英语名人素材

Mother Teresa [te'resɑ:]（特雷莎修女）

1. winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2. face a diverse range of criticism

3. dedicate (['dedɪkeɪt]致力；献身)the majority of her life to helping the poor in India

4. the devotion towards the poor won her respect throughout the world

5. quote: Give the world the best you have, And it may never be enough; Give the world the best you have anyway.

将你所拥有最好的东西献给世界，可能永远都不够，不管怎样，还是要将最好的东西付出！

Ludwig van Beethoven

（路德维希•凡•贝多芬）

Be regarded as one of the greatest composers（作曲家）in the history of music

Father of symphony（交响乐）

Excellent pianist and violinist.

began to lose his hearing gradually in his late twenties

insist on producing not only masterpieces but also his life

when his deafness was almost total, depending on his strong faith, he created his greatest movement(乐章).

适用话题：乐观，坚强，信念……

Forrest Gump（阿甘）

Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get

I dreamt one day I could run like the wind blows

That day on, if I was going to somewhere, I was running

I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world

‘Are you stupid or something?’

“Stupid is as stupid does”

Jenny and me were like peas and carrots

Though my intelligence was limited in 75, I never look down upon myself

We all have a destiny

When I heard Jenny yelled to me ‘Run! Forrest run

I know I should run all the way up , all the way down

适用话题：思考人生

Helen Keller

适用话题：乐观、坚强、希望、平等……

she is optimistic about life

deaf and blind

she lived in a world of darkness and silence

she never gave up and struggled to lead an active life.

she lived her life to the full instead of crying

while the able bodied（正常人）often feel lost in despair （沮丧）when they are frustrated（挫败的）

Under the guidance of her teacher,helen learned to read and write and became a distinguished

writer.

For a disabled person like her, this was really a wonder!

Helen has set an excellent example to all of us. Her story tells us that we should value what we have, and try our best to overcome any difficulty in life.

People hardly recognize the value of something till it‘s lost. What if we were to lose our sight the next moment?（人们很难意识到东西的价值,直到它的失去。如果我们下一刻失去光明呢? ）

Steve Paul Jobs

He was born on February 24, 1955.

In 1974 ,he find a job to design computer games.

Two years later , he founded the apple computer company.

Now he is famous for ipad , iPod , iTunes Store, iPhone and so on.

Owing to his creative ideas and his ability to catch the opportunity, he succeeded at last.

He said innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

主题：创造力、抓住机遇……

Jeremy Lin（林书豪）

1.born on 23rd ,August,1988 in California America

2.a good case of how confidence works in the course of pursuing success

3.a common and little-known player at Harvard University

4.made a great contribution to the championship

5.turned down in NBA draft（NBA选秀大会）

6.signed a contract with Warriors（金州勇士队）on 21st ,July,2010

7.fell on his evil（不幸的）days and became homeless

8.without confidence and diligence（勤勉）

9.have distinguished himself from other excellent players

10.achieved unprecedented（史无前例的）success

适用话题：自信、勤勉、坚持、顽强、永不言弃……

The Shawshank Redemption

-----Andy Dufresne

1. A young banker who was innocent but was sent to prison for he murdered his wife and her lover.

2. Didn’t lose heart in the violent, hopeless and cruel prison life.

4. bought a mallet from Red.

3. help the dishonest warden（监狱长）to get money or bribe.

5. It took him 20 years before he succeeded in escaping from the prison.

Some birds aren’t meant to be caged, but most birds will choose to stand it.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies.

适合话题：希望，坚持，自由……

Luo Yang

1．aircraft carrier commander in the development of the field