原創作者：雅小果，轉載請聯絡我們美國留學薈
There was a man who had undergone numerous failures in his life. But he said, “One success is enough for me!”
有個人曾從未被幸運女神所眷顧，經歷過無數次的失敗。但他卻說，“我只求一次成功就夠了！”
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any property. Since then, his mother worked outside while he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings. He learnt cooking.
他5歲時，父親因病去世，沒有留下任何財產。此後，他的母親在外工作，他不得不呆在家裡照顧他的兄弟姐妹們。他學會了做飯。
When he was twelve, his mother married another man. His step-father treated him strictly and often beat him when his mother was away.
他12歲時，他的母親再嫁了。繼父對他不好，經常在他的母親離開時打他。
When he was fourteen, he dropped out from school and began his life of roving.
他14歲時，他輟學離校，開始了流浪生活。
When he was sixteen, he lied about his age to participate in the expedition. During the voyage, he was terribly seasick and deported back to his home ahead of time.
他16歲時，謊報了年齡加入了遠征軍。在航行中，他暈船，被提前遣送回家。
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, however, sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
他18歲時，他娶了一個女孩。結婚幾個月後她變賣了他所有的財產並回到了孃家。
When he was twenty, he changed his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were tough for him.
他20歲時，他的工作從電工變成了鐵路上的運輸工人。他所有做過的工作都很艱辛。
When he was thirty, he did a sales work in an insurance company. But before long, he fell out with his boss due to the bonus problems.
他30歲時，他在一家保險公司的銷售工作。但沒過多久，他因為獎金問題與老闆發生了爭吵。
When he was thirty-one, he learnt law by himself and began working in law with the encouragement of his friends. But in a trial, he fight with the litigant on court.
他31歲時，他自學法律。在朋友的鼓勵下他開始他找了有關法律的工作。但在一次審訊中，他因對法院的訴訟不滿意而動起了手。
When he was thirty-two, he was out of work and led a tough life.
他32歲時，失掉了工作，開始了艱難的生活。
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again befell on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his job of promoting tires.
他35歲時，不幸又一次降臨到他的頭上。當他開車路過一座大橋時，固定大橋邊緣的鋼繩斷裂。他連人帶車跌到河裡，身受重傷，又失去了他輪胎推銷員的工作。
When he was forty, he opened a gas station in a town. However, he came into dispute because he beat his rivalries due to the billboard hanging problems.
他40歲時，他在一個鎮上開了一家加油站。然而卻因掛廣告牌的問題把競爭對手打傷，引起一場糾紛。
When he was forty-seven, he divorced his second wife, which had deeply stricken his three children.
他47歲時，他與第二任妻子離婚，他的三個孩子深受打擊。
When he was sixty-one, he campaigned for a senator but failed at last.
他61歲時，他競選參議員，但最後落敗。
When he was sixty-five, his on-growth restaurant was dismantled by the government due to road renovating. He was compelled to sell out all his facilities at a very low price.
他65歲時，政府修路拆了他剛剛紅火的快餐館，他不得不低價出售了所有設備。
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by promoting his chicken-frying technics to various restaurants in different places.
他66歲時，他為了維持生活，到各地的小餐館推銷自己掌握的炸雞技術。
When he was seventy-five, he felt powerless to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he turned down the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
他75歲時，他感到力不從心，因此轉讓了自己創立的品牌和專利。新主人提議給他1萬股，作為購買價的一部分，他拒絕了。後來公司股票大漲，他因此失去了成為億萬富翁的機會。
When he was eighty-three, he opened another fast-food restaurant but fell into a lawsuit due to trademark and patent issues.
他83歲時，他又開了一家快餐店，卻因商標專利與人打起了官司。
When he was eighty-eight, he achieve great success and became well-known to the whole world.
他88歲時，他終於大獲成功，全世界都知道了他的名字。
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde • Sandoz. He often said, “People always complain about the bad weather. Actually the weather is not bad at all. As long as you are optimist and confident all the time, you will have a good weather everyday.”
他，就是肯德基的創始人——哈倫德•山德士。他常說：“人們經常抱怨天氣不好，實際上並不是天氣不好。只要自己有樂觀自信的心情，天天都是好天氣。”
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