英语名言是英语写作的最佳作料

 　　Dear fellow members and guests,

　　亲爱的会员及非会员朋友们，

　　Do you have a goal in life? There is an old saying that goes "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Setting¹ a clear goal is the key to success. By setting goals, you will be able to accomplish all your tasks in a timely², organized manner and get the satisfaction of achieving things in your life.

　　你有人生目标吗？有这么一句话说得好，“如果你没有做好计划，那你是计划着失败。”设定明确的目标是成功的关键。通过设定目标，你可以及时周到地完成你所有的任务，从而获取一种完成目标的成就感。

　　If you’re bored with life, and you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, it means that you don’t have enough passion and goals in life. A life without a goal is like sailing without a compass. Always remember, it doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.

　　如果你觉得生活很无聊，没有每天早晨起来做事情的极大激情，那说明你的生活缺乏激情和目标。生活没有目标犹如航行没有罗盘。永远记住，你来自哪里并不重要，重要的是将走向何方。

　　So how to set your goals? Someone said that you have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable⁴ without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential. If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs⁵ a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings.

　　那么如何设定目标呢？有人说你必须得把目标定得近乎触不可及。如果你定的目标很容易实现，几乎不用花费什么精力，那么你就无法发挥你真正的能力和潜力。如果你生活中的目标需要花费你很多精力，需要你做大量工作，另外还给你带来极大的兴趣和挑战，你将期待每天醒来，去发现新的一天会给你带来什么。

　　Are you ready for the goal setting? Do you know how to set goals? Please come and join us this Friday night, our special guest and professional trainer Ailing³ Wang will tell you all about that.

　　你准备好为自己设定目标了吗？你想知道如何设定目标吗？那么本周五来参加我们的会议吧！我们的特邀嘉宾及专业培训师王爱玲将会为你揭晓答案。

　　把这封信放在这里不是专门为了宣传Toastmasters，而是想和大家分享如何利用简易英语名言来练习英语写作。短短的一封信，你能找出我用了多少英语名言吗？记住：英语名言是英语写作的最佳作料。

1 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

2 timely   

adj.及时的，适时的；adv.及时地

参考例句：

• We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
• Your arrival was most timely yesterday.你们昨天来得非常及时。

3 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

4 attainable   

a.可达到的，可获得的

参考例句：

• They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。
• If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。

5 incurs   

遭受，招致，引起( incur的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She falls in love and incurs the wrath of her father. 她恋爱了，这引起了父亲的愤怒。
• A judge incurs no civil liability for judicial acts, even if guilty of fraud and corruption. 法官不得因其司法行为而承担民事责任，即使犯有诈欺与贪污罪。 来自口语例句