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1、萬能例子1林肯ProbablythegreatestexampleofpersistenceisAbrahamLincoln.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutsomebodywhodidn'tquit『放棄;認輸』,looknofurther.Bornintopoverty,Lincolnwasfacedwithdefeatthroughouthislife.Helosteightelections,twicefailedinbusinessandsufferedanervousbreakdow
2、n『精神崩潰;衰弱』.Hecouldhavequitmanytimes-buthedidn'tandbecausehedidn'tquit,hebecameoneofthegreatestpresidentsinthehistoryofourcountry.LincolnwasachampionandhenevergaveupHereisasketch『概述;簡述』ofLincoln'sroadtotheWhiteHouse.1816Hisfamilywasforcedoutoftheirhome.Heh
3、adtoworktosupportthem.1818Hismotherdied.1831Failedinbusiness.1832Ranforstatelegislature-lost.1832Alsolosthisjob-wantedtogotolawschoolbutcouldn'tgetin.1833Borrowedsomemoneyfromafriendtobeginabusinessandbytheendoftheyearhewasbankrupt『破產(chǎn)』.Hespentthenext17yea
4、rsofhislifepayingoffthisdebt.1834Ranforstatelegislatureagain-won.1834Wasengagedtobemarried,sweetheart『心上人;戀人』diedandhisheartwasbroken.1836Hadatotalnervousbreakdownandwasinbedforsixmonths.1838Soughttobecomespeakerofthestatelegislature-defeated.1840Soughtto
5、becomeelector『選舉人;選舉團成員』-defeated.1843RanforCongress-lost.1846RanforCongressagain―thistimehewon―wenttoWashingtonanddidagoodjob.1848Ranforre-electiontoCongress―lost.1849Soughtthejoboflandofficerinhishomestate―rejected.1854RanforSenateoftheUnitedSates―lost.
6、1856SoughttheVice-Presidentialnomination『提名』athisparty'snationalconventiongotlessthan100votes.1858RanforU.S.Senateagain―againhelost.1860ElectedpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thepathwaswornandslippery.Myfootslippedfromunderme,knowingtheotheroutoftheway,butIrec
7、overedandsaidtomyself,"It'saslipandnotafall."AbrahamLincolnAfterlosingasenaterace中文對照版:能堅持到底的最佳實例可能就是亞伯拉罕·林肯。如果你想知道有誰從未放棄,那就不必再尋尋覓覓了!生下來就一貧如洗的林肯,終其一生都在面對挫敗,八次選舉八次都落敗,兩次經(jīng)商失敗,甚至還精神崩潰過一次。好多次,他本可以放棄,但他并沒有如此,也正因為他沒有放棄,才成為美國歷史上最偉大的總統(tǒng)之一。林肯天下無敵,而且他從不放棄。以下是林肯進駐白宮的
8、歷程簡述:1816年他的家人被趕出了居住的地方,他必須靠工作來養(yǎng)活他們。1818年他母親去世。1831年經(jīng)商失敗。1832年競選州議員――但落選了!1832年工作也丟了――想就讀法學院,但進不去。1833年向朋友借一些錢經(jīng)商,但年底就破產(chǎn)了,接下來他花了17年,才把債還清。1834年再次競選州議員――贏了!1834年訂婚后就快結(jié)婚了,但未婚妻卻死了,因此他的心也碎了!1836年完全精神崩潰,臥病在床六個月。1838年爭取成為州