Sir Edmund Hillary is famous for being the first person to climb Mt. Qomolangma.
What many people do not know is that Sir Hillary did not make it to the top of Qomolangma the first time he tried.The first attempt was a complete failure.His climbing party encountered one problem after another and more than half his climbing party died.
Nonetheless, the British Parliament decided to honor him with some type of award. When he entered the chamber to receive his award, Sir Hillary saw that a large picture of Qomolangma had been setup.
During the standing ovation that he was receiving, he walked over to the picture, shook his fist at it and said，“You won, this time.But you are as big as you are ever going to get.And I’m still growing.”
We frequently hear the stories of people who have succeeded. And we frequently assume that they succeeded the first time.
But in fact it's the exact opposite.
The road to success is paved with the bricks of failure.
-famous [ˈfeɪməs]adj.出名的，极好的
典型例句
She is famous as a writer.她是著名的作家。
最常用法
be famous for
be famous as 因……而著名/作为……而出名
联想记忆
unknown adj.不出名的，不闻名的
-climb [klaim]vt.爬，攀登 n.攀登，爬
典型例句
He likes to go climbing at weekends.
他喜欢在周末做登山运动。
最常用法
climb a mountain/climb the stairs 爬山/爬楼梯
climb up/climb down/climb along 爬上/爬下/沿着爬
联想记忆
climber n.登山者；攀缘植物
mount vt.登上
-attempt [əˈtempt]n.尝试，企图 v.尝试，企图
典型例句
My early attempts at learning to drive were unsuccessful.
我曾经几次打算学开车，却都没有学成。
Don't attempt the impossible.不要试图做不可能的事。
最常用法
attempt to do sth.试图做某事
attempt at（doing）sth.试图（做）某事
at the first attempt 第一次尝试
make an attempt 试着，尝试
联想记忆
try v.尝试，打算 n.尝试，努力
-complete [kəmˈpliːt]adj.完全的，全部的 v.完成
典型例句
This is a complete waste of time.这完全是浪费时间。
When will the railway be completed?铁路何时竣工？
联想记忆
completely adv.完全地
埃德蒙·希拉里爵士是登上珠穆朗玛峰的第一人，他因此而闻名天下。
然而，很多人并不知道，希拉里爵士第一次试着攀登珠穆朗玛峰时并未成功登顶。第一次登山尝试以彻底的失败而告终。他们接二连三遇到问题，登山队中超过半数的人都丧生了。
尽管如此，英国议会还是决定授予他一些奖励。希拉里爵士走进大厅领奖时，看到里面竖着一幅很大的珠穆朗玛峰的画。
大家起立热烈欢迎希拉里爵士，这时他走到画跟前，冲画挥动了一下拳头，说道：“你这次赢了。但是你就这么高，再也不会长，而我还在长。”
我们常常听到成功人士的故事。我们常常以为他们第一次就成 功了。
但事实恰恰相反。
成功之路是由失败之砖铺就的。