英语智慧背囊 14-以此人为鉴
 音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:00.00]Consider This Man 以此人为鉴[00:05.06]When faced with your own personal or business failures, [00:10.09]just consider this man. [00:11.52]He tried his hand at business and he failed. [00:14.47]So he thought, [00:15.89]“Well, maybe I belong in politics.” [00:18.32]He ran for the political office of State Legislature and guess what? [00:22.80]He lost. [00:24.00]Failed again. [00:25.15]OK, maybe he really did belong in business! [00:28.66]After all, [00:29.52]one business failure doesn’t mean he can’t do it. [00:32.27]Does it? [00:32.93]He went back to another business venture. [00:35.11]Again he failed—for the third time. [00:37.41]The man really did like politics. [00:40.02]He wanted to make a difference. [00:41.67]So he ran for office once again. [00:43.87]And this time he made it. [00:45.50]He was elected to the State Legislature. [00:47.58]But, when he ran for Speaker of the House, he lost. [00:50.74]Rack up another failure. [00:52.28]Congress? [00:53.50]Maybe he could be a Congressman. [00:54.90]Ahh, he succeeded—for one term. [00:58.08]But then when he ran for the second term, he lost. [01:01.14]Some people thought only a real loser could lose on a rerun. [01:05.07]However, that notion didn’t stop this man. [01:07.37]Several years later, he ran for the U.S. Senate. [01:10.87]He failed to win. [01:12.08]Lost again? [01:13.51]Can’t the man take a hint? [01:15.13]Obviously not! [01:16.56]He actually ran for Vice President of the United States. [01:20.18]Whoops—lost again. [01:22.03]Two years later he tried for the U.S. [01:24.78]Senate only to lose once more. [01:27.28]Was this man crazy? [01:28.71]Didn’t he realize that he was a failure? [01:30.77]Couldn’t he understand out-and-out rejection? [01:33.52]The reality was clear— [01:35.39]the people did not want the man in office. [01:38.11]Nobody was interested in him. [01:39.87]He was a failure. [01:41.27]Why couldn’t he get it? [01:43.14]But the man refused to accept the “reality.” [01:46.08]He turned his back on rejection. [01:48.28]He ignored failure. [01:49.72]Nothing was going to stop him. [01:51.66]He hung on to his dream, [01:53.53]his strong intention and his expectations of success. [01:56.48]He persisted. [01:57.90]Two years after his last defeat, [02:00.54]he ran for office once more. [02:02.27]And this time he won, and he won big! [02:05.68]He became the sixteenth President of the United States [02:08.41]and one of the most famous [02:09.83]and influential people in the history of the world. [02:12.45]So, when you’re feeling discouraged, [02:14.75]consider this man—Abraham Lincoln—and never, [02:18.58]never give up on your dreams. [02:21.32]Be persistent! |
