導語：閱讀英語勵志故事，給自己帶來更多的鼓勵吧。下面是小編整理的英語勵志故事，供各位閱讀和借鑑。
英語勵志故事【1】
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 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 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.”
一個年輕人向蘇格拉底詢問成功的祕訣，蘇格拉底讓年輕人第二天早晨到河邊 見他。他們見面後，蘇格拉底叫年輕人和他一起走向河裡，當河水淹至他們的 脖子時，蘇格拉底出其不意地抓住年輕人並把其壓入水中，那人想要掙出水面， 而強壯有力的蘇格拉底將他摁在水中直到他變得無力抗爭，臉色發青。蘇格拉 底將他的頭拖出水面，這個年輕人所做的第一件事就是大口喘息後，深吸一口 氣。蘇格拉底問： “當你悶在水裡的'時候你最想要的是什麼？”年輕人回答說： “空氣。 ”蘇格拉底說： “那就是成功的祕訣。當你像渴望空氣一樣渴望成功， 你就能夠獲得它！沒有其他的祕密了。 ”
英語勵志故事【2】
A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher.
But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.
When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in.
Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.
一隻烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終於，他找到了一個大水罐。
然而，水罐裡面的水並不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。
就在他想放棄的時候，他突然想到一個主意。烏鴉叼來了一塊小石子投到水罐裡，接著又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進去。
漸漸地，水面升高了。烏鴉高興地喝到了水。
寓意：有些東西雖然看起來微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會帶來很大變化。
英語勵志故事【3】
After the rain，a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network，due to damp walls，it must climb the height，it will fall，which one to climb，repeatedly falling and… No. a person to see，and he sighed to himself："my life as this spider is not it? busy and no income." Thus，he increasingly depressed. See the second person，he said：this spider really stupid，why do not dry place from the next to climb up to look around? I'll be as stupid as it can not. Thus，he becomes wise up. See the third person，he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched. So he has become strong.
雨後，一隻蜘蛛艱難地向牆上已經支離破碎的網爬去，由於牆壁潮溼，它爬到一定的高度，就會掉下來，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下來……第一個人看到了，他嘆了一口氣，自言自語：“我的一生不正如這隻蜘蛛嗎?忙忙碌碌而無所得。”於是，他日漸消沉。第二個人看到了，他說：這隻蜘蛛真愚蠢，為什麼不從旁邊乾燥的地方繞一下爬上去?我以後可不能像它那樣愚蠢。於是，他變得聰明起來。第三個人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屢敗屢戰的精神感動了。於是，他變得堅強起來。
英語勵志故事【4】
An ant was drinking at a river. Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the water.
A dove took pity on him. She threw a small branch into the river. The ant seized the bough, and swam back to the shore.
A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming a gun at the dove. He bit the man in the foot sharply.
The man missed the shot, and the dove's life was saved.
The dove felt very grateful. She made good friends with the ant.
一隻螞蟻到河邊飲水，卻不幸掉入河中。
一隻鴿子看見，扔下一段樹枝，將他救起。
過了不久，螞蟻看見獵人正在拿槍瞄準鴿子，就狠狠地朝他腳上咬了一口，沒讓他打中。
鴿子非常感激螞蟻。從此，他們成了好朋友。
寓意：有些朋友也許平時看似微不足道，但卻有可能在我們身處困境的時候提供巨大的幫助。