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年英语优美文章的段落阅读2024英语优美文章的段落阅读英语优美文章的段落阅读1The big rocksOne dayan expertin timemanagement wasspeaking toa group of businessstudentsand,tod rivehome apoint,used anillustration thosestudents willnever forget.As hestood infrontof the groupofhigh-powered over-achievers he said,Okay,time for aquiz.Then hepulled outaone-gallon,wide-mouthed Masonjar andset iton thetable infrontof him.He thenproducedabout adozen fist-sized rocks and carefullyplaced them,one ata time,into the jar.When thejar was filled tothe topand nomore rockswould fitinside,he asked,Is thejarfull Everyonein the class said,Yes.He replied,ReallyHe reachedunder thetable andpulled outa bucketof gravel,then dumpedsomegravel inandshook thejar causingpieces ofgravel towork themselvesdown intothespace betweenthe bigrocks.He askedthegrouponce more,Is thejar fullBythis time the classwas onto him.Probably not,one ofthem answered.Good!he replied.He reachedunder thetable andbrought outa bucketof sand.He starteddumpingthe sandinthe jarand itwent intoall thespaces leftbetween therocksandthe gravel.Once moreheasked thequestion,Is thejar fullNo!the classshouted.Once againhesaid,Good!Then hegrabbed apitcher ofwater andbegan topour itin untilthejarwasfilledtothe brim.Then helooked attheclassand asked,What isthe pointof thisillustration Oneeagerstudentraised herhand andsaid,The pointis,no matterhow fullyour scheduleis,ifyou tryreally hardyou canalways fitsome morethings in!川Good answer,but no,the speakerreplied,thats notmy point.The truththisustrationteaches usis:If youdont putthe bigrocks infirst,youll never get them in at all.What arethebig rocksin yourlife Inmy lifethey aremy children...my wife...my lovedones...myeducation...my dreams...charities andworthy causes...teaching ormentoringothers...doingthings thatI love...time formyself...my health...Remember toput theseBIGROCKS infirstor youllnevergettheminatall.If yousweat thelittle stuffthen youllfill yourlife withlittle thingsto worryabout thatdontreallymatter,and youllnever havethe realquality timeyou needto spendon thebig,important stuff:thebigrocks.大石块一天,一名时间管理专家在对一群学习商业的学生讲话时,为了论证一个论点,他用了一个令学生们永远难忘的表述方式站在这群出类拔萃的学生面前,他说来,做个小测试他拿出一个一加仑的广口玻璃瓶放在他们面前的桌上接着他拿出一小堆拳头大小的石块小心翼翼、一块一块地放进瓶子里等石块装满到瓶子,再也塞不下时,他问瓶子满了吗大家都说满了他问真的满了吗他伸手到桌下提出一桶碎石,将碎石倒进瓶子里,摇晃瓶子让碎石漏进石块的间隙里去他又问学生瓶子装满了吗这时学生们领悟过来了可能还没满吧!一个学生回答说好!他说道他伸手从桌底下拎出了一桶沙,把沙往瓶子里倒,沙子塞满了石块与碎石的缝隙,他又一次问满了吗没满!全班学生大声回答再一次,他说道好!然后他又拿出一大罐水往瓶子里倒,一直倒到水升到瓶口高他看着学生们问这个演示说明了什么一个学生急忙举手说说明了不管时间安排得多紧,只要你想办法,总是可以见缝插针地做更多的事情回答得好,不过,专家说这不是我想说的这个例子告诉我们一个事实如果你不是先放大石块以后它们就永远摆不进去你生活中的大石块是什么呢在我的生活中那就是我的孩子、妻子、所爱的人、学习、梦想、善行和有价值的事业、教导他人、做我喜欢做的事、留给自己的时间、健康,等等要记住,必须先放大石块,否则它们永远放不进去如果你奔忙于琐事,那么这些无关紧要的小事就会充斥你的生活,让你成天操心,你就永远没办法腾出有质量的时间来处理你的大事和要事大石块英语优美文章的段落阅读2A Lessonfor LivingEverything happens for the best,my mothersaid wheneverI faceddisappointment.Ifyou lcarryon,one daysomething goodwill happen.And you11realize thatit wouldnthave happened ifnot forthat2previous disappointment.Mother wasright,as Idiscovered aftergraduating fromcollege in
1932.I haddecidedto tryforajob inradio,then workmy wayup tosports3announcer.I4hitchhiked toChicago andknocked onthe doorof everystation-and got5turneddown everytime.;In onestudio akind ladytold methat bigstations couldntrisk hiringan6inexperienced person.Go outin thesticks andfind asmall stationthatll giveyou achance,she said.I7thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.While therewas noradio-announcing jobsinDixon,my fathersaid MontgomeryWard hadopened astore andwanted alocal8athleteto manageits sportsdepartment.Since Dixonwas whereI hadplayed highschoolfootball,I applied.The jobsounded justright forme.But Iwasnt hired.My disappointmentmust haveshown.Everythinghappensforthebest,Momreminded me.Dad offeredmethecar tojob hunt.I triedWOC Radioin Davenport,Iowa.;The programdirector,a wonderfulScotsman namedPeter MacArthurtold methey hadalreadyhired anannouncer.As Ileft hisoffice,my frustrationboiled over.I askedaloud,How cana fellowget tobea sportsannouncer ifhe cantget ajob ina radiostationI waswaiting forthe elevatorwhen Iheard MacArthurcalling,What wasthat yousaidabout sportsDo youknow anythingabout footballThen hestood mebefore amicrophoneand askedmetobroadcast an9imaginary game.On myway home,as Ihave manytimes since,I thoughtof mymothers words:If youcarryon,one daysomething goodwill happen.Something wouldnthavehappenedif notforthat previousdisappointment.I oftenwonder whatdirection mylife mighthave takenif Idgotten thejob atMontgomeryWard.生活的一课每当我遇到挫折时,母亲就会说:一切都会好的如果你坚持下去,总有一天会有好事发生你会认识到,如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切母亲是对的,发现这个时是在年,我刚从大学毕业我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做,然1932后争取做体育节目的播音员我搭便车到了芝加哥,挨家电台地敲门推销自己一但每次都被拒绝了在一个播音室里,一位好心的女士告诉我,大的广播电台是不会冒险雇佣没经验的新手的去乡下找一家给你机会的小电台吧,她说我搭车来到我的家乡,那是伊利诺斯州的迪克森在迪克森当时还没有电台播音员这样的工作,父亲说,蒙哥马利沃德开了一家新商店,想雇请一个本地的运动员管理店里的斗本育部我中学时曾在迪克森打过橄榄球,出于这个原因我去申请了这份工作工作听起来挺适合我的,但是我没被聘用我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了一切总会好的,母亲提醒我说爸爸给我买了一辆汽车找工作用我试到爱荷华州达文波特的电台去求职那里的电台节目负责人是一个很棒的苏格兰人,WOC名叫彼得麦克阿瑟,他告诉我他们已经雇到播音员了离开他办公室时,我愤怒极了我大声地说一个连在电台都找不到工作的家伙又怎么能成为体育节目的播音员呢等电梯时,我听见麦克阿瑟喊道你说什么体育你了解橄榄球吗接着他让我站到麦克风前,请我解说一场想象中的比赛在回家的路上,以后也有很多次地,我思考着母亲的那句话如果你坚持下去,总有一天会有好事发生如果没有以前的挫折,就不会有现在的一切我常想,如果我当年得到了蒙哥马利沃德的那份工作,我的人生之路又会怎样走呢本文来源网络收集与整理,如有侵权,请联系作者删除,谢谢!。