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双语美文欣赏关于双语美文欣赏OneofthemostinspiringquotesIeverheardregardingperseverancewasbyBrianTracy.Hesaid:“Thedifferencebetweensuccessfulpeopleandunsuccessfulpeopleisthatsuccessfulpeoplefailmanymoretimesthanunsuccessfulpeople.”我听过的关于“毅力”的最鼓舞人心的一句名言，出自布赖恩-特蕾西之口。他说：“成功者和失败者的区别是，成功者比失败者要经历更多的失败。”Ipersonallyexperiencedthewisdomofthatunderstandingrightaftermyfirstbookwaspublished.Likemanyauthors,Ienvisionedhundredsofbookstorecustomersliningupformetobenevolentlysigncopiesforthem.我的第一本书出版之后的亲身经历让我对这句名言的智慧有了深刻的理解。与许多作者一样，我也曾想象有几百个我的书迷朋友在书店里排起长龙，期待着我亲切地为他们签名。I’mafraidtosay,itdidn’tquitehappenlikethat.然而，我得说，这一幕并没有发生。IwaslivinginAtlantaatthetimeandarrangedmyfirstsigningatThePhoenixandDragon,thelargestinspirationalbookstoreinthecity.Thestorewascelebratingits15thanniversaryandhadauthorsscheduledtoappearthroughoutthethree-dayevent.IwasscheduledSundayat5pm,thelastdayandtimeslotofthecelebration.那时我住在亚特兰大，正在为我的第一次签名售书活动做准备。这次签名售书活动被安排在龙凤书店举行，那是亚特兰大市最大的励志书书店。为了庆祝书店开业15周年，书店邀请了一些作家陆续在为期3天的庆祝活动中亮相。我被安排在星期天下午5点出席活动—那是三天庆祝活动的最后一天，也是活动的一段间隙。Brimmingwithanticipation,Iwasputintoaprivatesigningroominthebeautifulstore,andforthenexthourandahalf,hadlittlemoretodothantoreadmyownbookandwonderforwhatpurposeintheworldIhadfeltsodriventospendfouryearswritingit.那天，我满怀期待。我被安排在漂亮的龙凤书店的一个专用签名室里。可是在接下来的一个半小时里，我除了百无聊赖地翻看自己的书之外，没有其他事情可做。我不禁问自己，究竟是什么促使我花了四年的时间来写作这本书。Despiteanicesignplacedoutsidetheroomexhibitingimagesofbothmeandmybook,The9InsightsoftheWealthySoul,notasinglecustomerenteredtheroom.Aseachminutepassed,Ibecameincreasinglyanxious.签名室的外面摆着一块漂亮抢眼的广告牌，上面展示着我的头像，以及我的书——《富足灵魂的九大顿悟》，然而却没有一个客人走进这个房间。随着时间一分一秒地过去，我变得越来越焦虑不安。Dotheynotlikethetitle?Iwondered.Dotheynotlikethebookcover?他们不喜欢我的书名吗？我充满疑问。还是不喜欢书的封面设计？After90minutesofthistorture,Iwasabsolutelydistraught.这种折磨持续了90分钟以后，我彻底疯掉了。Forthefouryearswritingthebook,Ihadfeltasenseofmissionandpurposelikeneverbeforeinmylife.Workingafull8to9hourdayinmyclinic,Ihadlivedonastrictregimenduringthefouryearsofgettingintobedby9:30pm,soIcouldquietmymindandfeelasenseofsurrenderbefore