Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States．The boy didn't see a train he was 12 years old．In his teens.he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows in his 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States．The boy didn't see a train he was 12 years old．In his teens，he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows in his family．

When Carnegie first entered college，he felt because of his clothes and ordinary looks．His mother him: "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"．

Carnegie tried to be more active in college．He joined the debate（辩论） team．But one after another，he lost 12 meets．The young man was very in himself．He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures． soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside．Because of his hard work，he at last． In 1906，Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known．The young man made his own words come true，"Believe that you will succeed， you will．"

In order to his success，Carnegie opened schools and wrote books．His best-sellers include How to Win Friends，Influence People，How to Stop Worrying and Start Living．More than 50 million of his books have been printed in 38 languages．They are still helping people on the road to success．