The Secret to Success

◎供稿：邓 明

Socrates(苏格拉底，公元前469—公元前399），古希腊著名的思想家、哲学家、教育家。苏格拉底和他的学生柏拉图，以及柏拉图的学生亚里士多德并称为“古希腊三贤”，被后人广泛地认为是西方哲学的奠基者。

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success, Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.

After 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 andduckedhim into the water. The young manstruggledto get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the young man started turning blue.

Socratespulledhis head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was togaspand take a deep breath of air.

Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The young man 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!”

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一个年轻人向苏格拉底询问成功的秘诀,苏格拉底让年轻人第二天早晨到河边见他。

他们见面后，苏格拉底叫年轻人和他一起走向河里。当河水淹至他们的脖子时，苏格拉底出其不意地抓住年轻人并把他压入水中，年轻人想要挣出水面，但强壮有力的苏格拉底将年轻人摁在水中直到他变得无力抗争，脸色发青。

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，深吸一口气。

苏格拉底问： “当你闷在水里的时候你最想要的是什么？”年轻人回答说：“空气。”苏格拉底说：“那就是成功的秘诀。当你像渴望空气一样渴望成功，你就能够获得它！”

词语拓展

pull v. 拉、拖

常见词组：

pull together齐心协力

pull off脱(帽、衣)

pull out拔出；抽出；(车、船) 驶出

pull down拆毁；拉倒；拉下；降低

pull up(使)停下

pull in（车）停下；进站；船(到岸)

pull on穿；戴

pull into进入；到达

pull through 渡过难关；恢复健康

duck猛按入水中

struggle挣扎

gasp喘息