the lady. The next morning the embarrassed woman went to see Mr. Washington in his office at the Institute and apologized profusely. "It's perfectly all right, Madam," he replied. "Occasionally I enjoy a little manual labor. Besides, it's always a delight to do something for a friend." 一个小女孩认出了布克·华盛顿，她在事后把他的身份告诉了那位妇人。第二天早上，那位妇女尴尬地来到了华盛顿先生所在的杜斯凯吉大学办公室，非常诫恳地向他道歉。 “别放在心上，女士，”他回答道，“有时候我也做些小的体力活，当然，能帮朋友做点 事情我很高兴。” She shook his hand warmly and assured him that his meek and attitude had endeared him and his work to her heart. Not long afterward she showed her admiration by persuading some wealthy acquaintances to join her in donating thousands of dollars to the Tuskegee Institute.
小学英语英语故事(名人故事)AbrahamLincoln—agreatreader
Abraham Lincoln—a great reader He became a great reader. He read every book and newspaper he could get hold of, and if he came across anything in his reading that he wished to remember he would copy it on a shingle, because writing paper was scarce, and either learn it by heart or hide the shingle away until he could get some paper to copy it on. His father thought he read too much. "It will spile him for work," he said. "He don't do half enough about the place, as it is, now, and books and papers ain't no good." But Abraham, with all his reading, did more work than his father any day; his stepmother, too, took his side and at last got her husband to let the boy read and study at home. "Abe was a good son to me," she said, many many years after, "and we took particular care when he was reading not to disturb him. We would just let him read on and on till he quit of his own accord." The boy kept a sort of shingle scrap-book; he kept a paper scrap-book, too. Into these he would put whatever he cared to keep—poetry, history, funny sayings, fine passages. He had a scrap-book for his arithmetic "sums," too, and one of these is still in existence with this boyish rhyme in a boyish scrawl, underneath one of his tables of weights and measures: Abraham Lincoln God did know when; and that boy, all unconsciously, was working toward the day when his hand and pen were to do more for humanity than any other hand or pen of modern times. Lamps and candles were almost unknown in his home, and Abraham, flat on his stomach, would often do his reading, writing, and ciphering in the firelight, as it flashed and flickered on the big hearth of his log-cabin home. An older cousin, John Hanks, who lived for a while with the Lincolns, says that when "Abe," as he always called the great President, would come home, as a boy, from his work, he would go to the cupboard, take a piece of corn bread for his supper, sit down on a chair, stretch out his long legs until they were higher than his head—and read, and read, and read. "Abe and I," said John Hanks, "worked barefoot; grubbed it, ploughed it, mowed and cradled it; ploughed corn, gathered corn, and shucked corn, and Abe read constantly whenever he could get a chance." One day Abraham found that a man for whom he sometimes worked owned a copy of Weems's "Life of Washington." This was a famous book in its day. Abraham borrowed it at once. When he was not reading it, he put it away on a shelf—a clapboard resting on wooden pins. There was a big crack between the logs, behind the shelf, and one rainy day the "Life of Washington" fell into the crack and was soaked almost into pulp. Old Mr. Crawford, from whom Abraham borrowed the book, was a cross, cranky, and sour old fellow, and when the boy told him of the accident he said Abraham must "work the book out." The boy agreed, and the old farmer kept him so strictly to his promise that he made him "pull fodder" for the cattle three days, as payment for the book! And that is the way that Abraham Lincoln bought his first book. For he dried the copy of Weems's
俞敏洪100句搞定考研词汇
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