中國(guó)有句古話叫做：天生我才必有用。我對(duì)這句話的理解就是，人不分種族，階級(jí)，地域，性別，年齡，都會(huì)有自己的所長(zhǎng)和價(jià)值。為什這么說(shuō)？因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都有自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)。如果一個(gè)人逐步放大并且培養(yǎng)自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，那么，這看似非常細(xì)微的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，就會(huì)逐漸轉(zhuǎn)化成一個(gè)人的優(yōu)勢(shì)。今天我們來(lái)分享一篇英語(yǔ)美文，講述的是法國(guó)著名小說(shuō)家大仲馬的故事。

大仲馬簡(jiǎn)介：
亞歷山大·仲馬（Alexandre Dumas，1802年7月24日—1870年12月5日），人稱大仲馬，法國(guó)19世紀(jì)浪漫主義作家。大仲馬各種著作達(dá)300卷之多，以小說(shuō)和劇作為主。代表作有：《亨利第三及其宮廷》（劇本）、《基督山伯爵》（長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)）、《三個(gè)火槍手》（長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)）等。
大仲馬信守共和政見(jiàn)，反對(duì)君主專政。先后參加了1830年“七月革命”、1848年推翻七月王朝革命、加里波第對(duì)那不勒斯王國(guó)的征戰(zhàn)等活動(dòng)。2002年，大仲馬去世132年后遺骸移入了法國(guó)先賢祠。
大仲馬小說(shuō)大都以真實(shí)的歷史作背景，情節(jié)曲折生動(dòng)，往往出人意料，有歷史驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō)之稱。結(jié)構(gòu)清晰明朗，語(yǔ)言生動(dòng)有力，對(duì)話靈活機(jī)智等構(gòu)成了大仲馬小說(shuō)的特色。大仲馬也因而被后人美譽(yù)為“通俗小說(shuō)之王”。

New Words:
out at elbows穿得很破爛 捉襟見(jiàn)肘
geography n. 地理；地形
awkwardly adv. 笨拙地；尷尬地
succession n. 連續(xù)；繼位；
advantage n. 優(yōu)勢(shì)；利益；有利條件
self-abasement n. 自卑；自謙
abound vi. 富于；充滿

A young man out at the elbows wandered to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend find a business for a living.
一個(gè)窮困潦倒的年輕人流浪到巴黎, 期望父親的朋友能幫助自己找到一份謀生的差事。
"Are you expert in mathematics," his father's friend asked him.
“你精通數(shù)學(xué)嗎?”父親的朋友問(wèn)他。
The young man shook his head.
年輕人搖了搖頭。
"How is your history and geography?"
“歷史、地理怎樣?
The young man shook his head again.
年輕人還是搖搖頭。
"How about your law?"
“法律呢?”
The young man lowered his head awkwardly.
年輕人窘迫地垂下了頭。
His father's friend asked in succession. But the young man could only shake his head and told him-he himself couldn't find out any advantages.
父親的朋友接連發(fā)問(wèn), 年輕人只能搖頭告訴對(duì)方—自己連絲毫的優(yōu)點(diǎn)也找不出來(lái)。
"Then write down your address first."
“那你先把聯(lián)系地址寫(xiě)下來(lái)吧。”
The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave, but he was grabbed by his father's friend. "Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn't satisfy with finding a job for a living."
年輕人寫(xiě)下了自己的住址, 轉(zhuǎn)身要走,卻被父親的朋友一把拉住了:“你的名字寫(xiě)得很漂亮, 這就是你的優(yōu)點(diǎn), 你不該只滿足找一份糊口的工作。”
Years later, the young man wrote the classical works that won the world fame. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century.
數(shù)年后,年輕人果然寫(xiě)出享譽(yù)世界的經(jīng)典作品。他就是法國(guó)18世紀(jì)著名作家大仲馬。
There are many ordinary people in the world who all have many small advantages, but they are neglected because of their self-abasement. In fact, there abounds a gold mine in every ordinary life. If you're willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that Surprise yourself.
世間許多平凡之輩,都有一些小優(yōu)點(diǎn),但因自卑而常被忽略。其實(shí),每個(gè)平淡的生命中都蘊(yùn)涵著一座豐富的金礦,只要肯挖掘,就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)令自己都驚訝不已的寶藏。

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