I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(大农场,大牧场) in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to(追溯到) a story
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote
“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”
“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’”
“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud(种马,大头钉) fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought
“Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
相关单词:ranch
ranch解释:n.大牧场,大农场
ranch例句:
He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
相关单词:jack
jack解释:n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
jack例句:
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
相关单词:itinerant
itinerant解释:adj.巡回的;流动的
itinerant例句:
He is starting itinerant performance all over the world.他正在世界各地巡回演出。
There is a general debate nowadays
相关单词:detailed
detailed解释:adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
detailed例句:
He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
相关单词:fireplace
fireplace解释:n.壁炉,炉灶
fireplace例句:
The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。
相关单词:gumption
gumption解释:n.才干
gumption例句:
With his gumption he will make a success of himself.凭他的才干,他将大有作为。
Surely anyone with marketing gumption should be able to sell good books at any time of year.无疑,有经营头脑的人在一年的任何时节都应该能够卖掉好书。