英語(yǔ)短文-本杰明_富蘭克林教給我們的9個(gè)成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)

1、英語(yǔ)短文本杰明富蘭克林教給我們的9個(gè)成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)“Beatwarwithyourvices,atpeacewithyourneighbors,andleteverynewyearfindyouabetterman.”-BenjaminFranklin“與惡習(xí)作戰(zhàn)，與鄰里友好相處，在新的一年變得更加優(yōu)秀?！北窘苊鞲惶m克林BenjaminFranklinisoneofthemostbelovedfoundingfathersintheUnitedStates.Maybeitwashisfamoustwinklingeyes,ormaybeitwashiseasewithpeople.Regardles

2、s,heembodiedseveralcharacteristicsthatinevitablyledtohissuccessduringhislifetime.本杰明富蘭克林是美國(guó)最受愛(ài)戴的國(guó)父之一。這或許是因?yàn)樗请p智慧的眼睛，抑或是因?yàn)樗碾S和個(gè)性。不管怎樣，他所擁有的品質(zhì)為他贏得了終生成就。1. Hecultivatedproductivehabits他養(yǎng)成了有效的習(xí)慣Famouslyknownforhis13virtues,inwhichheorganizeda13-weekplanfocusingononeofhisthirteenvirtuesoftemperance,silen

3、ce,order,resolution,frugality,industry,sincerity,justice,moderation,cleanliness,tranquility,chastity,andhumility,BenjaminFranklinnotonlyimplementedimportantmoralgoals,butalsofoundwaystoholdhimselfaccountablebymarkinghisownprogress.Inaddition,heformedatimetableschedulethathadhisdayplannedfromthetimeh

4、eroseat5amuntilhewenttobedat10pm.在著名的“富蘭克林十三美德”中，他總結(jié)了13條周目標(biāo)：節(jié)制、寡言、有序、決心、儉樸、勤勉、誠(chéng)懇、公正、適度、清潔、鎮(zhèn)靜、貞潔和謙遜。本杰明富蘭克林不僅踐行了這些道德目標(biāo)，還通過(guò)記錄自己的進(jìn)步來(lái)保證言出必行。此外，他還制定了一張時(shí)間表，將他從5:00起床到10:00就寢間的時(shí)間規(guī)劃出來(lái)。2. Hetookrisks他愿意冒險(xiǎn)BenFranklinwasbynomeansacautiousman.Famouslyknownforwritinglettersinthenameof“SilenceGoodall”whileworking

5、athisbrother'sprintshop,healsoranawaytoPhiladelphiaafterhisbrotherbegantoabusehim,ultimatelyrunningasuccessfulprintstore.富蘭克林絕不是謹(jǐn)小慎微之人。最廣為人知的事例就是，當(dāng)他在哥哥的印刷店工作時(shí)，曾用筆名“沉默行善者”撰寫(xiě)文章;而且，因?yàn)槭懿涣烁绺绲呐按?，他干脆跑到了費(fèi)城，但這一出走卻使他后來(lái)成功經(jīng)營(yíng)了一家印刷店。3. Heperfectedhispublicimage他為自己樹(shù)立良好的公眾形象Inhisautobiography,BenjaminFranklins

6、tatesthathe“tookcarenotonlytobeinrealityindustriousandfrugal,buttoavoidallappearancesofthecontrary.”InthewordsofJonathanYardley,BenjaminFranklinwas“aself-createdandself-willedmanwhomovedthroughlifeatacalculatedpacetowardcalculatedends.”Heknewthattheopinionsofothersmattered,andtheimportanceofbeingabl

7、etonetwork.在自傳中，本杰明富蘭克林寫(xiě)道他“不僅實(shí)際地做到勤勉節(jié)儉，而且還避免出現(xiàn)任何不利的公眾形象”。用喬納森亞德里的話(huà)來(lái)說(shuō)，本杰明富蘭克林是一個(gè)“自我經(jīng)營(yíng)、自我激勵(lì)的人，在生活中以計(jì)劃好的步伐走向計(jì)劃中的成果”。他懂得尊重他人看法，也知道交際的重要性。4. Hewasachampionofthecommonperson他是蕓蕓眾生中的佼佼者Neveridentifyingwiththeelite,throughouthislifeFranklinidentifiedhimselfas“B.Franklin,printer.”Astrongbelieverinthepowerofc

8、ommunity,henotonlyorganizedmeetingsandfoundedalibraryforhisfellowcitizens,buthealsobelievedthatpouringinto“thecommongood”hadadivineelement.Heisquotedstating:“Topourforthbenefitstothecommongoodisdivine.”Inotherwords,commonpeoplecanfindtranscendenceingivingbacktotheirowncommunity.終其一生，富蘭克林從不認(rèn)為自己是精英，而是

9、自詡為“印刷工富蘭克林”。作為社區(qū)里的中堅(jiān)信仰者，他不僅組織會(huì)議、為市民創(chuàng)建圖書(shū)館，還堅(jiān)信投入公共福利是一件高尚的事。他說(shuō)：“讓公眾受益是高尚的?！币簿褪钦f(shuō)，普通人能從回饋?zhàn)约旱纳鐓^(qū)中得到升5. Hewasanearlyriser他是早起型的人Famouslyquotedsaying,“earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise,”BenjaminFranklinroseat5ameverymorning,askinghimselfthequestion“whatgoodshallIdotoday?”俗話(huà)說(shuō)：“早睡早起使人健

10、康、富有且智慧?！北窘苊鞲惶m克林每天早上5:00就起床了，同時(shí)還會(huì)自問(wèn)“今天我能做什么善事”。6. Heknewhowtonetwork他懂得怎樣活絡(luò)交際BenFranklinmadefriendsandbusinessconnectionseverywherehewent.Neverashyman,hehadawaywithpeople.WalterIsaacson,abiographer,saysofFranklin:“hehadahappytalentofbeingateaseinalmostanycompany,fromscrappytradesmentowealthymerchant

11、sHismostnotabletraitwashispersonalmagnetism.”Thispersonalmagnetismwasahugeassettohiminbothhisbusinessandpersonalendeavors.富蘭克林無(wú)論到哪都能結(jié)交到朋友和業(yè)務(wù)伙伴。他不是怕羞之人，很擅長(zhǎng)與人交往。傳記作家沃爾特艾薩克森評(píng)價(jià)富蘭克林說(shuō)：“他擁有令人愉快的本領(lǐng)，能夠和任何人自在相處，不論那人是愛(ài)爭(zhēng)論的小販還是富有的商人他最有魅力的性格就是他的氣場(chǎng)。這一氣場(chǎng)是他個(gè)人及業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展的巨大財(cái)富。7. Hewasacreativethinker他是個(gè)創(chuàng)意思考的人BenFranklinwas

12、definitelynotonetothinkinsidethebox.Heisquotedsaying,“tocreate,wemustfirstidentifytheproblem,thenofferthebestsolutionpossible.”Tomentionafew,someofhisinventionsanddiscoveriesinclude:富蘭克林可不是陷在條條框框里思考的人。在他看來(lái)，創(chuàng)新就是發(fā)現(xiàn)問(wèn)題所在，然后努力找到最好的解決辦法。以下是他的部分發(fā)明與發(fā)現(xiàn)：TheFranklinStove富蘭克林火爐Thefirstlibrary第一座圖書(shū)館Electricity電L

13、ightningrod避雷針Glassharmonica水晶口琴8. Helearnedhowtoprioritizehistime他懂得如何優(yōu)化時(shí)間Fromhisdailyhourlyscheduletorisingat5ameverymorning,BenFranklinfoundwaystomaximizehisdailyproductivity.Heisquotedsaying:“Losenotime;bealwaysemploy'dinsomethinguseful;cutoffallunnecessaryactions.Inotherwords,makethebestuse

14、ofyourtimeandfindwaystoprioritize,inordertoproduceyourbestworkpossible.從每天早上5:00起床的日程安排中，富蘭克林設(shè)法最大化提高自己的白天效率。他說(shuō)：“不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，隨時(shí)做有用的事情，杜絕任何不必要的行為?！币簿褪钦f(shuō)，為了提高工作效率，我們應(yīng)該盡可能利用并優(yōu)化時(shí)間。9. Hewasfrugal他很節(jié)儉BenFranklinincludedfrugalityasoneofhis13virtues.Herealizedtheimportanceoflivingdebt-freeandspendingminimally.Heisquotedsaying,“apennysavedisapennyearned”and“w