英语作文名人事例

1.BillGates（比尔盖茨）WhenBillGatesmadehisdecisiontodropoutfromHarvard,hedidnotcaretoomuchoftheresult.GatesenteredHarvardin1973,anddroppedouttwoyearslaterwhenheandAllenstartedtheengineofMicrosoft.ManypeopledidnotunderstandwhyGatesgaveupsuchagoodopportunitytostudyintheworld’sNo.1University.However,withsizecomespower,MicrosoftdominatesthePCmarketwithitsoperatingsystems,suchasMS-DOSandWindows.Now,MicrosoftbecomesthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworldandBillGatesbecomestherichestmanintheworld.用于有放弃就会有所得、勇气、懂得把握机会类2.ThomasEdison（托马斯爱迪生）In1879,aftermorethan1,000trialsand$40,000,ThomasEdisonintroducedaninexpensivealternativetocandlesandgaslight:theincandescentlamp.Usingcarbonizedfilamentsfromcottonthread,hislightbulbburnedfortwodays.ThesebulbswerefirstinstalledonthesteamshipColumbiaandhavebeenlightinguptheworldeversince.用于创造力/科技类、失败是成功之母、努力、成功/英雄/困难类3.MotherTeresa（特雷莎修女）MotherTeresa,winneroftheNobelPeacePrize,dedicatedthemajorityofherlifetohelpingthepoorestofthepoorinIndia,thusgainingherthenameSaintoftheGutters.ThedevotiontowardsthepoorwonherrespectthroughouttheworldandtheNobelPeacePrizein1979.ShefoundedanorderofnunscalledtheMissionariesofCharityinCalcutta,Indiadedicatedtoservingthepoor.Almost50yearslater,theMissionariesofCharityhavegrownfrom12sistersinIndiatoover3,000in517missionsthroughout100countriesworldwide.用于大众观点类/善良、品性/4.DianaSpencer（戴安娜王妃）LadyDianaSpencer,PrincessofWhales,isrememberedandrespectedbypeopleallovertheworldmoreforherbeauty,kindness,humanityandcharitableactivitiesthanforhertechnicalskills.不好意思了，戴安娜王妃，我还真不知怎么用你呢..5.NelsonRolihlahlaMandela（纳尔逊·罗利赫拉赫拉·曼德拉）Mandela,theSouthAfricanblackpoliticalleaderandformerpresident,wasawarded1993NobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoantiracismandantiapartheid.NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreatmoralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:aninternationalherowhoselifelongdedicationtothefightagainstracialoppressioninSouthAfricawonhimtheNobelPeacePrizeandthepresidencyofhiscountry.Sincehistriumphantreleasein1990frommorethanaquarter-centuryofimprisonment,Mandelahasbeenatthecentreofthemostcompellingandinspiringpoliticaldramaintheworld.AspresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongressandheadofSouthAfrica‘santiapartheidmovement,hewasinstrumentalinmovingthenationtowardmultiracialgovernmentandmajorityrule.Heisreveredeverywhereasavitalforceinthefightforhumanrightsandracialequality.用于英雄、斗争/大众观点类（非暴力）/6.Beethoven（贝多芬）Beethoven,theGermanComposer,begantolosehishearingin1801andwasentirelydeafby1819.However,thisobstaclecouldnotkeephimfrombecomingoneofthemostfamousandprolificcomposersinarthistory.Hismusic,including9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,severalsenatesandsoon,formesatransitionfromclassicaltoromanticcomposition.用于成功/英雄/困难类7.GeorgeBush（乔治布什）OnJanuary16,1991,PresidentBushorderedthecommencementofOperationDesertStorm,amassiveU.S.-ledmilitaryoffensiveagainstIraqinthePersianGulf.Inlate1992,BushorderedU.S.troopsintoSomalia,anationdevastatedbydroughtandcivilwar.ThepeacekeepingmissionwouldprovethemostdisastroussinceLebanon,andPresidentClintonabruptlycalleditoffin1993.用于成功/英雄/困难类8.JimmyCarter（吉米卡特）PresidentCarter'spolicyofplacinghumanrightsrecordsattheforefrontofAmerica'srelationshipswithothernationscontributedtoacoolingofColdWarrelationsinthelate1970s.In1980,forthefirsttimeinsevenyears,FidelCastroauthorizedemigrationoutofCubabythecountry'scitizens.TheUnitedStateswelcomedtheCubans,butlatertookstepstoslowthetidewhenevidencesuggestedthatCastrowasusingtherefugeeflighttoemptyhisprisons.用于成功/英雄/困难类/斗争、9.NevilleChamberlain（内维尔张伯伦）In1938,BritishPrimeMinisterChamberlainsignedtheMunichPactwithAdolfHitler,anagreementthatgaveCzechoslovakiaawaytoNaziconquestwhilebringing,asChamberlainpromised,peaceinourtime.ElevenmonthsafterthesigningoftheMunichPact,GermanybrokethepeaceinEuropebyinvadingPoland.AsolemnChamberlainhadnochoicebuttodeclarewar,andWorldWarIIbeganinEurope.不喜欢他，不说了...10.RaoulWallenberg（瓦伦堡）RaoulWallenbergwasayoungSwedisharistocrat.In1944heleftthesafetyofhiscountryandenteredBudapest.OverthenextyearheoutwittedtheNazisandsavedasmanyas100,000Jews(hewasnothimselfJewish)fromthedeathcamps.In1945hewasarrestedbytheRussians,chargedwithspying,andimprisonedinaRussianlaborcamp.用于道德类/英雄、自救（Conscienceisamorepowerfulmotivationthanmoney,fameandpower）11.GeorgeSoros--（乔治索斯洛）thefinancialcrocodileSoros,whoatonestageafterthefalloftheBerlinWallwasprovidingmoreassistancetoRussiathantheUSgovernment,believesinpractisingwhathepreaches.HisOpenSocietyInstitutehasbeenpivotalinhelpingeasternEuropeancountriesdevelopdemocraticsocietiesandmarketeconomies.Soroshastheadvantageofaninsider'sknowledgeoftheworkingsofglobalcapitalism,sohiscriticismisparticularlypointed.Lastyear,theSorosfoundation'snetworkspentnearlyhalfabilliondollarsonprojectsineducation,publichealthandpromotingdemocracy,makingitoneoftheworld'slargestprivatedonors.用于大众观点类：（媒体/团体/主流）12.PaulRevere（保罗）OurperceptivetowardsPaulReverejustillustratesthispoint.Accordingtotheromanticlegend,he,gallopingalongofthedarkfromonefarmhousetoanother,alertedthepeopletothecomingBritish.Andofcoursethestoryemphasizedthecourageofon