Once a young man was traveling by train.It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving 1 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 2 .When the train reached a bend(转弯处),it 3 and then a simple house 4 .It was so easy to notice 5 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open.Some passengers even began a 6 about it.The young man was also 7 by the scenery.
On his return he 8 the train at the nearest station and found his 9 to the house.Its owner said that he was troubled by the 10 of the train.He wanted to 11 the house, but nobody would buy it.
12 the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the 13 .He thought it was a good place for 14 because it was facing the railway bend.When the train moved slowly past, the 15 passengers would be very interested in the house.
He 16 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 17 the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 18 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was 19 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).This is a true story.It tells us that discovery is very important to 20 .Monday people have got new ideas from it.
A young man once asked Albert Einstein, (爱因斯坦)the great scientists, 1 the secret of success(成功)is.The scientist told 2 that the secret of success is 3 work.A few days later the young man asked the 4 question again.Einstein was a little 5 .He did not say 6 , but wrote 7 words on a piece of paper(纸)d gave it 8 the young man.The young man looked at the piece of paper. 9 it was written; A=X+Y+Z.
“What does this mean?” asked the young man.
“A stands for success,” explained the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y stands for good methods, and Z…, Z means stopping 10 and getting down to work.”