第一篇:名人事例英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作
英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作論據(jù):名人事例
主題1:寬容
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face.They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath.The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him.After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.The friend, who had slapped and saved his best friend, asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now, you write on a stone, why?”
The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessings in stone.主題2:豁達(dá)
One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the purpose to show him how poor people can be.They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family.When they got back from their trip the father asked his son,“How was the trip?”
“Very good, Dad!”
“And what did you learn?”
The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four.We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end.We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars.Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.” When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.The boy added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!” Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got everything!
主題3:逆境奮斗
Oprah Winfrey(1954---)Winfrey is one of the most successful and richest people in the world today, but she didn't always have it so easy.She grew up in Milwaukee, Wis.and was repeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend.She eventually ran away from home, and at age 14 gave birth to a baby boy who shortly died after.But Winfrey's tragic past didn't stop her from becoming the force she is today.She excelled as an honors student in high school, and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college.Now the entrepreneur and personality has the admiration of millions and a net worth of $2.9 billion.主題4:樂(lè)觀
Kris Carr(1971---)In 2003, Kris Carr was a 32-year-old New Yorker just enjoying life.But then, a regular checkup at her doctor's office resulted in a diagnosis of a rare and incurable Stage IV cancer, existing in her liver and lungs.Instead of succumbing to the disease, Carr decided to challenge her diagnosis head on.She attacked her cancer with a brand new nutritional lifestyle, and turned her experience into a series of successful self-help books and documentaries.Eventually, she launched her own wellness website, which is followed by over 40,000 people.Today, Karr is now revered as one of the most prominent experts on healthy living.主題5:執(zhí)著
Van Gogh(1853 – 1890)Van Gogh is considered one of the greatest artists of all time, yet the poor guy only sold one painting the entire time he was alive: ”The Red Vineyard at Arles," which is now in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.Even though he made no money, he still painted over 900 works of art.Though his persistence went unnoticed when he was alive, Van Gogh proves you don't need external validation to be proud of the work you create.主題6:勇氣
Malala Yousafzai(1997 –)Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and spokesperson for women?s right to education.In retaliation for her high profile campaign for education and criticism of the Taliban, she was shot in the head at close range by a Taliban gunman.She survived the gunshot wound and has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and women?s rights.In October, 2014, the Nobel committee awarded Malala the Nobel Peace Prize.Her increased profile and strident criticism of the Taliban caused Taliban leaders to meet, and in 2012, they voted to kill her.On 9 October, 2012, a masked gunman entered her school bus and asked “Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot at you all.” Malala was identified and she was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder.Malala survived the initial shooting, but was in a critical condition.Her father was convinced she would die and told the village to prepare for her funeral.Her critical organs were failing and she developed an infection.In a coma, she was moved to a hospital in Rwalpindi.Later on the 15 October she was moved to Birmingham in the United Kingdom for further treatment at a specialist hospital for treating military injuries.A couple of days later, she came out of a coma and responded well to treatment.She was discharged on January 3, 2013 and moved with her family to a temporary home in the West Midlands.主題7:勇敢
Joan of Arc(1412-1431)
At the time of Joan?s childhood, France was seriously divided with a lack of national unity.In 1415 King Henry V of England invaded France and defeated the French army.Born in obscurity to a peasant family, Joan travelled to Charles, the uncrowned prince of France, advising him to reclaim his French throne and defeat the English.The 17 year old peasant girl was given control over an army and allowed to lead them into battle.Within a year Joan of Arc had led the French army to victories.Many towns were liberated from English control.She was later captured and burned at the stake for heresy.Joan of Arc embodied great bravery and humility, her life helped change the course of French history.主題8:勤奮
Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)
Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, ambassador, philosopher, statesmen, writer, businessman and celebrated free thinker and wit.Born into a large and poor family, Benjamin was brought up in the family business of candle making and his brother?s printing shop.Whenever he could Benjamin would take the opportunity to read and learn about a wide range of subjects, from Greek poems to modern science.Whilst co-workers would take a leisurely lunch break, Benjamin Franklin would pour over books from the bookshop.主題9:奉獻(xiàn)
Florence Nightingale(1820 – 1910)Born in 1820 into a wealthy family, Florence was educated at home by her father.She aspired to serve others.In particular she wanted to become a nurse.Her parents were opposed – at that time, nursing was not seen as an attractive or ?respectable? profession.Despite her parents? disapproval, Florence went ahead and trained to be a nurse.She volunteered to nurse soldiers during the Crimean War.She helped revolutionize the service of nursing and the treatment of patients.The efforts of Florence and her team of nurses were greatly appreciated by the wounded soldiers.主題10:勇于探索
Edward Jenner(1749 – 1823)
Edward Jenner was an English doctor and the father of immunology.At his time, one of the most feared diseases was smallpox.At the time, there were no known treatments or vaccinations that could prevent it.Jenner was interested in testing a theory that inoculating humans with a strain of the cowpox virus could protect them from smallpox.In 1796, Jenner inoculated a young boy of 8 with cowpox blisters from the hand of a milkmaid who had caught cowpox.The boy contracted a mild fever, but, to Jenner?s relief, when he gave him various materials, he proved resistant to smallpox.Thus, Jenner had provided a relatively safe way to immunize people from the deadly smallpox virus.主題11:觀察力
Percy Spencer(1894 – 1970)For instance, the microwave oven did not come about as a result of someone trying to find a better and faster way to cook.It is an accidental by-product of military research.In 1946, while working on the magnetron, a vacuum tube that produces microwaves, Dr.Percy Spencer noticed that radar waves had melted a candy bar in his pocket.Experiments showed that microwave heating could raise the internal temperature of many foods far more rapidly than a conventional oven.This accidental discovery led to the invention of microwave oven.主題12:獻(xiàn)身科學(xué)
Take Jane Goodall, the British primatologist and anthropologist, who is considered to be the world?s foremost expert on chimpanzees.Goodall dedicated 38 years to the study of social and family life of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.Her decades-long observation sheds new light on chimpanzees and challenged two long-standing beliefs: that only humans could construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians.Today, Goodall devotes virtually all of her time to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, travelling nearly 300 days a year.主題13:堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志
Abraham Lincoln(1809.2.12-1865.4.15)A good example is Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, who led the country through its Civil War.His will to win the war never flagged despite enormous battle casualties and much political opposition, a substantial amount of it coming from members of his cabinet and from among the Radical Republicans.Unswerving in his goal of restoring the Union, he eventually defeated the secessionists, reunited the nation, abolished slavery and strengthened the federal government.主題14:堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志
Ludwig van Beethoven(17701973)Consider Bruce Lee, the late king of kung fu.In the long history of martial arts, what most martial artists did was to follow and imitate.Bruce Lee, however, didn?t follow his predecessors blindly but did something new---he added philosophy, western boxing and fencing to create a new form of martial arts: Jeet Kune Do, which is seen as his greatest contribution to martial arts.主題19:敢于創(chuàng)新
Isadora Duncan(18781872)William Henry Seward, the U.S.Secretary of State, is a good example.On March 30, 1867, he completed negotiations with Russia, which involved the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, or approximately two cents per acre.The purchase was mocked by the public as “Seward?s Folly”, “Seward?s Icebox”, and Andrew Johnson?s “polar bear garden”.When asked what he considered to be his greatest achievement as Secretary of State, Seward replied “The purchase of Alaska---but it will take the people a generation to find it out.”
主題22:興趣愛(ài)好
Walt Disney(1901-1966)Walt Disney is a good example.He used to sit and draw in his family garage when he was young.There, he met a mouse.The little creature interested him.He gave pieces of bread to him and they became friends.Later the little mouse appeared in his drawings, gained the name of Milky Mouse and became the most popular cartoon figure of the 20 Century.His words “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing-– that it was all started by a mouse.” reminds us that the best idea comes from an intense interest in commonplace things.主題23:自信
Paul Potts A good example is Paul Potts, the bad-luck singer, whose voice and experience has moved the whole world.Paul?s interest in singing began when he was a child.He dreamed one day he could stand on the stage to sing, but his lack of self-esteem and fear of rejection prevented him from trying to make it professionally.He worked as a shelf stacker in a supermarket and later a cell phone salesman in a small store, trying to make ends meet.He plucked up courage to enter Britain?s Got Talent and became the overall winner of the show in 2007.Self-confidence turned the ugly duckling into a swan.
第二篇:名人事例
名人事例、名人名言
關(guān)于讀書(shū):
匡衡,出身農(nóng)家,世代都是農(nóng)民。傳到匡衡,卻喜歡讀書(shū)。他年輕時(shí)家里貧窮,白天給人做雇工,晚上讀書(shū)。家里窮得連燈燭也點(diǎn)不起。他就在貼著鄰家的墻上鑿穿一個(gè)孔,讓鄰家的燈光照過(guò)來(lái)。他就在洞前映著光來(lái)讀書(shū)。
讀書(shū)有三到,謂心到,眼到,口到——朱熹
理想的書(shū)籍是智慧的鑰匙——列夫·托爾斯泰
讀萬(wàn)卷書(shū),行萬(wàn)里路——?jiǎng)⒁?/p>
關(guān)于誠(chéng)信
華盛頓用小斧頭砍倒了他父親的一棵櫻桃樹(shù)。父親見(jiàn)心愛(ài)的樹(shù)被砍,非常氣憤,揚(yáng)言要給那個(gè)砍樹(shù)的一頓教訓(xùn)。而華盛頓在盛怒的父親面前毫不避地承認(rèn)了自己的錯(cuò)誤。父親被感動(dòng)了,稱華盛頓的誠(chéng)實(shí)比所有櫻桃樹(shù)都寶貴得多.人背信則名不達(dá)——?jiǎng)⑾?/p>
如果要?jiǎng)e人誠(chéng)信,首先要自己要誠(chéng)信——莎士比亞 一言之美,貴于千金——葛洪
關(guān)于堅(jiān)持
岳飛生逢亂世,自幼家貧,拜師周桐習(xí)武學(xué)藝,期間,目睹山河破碎,萌發(fā)了學(xué)藝報(bào)國(guó)的志向,克服了驕傲自滿的情緒。寒暑冬夏,苦練不綴,在名師悉心指導(dǎo)下,終于練成了岳家搶,并加入到了抗金救國(guó)的愛(ài)國(guó)洪流中。
欲速則不達(dá)——孔丘
不積跬步,無(wú)以至千里;不積小流,無(wú)以成江海?!髯?不要失去信心,只要堅(jiān)持不懈,就終會(huì)有成果的?!X學(xué)森
關(guān)于自信
索拉利奧,每天早上起床的第一件事,是大聲地對(duì)自己說(shuō):“你一定能成為一個(gè)偉大的畫(huà)家?!闭f(shuō)了這句話后,他就感到自己真的有這樣的能力,他就滿懷激情和信心地投入到一天的工作中。十年后,他成為了一個(gè)著名畫(huà)家。
天生我材必有用。——李白
我們應(yīng)該有恒心,尤其要有自信心—— 居里夫人
信心是命運(yùn)的主宰——海倫.凱勒
關(guān)于自尊
文天祥少年時(shí)生活困苦,在好心人的幫助下才有機(jī)會(huì)讀書(shū)。一次,文天祥被有錢的同學(xué)誤會(huì)是小偷,他據(jù)理力爭(zhēng),不許別人踐踏自己的尊嚴(yán),終于證明了自己的清白,通過(guò)這件事,更加樹(shù)立了文天祥金榜題名的志向。
每一個(gè)正直的人都應(yīng)該維護(hù)自己的尊嚴(yán)。——盧梭
要人敬者,必先自敬。——陶行知
人的一切尊嚴(yán),就在于思想。——巴斯葛
關(guān)于友誼
春秋時(shí)期,俞伯牙是當(dāng)時(shí)最善彈琴的人,但終日彈琴,無(wú)人賞識(shí)。一日,遇到鐘子期,他的琴被鐘子期所能聽(tīng)懂。二人于是成為莫逆之父。后來(lái),子期因病而死,伯牙悲嘆沒(méi)有了知音,便摔掉他珍愛(ài)的琴,再不彈琴。
真金不怕火煉;患難考驗(yàn)友誼。──愛(ài)默生
海內(nèi)存知己,天涯若比鄰。──王勃
朋友豐富人生。──林肯
關(guān)于孝親
黃香小時(shí)候,家境困難,父親多病。夏天,睡前用扇子趕打蚊子,扇涼父親的床和枕頭,讓父親早點(diǎn)睡;冬夜,先鉆進(jìn)冰冷的被窩,用身體暖熱被窩后讓父親睡下;冬天,他穿不起棉襖,他從不叫冷,好讓父親寬心,早日康復(fù)。
兒不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家貧——俗語(yǔ)
慈孝之心,人皆有之?!K轍
我們體貼老人,要像對(duì)待孩子一樣?!?德)歌德
第三篇:名人事例
1.范仲淹是北宋著名的政治家、軍事家。他出生于貧苦人家,兩歲喪父,母親由于無(wú)法維持生活,不得不帶著他改嫁別處。但他少時(shí)熱愛(ài)讀書(shū),嗜書(shū)如命,非常專心。十多歲時(shí),他住在長(zhǎng)山醴泉寺的僧房里,晝夜苦讀。每天煮一鍋稀粥,等它凝成凍子以后,用刀劃成四塊,早晚各取兩塊作主食。后世傳為佳話的“斷齏劃粥”的故事,就是從這里來(lái)的。
西漢時(shí)候,有個(gè)農(nóng)民的孩子,叫匡衡。他小時(shí)候很想讀書(shū),可是因?yàn)榧依锔F,沒(méi)錢上學(xué)。后來(lái),他跟一個(gè)親戚學(xué)認(rèn)字,才有了看書(shū)的能力。
2.匡衡少時(shí)就癡迷于讀書(shū),但他家里窮,買不起書(shū),只好借書(shū)來(lái)讀。那個(gè)時(shí)候,書(shū)是非常貴重的,有書(shū)的人不肯輕易借給別人??锖饩驮谵r(nóng)忙的時(shí)節(jié),給有錢的人家打短工,不要工錢,只求人家借書(shū)給他看。
有一天晚上,匡衡躺在床上背白天讀過(guò)的書(shū)。背著背著,突然看到東邊的墻壁上透過(guò)來(lái)一線亮光。他嚯地站起來(lái),走到墻壁邊一看,??!原來(lái)從壁縫里透過(guò)來(lái)的是鄰居的燈光。于是,匡衡想了一個(gè)辦法:他拿了一把小刀,把墻縫挖大了一些。這樣,透過(guò)來(lái)的光亮也大了,他就湊著透進(jìn)來(lái)的燈光,讀起書(shū)來(lái)。
匡衡就是這樣刻苦地學(xué)習(xí),后來(lái)成了一個(gè)很有學(xué)問(wèn)的人。
3.懷素是中國(guó)歷史上杰出的書(shū)法家,他的草書(shū)稱為“狂草”,用筆圓勁有力,使轉(zhuǎn)如環(huán),奔放流暢,一氣呵成,對(duì)后世影響極為深遠(yuǎn)。
懷素自幼聰明好學(xué),因?yàn)橘I不起紙張,懷素就在寺院附近的一塊荒地,種植了一萬(wàn)多株的芭蕉樹(shù)。芭蕉長(zhǎng)大后,他摘下芭葉,鋪在桌上,臨帖揮毫。由于懷素沒(méi)日沒(méi)夜的練字,老芭蕉葉剝光了,小葉又舍不得摘,于是想了個(gè)辦法,干脆帶了筆墨站在芭蕉樹(shù)前,對(duì)著鮮葉書(shū)寫(xiě),就算太陽(yáng)照得他如煎似熬;刺骨的北風(fēng)凍得他手膚迸裂,他還是在所不顧,繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持不懈地練字。他寫(xiě)完一處,再寫(xiě)另一處,從未間斷。這就是有名的懷素芭蕉練字。
4.提起維克多·格林尼亞教授,人們自然就會(huì)聯(lián)想到以他的名字命名的格氏試劑。無(wú)論哪一本有機(jī)化學(xué)課本或化學(xué)史里,都有關(guān)于格林尼亞的名字和格氏試劑的論述。但是,你可知道這位偉大的發(fā)明者曾走過(guò)一段曲折的道路?
1871年5月6日,維克多·格林尼亞出生在法國(guó)瑟爾堡的一個(gè)有名望的資本家家庭。他的父親經(jīng)營(yíng)一家船舶制造廠,有著萬(wàn)貫資財(cái)。在格林尼亞青少年時(shí)代,由于家境的優(yōu)裕,加上父母的溺愛(ài)和嬌生慣養(yǎng),使他在瑟爾堡整天游蕩,盛氣凌人。他沒(méi)有理想,沒(méi)有志氣,根本不把學(xué)業(yè)放在心上,整天夢(mèng)想能當(dāng)上一位王公貴人。由于他長(zhǎng)相英俊,瑟爾堡年輕美貌的姑娘都愿意和他談情說(shuō)愛(ài)。也就在這時(shí),他受到了沉重的一擊。
一次午宴,剛從巴黎來(lái)瑟爾堡的波多麗女伯爵竟然毫不客氣地對(duì)他說(shuō):“請(qǐng)站遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)。我最討厭被你這樣的花花公子擋住我的視線!”這句話,如同針尖一般刺著了他的心。他猛然醒悟了,開(kāi)始悔恨過(guò)去,自我反省,產(chǎn)生了羞愧和苦澀之感。從此,他發(fā)奮學(xué)習(xí),發(fā)誓要追回過(guò)去浪費(fèi)掉的時(shí)間。當(dāng)他21歲時(shí),他離開(kāi)了曾使他墮落的家庭,并留下一封信,上面寫(xiě)道:“請(qǐng)不要探尋我的下落,容我刻苦努力地學(xué)習(xí),我相信自己將來(lái)會(huì)創(chuàng)造出一些成就來(lái)的?!?/p>
他來(lái)到里昂,拜路易·波韋爾為師,經(jīng)過(guò)兩年刻苦學(xué)習(xí),終于補(bǔ)上了過(guò)去所開(kāi)設(shè)的全部課程,進(jìn)入里昂大學(xué)插班就讀。
在大學(xué)期間,他刻苦學(xué)習(xí)的態(tài)度贏得了有機(jī)化學(xué)的權(quán)威菲利普·巴爾的器重。在巴爾的指導(dǎo)下,他把老師所有著名的化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)重新做了一遍,并準(zhǔn)確地糾正了巴爾的一些錯(cuò)誤和疏忽之處。終于,在這些大量的平凡實(shí)驗(yàn)中,格氏試劑誕生了。
格林尼亞一旦打開(kāi)了科學(xué)的大門(mén),他的科學(xué)成果就像泉水般地涌出來(lái)?;谒膫ゴ筘暙I(xiàn),瑞典皇家科學(xué)院授予他1912的諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。此時(shí),他突然收到波多麗女伯爵的賀信,信中只有寥寥一語(yǔ):“我永遠(yuǎn)敬愛(ài)你!”(有點(diǎn)跑題)
5.邵先生對(duì)讀書(shū)的評(píng)價(jià):“讀書(shū)之樂(lè)樂(lè)何如,綠滿階前草不除”:樂(lè)的是那個(gè)情調(diào),癡迷沉醉于其中。不讀書(shū),于別的,也能癡迷沉醉,也能“樂(lè)”。
第四篇:名人事例
春秋時(shí)期,“問(wèn)鼎”的楚莊王。
一天晚上,攜愛(ài)妃舉辦燭光晚會(huì),大宴群臣。酒至半酣,忽然一陣大風(fēng)把蠟燭吹滅。一名武將欲乘黑調(diào)戲愛(ài)妃,被愛(ài)妃一把扯下盔上紅纓,愛(ài)妃建議楚王即刻點(diǎn)燈,看看哪個(gè)家伙盔上紅纓已失,嚴(yán)加懲辦。朋友妻不可欺呀,何況是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之妻呢?豈料莊王大度能容,下令眾將全都摘去盔上紅纓,然后方可點(diǎn)燈。不久,楚王御駕親征與敵國(guó)開(kāi)戰(zhàn),被困重圍,手下兵將四散奔逃,楚王命懸一發(fā),忽然竄出一將拼死力戰(zhàn),保楚王殺出重圍,撿回一條性命。楚王激動(dòng)地說(shuō):“別人都自逃性命,唯有愛(ài)卿肯舍命救駕,你叫什么?是哪個(gè)單位的?”該將答曰:“俺就是那日燭光晚會(huì)上調(diào)戲您媳婦的人??!”
愛(ài)迪生制造了第一個(gè)燈泡,他讓他的一個(gè)弟子拿去試驗(yàn),卻被他摔碎了!弟子很羞愧。但是,當(dāng)愛(ài)迪生制造出第二個(gè)燈泡時(shí),不顧其他人的反對(duì),依然給那弟子去試驗(yàn)。愛(ài)迪生說(shuō)“最大的寬容就是再給他機(jī)會(huì)!” 3 到報(bào)道的日子,林肯來(lái)到報(bào)道處考試,當(dāng)他來(lái)到報(bào)道處時(shí),發(fā)現(xiàn)監(jiān)場(chǎng)的人是他曾經(jīng)得罪過(guò)的人,他帶著沉重的考完。當(dāng)他問(wèn)起那件得罪過(guò)他的事時(shí),那個(gè)人說(shuō):“有嗎?我不記得了?!?/p>
焦耳求知
英國(guó)著名科學(xué)家焦耳從小就很喜愛(ài)物理學(xué),他常常自己動(dòng)手做一些關(guān)于電、熱之類的實(shí)驗(yàn)。
有一年放假,焦耳和哥哥一起到郊外旅游。聰明好學(xué)的焦耳就是在玩耍的時(shí)候,也沒(méi)有忘記做他的物理實(shí)驗(yàn)。
他找了一匹瘸腿的馬,由他哥哥牽著,自己悄悄躲在后面,用伏達(dá)電池將電流通到馬身上,想試 一試動(dòng)物在受到電流刺激后的反應(yīng)。結(jié)果,他想看到的反應(yīng)出現(xiàn)了,馬收到電擊后狂跳起來(lái),差一點(diǎn)把哥哥踢傷。盡管已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了危險(xiǎn),但這絲毫沒(méi)有影響到愛(ài)做實(shí)驗(yàn)的小焦耳的情緒。他和哥哥又劃著船來(lái)到群山環(huán)繞的湖上,焦耳想在這里試一試回聲有多大。他們?cè)诨饦尷锶麧M了火藥,然后扣動(dòng)扳機(jī)。誰(shuí)知“砰”的一聲,從槍口里噴出一條長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的火苗,燒光了焦耳的眉毛,還險(xiǎn)些把哥哥嚇得掉進(jìn)湖里。這時(shí),天空濃云密布,電閃雷鳴,剛想上岸躲雨的焦耳發(fā)現(xiàn),每次閃電過(guò)后好一會(huì)兒才能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)轟隆的雷聲,這是怎么回事? 焦耳顧不得躲雨,拉著哥哥爬上一個(gè)山頭,用懷表認(rèn)真記錄下去每次閃電到雷鳴之間相隔的時(shí)間。開(kāi)學(xué)后焦耳幾乎是迫不及待地把自己做的實(shí)驗(yàn)都告訴了老師,并向老師請(qǐng)教。老師望著勤學(xué)好問(wèn)的焦耳笑了,耐心地為他講解:“光和聲的傳播速度是不一樣的,光速快而聲速慢,所以人們總是想見(jiàn)閃電再聽(tīng)到雷聲,而實(shí)際上閃電雷鳴是同時(shí)發(fā)生的?!?焦耳聽(tīng)了恍然大悟。從此,他對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)知識(shí)更加入迷。通過(guò)不斷地學(xué)習(xí)和認(rèn)真地觀察計(jì)算,他終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了熱功當(dāng)量和能量守恒定律,成為一名出色的科學(xué)家。
求知——自強(qiáng)不息
英國(guó)物理學(xué)家布拉格,小時(shí)侯家里很窮,憑借著自己對(duì)夢(mèng)想的不懈追求,通過(guò)頑強(qiáng)的努力,終于取得了很大的成就。而他曾經(jīng)歷的那段貧窮的歲月,成為了日后激勵(lì)他前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力。他在學(xué)校讀書(shū)時(shí),因?yàn)榧依锝?jīng)濟(jì)條件太差,父母無(wú)法
給他買好看的衣服,舒適的鞋子,他常常是衣衫襤褸,拖著一雙與他的腳很不相稱的破舊皮鞋。但年幼的布拉格從不曾因?yàn)樨毟F而感覺(jué)自己低人一等,他更沒(méi)有埋怨過(guò)家里人不能給他提供優(yōu)越的生活條件。那一雙過(guò)大的皮鞋穿在他的腳上看起來(lái)十分可笑,但他卻并不因此自卑。相反,他無(wú)比珍視這雙鞋,因?yàn)樗梢詭Ыo他無(wú)限的動(dòng)力。
原來(lái)這雙鞋是他父親寄給他的。家里窮,不能給他添置一雙舒服、結(jié)實(shí)的鞋子,即便這一雙舊皮鞋,還是父親的。盡管父親對(duì)此也充滿愧疚之情,但他仍給兒子以殷切的希望、無(wú)與倫比的鼓勵(lì)和強(qiáng)大的情感支持。父親在給他的信中這樣寫(xiě)道:“……兒呀,真抱歉,但愿再過(guò)一二年,我的那雙皮鞋,你穿在腳上不再大?!冶е@樣的希望,你一旦有了成就,我將引以為榮,因?yàn)槲业膬鹤邮谴┲业钠破ば^斗成功的。……”這封寓意深刻、充滿期望的信,一直像一股無(wú)形的力量,推著布拉格在科學(xué)的崎嶇山路上,踏著荊棘前進(jìn)。
誠(chéng)實(shí)比一千顆櫻桃樹(shù)還有價(jià)值——誠(chéng)實(shí)
喬治?華盛頓從懂事起,就很崇拜英雄人物。當(dāng)他看到哥哥穿著軍裝上前線打仗,羨慕極了。一天吃過(guò)晚飯,他忽然想到了一個(gè)什么問(wèn)題,急忙跑去問(wèn)父親:“爸爸,我長(zhǎng)大了也要像哥哥那樣,當(dāng)一個(gè)勇敢的軍人,好嗎?”“好極了,親愛(ài)的孩子!”父親高興地回答,“可是,你知道什么樣的孩子才能成為勇敢的軍人嗎?”父親反問(wèn)道。“嗯——”華盛頓想了想,回答說(shuō):“誠(chéng)實(shí)的孩子才能成為一個(gè)勇敢的軍人,是這樣的嗎?”“就是的。只有誠(chéng)實(shí),大家才能團(tuán)結(jié),團(tuán)結(jié)才能戰(zhàn)勝敵人,成為勇敢的軍人。”
父親不光言傳,還很注重身教。在父親農(nóng)場(chǎng)里,有一顆小櫻桃樹(shù),那是父親為紀(jì)念華盛頓的誕生而栽種的。小喬治一天天長(zhǎng)大,小櫻桃樹(shù)也一年比一年高了。華盛頓一心想長(zhǎng)大做一名威武的軍人。有一次,他打算做一把小木槍,把自己武裝起來(lái)。他本想讓父親幫幫忙,可看到父親成天忙于自己的工作,沒(méi)有時(shí)間,于是決定自己動(dòng)手。小華盛頓拿起鋸子、斧子,找了一棵容易砍倒的小樹(shù),把它鋸倒了。哪知道這棵樹(shù),就是父親最心愛(ài)的那棵櫻桃樹(shù)。這下可闖了大禍。
父親回來(lái),知道了這件事,大發(fā)脾氣,質(zhì)問(wèn)是誰(shuí)干的。華盛頓躲在屋子里,非常害怕。他想了想,還是勇敢地出來(lái),走到 面前,帶著慚愧的神色說(shuō):“爸爸,是我干的?!薄靶〖一?,你把我喜愛(ài)的櫻桃樹(shù)砍倒了,你不知道我會(huì)揍你嗎?” 華盛頓見(jiàn)父親氣未消,回答說(shuō):“爸爸,您不是說(shuō),要想當(dāng)一個(gè)軍人,首先就得有誠(chéng)實(shí)的品質(zhì)嗎?我剛才告訴您的是一個(gè)事實(shí)呀。我沒(méi)有撒謊?!?/p>
聽(tīng)兒子這么一說(shuō),父親很有感觸。他意識(shí)到孩子身上的優(yōu)良品質(zhì),要比自己心愛(ài)的櫻桃樹(shù)還要珍貴。他一把抱住華盛頓,說(shuō):“爸爸原諒你,孩子。承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤是英雄行為,要比一千棵櫻桃樹(shù)還有價(jià)值?!?/p>
誠(chéng)實(shí)
資華筠讀小學(xué)時(shí),并不用功,很多東西似乎都可以分散她的注意力,比如每次放學(xué)回家,只要看見(jiàn)窗外有小伙伴的影子在晃動(dòng),拔腿就想溜,想要和小朋友們一起玩?zhèn)€痛快。這時(shí),媽媽便把拳頭往桌上一放,提出對(duì)作業(yè)的種種要求,外加她對(duì)當(dāng)天功課的口試,過(guò)了關(guān)才能去玩。媽媽對(duì)華筠的要求一向嚴(yán)格,并且向來(lái)是說(shuō)一不二,對(duì)于自覺(jué)性差的孩子,只有在媽媽的督促之下才能乖乖地投入學(xué)習(xí)中。
大概這種方法能高度地調(diào)動(dòng)人神經(jīng)細(xì)胞的興奮感,資華筠在媽媽的督促下做作業(yè)的效率很高,常常毫不費(fèi)力地達(dá)到母親的要求,并且正確率很高。漸漸地,她也養(yǎng)成了按時(shí)完成作業(yè)的好習(xí)慣,如果沒(méi)做完作業(yè)就叫她去玩,她心里還真有些別扭呢!
寒暑假中,媽媽絲毫沒(méi)有放松對(duì)她的要求。除學(xué)校布置的作業(yè)之外,資華筠還得完成媽媽布置的那一份作業(yè)。除此,再按照媽媽的吩咐和妹妹一起背誦韓愈的《師說(shuō)》等古文。
面對(duì)如此嚴(yán)厲、不留情面的媽媽,資華筠心里也有些怕她。一次,資華筠做錯(cuò)了數(shù)學(xué)題,老師用紅筆打了個(gè)叉。其實(shí)并不是什么天大的事情,但是一想到對(duì)自己如此嚴(yán)格的母親,她就有些猶豫,因?yàn)樗聥寢尩呐u(píng)。想來(lái)想去,還是自己偷偷把那個(gè)叉子改掉了。但是事后她心里很不安,覺(jué)得這樣做有悖于媽媽平日里的教誨。經(jīng)過(guò)一番思想斗爭(zhēng),終于還是把這件事告訴了媽媽,并且乖乖地等待媽媽更加嚴(yán)厲的批評(píng)??墒浅龊踬Y華筠的意料,媽媽聽(tīng)了她的話之后沒(méi)有發(fā)火,而首先微笑著表?yè)P(yáng)她能主動(dòng)承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤,接著又指出:“撒謊最可恥,什么壞事情都是因?yàn)椴徽\(chéng)實(shí)引起的?!弊詈?,媽媽,才帶著她分析錯(cuò)題的原因。
媽媽這樣做,既能很好地教育孩子,又顧全了資華筠的自尊心。
8謙虛
當(dāng)阿道夫?貝耶爾10歲生日那一天。他原以為爸爸媽媽會(huì)像其他小朋友的父母那樣,為他熱熱鬧鬧地慶祝一番。可是這一天:母親一大早就把他領(lǐng)到外婆家里,在那里消磨了一整天,根本沒(méi)有提做生日的事。貝耶爾很不高興,在回家的路上,一直嘟著嘴不說(shuō)話,母親見(jiàn)了,語(yǔ)重心長(zhǎng)地說(shuō):“我生你的時(shí)候你爸爸41歲,還是個(gè)大老粗?,F(xiàn)在他51歲了,可還跟你一樣,正在努力讀書(shū),明天還要參加考試。我不愿意因?yàn)槟愕纳斩⒄`他的學(xué)習(xí),時(shí)間對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)實(shí)在太寶貴了,你現(xiàn)在還小,也要學(xué)會(huì)珍惜時(shí)間?!?/p>
母親的話語(yǔ),如雨露一般,點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴滋潤(rùn)著貝耶爾幼小的心田。后來(lái)他回憶道:“這是母親送給我10歲生日的最豐厚的禮品?!?/p>
貝耶爾在大學(xué)讀書(shū)時(shí),有機(jī)化學(xué)家賈拉古教授的名字傳遍了德國(guó)。不過(guò),那時(shí)這位教授還很年輕。一些科學(xué)界耆宿總是提出這樣那樣的問(wèn)題挑剔他。有一天,貝耶爾和父親在一起閑談,提起了賈拉古教授。貝耶爾說(shuō):“賈拉古只比我大6歲……”言外之意是這個(gè)人并沒(méi)有什么了不起。
父親聽(tīng)了很不滿意,他對(duì)貝耶爾說(shuō):“大六歲怎么樣,難道就不值得你學(xué)習(xí)嗎?我讀地質(zhì)學(xué)時(shí),老師的年齡比我小30歲的都有,我一樣恭恭敬敬地稱他們?yōu)槔蠋?,認(rèn)認(rèn)真真地聽(tīng)他們講課。你要記住,年齡和學(xué)問(wèn)不一定成正比。不管是誰(shuí),只要有知識(shí),就應(yīng)該虛心向他學(xué)習(xí)?!?/p>
9愛(ài)國(guó)
從1974年開(kāi)始,著名足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員趙達(dá)裕幾次報(bào)考省級(jí)專業(yè)足球隊(duì)都因?yàn)閭€(gè)子矮而落選,三番五次的失敗讓他感到前路迷茫,十分灰心。而此時(shí),趙達(dá)裕的父親心里更不是滋味,有哪個(gè)父母不希望自己的孩子出人投地呢?但是,他深深地懂得,一個(gè)人失去機(jī)會(huì)固然可怕,但更可怕的卻是喪失信念,兒子此時(shí)此刻需要的是鼓勵(lì)和支持。
因此他努力克制自己的感情,為了不讓兒子因此失去信心、放棄努力,他便給兒子將“臥薪嘗膽”的故事,鼓勵(lì)兒子一定要咬緊牙關(guān),不能輕易服輸,要做個(gè)有骨氣的人。他還給兒子介紹足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員胡登輝的事跡,他雖個(gè)子小,單因?yàn)榍蛱叩锰貏e好,照樣進(jìn)了國(guó)家隊(duì)。他還帶兒子去見(jiàn)一位廣東球星,請(qǐng)他介紹小個(gè)子打大個(gè)子的絕招,千方百計(jì)要使兒子樹(shù)立起這樣的信念:“只要你比別人強(qiáng),就一定會(huì)有人來(lái)要?!?/p>
在爸爸的鼓勵(lì)支持下,趙達(dá)裕重新燃起信心,從未放棄努力。辛勤的耕耘,終于嬴來(lái)了初步的收獲。1975年,趙達(dá)??邕M(jìn)廣州隊(duì),參加了全國(guó)青年賽。而這時(shí),父親卻因病住進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。面對(duì)如此突如其來(lái)的變故,父親仍然沒(méi)有放棄讓兒子繼續(xù)努力進(jìn)取的愿望。他要求兒子保持信心,繼續(xù)拼搏,千萬(wàn)不要因?yàn)樽约憾⒄`了訓(xùn)練,這就是作為父親的他最大的、也是唯一的心愿!
有志者事竟成。憑借自己的不懈拼搏,小個(gè)子趙達(dá)裕終于跨進(jìn)了國(guó)家隊(duì),為中國(guó)足球的“翻身”,拼搏在綠茵場(chǎng)上。他實(shí)現(xiàn)了為國(guó)爭(zhēng)光的愿望。
10蘇武牧羊的故事婦孺皆知。蘇武被扣于匈奴后,匈奴貴族先以名利引誘,后以嚴(yán)刑威脅。但蘇武始終大義凜然,寧死不屈。匈奴貴族無(wú)計(jì)可施,便“徙武北海上無(wú)人處”。蘇武則“掘野鼠,去草實(shí)而食之”。在如此艱難的環(huán)境下,他仍拄著漢朝的旄節(jié),不屈節(jié)辱命。他出使時(shí)正值壯年,待其歸漢之時(shí),已是須發(fā)皆白。他成為我國(guó)歷史上堅(jiān)持民族氣節(jié)的著名人物。
11東漢末年,曹操“挾天子以令諸侯”,被視為國(guó)賊。一位洛陽(yáng)名醫(yī)名喚吉平,忠漢室,與漢國(guó)舅董承等人共謀誅曹。他打算在為曹操送藥時(shí)下毒,卻不慎泄露了天機(jī)。曹操命人痛打吉平,逼他招出何人指使。吉平血流滿階仍只是痛罵曹賊,后撞階而死。在羅貫中筆下,他是有名的忠義之臣。
12清末,戊戌變法失敗后,康有為、梁?jiǎn)⒊油毡?。譚嗣同是“有心殺賊,無(wú)力回天”。他堅(jiān)信“不有行者,無(wú)以圖將來(lái);不有死者,無(wú)以酬圣主”,泰然赴死,留下“我自橫刀向天笑,去留肝膽兩昆侖”的名句。
13蘇武、吉平、譚嗣同三人,為了忠義可以忍受萬(wàn)般折磨,直至獻(xiàn)出生命。他們這樣做,很大程度上是受了封建正統(tǒng)思想的影響,他們舍生而取的“義”,只能是忠義。
14黃花岡起義時(shí),大批革命志士拋頭顱、灑熱血。林覺(jué)民率敢死隊(duì)沖進(jìn)兩廣總督衙門(mén),與清兵浴血奮戰(zhàn),中彈被俘,從容就義。喻培倫胸前掛滿一筐炸彈,沖鋒在前,彈盡力竭,后被俘,英勇?tīng)奚?/p>
15.1912年1月17日,羅伯特-福爾肯-斯科特和他的同伴在爭(zhēng)取最先到達(dá)南極的競(jìng)賽中英雄般地失敗,以及他們?cè)跉w途中遇難身亡的悲壯事跡,均已載入世界傳奇錄。
16春秋時(shí)期,“問(wèn)鼎”的楚莊王。
一天晚上,攜愛(ài)妃舉辦燭光晚會(huì),大宴群臣。酒至半酣,忽然一陣大風(fēng)把蠟燭吹滅。一名武將欲乘黑調(diào)戲愛(ài)妃,被愛(ài)妃一把扯下盔上紅纓,愛(ài)妃建議楚王即刻點(diǎn)燈,看看哪個(gè)家伙盔上紅纓已失,嚴(yán)加懲辦。朋友妻不可欺呀,何況是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之妻呢?豈料莊王大度能容,下令眾將全都摘去盔上紅纓,然后方可點(diǎn)燈。不久,楚王御駕親征與敵國(guó)開(kāi)戰(zhàn),被困重圍,手下兵將四散奔逃,楚王命懸一發(fā),忽然竄出一將拼死力戰(zhàn),保楚王殺出重圍,撿回一條性命。楚王激動(dòng)地說(shuō):“別人都自逃性命,唯有愛(ài)卿肯舍命救駕,你叫什么?是哪個(gè)單位的?”該將答曰:“俺就是那日燭光晚會(huì)上調(diào)戲您媳婦的人?。 ?/p>
17三國(guó)時(shí)期的蜀國(guó),在諸葛亮去世后任用蔣琬主持朝政。他的屬下有個(gè)叫楊戲的,性格孤僻,訥于言語(yǔ)。蔣琬與他說(shuō)話,他也是只應(yīng)不答。有人看不慣,在蔣琬面前嘀咕說(shuō):“楊戲這人對(duì)您如此怠慢,太不象話了!”蔣琬坦然一笑,說(shuō):“人嘛,都有各自的脾氣秉性。讓楊戲當(dāng)面說(shuō)贊揚(yáng)我的話,那可不是他的本性;讓他當(dāng)著眾人的面說(shuō)我的不是,他會(huì)覺(jué)得我下不來(lái)臺(tái)。所以,他只好不做聲了。其實(shí),這正是他為人的可貴之處?!焙髞?lái),有人贊蔣琬“宰相肚里能撐船”。
18藺相如因?yàn)椤巴觇禋w趙”有功而被封為上卿,位在廉頗之上。廉頗很不服氣,揚(yáng)言要當(dāng)面羞辱藺相如。藺相如得知后,盡量回避、容讓,不與廉頗發(fā)生沖突。藺相如的門(mén)客以為他畏懼廉頗,然而藺相如說(shuō):“秦國(guó)不敢侵略我們趙國(guó),是因?yàn)橛形液土畬④?。我?duì)廉將軍容忍、退讓,是把國(guó)家的危難放在前面,把個(gè)人的私仇放在后面啊!”這話被廉頗聽(tīng)到,就有了廉頗“負(fù)荊請(qǐng)罪”的故事。
19明朝年間,山東濟(jì)陽(yáng)人董篤行在京城做官。一天,他接到家信,說(shuō)家里蓋房為地基而與鄰居發(fā)生爭(zhēng)吵,希望他能借權(quán)望來(lái)出面解決此事。董篤行看后馬上修書(shū)一封,道:“千里捎書(shū)只為墻,不禁使我笑斷腸;你仁我義結(jié)近鄰,讓出兩尺又何妨。”家人讀后,覺(jué)得董篤行有道理,便主動(dòng)在建房時(shí)讓出幾尺。而鄰居見(jiàn)董家如此,也有所感悟,同樣效法。結(jié)果兩家共讓出八尺寬的地方,房子蓋成后,就有了一條胡同,世稱“仁義胡同”。
20有個(gè)姑娘要開(kāi)音樂(lè)會(huì),在海報(bào)上說(shuō)自己是李斯特的學(xué)生。演出前一 天,李斯特出現(xiàn)在姑娘面前。姑娘驚恐萬(wàn)狀,抽泣著說(shuō),冒稱是出于生計(jì),并請(qǐng)求寬恕。李斯特要她把演奏的曲子彈給他聽(tīng),并加以指點(diǎn),最后爽快地說(shuō):“大膽地上臺(tái)演奏,你現(xiàn)在已是我的學(xué)生。你可以向劇場(chǎng)經(jīng)理宣布,晚會(huì)最后一個(gè)節(jié)目,由老師為學(xué)生演奏?!崩钏固卦谝魳?lè)會(huì)上彈了最后一曲。
21清朝康熙年間,桐城人張英官至文華殿大學(xué)士兼禮部尚書(shū)。鄰居是桐 城另一大戶葉府,主人是張英同朝供職的葉侍郎,兩家因院墻發(fā)生糾紛。張老夫人修書(shū)送張英。張英見(jiàn)信深感憂慮,回復(fù)老夫人:“千里家書(shū)只為墻,讓人三尺又何妨?萬(wàn)里長(zhǎng)城今猶在,不見(jiàn)當(dāng)年秦始皇。”于是,張老夫人令家丁后退三尺筑墻。葉府很受感動(dòng),命家人也把院墻后移三尺。從此,張、葉兩府消除隔閡,成通家之誼。
22紅軍三軍團(tuán)總指揮彭德懷等30多人前沿察看地形,傳令兵手執(zhí)紅 旗邊跑邊喊讓路。只有一個(gè)戰(zhàn)士坐著不動(dòng)。彭德懷見(jiàn)人擋路便喊了幾句。戰(zhàn)士站起來(lái)朝彭總 就是兩拳。彭總讓過(guò)他匆匆趕路。事后,傳令兵捆來(lái)那個(gè)戰(zhàn)士見(jiàn)彭總。彭總立即讓他回去戰(zhàn) 士自知闖禍,心里害怕,見(jiàn)彭總毫不在意,深受感動(dòng),后來(lái)逢人就說(shuō):“總指揮真是度量寬 宏呀!”
23著名女作家張海迪五歲成了殘疾人,后來(lái)自學(xué)小學(xué)到大學(xué)的課程,以及五國(guó)語(yǔ)言,被評(píng)為三八紅旗手;
24蘇聯(lián)作家?jiàn)W斯特洛夫斯基因?yàn)樽鲬?zhàn)負(fù)傷,雙眼失明,但卻靠頑強(qiáng)的毅力完成了長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)《鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的?》;
25普通職工向秀麗為挽救突發(fā)的火災(zāi)帶來(lái)的財(cái)產(chǎn)損失,毅然撲進(jìn)火海救火,獻(xiàn)出了年輕的生命;
26海爾總裁張瑞敏初到海爾時(shí)面對(duì)企業(yè)的落后管理,決定革新,引進(jìn)國(guó)外技術(shù),使得海爾在短短十幾年當(dāng)中躋身全國(guó)知名企業(yè)行列;
27北京公交車售票員李素麗,十五年如一日,終年工作在來(lái)來(lái)往往的公交車上,熱情待客,態(tài)度誠(chéng)懇。被評(píng)為三八紅旗手;
28上海工人徐虎在業(yè)余時(shí)免費(fèi)義務(wù)到社區(qū)居民家中,無(wú)論何時(shí)何地都能堅(jiān)持如故修理電器,憑借一流的技術(shù)和熱情的服務(wù)受到居民好評(píng);
29氣象學(xué)家陳金水上世紀(jì)60世紀(jì)畢業(yè)后自愿去西藏支援,創(chuàng)辦了氣象站,對(duì)每日的氣象做出精確的匯報(bào),并堅(jiān)持做氣象報(bào)告,至到花甲之年才退休;
30美國(guó)女作家海倫?凱勒自幼雙目失明,靠家庭老師的彭勵(lì)走上寫(xiě)作之路,并積極到世界各地演講,宣傳助殘;
31美國(guó)微軟公司總裁比爾蓋茨大學(xué)時(shí)開(kāi)始研究計(jì)算機(jī),和好友艾倫創(chuàng)辦了公司,在艱苦的工作環(huán)境下進(jìn)行研究,實(shí)現(xiàn) 了網(wǎng)絡(luò)的全球化,本人也因此成為世界首富;
32英國(guó)科學(xué)家霍金幼時(shí)身患半身不遂,聽(tīng)力視力均有下降,但通過(guò)自學(xué)獲得了物理學(xué)學(xué)位,并通過(guò)向別人口授完成了科普名著 《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》;
33北京大學(xué)中文系教授孟二冬對(duì)教學(xué)精益求精,因材施教,堅(jiān)持帶病教研究生,并發(fā)表了一定數(shù)量的論文,終因勞累過(guò)度病逝;
34北大方正董事長(zhǎng)王選院長(zhǎng)多年來(lái)一直致力于計(jì)算機(jī)軟硬 件開(kāi)發(fā)和現(xiàn)代印刷出版事業(yè),在臨終前一天仍然堅(jiān)持審閱學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告.,被譽(yù)為“當(dāng)代畢升”。
35解放前,由于國(guó)民黨腐敗無(wú)能,經(jīng)濟(jì)趨于崩潰,洋貨充斥市場(chǎng)。著名作家朱自清寧肯餓死也不買美國(guó)救濟(jì)粉,被稱為“表現(xiàn)我們民族英雄氣概的愛(ài)國(guó)知識(shí)分子”。錢學(xué)森,中國(guó)導(dǎo)彈之父,美國(guó)說(shuō)他抵三個(gè)師,在新中國(guó)誕生后毅然回到自己的祖國(guó)。
36孔子,早在2000多年前就教育他的弟子要誠(chéng)實(shí)。在學(xué)習(xí)中,知道的就說(shuō)知道,不知道的就說(shuō)不知道。他認(rèn)為這才是誠(chéng)實(shí)守信對(duì)待學(xué)習(xí)的正確態(tài)度。
37牛頓:小的時(shí)候成績(jī)不好但很愛(ài)動(dòng)腦子,做的風(fēng)車很好.長(zhǎng)大之后見(jiàn)到蘋(píng)果落地,偏要問(wèn)個(gè)究竟,最終創(chuàng)立了“萬(wàn)有引力”說(shuō),支配了人類思想。
38李白:小的時(shí)候很貪玩,一次看見(jiàn)河邊一個(gè)老婦人在磨鐵杵就好奇地問(wèn)她為什么磨鐵杵,老婦人告訴他她要把這根鐵杵磨成繡花針,李白從中得到啟發(fā),從此發(fā)奮好學(xué),最終成為千古流傳的大詩(shī)人.
39巴爾扎克年輕時(shí),因窮苦僅吃少量面包;為充饑,他在桌上用粉筆繪了許多碗碟,把愛(ài)吃的食品都寫(xiě)入其中。
30大哲人亞里士多德臨死前他的學(xué)生問(wèn)他還有沒(méi)有什么心愿需要他們替他完成,他讓他的學(xué)生替他把錢還給一個(gè)朋友.
40肖伯納送給朋友一部新作,后來(lái)他在舊書(shū)鋪發(fā)現(xiàn)這部贈(zèng)書(shū),即把它買回來(lái),重新送給這
位朋友。朋友收到這部書(shū)時(shí),見(jiàn)扉頁(yè)上又寫(xiě)了幾個(gè)字:“肖伯納再贈(zèng)”。
41我國(guó)數(shù)學(xué)家陳景潤(rùn)少年時(shí)就立志要在數(shù)學(xué)上有所作為,為了攻克“哥德巴赫猜想”,他整天進(jìn)行演算,光計(jì)算過(guò)的稿紙,就整整裝了幾麻袋,終于初步論證了這一猜想,創(chuàng)造了歐洲人用計(jì)算機(jī)都沒(méi)能做到的奇跡。
42高已成為被人頂禮膜拜的偉大藝術(shù)家,一個(gè)異類,一個(gè)藝術(shù)史上永恒的天才和苦行僧...他的生活很艱苦,但為追求藝術(shù)他不斷的堅(jiān)持下來(lái)。由于生活實(shí)在無(wú)情的壓迫,很可惜的是在經(jīng)歷了無(wú)限的痛苦之后,凡高37歲時(shí)自殺。但做為名人,他的很多東西還是留了下來(lái)。
43.1998年,朱容基總理走馬上任,微笑著走向我們。4年過(guò)去,又到“兩會(huì)”,人們看到的他還是那張剛直不阿、嫉惡如仇的臉孔,還是那份一往無(wú)前的果敢與自信。總理的第一句話是:“請(qǐng)大家提問(wèn)題,分秒必爭(zhēng)?!绷钊烁锌f(wàn)分!再回首:已是彈指十年!時(shí)間,對(duì)於1928年出生、花甲之年才步入中國(guó)政治舞臺(tái)中心的朱容基來(lái)說(shuō),實(shí)在是太緊張了,他的腳步也就總是顯得那樣急促萬(wàn)分。
44周總理生前外訪或接待外賓時(shí)總是帶著微笑,給人以親切、和藹的感覺(jué)以及不可磨滅的印象。如他在訪問(wèn)美國(guó)前任總統(tǒng)尼克松,正因?yàn)橹芸偫淼奈⑿?,使得?guó)與國(guó)之間的不協(xié)調(diào)一下子變得融洽。周總理之所以成為國(guó)際偉人,不僅僅是他的外交能力,還是他的慈祥與微笑。
45左思是我國(guó)西晉著名文學(xué)家,著有《三都賦》、《詠史》等。抄錄讀書(shū)法是在讀書(shū)時(shí)運(yùn)用抄寫(xiě)的方法來(lái)啟迪思維,提高讀寫(xiě)能力。左思抄錄法的步驟是誦讀一抄寫(xiě)一記憶。貫穿全過(guò)程的是“思”,讀中思,寫(xiě)中思,記中思。左思出身寒微,小時(shí)候跟人學(xué)書(shū)法、彈琴、讀書(shū),但學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)到不好。他父親很泄氣,認(rèn)為這孩子沒(méi)有出息。有一次他父親對(duì)朋友說(shuō):“這孩子的智力才能太差了.還趕不上我呢!”左思在一旁聽(tīng)了很不服氣,從此發(fā)憤讀書(shū)學(xué)習(xí),決心追回失去時(shí)光。經(jīng)過(guò)幾年后,他開(kāi)始著手撰寫(xiě)《三都賦》。他把讀書(shū)、抄錄、寫(xiě)作結(jié)合起來(lái),發(fā)憤攻讀,勤于動(dòng)筆,抄錄了無(wú)數(shù)書(shū)文警句。他在室內(nèi)的門(mén)上、墻上,以及廁所里都掛滿了紙、毛筆,隨讀隨記。他還把隨時(shí)看到或想到的思想、語(yǔ)句也隨時(shí)記下。經(jīng)過(guò)
10年構(gòu)思、琢磨及反復(fù)修改,左思終于完成了《三都賦》。消息很快傳開(kāi),一時(shí)轟動(dòng)了洛陽(yáng),大家競(jìng)相傳抄,因?yàn)橛眉執(zhí)?,洛?yáng)紙張都漲價(jià)了,流傳下了“洛陽(yáng)紙貴”的佳話。
46蘇秦是東周洛陽(yáng)(今河南省洛陽(yáng)市)乘軒里人,出身于一個(gè)普通農(nóng)民家庭。蘇秦是五兄弟中最小的,故字季子,其兄蘇代、蘇厲、蘇辟、蘇鶴,均為一時(shí)著名的縱橫之士。蘇秦的準(zhǔn)確生年,今已不可考?!妒酚?燕世家》載:“(文公)二十八年(前334),蘇秦始來(lái)見(jiàn)。”根據(jù)《帛書(shū)》,這一記述有誤?!恫瘯?shū)二十二》說(shuō):齊宋攻魏,楚圍翁(雍)是(氏),秦?cái)∏ぁ!庇终f(shuō)“今者秦立于門(mén)”,顯然為蘇秦初出茅廬,游說(shuō)陳軫的談話。按“秦?cái)∏ぁ痹谇?12年,假設(shè)青年蘇秦首次出現(xiàn)在政治舞臺(tái)上是20歲左右,則推算他大概生于前332年前后。其時(shí),正值戰(zhàn)國(guó)中期,各國(guó)龍爭(zhēng)虎斗,風(fēng)云際會(huì),很多縱橫之士游說(shuō)諸侯,以口舌博取功名富貴,成為白衣卿相,權(quán)傾人主,聲震天下。蘇秦對(duì)此非常艷羨,加之兄長(zhǎng)對(duì)他的影響。從小便立志獻(xiàn)身此道。他獨(dú)自前往齊國(guó),投身于一代縱橫大師鬼谷先生門(mén)下,學(xué)習(xí)縱橫之術(shù)。學(xué)成之后,蘇秦曾先后游說(shuō)周、秦。趙等國(guó),然而均不為所用,碰壁而歸,感到十分羞慚。蘇秦回家后,妻子及嫂嫂都看不起他,譏諷他不務(wù)正業(yè),不事農(nóng)商,認(rèn)為以他的才能想混取功名是癡人做夢(mèng)。蘇秦聽(tīng)后,不但不灰心喪氣,反而閉門(mén)不出,發(fā)憤攻讀。他日夜研習(xí)《陰符》、《揣情》、《摩意》等篇,揣摩打動(dòng)人主的方法。夜半讀書(shū)昏昏欲睡,他“弓錐自刺其股,血流至足”(《秦策一》)。此等刻苦攻讀的精神歷代為人們所傳誦,錐刺股的蘇秦與頭懸梁的孫敬,都被編入《三宅經(jīng)》中,成為發(fā)憤讀書(shū)的楷模。當(dāng)然,蘇秦刺股攻讀的目的是為了求取功名富貴,然而他那種銳意進(jìn)取。奮發(fā)向上的學(xué)習(xí)精神,至今仍是值得提倡的。
功夫不負(fù)苦心人,期年,他的學(xué)問(wèn)大進(jìn),揣情摩意的功夫也提高了不少,蘇秦再次踏上了游說(shuō)列國(guó)的征途。
47曹雪芹生在南京,少年時(shí)代過(guò)著「綿衣紈袴」、「飫甘饜肥」的富貴生活。在他十三歲時(shí),即曹家被抄的次年,全家遷回北京,家道急遽衰落。從此,曹雪芹過(guò)著「茅椽蓬牖,瓦灶繩床」、「舉家食粥酒常賒」的困頓生活。關(guān)於《紅樓夢(mèng)》的創(chuàng)作過(guò)程以及曹雪芹的中、晚年生活,由於文獻(xiàn)資料極少,很多問(wèn)題無(wú)法確知,只能存疑。從曹雪芹的好友張宜泉、敦敏、敦誠(chéng)等人的零星記載中,我們僅知道曹雪芹多才多藝、工詩(shī)善畫(huà)、嗜酒狷狂,對(duì)黑暗社會(huì)抱傲岸的態(tài)度。曹雪芹創(chuàng)作《紅樓夢(mèng)》是在極端困苦的條件下進(jìn)行的,「字字看來(lái)皆是血,十年辛苦不尋?!埂_@部巨著耗盡了他畢生的心血,但全書(shū)尚未完稿,他就因愛(ài)子夭折悲傷過(guò)度而一病不起,「淚盡而逝」,終年還不到五十歲。
第五篇:名人事例
蘇聯(lián)發(fā)射第一艘載人宇宙飛船的時(shí)候,曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過(guò)一件既細(xì)小又重要的事情。當(dāng)時(shí)挑選第一個(gè)上太空的人選時(shí),幾十個(gè)宇航員去參觀他們要乘坐的飛船,進(jìn)艙門(mén)的時(shí)候,只有加加林一個(gè)人把鞋脫下來(lái)。主設(shè)計(jì)師問(wèn)他:“你為什么要脫鞋呢?”加加林回答:“這么貴重的一個(gè)艙,怎么能穿著鞋進(jìn)去呢?”主設(shè)計(jì)師聽(tīng)了非常感動(dòng)。他想:只有把這飛船交給一個(gè)如此愛(ài)惜它的人,我才放心。在他的推薦下,加加林成了人類第一個(gè)飛上太空的宇航員。所以有人開(kāi)玩笑說(shuō),成功從脫鞋開(kāi)始。養(yǎng)成好習(xí)慣是走向成功的第一步。
張衡是東漢時(shí)候杰出的科學(xué)家。他從小養(yǎng)成了愛(ài)想問(wèn)題的好習(xí)慣,對(duì)周圍的事物,總要尋根究底,弄個(gè)水落石出。為了探明自然界的奧秘,年輕的張衡常常一個(gè)人關(guān)在書(shū)房里讀書(shū)、研究,還常常站在天文臺(tái)上觀察日月星辰。他想,如果能制造出一種儀器,能夠上觀天,下察地,預(yù)報(bào)自然界將要發(fā)生的情況,這對(duì)人們預(yù)防災(zāi)害,揭穿那些荒誕的迷信鬼話,該是多么好?。『髞?lái),張衡經(jīng)過(guò)努力鉆研,最終發(fā)明創(chuàng)造了世界上第一架能預(yù)報(bào)地震的儀器--地動(dòng)儀。
藝術(shù)家達(dá)·芬奇從小就非常喜歡畫(huà)畫(huà)。他經(jīng)常兜里放著筆和幾張紙,看到什么喜歡的東西,就畫(huà)下來(lái)。爸爸媽媽就為他請(qǐng)了一位教師,專門(mén)教他畫(huà)畫(huà)。上課的第一天,老師拿出一個(gè)雞蛋,對(duì)達(dá)芬奇說(shuō):“今天我們畫(huà)雞蛋!”達(dá)芬奇想:畫(huà)雞蛋太簡(jiǎn)單了!于是,就漫不經(jīng)心地畫(huà)起來(lái),第二天第三天,老師依然叫他畫(huà)雞蛋,達(dá)芬奇實(shí)在厭煩,就問(wèn)老師:“我已經(jīng)畫(huà)了一天的雞蛋,為什么還要畫(huà)呢?”老師告訴他畫(huà)雞蛋看起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單,但它能練習(xí)你的觀察力和繪畫(huà)技巧,這是畫(huà)好畫(huà)必須具備的基本功。達(dá)芬奇聽(tīng)了老師的話,從此以后,他專心地畫(huà)雞蛋,練就了扎實(shí)的繪畫(huà)基本功,才有了后來(lái)《蒙娜麗莎》的誕生。