英文名人名言佳句 每日一句

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“I don’t think there’s any such thing as setting your goals too high. The higher you set your goals, the more you are going to work. If you don’t reach them, then it’s okay, just as long as you set it and then give 100% of yourself.”

「我不覺得有把目標訂太高這回事，把目標設得愈高，你就做得愈多。如果達不到也沒有關係，只要你訂定目標並盡你 100% 的力量。」– 丹‧詹森 (競速滑冰手)

• there is no such thing as… 沒有… 這回事。例：Thee is no such thing as a free lunch. (天下沒有白吃的午餐。)
• 丹‧詹森 (1965- ) 為美國著名競速滑冰手，1988 年奧運他被看好奪牌，但比賽時突然收到家人過世的消息，受影響的他沒贏得任何獎牌。1992 年奧運他仍被看好奪牌，但依然沒贏得任何獎牌。在 1994 年奧運，他做職涯的最後一次嘗試，在 1,000 公尺競速滑冰贏得金牌，並刷新世界紀錄。

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“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste time.”

「根據我長期的觀察，大多數人是在別人浪費時間時超越他們。」– 亨利‧福特 (工業家)

• observation (n.) 觀察；observe (v.)。例：observation tower (觀望台)。get ahead 領先別人。例：Everyone who follows this guideline should be able to get ahead. (每一個遵循此準則的人都應該可以領先別人。)
• 亨利‧福特 (1863-1947) 是福特汽車公司的創立者，他運用大量生產的概念在工廠的生產組裝線上，大幅降低生產成本及產品價格，革命性的改變美國的交通及工業。

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“No matter how much success you’re having, you can’t continue working together if you can’t communicate.”

「不管你們有多成功，如果無法溝通，你們將無法繼續一起工作。」– 馬特‧卡梅倫 (音樂家)

• continue (v.) 繼續。communicate (v.) 溝通；communication (n.)。例：Good communication skill is essential in today’s workplace. (好的溝通能力在今日職場裡是非常重要的。)
• 馬特‧卡梅倫 (1962- ) 為美國著名樂團 Pearl Jam (珍珠果醬) 及 Soundgarden (聲音花園) 的鼓手。

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“In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance.”

「在行銷界，客人的推薦是打開抗拒之門的鑰匙。」– 波．貝內特 (企業家)

• referral (n.) 推薦，介紹。例：The doctor gave Bill a referral to a specialist in his city. (醫生為比爾推薦一位在他城市的專科醫生。) resistance (n.) 抵抗，反抗。例：people’s resistance to change (人們對改變的反抗)。
• 波．貝內特大學畢業後即開始創業，成立平面設計公司，後來自學程式設計，成立了一系列的網路公司。

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“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”

「性格可能在重要時刻呈現，但它是在平時培養。」– 菲利普‧布鲁克斯 (神職人員)

• character (n.) 性格，品格。例：Sport can be character building. (運動可以培養性格。) manifest (v.) 呈現，展露。moment (n.) 時刻，時候。
• 菲利普‧布鲁克斯(1835–1893) 為美國牧師及作家，曾在耶魯大學的神學院教授，他也擔任過麻州美國聖公會的主教。

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“Remember too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start. They pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they arrive. The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis – through which they are introduced to their other selves.”

「記住所有成功的人一開始都不順利，他們抵達成功前都歷經許多令人心痛的掙扎。成功的人的人生轉淚點通常都是在某危機時刻 – 藉由那危機，他們認識了另一個自己。」– 拿破崙‧希爾 (勵志作家)

• get off to a good／bad start 以好／壞的方式開始。例：The day did not get off to a good start. (今天的開始並不是很好。) struggle (n.) 掙扎，奮鬥。turning point 轉淚點。introduce (v.) 引見，介紹。最後一句話的主詞是 “the turning point”，動詞是 “come”。
• 拿破崙‧希爾 (1883-1970) 曾擔任過美國小羅斯福總統的顧問，他的著名代表作 Think and Grow Rich (思考致富) 為史上最暢銷的書籍之一。”What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” (人內心所能構思及相信的，它就能達成。) 為他的代表名言。

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“If your WHY is not strong enough, you will continue to search for an easier ‘how to’.”

「如果你的動機不夠強烈，你將不斷尋找一個更容易的方法。」– 羅伯特‧清崎 (理財作家)

• “why” 這裡是指「做某事的理由」，”how to” 是「做某事的方法」。
• 羅伯特‧清崎 (1947- ) 是第 4 代日裔美國人，全球暢銷書《富爸爸，窮爸爸》的作者，他在書裡說明致富所需俱備的思維及觀念，他在 Rich Dad (富爸爸) 商標下發行了一系列的理財書籍、課程及教育產品。。