Activity is the only road to learn.
行动是通往知识的唯一道路。
Pleasure comes though toil.
苦尽甘来。
You always pass failure on your way to success. ~Mickey Rooney
在通往成功的路上，你总是把失败。~米奇鲁尼
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure. ~Kenneth Boudling
没有失败，成功是因为我们不从中吸取教训。我们从失败中学习。~肯尼斯
Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
我们的业务是在生活中没有成功，但继续在良好的精神状态，失败。~罗伯特路易斯史蒂文森
It is a mistake to suppose that people succeed through success; they often succeed through failures.
假设人们成功通过成功是错误的;他们经常通过成功的失败。
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. ~Lloyd Jones
那些试图做某事而失败的人永远比那些没经过努力而成功的。~劳埃德琼斯
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
如果你尽力而为，你就不会有时间去担心失败。~引用我爱你，H.杰克逊布朗编译，Jr.
Failure is an event, never a person. ~William D. Brown, Welcome Stress!
失败是一个事件，没有一个人。~威廉D.布朗
The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything - and it works. ~William Strong
只有当你不失败是你最后一次尝试，它的作品。~威廉强
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison
我没有失败。我刚刚发现了10000种不工作。~托马斯爱迪生
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~Bill Cosby
我不知道成功的关键，但失败的关键是试图取悦所有人。~比尔考斯比
There is no failure except in no longer trying. ~Elbert Hubbard
没有失败，除非你不再尝试。~哈伯德
贵酒店明年暑期是否需要一名有经验的柜台部职员？
2. Because I am very desirous of receiving actual experience in accounting during July and August, I am writing to inquire whether you will need the services of a young man with three years of educational training and some part-time experience. Perhaps I could fill in for one of your office staff during the vacation period.
因我渴望在七、八月间获得会计实务经验，特备函问询你处是否需雇用受过三年训练略有经验的年轻人？在假期中我或可添补贵公司空缺。
3. Gentlemen: Attention of Personnel Manager I am looking for a postion asassistant shipping clerk.
人事部经理勋鉴：本人正在谋求一份助理船务职员的工作。
4. Perhaps there is a position in your organization for an young, experienced, and conscientious secretary stenographer.
请问贵公司是否需要一名年青、有经验、负责的女秘书兼速记员？
5. I want a job. Not any job with any company, but a particular job with your company. Here are my reasons. Your organization is more than just a busienss house. It is an institution in the minds of the local public. It has a reputation for fair play and honesty with both employees and customers alike.
For the past four years, while specializing in accounting at colege, I have had a secret ambition to work for your organization in the accounting department. I graduate in June. As I write this letter, I do not know that there is an opening at persent, but here are my qualifications which prompt me to make application now.
本人需要一份工作，不是任何公司的任何工作，而是贵公司的一个职位。贵公司不只是商店，而是大众都知晓的机构。以公正、证实的美誉远近驰名。在大学主修会计四年来，内心早就想到贵公司会计部工作，今年七月即将毕业。写此信时，不知贵公司目前是否有空缺，但是下列的资历促使本人冒昧提出申请。
6. As it is nearing the Christmas season, it occurs to me that you many need additional assistance in selling gifts in your shop. I have a whole week before Christmas, from December 18-24, when I might assist you. I could aslo work evenings from six oclock on, before December 18.
圣诞节将届，想到贵公司可能需要销售礼物的助理，本人在圣诞节前一周（十二月十八日至二十四日）有空，可以帮忙。十八日以前每晚六时后也可以。
7. Gentlemen: Attention of Personnel Manageer
Like many other young men, I am looking for a position. I want to get stated, at the bottom, perhaps, but started.
人事部主任：本人和很多年青人一样正在寻找工作。本人想要有个开头，从基层做起。
人人都有失败，不如坦然面对。
As we go through life we have relationships that dont work out, jobs that just arent right, exams that we flunk, initiatives that dont succeed. The more new things we try the more failures we are likely to have. In fact, the only way to avoid failure is to do nothing new.
这一生，我们总会遇到纠缠不清的人际关系、不甚满意的工作、未通过的
The important thing is how we deal with failure. It can be part of a downward slide in which lack of confidence reinforces feelings of inadequacy and incompetence. But experiencing failure can be a learning experience and an opportunity for a fresh start. A good way to begin this process is by asking yoruself some tough questions.
关键是我们如何面对失败。人走下坡路，往往会自卑，感到无能为力。但失败也是吸取教训、重新开始的机会。要重新开始，最好认真思考下面几个问题。
Take responsibility for what went wrong. OK, so it was not all your fault but some of it was. Successful people dont make excuses or blame others. They take ownership of the issues. Be critical but constructive. Try to look at the experience objectively. Make a list of the key things that happened. Analyze the list step-by-step and look for the learning points.
为所犯的错承担责任。的确，失败并非完全你的错，但你也确实在责难逃吧。成功的人从来不为失败找借口或抱怨他人，而是坦然承担责任。所以，试着客观看待挫折，列出清单，一步一步认真总结才好。
What other options did you have? What choices did you make? How could you have handled it differently? With the benefit of hindsight, what different steps would you have taken?
当初是否还有其他途径？可否换一种方式处理？后见之明或许能让你发现原来还有别的方法解决问题。
Did the problem reveal some lack of skill on your part? How could you learn or improve those skills? Perhaps there are books or courses or people you could turn to. Make a self-development plan to acquire the skills and experiences you need.
挫折是否也代表你能力不足呢？该怎样弥补？或许，你可以读书、上课或向人请教。制定计划，努力提高自己的能力吧。
Is there someone to whom you can turn to for advice? Did a boss, colleague or a friend see what happened? If they are constructive and supportive then ask them for some feedback and guidance. Most people do not ask for help because they believe it to be a sign of weakness rather than strength. Its not. It shows that you are ready to learn and change. Any good friend will be happy to help.
身边有没有可以求助的人？如果上司、同事或朋友能够理解，你可以多征求他们的意见。很多人都觉得求助意味着无能，真是大错特错。你开口求助，表示你渴望学习和改变，朋友当然会很乐意！
Now draw up an action plan. Will you try something similar or something different? Revisit your goals and objectives. This reversal has been a setback on your journey but think of it as a diversion rather than a halt. You can now reset your sights on your destination and plan a new course.
制定行动方案。你想一如既往还是有所不同？好好审视自己的目标吧。失败并不意味着你要放弃，或许你只需换种方式而已。所以，你应重新审视目标，调整实施计划。
If you read the life stories of successful people especially inventors, explorers, scientists or statesmen you will find that their early careers are littered with failures. Walt Disney, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are typical examples. Abraham Lincoln, suffered many defeats in his career in politics including losing the nomination for vice president in 1856 and his second run at being a U.S. Senator in 1858. Two years later he was elected president.
如果你常读成功人士的故事尤其是那些发明家、探险家、科学家或政治家的，你会发现，很多人早年都处处碰壁。沃尔特迪士尼、托马斯爱迪生以及亨利 福特都是很好的例子。再比如亚伯拉罕林肯，政治生涯屡屡受挫：1856年，错失副总统提名；1858年，参议员竞选再度落榜；直到两年后，他才成为美国总统。
The important point is to use your setbacks as learning experiences and make them stepping stones to future success. There are always positives you can take from every episode in your life. Asking yourself these five questions can help find them.
所以，你应该把失败看作吸取教训、走向成功的垫脚石。生命中的每段历程，都有积极乐观的一面。多问问自己这五个问题，或许你就能茅塞顿开。
