Lesson16 Believe That You Will Succeed

Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the family cows.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother encouraged him:"Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate team. But one after another, he lost 12 meets. The young man was very disappointed in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures.
But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known.
The young man made his own words come true:"Believe that you will succeed, and you will."

相信你會(huì)成功

1888年卡內(nèi)基出生在美國(guó)中部一個(gè)貧窮的家庭里。他十二歲才第一次看到火車。在他十多歲時(shí)，每天早上三點(diǎn)起床給家里的奶牛擠奶。
卡內(nèi)基初入大學(xué)時(shí)，他因?yàn)橐轮拖嗝财狡蕉械浇^望。母親鼓勵(lì)他說(shuō)，“為什么不在衣著和長(zhǎng)相以外的方面努力變得更好呢？”
卡內(nèi)基開(kāi)始積極參加大學(xué)活動(dòng)。他參加了辯論隊(duì)。但是他一次又一次地輸?shù)袅耍还草斄耸伪荣悺Ｄ贻p人對(duì)自己非常失望。他后來(lái)說(shuō)在這么多次失敗后他曾想自殺。
但是很快人們又看到卡內(nèi)基在河邊練習(xí)演講了。
他的努力最終沒(méi)有白費(fèi)。1906年，卡內(nèi)基在一場(chǎng)著名的演講比賽中獲勝而一舉成名。
這個(gè)年輕人證明了他所說(shuō)的話：“相信你會(huì)成功，你就會(huì)成功。”