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美文赏析
The Joy of Living
Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open.Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask.People who have this joy do not need to talk about it；they release it.They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as bird sings.
We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher.It is a byproduct of great, simple living.The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.
词汇详解
1．open[ˈəʊpən]adj.开着的；开放的；公开的 v.打开；张开；开张；营业 n.户外；公开
典型例句 The fresh air blew in from the open window.
新鲜空气从开着的窗户吹进来。
最常用法 in the open air 露天，在室外
联想记忆 close v.关；不开放；停业 adj.亲近的；近的
open-minded adj.虚心的；思想开明的
2．outside[ˌaʊtˈsaɪd]adv.在外面 n.外面 adj.外部的 prep.在……外边
典型例句 He has a rough outside but a good heart.
他外表粗鲁，但心地善良。
联想记忆 outdoors adv.在户外地；在野外 n.户外；野外，名词
outdoor的复数形式。
outward adj.向外的；表面的；外部的 adv.向外；在外；表面
outer adj.外部的；外面的
inside adj.里面的 adv.在里面 n.内部 prep.在……里面
3．seek[siːk]vt.寻求；追求；试图 vi.寻找
典型例句 We sought long and hard but found no answer.
我们做了长期的艰苦探索，但没有找到答案。
最常用法 seek advice 请教意见
seek comfort 追求安逸
seek happiness 追求幸福
seek after 寻求，追求……
seek for 寻求，探求
联想记忆 seeker n.搜索者；探求者
explore v.探测；探险；考察；探
hunt v.狩猎；打猎；搜索
search v.搜寻；探求；调查
参考阅读
生活的乐趣
生活的乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法戴上一张面具来伪装。拥有这种乐趣的人们无需将快乐挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然地感染着他人，犹如鸟儿必将歌唱。
直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸怀大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。
美文赏析
In This Life, What Did You Miss?
In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. These people revolve their lives around their jobs；they sacrifice all their time and health to meet the social expectations.They are unwilling to spend time on health care.They miss the opportunity to be with their children in their growing up.They neglect the loved ones who care for them, and also their health.
Nobody knows what is going to happen one year from now.
Life is not permanent, so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words.Show your care with actions.Treat everyday as the last section of life.In this way, when you are gone, you loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.
词汇详解
1．health[helθ]n.健康；医疗
典型例句 Fresh air and exercise are good for the health.
新鲜空气和运动有益于健康。
最常用法 health care 卫生保健
联想记忆 healthy adj.健康的
unheathly adj.不健康的
2．meet[miːt]v.遇见；满足 n.运动会；集会
典型例句 I chanced to meet an old friend in the park today.
今天我在公园碰巧遇见一位老朋友。
最常用法 meet with 遭遇
sports meet 运动会
联想记忆 meeting n.会议；集会；汇合
3．sorry[ˈsɒri]adj.对不起的；难过的；遗憾的 int.对不起
典型例句 I’m sorry he doesn’t write more regularly.
遗憾的是他没能经常写信。
最常用法 sorry to hear that 听到这很难过
sorry to inform you that……很抱歉地通知你……
sorry to say that……很遗憾……
sorry for 为……而遗憾
联想记忆 sorrow n.悲伤；悲痛
pitiful adj.慈悲的；可怜的；凄惨的
happy adj.高兴的；幸福的；幸运的；乐意的
apologize vi.道歉；赔罪
参考阅读
生活中你错过了什么？
在繁忙的城市生活中，有人总是忙于工作。他们整天围着工作转，甚至为了达到社会的标准，牺牲了自己的健康。他们不愿花时间来关注自己的健康，在孩子成长的过程中错失了与之共享天伦之乐的机会。他们忽视了那些关心他们的人，以及他们的健康。
没人知道一年后会发生什么。
生命不是永恒的，所以活在当下吧。把你对爱人的感谢说出来，用行动证明你关心他们。把每一天当作人生的最后一个篇章，只有这样，当你离开时，你爱的人们才会没有遗憾。
美文赏析
Living a Life of Love
The key to living a life of love, peace and prosperity is to live from your heart.
When you live from your heart, you feel full, rich, and life seems to flow effortlessly.You feel in control, confident, connected to your life’s purpose.You feel joy and deep inner peace.You feel alive！
When love spreads from your heart you feel energetic and joyful.The feeling of being on purpose inspires you to new heights……some you never dreamed possible.
Living from your heart keeps you focused on what is most important to you in your life. You move from focusing on conflict to re-focusing on what is most important to you……your deepest heart's desires.
In your heart holds the secret to true happiness. The secret is love.Love is the tender expression of the heart……an expression we all long to feel deep within.
Whether you know it or not, one of the most important relationships in your life is with your soul. Be kind and loving to your soul, and use your experiences——all of them——as opportunities to nourish your soul！
词汇详解
1．key[kiː]n.键；关键；钥匙；答案 adj.关键的；主要的
典型例句 key to success 成功的秘诀
最常用法 the key to 开……的钥匙；……的答案
联想记忆 answer v.回答；答复；接电话 n.答案；回答；答复
2．spread[spred]v.传播；展开；散布 n.范围；传播
典型例句 Its branches spread far and wide.
它的枝条向四面八方伸展开来。
最常用法 spread out 伸张；铺开；扩展；摊开
3．long[lɒŋ]adj.长的 adv.长期地 v.渴望
典型例句 They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.
他们渴望有机会访问上海。
最常用法 long ago 很久以前
as/so long as 只要，如果
no longer 不再
before long 不久
long before 很久以前
long for 渴望
long to do sth.
联想记忆 length n.长度
short adj.短的；矮的；短期的
desire v.渴望；向往；要求
参考阅读
让生活充满爱
让生活充满爱和安宁并且感觉富足的关键是真心实意地生活。
如果你真心实意地生活，就能感觉到心满意足，生活似乎总是称心如意的。你能掌握命运、充满自信并且实现目标。你能感受到内心的喜悦与宁静。你是那么活力充沛！
发自内心的爱让你觉得充满活力，幸福无比。这种感觉能激发你的灵感，攀升生活的高度……这是你以前从没想到过的。
真心实意地生活让你关注在你生命中最重要的东西。这样你的视线便逐渐远离纷争，转向对你而言更为重要的事情……你那内心深处的渴望。
你的心中藏着真实幸福的秘密。这个秘密就是爱。爱是心灵的温柔表达。这个表达是我们内心深处都渴望感觉的。
无论你知道与否，你生命中其中一种最重要的关系就是你与心灵的关系。关爱你的心灵，并把你所有的经历，全部的经历，当作滋养心灵的机会。
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美文赏析
Dream What You Want to Dream
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real！
Dream what you want to dream；go where you want to go；be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything；they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
词汇详解
1．dream[driːm]n.梦；梦想 v.做梦；梦想
典型例句 The boy had dreams of being a hero.
那个男孩梦想成为英雄。
最常用法 dream a……dream 做了一个……梦
dream of/about 梦见；梦想
联想记忆 dreamer n.梦想者；空想家
imagine vt.想象；设想；料想；猜想；认为 vi.想象
2．wealth[welθ]n.财富；财产；丰富；大量
典型例句 Health is better than wealth.健康胜于财富。
最常用法 a wealth of 大量的，丰富的
联想记忆 wealthy adj.富有的 n.富人
fortune n.财富
abundance n.大量
3．necessary[ˈnesəseri]adj.必要的；必然的 n.必需品
典型例句 Do you have the necessary skills for this job?
你具备做这项工作所必需的技能吗？
最常用法 necessary actions 必要措施
be necessary for 对……是必要的
If necessary 如有必要
联想记忆 unnecessary adj.不必要的；多余的
necessarily adv.必然地；必定地；必需地
necessity n.需要；必需品；必然
参考阅读
做你想做的梦
在一生有多少这样的时刻：我们对一个人朝思暮想，只想一把把他们从梦中拉出来，真切地拥抱一回！
做你想做的梦，去你想去的地方，成为你想成为的人，因为你只有一次生命和一次机会去做你想做的事情。
愿幸福与你永伴，使你亲切可爱；愿你历经磨难，使你坚韧不拔；愿你痛彻心肺，使你通情达理；愿你充满希望，使你幸福快乐。
世界上最幸福的人并不一定拥有最好的东西，他们只是最充分利用、珍惜了他们生命中的一切。
爱始于微笑，育于亲吻，终于流泪。
五彩缤纷的明天常常建立在对过去的遗忘之上。只有对过去的失败和伤痛不再耿耿于怀，生活才会变得更加美好。
当你呱呱落地、啼哭不已时，周围的人却笑逐颜开；要认真地生活，只有这样，当你走到生命的尽头时，你才会含笑而眠，而周围的人却痛哭不已。
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美文赏析
The Cost of Dishonesty
David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little far from where he lived, so he had to take the subway every day.This clever student soon found it was easy to skip buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned without a ticket to save money.As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times, but he never took them to heart.He thought what he should pay more attention to was his study.He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with amazing academic achievements a month ago.Everyone, including himself, thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and had a bright future.He went to a big local company confidently.But to his disappointment, he was not even allowed the chance for an interview！He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same treatment.When he was turned down a third time, he couldn’t help telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t want him.The answer was simple.“We don’t offer jobs/hire to dishonest people in Germany！”
We may get short-term benefits by dishonest means, but the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best policy.
词汇详解
1．graduate[ˈgrædʒuət]n.毕业生 v.毕业
典型例句 He will graduate from the school in May.
他将要在五月份毕业。
最常用法 graduate from 从……毕业
联想记忆 graduation n.毕业；毕业典礼
2．include[ɪnˈkluːd]vt.包括；包含
典型例句 My job doesn’t include making coffee for the boss！
为老板煮咖啡不是我份内的事！
最常用法 including me 包括我
me included 包括我
联想记忆 contain vt.容纳；包含
including prep.包含；包括
3．allow[əˈlaʊ]vt.允许
典型例句 You are not allowed to smoke here.这里不许吸烟。
最常用法 allow sb.sth.供某人某物
allow sth. to sb.向某人准许某事
allow doing sth.允许做某事
联想记忆 permit n.许可证；执照 v.允许；许可
forbid vt.禁止；阻止；不许
4．help[help]v.帮助；有助于 n.帮助；帮手
典型例句 He’s been helping himself to my stationery.
他未经许可一直用我的文具。
最常用法 help sb.（to）do sth.帮助某人做某事
can't help doing sth.忍不住做某事
can't help but 不得不
help oneself to sth 自取，自用
help sb out（of sth）帮助某人解决难题（某事）
with the help of 利用，借助于
联想记忆 helper n.助手；帮手
helpful adj.有帮助的；有用的
helpless adj.无助的；无依靠的
aid n.援助；帮助 v.辅助；援助；接济
assist v.帮助；协助 n.帮助；协助；助攻
参考阅读
不讲诚信的代价
大卫两年前到德国留学。学校离他住的地方很远，他每天要坐地铁往返。聪明的他很快就发现在地铁上逃票很容易，于是为了省钱，他常常不买票。他曾四次被逮到逃票，但他从没把这些事搁在心里。在他看来，他更要专注的是他的学习。过去的两年中他学习的确努力，一个月前他刚刚以优异的成绩毕业。每一个人，包括他自己，都认为他会很容易地在德国找到一份好工作，拥有一个美好的未来。他信心满满地去了一家当地的大公司。但令他失望的是，人家甚至连面试的机会都没给他！他又去了另一个知名公司，结果受到了同样的待遇。当他第三次被拒绝后，他忍不住打电话给该公司，问他们为什么不想要他。对方的回答很简单：“在德国，我们不向不诚实的人提供工作！”
我们可能通过不诚实的方法获得短期利益，但真相迟早会大白于天下，使我们付出高昂的代价。所以请记住，诚实是最好的策略。
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美文赏析
Try to Remember the Good Things
When times become difficult（and you know they sometimes will），remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness.
Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial.
When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end. In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way.
When you find yourself short of energy, remember to find a shelter and rest.
Take the neccessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day.
When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will disappear and your thoughts will become clearer.
When you're faced with so many negative situations, realize how small problems will seem when you view your life as a whole——and remember the positive things.
词汇详解
1．fill[fɪl]vt.装满；弥漫；填充；担任
典型例句 Life just gives you time and space, it’s up to you to fill it.
生活只给我们时间和空间，我们自己决定如何去填充它。
最常用法 fill sth with 用……填充某物
be filled with 充满
联想记忆 full adj.满的；充满的
2．achieve[əˈtʃiːv]v.完成；达到；实现
典型例句 Work hard, and you will achieve your goal.
好好干，你就会达到自己的目标。
最常用法 achieve a good result 得到好的结果
achieve success 取得成功
联想记忆 achievable adj.可以达到的
achievement n.成就；成绩；完成；达到
3．fun[fʌn]n.乐趣；玩笑 adj.有趣的
典型例句 You’ll sure to have fun at the party tonight.
你在今晚的晚会上一定会玩得很开心。
最常用法 have fun 玩得高兴，过得快活
make fun of 开玩笑，捉弄
for fun 为了好玩
联想记忆 enjoyment n.享受
amusement n.乐趣；娱乐
entertainment n.娱乐
pleasure n.愉快
funny adj.可笑的；有趣的；滑稽的
4．situation[ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn]n.形势；局面；位置；职位；处境；状况
典型例句 The house is in a good situation at the top of the hill.
这座房子在山顶的一个好位置上。
最常用法 change a situation 改变形势
in this situation 在这种场合，关于这一点
联想记忆 case n.例子；情况；案例
condition n.条件；情况
state n.情形；状态
5．view[vjuː]n.视野；见解；风景；方法 v.考虑；把……视为
典型例句 I enjoy the view of the bay in the starlight.
我喜欢星光下的海湾风景。
最常用法 in sb.’s view 在某人看来
in view of 由于，鉴于
联想记忆 viewer n.观看者；观察器
opinion n.意见；主张；看法；判断
scene n.情景；场；景
scenery n.风景；背景；布景
sight n.视力；看见；视线；景物 v.瞄准；看见；观测
参考阅读
多想想美好的事情
当你身陷困境的时候（你有时会），回想你生命中快乐和幸福的时刻。
回想它是如何使你快乐，你便有了走出困境的力量。
当面对重重困难，你感觉举步维艰的时候，回想你以前是如何坚持到底战胜困难到最后时刻的。这样，你就会发现你有能力克服每个障碍。
当你觉得精疲力尽的时候，暂时离开，让自己稍作休息。
给自己留点时间做做梦，充一下电，这样你就能以崭新的面貌去面对每一天。
当你感觉到紧张的压力，做一些有乐趣的事吧。你会发现压力在渐渐消逝，你的想法也渐渐明朗了。
当你面对重重困难的时候，要意识到相对于你的整个生命，这些难题其实是微不足道的——铭记你生命中美好的东西。
美文赏析
Make the Best of You
They say“Make the best of a bad situation”.But I believe the bad situation makes the best of you.Even the irritations of life can be useful.President Abraham Lincoln showed us how this is so.
One of his officials, Edwin Stanton, frequently found faults of the president and criticized him——sometimes in public.Lincoln seemed to show excessive patience with him.The president was asked why he kept such a man in a high level position.
Lincoln characteristically responded with a story. He told about a time he was visiting with an old farmer.He noticed a big horsefly biting the stomach of the farmer’s horse.Lincoln said he reached over to brush the fly away.As he did so, the farmer stopped him and warned，“Don’t do that, friend.It is the only thing keeping this old horse moving.”
Even life's many irritations and problems have their place. They may cause us to change directions.Or lead us to greater achievement.Or keep us moving along when it’s easier to go nowhere.
Are you simply making the best of a bad situation, or will it make the best of you?
词汇详解
1．tell[tel]v.告诉；辨别
典型例句 He wanted to tell the news to the world.
他要把这件事告诉每一个人。
最常用法 tell sb.sth.告诉某人某事
tell sb. to do sth.告诉某人做某事
tell from 辨别
tell the difference 分辨差别
联想记忆 talk v.交谈
speak 讲；说话；演说；发言
say v.说；讲
state v.陈述；声明；说明；规定
2．public[ˈpʌblɪk]adj.公众的；公共的；公开的 n.民众；公众；大众
典型例句 The town has its own public library and public gardens.
那个小镇有自己的公用图书馆和公园。
最常用法 public school 公立学校
public service 公共服务
the public 公众
in public 公开地，当众
联想记忆 publicly adv.公开地；公然地
publicity n.公众的注意；宣传；宣扬；宣传品；广告
3．warn[wɔːrn]v.警告；告诫；预先通知
典型例句 I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods.
我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。
最常用法 warn sb.（not）to do sth.提醒某人（不）要做某事
warn sb. of sth.提醒某人注意某物
联想记忆 warning n.警告；警报；预兆
参考阅读
做到最好
人们常说：“用最好的办法处理逆境。”但我相信逆境会让你做到最好，就连生活中让你烦恼的事都可能会有用处的。亚伯拉罕·林肯总统就向我们展示了这一点。
他手下的一名官员埃德温·斯坦顿经常找他的缺点，并以此指责他——有时候还在公开场合这样做。林肯对他似乎一直都很忍让。有人问总统为什么要把这样一个人放在高层位置上。
林肯的回答很特别，他讲了一个故事。他说有一次他去拜访一位老农，注意到一只大马蝇正在咬马的腹部。林肯说他伸手去驱赶那只马蝇，但老农阻止了他，并警告说：“别赶它，朋友。那只马蝇是唯一能让这匹老马活动的东西。”
即便是生活中许多令人烦恼和棘手的事情都有它存在的必要。它们或许会让我们改变方向，或许会促使我们取得更大的成就，或许会在我们容易懈怠的时候促使我们继续前进。
你是用最好的办法处理逆境，还是在它的促使下做到最好？
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美文赏析
Don't Lose the Child that Still Lives Within You
Life is so short……You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity?Here is a quote by Souza, which I think says it all and is a great recipe for life：
“Dance as though no one is watching you, love as though you have never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear you, live as though heaven is on earth.”
When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others.However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.
So don't lose the child that still lives within you.The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes you laugh.Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your stomach hurts.Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good?
词汇详解
1．kid[kɪd]n.小孩；年轻人 v.开玩笑；哄骗；嘲弄
典型例句 The kid dug a tunnel in the sand.
小孩在沙堆里挖了一个地道。
最常用法 kid sb.取笑某人
联想记忆 baby n.婴儿
child n.小孩
adult n.成年人
2．lose[luːz]v.丢失；失败；亏损；迷失
典型例句 The truth is that we’re so focused on what we are doing that we often lose sight of where we are going.其实，我
们经常过于专注眼前的事情，而看不到前进的方向。
最常用法 lose face 丢面子
lose a battle 打败仗
lose one's way 迷路
lose weight 减肥
lose oneself 迷失方向，迷路
lose sight of 看不见，忽略，忘记
be lost in thought 深思
联想记忆 loss n.遗失；丧失；损失；失败
lost adj.迷路的；丢失的；错过的
loser n.失败者；输家；遗失者
win v.赢；获胜；获得
gain v.获得
3．down[daʊn]adv.向下 prep.沿着……而下 adj.向下的；消沉的
典型例句 I’ve been feeling down since I lost my job.
自从失去工作后，我的情绪一直处于低潮。
最常用法 down the street 沿街道
联想记忆 downward adv.向下
up adv.向上；起来；上升 prep.向上 adj.向上的；上行的
glad adj.高兴的；乐意的
happy adj.高兴的；幸福的
4．trust[trʌst]n.信任；信托 vi.信任
典型例句 You must trust in your own judgement.
你得相信自己的判断力。
最常用法 trust in God 信仰上帝
联想记忆 trusting adj.轻信的
trustful adj.相信的；信任的
believe v.相信；认为
参考阅读
不要丢失你心中那份纯真
人生何其短暂……你不会知道这美好的征程何时会结束，那么，为什么要浪费一分一秒，让自己变得棱角分明？这里引用索萨的话，我觉得他一语中的，是人生的一大秘方：
跳舞吧，就像没有人欣赏一样，
去爱吧，就像没有受到伤害一样，
唱歌吧，就像没有人倾听一样，
生活吧，就像今天是最后一天一样。
当我们还是孩子，我们天不怕，地不怕，无忧无虑，所以我们可以不在乎自己在别人眼中的形象去做事情。然而，当我们长大，我们失去了那种天真烂漫。
所以，不要丢失你心中那份纯真。下次你感到沮丧时，去打开你最爱的那首歌吧，随之歌唱起舞，就像没有明天一样。或者看点能让你笑的东西。笑声是除去任何烦恼的良方，没有什么比笑到肚子疼更好的事了。相信我，你会好受很多，谁又不想让自己好受呢？
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美文赏析
Nice Surprises
Do you like surprises?
Sure, there are‘bad'surprises, like a sudden quiz given by your teacher or an unexpected bill. Those are no fun.
But there are also nice surprises.
Have you ever had a surprise party?Didn't it feel great to be surprised by all your friends and family?Especially when you thought they'd forgotten your birthday.
Have you ever given someone a gift, and that person wasn't expecting it at all?What kind of look did that person have on his face?It probably looked like complete happiness.
How about a surprise phone call?
Right out of the blue……
Those are the best surprises.
Have you ever called someone for no particular reason——just because you wanted to hear that person's voice or because you wanted to recall old times?Or because you wanted to say“Hi”.
Those are some of the surprises that I like the most.
A surprise like a party or a gift or a phone call that is unexpected somehow feels better than you were expecting.
I wonder why that is.
I try to surprise my family sometimes.
I bring my wife flowers or give something to my children. You should see the looks on their faces.And that makes me happy, too.
You should surprise people.
You'll probably make their day, and it might make your day, too.
词汇详解
1．sudden[ˈsʌdn]adj.突然的 n.突发之事
典型例句 The sudden arrival of guests forced her to change her plans.
客人们的突然到来迫使她改变了计划。
最常用法 all of a sudden 突然地
联想记忆 suddenly adv.突然地
2．particular[pərˈtɪkjələr]adj.特定的；专指的；特殊的；特别的；挑剔
的 n.详情；细节
典型例句 I have nothing particular to do this evening.
今晚我没有什么特殊的事要做。
最常用法 a particular customer 挑剔的顾客
be particular about 对……过于讲究
in particular 尤其，特别
联想记忆 particularly adv.特别；尤其；详细地
especial adj.特别的；特殊的；特有的
special adj.特别的；特殊的；专门的
unique adj.独特的；独一无二的
3．voice[vɔɪs]n.声音；嗓音；意见 vt.表达
典型例句 The workers want a voice in management decisions.
工人要求在管理决策上有发言权。
最常用法 raise one’s voice 提高某人的说话声调
give voice to 表示……
in a low voice 低声地
in a quiet voice 平静地（说）
with one voice 异口同声地，一致地
联想记忆 sound n.声音
noise n.嘈杂声
4．look[lʊk]v.看；寻找；显得 n.看；样子；脸色
典型例句 He turned on the torch to look for his keys.
他打开了手电筒，寻找钥匙。
最常用法 have a look 看一看
look after 照料；看管；目送；关注；找，寻求
look at 看，注视
look for 寻找；寻求；期待
look out 注意，留神
联想记忆 see v.看见；明白；了解；经历；设想 n.主教教区；主角权限
watch v.注视；看守；观看 n.手表；监视；看守；值班
notice vt.注意；留心；通知 n.通知；注意；布告
appearance n.出现；露面；外貌；外表；出场
expression n.表情；表示；表达；词句；措辞；表现；挤压
参考阅读
美妙的惊喜
你喜欢惊喜吗？
当然，也有”坏”的惊喜，就像你的老师安排的突击测验或者一张意想不到的账单。那些都是不快乐的。
但也有好的惊喜。
你有过惊喜派对吗？你没有被你所有的朋友和家人吓到吗？尤其是当你认为他们已经忘记你生日的时候。
你曾经给予某人一个礼物，而出乎那个人意料？那个人当时脸上是一种什么样的表情？可能看起来像完全的幸福。
一个惊喜电话怎么样呢？
抚慰忧伤……
那些是最好的惊喜。
你有没有没什么特殊的原因而给别人打电话——只是因为你希望听到那个人的声音，或者你只是想回忆下以前的美好时光？还是只因为你想说“你好”。
还有一些惊喜是我最喜欢的。
像一次聚会或一个惊喜礼物或电话，感觉让你意想不到的那种。
我想知道为什么会是那样。
我试着有时候给自己的家庭带来惊喜。
我会送我的妻子鲜花或给孩子买些礼物。你应该看看他们脸上的表情。而且这让我也快乐。
你应该给人些惊喜。
你可能会使他们一天快乐，而这也会让你的一天快乐。
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美文赏析
Admitting Guilt
Giving advice is a lot easier than receiving it. Telling someone that he was wrong is a lot easier than admitting that you made a mistake.
Writing a timeout everyday is not easy but trying to live up to all of my timeout goals and ideas, gosh！It’s almost impossible.
I know someone who is great at giving advice but when you pointed out some area where he can improve he got defensive. The more you tried and told him about a mistake he made, the more defensive he got.So for that person I've given up trying.And all of my friends have, too.
I can't give up on my kids though. If my son makes a mistake and I pointed it out, the first thing that comes from his lips is“No！”It's a blame refusal to admit his mistake.It's never“Yes, daddy, you are right.”Or“Okay mummy, sorry.”It's“No, it's not my fault”or“It wasn’t me.”I do the same things sometimes.Perhaps it’s human nature.Perhaps my son got his habit from me.
No！It couldn't be my fault, could it?
词汇详解
1．mistake[mɪˈsteɪk]n.错误；误会；过失 v.误解；弄错
典型例句 That mistake has undone all our previous good work.
那个过错使我们前功尽弃。
最常用法 by mistake 弄错
make a mistake 犯错误
mistake……for……将……误认为……
联想记忆 mistaken adj.犯错的；错误的
error n.错误；过失；误差
fault n.缺点；故障；过错
2．improve[ɪmˈpruːv]v.改善；改进；提高
典型例句 He offered a suggestion to improve the plan.
他提出一个建议，以改进那项计划。
联想记忆 improvement n.改进；改善
advance v.前进；预付；推进
3．habit[ˈhæbɪt]n.习惯；习性
典型例句 He has a habit of sunbathe for two hours a day.
他习惯每天做两小时日光浴。
最常用法 out of habit 出于习惯
get into a/the habit 学会；养成……习惯
Habit is second nature.习惯是第二天性。
联想记忆 custom n.习惯；风俗；惯例
practice n.练习；实行；习惯；业务
参考阅读
承认错误
给予建议比接受建议更容易。当然告诉别人他是错的比承认自己犯错误更容易。
每天停下来想一想不是件容易的事，但试图用暂停来达到我的目标和想法，唉！这几乎也是不可能的。
我认识一个人，他擅于给别人提建议，但当你指出他可以改进的一些地方时他就变得怀有戒心。而你越是尝试告诉他关于他犯的一个错误，他就越变得有戒心。所以基于这个原因我已经放弃了尝试。我所有的朋友都是如此。
但我不能放弃我的孩子们。
如果我儿子犯了一个过错而且经我指出，他嘴里说出的第一个词就是“不！”。这是一种略带责备的否认。他从来没有说过“是的，爸爸，你是对的。”或“好，妈妈，对不起。”而一直都是“不，这不是我的错。”或者“绝对不是我。”有时我也经常会做同样的事情。也许它是人类的天性。也或许是有其父必有其子的缘故。
不！不可能是我的错，可能吗？
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美文赏析
Life is Full of Surprises
Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter.As he was very busy, he did not read it until teatime.Then he opened it and 50 dollars fell out onto his desk.Together with it was a short letter.It reads：
Dear Sir，
In 1945，I got engaged, but unluckily I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work.Six months later, I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The girl in your shop took out some rings for me, but she was called away for a moment, and at that moment, I put one of the rings into my pocket quickly.When she came back, I lied to her that I did not know the size of my girlfriend's finger.Then I left the shop without paying.
My wife died a few days ago and I never paid for her ring. It has been on my conscience all these years.At that time the ring cost 10 dollars, so I think the ring may cost 50 dollars now, and I am sending you the money.
Yours truly，
A customer
“Well, well, well，“Said the manager.”Life is full of surprises.“
词汇详解
1．engage[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ]v.雇佣；订婚；预定；参加；从事
典型例句 I have engaged a room at this hotel.
我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。
最常用法 engage in 从事，忙于，参加
be engaged in 从事于
be engaged to sb 跟某人订婚
联想记忆 engagement n.约会；约定；订婚
2．ring[rɪŋ]n.戒指；环；圈；铃声；电话 v.打电话；环绕
典型例句 Please give me a ring after class.
下课后，请给我打个电话。
最常用法 answer the ring 接电话
ring back 回电话
ring off 挂断
联想记忆 call vt.呼叫；打电话 n.打电话
phone n.电话 v.打电话
circle n.圆圈 v.包围
3．cost[kɒst]n.费用；成本；代价 v.花费；使付出
典型例句 I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.
我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
最常用法 cost sb.sth.花掉某人……（钱数）；使某人以某物为代价
at a cost of 以……为代价
at all costs 不惜任何代价
at any cost 无论如何
联想记忆 costless adj.不花钱的
charge n.费用 vi.要价
price n.价格；代价；价值
fee n.费用；酬金
fare n.车费；路费
expense n.费用；花费；代价
spend v.花费
pay v.支付
参考阅读
生活总是充满了惊喜
上周一家老店的经理收到了一封信。由于他非常忙，所以直到下午茶的时候他才有时间读了这封信。当他把信撕开的时候，50美元掉在了桌子上，一块儿掉下来的还有一封简短的信。
信上写道：
亲爱的先生，
在1945年的时候，我订婚了，但是不幸的是我丢了我的工作。在那时很多人都没有了工作。六个月后，我又找到了一份工作，当然我那时非常缺钱。
我来到你的店来买结婚戒指。你店里的服务员为我拿出了一些戒指，但她被叫走了一会儿，然后就在那时我迅速的把一个戒指放入了我的口袋里。当她回来后，我对她撒谎说我并不知道我女朋友手指的尺寸。然后我未付钱就离开了商店。
我的妻子几天前死了，并且我从来没有为她的戒指付过钱。这些年来它一直是我的遗憾。在当时它的价钱是十块，所以我觉得它现在可能值50块，并且我把钱寄给了你。
敬上
一位顾客
“哦，”这个经理说，“生活总是充满了惊喜。”
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美文赏析
Where the Time Is
As you get older, it feels like time tends to move faster.We tend to fall into familiar routines as we age and that makes time move quickly.
We perceive time something like a stack of memories, so the less new experiences you have, the less likely you are to fill in those memories with interesting things.
Time does go by（or, more accurately, it feels as if time is going by）more quickly the older we get.
In the first few years of our lives, anything we sense or do is new, and many of our experiences are unique, so they remain firmly in our memories. But as the years go by, we encounter fewer and fewer new experiences-both because we have already accomplished a lot and because we become slaves to our daily routines.
What can we do about this?Maybe we need some new that will encourage us to try out new experiences, point out things we've never done, recommend dishes we've never tasted and suggest places we've never been. This could make our lives more varied, drive us to try new things, slow down the lesson of time and increase our happiness.
Until such arrives, try to do at least one new thing every week.It’s not too difficult to push yourself to do new things.
词汇详解
1．encourage[ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ]vt.鼓励；促进；支持
典型例句 Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.
她的成功鼓励我尝试做同样的事。
最常用法 encourage sb.（to do sth.）鼓励某人（做某事）
联想记忆 courage n.勇气；胆量
encouraging adj.令人鼓舞的
encouraged adj.被鼓励的
encouragement n.鼓励；激励
discourage vt.使泄气
2．point[pɔɪnt]n.观点；重点；点；地点 v.指；指向；朝向
典型例句 The hands of the clock point to five o’clock.
时钟的针指向五点钟。
最常用法 point of view 观点；看法；见解
speak to point 说到要害上
in point 恰当的
on the point of 即将
point out 指出
point at 指着
3．increase[ɪnˈkriːs]v.&n.增加；提高
典型例句 We must increase our output to meet demand.
我们必须提高产量满足需求。
联想记忆 increasing adj.增长的；增加的
increasingly adv.逐渐地；越来越多地
decrease v.减少；减小；降低
参考阅读
时间都去哪儿了
你年纪越来越大，时间也似乎也越走越快。我们的岁数越是增长，生活就越倾向于一成不变。所以，时间过得更快了。
我们感知中的时间就像是回忆的堆叠。所以新鲜的经历越少，你就越不可能在那些回忆中填满有趣的事情。
我们越长大，时间确实会过得越快（或者更准确地说，我们确实会感觉时间过得越快）。
在我们人生的最初几年里，我们感觉到的一切，所做的一切都是新的。而且，我们的许多经历都很独特，独特到足以牢牢留在我们的记忆中。但是随着时间的流逝，我们能遇到的全新经历越来越少了。这是由于我们不仅已经完成了许多事情，而且已经习惯于像奴隶般遵守自己的生活习惯。
对此，我们该怎么办呢？或许我们需要一些新的应生活来鼓励我们尝试新经历、指出我们还没做过的事情、给我们推荐没有尝试过的菜和没有去过的地方。这可以让我们的生活更加丰富，刺激我们去尝试新鲜的事物，让时光放慢脚步并且让我们更加快乐。
在这种应用被发明出来以前，每周至少尝试一件新的事物吧。逼自己去尝试新事物并不是一件非常困难的事情！
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美文赏析
A Beautiful Dress
My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them.Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased.Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground, which shocked all people around.Her parents tried to tame her by beating and kicking, only to result in more violent outbursts.Finally they became thoroughly disappointed with her.
One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher, gave the girl a beautiful snow-white dress. It immediately caught the girl's eyes and made them shine brightly.
The girl put on the dress and became quite another person. She no longer abused or hit others, even less rolled on the floor.She knew running wild was beneath her in such a beautiful dress.
Since then the girl was gentle, neat, and lovely.
Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress hidden somewhere in his or her heart.However, he may be unaware of it, forget it or abandon it.
词汇详解
1．use[juːs]n.使用；最常用法；运用 v.利用；对待
典型例句 He makes full use of the facts he observes.
他充分运用自己所观察到的事实。
最常用法 It is no use doing sth.做某事是毫无用处的。
make use of 利用
used to 过去经常
use up 用光
联想记忆 useful adj.有用的；有益的；实用的
useless adj.无用的；无效的
used adj.使用过的；二手的；习惯的
apply vt.应用；涂；使专心从事 vi.申请；有关联
employ v.雇佣；使用
2．stay[steɪ]v.停留；逗留；保持 n.停留；逗留
典型例句 He made few friends during his stay in the village.
他在这个村子逗留的期间，没有交上几个朋友。
最常用法 stay up 熬夜
stay up all night 通宵未睡
stay awake 睡不着，醒着
联想记忆 remain v.剩余；依然；保持
3．beat[biːt]v.打败；跳动；敲打 n.拍子；敲打；心跳声
典型例句 If we don’t prepare for the speech contest, they will beat us.
如果这场演讲比赛我们不做好准备的话，他们就会打败我们。
最常用法 beat sb on the head 打某人的头部
beat sb to death 把某人打死
联想记忆 hit vi.打（击）；袭击；达到
knock v.敲击；互撞；攻击
strike v.打；撞 n.罢工；打击
defeat n.挫败；败北 vt.战胜；击败
win v.赢；赢得；获胜
4．gentle[ˈdʒentli]adj.温和的；轻柔的
典型例句 The dog is so gentle that I am not afraid of it.
这只狗如此温顺，因此我不感到害怕。
最常用法 gentle wind 和风
gentle in voice 声调温柔
be gentle to sb 对某人和蔼
联想记忆 gently adv.轻轻地；温柔地
gentleman n.绅士
kind adj.亲切的；善良的；仁慈的
soft adj.温和的；不强烈的
rude adj.粗鲁的
rough adj.粗糙的；粗略的
参考阅读
一条美丽的裙子
我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下，她的老家。最近被带到城里来和爸妈一起生活。她是个没有受过教育的野孩子，不开心的时候，就会诅咒或者说脏话。
有时候甚至在地上打滚，周围的人对此都很吃惊。她的父母试图通过打和踢驯服她，但是这样做只能导致更多的暴力事件。最后他们对自己的女儿彻底失望了。
一天，他们的隔壁邻居，一个退休的女教师，给那个女孩一条非常漂亮雪白的裙子。这立刻吸引了女孩的眼睛，她的眼里满是闪烁的光芒。
女孩穿上裙子，简直成了另外一个人。她不再辱骂或者打别人，也很少在地上打滚。她知道疯子似的乱跑配不上这条美丽的裙子。从那以后，女孩变得文雅，整洁，可爱。
也许每个人心里都藏着一条美丽的裙子，只是有些人不在意，忘记了或者是丢弃了这些美好。
美文赏析
Following A Dream
When I was a younger, I used to dream about becoming a fireman. I thought it would be great to ride around, and help people put out fires.
As I got older, I want to be like my father. He taught in a university, and I always respect him.So that's why I became a teacher.Although both are teachers, my father and I have different teaching styles.
In many ways, I feel that I'm living my dream, I am lucky.
Sometimes we have dreams when we’re younger, but life may push them in another direction.
You should actively pursue your dream.After all, your dream won’t often pursue you.
Everyone has a dream, but the question is how you make it come true！
词汇详解
1．ride[raɪd]v.骑；乘 n.交通工具；骑；乘车；搭便车
典型例句 You’ll never learn to ride a bicycle if you don’t practise.
如果你不练习，就学不会骑自行车。
联想记忆 rider n.骑士
drive vt.开车；驱赶；迫使 n.驾车
2．fire[fair]n.火，燃烧物；射击，发射；热情
3．direction[dəˈrekʃn]n.方向；指导；最常用法说明
典型例句 That is the present direction of government thinking.
这就是如今政府考虑问题的方向。
最常用法 according to one’s directions 根据某人的指示
at the direction of 奉……的命令
in all directions 四面八方
in every direction 四面八方
in the direction of 朝……方向
联想记忆 direct adj.直接的；笔直的；坦白的 v.对准；指挥；指示；命令
参考阅读
追逐梦想
当我还年轻的时候，我曾梦想要成为一名消防队员。我想到处跑会很好，还可以帮助人们扑灭大火。
而随着我逐渐长大，我想成为像我父亲那样。他在大学里教书，我总是非常尊敬他。那就是我成了一名教师的原因。尽管都是教师，但我的父亲和我风格迥异。我们都是教师，我很高兴。
在许多方面，我觉得自己梦想成真，我感到很幸运。
有时候当我们年轻的时候会拥有很多梦想，但人生有可能会朝着另一个方向发展。
你应该积极追求我们的梦想，毕竟，你的梦想不会经常追求你。
每个人都有一个梦想，问题是你是否能使你自己的成为现实！
读书笔记___________________________________________
美文赏析
The Hardest Lesson Was to Believe in Myself
I lost my sight when I was four years old in an accident. Now I am thirty-two.I can remember the brightness of sunshine and what red color is.
It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now.I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise.I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes.I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.
Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes.The adjustment is never easy.I was afraid.But I was lucky.My parents and my teachers made me want to fight it out with blindness.
The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was basic.When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone.That is part of it.But I mean something bigger than that：an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person that somewhere in the sweeping, complicated pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
词汇详解
1．accident[ˈæksɪdənt]n.事故；意外；偶然；造化
典型例句 The other day I came across an interesting accident.
几天前，我碰到一件有趣的意外事情。
最常用法 by accident 偶然地
联想记忆 accidental adj.意外的；偶然的
incident n.事变；事件；插曲
event n.大事；事
2．basic[ˈbeɪsɪk]adj.基本的；基础的
典型例句 adj.基本的；基础的
联想记忆 base n.底部；基地 vt.以……作基础
fundamental adj.基本的；根本的；重要的
3．fit[fɪt]adj.适宜的；合适的；健康的 v.适合；安装
典型例句 The room was a fit place for study.这个房间适宜读书。
最常用法 be fit for 适合于
keep sb fit 使人健康
联想记忆 unfit adj.不合适的；不健康的 vt.使不合格
suit v.适合；方便；满足
healthy adj.健康的
well adj.健康的
sound adj.健康的
参考阅读
人生最艰难的一课就是学会相信自己
4岁那年我在一次事故中双目失明。现在我已经32岁了。我还记得阳光是多么灿烂，红色是多么鲜艳。
有一天我突然想到，倘若我不是盲人，我或许不会变得像现在这样热爱生活。现在我相信生活，但我不能肯定如果自己是明眼人，会不会像现在这样深深地相信生活。这并不意味着我宁愿成为盲人，而只是意味着失去视力使我更加珍惜自己其他的能力。
我认为，生活要求人不断地自我调整以适应现实。人越能及时地进行调整，他的个人世界便越有意义。调整决非易事。我曾感到害怕，但我很幸运，父母和老师激励我誓与失明拼搏到底。
我必须学会的最艰难的一课就是相信自己，这是基本条件。相信自己并不仅仅指支持我独自走下陌生的楼梯的那种自信，那是一部分。我指的是大事：是坚信自己虽然有缺陷，却是一个真正的有进取心的人；坚信在芸芸众生错综复杂的格局当中，自有我可以安身立命的一席之地。
读书笔记___________________________________________
美文赏析
Love What You Do, Do What You Love
Life is short. Are you doing what you love?Are you living your passion?
If not, why?I am guessing most people will answer that question with“I have three kids to support.”In the real world people have responsibilities.They have to make sacrifices.You aren’t supposed to be happy with your job but you do it because you have to.”
With all due respect, they are wrong. You can take care of your responsibilities and be happy with your job.We spend over 1/3 of our day, at least five days a week performing our jobs.This is a lot of time to be wasting on something we don’t enjoy, is it not?Why not spend that time doing something you truly are passionate about for 50 hours a week instead of something that lacks meaning?
I think there is one main reason people don't follow their passion：fear. Fear of how others will react, fear of failure, and fear that they can't do it themselves.I think the first part is for people to realize that they can conquer their fear.You will fail at times and others will think you are crazy at times, but if you believe that you will succeed than you finally will.
I understand that it is not easy. I am in the middle of going through it right now.But understand that there are other people out there who have been through what you are going through and can help you immensely.They have failed, been ridiculed, and come out on the other end extremely successful.They are living proof that you can do what you love.
词汇详解
1．love[lʌv]v.爱；热爱；喜欢 n.爱；热爱；爱情；恋爱
典型例句 His love for science will never die.
他对科学的热爱永不会消褪。
最常用法 fall in love（with）爱上
联想记忆 lovely adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；好看的
lover n.情人；爱好者
prefer vt.宁可；较喜欢
hate v.憎恨；厌恶；讨厌 n.憎恨；厌恶
2．main[meɪn]adj.主要的；最重要的
典型例句 The teacher asked me to note down the main points of the speech.老师要求我把演说的要点记下来。
最常用法 the main idea 主要的想法；大意
联想记忆 mainly adv.主要地；大部分地
3．fail[feɪl]v.失败；没做成某事；缺少 n.不及格；没做成
典型例句 He never fails to write to his mother every week.
他从来没有忘记每周给母亲写信。
最常用法 fail to do sth.未能做某事
fail in sth./doing sth.在……方面失败了
fail in sth.缺乏某物
联想记忆 failure n.失败；失败者
succeed v.成功
4．right[raɪt]adj.正确的；右边的 adv.正确地；恰恰，完全地 n.权力；右边
典型例句 She is the right girl for me；I need no one else.
她就是我要找的女孩，我不要其他人。
最常用法 all right 好；行
right now 立即
on the right 在右边
联想记忆 correct adj.正确的
wrong adj.错误的；有毛病的 adv.错误地
left adj.左边的 adv.向左 n.左边
参考阅读
爱你所做，做你所爱
人生短暂。你所从事的是你热爱的工作吗？你生活在激情中吗？
如果不是，为什么？我猜想大部分都会以“我有三个孩子要养”之类的回答来搪塞这个问题。的确，在现实生活中，我们有自己的家庭责任，我们不得不做些牺牲，我们做着一些自己并不热爱的工作只因我们必需这样去做。
恕我直言，这一切并非正确。你可以兼顾你的责任，同时热爱你的工作。我们一天中要花去1/3的时间，至少一个星期5天去工作。如果不热爱这份工作，这确实是一笔很大的时间浪费，不是吗？为什么不能用这宝贵的时间，一星期50个小时去从做让你激情洋溢的事情呢，而不是对你来说缺少意义的工作。
我认为有些人之所以不去追求他们的梦想是有一个主要的原因：恐惧。他们惧怕他人的指指点点，惧怕失败，惧怕没有能力完成他们的梦想。我认为第一步人们应该去战胜恐惧。有时我们会失败，有时别人也会觉得你有些疯狂，但只要你坚信你能够成功，那么你最终必 将成功。
我理解这做起来并不容易。其实，我也正在克服追求我的梦想过程中的恐惧。但我们相信有些人已经从这个恐惧中坚强地走了出来，并愿意帮助我们。他们曾经失败过，被嘲笑过，但他们走向了胜利的彼岸。这些人的故事正是“你能做你所爱”的真实而有力的证据。
美文赏析
When the Wind Blows
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands.A short man approached the farmer.“Are you a good farmhand?”the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows.”answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore.Jumping out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters.He shook the little man and yelled，“Get up！A storm is coming！Tie things down before they blow away！”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly，“No sir.I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.To his amazement, he discovered that everything had been tied down.Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear.
Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
词汇详解
1．hand[hænd]n.手；协助；手艺 v.给；传
典型例句 Please hand me that book.请把那本书递给我。
最常用法 hand sb.sth.递给某人某物
hand out 分发
hand in 提交
by hand 手工
at hand 在手边
hand in hand 手拉手
a green hand 没有经验的人
first hand 一手的；直接
second hand 二手的；间接的；用过的
the hour hand 时针
联想记忆 handy adj.方便的；手边的；灵巧的
handbook n.手册；指南
handbag n.手提包
farmhand n.农工；农场工人
2．satisfy[ˈsætɪsfaɪ]v.使满意；满足；使信服；清偿
典型例句 Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.
她的解释没有让老师信服。
最常用法 satisfy sb.使某人满意
be satisfied with 对……感到满意
联想记忆 satisfactory adj.令人满意的
satisfied adj.满意的；满足的
satisfying adj.令人满意的，令人满足的
satisfaction n.满意；赔偿；乐事；妥善处理；确信
content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使……满足
delight n.高兴；快乐 v.（使）高兴；（使）欣喜
please v.使高兴；使满意；愿意；取悦
disappoint v.使失望；使破灭
dissatisfy vt.使不满
3．instead[ɪnˈsted]adv.代替；反而
典型例句 Don’t marry Mary.Marry me instead.
不要和玛丽结婚，和我结婚吧。
最常用法 instead of 代替……；而不是……
联想记忆 rather adv.相当；宁愿
4．hurry[ˈhɜːri]v.匆忙；催促；赶紧 n.匆忙；仓促；急忙
典型例句 Don’t let anyone hurry you into making a decision.
不要在任何人的催促下匆匆作出决定。
最常用法 hurry sb.催促某人
hurry sb. to do sth.催促某人做某事
hurry sb. into doing sth.催促某人做某事
hurry up（使）赶紧
in a hurry 匆忙
in no hurry 不急于行动，不着忙
联想记忆 hurried adj.仓促的；慌忙的
hurriedly adv.匆忙地
参考阅读
当风起时
几年前，一个农场主在大西洋沿岸拥有一块土地，他贴广告雇佣人手。一个个头不高的男人来到农场主面前。“你是个干农活的好手吗？”农场主问他。
“是的，起风的时候我可以睡觉，”那个矮个男人回答道。
尽管农场主对他的回答有点迷惑，可苦于没有帮手，最终还是雇佣了他。那个矮个男人在农场干活很卖力，从天亮一直忙到天黑，因此农场主对他的工作很满意。
一天晚上，海面上刮起了咆哮的大风。农场主从床上跳了起来，冲到隔壁雇工住的地方。他晃着那个矮个男人喊道：“起来！刮风暴了！快把东西系好，别刮跑了！”
那个矮个男人在床上翻了一下身，平静地说道：“不，先生，我告诉过你，刮风的时候我可以睡觉。”
农场主被气得真想当场把他解雇。不过，他还是赶紧跑出去应付暴风雨了。然而，令他惊奇的是，他发现一切都已经栓牢了，什么东西也不会刮走。此刻，农场主才明白了雇工那句话的意思，于是，风刮起来的时候，他也回自己的床上睡觉了。
当精神上、心理上和物质上都做好准备的时候，一切就无所畏 惧了。
当你的生活刮起风暴的时候，你是否能睡着觉呢？
读书笔记___________________________________________
美文赏析
Write Your Own Life
Suppose someone gave you a pen-a sealed, solid-colored pen.
You couldn't see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long enough to create a masterpiece（or several）that would last forever and make a difference in the scheme of things.You don’t know before you begin.
Under the rules of the game, you really never know. You have to take a chance！Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything.Instead of picking up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, unused.
But if you do decide to use it, what would you do with it?How would you play the game?Would you plan and plan before you ever wrote a word?Would your plans be so extensive that you never even got to the writing?
Or would you take the pen in hand, plunge right in and just do it, struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of the torrents of words that take you where they take you?
Would you write cautiously and carefully, as if the pen might run dry the next moment, or would you pretend or believe（or pretend to believe）that the pen will write forever and proceed accordingly?
Now, suppose someone gave you a life……
词汇详解
1．suppose[səˈpəʊz]v.假设；假定；认为
典型例句 Let us suppose another planet with conditions similar to those on the earth.
让我们假定另外有一个具有和地球上相似条件的行星。
最常用法 suppose sb./sth+n./adj.认为某人/某物是……
soppose sb./sth. to do sth.猜想某人做某事
联想记忆 imagine v.想象
2．run[rʌn]v.跑；行驶；运转；运营 n.路程；奔跑；趋向
典型例句 I can’t make this machine run properly.
我无法使这部机器正常运转。
最常用法 run after 追逐
run into 碰到，跑进，陷入，撞上
run against 反对
run for 竞选，跑去找
run into trouble 碰上麻烦
run a hotel 经营一家旅馆
run the machine 操纵机器
联想记忆 runner n.赛跑的人；跑步者
race n.赛跑；竞争 v.赛跑；竞赛
manage v.管理；经营；做成；设法对付
operate v.操作；运转；经营
3．pick[pɪk]v.拾；捡；挑选 n.拾；捡；选择
典型例句 You should not pick any of the flowers in the park.
你不应该采摘这个公园里的任何一朵花。
最常用法 pick and choose 挑三拣四
pick out 挑选
pick up 拾起；捡起
联想记忆 choose v.选择；决定
select v.选择；挑选
choice n.选择；挑选
selection n.选择；挑选
参考阅读
谱写生命的乐章
假如有人送你一支笔，一支不可拆卸的单色钢笔。
你无法看出里面究竟有多少墨水。或许在你试探性地写上几个字后它就会枯干，或许足够用来创作一部影响深远的不朽巨著（或是几部）。而这些，在动笔前，都是无法得知的。
在这个游戏规则下，你真的永远不会预知结果。你只能去碰运气！事实上，这个游戏里没有规则指定你必须要做什么。相反，你甚至可以根本不去动用这支笔，你可以把它扔在书架上或是抽屉里让它的墨水干枯。
但是，如果你决定要用它的话，你会用它来做什么呢？你将怎样来进行这个游戏呢？你会不写一个字，总是计划来计划去吗？你会不会由于计划过于宏大而来不及动笔呢？
或者你只是手里拿着笔，一头扎进去写，不停地写，艰难地随着文字汹涌的浪涛而随波逐流？
你会小心谨慎地写字，好像这支笔在下一个时刻就可能会干枯；还是装做或相信这支笔能够永远写下去而信手写来呢？
现在，假如有人给予你一支生命的笔……
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美文赏析
Thanks for Everything
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us-the ones so easily overlooked.If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this：give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it.Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others.It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case don't let embarrassment sink you into silence——speak up the first time you have the chance.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude?Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us-including ourselves.For no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.Its message is universal；its lyrics transcend all earthly barriers；its music touches the heavens.
词汇详解
1．express[ɪkˈspres]vt.表达；表示 n.快车；快递
典型例句 The writer expresses his love for his motherland in his novels.
作者在小说中表达出他对祖国的爱。
最常用法 express oneself 表达某人的思想
express one's willingness 表达某人的意愿
联想记忆 expression n.表情；表示；表达
2．close[kləʊs]v.关；停业 adj.亲近的；近的；严密的 adv.接近；靠
近；紧紧地
典型例句 He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
最常用法 be close to 接近于；在……附近；大约
联想记忆 closely adv.紧密地；接近地；严密地；亲近地
closed adj.关闭的；封闭的；停业的
open adj.开着的；开放的；公开的 v.打开；张开
distant adj.疏远的；遥远的；陌生的；远行的
3．alive[əˈlaɪv]adj.活着的；有活力的；注意到的；热闹的
典型例句 Although he is eighty, he is still very much alive.
他虽有八十岁了，但仍然充满了活力。
最常用法 return alive 生还
联想记忆 live adj.活着的
living adj.活着的
active adj.活跃的；积极的；起作用的；灵活的dead adj.死的
参考阅读
感谢一切
生活中，我们很少会向陪我们走过这些年的人表达感谢之意。事实上，我们不要等到那些周年纪念日的时候才去向最亲密的人致谢——他们太容易被忽视了。如果说我已经对感恩有所理解的话，这个理解就是：现在就去做！当你的感激之情依然鲜活，依然真诚，那么就采取行动吧。表达谢意是增加社会和谐的一种简单方法。
说声感谢不仅能让他人的世界更明媚，也会点亮你的生活。如果你觉得失落、不被关爱、不被欣赏，那就试着敞开你的心灵，也许这正是你最需要的。
当然，有些时候你无法当场表达谢意。在这种情况下就不要让这种尴尬淹没于你的沉默当中——旦有机会就要大声说出来。
我不知道如果我们没有表达谢意的词汇，我们会不会更好地表达我们的感激之情呢？我们会更易感染的，更敏感，更关心吗？
感激会引起情绪的连锁反应，并且传递给周围的人——包括我们自己。没有人会误解一颗感恩的心的旋律。它所传递的信息放之四海而皆准；它的情怀飞越所有的世俗障碍；它的音符触动诸天。
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美文赏析
The Hidden Gold
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care.But he knew that his three sons looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth trough adventure.
When the farmer was dying, he said to his sons，“There is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it if you wish it.”
The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden；but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer's death, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold；since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. But no pot of gold was to be found although they had turned up the soil in the whole orchard.It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits.The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given. The sons sold the fruit, and got a whole pot of gold.
Then suddenly they understood what their wise father had meant.
词汇详解
1．wish[wɪʃ]v.希望；想要 n.愿望；命令；渴望
典型例句 If possible, I wish to work in sales department.
如果可能的话，我希望在销售部工作。
最常用法 wish to do sth.想要做某事
wish sb. good luck 祝某人好运
wish for 想要，渴求
express one's wish 表示某人的愿望
meet sb's wishes 满足某人的愿望
best wishes（最）美好的祝愿
联想记忆 desire n.渴望；愿望 v.渴望；向往；要求
hope v.希望 n.希望
long v.渴望
2．agree[əˈgriː]v.同意；赞成；承认；符合；一致
典型例句 They agreed on a date for the next meeting.
他们就下次会议的日期达成了协议。
最常用法 agree to do sth.同意做某事
agree on/upon sth.对某事达成一致意见
agree to sth.同意某事。
agree with 同意；与……一致
联想记忆 agreement n.同意；一致；协议
disagree v.不同意；不一致；有分歧；不适应；不适宜
disagreement n.不合；争论；不一致
agreeable adj.愉快的；和蔼可亲的；欣然同意的；一致的
3．steal[stiːl]v.偷；窃取
典型例句 Someone stole her jewellery while she was away.
有人趁她不在的时候偷走了她的珠宝。
最常用法 steal sb.sth.偷某人某物
steal sb. of sth.偷某人的东西
steal in 溜进来
steal out 溜出去
联想记忆 theft n.偷窃
thief n.贼；小偷
cheat vt.欺骗；vi.作弊；行骗 n.骗子；欺骗
参考阅读
隐藏的金子
从前有一个农民，他有一座漂亮的橄榄园。他非常勤劳，农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上。可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待地想通过冒险发家致富。
这个农民快要死的时候，对三个儿子叫到身边说：“橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。你们想要就去挖吧。”
儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的哪一块地方，可他什么也没再对他们说。
那个农民死后，三个儿子就开始挖地，想找到那罐金子；因为他们不知道金子藏在什么地方，所以他们一致同意排成一行从果园的一头开始挖起，直到其中一人挖到金子为止。好像是有人把它偷走了，又或者他们的爸爸老糊涂了。三个儿子都因为一无所获而大感失望。
到了第二年橄榄收获的季节，果园里的橄榄树结出的果子比以往都多。卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子。
他们突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的话的含义了。
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