1、 The other friend replied: When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it. Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your bless
2、ings in stone.主题2：豁达 One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
3、“Very good, Dad! “And what did you learn?”The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yar
4、d, they have a whole horizon.” When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless. The boy added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!” Isnt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude tow
5、ard life, youve got everything!主题3：逆境奋斗 Oprah Winfrey （1954 -）奥普拉温弗瑞Winfrey is one of the most successful and richest people in the world today, but she didnt always have it so easy. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wis. and wasrepeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. She eventually ra
6、n away from home, and at age 14 gave birth to a baby boy who shortly died after. But Winfreys tragic past didnt stop her from becoming the force she is today. She excelled as an honors student in high school, and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college. Now the entrepr
7、eneur and personality has the admiration of millions and anet worth of $2.9 billion.主题4：乐观 Kris Carr （1971- ） 克莉丝.卡尔In 2003, Kris Carr was a 32-year-old New Yorker just enjoying life. But then, a regular checkup at her doctors office resulted in a diagnosis of a rare and incurable Stage IV cancer, e
8、xisting in her liver and lungs. Instead of succumbing to the disease, Carr decided to challenge her diagnosis head on. She attacked her cancer with a brand new nutritional lifestyle, and turned her experience into a series of successful self-help books and documentaries. Eventually, she launched her
9、 own wellnesswebsite, which is followed by over 40,000 people. Today, Karr is now revered as one of the most prominent experts on healthy living.主题5：执著 Van Gogh （1853 1890） 梵高Van Gogh is considered one of the greatest artists of all time, yet the poor guy only sold one painting the entire time he wa
10、s alive:The Red Vineyard at Arles, which is now in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. Even though he made no money, he stillpaintedover 900works of art. Though his persistence went unnoticed when he was alive, Van Gogh proves you dont need external validation to be proud of the work you crea
11、te.主题6：勇气 Malala Yousafzai （1997 ） 马拉拉Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and spokesperson for womens right to education. In retaliation for her high pro for education and criticism of the Taliban, she was shot in the head at close range by a Taliban gunman. She survived the gunshot wound a
12、nd has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and womens rights. In October, 2014, the Nobel committee awarded Malala the Nobel Peace Prize.Her increased pro strident criticism of the Taliban caused Taliban leaders to meet, and in 2012, they voted to kill her. On 9 October, 2012,
13、a masked gunman entered her school bus and asked“Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot at you all.” Malala was identified and she was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder. Malala survived the initial shooting, but was in a critical condition
14、. A couple of days later, she came out of a coma and responded well to treatment. She was discharged on January 3, 2013 and moved with her family to a temporary home in the West Midlands.主题7：勇敢 Joan of Arc （1412-1431） 圣女贞德At the time of Joans childhood, France was seriously divided with a lack of na
15、tional unity. In 1415 King Henry V of England invaded France and defeated the French army. Born in obscurity to a peasant family, Joan travelled to Charles, the uncrowned prince of France, advising him to reclaim his French throne and defeat the English. The 17 year old peasant girl was given contro
16、l over an army and allowed to lead them into battle. Within a year Joan of Arc had led the French army to victories. Many towns were liberated from English control. She was later captured and burned at the stake for heresy. Joan of Arc embodied great bravery and humility, her life helped change the
17、course of French history.主题8：勤奋 Benjamin Franklin （1706-1790） 本杰明富兰克林Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, ambassador, philosopher, statesmen, writer, businessman and celebrated free thinker and wit.Born into a large and poor family, Benjamin was brought up in the family business of candle making and h
18、is brothers printing shop. Whenever he could Benjamin would take the opportunity to read and learn about a wide range of subjects, from Greek poems to modern science. Whilst co-workers would take a leisurely lunch break, Benjamin Franklin would pour over books from the bookshop. 主题9：奉献 Florence Nigh
19、tingale （1820 1910） 佛罗伦斯南丁格尔Born in 1820 into a wealthy family, Florence was educated at home by her father. She aspired to serve others. In particular she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents were opposed at that time, nursing was not seen as an attractive or respectable profession. Despite her pa
20、rents disapproval, Florence went ahead and trained to be a nurse. She volunteered to nurse soldiers during the Crimean War. She helped revolutionize the service of nursing and the treatment of patients. The efforts of Florence and her team of nurses were greatly appreciated by the wounded soldiers.主
21、题10：勇于探索 Edward Jenner （1749 1823） 爱德华詹纳Edward Jenner was an English doctor and the father of immunology. At his time, one of the most feared diseases was smallpox. At the time, there were no known treatments or vaccinations that could prevent it. Jenner was interested in testing a theory that inocu
22、lating humans with a strain of the cowpox virus could protect them from smallpox. In 1796, Jenner inoculated a young boy of 8 with cowpox blisters from the hand of a milkmaid who had caught cowpox. The boy contracted a mild fever, but, to Jenners relief, when he gave him various materials, he proved
23、 resistant to smallpox. Thus, Jenner had provided a relatively safe way to immunize people from the deadly smallpox virus.主题11：观察力 Percy Spencer （1894 1970） 帕西斯宾塞For instance, the microwave oven did not come about as a result of someone trying to find a better and faster way to cook. It is an accide
24、ntal by-product of military research. In 1946, while working on the magnetron, a vacuum tube that produces microwaves, Dr. PercySpencernoticed that radar waves had melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experiments showed that microwave heating could raise the internal temperature of many foods far more
25、rapidly than a conventional oven. This accidental discovery led to the invention of microwave oven. 主题12：献身科学 Jane Goodall 珍古道尔Take Jane Goodall, the British primatologist and anthropologist, who is considered to be the worlds foremost expert on chimpanzees. Goodall dedicated 38 years to the study o
26、f social and family life of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. Her decades-long observation sheds new light on chimpanzees and challenged two long-standing beliefs: that only humans could construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians. Today, Goodall devotes virtually all of her time toad
27、vocacyon behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, travelling nearly 300 days a year.主题13：坚强意志 Abraham Lincoln （1809.2.121865.4.15）亚伯拉罕林肯A good example is Abraham Lincoln, the16th president of the United States, who led the country through itsCivil War. His will to win the war never flagged despite
28、 enormous battle casualties and much political opposition, a substantial amount of it coming from members of his cabinet and from among the Radical Republicans. Unswerving in his goal of restoring the Union, he eventually defeated the secessionists, reunited the nation, abolished slavery and strengt
29、hened the federal government. 主题14： Ludwig van Beethoven （1770 - 1827） 贝多芬A prime example is Ludwig van Beethoven, the greatest German composer. He began to lose his hearing when he was only 26, which brought him to the brink of despair. But he came to term with his deafness in a positive way. In a
30、letter to his friend, he wrote, “I will seize fate by the throat. It will not wholly conquer me!” Relying on his memory of sounds, he finished his most enduring and beautiful works, including the monumental Ninth Symphony.主题15：敢于质疑 Andreas Vesalius（1514 - 1564） 安德雷亚斯维萨里Take Andreas Vesalius, the founder of modern human anatomy. Bef
