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第一篇：三最短文1

[1] Discipline yourself to1 do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field2.Perhaps the best definition3 of self-discipline is this: “Self-discipline is the ability4 to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”

[2] It is easy to do something when you feel like it.It’s when you don’t feel like it and you force yourself to do it anyway that you move your life and career onto the fast track5.【李阳疯狂英语“三最”口腔肌肉训练纪录：11秒】

【李阳疯狂英语“一口气”训练纪录：1口气】

【参考译文】

[1] 要成为行业中最好的，需要做什么，就督促你自己去做。也许自律最好的定义是这样的：“自律就是能让你自己在应该做的时候做你应该做的事，而不管那是不是你喜欢做的事情。”

[2] 做自己喜欢做的事情是非常简单的，关键是当你不喜欢做某些事情的时候，你还能驱使自己去做，这种自律能使你跨入事业与生活的快车道。

【疯狂注释】

o o o o o 1.discipline oneself(to)自我控制；严格要求（自己）

2.field n.范围；领域

3.definition n.定义；概念

4.ability n.能力；本领；才能

5.fast track 快车道

{mospick} Time Flies!光阴似箭！

【疯狂星级】★★★★四星级·大学四六级·国际商务级 [1] Many people value1 their time more than anything else in the world.Once time is gone it can never be replaced2.This makes time more valuable3 than money.[2] Time is precious4.Nobody can afford5 to waste time.Once time has gone by6, it will never return.You can never turn the clock back7.Time passes very quickly.People say time flies.Time and tide wait for no man.We should, therefore, make the best use of8 time.[3] If you can manage9 your time well, you will have a successful10 life.Try using all your spare time11 to practice English crazily.Even a few minutes' practice while waiting for12 the bus can be valuable learning time.【李阳疯狂英语“三最”口腔肌肉训练纪录：23 秒】

【李阳疯狂英语“一口气”训练纪录：1 口气】

【参考译文】

[1]很多人把时间视为世界上最宝贵的东西。时间一旦消逝,没有什么东西可取代它。这使得时间比金钱更加宝贵。

[2]时间很宝贵，谁都浪费不起。时间一旦消逝，就永远不再来。你永远也无法让时光倒流。时间过得很快，人们说光阴似箭，岁月不待人。因此，我们应该好好善用时间。

[3]如果能合理地支配时间，你一定会有一个成功的人生。试把所有的零碎时间都应用于疯狂地操练英语上面，哪怕是等车的一点点间隙也不要放过。

【疯狂注释】

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.value v.估价；评价；重视，尊重，珍视

replace v.取代，替换，代替；把．．．．．．放回原处

valuable adj.值钱的，宝贵的，珍贵的；有价值的，有用的；重要的precious adj.宝贵的，贵重的，昂贵的；珍贵的；珍爱的afford v.花得起，买得起；负担得起；抽得出时间；经得起

go by 走过；（时间等）过去,逝去；经过．．．．．．旁边；依照；顺便走访

turn back使折回，使往回走；阻止，阻挡；翻回到

make the best use of充分使用（利用）

manage v.管理；操纵；处理；支配；经营；运行 10.11.12.successful adj.成功的，结果良好的，有成就的，飞黄腾达的spare time 空余时间

wait for 等待，等候；期望

页面 1 共有 2 Just Do It!说干就干！

【疯狂星级】★★★三星级·高中生级·国际公民级

[1] If you put off1 things for too long, they can easily become uncontrollable2.The longer you wait to tackle3 a problem, the more difficult it becomes.Don't waste time thinking about how difficult something is.Just take the advice in this passage.[2] Many people put off until tomorrow what they can do today.They always look for4 excuses5 to postpone6 doing something.In the end7, it never gets done.If we leave things undone, we will eventually8 worry.This will cause unnecessary stress9.Therefore, if you have this bad habit, it's best to get rid of10 it and do things as soon as possible.【李阳疯狂英语“三最”口腔肌肉训练纪录：19 秒】

【李阳疯狂英语“一口气”训练纪录：1 口气】

【参考译文】

[1]事情一旦被拖得太久就会变得难以控制。问题拖得越久，就越难以解决。所以，不要把时间浪费在考虑某事到底有多难，从这篇短文接受忠告吧！

[2]很多人把今天能做的事推到明日，他们总是找借口拖延做事。到头来，事情总是没做完。如果我们没有把事做完，我们心里会感到忐忑不安，从而造成不必要的压力。因此，如果你有这种坏习惯的话，最好是将它克服，尽快把事情做好。

【疯狂注释】

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.put off 推迟；拖延

uncontrollable adj.无法控制的tackle v.解决

look for v.寻找

excuse n.借口

postpone v.延迟；推迟

in the end 最终；到头来

eventually adv.最后；终于

stress n.压力；重压

get rid of 摆脱；除去

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第二篇：李阳疯狂英语三最短文-0

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《国际口腔肌肉-三最短文》

Muscle：IM The best way to build your international muscle!锻造你的国际肌肉!Raise your confidence!激发你的冲天信心!Impress others with your English and knowledge!以流利的英语和渊博的 知识令众人瞩目

Speak and learn about the world at the same time!畅谈人间万物，知晓时 事风云!IM，有志者不二的选择!How to get rid of your shyness!如何摈弃羞怯心理 How to tell funny jokes!如何表现幽默风趣

How to improve your manners!如何掌握社交礼仪 How to imitate great leaders!如何效仿领袖风采

ˈimiteit vt.模仿,把…作为例子, 模仿（某人的讲话、举止）；作滑稽模仿, How to deal with cultural differences!如何处理文化差异 How to create good life habits!如何提高生活修养 All in IM！一切尽在IM!You won't hesitate!你将不再犹犹豫豫!You won't stutter!你将不再吞吞吐吐!ˈstʌtə

vt.& vi.结结巴巴地说,不顺畅的工作, 时断时续地移动,n.结巴, 口吃, You won't ever be at a loss for what to say!你将不再结结巴巴!You won't have to struggle anymore!你将不再苦苦挣扎!English will be your automatic reflex!你将侃侃而谈，流利自然!ˈri:ˈfleks

n.反应能力；反射作用, Blurt out English and blurt out the wisdom of life!blə:t vt.突然说出, 脱口而出, 脱口而出英语，脱口而 出生命的智慧

As loudly, as quickly, and as clearly as possible!最大声!最快速!最清晰!

李岚清英文申奥陈述

Kim's Note：This powerful and touching speech was probably the perfect conclusion to Beijing's winning bid.It really proves that China is a key member of the international city and that china is a key member of the international community.Li LanQing delivered this speech in confident English.It's the perfect material for you to practice your English until you have reached the same level of confidence.Do your part to help welcome the world to Beijing by learning the international language!ˈtʌtʃɪŋ adj.令人同情的,感人的,动人的,prep.<书>关于,至于,adv.令人同情地,感人地,动人地;bid n.企图，试图；尝试；努力；争取,喊价, 出价, 投标,努力争取 ,vt.& vi.出价, 投标,vt.命令, 吩咐,说(问候话);致意,（某些牌戏中）叫牌 ,宣布，公开表示,vi.命令；吩咐,【桥牌】叫牌,企图

Ladies and gentlemen, many people in the world have a dream, that one day they could come to China and visit Beijing.女士们，先生们，全世 界很多人都有这样一个梦想，他们希望有朝一日能来 到中国并访问北京。

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My countrymen have a very strong desire to stage an excellent Olympic Games in Beijing which is a great contribution to the Olympic movement and its history.steidʒ n.阶段;时期,舞台,演员的职业;戏剧

我的同胞也有在中国举办一次出色奥 运会的强烈渴望，并将其看作是对奥林匹 克及其历史的一个重大贡献，I therefore hope from the bottom of my heart, that you distinguished IOC members, will help them realize their long-cherished aspirations.dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt adj.卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的,显得重要的；高贵的；有尊严的 , ˈæspəˈreiʃən n.强烈的愿望, 志向, 抱负,发送气音；发 h 音, ˈlɔŋˈtʃeriʃt

adj.被长期渴望的, 因此我衷心地希望尊敬的奥委会委员们能帮助他们实现这一期 待已久的愿望。

The Chinese sage Confucius says, “Isn't it a delight after all to have friends come from afar?” 我国先圣孔子说过，“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？” seɪdʒ

n.圣人, 智者, 哲人,鼠尾草（可用作调料）,adj.贤明的, 貌似聪明的,睿 kənˈfju:ʃəs

n.孔子，Indeed, it is our delight to welcome all guests with open arms in Beijing in the year 2008.2008年如能在北京热烈 欢迎各位客人，这将是我们最喜悦的盛事？ I'm sure you will have a great game in Beijing!Thank you!我相信，届时你们将会 在北京看到一次伟大的 奥运会，谢谢！

【额外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)dream/dri:m/n.梦，梦想；v.做梦； 梦见；梦想；幻想；想 到 I'm sure I can realize my dream of conquering English.我确信我能实现攻克英 语的梦想。

I certainly didn't promise you the money;you must have dreamt it.我肯定没有答应过给你 那笔钱，准是你在胡思 乱想。(2)countryman/n.同胞；同国人；同乡 ；乡下人；农民

(3)desire/ n.愿望，心愿；要求； v.想望，期望，希望； 请求 He has a great desire for fame.他有出人头地的强烈愿 望。

(4)stage/ n.舞台；戏剧；活动场 所；发展进程；阶段或 时期；v.上演；筹备； 举行(5)contribution/n.捐献，贡献；捐款，捐助；投稿

He has made a great contribution to the company.他为公司作出了巨大的 贡献。(6)movement/n.运动；动作；潮流； 动向；运转

The trade union movement is concerned with working conditions.工会发起的这次运动与 工人的工作条件密切相 关。(7)from the bottom of one's heart发自内心地，衷心地

From the bottom of my heart, I apologize for forgetting your birthday!忘记了你的生日，我向 你表示发自内心的歉意。

(8)distinguished [dis'tiŋɡwiʃ]/adj.卓着的；着名的； 卓越的；杰出的；超群 的；出众的；尊贵的

The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage.中华民族以勤劳勇敢着称。

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He is distinguished for his knowledge of economics.他在经济学知识方面出 类拔萃。(9)realize/v.认识到；了解；实现 ；实行

The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。

She realized her dream of becoming an actress.她实现了当演员的梦想。I finally realized my goal of speaking good English.我终于实现了说一口流 利英语的目标。

(10)long-cherished/adj.被长期渴望的，期 待已久的(11)aspiration/n.热望，渴望；志向

She has aspirations to become a great writer.她胸怀大志，要成为一 位伟大作家。His true aspirations is to become the President of the United States.他真正的抱负是想成为 美国总统。

(12)sage/n.智者；贤人，圣人； 年高望重的人；adj.贤 明的，明智的；审慎的 Thank you for your sage advice.谢谢你的高见。

He was a wise old sage, who knew everything about Chinese medicine.他是一位精通中医的年 长的智者。(13)delight/di'lait/n.快乐，高兴，喜悦

(14)afar/adv.远；在远处；远远 地，遥远地

Grammar and structure Have a strong desire to do something.I have a strong desire to quit smoking this year.She is an amazing woman with a strong desire to succeed.第一章 疯狂人生激励

Kim's Note: This passage also applies to learning English.If you put off studying or practicing you will never be able to speak good English.You can't wait until you have free time or extra money to take a class.The right time is now.Don't delay.Just do it!

Just Do It!If you put off things for too long, they can easily become uncontrollable.事情一旦被拖得太久就会变得难以控制。

The longer you wait to tackle a problem, the more difficult it becomes.问题拖得越久，越难以解决。

Don't waste time thinking about how difficult something is.所以，不要把时间浪费 在考虑某事到底有多难，Just take the advice in this passage.这篇短文接受忠告吧！Many people put off until tomorrow what they can do today.很多人把今天能做的事 推到明日，They always look for excuses to postpone doing something.他们总是找借口拖延做 事。In the end, it never gets done.到头来，事情总是没做 完。If we leave things undone, we will eventually worry.如果我们没有把事做完，我们心里会感到忐忑 不安，This will cause unnecessary stress.从而造成不必要的压力。

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Therefore, if you have this bad habit, it's best to get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.因此，如果你有这种坏习惯的话，最好是将它克服，尽快把事情做好。

Speak out!大声说出来

Kim's Note：This is more than a passage to build your international muscle.It's valuable advice for succeeding in English and business.Pretending to understand when you really don't is always a bad idea.Practice this passage and you will be much more confident about asking for clarification.Don't be shy!Native speakers always ask questions when they don't understand.In fact, it shows you are listening!

“Just Ask!” 想问就问

If you don't understand, don't hesitate to ask.如果你不明白的话，一定要毫不迟疑地发问。Some Chinese seem to feel that it is impolite to ask questions even when they don't quite understand.有些中国人以为提问题 是不礼貌的，即使在他们不是十分明白的时候。

However, it's much better to say that you don't understand than to pretend you understand and answer very vaguely.然而，你直言不懂比假装而含糊地回答要来得好。

When you don't understand or haven't caught what was said, you may ask by saying any of the following: “I beg your pardon?” 当你不明白或弄不清对 方说什么时，你可以用以下方式来提问：“你能再说一遍吗？” “I'm not clear on what you said.”“我没听清你说什么。” “I'm afraid I don't understand you.Would you mind saying it again?” “恐怕我不明白你的意 思。你介意再说一次吗 ？” “I'm sorry I' don't follow you.”“很抱歉我不明白你的 意思。” “Could you repeat that?”“你能重复一遍吗？” “I didn't get it.”“我没有听懂。” You'll improve your understanding and the speaker will be happy to make his point again!这样将能增进你的理解，而且说话者也乐意把他 的要点再重复一遍。

Speak Out!大声说出来

Expressing opinions is one example of culture difference between east and west.表达观点的不同是中西文化差异的一个典 型例子。

Westerners express their opinions freely.西方人自由地发表他们 的意见。

They feel it is natural for people to have different ideas, and don't mind hearing views that differ from their own.他们觉得人们有不同的思想那是当然的，并且不介意听到与他们自己不同的意见。You may express frankly what you think or feel.你可以率直地表达你的 想法或感觉。Of course, you shouldn't be rude in your manner or speech.当然你不应该用粗鲁的语气。Statements such as “You're wrong,” “You're mistaken,” “You don't know,” etc.象“你错了”，“你弄错 了”，Aren’t exactly bad, but it is preferable to soften the tone.“你不明白”等等这样的 表达，并不一定是不好的，但是语气应和缓。

You might say, “I don't think you're right,” “l'm afraid you're mistaken,” or “You don't seem to understand.”

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你可以说“我不认为你是对的”，“恐怕你弄错了”，或“ 你好像不太明白”。

Time Flies!时间飞逝

Many people value their time more than anything else in the world.很多人把时间视为世界 上最宝贵的东西。

Once time is gone it can never be replaced.时间一旦消逝，没有什么东西可取代它。This makes time more valuable than money.这使得时间比金钱更加宝贵。

Time is precious.Nobody can afford to waste time.时间很宝贵，谁都浪费不起。Once time has gone by, it will never return.时间一旦消逝，就永远不再来。You can never turn the clock back.Time passes very quickly.你永远也无法让时光倒流。时间过得很快，People say time flies.Time and tide wait for no man.人们说光阴似箭，岁月不待人。Taid n.潮, 潮汐,潮水,潮流, 趋势

We should, therefore, make the best use of our time.因此，我们应该好好善 用时间。If you can manage your time well, you will have a successful life.如果能合理地支配时间，你一定会有一个成功 的人生。Try using all your spare time to practice English crazily.试把所有的零碎时间都 应用于疯狂地操练英语 上面，Even a few minutes' practice while waiting for the bus can be valuable learning time.哪怕是等车的一点点间隙也不要放过。

“最大声is so important”

You are yelling for these reasons:你由于下列原因要大喊 ： Yell away shyness!喊掉羞怯 Yell away inferiority!喊掉自卑 Yell away low spirits!喊掉沉闷 Yell away laziness!喊掉惰性

Yell away all the shackles of life!喊掉一切人生枷锁 ˈʃækəl n.手铐,脚镣,镣铐,束缚,羁绊,vt.给(某人)带上手铐或脚镣,束缚

第二章 社交礼仪Social manners

Kim's Note：I really don't know anyone in America who enjoys surprise visits.Unless you are really close friends with someone, it is embarrassing to have unexpected guests show up When you are in the middle of cleaning your house, or taking a shower.It is always a good idea to call first.Even if you are just outside of someone's building, the right thing to do is to call and say, “I am near your house and wondered if you were free right now.”

Passage No.3 Informal Calls 非正式拜访

Some friends are just like family.一些朋友就像自家人一 样，There is no need to make formal arrangements for a visit.拜访之前没有必要进行正式的预约。

Except for these very close friends and relatives, making unexpected calls should be avoided as much as possible.除了这些特别亲近的朋 友和亲戚之外，尽量不要突然登门造访。

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The unexpected guest is welcomed, but whether that welcome is sincere or given out of kindness is another matter.不速之客还是会受到欢迎，但这种欢迎是否发自内心或只是出于礼貌，就不好说了。Practically everyone has his own plans as to how to spend his time, and it is often perplexing, if not annoying, to be obliged to change one's plans by unexpected visitors.pəˈpleksɪŋ

adj.使人困惑的;令人费解的, 事实上，每个人对于如何支配时间都有自己的计划，为接待一个不速之客而 不得不改变自己的计划，即使不生气也会觉得为难。

When someone invites you to drop by anytime, they really mean to call first to make sure the time is convenient!当有人邀请你可在任何 时候去拜访时，他们是指去拜访之前你 先给他们打电话，确定时间是否方便。

Be Polite讲礼貌

Good manners are so important in today's society.在今天的社会，讲礼貌非常重要。A little effort towards being polite to everyone you meet can have great rewards.如果你肯用点心礼貌地 对待你所遇到的每一个人，你将获得巨大的回报。

Of course there are other reasons for being polite as well.当然讲礼貌还有很多其它的原因 Everyone should be polite.Polite people show good manners.每个人都应彬彬有礼。讲礼貌的人展现良好的风度，Moreover, they are popular.而且受人欢迎。

On the other hand, rude people are looked down upon.另一方面，没有礼貌的 人则被人瞧不起。

Rudeness shows poor education.Therefore, why not be polite? 粗鲁是没教养的表现。因此，何不有礼貌一点 呢？

A simple “Please” , “Thank you” , or' “You're welcome” can make a big difference.“请”、“谢谢你”或“不 客气”这几个词虽然简单，却会使情况大不相同。

If someone says dirty words all the time, it shows that something is wrong with his mouth.如果有的人总是骂骂咧咧，满口脏话，那就说明他 的嘴出了问题。You'd better persuade him to “watch” his mouth!你最好建议他“注意”他 的嘴巴。

Table Manners就餐礼节

There are many differences in table manners in different cultures.不同的文化在饮食习惯 方面存在许多差异。

It is really worth your time to learn about how to behave while eating in other countries.这的确值得你花时间学 一学在国外就餐时应该注意的行为举止。Knowledge of table manners will show your international qualifications.通晓就餐礼节能展示你的国际素质。

Don't make noises with your mouth.将不要咀嚼出声音，Close your mouth when eating.含着嘴吃东西。

People make mouth noises because they eat without closing their mouths.人们咀嚼出声音，是因为没有合起嘴来吃。

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ˈswɔləu，vt.& vi.吞, 咽, vt.不流露，掩饰，抑制 喝汤时不要啜饮，而应一口吞下去。

Don't talk with your mouth full.嘴里有食物时，不要说 话。

If someone talks to you, wait until your mouth is empty before answering.如果有人跟你讲话，要等你的嘴里没有食物 了才回答。

Restaurant Does and Don'ts 餐馆里什么该做什么不该做

What is considered polite in one country is sometimes considered rude in another.有些事在一个国家被认 为是礼貌的，但到了另一个国家却变 成了鲁莽。In other words, sometimes you should slurp and sometimes you shouldn't.slə:p n.啧啧吃的声音,v.啜食, 换句话说，有时你应该 吃出声音，有时就不该吃出声音。

Learning about culture differences while you learn English is the fastest way to broaden your knowledge of the world and become more successful.ˈbrɔ:dn vt.& vi.使…变宽, 扩展,1.(路、河等)变宽，变阔,2.拓展；扩大；(使)数目增加, vt.增长（经验、知识等）, 在学英语的同时学习不同文化之间的差异，是拓宽世界知识最快捷的途径，而且你会变得更加成功。

When eating, the Japanese and some Chinese are in the habit of slurping their food.用餐时，日本人和一些中国人有 吃东西出声的习惯。By doing so, they show their host how much they like the food.这么做是向主人表示他 们有多么喜欢那些菜肴。

Westerners find eating soup this way most unpleasant.西方人觉得这种喝汤法 有失大雅，They also consider picking one's teeth and putting on makeup at the table no-nos.而且在餐桌上剔牙和上妆很要不得。

And when it comes to tipping, they just leave some money on the table.而说到给小费，他们通 常留点钱在桌上，The amount is up to you, but it's usually 15 to 20 percent of the check.给多少由你自己决定，但通常都是菜单的百分之十到百分之二十。

Business Etiquette: Business Cards名片 ˈetɪˈket,-kɪt

n.礼仪, 礼节,规矩, Business cards are less important in American culture than they are in Asian culture.名片在美国文化中不如 在亚洲文化中显得重要。

Knowing the right way to handle business cards is a useful skill wherever you are.知道名片的正确用法，不管到哪里都十分有用。

Requesting someone's business card is a straight forward process.向别人要名片可以直截了当，You need only say: “Do you have a business card?” or “May I have your business card?” 你只需要说：“你有名 片吗？”或“我能要一张你的名 片吗？” When you want to present your own card, you can say, “Here's my card.或在你递上你的名片时，你可以说：”这是我的名片，Feel free to call me if you have any other questions.“ Or, you might say, ”Please send the

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information to this address.I look forward to hearing from you soon.“如果你有什么其他的问题可以随时给我打电话：”或者你还可以说“请将有关信息寄到这个地址。我盼望很快收到你的来信。” It's not polite to directly refuse a request from someone for your business card.直接拒绝他人向你索要 名片的请求是不礼貌的。

Instead, you can say, “Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm all out at the moment.” Or “I forgot to bring them with me.” 你可以说“对不起，眼下我的名 片都用光了。”或“我忘记带名片了。” When you do receive a card, say “Thank you” and examine it briefly before putting it away.你接受名片时应说“谢谢”并简单看一下再把它放好。

International Protocol国际交往

Among the areas that need the most education for international understanding are how to say people's names, eat, dress, and talk.在国际交往中，最迫切需要了解的是对人的称呼以及在饮食、穿着和谈吐方面的差异。Get those four basics right and the rest is a piece of cake.只要你准确地把握这四 个基本要素，剩下的都 是小菜一碟。

The first transaction between even ordinary citizens and the first chance to make an impression for better or worse-is, of course, an exchange of names.即使是两个普通的人，在第一次交往时，也要 相互交换姓名，这是给彼此留下或好或 坏印象的第一次机会。

“What would you like me to call you?” is always a good opening line.“你想让我怎么称呼你 呢？”总是一个很好的开场白。

It's better to ask several times than to get it wrong.与其叫错别人的名字，还不如多问几次。Even then, err on the side of formality until asked to “Call me Joe” fɔ:ˈmælɪti: n.拘泥形式, 拘谨;遵守礼节,正式手续,形式上的措施, 即使在那个时候，为稳妥起见，还是正式一点为好，直到对方跟你说“请叫我乔好了” Jim reminds you that: shouting out as loudly as possible.Have got these benefits: We are going to tell you.Shout out your potential!喊出潜能 Shout out your confidence and self-esteem!喊出自信和自尊 shout out your international muscle!喊出国际肌肉 Shout out your perfect English.喊出一流英语

Shout out your international qualification!喊出国际素质 Shout out your inner-hero!喊出淋漓尽致的英雄本 色 Shout out a brand new universe!喊出一片新天地！

第三章 国际商务International business 11 Solutions to Trade Imbalance贸易不平衡的11种解决方法

World trade is an important topic today.今天，国际贸易已成为一个重要的话题。

The World Trade Organization has focused international attention on global trade issues, especially in China.世界贸易组织已经把全球的注意力引向了国际贸易这一问题，而中国的国际贸易尤其 受到关注。

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当前，美国与我国间的贸易不平衡问题正日益恶化。

We cannot leave this problem unattended, because the United States is the most important trade partner, I'd like to make a couple of proposals to improve the whole situation.ˈʌnəˈtendɪd adj.无人陪伴的;无人出席的;无人照顾的,未被注意的,(伤等)未治疗的, 对这一问题我们不能置之不理，因为美国是我们最重要 的贸易伙伴。为了改善整个局面，我想提一些建议。

First, we need to do more public relations activities to promote understanding, because some of their criticisms are based on misconceptions about our country.首先，我们应该更多地 开展公关活动以增进相互了解，因为他们对我们的一些 批评主要是基于对我们国家的误 解。

We have to communicate with them more by sending lobbyists, producing more movies, publishing more books, and so on.ˈlɔbɪɪst n.游说议员者, 我们必须通过派遣更多 的公关人员，拍更多的电影，出版更 多的书籍与他们交流。Second, we have to make an effort to encourage American companies to do business in our country.其次，我们必须鼓励美国公司在我国开展业务，We should revise our protectionist practices in trade, and promote free trade and competition.我们应该改正我们的贸 易保护主义做法，促进自由贸易和竞争。riˈvaiz vt.修订, 修改,改变，修改（意见或计划）,修正；改变,vt.& vi.复习,vi.修订；校订 ,n.修订；校订,【印刷】校样，清样,修订版，修订本 prəˈtekʃənist n.贸易保护主义者, At any rate, our country and the United States need each other, and we have to maintain communication to understand each other.总而言之，我国与美国相互需要，必须保持交流以求相互了解。

第四章 疯狂时事和社会问题Crazy Current Events and Social Problems Kim's Note：

My own opinion is that learning to blurt out English about important current topics will really help you communicate with people.So take the time to learn this passage well.Japanese Textbooks: Premier Zhu's Opinion朱镕基谈日本篡改历史教科书问题 ˈpremiə n.总理, 首相,首席官员；,adj.最好的, 最重要的,首要的，首位的；最前的；第一的,最早的，最先的, The question of the history textbook is not just an issue between China and Japan.教科书问题并不仅是中日两国之间的问题，Rather it is an issue between Japan and all the Asian countries and people throughout Asia.θru:ˈaʊt prep.(表示时间)自始至终;在…期间,(表示区域)遍及…地域;遍及…场所,adv.处处,始终,在所有方面, 它是日本同所有亚洲国家和亚洲人民之间的问题。

If the past history of aggression started by Japanese militarists is denied and if the historical facts are distorted, it will not only hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, but also those of people throughout Asia.如果日本的军国主义者 发动侵略战争这个历史事实被歪曲，那不仅伤害了中国人民 的感情，而且伤害了全亚洲人民 的感情。

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I don't think this is an issue that should be regarded as interference in Japan's internal affairs.我认为这并不是谁要去干涉日本的内政，Rather, this is a serious issue that will have a bearing on whether or not the people of Japan and of other Asian countries, including China, can develop a friendly relationship from generation to generation.而是关系到日本人民同包括中国人民在内的亚洲人民能不能世世代代友好下去的问题 So it is also in the interest of Japan to have this problem solved.所以，这一问题的解决 同样符合日本人民的利益。

【额外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)textbook/n．教科书，课本

(2)issue/n．问题，议题，争议 ；期，号，版次(3)rather/adv.宁可，宁愿；相 当；恰恰相反

We are not lost, rather, we have won.我们没输，相反，我们 赢了。(4)aggression/n．侵犯，侵略，挑衅 ；侵略行为(5)militarist/n．军国主义者，穷兵 黩武者

(6)deny/v.否认；不承认；抛 弃；拒绝相信；拒绝(某人的)要求；拒绝接 受 The prisoner denied having assaulted a policeman．囚犯否认曾殴打过警察。əˈsɔ:lt n.攻击, 猛袭, 突袭,侵犯他人身体（罪）；侵犯人身罪,（向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击 ,vt.袭击, 殴打;强暴,猛烈攻击，袭击，侵犯人身（罪）, 使（感官）难受,(7)distort/v．扭歪，扭曲，使变 形；歪曲，曲解

The newspapers gave a distorted what had happened．媒体对所发生的事作了歪曲的报道。(8)hurt/v．使受伤；危害，损 害；伤……的感情，使 伤心

Pardon me.I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.原谅我。我本无意伤你 的感情。(9)regard/v.看待，当作，把…… 看作，重视，认为 I regard this as a great important.我认为这极为重要。

If you fail to regard my warning, you may be sorry.如果你不听从我的警告你可能会后悔(10)interference/n.介入，干涉，干预 ；扰乱；干扰

I resented his interference in my affairs.我反对他干预我的事情。riˈzent

vt.对…感到愤怒,(11)internal affair/国内事务，内政

(12)have a bearing on/与……有关系，有关联

It has some bearing on the discussion．那与正在讨论的问题有一些关系。(13)whether or not．．/无论是……或是

Man, money: which one wins?人与钱的斗争，谁会胜利？

Wherever there is money, there will always be corruption.哪里有钱，哪里就有腐 败。Corruption can never be eliminated entirely, it can only be controlled.腐败只能控制，而永远不能彻底根除。

This passage describes the current situation in China.这篇短文描述的就是中 国当前的腐败问题。

Although our Party and government have punished the corrupt officials severely, corruption

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in China seems to die hard.虽然党和政府严厉惩治腐败官员，但中国的腐败似乎难以根除。

The relationship between these men and money has been reversed: money talks;man listens.那些(腐败的)人与金钱 的关系已经颠倒过来：人受金钱的摆布，It seems to me instead of man being in control of money, money is firmly in control of man.在我看来，似乎不是人支配金钱，而是金钱牢牢地控制了人。In today's world many people appear to be hungry for money.当今世界，有不少人对 金钱流露出极度的渴望。

They bow to it.They scramble for it.为了钱，他们或卑躬屈膝，或巧取豪夺。ˈskræmbl vi.快速爬行, 匍匐前进;攀登,争夺, 争抢,(军事飞机)紧急起飞 Some of them even seem to sell their souls for it or risk their lives in pursuit of it.一些人为了金钱不惜出 卖自己的灵魂，甚至冒着生命危险去追求金钱。Is money so fascinating as to be worthy of sacrificing your life? 难道金钱真的这么有魔 力，值得付出你的生命吗？

The Greatest Killers最厉害的杀手

People are always naturally more attracted to things that are bad for them than they are to things that are good for them.人们总是更关注对他们有害的东西，而不是对他们有益的东西。Alcohol and cigarettes are two examples.酒精和香烟就是两个例子。People know these things are bad for them, yet they continue using them.人们明明知道这些东西对他们有害，却仍继续使用。

Alcohol and cigarettes are the two greatest killers in the world.酒精和香烟是世界上两大杀人恶魔。

Hundreds of thousands of people have died because of these two social evils.成千上万的人死于这两个“恶魔”的手中。

As a result, some governments are trying to control the use of these drugs.因此，一些国家努力对这些麻 醉品进行控制。

For example, in many countries, the legal age for drinking has been raised from eighteen to twenty-one.比如，许多国家把喝酒的合法年龄由原来的十八岁提高到 二十一岁。Some countries have even banned smoking in public places.一些国家禁止在公共场合吸烟。

People can help each other live longer by simply discouraging these bad habits.只要努力遏制这些坏习惯，人们就能够使彼此活得 更长寿一些。

The Urgent Need of English in China中国急需英语人才

English may be the most important factor in deciding which countries are leaders in the future.英语可能会成为决定将来哪些国家能处于领先地位的最重 要的因素。

The language of the most advanced management and technology is undoubtedly English.无庸置疑，代表着最先 进的管理和技术的语言就是英语。

Being able to absorb this information is really the key to the new century.掌握这一信息将是决定在新世纪成败与否的关 键。

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21世纪，我们要同越来越多的国 家打交道。

We can't go there and speak our own language because nobody is going to learn it in order to understand us.到那些国家我们不能说自己的语言，因为没有人为了听懂我们的话而去学我们的语言.Our Asian rival, India, 我国的亚洲竞争者印度，has surged ahead of other developing countries in information technology because of its superior English skills.以其较高的英语水平而在信息技术领域走在 其他发展中国家的前面。

Unless we are able to master English, we will not be able to get our population to use IT and take advantage of the new economy.除非能掌握英语，否则我们将不能帮助我 国人们利用信息技术，从而在新经济中站稳脚 跟。

There is an urgent need to have a workforce which is proficient in the language in view of the information technology onslaught.鉴于信息技术所带来的冲击，我们国家急需培养一支精通英语的劳动力。

China Boosts English中国人提升英语水平

It is never too early to prepare for the future.为将来作准备越早越好.If young children develop their language and thinking skills they will become more independent and successful adults.如果趁早培养小孩的语 言和思考能力，长大后，他们的独立性就会更强，而且他们也 会更成功。

China's English-language drive is aimed at preparing people to meet the demands of a more open market after China enters the World Trade Organization.中国下大力气加强英语 教育旨在帮助人们作好准备，以满足中国入世后一个 更加开放的市场对英语人才的需求。

It will ensure that they are able to cope in an Information Technology Age.这一努力将确保他们在信息技术时代站稳脚跟。

The Ministry of Education called on schools to begin teaching English to nine-year-olds or third graders when the new school year begins in September.教育部要求各小学在九月份新学期开始时，对九岁的孩子也就是三年级学生开设英语课程。

This means students will begin their study of English four years earlier than at present.这意味着学生们将比现在提早四年学习英语。

Today, students begin English at the age of 13, when they are in Secondary 1.现在，学生是13岁也就 是上初一时才开始学英语。

The curriculum would begin by stressing speaking, reading and understanding skills to give the children a feel for the language.教学大纲将强调听说、阅读和理解能力，以培养学生的语感。

Writing and grammar rules would be introduced later.写作和语法教学将适当 推迟。

Kim’ Note: I really like this passage because it is not only to practice your 3-ly training, it's a very good answer when someone ask you about why Chinese students are so enthusiastic about learning English or why Chinese English are so important.I will read it in a very conversational and casual way if there is someone ask me Kim, why is

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English so important in China? ˈkɔnvəˈseɪʃɵnl

adj.谈话的,会话的,健谈的,善于辞令的,口语的,适合于会话的, Beijingers Eager to Learn Oral English北京人急切的操练口语

Regardless of whether or not Beijing wins the Olympic bid, raising the English level of its citizens will make Beijing a more international city.不管北京能否赢得奥运 会的主办权，提高市民的英语水平将 更能体现北京国际大都市的形象。

A city with 'so much history and culture deserves to share its treasures with the world.一个拥有如此悠久的历 史和文化的都市，她的财富值得与世界共 同分享。Of course, the number one treasure of Beijing is its people!当然，北京的第一大财 富是她的人民。

Millions of ordinary people in Beijing started to learn English when the capital announced its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.当首都宣布申办2008年 奥运会时，数百万北京市民掀起了学习英语的热潮。Learning and speaking English is “hot” among residents of this 3,000-year-old city.市民学说英语在这个拥 有3,000年悠久历史的 城市变得流行起来。

From schools to factories, from residences to government offices, men and women, old and young, are delving into their “ABCs” with enthusiasm.Delv vi.深入探究, 钻研,n.[人名] 德尔夫, 从学校到工厂，从居民 区到政府办公室，不论男女老少，都以极大的热情投入到 ABC的学习当中。

Many English textbooks with the Olympic bid logo on the cover were published and sold in the city.许多封面印有申奥标志 的英语书籍陆续地出版和销售。

Books teaching basic idioms and expressions for daily communication are the most popular.其中，有关日常交际用 语和习惯表达的书最受欢 迎。

第六章 中西文化Chinese-Western Culture Misunderstanding误解

Eating is always a learning experience in a new culture.在一个陌生的文化中，吃饭往往是一种值得学习的经验。

Here are some differences between American and Chinese dining cultures.以下是中美饮食文化之间的一 些差异。

I must put in a few words about my experience here in China.这里我得先讲一讲自己在中国的经验。

If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always presses more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it of the previous helping.倘若我与中国主人一起用餐，我刚吃完前一次夹给我的菜，他总是马上又在我的碟子里堆上更多的菜。

That often makes me feel very awkward.这常常使我感到尴尬，I have to eat the food even if I don't feel like it, because it is considered bad manners in the west to leave one's food on the plate.即使是我不愿吃的食物，我也得吃。因为在西方，碟子里剩下食物是不礼貌的。

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我注意到，当一位中国人坐在美国人举行的宴席上，他常常推辞递给他的食物和饮料，尽管事实上他还饿着或渴着。

This might be good manners in China, but it is definitely not in the west.在中国，这样做可能是 得体的举止，但在西方，这绝对不是。

In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him.在美国，不停地问人家要不要食 物，或强塞食物给某人是不 礼貌的。

Americans are very direct.If they want something, they will ask for it.If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” 美国人很直率，如果他们想要什么，他们会提出的。如果不想要，他们就会说：“不，谢谢！”

What You Don't Talk About你应该避而不谈的话题

If you bring up a topic that makes people uncomfortable, the room usually gets very quiet.如果你提出一个令人尴 尬的话题，通常整个房间会变得鸦 雀无声。This kind of uneasy silence makes it easy to lose your confidence.这种令人不自在的安静 很容易使你失去信心。

Read this passage to gain an advantage over other people who don't know which topics to avoid.读读这篇短文，知道哪 些话题应该避免，你将获得比别人更多的 优势。Taboo topics tend to make people feel uneasy.忌讳的话题往往会使人 尴尬。What are the things we shouldn't talk about with Americans? 哪些话题是我们不该与 美国人谈论的呢？

Weight is one of the touchiest subjects.体重是最敏感的话题之 一。

In America, it's a huge embarrassment to be overweight.在美国，体重超标是一 件让人极为难堪的事，甚至是一种罪过。

Americans are very weight-conscious and rarely disclose how much they weigh.美国人很关心体重，且极少披露他们的体重。

Therefore, you best not to ask.所以，你还是不过问为 妙。

But if you absolutely have to comment on this subject, it's always safer to say, “Oh, you look like you have lost weight” than “Oh, you look like you put on a few pounds.” 但如果你非得要讲，那就说“噢，你看起来像是减 了几磅”，这远比“唤，你看起来 像是胖了一些”要稳妥 得多。

However, if you would like to be honest but not hurtful, you should choose your words carefully, perhaps by saying: “Hey, you look great.Very healthy looking.” 然而，如果你想说实话 但又不想伤别人心，那么你在用词时应该谨 慎一点，或许可以说：“嘿，你看起来棒极了。很健康。” And always remember, it's not fat.It's muscular.千万记住要让对方相信，那不是脂肪，而是肌肉。

第七章American Kaleidoscope美国万花筒

People In the United States美国的人们

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美国汇集了来自世界各 个角落的人们，The largest groups are Spanish speakers from Latin America.人数最多的是说西班牙 语的拉丁美洲人。

Other important groups are Chinese, Japanese and Korean speakers from Asia.其他主要的群体有来自 亚洲的中国人、日本人和韩国人。

There are Chinatowns all over America and Chinese food is extremely popular.“唐人街”遍布各地，中式餐在美国倍受青昧。

The largest groups from Europe are Germans and Italians.来自欧洲的最大群体是 德国人和意大利人。

The whole country really has an international population.美国正是一个国际人口 的大熔炉。

Customs and foods from many different countries can easily be found in most American cities.在美国大多数的城市里都能找到不同国家的风 俗习惯和饮食文化。What about your country? 你的国家是什么样的呢 ？ Are there people from other parts of the world? Where? 有没有来自世界其它地 方的人们？他们来自哪 里？

American Concept of Time美国人的时间观

The concept of time is one of the biggest differences among different cultures.时间观念是不同文化之间最大的 差异之一。

Most misunderstandings and disagreements come from different views on time.大多数的误解和争执都是起源于对时间的不 同看法。

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's time.对美国人来说，守时是一种尊重他人时 间的表现。

Being more than ten minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation.通常若约会迟到超过10 分钟，就应该向对方道歉或解 释原因。

People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay.知道自己会迟到的人往 往会先打个电话，让对方知道自己会晚一 点到。Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time.当然，会面场合愈不正 式，准时的重要性就愈小。

At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as thirty minutes past the appointed time.举例来说，在非正式的 聚会中，人们往往会在约定时间 过后30分钟才到，But they usually don't try that at work.不过，他们上班通常就 不会这样做。American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others.美国人的生活方式体现 了他们多么尊重别人的 时间。

When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance.当人们在计划一项活动 时，通常会在几天或几个星 期前把时间定好。Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it.时间一旦决定，除非情 况紧急，否则不会轻易 改变。

If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient.如果有人想到家里拜访 你，他们通常会先打电话过 来，以确定你是否方便，LYCE三最短文第1辑

Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced.只有很熟的朋友才会未 经通知就突然造访。

Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed.同时，人们也不太喜欢 太晚打电话给别人，因为怕对方已经上床睡 觉了。

Words：

Punctuality/遵守时刻，准时，正点 Convenient/方便的，便利的 unannounced/未经宣布的

Kim’ Note: Break down difficult words and speak them slowly until you can blurt them out.It's natural speed with confident.And always keep in mind that American concept of time.We just heard American Concept of time, now we will hear about Love Kim's Note：The following passage is very accurate.It also deals with the topic American students are most interested in.American students care more about their relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends than anything else.If you are a student and you want to start a conversation with an American student, this is really the perfect topic!

American Concept of Love美国人的爱情观

The American concept of love and romance begins with dating.美国人的爱情观是从约会开始的。

Young people date in several ways.年轻人的约会方式有几 种。

At first, they might have group dates with several boys and girls together.刚开始，他们可能会进行集体约会，就是几个男生几个女生一起去约会。Later, they start going on single dates-just one boy and one girl.之后，他们才开始单独的约会，就是一男一女。

Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie.有时他们会去看电影，Maybe they will go to a party at a friend's house.也可能去朋友家聚餐，Or they might go out to eat.或者到外面吃饭。

When two couples go out together, we call it double dating.当有两对恋人一起出去时，我们称之为“结对约会”，A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don't know.有时候，你的朋友甚至会安排你和素不相识的人进行一次“瞎盲约会”。That doesn't mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening!所谓“瞎盲约会”并不是指整个晚上让你把眼睛闭着，You just don't know who your partner will be until the time for the date.而是一直要等到约会那天你才知道对象是谁。

If someone asks you for any kind of date, and you don't want to go, you may politely say, “No, thanks.” 如果有人以任何一种方式约你，但你不想去，你只管礼貌地说：“谢谢你，我不去。”

Weekends in the U.S.美国的周末

Most American businesses are only open five days a week.美国的大多数行业只营业五天。

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American school children attend school five days a week as well.美国的小孩也是一周只上五天的课。

American families usually have a two-day weekend.美国的家庭一般有两天的周末，The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.即星期六和星期天。

Over the weekend, people spend their time in many different ways.在周末，人们有许多不 同的消遣方式。

They enjoy activities that are fun and relaxing.他们喜欢有趣而轻松的 活动。Many families spend weekends together.许多家庭都一起共度周 末。They may go shopping, go to the movies, or visit friends.他们会去购物看电影或是拜访朋友。

They may also invite friends over to have a party at home.他们也会邀请朋友来家里聚会。Many American families enjoy sports during the weekend.也有很多家庭利用周末 享受运动带来的乐趣。

Short trips and travel are also popular pastimes.旅行也是很时尚的娱乐方式。

All these interesting activities are the reason why “How was your weekend?” is the most popular American greeting on a Monday morning.正因为有如此丰富多彩的活动，所以星期一早上，美国人见面时最流行的问候是： “周末过得怎么样？”

Cars in the United States汽车在美国

Kim’s Note: I can't tell you the name of every boyfriend.I have had since high school, but I can tell you every detail about every car.Americans love their cars and I am no exception.In fact, driving is one of the things.I miss the most about my life in America.It is hard to describe the close relationship Americans have with their cars.美国人与汽车的亲密关系简直难以用言语来形容。

Driving is such an important part of life in the United States.开车是美国人生活中一 个重要的组成部分。

Throughout their lives Americans ride in cars.美国人一生中都在乘车。

A man usually drives his pregnant wife to the hospital, and back home again with the baby.通常男人开车载他怀孕 的太太去医院，然后再载着新生的婴儿 一起回家。

Later the boy will date his girlfriend in a car.男孩子长大后又将和他的女朋友在车内约会 Having a car is for teenagers a symbol of being grown-up.对青少年而言，拥有一辆车是他长大的象征；

Still later the young man will drive away with his new bride on their honeymoon.再过一段时间，那年轻 人将会开车和他的新娘去度蜜月。

Finally Americans take their “last car ride”-in the big black hearse which carries them to the cemetery.最后，美国人搭乘他们最后一次车，躺在黑色的大灵车里，被送往公墓。

第八章 娱乐Entertainment One Man in a Boat独坐孤舟

Fishing is my favorite sport.钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一 项运动。

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但我从不为此烦恼。有 些垂钓者就是不走运，Instead of catching fish, they catch old tires and trash.他们往往鱼钓不到，却 钓上来些旧轮胎和垃圾。I am even less lucky.我的运气甚至还不及他 们。I never catch anything-not even old tires.我什么东西也未钓到过--就连旧轮胎也没有。

After having spent the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.我总是在河上呆上整整 一上午，然后空着袋子回家。

“You must give up fishing!” my friends say.“你可别再钓鱼了！”我 的朋友们说，“It's a waste of time.” But they don't realize one important thing.“这是浪费时间。”然而 他们没有认识到重要的 一点，I am not really interested in fishing.我并不是真的对钓鱼有 兴趣，I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.我感兴趣的只是独坐孤 舟，无所事事。

The City of Music音乐之城

Music really does mean a lot to people.音乐对人们的影响确实 很大。

There were recently over thirty thousand people in the Forbidden City to hear a concert by the three tenors.最近，有三万多人会聚 紫禁城参加世界三大男高音举办的 音乐会。Billions of people watched this historical concert from almost forty countries.有近四十个国家幻几百 万人观看了这次历史性的音乐会。

Listening to music听音乐

is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world.是全世界许多人最喜爱 的消遣。

This is especially true for the people living in Vienna, the city of music.这对生活在维也纳的人 民来说更是贴切。

Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music and waltz.这个城市不仅是莫扎特 的故乡，也是古典音乐和华尔兹 舞曲的发源地。Music fills the air in Vienna.音乐缭绕于整个维也纳。

Going to public concerts is often free of charge.欣赏公开的演奏会通常 是免费的。And don't forget, Vienna is also home to the world famous Vienna Boy's Choir.别忘了，这里也是世界着名维也纳少年合唱团的所在地。

No wonder people say Austria is always alive with a sound of music.难怪人们说奥地利永远 与音乐共存呢！

第九章 超级演讲Powerful speech

27、Speech at the Banquet for the Opening of the Fortune Global Forum 2001 in Hong Kong(selection)----by The President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin 在香港“2001《财富》 全球论坛”开幕晚宴上 的讲话 摘选 中华人民共和国主席 江泽民

Kim’s Note: This passage is the super challenge, but blurting it out will raise your English

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level immensely.I am delighted to be with you here in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China on this beautiful evening.在这个美好的夜晚，与各位在中国的香港特别行政区欢聚一堂，感到十分高兴。

I wish to express, on behalf of the Chinese Government and people, warm welcome to all of you who have come here for the Fortune Global Forum 2001 sponsored by AOL Time Warner.我代表中国政府和人民，向前来参加美国在线时 代华纳集团举办的“2001《财富》全球论 坛”活动的朋友们，表 示热烈的欢迎!The theme of this Forum, “Next Generation Asia”, is of great significance, as the development of Asia bears on the development and prosperity of all countries and regions not only in this continent but also worldwide.这次论坛的主题“亚洲 新一代”，是很有意义的。亚洲的发展，不仅关系亚洲各国各地 区的发展和繁荣，也关系世界的发展和繁 荣。

Asia is the largest continent on earth.亚洲是地球上最大的洲。

More importantly, the Asian peoples have a strong sense of self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-improvement.更重要的是，亚洲各国人民有着强烈 的自尊自信、自立自强精神，This is an important driving force for transformation and innovation.这是激励变革创新的重 要动力。

I hope that all of us here today will join hands with all other peace-loving people and work for lasting world peace and common development and prosperity of all nations and regions.我希望，在座的各位，以及一切爱好和平的人 民携起手来，为共同促进世界的持久 和平和各国的发展与繁荣而 努力。

Kim’s Note: I think these words are so special and inspirational.I'd like read it myself.Even though I am a woman and will never be the president of China.I still want to share Jiang Zemin's wonderful words.【额外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)express/vt．表达，表不

(2)on behalf of/代表……的一方，作为 ……的代言人；为了… …的利益 On behalf of my colleagues and myself我愿代表我的同事并以 我个人的名义.I'd like to give a warm welcome to you all．向你们大家表示热烈欢 迎。(3)sponsor/v.n．发起，主办，举 办；提倡，倡议；资助，赞助 He sponsored the plan at the meeting．他在会上倡议这一计划。(4)theme/n．题目；主题；主题 思想(5)bear on/对……有影响，和…… 有关

I don't see how that information bears on the case.我不明白那个消息对这件事有什么影响。

(6)development/n．发展；扩张；进展 ；发生；成长(7)prosperity/n．兴旺，繁荣，昌盛 ；成功；富足

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(8)worldwide/adj．世界范围的，遍 及全世界的，世界性的(9)self-esteem/自尊

(10)self-confidence/自信(11)self-reliance/自立

(12)self-improvement/自强

(13)transformation/n．变化，转变，改革，变形；变质；转换(14)innovation/n．革新，改革，创新 ；新方法；新奇事物(15)work for为……/工作，为……做事，为 ……尽力(16)lasting/adj．持久的，永久的，永恒的，耐久的

Grammar & Structure:(1)be delighted to do sth./很高兴做某事，很愉快 做某事 Thank you for your invitation, I'd be delighted to come.谢谢你的邀请，我很高 兴过来。

We'd be delighted to come to dinner on Friday.我们很高兴星期五来赴 宴。(2)be of great significance相当于it is very significant,/表示“非常有意义”，意义重大的“。The new discovery of oil is of great significance to the country's economy.石油的新发现对这个国家的经济发展意义重大。

The new discovery of oil is very significant to the country's economy． 石油的新发现对这个国 家的经济发展意义重大。

第十章 Life of Youth年轻人的生活

28、Modern Girl现代女孩

Helen has a terrible habit.She wastes money.海伦有个很坏的习惯： 花钱如流水。She buys clothes that she never wears.她总是买很多衣服但从 来不穿。

She also enjoys going out to eat, but she goes to expensive restaurants, and then eats only half the food she orders.她喜欢到外面吃饭，而且总是去那些高消费的饭店，然后点了菜又只吃一半就剩下了。She takes taxis everywhere, even when the bus is convenient.不管到哪里她都要打车，即使在坐公共汽车很 方便的时候也是如此。She never thinks about saving money, or about spending it more wisely.她从来不打算怎样省钱，或者怎样花钱更明智。

Helen is like many girls her age.海伦跟许多与她同龄的 女孩子一样，She lives for today, enjoys her life, and doesn't worry about the future.她活着只为今天，尽情 地享受生活，从来不去考虑将来。

第十一章 麻烦人生Trouble life

29、What a Nightmare!真是一场噩梦啊！

Kim’s Note: Sometimes when a day starts off badly, it just keeps getting worse and worse as each hour passes.有时候，一早起来就感 到烦躁不安，而且，随着时间一个小 时一个小时地过去，情绪会变得越来越糟糕。

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如果你遇到这么一天，除了使自己放松；确信明天会更好，其他 什么事你都不要做。

Stone had a terrible day.石头过了倒霉的一天。

His clock didn't work and he got up late.他的闹钟坏了，于是起 床晚了。He missed the train to work.他上班没赶上火车。Moreover, he had to wait a long time for the next train.而且，不得不等很久才 能搭上下一班火车。

As a matter of fact, he waited for more than two hours.事实上，他等了两个多 小时。

To make matters worse, he left his briefcase on the train.更糟糕的是，他把手提 箱落在火车上了。

As a result, he had to go to the police station.结果，他不得不到警察 局走一趟。Poor Stone never got to work that day.What a nightmare!可怜的石头那一天根本 上不了班，真是一场噩 梦啊!

Kim’s Note: Try describing your own idea of a ”nightmare“ day.试着用自己的话描述一 下自己所经历的”倒霉 的一天“，It shouldn't be hard.这应该不会很难。

Everyone has days when they just seem to get up on the wrong side of bed!因为每个人都免不了大清早就没有好心情的体验。

30、Not a Small Problem不是一个小麻烦

Kim’s Note: When you are a big guy, you are likely to have big problems.如果你长得过于人高马 大，你可能会遇到很大 的麻烦。This passage is a perfect example.短文就是一个典型例子。

Mr.Ethan was a very large man.伊桑先生是个身材高大 的人。He had a loud voice and a bad temper.他声音洪亮，脾气暴躁。He was not a giant, but he was much bigger than most men.算不上巨人，但他比大 多数人要高大。

Life was not easy for Mr.Ethan.这篇虽然生活对伊桑先 生来说很不容易。He could seldom find clothes big enough.他很少能找到足够宽大 的衣服。His feet were too large for most shoes.他的脚太大，买不到合 适的鞋。In buses, trains and planes he could not stand up straight.无论是在公共汽车上，在火车上，还是在飞机 上，他都不能站直，The roofs were too low.In cars he could not move his legs.因为顶蓬对他来说太低 了。在汽车里，他的腿 不能动，There was not enough room.At home, his bed was too short.因为空间不够大。在家 里，他的床太短，Chairs were always too small.椅子也总是太小。

In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr.Ethan had problems because of his size.实际上，不管他到哪里，不管他做什么事，都因为过于肥胖而遇到 不少麻烦。These problems were so bad that Mr.Ethan stayed at home most of the time.LYCE三最短文第1辑

这些问题太糟糕了，为减少麻烦，伊桑先生 大部分时间都呆在家里，Life was easier at home.因为在家里，生活更方 便一些。Then one day, a friend said, ”You spend too much time at home.有一天，一位朋友对他 说： “你在家呆得太久了，You should go out more.There's a good movie at the theater.” 应该多出去活动活动。电影院里有一部很好看 的电影。“ ”I can't sit in theater seats,“ Mr.Ethan said.”I'm too big.“ ”电影院里的座位我坐 不下“，伊桑先生说，” 我太胖“。”That is no problem,“ his friend said.”I'll buy you two tickets.“没问题”，那朋友说，“我帮你买两张票，You can get them at the theater when you go.”到电影院的时候你就可以拿到票。“ The friend sent money to the theater for two tickets.那位朋友寄钱到电影院 订了两张票。When the day came, Mr.Ethan put on his best clothes and went to the theater.到了那一天，伊桑先生穿上他最好的 衣服就去了电影院。

”You have two tickets for me,“"我叫伊桑，我来这里领我的两张票。” he said to the woman in the ticket office.他对一位女售票员说。

“My name is Ethan.” “Oh, yes, Mr.Ethan,” the woman said.“ ”Here you are, seats G4 and P12.“ l'm sorry, you and your friend can't sit together because we are very full this evening.” 哦，伊桑先生，“女售票员说，这是您的票，分别是G 4和P12。很抱歉，因为今晚上电影院暴满，您和您的朋友不能坐在 一起了。” Poor Mr.Ethan.可怜的伊桑先生!He smiled sadly, walked out of the theater and went home.他苦笑一下，悻悻地离 开电影院回家去。

第四部分

超级句型1：I have a strong desire to sth.我强烈渴望….⑴、I have a strong desire to improve my life.我强烈渴望改善我的生 活。⑵、I have a strong desire to blurt out every passage in this book!我强烈渴望把这本书的 每一篇短文都脱口而出！

⑶、I have a strong desire to conquer English.我极度渴望征服英语。⑷、I have a strong desire to marry her.我非常想和她结婚。

⑸、I have a strong desire to move to another city.我很想搬到另一座城市。⑹、I have a strong desire to emigrate to American.我非常想到美国定居。⑺、I have a strong desire to see you again.我非常渴望能再一次见 到你。

⑻、I have a strong desire to start my own business.我非常渴望创办自己的 公司。⑼、I have a strong desire to quit smoking.我很想把烟戒掉。

⑽、I have a strong desire to tell him the truth.我很想告诉他真相。

超级句型2：Don't waste time doing sth.别浪费时间做某事

(1)Don't waste time memorizing useless vocabulary words．别浪费时间记无用的词 汇。(2)Don't waste time making excuses!Just do it!别浪费时间找借口了，马上去做!(3)Don't waste time worrying about the future!别浪费时间担心你的未 来。

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超级句型3：It's better to...than to与其……不如……

(1)It's better to be safe than sorry．与其弄巧成拙，不如小 心谨慎。

(2)It's better to try and fail than to never try at all.在尝试中失败总比什么都不做要强得多。(3)It's better to tell him the truth now than to wait until later． 与其等以后再告诉他真相，不如现在就告诉他。

超级句型4：I don't think...我认为……不……

(1)I don't think we have enough money to buy a new car.我认为我们没有足够的 钱买一部新车。

(2)I don't think you understand what I mean.我想你没明白我的意思。(3)I don't think you are qualified for the job.我认为你无法胜任这份 工作。

超级句型5：ma ke the best use of...充分利用……

(1)Make the best use of your ability.充分发挥你的能力。(2)Make the best use of foreigners.充分利用外国人。(3)Make the best use of your spare time to practice English.充分利用你的业余时间操练英语。

超级句型6：Th ere is no need to…没有必要做某事(1)There is no need to thank me.不用谢我。(2)There is no need to shout.没必要大喊大叫。

(3)There is no need to worry about him.没必要为他担心。

超级句型7：persuade sb.to do sth.劝说某人做某事(1)I'm trying to persuade Jim to come to dinner with us.我试图说服吉姆过来和我们一起进餐？

(2)You can't persuade me to change my mind.My mind is made up.你无法说服我改变主意，我已经下定决心了。

(3)My mother persuaded me to take an during my summer vacation.妈妈说服我在暑假期间参加英语培训。

超级句型8：it 's really worth your time to do sth.值得你花时间去做某事。(1)It's really worth your time to learn about other cultures.其它国家的文化确实值 得你花时间去学习。

(2)It's really worth your time to improve your pronunciation． 你确实应该花点时间改 进你的发音。

(3)It's really worth your time to read this book carefully.这本书真的值得你花时 间仔细去读。

超级句型9：in the habit of...有……的习惯，常常

(1)I am not in the habit of making excuses．我没有为自己找借口的习惯(2)I am in the habit of exercising every day.我养成了天天锻炼的习惯。(3)He has been in the habit of taking a nap after lunch every day.LYCE三最短文第1辑

每天吃午饭后他有午睡 的习惯。

超级句型10：F eel free to do sth.做某事不要拘束

(1)Feel free to ask any questions.有什么问题请随时问我。

(2)Feel free to call me if you are in town.如果你来这座城市，可 随时打电话给我。(3)Please feel free to email me at any time.不管什么时候都可以给 我发电子邮件。

超级句型11： What would you like me to do...你想要我做什么(1)What would you like me to do spend my life waiting for you? 你想要我怎么做？等你 一辈子啊？

(2)What would you like me to do while you are away? 你不在的时候想要我做 什么？(3)What would you like me to do with all these papers? 你要我怎么处理这些文 件？

超级句型12： make an effort to do sth.尽量做什么(1)Please make an effort to speak English.尽量说英语。

(2)Make an effort to be nice to her.She's shy.尽量对她和善一点，她 很害羞。(3)Please make an effort to get there on time.尽量准时赶到那里。

超级句型13： in the interest of...为了；为了……的利益(1)In the interest of saying time, we took a taxi instead of a bus． 为了赶时间，我们打的 而不是坐公共汽车。

(2)In the interest of fairness, you all will have a chance to speak.为公平起见，你们都有 机会发表自己的意见。

(3)It's in the interest of all human beings to protect the environment.保护环境符合全人类的 得益。

超级句型14： Wherever there is sth.There will be...有……的地方就会有… …(1)Wherever there's smoke there will be fire.无风不起浪。

(2)Wherever there is excitement there will be danger!哪里有刺激哪里就会有 危险。(3)Wherever there are women there will be trouble.哪里有女人哪里就有麻 烦。

超级句型15： As a result...其结果是，作为……的 结果

(1)As a result of the explosion, fifty people were found dead in the mine． 有50人在矿井爆炸中丧生。

(2)I have excellent health as a result of daily exercise.我之所以这么健康是每 天坚持锻炼的结果、(3)As a result of my laziness, I failed the exam.我考试不及格是懒惰的 结果。

超级句型16： There is an urgent need to do sth.极其需要做某事，急切 需要做某事(1)There is an urgent need to hire talented managers in China.中国急需管理人才。

(2)There is an urgent need to finish this project by tomorrow.这个项目明天一定要完成！(3)There is an urgent need to eliminate pollution.消除污染非常紧迫。

超级句型17： It's never too early to do sth.做某事越早越好

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(1)It's never too early to teach your child good manners.教小孩讲礼貌越早越好。(2)It's never too early to start saving money for college．存钱上大学越早越好。(3)It's never too early to learn a foreign language.学外语越早越好。

超级句型18：...with enthusiasm充满热情地

(1)Practice speaking with enthusiasm．疯狂地练习说。

(2)She worked on the project with great enthusiasm.她全身心投入到这个项 目上面。(3)We joined the class with enthusiasm and excitement． 我们以极大的热情和无 比的兴奋参加培训。

超级句型19： It's considered bad manners to do sth.做某事被认为是不礼貌 的(1)It's considered bad manners to stare at others.盯着别人看是不礼貌的。(2)It's considered bad manners to spit in public.在公共场合吐痰是不礼 貌的。(3)It's considered bad manners to interrupt someone while he is speaking.打断别人的讲话是不礼貌的。

超级句型20： You look like you have lost weight你看起来象是减了几斤(1)Have you been on a diet? You look like you have lost weight.你是不是在减肥？你看 起来象是减了几斤。

(2)You have a great suntan and you look like you have lost weight.经过日光浴，你的皮肤 棒极了，而且，看起来 你还苗条了不少。(3)I heard you were sick and you look like you have lost weight． 我听说你病了，而且你 看起来好像瘦了些。

超级句型21：...is extremely popular非常受欢迎(1)Chinese food is extremely popular.中国菜倍受青睐。

(2)Cartoons are extremely popular these days.近段时间动画片非常流 行。

(3)Hollywood movies are extremely popular all over the world.好莱坞电影风靡全世界。

超级句型22： call for...要求……

(1)This sort of work calls for a lot of patience!做这种工作需要极大的 耐心！

(2)You're getting married? This calls for a celebration!你要结婚了？这可要庆 祝一下了！(3)The situation calls for immediate action.这种情况需要立即行动。

超级句型23： begin with从……开始，以……开 头

(1)When studying English, begin with your pronunciation.学英语从发音开始。(2)I'd like to begin with a funny story.我先来讲一个有趣的故 事。(3)We'll begin with a short training class to prepare you for the job.我们首先要对你们进行 短期的岗前培训。

超级句型24： All these...are the reason why...所有这些是……的原因

(1)All these problems are the reason why I am worried．所有这些问题是我担心 的原因。(2)All these opportunities are the reason why study English．

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所有这些机遇是我学习英语的原因。

(3)All these employees are the reason why our party is so strong and successful． 所有这些员工是我们公司兴旺发达的 原因所在。

超级句型25： It's hard to...做某事很难

(1)It's hard to remember so many grammar rules and lifeless vocabulary words.记住这么多的语法规则和枯燥的词汇是很难的。(2)If I come home late, it's hard to explain to my wife．如果回家晚了，我很难跟妻子解释。(3)It's hard to find a good job.找一份好的工作很难。

超级句型26： I'm not really interested in...我对……确实不感兴趣(1)I'm not really interested in politics.我对政治实在不感兴趣。

(2)I'm not really in interested in sports.我对体育运动真的不感 兴趣。(3)I'm not really interested in your excuses!我实在不想听你的借口。

超级句型27： No wonder...难怪……；怪不得……

(1)No wonder you have so many girlfriends, you are so handsome!你长得很帅，怪不得有 这么多女朋友。

(2)No wonder you are always sick, you don't take good care of yourself.你不会照顾自己，怪不得你老是生病。

(3)No wonder we didn't see you for so long, you were in America!怪不得这么久没见到你，原来你在美国。

超级句型28： be delighted to...高兴做某事

(1)I'm delighted to be here today.今天我很高兴到这里。

(2)I'd be delighted to have dinner with you.我很高兴和你一起进餐。

(3)I'm delighted to introduce our next guest.我很高兴介绍我们的下 一位客人。

超级句型29： live for为……而活着；盼望

(1)She lives for her family;she really is an excellent mother.她为家人而活着：她确 实是一位优秀的母亲，(2)He lives for music;it's the most important thing in his life.他为音乐而活着，音乐 是他生活中最重要的部 分。

(3)I live for the weekend because I hate my job.我常常盼望周末，因为我讨厌自己的工作。

超级句型30： There is nothing to do but...只能做某事

(1)There is nothing to do but wait for the results.除了等结果我们什么都 做不了。(2)There is nothing to do but leave town.除了离开这座城市，我 们别无选择。

(3)There is nothing to do but listen to his problems.我们只能听他解释自己 的问题了。

超级句型31： be likely to很可能，极有可能

(1)We'll be likely to hire several people this month.这个月我们有可能招聘 一些人。

(2)China will be likely to enter the WTO this year.今年中国极有可能加入 世界贸易组织。

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(3)I will be likely to go abroad to study English.我可能出国学习英语。

第三篇：短文阅读训练(三)

魔法作文训练营——阅读短文训练

（三）姓名

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（一）________________________

在诗人笔下，玄武湖美丽而神奇，是令人神往的地方。于是，我忍不住去游览了一番。玄武湖的周围是高大的明城墙、秀美的九华山和古色古香的鸡鸣寺。水，城墙，山，寺，相映成趣，成了人间天堂。

步入“环洲”，只见碧波轻盈而来闪电而去，多像一个孩子。这孩子（玩顽）皮而可爱，美丽而娇柔，是一个人见人爱的小朋友。岸上杨柳依依，多像一个个动人的姑娘在梳洗自己的长发呀！有的游人赞叹不已，还有的与这细柳拍照留（恋 念）。这时，微风（拂 佛）来，让人神清气爽。那细细的柳条，随风（飘 漂）动，好像跳起了美丽的舞蹈。还有的柳条，宛如烟云舒展，所以便有了“环洲烟柳”之美称。

再赏“樱洲”，“樱洲”其实是个洲中洲。“樱洲”上种满了樱花，因此提名为“樱洲”。樱花粉红，粉红的，有的还粉里透白。每到春天，樱花一树树，一丛丛，都绽开了笑脸，多么像少女那红扑扑的脸庞呀！樱花树上花团锦簇，繁花似锦，真美呀！“樱洲”上花不仅美，而且多，无怪乎人们称它是“一片花海”呀！记得诗中有云“人面桃花相映红”。可在“樱洲”上，只要有樱花就足以让人怀念。

玄武湖，真是一幅美丽的画卷！

1、我能给短文加上一个合适的题目，写在文前的横线上。（2分）

2、我会用“”画去文中（）里不正确的字。（2分）

3、我能根据意思从文中找出相应的词语写在括号里。（3分）

①无数色彩鲜艳的花,好像漂亮的锦缎，形容美好的景色和美好的事物。（）

②相互衬托着，显得很有情趣。（）

③形容人神志清爽，心情舒畅。（）

4、文章描写很美，比喻句很多，我能用“”从文中画出两个比喻句来。我还能自己写一个比喻句：

5、文章是一篇游记，是按的顺序写的。读完这篇文章，我知道了“环洲”之美美在，“樱洲”之美美在。玄武湖的美犹如。

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（二）弯弯的小路

骄阳似火。近中午了，可赶集的人还似一股股流水，从四面八方汇集到这弯弯的小路上，形成一条奔流的人河。在人流中，一个小姑娘正推着满满一车杏子摇摇晃晃地走着。路窄，人挤。突然，“哗啦”一声，黄澄澄、水灵灵的甜杏儿在地上滚动起来。

呀！无数只脚就要踩到杏子，怎么办？这时，一个洪钟似的喊声压倒吵嚷声：“大家别动！”人群立刻静下来，接着，一个拄拐棍的老人弯腰去捡杏子，一个抱孩子的妇女弯腰去捡，一个红领巾弯腰去捡，一个小伙子弯下腰……

“完了！”姑娘心头一颤，五年前的情景一幕幕浮现在脑海里：一条弯弯曲曲的小路，一个小姑娘挑一担苹果在路上走着。拥挤的人流碰翻了筐子，蜂拥而上的人争抢着果子。吃果子的人嬉笑着散开，姑娘掩面哭泣，这姑娘，正是她自己。

“闺女，别着急。”老人把捡到的杏子放进车里，打断了姑娘的追忆。

“姑姑，给你。”妇女怀中的孩儿用小手捧着杏儿喊。

红领巾踮着脚，努力把捧杏的手伸过来……

姑娘不敢相信自己，她擦去泪花，睁大眼睛：不错，都捡回来了，满满的一车杏子。这时，一股清凉的风儿轻轻飘来，姑娘紧锁的眉头舒展开了，脸上泛起了红晕，似一朵绽放的红彤彤的花，可泪花又蒙住了她的眼……

噢，是风儿吹到这弯弯的小路上，吹走了千万人心头的炎热，吹开了姑娘脸上的花……

5、从文中找出下面词语的近义词：

顿时（）出现（）回忆（）

6、从文中找出下面词语的反义词：

寒冷（）舒展（）稳稳当当（）

7、四面八方（）（）（）

摇摇晃晃（）（）（）

4、用“~~~~~~~”画出文中打比方的句子。

5、用“————”画出对姑娘外貌进行描写的句子。

6、文章中两次写到姑娘的泪水。第一次姑娘“掩面哭泣”是因为

第二次“泪花又蒙住了她的眼”是因为______________________________

7、为短文确定中心思想：（）

6、本文表现了果农丰收的喜悦。

B、本文表现了姑娘心情变化。

C、本文表现老人、妇女等人助人为乐的精神。

8、画线句子中的“风”表面上指________________，实际上是指_________________________

第四篇：最美的英语诗歌和短文摘录

Silence

引言：

沉默本身也是一种思想和心境的流露，是灵魂的另一种形式的回声。

Indeed, for a living thing there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form.Some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head.Some use it as a means to depict their disorientation and melancholy.And some use it as a way of expressing their angers and sorrows....Silence usually is ephemeral.It reminds one of the bronze bells dangling from a pagoda's eaves;on windless days they are a decoration upon the age-weathered beauty, but with wind they give out wonderful tinkling and jingling metallurgic sounds, as if echoing age-old stories of long, long ago...Do you not think the same of silent people?

They say that “silence is golden”, but of what nature is this “gold”? It can include integrity, honesty and kindness;it can stand for indifference to and detachment from fame and fortune;but it can also act as an excuse for hypocrisy, slyness and cowardice...the glittering of gold may not necessarily be the most brilliant lustre in the world Can it be that permanent silence is only represented by death?

Perhaps even death cannot represent true silence, for the carrier of the soul can turn into dust, so that the sincere and wise voices from the bottom of the heart will trigger long-lasting echoes in the seas of human hearts...沉默

其实，对活着的生命而言，真正的沉默是不存在的。沉默本身也是一种思想和心境的流露，是灵魂的另一种形式的回声。

有的人以沉默掩饰思想的空虚。

有的人以沉默叙述迷茫和惆怅。

有的人以沉默表达内心的愤怒和忧伤。

……

沉默常常是暂时的。就像古塔檐角下的铜铃，无风时，它们只是一种古色古香的装饰，一起风，它们便会发出奇妙的金属音响，似乎是许多古老故事的悠远的回声……

沉默的人们不也一样?

“沉默是金”，是怎样的一种“金”呢? 这个“金”字中，可以包含正直、善良，可以代表淡泊、超脱，也可以是虚伪、圆滑、怯懦的一种托辞……金子的光泽，未必是世界上最动人的光泽。

是不是只有死亡才是永远的沉默?

也许，死亡也未必是真正的沉默，灵魂的载体可以化为尘土，那些真诚睿智的心声，却会长久地在人心的海洋中引起悠长的回声……

1℃ love

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy.The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife.So she thought, “he doesn't love me any more, he just cares his business...not me”.One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okey?”

“Why not let me shower first,” she asked.“I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, okey?” She was totally depressed.On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...it was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted.She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I was not as rich as before!We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in the bathroom, it was so cold to take a shower in such a freezing winter.But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first.I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1℃, 2℃ or 3℃

Now I can't give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.1℃的爱情

一个寒冷的冬天，一对夫妇因为破产，所以不得不从豪宅里搬出。丈夫每天辛勤工作以维持家庭开支，但很少顾及到妻子。于是，妻子暗自想道：“他不再爱我了，他只在乎他的事业，而不是我。”

一天，妻子准备洗澡，可丈夫叫住了她，“让我先洗吧。”“为什么不让我先洗呢？”“亲爱的，因为我很累，你之后再洗吧”妻子为此很不开心。

一天，妻子无所事事，郁郁寡欢，于是打开了丈夫的电脑。上面的几行字让她的眼睛湿润了，那是他的日记。

今天，我很不开心，因为她问我为什么总是我先洗澡，而我对她说，因为我太累了，想先洗。她肯定不高兴了，觉得我对她不像以前那么好了。但是我该怎么做呢？我不像以前那么有钱呀！我们搬到了一个小公寓，只有一个洗澡间，在这样的冬天洗澡真是冻死人了。但我发现，如果一个人先洗的话，浴室就会暖和的，所以每次我都第一个冲进浴室。我想，等她进去浴室时，至少暖和一两度吧。

现在，我不能给她舒适的生活，带她去高级餐厅，给她买漂亮的衣服，但至少我还能给她1℃的爱情.A little Girl

Sitting on a grassy grave, beneath one of the windows of the church, was a little girl.With her head bent back she was gazing up at the sky and singing, while one of her little hands was pointing to a tiny cloud that hovered like a golden feather above her head.The sun, which had suddenly become very bright, shining on her glossy hair, gave it a metallic luster, and it was difficult to say what was the color, dark bronze or black.So completely absorbed was she in watching the cloud to which her strange song or incantation seemed addressed, that she did not observe me when I rose and went towards her.Over her head, high up in the blue, a lark that was soaring towards' the same gauzy cloud was singing, as if in rivalry.As I slowly approached the child, I could see by her forehead, which, in the sunshine seemed like a globe of pearl, and especially by her complexion, that she was uncommonly lovely.Her eyes, which at one moment seemed blue-gray, at another violet, were shaded by long black lashes, curving backward in a most peculiar way, and these matched in hue her eyebrows, and the tresses that were tossed about her tender throat and were quivering in the sunlight.All this I did not take in at once;for at first I could see nothing but those quivering, glittering, changeful eyes turned up into my face.Gradually the other features, especially the sensitive full-lipped mouth, grew upon me as I stood silently gazing.Here seemed to me a more perfect beauty than had ever come to me in my loveliest dreams of beauty.Yet it was not her beauty so much as the look she gave me that fascinated me, melted me 小女孩

在教堂的一扇窗下长满绿草的坟堆上，坐着个小女孩。她仰着头，望着天空，唱着歌儿。她的小手指点着一朵飘浮在她头顶的金色羽毛般的小彩云。突然间，阳光显得格外灿烂，照在她光泽的头发上，给它涂上一层金属似的光彩，很难说出它突竟是什么颜色，是深褐色，还是黑色。她是那么全神贯注地望着彩云，她那奇妙的歌声，或可说是喃喃自语，似乎是对着那彩云而发的。因而她没有注意到我站起身来朝她走去。在她上空高高的蓝天里，一只展翅飞向那朵轻盈透明的彩云的云雀也在歌唱，似乎在与她比赛。我慢步向小女孩走去，她那在阳光下如同珍珠一样圆润的前额，特别是她那肤色，使我感到她真是异常可爱。她那黑黑的长睫毛非常别致地朝后弯曲着，掩映着一双一会儿像是蓝灰色的，一会儿又像是紫罗兰色的眼睛。她的长睫毛同她的眉毛和头发色泽调和，披拂在她娇嫩的脖子上的发绺，在阳光里轻轻飘动。我并没有马上领略到这一切，因为我一开始只注意了那双闪闪发光、富于表情、盯着我看的眼睛。我伫立在一边默默地注视着她，才渐渐地看清了她容貌的其他部分，特别是那张灵敏而又丰满的小嘴。呈现在我眼苎的这一美的形象似乎比我在最美好的梦境中所见过的更美。然而，与其说是她的美丽，不如说是她朝我看的那种眼神，更使我着迷，更使我陶醉．

At Home in the Savanna

My name is Dopal.I’m eleven years old and I live in Tanzania in the heart of the African Savanna.I’m a Masai.Masais are nomads who travel all over with their animals, looking for pasture.Our most wonderful and valuable possession is our herd.I’ve never been to school.My father teaches me everything I have to know.He explains to me how to lead our herd.My own animals are in the middle of the herd.Every Masai gets a cow, a lamb, and a goat the day he’s born.Our most beautiful goat belongs to my father.Her name is Olliye.I love her, even though she’s not always easy to handle.Olliye is going to have a baby very soon.My father knows Olliye is my favorite, but he always reminds me that we must love all our animals as if they were our children.My father knows all about nature.He shows me some cheetah tracks.Our herds have lots of predators like hyenas, lions, and leopards.A Masai has to be ready to risk his life for his herd.A shepherd must always listen for different sounds and watch to make sure the animals walking behind don’t get lost All Masais have their own animals, even the girls.They become their dowry when they get married.The animals are also used in trade for food in the market.My people have always been shepherds.We’re not farmers.For us, the earth is sacred, and we mustn’t hurt it by planting things.Like all boys, I dream of becoming a warrior.A warrior has to be strong and intelligent.He’s the one who defends the herd against wild beasts.He sometimes travels long distances to bring back lost animals, and he also watches over our safety.Masais go through three stages: childhood, warrior, and elder.I’ll be a warrior from thirteen to twenty-five years old, before I become an elder like my father.Then I can get married and have children.草原上的家

我叫多培尔，十一岁了，住在坦桑尼亚热带草原的中心。我是马赛人。马赛人是赶着牧群四处寻找牧地的游牧民族。我们最宝贵的财产就是我们的牧群。

我从没上过学。我爸爸教会我所应该知道的一切。他告诉我怎样引导牧群。我自己的牲口在牧群中间。每个马赛人在出生的那天都会得到一只母牛、羊羔或山羊。我们最漂亮的一只母山羊就是我爸爸的。它叫奥莱亚。我喜欢它，虽然它有时候不太听指挥。奥莱亚很快就要当妈妈了。爸爸知道我最喜欢奥莱亚，他总是提醒我说我们要爱护所有的动物，就好像爱护自己的孩子一样。我爸爸知道自然界的一切事情。他教我看豹子留下的踪迹。我们的牧群有许多天敌，如鬣狗、狮子和美洲豹。马赛人要时刻准备着为牧群而牺牲。放牧人必须时刻留神着各种声音，并看管好跟在身后的牧群，保证没有一只丢失 所有的马赛人都有自己的牲口，女孩也有。她们结婚时，牲口就成了她们的嫁妆。牲口还可以用来在市场上换食物。我的族人都是牧人，没有农夫。在我们眼里，土地是神圣的，不可以在上面种植东西伤害它。

和所有的男孩一样，我梦想成为一名武士。武士必须强壮而机智。他守卫牧群不受野兽的袭击。有时他会跋涉遥远的路程找回失散的牲口，他还保卫着人们的安全。马赛人一生有三个阶段：儿童时代、武士时代和成年时代。从十三岁到二十五岁这段期间，我会成为一名武士，然后成为像爸爸一样的成人。然后我就结婚生孩子。

Beliefs 信念

Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life.In most cases, whatever you believe is what you will become.If you believe that you are loser, that you never get a break in life, that you can’t accomplish anything, these things will be your reality.Believe that you are unlimited, that you can do anything you commit to doing, and when you do, your accomplishments will know no bounds.You control your beliefs, and that is how you ultimately control of your life.This is a very important point.So how do you develop beliefs that will empower you?

Many of our beliefs come from our environment, the world we live in on a daily basis.If your environment is limiting your beliefs, then work very hard on changing it.If you are constantly around people who are negative and limiting, find other people to hang out with.Get around positive, successful people.Beliefs also come from past experiences That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis.Set small, achievable goals, and then try your best to reach them.“I will finish this project by early afternoon.”

”I will make six calls on the phone in the next hour.”

“I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight.”

When you start to experience success, then you start to believe in success, and that leads to more and bigger successes.Beliefs come from knowledge.The more you learn, the more things you will know to be possible.Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new.It will bring new possibilities into your beliefs and your life.Most importantly, you can develop new beliefs by setting and visualizing goals for your life.Define your goals clearly and with precision.Then, in your mind, see yourself achieving them in all of their sensory details.Mentally live the experience, see the sights, hear the sounds, smell the aroma, feel the feelings.Your nurtured beliefs will lead you to their reality.信念

信念的力量是非常强大的，它可以创造，也可以毁掉你的生活，在大多数情况下，你相信你会是怎样的，最终就会变成什么样子。如果你认为自己是个失败者，那你的一生就永远不会有突破，也不会取得任何成就，你所认为的就都会变成现实。相信你的能力是无限的，你就可以做到你想做的一切，而一旦你去做，你将不断取得成就。[ 你控制自己的信念，也就是说你最终控制自己的生活，这点非常重要。因此，你会怎样引导自己的信念给自己注入力量？

我们的许多信念都来源于我们所处的环境，来源于我们每天生活着的世界。如果你的环境制约着你的信念，你就要努力来改变它。如果你身边的人都是些消极低落、缩手缩脚之徒，那你就应该找些积极、成功的人为伴。

信念还来源于过去的经历，这就是为什么人常理上说有些成功经历显得很重要。定一些小的、可实现的目标，然后努力达到这些目标。“我今天下午要早些时候完成这个项目”“我一个小时后要打6个电话”“今晚我要锻炼20分钟”。当你开始经历成功，你就会开始相信它，然后你就会取得更多、更大的成功。

信念来源于知识。读得越多，你就越会知道很多事情都是可能的。要经常抓住机会学一些新的东西。它将给你的信念和生活带来新的可能性。最重要的是，你可以通过确定和设想人生目标来确立新的信念。清晰准确的确定你的目标。然后在你的脑海里设想一一取胜。心存记忆，看其香味、感同身受，你勃发的信念会让一切都变成现实。

Growing Roots

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr.Gibbs.He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known.He never yelled at us for playing in his yard.I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than circumstances warranted.When Dr.Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees.His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant husbandry.He came from the “No pain, no gain” school of horticulture.He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.Once I asked why.He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each successive tree generation will grow weaker and weaker.So you have to make things rough for them and weed out the weenie trees early on.He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture.I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured So he never watered his trees.He’d plant an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper.Smack!Slap!Pow!I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.Dr.Gibbs went to glory a couple of years after I left home.Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago.They’re granite strong now.Big and robust.Those trees wake up in the morning and beat their chests and drink their coffee black.I planted a couple of trees a few years back.Carried water to them for a solid summer.Sprayed them.Prayed over them.The whole nine yards.Two years of coddling has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot.Whenever a cold wind blows in, they tremble and chatter their branches.Sissy trees.Funny things about those trees of Dr.Gibbs’.Adversity and deprivation seemed to benefit them in ways comfort and ease never could.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons.I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within.I often pray for them.Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy.But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer

This change has to do with the inevitability of cold winds that hit us at the core.I know my children are going to encounter hardship, and I’m praying they won’t be naive.There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere.So I’m changing my prayer.Because life is tough, whether we want it to be or not.Too many times we pray for ease, but that’s a prayer seldom met.What we need to do is pray for roots that reach deep into the Eternal, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be swept asunder.成长的树根

在我还是小孩子的时候，我有一个老邻居叫吉布斯医生。他不像我所认识的任何一个医生。我们在他的院子里玩耍，他从不对我们大喊大叫。我记得他是一个非常和蔼的人。

吉布斯医生不拯救人性命的时候就去种树。他的住所占地10英亩，他的人生目标就是将它变成一片森林。

这个好医生对于如何持家有一番有趣的理论。他来自一个“不劳无获”的园艺学校。他从不浇灌他新种的树，这显然与常理相悖。有一次我问为什么，他说浇水会毁了这些树，如果浇水，每一棵成活的树的后代会变得越来越娇弱。所以你得把它们的生长环境变得艰苦些，尽早淘汰那些弱不禁风的树。

他还告诉我用水浇灌的树的根是如何的浅，而那些没有浇水的树的根必须钻入深深的泥土获得水分。我将他的话理解为：深根是十分宝贵的。

所以他从不给他的树浇水。他种了一棵橡树，每天早上，他不是给它浇水，而是用一张卷起的报纸抽打它。“啪！噼！砰！”我问他为什么这样做，他说是为了引起树的注意。

在我离家两年后，吉布斯医生就去世了。我常常经过他的房子，看着那些25年前我曾看着他种下的那些树。如今它们已是像石头般硬朗了。枝繁叶茂、生气勃勃。这些树在早晨醒过来，拍打着胸脯，啜饮着苦难的汁水。

几年前我也种下两三棵树。整整一个夏天我都坚持为它们浇水。为它们喷杀虫剂，为它们祈祷。整整9平方码大的地方。两年的悉心呵护，结果两棵树弱不禁风。每当寒风吹起，它们就颤抖起来，枝叶直打战。娇里娇气的两棵树。

吉布斯医生的树真是有趣。逆境和折磨带给它们的益处似乎是舒适和安逸永远无法给予的。

每天晚上睡觉前，我都要看看两个儿子。我俯视着他们那幼小的身体，生命就在其中起落沉浮。我总是为他们祈祷，总是祈祷他们的生活能一帆风顺。但后来我想是该改变我的祈祷词的时候了。

这改变是因为将吹在我们要害的不可避免的寒风。我知道我的孩子们将遇到困难，我祈祷他们不会幼稚而脆弱。在某些地方总会有寒风吹过。

所以我改变了我的祈祷词。因为不管我们愿不愿意，生活总是艰难的。我们已祈祷了太多的安逸，但却少有实现。我们所需要做的是祈祷深植我们的信念之根，这样我们就不会被雨打风吹所伤害。

Hold Fast to Dreams

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow How Germans See Others

The Germans generally adore England and have suffered in the past from unrequited love.England used to be the ultimate role model with its amazingly advanced political,social, industrial and technological achievements.The Germans regard the English as being very nice and mostly harmless, almost German.They admire Americans for the(un-German)easygoing pragmatism and dislike them for their un-German superficiality.For the Germans,the United States is the headmaster in the school of nations, and accord due respect if not always affection.Germans are strong believers in authority.If you know how to obey, then you can also be a master runs the refrain.With the Italian Germans have a close understanding because they have so much history in common.Through wars, invasion and other forms of tourism, a deep and lasting friendship has been established.Italian art treasures, food and beaches are thoroughly appreciated.There is also a connection arising from the fact that Italy and Germany both achieved nationhood in the last century, and are still not entirely sure that this was a good thing The French are admired for their sophisticated civilization, and pitied for their inferior culture.The French may have higher spirits, but the Germans have deeper souls.Despite this, Francophilia is widespread among Germans, especially those living close to the French border.Like a wistful child looking over the garden fence, Germans envy Mediterranean people for more relaxed attitudes, cultural heritage and warm climate.But only when they are on holiday.The only people to whom the Germans readily concede unquestioned superiority of Teutonic virtues are the Swiss.No German would argue their supremacy in the fields of order, punctuality,diligence, cleanliness and thoroughness.They have never been to war with the Swiss.If experience has taught them one thing, it is that there is not future outside the community of nations.No other nation has a stronger sense of the importance of getting along with others.Tolerance is not only a virtue, It’s a duty.德国人如何看待别国

德国人普遍对英格兰人怀有好感，而且过去曾受过这份“单相思”的煎熬。英格兰曾是世界顶级角色的典范，有着令人惊叹的先进的政治，社会，工业和技术的成就。德国人认为英国人很友好，基本上没有恶意，几乎和德国人一样。

他们欣赏美国人那种（非德国式的）悠闲随和的实用主义，同时又讨厌美国人那种（非德国式的）肤浅。对德国人来说，美国是国际学校的校长，那么对校长即使不热爱的话，也要给予相应的尊重。德国人是忠实的信徒。他们时常重复的一句话就是：如果你懂得如何服从的话，你也就可以成为成功之路的主人。

德国人对意大利人的了解颇深，因为两国有如此相似的历史。通过战争，侵略，以及各种形式的旅游，两国间建立了深厚而持久的友谊。意大利的艺术家，食物及海滨深得德国人的赞赏。两国间还有一种联系，即意大利和德国都是在上个世纪（19世纪）取得了主权地位，而且至今都不很肯定这究竟是不是一件好事。

德国人欣赏法国人精妙深奥的文明，同时又惋惜其文化的低劣。相比之下，法国人可能精神层次较高，而德国人则有更深邃的灵魂。除此之外，有亲法情绪的德国人还是很普遍的，特别是那些住在法国边界的人。

德国人就像一群不知足的孩子，喜欢眺望花园篱笆外的世界。他们嫉妒地中海地区的人们所有轻松的生活态度，文化遗产和温暖的气候，但那只是在他们度假时才有的心态。

德国人只肯承认瑞士毫无疑问地比他们自己更具有日耳曼民族的美德。瑞士人讲究条理，守时，勤奋，清洁又严谨，没有一个德国人会对他们在这些领域的至高地位持有异议。而且，他们从来没有和瑞士人发生过战争。

如果以往的经验曾经教会他们一件事，那就是：脱离国际社会就没有前途。没有一个国家比德国更深刻地认识到与人友好相处的重要性。宽容不仅是一种美德，它也是一种责任。If I Die Today

If I die today, how would I feel about my life?

Life is fragile.A good friend of mine called me today and shared that his girlfriend”s brother passed away last night.He was married, with two young children.He died of a massive heart attack in the middle of the night.And he was only 44 years old.“It could never happen to me,” we think.“I”m too young to die.“ But how young is ”too young to die?“

We really don”t know how many days or years we will live.An accident, such as by plane, automobile, or other mishap could claim our life.Or perhaps, an unusual illness.Or a vital organ could fail.So what would we say if our life were to end today? Would we be satisfied? Would we know that we had lived our life fully, on purpose? Could we feel we “did it right?”

It is hard question to answer.I recently had a cousin pass away from cancer.I don“t know how she would have answered this question.But I”m 99% positive she wasn“t ”ready“ to go.Not with two little ones and a loving huaband and so much life ahead of her(she was 35 years old).If we live our life completely every day, we still may not be thrilled with the thought of death.However, death is really only a passing from one physical body to our more complete spiritual one(not that our spirit isn”t the core essence of who we are now).Are there things we can be doing better? Are there people we can love better? Can we live our aspirations today? If we know the answer, what are we waiting for to make us do it? Death? Life is fragile.Now is the time to live fully and bless those friends and family who grace us with their love.如果我今天死去

如果我今天死去，我会怎样评价我的生民旅程呢？

生命是脆弱的。

我的一位好朋友今天打电话给我,告诉我他女朋友的哥哥昨天晚上去世了。这位哥哥已经结婚,留下两个孩子，他于半夜死于严重的心脏病，年仅44岁。

“这种事情永远不会发生在我身上”，我们都这样认为，“我们还年轻，不会死的。”但是多年轻才算“太年轻”呢?

我们真的不知道我们可以活多少天、多少年。一次空难、一次车祸或一次灾难就可能夺去我们的生命。或许我们会染上一种奇怪的病，或许我们身体的一个重要的器官出了问题。

所以，如果我们的生命将在今天结束，我们会说写什么呢？我们会满足吗？我们会不会认为已经尽力让自己的生活过得充实了？我们会不会想，我们做的对吗？

这是一个很难回答的问题。我的一个堂姐最近因癌症去世了。我不知道她会如何回答这个问题。但我99%的肯定她并不想死。她有两个孩子，有爱她的丈夫，有很长的路要走（她只有35岁）。

如果我们的生活每天都很充实，也许我们想到死就不会害怕了。但是，死亡确实只是从物质实体向更加完整的精神实体的过度（这不意味着灵魂不是我们现在的核心本质）。[ 有没有一些事情我们可以做的更好？有没有一些人我们可以给予更多的爱？今天我们可不可以实现愿望？如果我们知道答案，还等什么来采取行动呢？死亡？生命是脆弱的。从现在开始我们就要让我们的生活变得更充实，祝福那些深爱我们的朋友和家人。

Kiss of Reality

引言：

成和败全都在你的思想，下定决心你就可以支配你的命数，管制你的思想就可以改变自己的命运...To talk of illusions, aren’t they great? Illusion or day dreaming help us to think of what we want to become in life.We literally see how life revolves us in that position.It's an entirely different world of pleasure, comfort and imagination.Most of our day dreaming or illusions make us more and more egocentric.The word ego means self.Hence by dreaming and visualization we become self-centered.We never realize that things we dream of can be achieved by us by programming ourselves to work for it.But somehow the pleasure of dreaming ourselves as someone important takes us away from the realistic approach to achieve that level of self-satisfaction and self-accomplishment.This leads to an increase in the frustration levels of our mind.Why frustrations? This is because what we are, and what we dream of are totally different We raise ourselves to a very high pedestal and we see that we are not able to live up to our expectations.And when this happens, we become mentally restless.The vital solution that will dissolve all our problems is to make up our minds to get realistic.This approach will make us come in terms with reality.And there is no better road to self-improvement rather than the path of reality.When you gauge yourself, you subconsciously make two columns in your mind.One consists of the things that you are good at , and the other consists of the areas where you can improve.And believe it will boost us to work on our weak areas and strengthen them.Fortifying your weak areas will harness your conscience and improve you convert would be to must be.And when something must happen, it always happens.This new you will improve you for the better and increase your levels of self-esteem.It will change your outlook to things.I would like to type the thoughts that have just sprung up in my mind.Read and ponder on each line.I admit that it's a sad aim at poetry, but I am allowing my mind to control my typing If you want to achieve what you couldn't have

If you want to be what you want to be

If you want to do what you can do，but aren't doing

If there is a place, you want to be

but haven't been

You will get there, become the one and do it

Cos its all in a state of mind.Make up your mind and rule the stars.Control your mind and make your fate.I hope this conveys my thoughts with clarity.So it's some advice and suggestion to all those eyeballs running through this part of the book, to keep their heads on their shoulders without using heads and shoulders!And believe me guys;you guys have it in you to make it big.Just don't let that teenage iconoclastic habit rule over sense.幻想对于我们来说不美妙吗？在我们一生中，是幻想，或者是说，是白日梦，让我们去思考成为什么样的人．我们认真的观察我们的生命是循着怎样的一条轨道．那时严格完全不同的世界，它充满了愉悦、轻松和创意．我们的大多数幻想和白日梦会使得我们越来越以自我为中心．＂ＥＧＯ＂这个词的意思是自我．由于幻想，我们变得以自我为中心．我们从未有意识到，我们所梦想的事情是可以通过我们周详的计划去实现的．但不知何故，幻想成为某个著名人物的愉悦，却使我们远离了能够与满意和成就真实接触的机会．

无边际的幻想导致我们挫折感越来越强．为什么会这样？那是因为现实中的我们和幻想中的我们完全不同．我们把自己提到一个很高的层面，但实际上，我们根本不可能心如所愿．而每每想到这，我们便会焦虑不按．

要想解决所有的这些问题，我们必须让自己变得现实些，这样将使得我们接触现实．没有比了解实际情况更能够提高我们自己的了．当你评价你自己的时候，在我们脑海中，会下意识的用两种不同的方式．一种包括我们所擅长的方面，另一种则是我们能够有所改进的．相信我这是一个好的开始，它将促使我们不断的改进、完善自我．这就像给我们的良知套上了缰绳，使我们的不足的方面得到改善，提高我们的自信．有了自信，我们就会收获我们想要的结果．当某些事情要发生的时候，它总会发生的．崭新的，充满自信的我们又会促进我们的发展，并且提高我们的自信心．这将会改变我们对事物的看法

我喜欢把那些从我大脑里跳出来的每一个想法记录下来．我静静的读并且认真思考每一行，我承认它也许不是一首好诗，但是，我可以说，我记录下来的都是我思想的每一个微粒．

如果你想要做到你能力之外的事情

如果你想要成为你所期望的样子

如果你想要做你能够做的，但你没有做

如果有一个地方，你想要去

但却没有去

你今后一定会到那里，成为那个成功到达的人

因为成和败全都在你的思想

下定决心你就可以支配你的命数

管制你的思想就可以改变自己的命运

我希望这些话，清楚的表达了我的思想．对正在观看这部分书的人来说它是建议和忠告，使他们能够有自己的想法，无须提醒．相信我，你们身上也有这些让幻想成为现实的潜能．不要让十几岁的叛逆心理控制了自己的理智

Knowledge and Virtue

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another;good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith.Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no command over the passions, no influential motives, no vivifying principles.Liberal Education makes not the Christian, not the Catholic, but the gentlemen.It is well to be a gentleman, it is well to have a cultivated intellect, a delicate taste, a candid, equitable, dispassionate mind, a noble and courteous bearing in the conduct of life--these are the connatural qualities of a large knowledge;they are the objects of a university.I am advocating, I shall illustrate and insist upon them.But still, I repeat, they are no guarantee for sanctity or even for conscientiousness, and they may attach to the man of the world, to the profligate, to the heartless, pleasant, alas, and attractive as he shows when decked out in them.Taken by themselves, they do but seem to be what they are not;they look like virtue at a distance, but they are detected by close observers and in the long run;and hence it is that they are popularly accused of pretense and hypocrisy;not, I repeat, from their own fault, but because their professors and their admirers persist in taking them for what they are not, and are officious in arrogating for them a praise to which they have no claim.Quarry the granite rock with razors, or moor the vessel with a thread of silk, then may you hope with such keen and delicate instruments as human knowledge and human reason to contend against those giants, the passion and the pride of man.知识与美德

知识是一回事，美德是另一回事。好意并非良心，优雅并非谦让，广博与公正的观点也并非信仰。哲学，无论多么富有启迪和深奥莫测，都无法驾驭情感，不具备有影响力的动机，不具有导致生动活泼的原理。文科教育并不造就基督教徒抑或天主教徒，而是造就了绅士。造就一个绅士诚为美事。有教养的才智，优雅的情趣，正直、公正而冷静的头脑，高贵而彬彬有礼的举止 — 这些是与渊博的学识生来固有的品质, 它也是大学教育的目的。对此我提倡之，并将加以阐释和坚持。然而我要说的是，它们仍然不能确保圣洁，或甚至不能保证诚实。它们可以附庸于世故的俗人，附庸于玩世不恭的浪子。唉，当他们用它伪装起来时，就更增加了他们外表上的冷静、快活和魅力。就其本身而言，它们似乎已远非其本来面目，它们似乎一远看的美德，经久久细察方可探知。因此它们受到广泛的责难，指责其虚饰与伪善。我要强调，这绝非是因为其自身有什么过错，而是因为教授们和赞美者们一味地把它们弄得面目全非，并且还要殷勤地献上其本身并不希冀的赞颂。如若用剃刀就可以开采出花岗岩，用丝线即能系泊位船只，那么，也许你才能希望用人的知识和理性这样美妙而优雅的东西去与人类的情感与高傲那样的庞然大物进行抗争。

On Changes

Change is the only absolute

in the world，the only thing

that you can depend on.Nothing stays the same.Tomorrow will come，bringing with it

new beginnings and sometimes

unexpected endings.You can hold on to the past

and get left in the dust;

or, you can choose to

jump on the ride of life

and live a new adventure

with perseverance

and an open mind.论变化

艾琳·邓莱普

变化是世界上

唯一绝对的东西，是唯一

你能相信的事情。

没有什么能一成不变，明天将来临，它会带来新的开始，并且有时

还会带来意想不到的结局。

你可以抓住过去，蒙受遗弃；

或者，你可以选择

跃上生命之车

进行一次新的冒险，凭借坚持不懈

和广阔的胸怀。

Self-confidence is essential to success

Nothing succeeds like confidence.When you are truly and justifiably confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.It“s so important to believe in yourself.Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will.That belief just keeps you searching for answers, and then pretty soon you will get them.Confidence is more than an attitude.It comes from knowing exactly where you are going, exactly how you are going to get there.It comes from acting with integrity and confidence.It comes from a strong sense of purpose.It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility, rather than just let life happen.One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experience behind you.Confidence is compassionate and understanding.It is not arrogant.Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity, confidence comes from strength and integrity.Confidence is not just believing you can do it.Confidence is knowing you can do it.Knowing that you are capable of accomplishing anything you want, and live your life with confidence.Anything can be achieved through focused, determined effort, commitment and self-confidence.If your life is not what you want it to be, you have the power to change it, and you must make the changes on a moment by moment basis.Live your priorities, live with your goals and your plan of action, live each moment with your priorities in mind.Act with your own purpose, and you will have the life you want 自信是成功的决定因素

信心成就一切，当你真正自信时，它就像灿烂的阳光一样从你身上散发出来，就像磁铁一样将成功吸引到你身上。

相信自己非常重要。要相信自己无论在任何情况下都会成功。因为如果你相信你能做到，那么你就真的会做到。这种信念促使你不断的去寻找答案，而不断的探索就意味着你很快就会找到答案。

信心不只是一种态度，它来源于你确切地知道自己要去干什么并且确切地知道怎么去干。它来源于正直和自信地去行动。它来源于强烈的目标感。它来源于强烈地勇于承担责任的许诺，而不是让生命放任自流。

培养自信的一种方法是去做你害怕做的事情，并将它做成功。

信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一点都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由于害怕和缺乏安全感才产生的，而信心则出于坚强的决心和诚实正直。

信心并不是仅仅认为你可能会成功，而是确信你一定能成功。确信你有能力实现自己的愿望，并充满信心的生活着。

如果你足够专心、坚决和自信，那么任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你预想的那样，你有力量去改变它，并且你必须一步一步的去实现这些改变。铭记你生命中最重要的事情。有目标并且有计划的去生活。为你的目标而奋斗，你就会拥有自己想要的生活。

The first snow

The first snow came.How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead!All white save the river, that marked its course by a winding black line across the landscape;and the leafless trees, that against the leaden sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and intricacies of their branches.What silence, too, came with the snow, and what seclusion!

Every sound was muffled, every noise changed to something soft and musical.No more tramping hoofs, no more rattling wheels!Only the chiming of sleigh-bells, beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children.初雪

初雪飘临。多么美啊！它整日整夜那么静静地飘着，落在山岭上，落在草地上，落在世人的屋顶上，落在死才的坟墓上！在一片白茫茫之中，只有河流在美丽的画面上划出一道曲曲弯弯的黑线；还有那叶儿落净的树木，映衬着铅灰色的天空，此刻更显得枝丫交错，姿态万千。初雪飘落时，是何等的宁谧，何等的幽静！

一切声响都趋沉寂，一切噪音都化作柔和的音乐。再也听不见马蹄得得，再也听不见车轮辚辚！唯有雪橇的铃铛，奏和谐的乐声，那明快欢乐的节拍犹如孩子们心房的搏动。

The value of time

To realize the value of one year:

Ask a student who has failed a final exam.To realize the value of one month:

Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.To realize the value of one week:

Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.To realize the value of one hour:

Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.To realize the value of one minute:

Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.To realize the value of one second:

Ask a person who has survived an accident.To realize the value of one millisecond:

Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.Time waits for no one.Treasure every moment you have.时间的价值

——凯瑟琳.桑

要想知道一年的价值

就去问期末考试不及格的同学

要想知道一个月的价值

就去问生那早产儿的母亲

要想知道一周的价值

就去问问周报的编辑

要想知道一小时的价值

就去问等待相会的恋人

要想知道一分钟的价值

那就去问问误了火车汽车或飞机的人

要想知道一秒的价值

就去问大难不死的人

要想知道一毫秒的价值

就去问问奥运会获得银牌的人

时间不等人

你拥有的每一分每一秒都要珍惜

Out of the question is possible

When Henry ford decided to produce his famous v-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design in one for the engine.The design was placed on paper, but the engineers agreed, to a man, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece.Ford said, “Produce it anyway.”

“But,” they replied, “It’s impossible!”

“Go ahead.” Ford commanded, “And stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required.”

The engineers went ahead.There was nothing else for them to do, if they were to remain on the ford staff.Six months passed and nothing happened.Another six months passed, and still nothing happened.The engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders, but the thing seemed out of the question: “impossible!”[

At the end of the year ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.“go right head,” said ford, “I want it, and I’ll have it.”

They went ahead, and then, as if by a stroke of magic, the secret was discovered.The ford determination had won once more!

This story may not be described with minute accuracy, but the sum and substance of it is correct.Deduce from it, you who wish to think and grow rich, the secret of the ford millions, if you can.You’ll not have to look very far.Henry ford was successful, because he understood and applied the principles of success.One of these is desire: knowing out the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievement have been described.If you can do this, if you can lay your finger on the particular group of principles which made Henry ford rich, you can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.“不可能”就是“可能”

亨利福特在要制造有名的v8汽缸引擎汽车时，曾指示他手下的工程师着手设计一种引擎，要把八个汽缸全放在一起。设计的纸上作业完成了，但是工程师们都异口同声地跟福特说，“要把八个汽缸全放在一起，压根是不可能。”

福特说：“无论如何都要做出来。”

他们又回答：“但是，那不可能啊！”

“动手做。”福特一声令下，“不论花多少时间，做到交差为止！”

工程师只得着手去做。如果他们还想呆在福特的公司里讨生活，就别无他途可行，值得去做。过了半年，没有动静。又过了半年，一样没有半点进展。工程师们试过了所有想得出来的计划去执行命令，结果仍然是：“不可能！”

过了一年，福特的工程师们都没有进展，他们再次告诉他，他们想不出有什么办法可以做到的指示。

“继续做，”福特说。“我要八汽缸引擎，就一定要做到！”

他们继续努力，然后仿佛如有神助似的，做法出笼了。

福特的决心又打赢了一仗。

这个故事也许说的不够详尽，但是故事的内容却都是“如假包换”的。要想致富的你，从这个故事可以推算出福特百万家财的秘密何在。务须舍近求远，就在眼前。

亨利福特了解成功的原则，也运用了这些原则，所以他成功了。这些原则中，有一项就是渴望：知道自己要做的是什么。阅读这篇文章时，请牢记这则福特的故事，时时在字里行间寻找他了不起的原因。只要你能做到，能正确无误地指认出福特所运用的原则，就几乎可以在适合自己的任何行业里，和他一样地出类拔萃

保持自我,永不放弃

Be yourself, never give up

The adolescent girl from Tennessee is standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in upstate New York.It's a beautiful day.But the girl doesn't feel beautiful.She's not the leggy, glamorous Hollywood type.In fact, she describes herself as dorky.Since she was six years old, Reese Witherspoon has wanted to be a country singer.And Dolly Parton is her idol.But this flat-chested wisp of a girl is no Dolly Parton.Nevertheless, all of this summer she's been acting, dancing and singing---giving it her best.Play to your strengths.If you're going to make it in this business, it's not going to be on sexy—that's not who you are.Better focus on what you're good at.Celebrate yourself.Despite three years of lessons, at the end of camp her coaches tell her to forget about singing.They suggest she think about another career.If Reese did have talent, it was hiding under her skinny, mousy frame and her Coke-bottle glasses.Still, she takes their words to heart.After all, why shouldn't she believe the professionals? But back at home in Nashville, her mother — a funny, happy, upbeat person — wouldn't let her mope.Her father, a physician, encouraged her to achieve in school.So she worked hard at everything and was accepted at Stanford University.And at age 19, she got a part in a low-budget movie called “Freeway”.That led to a substantial role in the movie “Pleasantville”.But her big break came with “Legally Blonde”.Well, she decided, ”if you can't sing and you aren't glamorous, play to your strengths.If you're going to make it in this business, it's not going to be on sexy — that's not who you are.Better focus on what you've good at.Celebrate yourself.“ And then came the offer that took her back to her Nashville roots — playing the wife of tormented country star Johnny Cash.A singing role.All of a sudden the old fears were back.She was so nervous on the set, a reporter wrote, she ”kept a sick bucket“ nearby and admitted she ”would go backstage after a singing scene and shake.“ But she didn't give up on the movie or herself The humor and drive she learned at home overcame the self-doubt learned on that summer stage.She spent 6 months taking singing lessons again.She learned to play the Autoharp.And the hard work built up her confidence.Last March, Reese Witherspoon walked up on another stage, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking, heartwarming singing role as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line”.Finally, as you read the accounts of Reese Witherspoon, consider the obstacles she met.The lesson of the story, I suppose, is that instead of making dozen excuses why you can not realize your dreams, think about this story, just hold on to your dream and never give up.一名少女由田纳西州来到纽约北部，她站在戏剧夏令营的舞台上，虽然天气是那么好，她的心情却一点也不好。因为她不是那种身材颀长、丰腴美艳的好莱坞式美女，实际上她形容自己是“土里土气，还有点傻”。

从六岁开始，里斯•威瑟斯庞就梦想着成为一名乡村歌手，多莉•帕顿是她心中的偶像。但她可一点都不像多莉•帕顿，她胸部扁平，身材纤细。

然而，整个夏天她都在尽全力地表演，跳舞和唱歌

发挥长处。如果想在这一行发展，不要走自己不擅长的性感路线。更好地专注于自己的特长，为自己喝彩。

她已经上了三年的声乐课程，但夏令营结束时，老师们还是告诉她应该忘掉唱歌这件事儿，另谋出路。如果里斯确实有天分的话，那也是给她纤细的身材和厚如可乐瓶底儿的眼镜遮盖住了。

虽然心有不甘，可她还是听从了建议，毕竟，她有什么理由怀疑专业人士呢？

但回到位于纳什维尔的家里，她的妈妈—— 一名风趣、快乐、乐观的儿科护士——可不会让里斯感到丝毫的沮丧。她的爸爸是一名医生，他鼓励女儿在学业上有所成就。于是，她凡事努力，终于被斯坦福大学录取。

19岁那年，她出演了一部低成本电影《极速惊魂》。这为她后来在《欢乐谷》中争取到真正重要的角色奠定了基础。而她真正的破冰之作是影片《律政俏佳人》。

她暗下决心：“既然自己没有歌唱天分，又不是光彩照人，那就尽力演出。要想在这行做下去，就不要在性感上做文章了——自己不是那种类型的。最好在自己擅长的方面下功夫。要展示自己。”这时，她接到片约，邀她出演约翰尼•卡什——一个饱受折磨的乡村歌手——的妻子，这是个需要演员有唱功的角色，该片约又把她带回到纳什维尔的家乡。

突然，旧时所有的恐惧感又回来了，一名记者报道说，她在台上实在是太紧张了，甚至在一边“准备了呕吐时要用的痰盂”，她自己也承认“每唱完一幕回到后台，自己都在发抖”。但她没放弃那部电影，也没放弃自己。

她用六个月的时间重新开始学习声乐。她还学会了演奏竖琴。不懈的努力让她重拾信心。

2006年3月，里斯•威瑟斯庞走上了另一个舞台——好莱坞的柯达剧院。凭借在影片《一往无前》里饰演的琼•卡特•卡什这一歌唱角色，她获得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖，她在片中饰演的角色令人心碎，但也让人心暖。

最后，当你读瑞茜威瑟彭斯的故事时，想想她遇到的挫折。我认为，这个故事告诉我们，与其找借口解释梦想为什么不能实现，不如想想这个故事，坚持你的梦想，永不放弃。

Bill Gates’8 Rules to Students

1.Life is not fair, get used to it.2.The world won't care about your self-esteem.The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.3.You will not make 4,000 dollars a year right out of high school.You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.4.If you think your teacher is tough ,wait till you get a boss.He doesn't have tenure.5.If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about our mistakes, learn from them.6.Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now.They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are.So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' genernation , try ”delousing" the closet in your own room.7.Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.In some schools they have abolished failing grades;they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer.This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life 8.Life is not divided into semesters.You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.Do that on your own time.一、全文翻译

比尔.盖茨给学生的八条准则

1.生活是不公平的,要去适应它.2.这个世界并不会在意你的自尊．它指望你在自我感觉良好之前先要有所成就．

3.高中刚毕业你不会一年挣４万美元．你不会成为一个公司副总裁，并拥有一部装有电话的汽车，直到你将此职位和汽车电话都挣到手．

4.如果你认为你的老师严厉，等你有了老板再这样想．老板可是没有任期限制的．

5.如果你陷入困境，那不是你父母的错，所以不要尖声抱怨我们的错误，要从中吸取教训．

6.在你出生之前，你的父母并非像他们现在这样乏味．他们变成今天这个样子是因为这些年来他们一直在为你付帐单，给你洗衣服，听你大谈你是如何的酷．所以你想消灭你父母那一辈子中的＂寄生虫＂来拯救雨林的话，你还是先去清除你房间衣柜里的虫子吧．

7.你的学校也许已经不再分优等生和劣等生，但生活却仍在作出类似的区分．在某些学校已经废除不及格分，只要你想找到正确答案，学校就会给你无数机会．这和现实生活中的任何事情没有一点相似之处．

8.生活不分学期．你并没有暑假可以休息，也没有几位雇主乐于帮助你发现自我．自己找时间做吧．

二、词汇学习

1.self-esteem n.自尊, 自负, 自大

例句： If he failed, his self-esteem would suffer.如果他失败，他的自尊心会受到损害。

2.tenure n.(财产、职位等的)占有(期, 权, 条件)；(土地的)使用(权, 期), 所有权

例句： He is promised a long tenure of office.他得到许诺可有一个较长的任期。

3.parasite n.寄生虫,食客

例句：The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.槲寄生是寄生在树上的植物。

4.delouse [di:'laus] v.驱除虱子 Feed Your Mind

If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry.But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things.So it silently began to heed to your needs and never let itself grow.When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop.This is the aftermath of our own karma of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.Hunger of the mind can be actually satiated through extensive reading.Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood.Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading.You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your “How to?” questions.Once you read a book, you just don't run your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes it and explains it to you.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity.More the number of books you read, your mind will open up like never before 别让你的脑子挨饿

如果你饿了，你会怎么做？抓起你最喜爱的美食饱餐一顿，然后静静地呆在那里？而你的大脑也像你的胃，是会感到饥饿的，但它却从不让你知道，因为你让它一直想着你的梦中情人、你最喜爱的明星和许多诸如此类的荒唐事。因此它只是默默地留意着你的需要却从不让自己成长。当思维恣意成长时，创造力就戛然而止。这就是我们的大脑总在考虑那些毫无价值的事情产生的后果。

事实上，思维的饥荒可以通过广泛的阅读为满足。为什么是阅读而不是选择看电视呢？因为自孩提时代起，读书就已经是最具教育性的工具了。正如人生发展的其他方面一样，我们不得不求助于阅读。世界上有无数书籍可以回答你“如何做”的问题。读书时不仅要用眼睛浏览文字，还要用脑去解读、诠释。书中有趣的部分就会像种子一样贮存在你的脑海里。将来你会不自觉地运用这粒种子引发新的想法。多次运用这粒种子将有助于你把许多事情联系起来，即使你做梦都想不到这些！这不是别的，就是创造力！你读的书越多，你的心智就会前所未有地开阔。

词汇学习

1.grab v.抓取,抢去

例句：Let's grab a sandwich and go to see the film.让我们赶快吃个三明治就去看电影吧。

2.aftermath n.不幸事件之后果, 余波

例句：The aftermath of this tragedy in Sichuan will affect not only the region, but China as a whole.四川这场悲剧的余波不仅仅影响了这个地区，也影响了整个中国．

3.innumerable adj.无数的, 数不清的

例句：There are innumerable stars in the sky.天空中有数不清的星星。

4.relate vt.叙述, 说；使联系;显示出...与...的关系

例句：They are related to each other.他们彼此之间有亲戚关系。

Success in Life

第五篇：最前沿管理、励志短文精选

最前沿管理、励志短文精选

最前沿管理、励志短文精选

一句话受用一辈子——最棒的忠告 「好简报永远比不上好绩效」

——惠普（HP）董事长兼执行长马克?贺德（Mark Hurd）贺德在之前服务的公司里，曾亲眼目睹一位高阶主管向执行长做简报的情景，不但让他印象深刻，也令他一生受用。该名高阶主管的简报档做得美轮美奂，解释说明更是无懈可击。然而，执行长在听完简报后，先是非常礼貌地点点头，接着则是简短但意味深长地说道：「说得好，但是仍然遮盖不了绩效数字不好的事实。」这句话，贺德始终牢牢记在心里。他认为，只有好的绩效数字，才能赢得别人愿意聆听你简报的权力。「你必须专注根本，」贺德对《财星》说：「因为烂绩效是骗不了人的。」 「永远假设他人是善意的」

——百事可乐董事长兼执行长伊德拉?娜依（Indra Nooyi）娜依的父亲告诉她，永远要把他人当成是善意的。因为，当你假设他人心怀恶意时，你就会不由自主地愤怒起来；反之，当你平息心中的怒气，假设他人是怀抱善意时，你则会感到惊喜。这么做，你的EQ会顿时成长，因为你的情绪反应不再会起起落落、无法预测。你再也不会动不动就竖起防卫心，也不会想要尖叫。你会试着了解并且聆听，因为你心里永远有个声音在对你说：「也许，他们正在告诉我一些我没听过的事。」

「别把你的职涯当成是一直线」

——IBM董事长兼执行长山姆?帕米沙诺（Sam Palmisano）帕米沙诺的忠告，来自他的主管。这名主管建议帕米沙诺，与其往上升迁，不如平行轮调，去体验不同的环境，学习不同的工作方式，离开美国企业总部，去经历不同的国家文化。在帕米沙诺的职涯里，他曾多次采纳这个建议，其中最为人知的一次，就是轮调到IBM日本分公司，加入刚成立的服务事业群。那些难得的经验，让他从此产生了「再也没有什么事能够难倒我」的自信。

「别等到机会显而易见时才去做」

——席尔斯控股（Sears Holdings）董事长艾迪?兰巴德（Eddie Lampert）

兰巴德记得，在他7岁到10岁那几年间，每个周末，父亲都会在院子里跟他一起踢足球。每次在踢出球的那一剎那，父亲总会对着他大喊：「往前跑十步，然后向右转！」果然，球每每就会在兰巴德转身的时候，刚好击中他的胸膛。父亲为什么要这么做？他说：「如果等到你转弯才踢球，你和对方球员抢到球的机会，就变得一样了。你就失去了先机。」 这个观念，正是进入商场和投资的关键法则。兰巴德认为，绝不能等到商机已经非常明显了，才去投入。你必须思考，「其他公司在这个情况下，已经有了一些动作。现在，在新的环境下，这些人可能会怎么做？」他说，父亲设计的训练方法，让他学会了「先想一步」的重要性。睡前写下3件好事，维持半年好心情

日本最大网路购物公司乐天社长三木谷浩史就强调，当公司开始进军海外，组织就必须以「10倍速」来运转才能跟上时代，抓住瞬息万变的致胜机会。因此无论组织原本的步调如何，员工都必须加快步伐，以10倍速来行动。

三木谷式的「速度经营」的最大特征，就是在各种组织事务活动上订定「10倍速」的明确目标，然后找出方法达成。其中最明显的例子，就是将原本两个小时（120分钟）的会议，缩短为12分钟的「10倍速会议」。

一般来说，会议中大半时间都用在说明事项，真正进行判断决策的时间其实很短暂。因此，「12分钟一场会议」的实践方法，就是要求说明者在前一天将报告内容以书面形式提出给与会者，并要求所有人在进入会议室前必须读完。这样会议过程只要处理「提问」和「决策」两件问题，12分钟内结束绝对绰绰有余，也就达成「十分之一的削减」。3步骤练就「取舍力」，做自己擅长的事 冒进不擅长的领域或决策时乱枪打鸟，都只会造成不必要的失败，优秀工作者必须了解自己的界限，才能将资源放在最重要的事项上。日本金泽工业大学教授三谷宏治表示，要迅速有效地进行取舍，可依照「大战略」、「效用?中程目标」、「手段」这3个步骤，依序排除不必要的选项，就能快速做出最有利的取舍。

「大战略」就是按照自己认定「最重要的目标」，决定接下来的行动方向。例如立志成为「企画达人」，就是确认了自己「所要进入的领域」，亦即选择以什么产业、专攻哪个品类做为目标。

「效用?中目标」是达成「大战略」必须采取的几个重要策略。例如，强化商品知识、了解顾客群的偏好和畅销商品的成功做法，就是朝「企画达人」目标迈进的重要训练。「手段」则是达成「中目标」的实行方法。例如要强化商品知识，可能要参加研讨会；了解顾客喜好，则要趁周末前往卖场或街头做观察等。有目标、有策略，继而推导出对应做法，不仅能快速在众多选择中做出取舍，更能避免决策没有成效的弊病。

3分钟工作术，效率提升10倍

3分钟究竟能做什么？如何以更少时间，完成更多工作，达到事半功倍的效果。

电子报顾问平野友朗以提升工作生产力为例，说明3分钟（180秒）至少可以完成两件事：

1.做简报：掌握「结论→原因→结论」顺序，先以20秒说出结论；再以70秒说出两个以上支持结论的原因；接着再用70秒补充能够证明原因的情报与信息；最后以20秒重述结论，让听众留下深刻印象。

2.回覆e-mail：收信时，先以30秒浏览标题，研判哪些信件可能必须回覆，并在第一次点开信件时，就切换到回覆（reply）模式，「一边读信、一边回信」。千万不要先读完所有信件内容，再回头重读需要回覆的邮件，同一封信读两次，很浪费时间。

回信时间尽量控制在90秒内。回信中，只需留下对方来信中有待回答的段落，并做出答覆，无须回覆的段落则可以删除，让对方一目了然你已回覆了哪些问题。要格外注意的是，提到对方姓名与公司名称时，最好直接从来信内容「复制」「贴上」，以免打字错误。

2小时切割术，工作效能提高172% 日经《Associé》封面故事以「超『简单』工作术」为题，介绍工作达人们将工作化繁为简、提升效率的祕诀。日本Google名誉会长村上宪郎认为，「追求完美」的民族性，有时反会导致工作效率低落。分析工作耗时与所得成果的比例，通常花费两小时就可以将一件工作完成86%，但要将剩余的14%做到完美，却还要再花上两个小时，就比例原则而言，其实非常不划算。

因此他建议，当一件工作（A）完成8成左右时，就可以开始下一件工作（B）。但这并非意指让第一件工作「烂尾」，而是在进行第一件工作的收尾工作时，就开始同步进行第二件工作的起始作业，如此同样4小时的时间，可以完成A＋B共172%的工作量，让个人能力得到最大发挥。「见树的同时，更要见林」，村上强调，以全盘视野来思考工作安排，才能提高自身在总体工作成果上的贡献度，成为更具竞争力的工作者。

多说How，少说Why，机会大门为你敞开

无意间脱口而出的口头禅，其实忠实反映了个人的思考方式与处世心态，具体而微地左右你的工作成果。《THE 21》针对个人口头禅习惯提出建议，让你也能用一句话，在职场上小兵立大功。

和民社长渡边美树的口头禅「一定还有别的方法！」，帮助他走过无数难关。他认为，当事情看似无法挽救时，一句「完了」等于主动弃权，局限自己，否定其他可能；反之，在困难的时候，最重要的是发自自己内心的鼓励，坚信一定还有其他解决办法、一定能走出难关。

身为业务人员，当面对顾客的回应如「我家已经有了」「好贵喔」，常常不知道如何适当反应。教育训练专家朝仓千惠子认为，这些困境都能透过「正因为……」3个字解决：「正因为您已经有了，才更要试试这个产品的不同之处。」透过3个字的魔法转换，轻松将负面回应转为正面机会。朝仓认为，业务员在对话上必须时常展现积极态度，以How代替Why；例如当听见顾客说竞争对手的商品比较好时，应该回应「那您觉得我们的商品哪里需要改进呢？」而非「为什么觉得他们比较好呢？」即使无法取得生意，也能在顾客心中留下乐于学习、改进的正面态度。以「说故事」沟通，吸引「猫型人才」！

「当前『猫型人才』急增，若放任不管，则人人都只顾自我表现，将导致组织力量溃散，变成没有向心力的公司，」日本野村总和研究所群体策略顾问二部部长森泽彻在《日经Accocie》杂志上发出预警。

所谓「猫型人才」，是相对于「犬型人才」而来的，也是森泽彻对于职场工作者所划分的两种类型。传统的「犬型人才」，对于企业及组织的忠诚度很高，价值观也很一致，面对职场上各式各样的不成文规定，大抵上都能认可。

以往，日本企业员工多半是「犬型人才」，上司「追上美国，超越美国」一声令下，众人便全心全意地朝共同目标迈进。日本战后享有的高度经济成长，即是这群人在制造业上的努力而来。

但如今，愈来愈多员工展现出有别于以往的特质，他们极具独创性，重视自身能力的实现，拥有多元的价值观，对于职场上的不成文规定，则是采取质疑的态度。这类工作者，即前述的「猫型人才」，在重视「智慧资本」的组织里日渐活跃。

森泽彻认为，欲增加企业的活性，就必须融合这两种截然不同的人才，方能让全员朝共同目标迈进，强化组织实力。然而，一般企业的管理和沟通方式，却还是针对「犬型人才」而设计。最明显的例子就是，企业所传达的愿景和理念，听在猫型人才耳中，根本就只是条列式的口号而已，就算老板把「本公司以顾客第一为目标」喊得声嘶力竭，仍旧难以打动人心。

要达到让「犬型人才被驱动，猫型人才受感动」，森泽彻强调，最好的沟通方式就是「说故事」，也就是把主题用事件来包装。

以前述「顾客第一」的理念为例，若能利用「惨遭顾客痛斥的失败谈」「辛苦达成顾客要求的苦劳物语」「努力赢得顾客赞赏的武勇传说」等故事，透过感情诉求来传达，绝对能让讨厌一元命令的猫型人才被打动。

说故事的管理方式之所以有效，有三大理由。首先，充满感情的故事，对于任何一型的人才都有吸引力。其次，故事具有「自我解释的空间」，同样的故事，可能会在每个人心中引发不同的共鸣，从而解除心中的抗拒。最后，故事的记忆性绝对比教条来得久，影响力更为长远。不过，故事要能感动人，「临场感」十分重要，所以最好是以第一人称来讲述，并且详述现场细节，甚至提出真实的素材或资料，才能引发大家「原来如此」的共感，乐于接纳故事中欲传达的理念。

在这个个人特质日益凸显与歧异的时代里，主管与部属的沟通方式也必须随着进化。懂得结合感情面与理论面、同时进击右脑与左脑，就能让讯息传达更顺畅，强化工作者的向心力，让组织的力量发挥到极致。5步骤练习，英文不好也能开口畅谈

日经《Associé》封面故事为「直效英语强化法」。工作术达人本田直之表示，想开口说英语，只要学会必要的词汇与句子，就能侃侃而谈，这就是「杠杆英语练习法」。以下是5个步骤：

1.选择有兴趣的领域

选择花心思用功也不会觉得讨厌的领域，做为研读目标，就可以克服「讨厌英语」的先天情绪。例如选择「wine」（红酒）做为目标。2.熟记100个单字

想要能在喜好的领域用英语与人对谈，熟习相关基础单字是必要的。例如熟记与红酒相关词汇，「palatable」（美味的）「chewy」（带劲的）「crisp」（清新的）等等，并记在专门的小册上。3.背诵相关领域的常用句

选择与主题相关的英语生活常用句，方便需要时可以使用。例如「Which wine do you recommend with this dish?」（这道菜你建议搭配哪种酒呢？）4.练习聊天必用语

与人聊天总有些万用应对句，熟记这些句子，可让对谈时话题能够持续。例如表示认同时，可回答：「I’m glad to hear it.」（很高兴听到如此）「You made it!」（你做到了！）「That makes sense.」（确实如此）等等。5.练习与「get」「have」相关的基础句子

熟记与人互动的重要词组，可以大幅扩展英语的应用范围。例如「get together」（见面）。「have a mind」（计划）等等。让新人做苦工，3年内不离职

在体育界，要求新进运动员反覆练习同一个动作，进行逼近体能极限的练习，借以培育卓越的技巧与体能，是经常可见的训练方式。

神户大学经营学研究科教授加护野忠男接受日本《President》杂志采访时表示，其实在日本或欧美的传统产业里，也有这种类似体坛的严苛磨练方式，称之为「正统的周边参加」，也就是藉由让新人担任粗重、基本的庶务和劳动工作，让他们逐渐融入群体，并习得各式技艺。

他举例说，在神户的陶瓷窑厂或面包店里，搬运沈重陶土或面粉的工作，就是由新人负责；在日本石川县的酿酒厂，新人除了要扛起挑水、清洗酒缸等粗重工作，还必须负责打扫、整理环境等杂务；而在京都，仅一年资历的舞妓，无论是技艺与接待技巧，都会受到严格的要求。

或许有人觉得「把粗活都丢给菜鸟」或「给予不合理的要求」，是老鸟对新人的压榨，但加护野认为，让新人参与这些过程严格、甚至是与职务无关的活动，对于公司培训新人来说，确有其必要性。他指出，这种以「周边活动」为主的职场初期锻鍊，对于增加新人的群体性有3点好处： 1.给予考验

技术操作通常都有严密的规范和步骤，稍一出错就会造成重大损失或意外。透过辛苦的劳动，可以考验新人的忍耐力与服从性，体会到严格遵从规范的重要性。2.培养人间力

通过严格的训练，熟悉许多待人接物、职场伦理等细节，可让新人迅速的进入状况。而在经过这番苦劳之后，新人对公司的忠诚度将更为提升，因为要是随便离职，当初的辛苦就等于是白受罪了。研究发现，在流通业中，有提供类似初期锻鍊的公司，新人离职率较同业为低。3.建立伙伴情谊

劳苦的工作往往是由群体完成，有了这种「一起打拚」共同体验，会让新人与同侪、老鸟萌生「共患难」的连带情谊，对于往后的合作共事大有帮助。

不过，加护野也提醒，在过去人力充沛、工作较少的年代，「不合理的要求」常被认为是理所当然；但在劳动力珍贵的现代，任意地「指使」或「操」新人，很可能会造成人才流失。要进行这种「刻苦劳动式的新人训练」，最重要的是让老鸟带着新人，一起协力通过考验。

透过前辈给予新人示范、指导与必要的协助，增进双方的技术与情谊交流，彼此教学相长，这种辛苦的「周边活动」，才不会让新人感受到被压榨的感觉，心理上也较让能够接受。更重要的是，新人可藉由初期辛苦的磨练，快速学习并融入团体，减少初期工作挫折，从而降低新人的离职率。