不夠?yàn)⒚摚@就是人生。不夠豁達(dá)，但這就是人生。不夠勵(lì)志也不夠美好，但這就是人生啊。下面小編整理了英語(yǔ)美文名人勵(lì)志故事，希望大家喜歡!

　　經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)美文名人勵(lì)志故事

　　A Straight Wall Is Hard to Build

　　人格的力量

　　by Lou R. Crandall

　　盧.R.克蘭德爾

　　As I try to outline my thoughts, the subject becomes more and more difficult. I have many basic beliefs but as I try to pick and choose it seems to me that they all can be summarized in the word "character." Obviously, what you believe is a fundamental thing. There can be no fanfare, no embellishments. It must be honest.

　　我努力清理思路時(shí)，主題變得越來(lái)越難講述。我有諸多信仰，但試圖挑選時(shí)，似乎都可用“人格”一詞概括。顯然，一個(gè)人的信仰是根本，無(wú)需炫耀，無(wú)需修飾，是什么就是什么。

　　An architect once told me that the most difficult structure to design was a simple monumental shaft. The proportions must perfect to be pleasing. The hardest thing to build is a plain straight wall. The dimensions must be absolute.

　　一位建筑師告訴我，最難設(shè)計(jì)的建筑是一尊簡(jiǎn)單的紀(jì)念柱，比例必須完美無(wú)缺，賞心悅目;最難砌的是一堵簡(jiǎn)樸筆直的墻，尺寸必須一絲不差。

　　In either case there is no ornamentation to hide irregularities, no moldings to cover hidden defects and no supports to strengthen concealed weaknesses.

　　在這兩種情況下，都無(wú)法用修飾掩蓋不平整，以造型遮蓋暗藏的缺陷，以支撐物來(lái)加固不牢的根基。

　　I am using this example to illustrate human character, which to me is the most important single power in the world today. The young people of toady are in reality foundations of structures yet to be built.