A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked(vt. 将……猛按入水) him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp(vi.喘息) and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.There is no other secret.”
　　一个年轻人向苏格拉底讯问胜利的秘诀，苏格拉底让年轻人第二天凌晨到河边见他。他们会晤后，苏格拉底叫年轻人跟他一起走向河里，当河水淹至他们的脖子时，苏格拉底出人意料地捉住年轻人并把其压入水中，那人想要挣出水面，而强健有力的苏格拉底将他摁在水中直到他变得无力抗争，神色发青。苏格拉底将他的头拖出水面，这个年轻人所做的第一件事就是大口喘息后，深吸一口吻,名人故事。苏格拉底问：“当你闷在水里的时候你最想要的是什么？”年轻人答复说：“空气。”苏格拉底说：“那就是成功的秘诀。当你像盼望空气一样渴望成功，你就可能取得它！不其余的机密了。”

　One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to an inn and prepared to put up for the night (投宿)there. A young man received them with open arms(热情地), but said “I’m sorry! Our guest rooms here are all full and the inns nearby are all full, too, for there will be an important meeting to be held here tomorrow.”Hearing the young man’s words, the old couple felt very disappointed, and turned around to leave.Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them: “Madam and sir, if you don’t mind, you can sleep in my bedroom for a night…….”The next evening, the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man, but he refused to take it. “No！You needn’t pay me any money, for I only lend my room to you.” said the young man with a smile on his face.“You’re great, young man! It’s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I’ll build a hotel for you!” said the old man gratefully.With these words, the old couple left.Gazing at their receding figures, the young man only laughed and went on working.Several years later, the young man suddenly received a letter from the old couple, inviting him to go to Manhattan(曼哈顿) .The young man met the old couple in front of a luxury hotel(奢华饭店).“Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago? Look! This is the hotel that I built for you!” said the old man.Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel. (T)True or (F) False1. The young man accepted it happily when the old couple gave the money to him.2. The young man had thought the old man was only joking about building a hotel for him, but the old man kept his word.Keys: 1. F. 2. T.谜底弥补
　　某天晚上外面下着雨，风也刮得非常厉害.一对老年夫妇来到一家旅馆并且筹备在这里安住一个晚上.一位年轻人热忱的招待了他们,但是这位年青人却说道，带不起，咱们的客房差未几都满了，而且邻近的旅馆也是这种情形.由于来日这里将有主要的会议举办.听着这位年轻人的话语.这对老年夫妇觉得无比懊丧，并且要回身分开.合法他们要离开的时候，这个年轻人走向他们并且禁止了他们: “先生，太太，假如你们不介意，你们能够在我的寝室里住一个晚上.第二天晚上，这对老年夫妇给了良多钱给这位年轻人，然而这位年轻人却谢绝接收 “不！你不须要给我钱. 我仅仅是把我的房间借给了你们”.这位年轻人谈话的时候笑颜挂在脸上.“年轻人！您人太好了.您十分的仁慈 ，兴许有一天，我会盖一个旅馆给你.“这位白叟感谢的说说完当前，这对老年夫妇就离开了.

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