背诵为王 第 二 册 第 16 课

Lesson16 Believe That You Will Succeed
Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming¹ family in the central United² States． The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old． In his teens³， he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the family cows．
When Carnegie first entered college， he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks． His mother encouraged him：“Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college． He joined the debate team． But one after another， he lost 12 meets． The young man was very disappointed⁴ in himself． He said later that he thought of killing⁵ himself after so many failures．
But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside． His hard work paid off at last． In 1906， Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known⁶．
The young man made his own words come true：“Believe that you will succeed， and you will．”

相信你会成功
1888年卡内基出生在美国中部一个贫穷的家庭里。他十二岁才第一次看到火车。在他十多岁时，每天早上三点起床给家里的奶牛挤奶。
卡内基初入大学时，他因为衣着和相貌平平而感到绝望。母亲鼓励他说，“为什么不在衣着和长相以外的方面努力变得更好呢？”
卡内基开始积极参加大学活动。他参加了辩论队。但是他一次又一次地输掉了，一共输了十二次比赛。年轻人对自己非常失望。他后来说在这么多次失败后他曾想自杀。
但是很快人们又看到卡内基在河边练习演讲了。
他的努力最终没有白费。1906年，卡内基在一场著名的演讲比赛中获胜而一举成名。
这个年轻人证明了他所说的话：“相信你会成功，你就会成功。”

1 farming   

n.农事；耕作

参考例句：

• He lives by farming.他靠务农过活。
• He is farming in Africa.他在非洲经营农场。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 teens   

n.13至19岁的年龄；青少年

参考例句：

• His son is in his teens.他的儿子十几岁。
• She's not yet out of her teens.她还不到二十岁。

4 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。