3.Whatever you can do or dream you can,begin it. Boldness has genius,power and magic in it. Begin it now.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
不论你能做什么,或者认为你能做什么,就开始吧。勇敢是天赋、力量和魔法,现在就开始吧!
——约翰·沃尔夫冈·歌德
4.It is through education and learning that we can ultimately achieve all our goals and desires.
COLIN FACKSON,world record holder
教育和学习能使我们最终达到所有的目标和愿望。
——科林·法克森,世界纪录保持者
5.If you can dream it,you can do it.
WALT DISNEY
想到就能做到。
——沃尔特·迪士尼
6.The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
未来属于相信美梦成真的人。
——埃利诺·罗斯福
7.Be not afraid of growing slowly,be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese proverb
不怕慢,就怕站。
——中国谚语
8.Always remember that your own resolution to succeed is more important than anything else.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
成功的决心比什么都重要。
——阿伯拉罕·林肯
9.Education means never having the feeling of inadequacy…
DUNCAN GOODHEW,Olympic medallist
教育意味着从来没有不足的感觉。
——古德休,奥运会奖牌获得者
10.Imagination is more important than knowledge.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
想象力比知识更重要。
——爱因斯坦
11.Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.
LAUREN BACALL
想象力是飞得最高的风筝。
——劳伦·巴考尔
12.If it’s not going to matter in five years it doesn’t matter now.
CHER
如果五年后不要紧,现在也不会要紧。
——雪儿
13.The world of the future will favor intellectual properties,creation and understanding. Imaginative thinkers will be the ones working in the 21st Century. Only education can provide the training for those who will do this work...
GRIFF RHYS JONES,broadcaster
未来世界宠爱智力财富、创造力和理解力。21世纪是想象家的世纪,只有教育能为这些人提供培训。
——格瑞芙·琼斯,广播员
14.Tens of thousands of people never find out where their talent is. Where else are they going to find out but at school?
TERRY PRATCHETT,author
成千上万的人从来没有发现他们的才能,除了学校,他们还能在哪里发现呢?
——特里·普莱契,作家
15.In the long history of humankind (and animal kind too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
CHARLES DWRWIN
在漫长的人类历史中,那些准备得最完备而且学会最有效地与他人合作的人,才能获得成功。
——达尔文
16.The turtle only makes progress when its neck is stuck out.
ROLLO MAY
乌龟伸出脑袋才能前进。
——罗洛·梅
17.The mind can also be an erogenous zone.
RAQUEL WELCH
思维也是一个敏感地带。
——拉奎尔·威尔士
18.If you learn from your mistakes,you become a better person. If you don’t learn from what you’ve done wrong,then you’re defeating the purpose.
WAYNE GRETZKY,Canadian hockey player
如果你能从错误中吸取错误,你会成为更出色的人。如果不能从错误中吸取错误,你就不会达到目的。
——韦恩·格雷茨基,加拿大冰球运动员
19.Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
天才是百分之一的灵感加百分之九十九的勤奋。
——爱迪生
20.Education can open doors and the more doors open to you the more chance you have in life.
SHARON DAVIES,Olympic silver medalist and Gladiator
教育为你开启大门,门开启得越多,你在生活中的机会就越多。
——莎朗·戴维斯,奥运会银牌获得者
21.Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind you’ll never use crutches or a stick,then have a go at everything. Go to school,join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never,never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.
DOUGLAS BADER,British WW2 fighter pilot
不要听别人说你不能做这个,不能做那个,那都是胡说,下定决心,永远不用任何拐棍就能解决任何事情。你能上学,玩游戏,去任何想去的地方,但是,从来不要让别人说服你什么事情太难,或什么事情不可能。
——道格拉斯·巴德尔,英国战斗机飞行员
三、神秘的学习音乐
下面选择的一些音乐在课堂和培训中取得了好的效果,时间大致相同。
下面为你建议10张光盘:
纯古典音乐——宁静。百代唱片公司唱片,1997 7243 5 66356 2 3
纯古典音乐——力量。百代唱片公司唱片,1997 7243 5 66357 2 2
纯古典音乐——梦想。百代唱片公司唱片,1997 7243 5 66358 2 4
世界上最好的古典唱片!百代唱片公司唱片,7243 8 44161 2 6
爵士——简直是最好的爵士。百代唱片公司唱片,1995 7243
8 36436 2 2
20支当代主题曲。宝丽金唱片公司,1994,7 314516 627 2
吉普赛国王精选。哥伦比亚,1994,14 47242 10
凯尼金(Kenny G),专辑《MONTAGE》,ARISTA唱片公司1990,260 621
麦克·欧菲尔德(Mike Oldfield),专辑《管钟》(Tubular Bells),1973
当研究者证明,学习者预先(不是中间)听了两首莫扎特D大调奏鸣曲后,数学成绩得到了很大的改善,这首音乐在美国热销。
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贝多芬(Beethoven),E小调第五奏鸣曲(Symphony no 5 in E minor)(6.32)
威尔迪(Verdi),布林迪西-茶花女,饮酒歌(Brindisi = from La Traviata - Libiamo ne lieti calici)(3.10)
亨德尔(George Frederick Handel),弥撒合唱曲《哈里路亚》(Hallelujah Chorus - from The Messiah),(4.25)
罗高菲夫(Prolofiev),选自《罗密欧与朱莉叶》的Montagues and Capulets
克拉克(Jeremiah Clarke),小号即兴前奏曲(Trumpet Voluntary),(2.13)
马克·诺夫勒 (Mark Knopfler),《回家》,1983,来自电影《本地英雄》(Local Hero)
融合爵士乐超级劲旅「气象报告乐团」,《鸟岛》(“BIRDLAND”)
伊基·波普(Iggy Pop),lust for life,1996.来自电影《猜火车》Trainspotting.
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