[范文]
In our life, we can see many people who are eager to gain great achievements. However, some of them may end up being unsuccessful. In fact, just as Napoleon Hill said, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
Numerous examples can be given, but this will suffice. There was a fat woman who wanted to have a slim body. So she decided to do long-distance running every day. During the first month, she had thought of giving up for several times for it was too exhausting. However, she didn’t give up and persevered. After 8 months, amazing changes happened. She got very attractive, got to know a lot of new friends and became confident. Doing a long run every day seems an insignificant thing. However, it can’t deny that it totally changed the woman’s life.
To sum up, doing small things in a great way itself is not an easy thing. If we accumulate such experiences, some day, we may do great things!
[写作常用句型]
1. end up: 最后
非常常用的表达方式,后可接介词短语、动词ing、形容词等。
例句:At first they hated each other, but they ended up getting married.
他们起初相互仇恨,到后来却成了夫妻。
2. Numerous examples can be given, but this will suffice.
意为“这样的例子很多,下面这个就足够了”。在第二段中只举一个例子时,可使用这个句型。
3. To sum up 总的来说
类似的表达还有In summary,In conclusion,In one word等。
[译文]
在我们的生活中,我们能看到很多人渴望获得伟大成就。然而,其中的一些人最后可能并不是那么成功。事实上,就像拿破仑·希尔所说:“如果你不能做伟大的事情,那就以伟大的方式做小事。”
有很多例子可以说明这一点,而下面这个就已经足够了。有一个很胖的女人想变得苗条。于是,她决定每天进行长跑。在第一个月,她曾几度想要放弃,因为这太累人了。然而,她没有放弃,而是坚持了下来。八个月以后,她身上发生了惊人的变化。她变得非常有魅力,结交了很多新朋友,而且也变得自信了。每天进行长跑看似是一件微不足道的小事,然而不容否认的是,这完全改变了这个女人的生活。
总的来说,以伟大的方式做小事本身就不是容易的事情。如果我们不断积累这种经历,某一天,我们就能取得伟大成就。