学习英语有什么用[5篇范例]

第一篇：学习英语有什么用

学习英语有什么用？

1.英语的现状

英语（English）是联合国的工作语言之一，也是事实上的国际交流语言。在全世界200多个国家和地区中，说英语的有172个，并有超过70个国家将英语定为官方语言。上两个世纪英国和美国分别在文化、经济、军事、政治和科学上的领先地位使英语成为一种准国际语言。十九世纪英国成为日不落帝国，他的殖民地遍布全球；而二十世纪，美国成为全球头号霸主，将文化、语言推广到全世界各个角落。目前，全球50%以上的报纸杂志是英语的，60%以上的信件是用英语书写的，90%以上的科技期刊是英语的，这是一组令人“恐怖”的数据。一种语言重要性与否，关键是看使用它的人多不多。使用汉语的人口也很多，有15亿，但主要是中国人以及海外华人在用，不具备世界通用性。

2.英语在各个领域的应用

英语文字与汉字的基本差异：

从文字角度来说，英语以拉丁字母（a、b、c、d等）为基础组成，东方的文字以笔画为基础组成，主要是方块字，讲究书写技巧和美感，所以汉字有书法，而英文则没有。相对字母文字而言，汉字字形复杂，难写、难记。识字过程十分漫长，而且非常枯燥乏累，只能通过一笔一划死记硬背的方式来完成。

(1)科技：英语是与计算机联系最紧密的语言，大多数编程语言都与英语有联系，而且，随着互联网的使用，英文的使用更普及。你们在上网、玩游戏时，计算机的操作系统和游戏软件都是基于英语来编写完成的，而这些指令用中文是不可能做到的。电脑、手机的键盘上的字母组合起来，就可以输入、输出无限多个英语词组，而中文还要开发专门的输入法。例如，控制“是/否”的时候：Yes用Y，No用N来代替，按一个键就可以完成，而中文就不行，是（shi），否（fou），还要加音调，否则会出现谐音字。吕淑湘等知名语言学家为此就曾断言：“电子计算机将是方块汉字的掘墓者”。

(2)文化：你们读的一些国外名著都是原著翻译过来的。目前国际上期刊杂志大都是英文的。

(3)娱乐：以好莱坞为代表的欧美电影，以及Michael Jackson，Lady Gaga等人为代表的欧美流行音乐和舞蹈，风靡全世界，令无数人着迷，也包括你们。说的不好听点，这是欧美国家的文化“侵略”，但这就是英语的强势所在，它会令你不由自主地去学习它、重视它。归根结底，英语是一种获取外界信息的强大工具。

3.英语在日常生活中的应用

英语与我们日常生活相关的主要是听、说、读、写这四个方面。例如：目前，我们经常听到3D电影、3G手机、汽车4S店等词汇，你们看到这些缩写的词汇时，知道是什么意思吗？

3D：three Dimensions，是指三个维度，即有长、宽、高，换句话说就是立体的，是相对于只有长和宽的二维平面（2D）而言的。

3G：the third Generation，第三代移动通信技术的简称，是指支持高速数据传输的蜂窝移动通讯技术。

4S：整车销售（Sale）、零配件（Sparepart）、售后服务（Service）、信息反馈（Survey）这四个词首个字母的缩写。

这些新诞生的词汇是对整个世界潮流趋势的诠释。

在说方面，例如：你们去了一家企业工作，企业引进了外国的机械设备，当外国工程师帮助你们对设备进行安装调试时，如果全公司没人懂得说英语，怎么与对方工程师进行交流，怎么安装设备呢？如果看不懂设备上的英文，怎么操作和使用它呢？这时就显出了英语的重要性。

还有，如果你去国外旅游，就算英语说不地道和流利，但是只要会读会写，那么看路标和其它标示，或将问题写在纸上问人，也就没什么障碍了。

所以，综合各个方面来说，英语都是非常重要的，并具有一定的乐趣，值得好好学习。

第二篇：有用英语短语

《月份类》：January(一月)February(二月)

March(三月)April(四月)

May(五月)

June(六月)

July(七月)

August(八月)

September(九月)

October(十月)

November(十一月)

December(十二月)

《星期类》：Monday(星期一)Tuesday(星期二)

Wednesday(星期三)Tursday(星期四)Friday(星期五)Saturday(星期六)Sunday(星期日)《颜色类》：green(绿色)red(红色)bule(蓝色)yellow(黄色)black(黑色)white(白色)purple(紫色)pink(粉红色)grey(灰色)darkblue(深蓝色)《科目类》：Chinese(语文)Math（Mathematies）(数学)English(英语)pgysics(物理)biology(生物)geography(地理)chemistry(化学)history(历史)politics(政治)music(音乐)painting(美术)algebra(代数)arithmetic(算术)geometry(几何)computer(电脑)physicaleducation（PE）(体育)《水果类》：apple(苹果)pear(梨)banana(香蕉)grape(葡萄)peach(桃子)lemon(柠檬)avocado(南美梨)plum(李子)apricot(杏子)nectarine(油桃)honeydew(honeymelon)(哈密瓜)orang(橙子)prneapple(凤梨)waterelon(西瓜)papaya(木瓜)betelnut(槟榔)chestnut(栗子)tangerine(橘子)sugar-cane(甘蔗)muskmelon(香瓜)shaddock(柚子、文旦)juicepeach(水蜜桃)carambola(杨桃)cherry(樱桃)persimmon(柿子)mango(芒果)fig(无花果)《球类》：basketball(篮球)baseball(棒球)volleyball(排球)handball(手球)bowlingball(保龄球)golfball(高尔夫球)waterpolo(水球)icehockey(冰球)balloon(气球)tennis(网球)table tennis(乒乓球)badmintom(语毛球)billiards(台球)football(soccer)(足球)《动物类》：fly(苍蝇)butterfly(蝴蝶)dragonfly(萤火虫)tiger(虎)bird(鸟)fish(鱼)insect(虫)penguin(企鹅)bear(熊)dog(狗)cat(猫)pig(猪)cow(牛)sheep(绵羊)goat(山羊)monkey(猴子)MickeyMouse(米老鼠)《家庭成员》grandfather/grandpa(爷爷)grandmother/grandma(奶奶)father/dad/daddy(爸爸)mother/mum/mammy(妈妈)husband(丈夫)wife(妻子)son(儿子)daughter(女儿)daughter-in-law(媳妇)grandson(孙子)granddaughter(孙女)sister(姐妹)brother(兄弟)niece(侄女)身体部位：head(头)hand(手)elbow(肘)arm(臂)chest(胸)stomach(腹)waist(腰)buttock(臀)leg(腿)knee(膝)foot(脚)《节日类》：SpringFestival(春节)InternationalChildren'sDay(国际儿童节)ArmyDay(建军节)TeacherDay(教师节)NewYear'sDay(元旦)InternationalWorkingDay(国际妇女劳动节)InternationalLaborDay(国际劳动节)Mid-AutumnFestival(中秋节)Dragon-Boat Festival(端午节)DoubleNinthFestival(重阳节)Tomb-SweepingDay(清明节)

第三篇：有用的英语作文

About physical training

Recently, we have made a survey of the people on physical training.Only 35 percent of the people surveyed have taken part in physical activities.Over half of the people say they haven't got enough time to take exercises.34.9 percent of them complain they don't have places where they can relax themselves and that there are not enough training facilities, while another 12.9 percent of the people feel that they live too far away from the training centers.Some of them even don't know how to train.For lack of physical training, many people are not in good health.People should realize the importance of it, and measures should be taken to provide people with training facilities.Dear Mary，I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now.You have studied so hard that you have had no time for exercise.This is harmful for your health.You have been in poor health these years.I feel it would be more beneficial to your health if you could take more exercise in future.Do not think that time spent in exercise is wasted.Exercise can improve your physical constitution and refresh the mind.After one or two hours of exercise you can study better.Only when you have a strong body can you keep on studying without felling fatigue.Otherwise your study will be interrupted from time to time by fatigue or sickness.I am not advising you to devote all your time to exercise.What I want to say is that exercise is as useful and important as your study.I hope you can take at least one hours exercise every day after you are recovered.I would be more than happy to see you have a stronger body.I would like to suggest that...我想建议……

I am writing to express my views concerning...我写信来是要表达有关……我的看法。You have asked for my advice with regard to...and I will try to make some suggestions.你问我有关……的事情，我会尝试着提出一些建议。

If I were you, I would...如果我是你，我会……

It seems to me that you could...我认为你可以……

I think it would be more beneficial if you could...我想如果你能……，可能会更好。I believe you will take my advice into account.我相信你会认真考虑我的建议的。I hope you will find these proposals/suggestions/recommendations

practical/useful/helpful.我希望这些建议/意见/看法对你来说实用/有用/有帮助。I will be more than happy to see improvements in this regard.如果这方面有所改善我会非常开心的。

I will be ready for further discussing this matter into details.我时刻准备着就此事进行更详尽的讨论。

第四篇：有用学英语文章

这样学英语三个月超过你过去学三年 来源： 潘永政的日志

本文作者三年间从四级勉强及格到高级口译笔试210，口试232。找工作面试时给其口试的老外考官听了一分钟就说你的英语不用考了。虽不敢说方法一定是最好的，但从现在开始随便谁不要再去找学习资料，每天花两个钟头照说的做，坚持三个月的提高会超过你过去三年。

听:网上比较有代表性的论坛是普特上面的听力资源很丰富，沪江和旺旺上一些材料的也很不错，从中间随便挑一个网站坚持即可。但是千万不要一个个都听过来。记住，开始阶段100篇文章听一遍，不如一篇文章听100遍。如果基础比较弱，那么每天慢速VOA（大概比四级听力稍难一些）听两篇，每篇10遍以后再看原文，弄清楚每个单词的意思，看完以后再听10遍以上。保证两周以后你回去听四六级听力会很不耐烦。过了慢速就可以听常速了，还是精听为主泛听为辅。

常速还不过瘾，可以去找talkshow来听，譬如Saturday Night，在优酷或者土豆上都有。

不要问这样做有没有效果，我坚持了三个月，以后看美剧大部分时间不需要看字幕。

顺便说下论坛的作用，上论坛不要问这个词什么意思这类低级问题，不要指望别人替你查字典，别人的时间也是时间。但是一个句子弄不懂，就不要自个儿纠结了，尽管去问。另外要懂得投桃报李，有能力也尽量去回答别人的问题，教学相长。

说:

说起来很奇妙，我起初也只是打算先过听力关，按照上面的步骤坚持了3个月，不过在听的同时跟着读，后来因为听的太烂太无聊，会跟着录音一起背，两个月下来发现开口说英语变成了很自然的事情。回头来看，英语的口语真的是看似入门很难，但是真的进去了也就那么回事。不过高口训练的英汉对译还是很有用的，实际上拿新概念的材料就可以做，无非是看这英文说汉语看着汉语说英文，然后再对照原文进行纠正。

再强调一下，我不是生来语言高手，四级考了两次，现在周围人觉得我英语很牛，实际上只要我的方法谁都能学会，看你能不能坚持。

读:

读的一个基础是单词量，单词不够的话读书是痛苦不是享受。四级单词是最最最起码的要求，有了四级基础，语法还凑合的话，建议直接看上国外报纸网站看文章，建议看经济学人，或者纽约时报每天不要看多，看一篇就够了。开始碰到生词会很多，感觉很难受，但是一定要坚持，碰到所有不会的单词，都要记下来弄懂。碰到不会的单词怎么办，查谷歌字典http://dict.google.com，或者韦试辞典的在线版/

单词如果今天记住明天忘怎么办，最简单的办法，找本专门的本子记下来，不要大本子，要可以随身带的那种；如果能经常上网，也可以试一下一起背单词这个网站，可以让你在线背单词，跟本子比最大好处就是不怕学习记录丢了，而且它有记忆曲线的功能可以提醒你复习。

再说一点，英语阅读材料中，最简单的是专业文章，其次是新闻，最难的是小说。我花了一年多时间就毫不费力的可以读懂纽约时报，但是很久以后才能勉强读完Da Vinci Code。但是真的读完一本几百页的小说，带来的成就感是读几篇文章难以比拟的。

写:

这个其实要看个人目标了，如果是达到和他人书信email交流的目的，其实前面3个步骤下来，写已经完全不是问题了。

如果还要追求文笔，可以去看看华尔街日报中文版VOA Special English Vocabulary 1500

6.英文锁定，每日读图

子曰电影网的电影剧本下载太多了

看电影学英语中华网关于VOA的听力技巧的一些文章，当然也有别的好东东

从事翻译者无法拒绝的网站 来源： 于聪 Inêsღ的日志

1.联合国网：英文版 http:/// 强烈推荐（一个新兴的翻译站点，创办者为第四届优萌杯竞赛获奖者，偏重文学翻译，汇集了不少背景资料和翻译赛事。）

5.译言：http://网站。）

13.北大译坛（北大翻译协会办的。）

14.ECO中文论坛（主要是经济方面的时文翻译，已举办两届比赛。）

15.口译天下（其创办者 jackyhuang112 用一年时间考上了欧盟口译司，现在新加坡任职。）

16.UN Interpreters(联合国译员网，提供联合国的一些官方文件。）

17.Interpreter Training Resources（一些免费的口笔译技巧。）

18.传译在线（资料还是比较丰富，但有些需要注册才能获取。）

第五篇：考研英语作文有用的

For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position;education was merely a way of acquiring polish.And vice was manifested in gracelessness, awkwardness, in behaving

inappropriately,discourteously, or ostentatiously.For the apprentice, however, virtue was evidenced in success through hard work.The requisite qualities of character were not grace or style, but drive, determination, and a sharp eye for opportunity.While casual liberality and even prodigality characterized thegentleman, frugality, thrift, and self-control came to distinguish the new apprentice.And while the gentleman did not aspire to a higher station because his station was already high, the apprentice was continually becoming,striving, struggling upward.Failure for the apprentice meant standing still,not rising.1.For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position;

对于那些准绅士来说，美德首先包括高雅的风度和作风，及符合自己身份地位的表现；

解析：above all 是插入语；跳过就好：consisted in...包括...2.education was merely a way of acquiringpolish.教育仅仅是达到优雅的一种方式。

3.And vice was manifested in gracelessness,awkwardness, in behaving

inappropriately, discourteously, or ostentatiously.而笨拙，粗俗，无礼，招摇等都是恶行的表现。

4.For the apprentice, however, virtue was evidenced in success through hard work.而对于那些学徒来说，美德表现在通过努力获得的成功中。

5.The requisite qualities of character were not grace or style, but drive, determination, and a sharp eye for opportunity.学徒必备的品质不是优雅风度而是积极，决心和寻找机会的锐利的眼光。

6.While casual liberality and even prodigality characterized the gentleman, frugality（朴素，节俭）, thrift（节俭）, and self-controlcame to distinguish the new apprentice.当懒散的自由化及至挥霍浪费成了绅士的特色时，节俭，自制就成了新学徒的标志。

7.And while the gentleman did not aspire toa higher station because his station was already high, the apprentice was continually becoming, striving, struggling upward.绅士的社会地位已经很高，因此不再渴望更高的社会地位，而学徒却一直努力地向上攀登。

8.Failure for the apprentice meant standing still,not rising.对于学徒来说，原地不动，没有上升就意味着失败

The picture above does illustrate the topic of greatness and commonness.While all of us acknowledge that greatness, a noble characteristic, is sharedby people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, and Martin Luther King Jr., what this picture demonstrates is that this life-affirming quality very often rests in the ordinary.The quality of greatness is not the exclusive province of thoserecognized publicly for their deeds.We are all capable of seeing with love and acting from the heart---two essential qualities of those who accomplish the selfless deeds that transform the world for the better.It is the choice FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, for example, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small or grand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others' eyes, and even successfully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.虽然我每天的标题没有改，还是每天一句，但是做的早就不仅仅是每天一句的事情了，我在做什么大家应该懂得！加油吧！

The quality of greatness is not the exclusive province of those recognized publicly for their deeds.解析：短语：A is not the exclusive province of B

A不是B的专属

recognized publicly=publicly recognized定语修饰 those;

for their deeds.状语修饰recognized

deeds 行为，功绩

译文：伟大的特质并不专属于那些由于他们的功绩而被公众认同的人

It is the choice FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, for example, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small or grand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others' eyes，and even successfully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.主干： It is the choice that sets...and elevate...and even softens...其他成分：（that）FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China,makes定语从句

when faced with a call to action, 状语

no matter how seemingly small or grand 定语修饰 actions

The picture above does illustrate the topic of greatness and commonness.参考译文：上面的图画确实向我们展现了关于平凡与伟大的话题。

While all of us acknowledge that greatness, a noble characteristic, isshared by people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, andMartin Luther King Jr., what this picture demonstrates is that thislife-affirming quality very often rests in the ordinary.主干识别：what this picture demonstrates is that..其他成分：While all ofus acknowledge that greatness, a noble characteristic, is shared

by people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, and Martin LutherKing Jr., 让

步状语从句

this life-affirming quality veryoften rests in the ordinary.表语从句 翻译点拨：词汇点拨：

1.Rest in ：位于 …,在于…，由于…，Anger restsin the bosom of folly.怒火常栖息于愚者之腹中。

The trouble rests in the people'sdissatisfaction with the government's

performance.这次**源于人民对政府的工作不满意。

2.life-affirming= positive(积极的,正的)

正能量的…（这是一个比较时髦的词，翻译为中文可能会有

些别扭，但是英文中很地道）

翻译点拨：

虽然我们都认同伟大，这种高尚的品质，是被这样的伟人所拥有的：甘地，毛主席，马丁路德金（小Jr），这幅图画确实向我们展示伟大（这

样一种积极的品质）往往是来自于平凡的。

The quality of greatness is not the exclusive province of those recognizedpublicly for their deeds.（见昨天日志）

We are all capable of seeing with love and acting from the heart---twoessential qualities of those who accomplish the selfless deeds that transformthe world for the better.主干识别：We are all capable of seeing with love andacting from the heart我们都能用爱去看这个世界并发自内心的去做一些事情。

其他成分：twoessential qualities of those who accomplish the selfless deeds that

transformthe world for the better.前面of 宾语的两个同位语;

who accomplish the selfless deeds 定语从句修饰those;

thattransform the world for the better.定语从句修饰deeds

翻译点拨：同位语的翻译：

对那些做出无私的行为来让这个世界变得更好的人而言，这是两种必

须的品质。

It is the choice FanDangyu, an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, forexample, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small orgrand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others' eyes, and evensuccessfully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.主干识别：It is the choice that sets apart andelevates his esteem in others' eyes and

softens the harsh image of Chinese policemen（强调句）

其他成分： for example 插入语（理解的时候放到最前面，是对于前面句子的例

子）

（that）FanDangyu, an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China,makes省略了that的定语从句；其中an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of

China为同位语；

when faced with a call to action,no matter how seemingly small or grand状语

翻译点拨：主干中是并列的动词同时接相同的宾语：

Set apart(短语动词)使与众不同;使突出

Set part his esteem(看法和名望)in others eyes.Elevates his esteem

Soften the harsh image 改善了…恶劣的形象

参考译文：

举个例子，范党育，一名普通的河北警察，正是他在面对无论多大或

多小的事件时，所作出的行动的选择，使他在群众眼中的形象变的不

同并被极大的提升，甚至成功的改善了中国警察原本恶劣的形象

Some municipalities in the developing world are already planning for less car use, notably by deploying urban rail systems.The Shanghai metro, mostly built since 2000, ferries 8m people a day and covers 80% of the city.Eighteen Indian cities and several Middle Eastern ones are designing urban rail networks.在发展中国家，一些城市已经在计划减少汽车的使用，特别是通过建设城市轨道交通系统。上海地铁，大部分始建于2000年，平均每天运送八百万人，而且地铁已经覆盖了上海市的80%地区。印度的十八座城市和几个中东城市已经在设计城市轨道网。

闪光点： municipalities城市

developing world 发展中国家

notably=especially

deploying 使用

urban rail systems=urban rail networks

关于幸福的话题About happiness

Over the last 3 decades , we have enjoyed unparalleled economic

growth.We have better homes, cars, holidays, jobs, education and above all health.According to standard economic theory, this should have made us happier.But surveys show otherwise.More people suffer from

depression, and crime, another indicator of dissatisfaction is also much higher.We all want a society in which people are as happy as possible and in which each person’s happiness counts equally.It seems likely that the extra comforts we now enjoy have increased our happiness somewhat, but that deteriorating relationships have made us less happy.If we want a happier society, we should focus most on the experiences which people value for their intrinsic worth and not because other people have them, above all, on relationships in the family, at work and in the community.We live in an age of unprecedented individualism.The highest obligation many people feel is to make the most of themselves, to realize their potential.This is a terrifying and lonely objective.To become happier, we have to change our inner attitudes as much as our outward circumstances.We should have a policy for promoting a healthier

philosophy of life for youngsters and for helping them to distinguish between superficial pleasures and real happiness.It would inspire us in our daily lives to take more pleasure in the happiness of others, and to promote it.In this way we might all become less self-centered and happier.关爱老人，关注老人的幸福

Li Jun, 84, who lives alone, found a way to pass his time and keep his “spirits” high by being a nude model.But after coming to know about his new “profession”, Li's son told him never to visit his(son's)home again because he considered the experience “humiliating”.The son does have the right to feel offended, but he should also understand his father's predicament especially because the latter lives alone, says an article in Guangzhou Daily.Excerpts:

Perhaps Li chose to be a nude model to break the monotony of his lonely life.His decision is not necessarily related to any artistic or

professional pursuit.In fact, Li has said that his new job offers him a sense of happiness and makes him feel still useful.Living a meaningful and happy life means more than anything else to senior citizens.Unfortunately, Li's son cannot understand this simple fact and realize that his father is not trying any cheap tricks.People's physical abilities decline with advancing age, but that does not mean they cannot be involved in independent spiritual pursuits.Spiritual pursuit brings a meaning to senior citizens' lives and is a cause for joy to them.Many of us still cannot understand and respect elderly people's

independent mindset.People's twilight years could turn sour if they are forced to follow the value standards of their children.We need to pay attention to the spiritual needs of senior citizens, and respect their choices, values and dignity because they are part of their rights and their children's obligation.幸福写作第二段能用的：

To a large extent, the trend of an increasing number of Chineseresidents feeling happy is the result of China's rapid economic growth.Theincrease in many people's sense of happiness in recent years can generally beattributed to improvements in family income, social welfare and publicservices.Many of those who say they are unhappy seem to ignore the better sideof life.They have a tendency to see a glass as “half empty” ratherthan “half full”.But there are many real and crucial problems

thatinfluence people's happiness.What haunts ordinary Chinese people are issuessuch as rising housing prices, the cost of medical treatment, social securityand pollution.Happiness is a relative concept, which has something to do withexpectations.When some people say they are unhappy, it doesn't necessarily meantheir life or livelihood has worsened.Instead, it could mean that they havehigher expectations from life.Economics Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson saidhappiness equals utility divided by desire, according to which an increasingdesire may reduce a person's sense of happiness.写作第三段能用的：

People may have different views on happiness.But it's good to see thatpeople's sense of happiness has become a hot topic in the media.This showsthat authorities at all levels are paying more attention to people's materialand spiritual needs, instead of blindly pursuing economic growth.亮点： residents 代替 people

They have a tendency to see a glass as “half empty” ratherthan “half full”.乐观和悲观的绝佳句子

Haunts 困扰

Economics Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson 名人啊记住了

关于雷锋的话题

Lei Feng is more than just a name in China.He is hailed as a cultural icon, symbolizing selflessness, modesty, and dedication.His name creeps into people's hearts, daily conversation, music, even movies;his imagery can be found on cups, T-shirts, and bags.Now the top Chinese leaders are exhorting people to emulate Lei Feng in a bid to fight the downsides of economic development and market freedom, like money-worship, apathy, and lack of honesty and trust.With many people still reeling from several shocking events in 2011, including the death of a 2-year-old girl who was ignored by passers-by after being run over, authorities are evoking the spirit of the legendary figure to encourage altruism.