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.【李陽瘋狂英語“三最”口腔肌肉訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：11秒】

【李陽瘋狂英語“一口氣”訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：1口氣】

【參考譯文】

[1] 要成為行業(yè)中最好的，需要做什么，就督促你自己去做。也許自律最好的定義是這樣的：“自律就是能讓你自己在應(yīng)該做的時候做你應(yīng)該做的事，而不管那是不是你喜歡做的事情?！?/p>

[2] 做自己喜歡做的事情是非常簡單的，關(guān)鍵是當(dāng)你不喜歡做某些事情的時候，你還能驅(qū)使自己去做，這種自律能使你跨入事業(yè)與生活的快車道。

【瘋狂注釋】

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

2.field n.范圍；領(lǐng)域

3.definition n.定義；概念

4.ability n.能力；本領(lǐng)；才能

5.fast track 快車道

{mospick} Time Flies!光陰似箭！

【瘋狂星級】★★★★四星級·大學(xué)四六級·國際商務(wù)級 [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.【李陽瘋狂英語“三最”口腔肌肉訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：23 秒】

【李陽瘋狂英語“一口氣”訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：1 口氣】

【參考譯文】

[1]很多人把時間視為世界上最寶貴的東西。時間一旦消逝,沒有什么東西可取代它。這使得時間比金錢更加寶貴。

[2]時間很寶貴，誰都浪費不起。時間一旦消逝，就永遠不再來。你永遠也無法讓時光倒流。時間過得很快，人們說光陰似箭，歲月不待人。因此，我們應(yīng)該好好善用時間。

[3]如果能合理地支配時間，你一定會有一個成功的人生。試把所有的零碎時間都應(yīng)用于瘋狂地操練英語上面，哪怕是等車的一點點間隙也不要放過。

【瘋狂注釋】

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.value v.估價；評價；重視，尊重，珍視

replace v.取代，替換，代替；把．．．．．．放回原處

valuable adj.值錢的，寶貴的，珍貴的；有價值的，有用的；重要的precious adj.寶貴的，貴重的，昂貴的；珍貴的；珍愛的afford v.花得起，買得起；負(fù)擔(dān)得起；抽得出時間；經(jīng)得起

go by 走過；（時間等）過去,逝去；經(jīng)過．．．．．．旁邊；依照；順便走訪

turn back使折回，使往回走；阻止，阻擋；翻回到

make the best use of充分使用（利用）

manage v.管理；操縱；處理；支配；經(jīng)營；運行 10.11.12.successful adj.成功的，結(jié)果良好的，有成就的，飛黃騰達的spare time 空余時間

wait for 等待，等候；期望

頁面 1 共有 2 Just Do It!說干就干！

【瘋狂星級】★★★三星級·高中生級·國際公民級

[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.【李陽瘋狂英語“三最”口腔肌肉訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：19 秒】

【李陽瘋狂英語“一口氣”訓(xùn)練紀(jì)錄：1 口氣】

【參考譯文】

[1]事情一旦被拖得太久就會變得難以控制。問題拖得越久，就越難以解決。所以，不要把時間浪費在考慮某事到底有多難，從這篇短文接受忠告吧！

[2]很多人把今天能做的事推到明日，他們總是找借口拖延做事。到頭來，事情總是沒做完。如果我們沒有把事做完，我們心里會感到忐忑不安，從而造成不必要的壓力。因此，如果你有這種壞習(xí)慣的話，最好是將它克服，盡快把事情做好。

【瘋狂注釋】

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.put off 推遲；拖延

uncontrollable adj.無法控制的tackle v.解決

look for v.尋找

excuse n.借口

postpone v.延遲；推遲

in the end 最終；到頭來

eventually adv.最后；終于

stress n.壓力；重壓

get rid of 擺脫；除去

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第二篇：李陽瘋狂英語三最短文-0

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《國際口腔肌肉-三最短文》

Muscle：IM The best way to build your international muscle!鍛造你的國際肌肉!Raise your confidence!激發(fā)你的沖天信心!Impress others with your English and knowledge!以流利的英語和淵博的 知識令眾人矚目

Speak and learn about the world at the same time!暢談人間萬物，知曉時 事風(fēng)云!IM，有志者不二的選擇!How to get rid of your shyness!如何擯棄羞怯心理 How to tell funny jokes!如何表現(xiàn)幽默風(fēng)趣

How to improve your manners!如何掌握社交禮儀 How to imitate great leaders!如何效仿領(lǐng)袖風(fēng)采

?imiteit vt.模仿,把…作為例子, 模仿（某人的講話、舉止）；作滑稽模仿, How to deal with cultural differences!如何處理文化差異 How to create good life habits!如何提高生活修養(yǎng) All in IM！一切盡在IM!You won't hesitate!你將不再猶猶豫豫!You won't stutter!你將不再吞吞吐吐!?st?t?

vt.& vi.結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說,不順暢的工作, 時斷時續(xù)地移動,n.結(jié)巴, 口吃, You won't ever be at a loss for what to say!你將不再結(jié)結(jié)巴巴!You won't have to struggle anymore!你將不再苦苦掙扎!English will be your automatic reflex!你將侃侃而談，流利自然!?ri:?fleks

n.反應(yīng)能力；反射作用, Blurt out English and blurt out the wisdom of life!bl?:t vt.突然說出, 脫口而出, 脫口而出英語，脫口而 出生命的智慧

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

李嵐清英文申奧陳述

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!?t?t??? adj.令人同情的,感人的,動人的,prep.<書>關(guān)于,至于,adv.令人同情地,感人地,動人地;bid n.企圖，試圖；嘗試；努力；爭取,喊價, 出價, 投標(biāo),努力爭取 ,vt.& vi.出價, 投標(biāo),vt.命令, 吩咐,說(問候話);致意,（某些牌戲中）叫牌 ,宣布，公開表示,vi.命令；吩咐,【橋牌】叫牌,企圖

Ladies and gentlemen, many people in the world have a dream, that one day they could come to China and visit Beijing.女士們，先生們，全世 界很多人都有這樣一個夢想，他們希望有朝一日能來 到中國并訪問北京。

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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.steid? n.階段;時期,舞臺,演員的職業(yè);戲劇

我的同胞也有在中國舉辦一次出色奧 運會的強烈渴望，并將其看作是對奧林匹 克及其歷史的一個重大貢獻，I therefore hope from the bottom of my heart, that you distinguished IOC members, will help them realize their long-cherished aspirations.d??st??gw??t adj.卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的,顯得重要的；高貴的；有尊嚴(yán)的 , ??sp??rei??n n.強烈的愿望, 志向, 抱負(fù),發(fā)送氣音；發(fā) h 音, ?l???t?eri?t

adj.被長期渴望的, 因此我衷心地希望尊敬的奧委會委員們能幫助他們實現(xiàn)這一期 待已久的愿望。

The Chinese sage Confucius says, “Isn't it a delight after all to have friends come from afar?” 我國先圣孔子說過，“有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？” se?d?

n.圣人, 智者, 哲人,鼠尾草（可用作調(diào)料）,adj.賢明的, 貌似聰明的,睿 k?n?fju:??s

n.孔子，Indeed, it is our delight to welcome all guests with open arms in Beijing in the year 2008.2008年如能在北京熱烈 歡迎各位客人，這將是我們最喜悅的盛事？ I'm sure you will have a great game in Beijing!Thank you!我相信，屆時你們將會 在北京看到一次偉大的 奧運會，謝謝！

【額外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)dream/dri:m/n.夢，夢想；v.做夢； 夢見；夢想；幻想；想 到 I'm sure I can realize my dream of conquering English.我確信我能實現(xiàn)攻克英 語的夢想。

I certainly didn't promise you the money;you must have dreamt it.我肯定沒有答應(yīng)過給你 那筆錢，準(zhǔn)是你在胡思 亂想。(2)countryman/n.同胞；同國人；同鄉(xiāng) ；鄉(xiāng)下人；農(nóng)民

(3)desire/ n.愿望，心愿；要求； v.想望，期望，希望； 請求 He has a great desire for fame.他有出人頭地的強烈愿 望。

(4)stage/ n.舞臺；戲?。换顒訄?所；發(fā)展進程；階段或 時期；v.上演；籌備； 舉行(5)contribution/n.捐獻，貢獻；捐款，捐助；投稿

He has made a great contribution to the company.他為公司作出了巨大的 貢獻。(6)movement/n.運動；動作；潮流； 動向；運轉(zhuǎn)

The trade union movement is concerned with working conditions.工會發(fā)起的這次運動與 工人的工作條件密切相 關(guān)。(7)from the bottom of one's heart發(fā)自內(nèi)心地，衷心地

From the bottom of my heart, I apologize for forgetting your birthday!忘記了你的生日，我向 你表示發(fā)自內(nèi)心的歉意。

(8)distinguished [dis'ti?ɡwi?]/adj.卓著的；著名的； 卓越的；杰出的；超群 的；出眾的；尊貴的

The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage.中華民族以勤勞勇敢著稱。

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He is distinguished for his knowledge of economics.他在經(jīng)濟學(xué)知識方面出 類拔萃。(9)realize/v.認(rèn)識到；了解；實現(xiàn) ；實行

The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中國人民必將實現(xiàn)國家現(xiàn)代化。

She realized her dream of becoming an actress.她實現(xiàn)了當(dāng)演員的夢想。I finally realized my goal of speaking good English.我終于實現(xiàn)了說一口流 利英語的目標(biāo)。

(10)long-cherished/adj.被長期渴望的，期 待已久的(11)aspiration/n.熱望，渴望；志向

She has aspirations to become a great writer.她胸懷大志，要成為一 位偉大作家。His true aspirations is to become the President of the United States.他真正的抱負(fù)是想成為 美國總統(tǒng)。

(12)sage/n.智者；賢人，圣人； 年高望重的人；adj.賢 明的，明智的；審慎的 Thank you for your sage advice.謝謝你的高見。

He was a wise old sage, who knew everything about Chinese medicine.他是一位精通中醫(yī)的年 長的智者。(13)delight/di'lait/n.快樂，高興，喜悅

(14)afar/adv.遠；在遠處；遠遠 地，遙遠地

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 瘋狂人生激勵

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會變得難以控制。

The longer you wait to tackle a problem, the more difficult it becomes.問題拖得越久，越難以解決。

Don't waste time thinking about how difficult something is.所以，不要把時間浪費 在考慮某事到底有多難，Just take the advice in this passage.這篇短文接受忠告吧！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.他們總是找借口拖延做 事。In the end, it never gets done.到頭來，事情總是沒做 完。If we leave things undone, we will eventually worry.如果我們沒有把事做完，我們心里會感到忐忑 不安，This will cause unnecessary stress.從而造成不必要的壓力。

LYCE三最短文第1輯

Therefore, if you have this bad habit, it's best to get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.因此，如果你有這種壞習(xí)慣的話，最好是將它克服，盡快把事情做好。

Speak out!大聲說出來

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!” 想問就問

If you don't understand, don't hesitate to ask.如果你不明白的話，一定要毫不遲疑地發(fā)問。Some Chinese seem to feel that it is impolite to ask questions even when they don't quite understand.有些中國人以為提問題 是不禮貌的，即使在他們不是十分明白的時候。

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

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?” 當(dāng)你不明白或弄不清對 方說什么時，你可以用以下方式來提問：“你能再說一遍嗎？” “I'm not clear on what you said.”“我沒聽清你說什么?！?“I'm afraid I don't understand you.Would you mind saying it again?” “恐怕我不明白你的意 思。你介意再說一次嗎 ？” “I'm sorry I' don't follow you.”“很抱歉我不明白你的 意思?！?“Could you repeat that?”“你能重復(fù)一遍嗎？” “I didn't get it.”“我沒有聽懂。” You'll improve your understanding and the speaker will be happy to make his point again!這樣將能增進你的理解，而且說話者也樂意把他 的要點再重復(fù)一遍。

Speak Out!大聲說出來

Expressing opinions is one example of culture difference between east and west.表達觀點的不同是中西文化差異的一個典 型例子。

Westerners express their opinions freely.西方人自由地發(fā)表他們 的意見。

They feel it is natural for people to have different ideas, and don't mind hearing views that differ from their own.他們覺得人們有不同的思想那是當(dāng)然的，并且不介意聽到與他們自己不同的意見。You may express frankly what you think or feel.你可以率直地表達你的 想法或感覺。Of course, you shouldn't be rude in your manner or speech.當(dāng)然你不應(yīng)該用粗魯?shù)恼Z氣。Statements such as “You're wrong,” “You're mistaken,” “You don't know,” etc.象“你錯了”，“你弄錯 了”，Aren’t exactly bad, but it is preferable to soften the tone.“你不明白”等等這樣的 表達，并不一定是不好的，但是語氣應(yīng)和緩。

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

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你可以說“我不認(rèn)為你是對的”，“恐怕你弄錯了”，或“ 你好像不太明白”。

Time Flies!時間飛逝

Many people value their time more than anything else in the world.很多人把時間視為世界 上最寶貴的東西。

Once time is gone it can never be replaced.時間一旦消逝，沒有什么東西可取代它。This makes time more valuable than money.這使得時間比金錢更加寶貴。

Time is precious.Nobody can afford to waste time.時間很寶貴，誰都浪費不起。Once time has gone by, it will never return.時間一旦消逝，就永遠不再來。You can never turn the clock back.Time passes very quickly.你永遠也無法讓時光倒流。時間過得很快，People say time flies.Time and tide wait for no man.人們說光陰似箭，歲月不待人。Taid n.潮, 潮汐,潮水,潮流, 趨勢

We should, therefore, make the best use of our time.因此，我們應(yīng)該好好善 用時間。If you can manage your time well, you will have a successful life.如果能合理地支配時間，你一定會有一個成功 的人生。Try using all your spare time to practice English crazily.試把所有的零碎時間都 應(yīng)用于瘋狂地操練英語 上面，Even a few minutes' practice while waiting for the bus can be valuable learning time.哪怕是等車的一點點間隙也不要放過。

“最大聲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!喊掉沉悶 Yell away laziness!喊掉惰性

Yell away all the shackles of life!喊掉一切人生枷鎖 ???k?l n.手銬,腳鐐,鐐銬,束縛,羈絆,vt.給(某人)帶上手銬或腳鐐,束縛

第二章 社交禮儀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 非正式拜訪

Some friends are just like family.一些朋友就像自家人一 樣，There is no need to make formal arrangements for a visit.拜訪之前沒有必要進行正式的預(yù)約。

Except for these very close friends and relatives, making unexpected calls should be avoided as much as possible.除了這些特別親近的朋 友和親戚之外，盡量不要突然登門造訪。

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The unexpected guest is welcomed, but whether that welcome is sincere or given out of kindness is another matter.不速之客還是會受到歡迎，但這種歡迎是否發(fā)自內(nèi)心或只是出于禮貌，就不好說了。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.p??pleks??

adj.使人困惑的;令人費解的, 事實上，每個人對于如何支配時間都有自己的計劃，為接待一個不速之客而 不得不改變自己的計劃，即使不生氣也會覺得為難。

When someone invites you to drop by anytime, they really mean to call first to make sure the time is convenient!當(dāng)有人邀請你可在任何 時候去拜訪時，他們是指去拜訪之前你 先給他們打電話，確定時間是否方便。

Be Polite講禮貌

Good manners are so important in today's society.在今天的社會，講禮貌非常重要。A little effort towards being polite to everyone you meet can have great rewards.如果你肯用點心禮貌地 對待你所遇到的每一個人，你將獲得巨大的回報。

Of course there are other reasons for being polite as well.當(dāng)然講禮貌還有很多其它的原因 Everyone should be polite.Polite people show good manners.每個人都應(yīng)彬彬有禮。講禮貌的人展現(xiàn)良好的風(fēng)度，Moreover, they are popular.而且受人歡迎。

On the other hand, rude people are looked down upon.另一方面，沒有禮貌的 人則被人瞧不起。

Rudeness shows poor education.Therefore, why not be polite? 粗魯是沒教養(yǎng)的表現(xiàn)。因此，何不有禮貌一點 呢？

A simple “Please” , “Thank you” , or' “You're welcome” can make a big difference.“請”、“謝謝你”或“不 客氣”這幾個詞雖然簡單，卻會使情況大不相同。

If someone says dirty words all the time, it shows that something is wrong with his mouth.如果有的人總是罵罵咧咧，滿口臟話，那就說明他 的嘴出了問題。You'd better persuade him to “watch” his mouth!你最好建議他“注意”他 的嘴巴。

Table Manners就餐禮節(jié)

There are many differences in table manners in different cultures.不同的文化在飲食習(xí)慣 方面存在許多差異。

It is really worth your time to learn about how to behave while eating in other countries.這的確值得你花時間學(xué) 一學(xué)在國外就餐時應(yīng)該注意的行為舉止。Knowledge of table manners will show your international qualifications.通曉就餐禮節(jié)能展示你的國際素質(zhì)。

Don't make noises with your mouth.將不要咀嚼出聲音，Close your mouth when eating.含著嘴吃東西。

People make mouth noises because they eat without closing their mouths.人們咀嚼出聲音，是因為沒有合起嘴來吃。

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?sw?l?u，vt.& vi.吞, 咽, vt.不流露，掩飾，抑制 喝湯時不要啜飲，而應(yīng)一口吞下去。

Don't talk with your mouth full.嘴里有食物時，不要說 話。

If someone talks to you, wait until your mouth is empty before answering.如果有人跟你講話，要等你的嘴里沒有食物 了才回答。

Restaurant Does and Don'ts 餐館里什么該做什么不該做

What is considered polite in one country is sometimes considered rude in another.有些事在一個國家被認(rèn) 為是禮貌的，但到了另一個國家卻變 成了魯莽。In other words, sometimes you should slurp and sometimes you shouldn't.sl?:p n.嘖嘖吃的聲音,v.啜食, 換句話說，有時你應(yīng)該 吃出聲音，有時就不該吃出聲音。

Learning about culture differences while you learn English is the fastest way to broaden your knowledge of the world and become more successful.?br?:dn vt.& vi.使…變寬, 擴展,1.(路、河等)變寬，變闊,2.拓展；擴大；(使)數(shù)目增加, vt.增長（經(jīng)驗、知識等）, 在學(xué)英語的同時學(xué)習(xí)不同文化之間的差異，是拓寬世界知識最快捷的途徑，而且你會變得更加成功。

When eating, the Japanese and some Chinese are in the habit of slurping their food.用餐時，日本人和一些中國人有 吃東西出聲的習(xí)慣。By doing so, they show their host how much they like the food.這么做是向主人表示他 們有多么喜歡那些菜肴。

Westerners find eating soup this way most unpleasant.西方人覺得這種喝湯法 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妝很要不得。

And when it comes to tipping, they just leave some money on the table.而說到給小費，他們通 常留點錢在桌上，The amount is up to you, but it's usually 15 to 20 percent of the check.給多少由你自己決定，但通常都是菜單的百分之十到百分之二十。

Business Etiquette: Business Cards名片 ?et??ket,-k?t

n.禮儀, 禮節(jié),規(guī)矩, Business cards are less important in American culture than they are in Asian culture.名片在美國文化中不如 在亞洲文化中顯得重要。

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

Requesting someone's business card is a straight forward process.向別人要名片可以直截了當(dāng)，You need only say: “Do you have a business card?” or “May I have your business card?” 你只需要說：“你有名 片嗎？”或“我能要一張你的名 片嗎？” When you want to present your own card, you can say, “Here's my card.或在你遞上你的名片時，你可以說：”這是我的名片，F(xiàn)eel 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問題可以隨時給我打電話：”或者你還可以說“請將有關(guān)信息寄到這個地址。我盼望很快收到你的來信?！?It's not polite to directly refuse a request from someone for your business card.直接拒絕他人向你索要 名片的請求是不禮貌的。

Instead, you can say, “Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm all out at the moment.” Or “I forgot to bring them with me.” 你可以說“對不起，眼下我的名 片都用光了。”或“我忘記帶名片了?！?When you do receive a card, say “Thank you” and examine it briefly before putting it away.你接受名片時應(yīng)說“謝謝”并簡單看一下再把它放好。

International Protocol國際交往

Among the areas that need the most education for international understanding are how to say people's names, eat, dress, and talk.在國際交往中，最迫切需要了解的是對人的稱呼以及在飲食、穿著和談吐方面的差異。Get those four basics right and the rest is a piece of cake.只要你準(zhǔn)確地把握這四 個基本要素，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.即使是兩個普通的人，在第一次交往時，也要 相互交換姓名，這是給彼此留下或好或 壞印象的第一次機會。

“What would you like me to call you?” is always a good opening line.“你想讓我怎么稱呼你 呢？”總是一個很好的開場白。

It's better to ask several times than to get it wrong.與其叫錯別人的名字，還不如多問幾次。Even then, err on the side of formality until asked to “Call me Joe” f?:?m?l?ti: n.拘泥形式, 拘謹(jǐn);遵守禮節(jié),正式手續(xù),形式上的措施, 即使在那個時候，為穩(wěn)妥起見，還是正式一點為好，直到對方跟你說“請叫我喬好了” Jim reminds you that: shouting out as loudly as possible.Have got these benefits: We are going to tell you.Shout out your potential!喊出潛能 Shout out your confidence and self-esteem!喊出自信和自尊 shout out your international muscle!喊出國際肌肉 Shout out your perfect English.喊出一流英語

Shout out your international qualification!喊出國際素質(zhì) Shout out your inner-hero!喊出淋漓盡致的英雄本 色 Shout out a brand new universe!喊出一片新天地！

第三章 國際商務(wù)International business 11 Solutions to Trade Imbalance貿(mào)易不平衡的11種解決方法

World trade is an important topic today.今天，國際貿(mào)易已成為一個重要的話題。

The World Trade Organization has focused international attention on global trade issues, especially in China.世界貿(mào)易組織已經(jīng)把全球的注意力引向了國際貿(mào)易這一問題，而中國的國際貿(mào)易尤其 受到關(guān)注。

Today, trade imbalance between the United States and our country is becoming worse.LYCE三最短文第1輯

當(dāng)前，美國與我國間的貿(mào)易不平衡問題正日益惡化。

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.??n??tend?d adj.無人陪伴的;無人出席的;無人照顧的,未被注意的,(傷等)未治療的, 對這一問題我們不能置之不理，因為美國是我們最重要 的貿(mào)易伙伴。為了改善整個局面，我想提一些建議。

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，我們應(yīng)該更多地 開展公關(guān)活動以增進相互了解，因為他們對我們的一些 批評主要是基于對我們國家的誤 解。

We have to communicate with them more by sending lobbyists, producing more movies, publishing more books, and so on.?l?b??st n.游說議員者, 我們必須通過派遣更多 的公關(guān)人員，拍更多的電影，出版更 多的書籍與他們交流。Second, we have to make an effort to encourage American companies to do business in our country.其次，我們必須鼓勵美國公司在我國開展業(yè)務(wù)，We should revise our protectionist practices in trade, and promote free trade and competition.我們應(yīng)該改正我們的貿(mào) 易保護主義做法，促進自由貿(mào)易和競爭。ri?vaiz vt.修訂, 修改,改變，修改（意見或計劃）,修正；改變,vt.& vi.復(fù)習(xí),vi.修訂；校訂 ,n.修訂；校訂,【印刷】校樣，清樣,修訂版，修訂本 pr??tek??nist n.貿(mào)易保護主義者, At any rate, our country and the United States need each other, and we have to maintain communication to understand each other.總而言之，我國與美國相互需要，必須保持交流以求相互了解。

第四章 瘋狂時事和社會問題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朱镕基談日本篡改歷史教科書問題 ?premi? n.總理, 首相,首席官員；,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.教科書問題并不僅是中日兩國之間的問題，Rather it is an issue between Japan and all the Asian countries and people throughout Asia.θru:?a?t prep.(表示時間)自始至終;在…期間,(表示區(qū)域)遍及…地域;遍及…場所,adv.處處,始終,在所有方面, 它是日本同所有亞洲國家和亞洲人民之間的問題。

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.如果日本的軍國主義者 發(fā)動侵略戰(zhàn)爭這個歷史事實被歪曲，那不僅傷害了中國人民 的感情，而且傷害了全亞洲人民 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.我認(rèn)為這并不是誰要去干涉日本的內(nèi)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.而是關(guān)系到日本人民同包括中國人民在內(nèi)的亞洲人民能不能世世代代友好下去的問題 So it is also in the interest of Japan to have this problem solved.所以，這一問題的解決 同樣符合日本人民的利益。

【額外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)textbook/n．教科書，課本

(2)issue/n．問題，議題，爭議 ；期，號，版次(3)rather/adv.寧可，寧愿；相 當(dāng)；恰恰相反

We are not lost, rather, we have won.我們沒輸，相反，我們 贏了。(4)aggression/n．侵犯，侵略，挑釁 ；侵略行為(5)militarist/n．軍國主義者，窮兵 黷武者

(6)deny/v.否認(rèn)；不承認(rèn)；拋 棄；拒絕相信；拒絕(某人的)要求；拒絕接 受 The prisoner denied having assaulted a policeman．囚犯否認(rèn)曾毆打過警察。??s?:lt n.攻擊, 猛襲, 突襲,侵犯他人身體（罪）；侵犯人身罪,（向困難或危險事物發(fā)起的）沖擊 ,vt.襲擊, 毆打;強暴,猛烈攻擊，襲擊，侵犯人身（罪）, 使（感官）難受,(7)distort/v．扭歪，扭曲，使變 形；歪曲，曲解

The newspapers gave a distorted what had happened．媒體對所發(fā)生的事作了歪曲的報道。(8)hurt/v．使受傷；危害，損 害；傷……的感情，使 傷心

Pardon me.I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.原諒我。我本無意傷你 的感情。(9)regard/v.看待，當(dāng)作，把…… 看作，重視，認(rèn)為 I regard this as a great important.我認(rèn)為這極為重要。

If you fail to regard my warning, you may be sorry.如果你不聽從我的警告你可能會后悔(10)interference/n.介入，干涉，干預(yù) ；擾亂；干擾

I resented his interference in my affairs.我反對他干預(yù)我的事情。ri?zent

vt.對…感到憤怒,(11)internal affair/國內(nèi)事務(wù)，內(nèi)政

(12)have a bearing on/與……有關(guān)系，有關(guān)聯(lián)

It has some bearing on the discussion．那與正在討論的問題有一些關(guān)系。(13)whether or not．．/無論是……或是

Man, money: which one wins?人與錢的斗爭，誰會勝利？

Wherever there is money, there will always be corruption.哪里有錢，哪里就有腐 敗。Corruption can never be eliminated entirely, it can only be controlled.腐敗只能控制，而永遠不能徹底根除。

This passage describes the current situation in China.這篇短文描述的就是中 國當(dāng)前的腐敗問題。

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

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in China seems to die hard.雖然黨和政府嚴(yán)厲懲治腐敗官員，但中國的腐敗似乎難以根除。

The relationship between these men and money has been reversed: money talks;man listens.那些(腐敗的)人與金錢 的關(guān)系已經(jīng)顛倒過來：人受金錢的擺布，It seems to me instead of man being in control of money, money is firmly in control of man.在我看來，似乎不是人支配金錢，而是金錢牢牢地控制了人。In today's world many people appear to be hungry for money.當(dāng)今世界，有不少人對 金錢流露出極度的渴望。

They bow to it.They scramble for it.為了錢，他們或卑躬屈膝，或巧取豪奪。?skr?mbl vi.快速爬行, 匍匐前進;攀登,爭奪, 爭搶,(軍事飛機)緊急起飛 Some of them even seem to sell their souls for it or risk their lives in pursuit of it.一些人為了金錢不惜出 賣自己的靈魂，甚至冒著生命危險去追求金錢。Is money so fascinating as to be worthy of sacrificing your life? 難道金錢真的這么有魔 力，值得付出你的生命嗎？

The Greatest Killers最厲害的殺手

People are always naturally more attracted to things that are bad for them than they are to things that are good for them.人們總是更關(guān)注對他們有害的東西，而不是對他們有益的東西。Alcohol and cigarettes are two examples.酒精和香煙就是兩個例子。People know these things are bad for them, yet they continue using them.人們明明知道這些東西對他們有害，卻仍繼續(xù)使用。

Alcohol and cigarettes are the two greatest killers in the world.酒精和香煙是世界上兩大殺人惡魔。

Hundreds of thousands of people have died because of these two social evils.成千上萬的人死于這兩個“惡魔”的手中。

As a result, some governments are trying to control the use of these drugs.因此，一些國家努力對這些麻 醉品進行控制。

For example, in many countries, the legal age for drinking has been raised from eighteen to twenty-one.比如，許多國家把喝酒的合法年齡由原來的十八歲提高到 二十一歲。Some countries have even banned smoking in public places.一些國家禁止在公共場合吸煙。

People can help each other live longer by simply discouraging these bad habits.只要努力遏制這些壞習(xí)慣，人們就能夠使彼此活得 更長壽一些。

The Urgent Need of English in China中國急需英語人才

English may be the most important factor in deciding which countries are leaders in the future.英語可能會成為決定將來哪些國家能處于領(lǐng)先地位的最重 要的因素。

The language of the most advanced management and technology is undoubtedly English.無庸置疑，代表著最先 進的管理和技術(shù)的語言就是英語。

Being able to absorb this information is really the key to the new century.掌握這一信息將是決定在新世紀(jì)成敗與否的關(guān) 鍵。

In the 21st century, we increasingly have to deal with other countries.LYCE三最短文第1輯

21世紀(jì)，我們要同越來越多的國 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.到那些國家我們不能說自己的語言，因為沒有人為了聽懂我們的話而去學(xué)我們的語言.Our Asian rival, India, 我國的亞洲競爭者印度，has surged ahead of other developing countries in information technology because of its superior English skills.以其較高的英語水平而在信息技術(shù)領(lǐng)域走在 其他發(fā)展中國家的前面。

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.除非能掌握英語，否則我們將不能幫助我 國人們利用信息技術(shù)，從而在新經(jīng)濟中站穩(wěn)腳 跟。

There is an urgent need to have a workforce which is proficient in the language in view of the information technology onslaught.鑒于信息技術(shù)所帶來的沖擊，我們國家急需培養(yǎng)一支精通英語的勞動力。

China Boosts English中國人提升英語水平

It is never too early to prepare for the future.為將來作準(zhǔn)備越早越好.If young children develop their language and thinking skills they will become more independent and successful adults.如果趁早培養(yǎng)小孩的語 言和思考能力，長大后，他們的獨立性就會更強，而且他們也 會更成功。

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.中國下大力氣加強英語 教育旨在幫助人們作好準(zhǔn)備，以滿足中國入世后一個 更加開放的市場對英語人才的需求。

It will ensure that they are able to cope in an Information Technology Age.這一努力將確保他們在信息技術(shù)時代站穩(wěn)腳跟。

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.教育部要求各小學(xué)在九月份新學(xué)期開始時，對九歲的孩子也就是三年級學(xué)生開設(shè)英語課程。

This means students will begin their study of English four years earlier than at present.這意味著學(xué)生們將比現(xiàn)在提早四年學(xué)習(xí)英語。

Today, students begin English at the age of 13, when they are in Secondary 1.現(xiàn)在，學(xué)生是13歲也就 是上初一時才開始學(xué)英語。

The curriculum would begin by stressing speaking, reading and understanding skills to give the children a feel for the language.教學(xué)大綱將強調(diào)聽說、閱讀和理解能力，以培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的語感。

Writing and grammar rules would be introduced later.寫作和語法教學(xué)將適當(dāng) 推遲。

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? ?k?nv??se???nl

adj.談話的,會話的,健談的,善于辭令的,口語的,適合于會話的, Beijingers Eager to Learn Oral English北京人急切的操練口語

Regardless of whether or not Beijing wins the Olympic bid, raising the English level of its citizens will make Beijing a more international city.不管北京能否贏得奧運 會的主辦權(quán)，提高市民的英語水平將 更能體現(xiàn)北京國際大都市的形象。

A city with 'so much history and culture deserves to share its treasures with the world.一個擁有如此悠久的歷 史和文化的都市，她的財富值得與世界共 同分享。Of course, the number one treasure of Beijing is its people!當(dāng)然，北京的第一大財 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.當(dāng)首都宣布申辦2008年 奧運會時，數(shù)百萬北京市民掀起了學(xué)習(xí)英語的熱潮。Learning and speaking English is “hot” among residents of this 3,000-year-old city.市民學(xué)說英語在這個擁 有3,000年悠久歷史的 城市變得流行起來。

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, 鉆研,n.[人名] 德爾夫, 從學(xué)校到工廠，從居民 區(qū)到政府辦公室，不論男女老少，都以極大的熱情投入到 ABC的學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)中。

Many English textbooks with the Olympic bid logo on the cover were published and sold in the city.許多封面印有申奧標(biāo)志 的英語書籍陸續(xù)地出版和銷售。

Books teaching basic idioms and expressions for daily communication are the most popular.其中，有關(guān)日常交際用 語和習(xí)慣表達的書最受歡 迎。

第六章 中西文化Chinese-Western Culture Misunderstanding誤解

Eating is always a learning experience in a new culture.在一個陌生的文化中，吃飯往往是一種值得學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗。

Here are some differences between American and Chinese dining cultures.以下是中美飲食文化之間的一 些差異。

I must put in a few words about my experience here in China.這里我得先講一講自己在中國的經(jīng)驗。

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.倘若我與中國主人一起用餐，我剛吃完前一次夾給我的菜，他總是馬上又在我的碟子里堆上更多的菜。

That often makes me feel very awkward.這常常使我感到尷尬，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。因為在西方，碟子里剩下食物是不禮貌的。

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我注意到，當(dāng)一位中國人坐在美國人舉行的宴席上，他常常推辭遞給他的食物和飲料，盡管事實上他還餓著或渴著。

This might be good manners in China, but it is definitely not in the west.在中國，這樣做可能是 得體的舉止，但在西方，這絕對不是。

In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him.在美國，不停地問人家要不要食 物，或強塞食物給某人是不 禮貌的。

Americans are very direct.If they want something, they will ask for it.If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” 美國人很直率，如果他們想要什么，他們會提出的。如果不想要，他們就會說：“不，謝謝！”

What You Don't Talk About你應(yīng)該避而不談的話題

If you bring up a topic that makes people uncomfortable, the room usually gets very quiet.如果你提出一個令人尷 尬的話題，通常整個房間會變得鴉 雀無聲。This kind of uneasy silence makes it easy to lose your confidence.這種令人不自在的安靜 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.讀讀這篇短文，知道哪 些話題應(yīng)該避免，你將獲得比別人更多的 優(yōu)勢。Taboo topics tend to make people feel uneasy.忌諱的話題往往會使人 尷尬。What are the things we shouldn't talk about with Americans? 哪些話題是我們不該與 美國人談?wù)摰哪兀?/p>

Weight is one of the touchiest subjects.體重是最敏感的話題之 一。

In America, it's a huge embarrassment to be overweight.在美國，體重超標(biāo)是一 件讓人極為難堪的事，甚至是一種罪過。

Americans are very weight-conscious and rarely disclose how much they weigh.美國人很關(guān)心體重，且極少披露他們的體重。

Therefore, you best not to ask.所以，你還是不過問為 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.” 但如果你非得要講，那就說“噢，你看起來像是減 了幾磅”，這遠比“喚，你看起來 像是胖了一些”要穩(wěn)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，如果你想說實話 但又不想傷別人心，那么你在用詞時應(yīng)該謹(jǐn) 慎一點，或許可以說：“嘿，你看起來棒極了。很健康?！?And always remember, it's not fat.It's muscular.千萬記住要讓對方相信，那不是脂肪，而是肌肉。

第七章American Kaleidoscope美國萬花筒

People In the United States美國的人們

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美國匯集了來自世界各 個角落的人們，The largest groups are Spanish speakers from Latin America.人數(shù)最多的是說西班牙 語的拉丁美洲人。

Other important groups are Chinese, Japanese and Korean speakers from Asia.其他主要的群體有來自 亞洲的中國人、日本人和韓國人。

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

The largest groups from Europe are Germans and Italians.來自歐洲的最大群體是 德國人和意大利人。

The whole country really has an international population.美國正是一個國際人口 的大熔爐。

Customs and foods from many different countries can easily be found in most American cities.在美國大多數(shù)的城市里都能找到不同國家的風(fēng) 俗習(xí)慣和飲食文化。What about your country? 你的國家是什么樣的呢 ？ Are there people from other parts of the world? Where? 有沒有來自世界其它地 方的人們？他們來自哪 里？

American Concept of Time美國人的時間觀

The concept of time is one of the biggest differences among different cultures.時間觀念是不同文化之間最大的 差異之一。

Most misunderstandings and disagreements come from different views on time.大多數(shù)的誤解和爭執(zhí)都是起源于對時間的不 同看法。

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's time.對美國人來說，守時是一種尊重他人時 間的表現(xiàn)。

Being more than ten minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation.通常若約會遲到超過10 分鐘，就應(yīng)該向?qū)Ψ降狼富蚪?釋原因。

People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay.知道自己會遲到的人往 往會先打個電話，讓對方知道自己會晚一 點到。Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time.當(dāng)然，會面場合愈不正 式，準(zhǔn)時的重要性就愈小。

At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as thirty minutes past the appointed time.舉例來說，在非正式的 聚會中，人們往往會在約定時間 過后30分鐘才到，But they usually don't try that at work.不過，他們上班通常就 不會這樣做。American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others.美國人的生活方式體現(xiàn) 了他們多么尊重別人的 時間。

When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance.當(dāng)人們在計劃一項活動 時，通常會在幾天或幾個星 期前把時間定好。Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it.時間一旦決定，除非情 況緊急，否則不會輕易 改變。

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訪 你，他們通常會先打電話過 來，以確定你是否方便，LYCE三最短文第1輯

Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced.只有很熟的朋友才會未 經(jīng)通知就突然造訪。

Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed.同時，人們也不太喜歡 太晚打電話給別人，因為怕對方已經(jīng)上床睡 覺了。

Words：

Punctuality/遵守時刻，準(zhǔn)時，正點 Convenient/方便的，便利的 unannounced/未經(jīng)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美國人的愛情觀

The American concept of love and romance begins with dating.美國人的愛情觀是從約會開始的。

Young people date in several ways.年輕人的約會方式有幾 種。

At first, they might have group dates with several boys and girls together.剛開始，他們可能會進行集體約會，就是幾個男生幾個女生一起去約會。Later, they start going on single dates-just one boy and one girl.之后，他們才開始單獨的約會，就是一男一女。

Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie.有時他們會去看電影，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.或者到外面吃飯。

When two couples go out together, we call it double dating.當(dāng)有兩對戀人一起出去時，我們稱之為“結(jié)對約會”，A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don't know.有時候，你的朋友甚至?xí)才拍愫退夭幌嘧R的人進行一次“瞎盲約會”。That doesn't mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening!所謂“瞎盲約會”并不是指整個晚上讓你把眼睛閉著，You just don't know who your partner will be until the time for the date.而是一直要等到約會那天你才知道對象是誰。

If someone asks you for any kind of date, and you don't want to go, you may politely say, “No, thanks.” 如果有人以任何一種方式約你，但你不想去，你只管禮貌地說：“謝謝你，我不去。”

Weekends in the U.S.美國的周末

Most American businesses are only open five days a week.美國的大多數(shù)行業(yè)只營業(yè)五天。

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American school children attend school five days a week as well.美國的小孩也是一周只上五天的課。

American families usually have a two-day weekend.美國的家庭一般有兩天的周末，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，人們有許多不 同的消遣方式。

They enjoy activities that are fun and relaxing.他們喜歡有趣而輕松的 活動。Many families spend weekends together.許多家庭都一起共度周 末。They may go shopping, go to the movies, or visit friends.他們會去購物看電影或是拜訪朋友。

They may also invite friends over to have a party at home.他們也會邀請朋友來家里聚會。Many American families enjoy sports during the weekend.也有很多家庭利用周末 享受運動帶來的樂趣。

Short trips and travel are also popular pastimes.旅行也是很時尚的娛樂方式。

All these interesting activities are the reason why “How was your weekend?” is the most popular American greeting on a Monday morning.正因為有如此豐富多彩的活動，所以星期一早上，美國人見面時最流行的問候是： “周末過得怎么樣？”

Cars in the United States汽車在美國

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.美國人與汽車的親密關(guān)系簡直難以用言語來形容。

Driving is such an important part of life in the United States.開車是美國人生活中一 個重要的組成部分。

Throughout their lives Americans ride in cars.美國人一生中都在乘車。

A man usually drives his pregnant wife to the hospital, and back home again with the baby.通常男人開車載他懷孕 的太太去醫(yī)院，然后再載著新生的嬰兒 一起回家。

Later the boy will date his girlfriend in a car.男孩子長大后又將和他的女朋友在車內(nèi)約會 Having a car is for teenagers a symbol of being grown-up.對青少年而言，擁有一輛車是他長大的象征；

Still later the young man will drive away with his new bride on their honeymoon.再過一段時間，那年輕 人將會開車和他的新娘去度蜜月。

Finally Americans take their “l(fā)ast car ride”-in the big black hearse which carries them to the cemetery.最后，美國人搭乘他們最后一次車，躺在黑色的大靈車?yán)?，被送往公墓?/p>

第八章 娛樂Entertainment One Man in a Boat獨坐孤舟

Fishing is my favorite sport.釣魚是我特別喜愛的一 項運動。

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但我從不為此煩惱。有 些垂釣者就是不走運，Instead of catching fish, they catch old tires and trash.他們往往魚釣不到，卻 釣上來些舊輪胎和垃圾。I am even less lucky.我的運氣甚至還不及他 們。I never catch anything-not even old tires.我什么東西也未釣到過--就連舊輪胎也沒有。

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

“You must give up fishing!” my friends say.“你可別再釣魚了！”我 的朋友們說，“It's a waste of time.” But they don't realize one important thing.“這是浪費時間?！比欢?他們沒有認(rèn)識到重要的 一點，I am not really interested in fishing.我并不是真的對釣魚有 興趣，I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.我感興趣的只是獨坐孤 舟，無所事事。

The City of Music音樂之城

Music really does mean a lot to people.音樂對人們的影響確實 很大。

There were recently over thirty thousand people in the Forbidden City to hear a concert by the three tenors.最近，有三萬多人會聚 紫禁城參加世界三大男高音舉辦的 音樂會。Billions of people watched this historical concert from almost forty countries.有近四十個國家幻幾百 萬人觀看了這次歷史性的音樂會。

Listening to music聽音樂

is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world.是全世界許多人最喜愛 的消遣。

This is especially true for the people living in Vienna, the city of music.這對生活在維也納的人 民來說更是貼切。

Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music and waltz.這個城市不僅是莫扎特 的故鄉(xiāng)，也是古典音樂和華爾茲 舞曲的發(fā)源地。Music fills the air in Vienna.音樂繚繞于整個維也納。

Going to public concerts is often free of charge.欣賞公開的演奏會通常 是免費的。And don't forget, Vienna is also home to the world famous Vienna Boy's Choir.別忘了，這里也是世界著名維也納少年合唱團的所在地。

No wonder people say Austria is always alive with a sound of music.難怪人們說奧地利永遠 與音樂共存呢！

第九章 超級演講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《財富》 全球論壇”開幕晚宴上 的講話 摘選 中華人民共和國主席 江澤民

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.在這個美好的夜晚，與各位在中國的香港特別行政區(qū)歡聚一堂，感到十分高興。

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.我代表中國政府和人民，向前來參加美國在線時 代華納集團舉辦的“2001《財富》全球論 壇”活動的朋友們，表 示熱烈的歡迎!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.這次論壇的主題“亞洲 新一代”，是很有意義的。亞洲的發(fā)展，不僅關(guān)系亞洲各國各地 區(qū)的發(fā)展和繁榮，也關(guān)系世界的發(fā)展和繁 榮。

Asia is the largest continent on earth.亞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，亞洲各國人民有著強烈 的自尊自信、自立自強精神，This is an important driving force for transformation and innovation.這是激勵變革創(chuàng)新的重 要動力。

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，以及一切愛好和平的人 民攜起手來，為共同促進世界的持久 和平和各國的發(fā)展與繁榮而 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.【額外成就感】 Words and phrases(1)express/vt．表達，表不

(2)on behalf of/代表……的一方，作為 ……的代言人；為了… …的利益 On behalf of my colleagues and myself我愿代表我的同事并以 我個人的名義.I'd like to give a warm welcome to you all．向你們大家表示熱烈歡 迎。(3)sponsor/v.n．發(fā)起，主辦，舉 辦；提倡，倡議；資助，贊助 He sponsored the plan at the meeting．他在會上倡議這一計劃。(4)theme/n．題目；主題；主題 思想(5)bear on/對……有影響，和…… 有關(guān)

I don't see how that information bears on the case.我不明白那個消息對這件事有什么影響。

(6)development/n．發(fā)展；擴張；進展 ；發(fā)生；成長(7)prosperity/n．興旺，繁榮，昌盛 ；成功；富足

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(8)worldwide/adj．世界范圍的，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/自強

(13)transformation/n．變化，轉(zhuǎn)變，改革，變形；變質(zhì)；轉(zhuǎn)換(14)innovation/n．革新，改革，創(chuàng)新 ；新方法；新奇事物(15)work for為……/工作，為……做事，為 ……盡力(16)lasting/adj．持久的，永久的，永恒的，耐久的

Grammar & Structure:(1)be delighted to do sth./很高興做某事，很愉快 做某事 Thank you for your invitation, I'd be delighted to come.謝謝你的邀請，我很高 興過來。

We'd be delighted to come to dinner on Friday.我們很高興星期五來赴 宴。(2)be of great significance相當(dāng)于it is very significant,/表示“非常有意義”，意義重大的“。The new discovery of oil is of great significance to the country's economy.石油的新發(fā)現(xiàn)對這個國家的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展意義重大。

The new discovery of oil is very significant to the country's economy． 石油的新發(fā)現(xiàn)對這個國 家的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展意義重大。

第十章 Life of Youth年輕人的生活

28、Modern Girl現(xiàn)代女孩

Helen has a terrible habit.She wastes money.海倫有個很壞的習(xí)慣： 花錢如流水。She buys clothes that she never wears.她總是買很多衣服但從 來不穿。

She also enjoys going out to eat, but she goes to expensive restaurants, and then eats only half the food she orders.她喜歡到外面吃飯，而且總是去那些高消費的飯店，然后點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車，即使在坐公共汽車很 方便的時候也是如此。She never thinks about saving money, or about spending it more wisely.她從來不打算怎樣省錢，或者怎樣花錢更明智。

Helen is like many girls her age.海倫跟許多與她同齡的 女孩子一樣，She lives for today, enjoys her life, and doesn't worry about the future.她活著只為今天，盡情 地享受生活，從來不去考慮將來。

第十一章 麻煩人生Trouble life

29、What a Nightmare!真是一場噩夢??！

Kim’s Note: Sometimes when a day starts off badly, it just keeps getting worse and worse as each hour passes.有時候，一早起來就感 到煩躁不安，而且，隨著時間一個小 時一個小時地過去，情緒會變得越來越糟糕。

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如果你遇到這么一天，除了使自己放松；確信明天會更好，其他 什么事你都不要做。

Stone had a terrible day.石頭過了倒霉的一天。

His clock didn't work and he got up late.他的鬧鐘壞了，于是起 床晚了。He missed the train to work.他上班沒趕上火車。Moreover, he had to wait a long time for the next train.而且，不得不等很久才 能搭上下一班火車。

As a matter of fact, he waited for more than two hours.事實上，他等了兩個多 小時。

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

As a result, he had to go to the police station.結(jié)果，他不得不到警察 局走一趟。Poor Stone never got to work that day.What a nightmare!可憐的石頭那一天根本 上不了班，真是一場噩 夢啊!

Kim’s Note: Try describing your own idea of a ”nightmare“ day.試著用自己的話描述一 下自己所經(jīng)歷的”倒霉 的一天“，It shouldn't be hard.這應(yīng)該不會很難。

Everyone has days when they just seem to get up on the wrong side of bed!因為每個人都免不了大清早就沒有好心情的體驗。

30、Not a Small Problem不是一個小麻煩

Kim’s Note: When you are a big guy, you are likely to have big problems.如果你長得過于人高馬 大，你可能會遇到很大 的麻煩。This passage is a perfect example.短文就是一個典型例子。

Mr.Ethan was a very large man.伊桑先生是個身材高大 的人。He had a loud voice and a bad temper.他聲音洪亮，脾氣暴躁。He was not a giant, but he was much bigger than most men.算不上巨人，但他比大 多數(shù)人要高大。

Life was not easy for Mr.Ethan.這篇雖然生活對伊桑先 生來說很不容易。He could seldom find clothes big enough.他很少能找到足夠?qū)挻?的衣服。His feet were too large for most shoes.他的腳太大，買不到合 適的鞋。In buses, trains and planes he could not stand up straight.無論是在公共汽車上，在火車上，還是在飛機 上，他都不能站直，The roofs were too low.In cars he could not move his legs.因為頂蓬對他來說太低 了。在汽車?yán)?，他的?不能動，There was not enough room.At home, his bed was too short.因為空間不夠大。在家 里，他的床太短，Chairs were always too small.椅子也總是太小。

In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr.Ethan had problems because of his size.實際上，不管他到哪里，不管他做什么事，都因為過于肥胖而遇到 不少麻煩。These problems were so bad that Mr.Ethan stayed at home most of the time.LYCE三最短文第1輯

這些問題太糟糕了，為減少麻煩，伊桑先生 大部分時間都呆在家里，Life was easier at home.因為在家里，生活更方 便一些。Then one day, a friend said, ”You spend too much time at home.有一天，一位朋友對他 說： “你在家呆得太久了，You should go out more.There's a good movie at the theater.” 應(yīng)該多出去活動活動。電影院里有一部很好看 的電影?！?”I can't sit in theater seats,“ Mr.Ethan said.”I'm too big.“ ”電影院里的座位我坐 不下“，伊桑先生說，” 我太胖“?！盩hat is no problem,“ his friend said.”I'll buy you two tickets.“沒問題”，那朋友說，“我?guī)湍阗I兩張票，You can get them at the theater when you go.”到電影院的時候你就可以拿到票?！?The friend sent money to the theater for two tickets.那位朋友寄錢到電影院 訂了兩張票。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 衣服就去了電影院。

”You have two tickets for me,“"我叫伊桑，我來這里領(lǐng)我的兩張票?！?he said to the woman in the ticket office.他對一位女售票員說。

“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，“女售票員說，這是您的票，分別是G 4和P12。很抱歉，因為今晚上電影院暴滿，您和您的朋友不能坐在 一起了?！?Poor Mr.Ethan.可憐的伊桑先生!He smiled sadly, walked out of the theater and went home.他苦笑一下，悻悻地離 開電影院回家去。

第四部分

超級句型1：I have a strong desire to sth.我強烈渴望….⑴、I have a strong desire to improve my life.我強烈渴望改善我的生 活。⑵、I have a strong desire to blurt out every passage in this book!我強烈渴望把這本書的 每一篇短文都脫口而出！

⑶、I have a strong desire to conquer English.我極度渴望征服英語。⑷、I have a strong desire to marry her.我非常想和她結(jié)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.我非常想到美國定居。⑺、I have a strong desire to see you again.我非?？释茉僖淮我?到你。

⑻、I have a strong desire to start my own business.我非常渴望創(chuàng)辦自己的 公司。⑼、I have a strong desire to quit smoking.我很想把煙戒掉。

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

超級句型2：Don't waste time doing sth.別浪費時間做某事

(1)Don't waste time memorizing useless vocabulary words．別浪費時間記無用的詞 匯。(2)Don't waste time making excuses!Just do it!別浪費時間找借口了，馬上去做!(3)Don't waste time worrying about the future!別浪費時間擔(dān)心你的未 來。

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超級句型3：It's better to...than to與其……不如……

(1)It's better to be safe than sorry．與其弄巧成拙，不如小 心謹(jǐn)慎。

(2)It's better to try and fail than to never try at all.在嘗試中失敗總比什么都不做要強得多。(3)It's better to tell him the truth now than to wait until later． 與其等以后再告訴他真相，不如現(xiàn)在就告訴他。

超級句型4：I don't think...我認(rèn)為……不……

(1)I don't think we have enough money to buy a new car.我認(rèn)為我們沒有足夠的 錢買一部新車。

(2)I don't think you understand what I mean.我想你沒明白我的意思。(3)I don't think you are qualified for the job.我認(rèn)為你無法勝任這份 工作。

超級句型5：ma ke the best use of...充分利用……

(1)Make the best use of your ability.充分發(fā)揮你的能力。(2)Make the best use of foreigners.充分利用外國人。(3)Make the best use of your spare time to practice English.充分利用你的業(yè)余時間操練英語。

超級句型6：Th ere is no need to…沒有必要做某事(1)There is no need to thank me.不用謝我。(2)There is no need to shout.沒必要大喊大叫。

(3)There is no need to worry about him.沒必要為他擔(dān)心。

超級句型7：persuade sb.to do sth.勸說某人做某事(1)I'm trying to persuade Jim to come to dinner with us.我試圖說服吉姆過來和我們一起進餐？

(2)You can't persuade me to change my mind.My mind is made up.你無法說服我改變主意，我已經(jīng)下定決心了。

(3)My mother persuaded me to take an during my summer vacation.媽媽說服我在暑假期間參加英語培訓(xùn)。

超級句型8：it 's really worth your time to do sth.值得你花時間去做某事。(1)It's really worth your time to learn about other cultures.其它國家的文化確實值 得你花時間去學(xué)習(xí)。

(2)It's really worth your time to improve your pronunciation． 你確實應(yīng)該花點時間改 進你的發(fā)音。

(3)It's really worth your time to read this book carefully.這本書真的值得你花時 間仔細(xì)去讀。

超級句型9：in the habit of...有……的習(xí)慣，常常

(1)I am not in the habit of making excuses．我沒有為自己找借口的習(xí)慣(2)I am in the habit of exercising every day.我養(yǎng)成了天天鍛煉的習(xí)慣。(3)He has been in the habit of taking a nap after lunch every day.LYCE三最短文第1輯

每天吃午飯后他有午睡 的習(xí)慣。

超級句型10：F eel free to do sth.做某事不要拘束

(1)Feel free to ask any questions.有什么問題請隨時問我。

(2)Feel free to call me if you are in town.如果你來這座城市，可 隨時打電話給我。(3)Please feel free to email me at any time.不管什么時候都可以給 我發(fā)電子郵件。

超級句型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 一輩子??？

(2)What would you like me to do while you are away? 你不在的時候想要我做 什么？(3)What would you like me to do with all these papers? 你要我怎么處理這些文 件？

超級句型12： make an effort to do sth.盡量做什么(1)Please make an effort to speak English.盡量說英語。

(2)Make an effort to be nice to her.She's shy.盡量對她和善一點，她 很害羞。(3)Please make an effort to get there on time.盡量準(zhǔn)時趕到那里。

超級句型13： in the interest of...為了；為了……的利益(1)In the interest of saying time, we took a taxi instead of a bus． 為了趕時間，我們打的 而不是坐公共汽車。

(2)In the interest of fairness, you all will have a chance to speak.為公平起見，你們都有 機會發(fā)表自己的意見。

(3)It's in the interest of all human beings to protect the environment.保護環(huán)境符合全人類的 得益。

超級句型14： Wherever there is sth.There will be...有……的地方就會有… …(1)Wherever there's smoke there will be fire.無風(fēng)不起浪。

(2)Wherever there is excitement there will be danger!哪里有刺激哪里就會有 危險。(3)Wherever there are women there will be trouble.哪里有女人哪里就有麻 煩。

超級句型15： As a result...其結(jié)果是，作為……的 結(jié)果

(1)As a result of the explosion, fifty people were found dead in the mine． 有50人在礦井爆炸中喪生。

(2)I have excellent health as a result of daily exercise.我之所以這么健康是每 天堅持鍛煉的結(jié)果、(3)As a result of my laziness, I failed the exam.我考試不及格是懶惰的 結(jié)果。

超級句型16： There is an urgent need to do sth.極其需要做某事，急切 需要做某事(1)There is an urgent need to hire talented managers in China.中國急需管理人才。

(2)There is an urgent need to finish this project by tomorrow.這個項目明天一定要完成！(3)There is an urgent need to eliminate pollution.消除污染非常緊迫。

超級句型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.教小孩講禮貌越早越好。(2)It's never too early to start saving money for college．存錢上大學(xué)越早越好。(3)It's never too early to learn a foreign language.學(xué)外語越早越好。

超級句型18：...with enthusiasm充滿熱情地

(1)Practice speaking with enthusiasm．瘋狂地練習(xí)說。

(2)She worked on the project with great enthusiasm.她全身心投入到這個項 目上面。(3)We joined the class with enthusiasm and excitement． 我們以極大的熱情和無 比的興奮參加培訓(xùn)。

超級句型19： It's considered bad manners to do sth.做某事被認(rèn)為是不禮貌 的(1)It's considered bad manners to stare at others.盯著別人看是不禮貌的。(2)It's considered bad manners to spit in public.在公共場合吐痰是不禮 貌的。(3)It's considered bad manners to interrupt someone while he is speaking.打斷別人的講話是不禮貌的。

超級句型20： You look like you have lost weight你看起來象是減了幾斤(1)Have you been on a diet? You look like you have lost weight.你是不是在減肥？你看 起來象是減了幾斤。

(2)You have a great suntan and you look like you have lost weight.經(jīng)過日光浴，你的皮膚 棒極了，而且，看起來 你還苗條了不少。(3)I heard you were sick and you look like you have lost weight． 我聽說你病了，而且你 看起來好像瘦了些。

超級句型21：...is extremely popular非常受歡迎(1)Chinese food is extremely popular.中國菜倍受青睞。

(2)Cartoons are extremely popular these days.近段時間動畫片非常流 行。

(3)Hollywood movies are extremely popular all over the world.好萊塢電影風(fēng)靡全世界。

超級句型22： call for...要求……

(1)This sort of work calls for a lot of patience!做這種工作需要極大的 耐心！

(2)You're getting married? This calls for a celebration!你要結(jié)婚了？這可要慶 祝一下了！(3)The situation calls for immediate action.這種情況需要立即行動。

超級句型23： begin with從……開始，以……開 頭

(1)When studying English, begin with your pronunciation.學(xué)英語從發(fā)音開始。(2)I'd like to begin with a funny story.我先來講一個有趣的故 事。(3)We'll begin with a short training class to prepare you for the job.我們首先要對你們進行 短期的崗前培訓(xùn)。

超級句型24： All these...are the reason why...所有這些是……的原因

(1)All these problems are the reason why I am worried．所有這些問題是我擔(dān)心 的原因。(2)All these opportunities are the reason why study English．

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所有這些機遇是我學(xué)習(xí)英語的原因。

(3)All these employees are the reason why our party is so strong and successful． 所有這些員工是我們公司興旺發(fā)達的 原因所在。

超級句型25： It's hard to...做某事很難

(1)It's hard to remember so many grammar rules and lifeless vocabulary words.記住這么多的語法規(guī)則和枯燥的詞匯是很難的。(2)If I come home late, it's hard to explain to my wife．如果回家晚了，我很難跟妻子解釋。(3)It's hard to find a good job.找一份好的工作很難。

超級句型26： I'm not really interested in...我對……確實不感興趣(1)I'm not really interested in politics.我對政治實在不感興趣。

(2)I'm not really in interested in sports.我對體育運動真的不感 興趣。(3)I'm not really interested in your excuses!我實在不想聽你的借口。

超級句型27： No wonder...難怪……；怪不得……

(1)No wonder you have so many girlfriends, you are so handsome!你長得很帥，怪不得有 這么多女朋友。

(2)No wonder you are always sick, you don't take good care of yourself.你不會照顧自己，怪不得你老是生病。

(3)No wonder we didn't see you for so long, you were in America!怪不得這么久沒見到你，原來你在美國。

超級句型28： be delighted to...高興做某事

(1)I'm delighted to be here today.今天我很高興到這里。

(2)I'd be delighted to have dinner with you.我很高興和你一起進餐。

(3)I'm delighted to introduce our next guest.我很高興介紹我們的下 一位客人。

超級句型29： live for為……而活著；盼望

(1)She lives for her family;she really is an excellent mother.她為家人而活著：她確 實是一位優(yōu)秀的母親，(2)He lives for music;it's the most important thing in his life.他為音樂而活著，音樂 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，因為我討厭自己的工作。

超級句型30： There is nothing to do but...只能做某事

(1)There is nothing to do but wait for the results.除了等結(jié)果我們什么都 做不了。(2)There is nothing to do but leave town.除了離開這座城市，我 們別無選擇。

(3)There is nothing to do but listen to his problems.我們只能聽他解釋自己 的問題了。

超級句型31： be likely to很可能，極有可能

(1)We'll be likely to hire several people this month.這個月我們有可能招聘 一些人。

(2)China will be likely to enter the WTO this year.今年中國極有可能加入 世界貿(mào)易組織。

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(3)I will be likely to go abroad to study English.我可能出國學(xué)習(xí)英語。

第三篇：短文閱讀訓(xùn)練(三)

魔法作文訓(xùn)練營——閱讀短文訓(xùn)練

（三）姓名

短文

（一）________________________

在詩人筆下，玄武湖美麗而神奇，是令人神往的地方。于是，我忍不住去游覽了一番。玄武湖的周圍是高大的明城墻、秀美的九華山和古色古香的雞鳴寺。水，城墻，山，寺，相映成趣，成了人間天堂。

步入“環(huán)洲”，只見碧波輕盈而來閃電而去，多像一個孩子。這孩子（玩頑）皮而可愛，美麗而嬌柔，是一個人見人愛的小朋友。岸上楊柳依依，多像一個個動人的姑娘在梳洗自己的長發(fā)呀！有的游人贊嘆不已，還有的與這細(xì)柳拍照留（戀 念）。這時，微風(fēng)（拂 佛）來，讓人神清氣爽。那細(xì)細(xì)的柳條，隨風(fēng)（飄 漂）動，好像跳起了美麗的舞蹈。還有的柳條，宛如煙云舒展，所以便有了“環(huán)洲煙柳”之美稱。

再賞“櫻洲”，“櫻洲”其實是個洲中洲?！皺阎蕖鄙戏N滿了櫻花，因此提名為“櫻洲”。櫻花粉紅，粉紅的，有的還粉里透白。每到春天，櫻花一樹樹，一叢叢，都綻開了笑臉，多么像少女那紅撲撲的臉龐呀！櫻花樹上花團錦簇，繁花似錦，真美呀！“櫻洲”上花不僅美，而且多，無怪乎人們稱它是“一片花?！毖剑∮浀迷娭杏性啤叭嗣嫣一ㄏ嘤臣t”?？稍凇皺阎蕖鄙希灰袡鸦ň妥阋宰屓藨涯?。

玄武湖，真是一幅美麗的畫卷！

1、我能給短文加上一個合適的題目，寫在文前的橫線上。（2分）

2、我會用“”畫去文中（）里不正確的字。（2分）

3、我能根據(jù)意思從文中找出相應(yīng)的詞語寫在括號里。（3分）

①無數(shù)色彩鮮艷的花,好像漂亮的錦緞，形容美好的景色和美好的事物。（）

②相互襯托著，顯得很有情趣。（）

③形容人神志清爽，心情舒暢。（）

4、文章描寫很美，比喻句很多，我能用“”從文中畫出兩個比喻句來。我還能自己寫一個比喻句：

5、文章是一篇游記，是按的順序?qū)懙?。讀完這篇文章，我知道了“環(huán)洲”之美美在，“櫻洲”之美美在。玄武湖的美猶如。

短文

（二）彎彎的小路

驕陽似火。近中午了，可趕集的人還似一股股流水，從四面八方匯集到這彎彎的小路上，形成一條奔流的人河。在人流中，一個小姑娘正推著滿滿一車杏子搖搖晃晃地走著。路窄，人擠。突然，“嘩啦”一聲，黃澄澄、水靈靈的甜杏兒在地上滾動起來。

呀！無數(shù)只腳就要踩到杏子，怎么辦？這時，一個洪鐘似的喊聲壓倒吵嚷聲：“大家別動！”人群立刻靜下來，接著，一個拄拐棍的老人彎腰去撿杏子，一個抱孩子的婦女彎腰去撿，一個紅領(lǐng)巾彎腰去撿，一個小伙子彎下腰……

“完了！”姑娘心頭一顫，五年前的情景一幕幕浮現(xiàn)在腦海里：一條彎彎曲曲的小路，一個小姑娘挑一擔(dān)蘋果在路上走著。擁擠的人流碰翻了筐子，蜂擁而上的人爭搶著果子。吃果子的人嬉笑著散開，姑娘掩面哭泣，這姑娘，正是她自己。

“閨女，別著急?！崩先税褤斓降男幼臃胚M車?yán)?，打斷了姑娘的追憶?/p>

“姑姑，給你?！眿D女懷中的孩兒用小手捧著杏兒喊。

紅領(lǐng)巾踮著腳，努力把捧杏的手伸過來……

姑娘不敢相信自己，她擦去淚花，睜大眼睛：不錯，都撿回來了，滿滿的一車杏子。這時，一股清涼的風(fēng)兒輕輕飄來，姑娘緊鎖的眉頭舒展開了，臉上泛起了紅暈，似一朵綻放的紅彤彤的花，可淚花又蒙住了她的眼……

噢，是風(fēng)兒吹到這彎彎的小路上，吹走了千萬人心頭的炎熱，吹開了姑娘臉上的花……

5、從文中找出下面詞語的近義詞：

頓時（）出現(xiàn)（）回憶（）

6、從文中找出下面詞語的反義詞：

寒冷（）舒展（）穩(wěn)穩(wěn)當(dāng)當(dāng)（）

7、四面八方（）（）（）

搖搖晃晃（）（）（）

4、用“~~~~~~~”畫出文中打比方的句子。

5、用“————”畫出對姑娘外貌進行描寫的句子。

6、文章中兩次寫到姑娘的淚水。第一次姑娘“掩面哭泣”是因為

第二次“淚花又蒙住了她的眼”是因為______________________________

7、為短文確定中心思想：（）

6、本文表現(xiàn)了果農(nóng)豐收的喜悅。

B、本文表現(xiàn)了姑娘心情變化。

C、本文表現(xiàn)老人、婦女等人助人為樂的精神。

8、畫線句子中的“風(fēng)”表面上指________________，實際上是指_________________________

第四篇：最美的英語詩歌和短文摘錄

Silence

引言：

沉默本身也是一種思想和心境的流露，是靈魂的另一種形式的回聲。

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

其實，對活著的生命而言，真正的沉默是不存在的。沉默本身也是一種思想和心境的流露，是靈魂的另一種形式的回聲。

有的人以沉默掩飾思想的空虛。

有的人以沉默敘述迷茫和惆悵。

有的人以沉默表達內(nèi)心的憤怒和憂傷。

……

沉默常常是暫時的。就像古塔檐角下的銅鈴，無風(fēng)時，它們只是一種古色古香的裝飾，一起風(fēng)，它們便會發(fā)出奇妙的金屬音響，似乎是許多古老故事的悠遠的回聲……

沉默的人們不也一樣?

“沉默是金”，是怎樣的一種“金”呢? 這個“金”字中，可以包含正直、善良，可以代表淡泊、超脫，也可以是虛偽、圓滑、怯懦的一種托辭……金子的光澤，未必是世界上最動人的光澤。

是不是只有死亡才是永遠的沉默?

也許，死亡也未必是真正的沉默，靈魂的載體可以化為塵土，那些真誠睿智的心聲，卻會長久地在人心的海洋中引起悠長的回聲……

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℃的愛情

一個寒冷的冬天，一對夫婦因為破產(chǎn)，所以不得不從豪宅里搬出。丈夫每天辛勤工作以維持家庭開支，但很少顧及到妻子。于是，妻子暗自想道：“他不再愛我了，他只在乎他的事業(yè)，而不是我?！?/p>

一天，妻子準(zhǔn)備洗澡，可丈夫叫住了她，“讓我先洗吧。”“為什么不讓我先洗呢？”“親愛的，因為我很累，你之后再洗吧”妻子為此很不開心。

一天，妻子無所事事，郁郁寡歡，于是打開了丈夫的電腦。上面的幾行字讓她的眼睛濕潤了，那是他的日記。

今天，我很不開心，因為她問我為什么總是我先洗澡，而我對她說，因為我太累了，想先洗。她肯定不高興了，覺得我對她不像以前那么好了。但是我該怎么做呢？我不像以前那么有錢呀！我們搬到了一個小公寓，只有一個洗澡間，在這樣的冬天洗澡真是凍死人了。但我發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果一個人先洗的話，浴室就會暖和的，所以每次我都第一個沖進浴室。我想，等她進去浴室時，至少暖和一兩度吧。

現(xiàn)在，我不能給她舒適的生活，帶她去高級餐廳，給她買漂亮的衣服，但至少我還能給她1℃的愛情.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

在教堂的一扇窗下長滿綠草的墳堆上，坐著個小女孩。她仰著頭，望著天空，唱著歌兒。她的小手指點著一朵飄浮在她頭頂?shù)慕鹕鹈愕男〔试?。突然間，陽光顯得格外燦爛，照在她光澤的頭發(fā)上，給它涂上一層金屬似的光彩，很難說出它突竟是什么顏色，是深褐色，還是黑色。她是那么全神貫注地望著彩云，她那奇妙的歌聲，或可說是喃喃自語，似乎是對著那彩云而發(fā)的。因而她沒有注意到我站起身來朝她走去。在她上空高高的藍天里，一只展翅飛向那朵輕盈透明的彩云的云雀也在歌唱，似乎在與她比賽。我慢步向小女孩走去，她那在陽光下如同珍珠一樣圓潤的前額，特別是她那膚色，使我感到她真是異?？蓯?。她那黑黑的長睫毛非常別致地朝后彎曲著，掩映著一雙一會兒像是藍灰色的，一會兒又像是紫羅蘭色的眼睛。她的長睫毛同她的眉毛和頭發(fā)色澤調(diào)和，披拂在她嬌嫩的脖子上的發(fā)綹，在陽光里輕輕飄動。我并沒有馬上領(lǐng)略到這一切，因為我一開始只注意了那雙閃閃發(fā)光、富于表情、盯著我看的眼睛。我佇立在一邊默默地注視著她，才漸漸地看清了她容貌的其他部分，特別是那張靈敏而又豐滿的小嘴。呈現(xiàn)在我眼苧的這一美的形象似乎比我在最美好的夢境中所見過的更美。然而，與其說是她的美麗，不如說是她朝我看的那種眼神，更使我著迷，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

我叫多培爾，十一歲了，住在坦桑尼亞熱帶草原的中心。我是馬賽人。馬賽人是趕著牧群四處尋找牧地的游牧民族。我們最寶貴的財產(chǎn)就是我們的牧群。

我從沒上過學(xué)。我爸爸教會我所應(yīng)該知道的一切。他告訴我怎樣引導(dǎo)牧群。我自己的牲口在牧群中間。每個馬賽人在出生的那天都會得到一只母牛、羊羔或山羊。我們最漂亮的一只母山羊就是我爸爸的。它叫奧萊亞。我喜歡它，雖然它有時候不太聽指揮。奧萊亞很快就要當(dāng)媽媽了。爸爸知道我最喜歡奧萊亞，他總是提醒我說我們要愛護所有的動物，就好像愛護自己的孩子一樣。我爸爸知道自然界的一切事情。他教我看豹子留下的蹤跡。我們的牧群有許多天敵，如鬣狗、獅子和美洲豹。馬賽人要時刻準(zhǔn)備著為牧群而犧牲。放牧人必須時刻留神著各種聲音，并看管好跟在身后的牧群，保證沒有一只丟失 所有的馬賽人都有自己的牲口，女孩也有。她們結(jié)婚時，牲口就成了她們的嫁妝。牲口還可以用來在市場上換食物。我的族人都是牧人，沒有農(nóng)夫。在我們眼里，土地是神圣的，不可以在上面種植東西傷害它。

和所有的男孩一樣，我夢想成為一名武士。武士必須強壯而機智。他守衛(wèi)牧群不受野獸的襲擊。有時他會跋涉遙遠的路程找回失散的牲口，他還保衛(wèi)著人們的安全。馬賽人一生有三個階段：兒童時代、武士時代和成年時代。從十三歲到二十五歲這段期間，我會成為一名武士，然后成為像爸爸一樣的成人。然后我就結(jié)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

信念的力量是非常強大的，它可以創(chuàng)造，也可以毀掉你的生活，在大多數(shù)情況下，你相信你會是怎樣的，最終就會變成什么樣子。如果你認(rèn)為自己是個失敗者，那你的一生就永遠不會有突破，也不會取得任何成就，你所認(rèn)為的就都會變成現(xiàn)實。相信你的能力是無限的，你就可以做到你想做的一切，而一旦你去做，你將不斷取得成就。[ 你控制自己的信念，也就是說你最終控制自己的生活，這點非常重要。因此，你會怎樣引導(dǎo)自己的信念給自己注入力量？

我們的許多信念都來源于我們所處的環(huán)境，來源于我們每天生活著的世界。如果你的環(huán)境制約著你的信念，你就要努力來改變它。如果你身邊的人都是些消極低落、縮手縮腳之徒，那你就應(yīng)該找些積極、成功的人為伴。

信念還來源于過去的經(jīng)歷，這就是為什么人常理上說有些成功經(jīng)歷顯得很重要。定一些小的、可實現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)，然后努力達到這些目標(biāo)?！拔医裉煜挛缫缧r候完成這個項目”“我一個小時后要打6個電話”“今晚我要鍛煉20分鐘”。當(dāng)你開始經(jīng)歷成功，你就會開始相信它，然后你就會取得更多、更大的成功。

信念來源于知識。讀得越多，你就越會知道很多事情都是可能的。要經(jīng)常抓住機會學(xué)一些新的東西。它將給你的信念和生活帶來新的可能性。最重要的是，你可以通過確定和設(shè)想人生目標(biāo)來確立新的信念。清晰準(zhǔn)確的確定你的目標(biāo)。然后在你的腦海里設(shè)想一一取勝。心存記憶，看其香味、感同身受，你勃發(fā)的信念會讓一切都變成現(xiàn)實。

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.成長的樹根

在我還是小孩子的時候，我有一個老鄰居叫吉布斯醫(yī)生。他不像我所認(rèn)識的任何一個醫(yī)生。我們在他的院子里玩耍，他從不對我們大喊大叫。我記得他是一個非常和藹的人。

吉布斯醫(yī)生不拯救人性命的時候就去種樹。他的住所占地10英畝，他的人生目標(biāo)就是將它變成一片森林。

這個好醫(yī)生對于如何持家有一番有趣的理論。他來自一個“不勞無獲”的園藝學(xué)校。他從不澆灌他新種的樹，這顯然與常理相悖。有一次我問為什么，他說澆水會毀了這些樹，如果澆水，每一棵成活的樹的后代會變得越來越嬌弱。所以你得把它們的生長環(huán)境變得艱苦些，盡早淘汰那些弱不禁風(fēng)的樹。

他還告訴我用水澆灌的樹的根是如何的淺，而那些沒有澆水的樹的根必須鉆入深深的泥土獲得水分。我將他的話理解為：深根是十分寶貴的。

所以他從不給他的樹澆水。他種了一棵橡樹，每天早上，他不是給它澆水，而是用一張卷起的報紙抽打它?！芭?！噼！砰！”我問他為什么這樣做，他說是為了引起樹的注意。

在我離家兩年后，吉布斯醫(yī)生就去世了。我常常經(jīng)過他的房子，看著那些25年前我曾看著他種下的那些樹。如今它們已是像石頭般硬朗了。枝繁葉茂、生氣勃勃。這些樹在早晨醒過來，拍打著胸脯，啜飲著苦難的汁水。

幾年前我也種下兩三棵樹。整整一個夏天我都堅持為它們澆水。為它們噴殺蟲劑，為它們祈禱。整整9平方碼大的地方。兩年的悉心呵護，結(jié)果兩棵樹弱不禁風(fēng)。每當(dāng)寒風(fēng)吹起，它們就顫抖起來，枝葉直打戰(zhàn)。嬌里嬌氣的兩棵樹。

吉布斯醫(yī)生的樹真是有趣。逆境和折磨帶給它們的益處似乎是舒適和安逸永遠無法給予的。

每天晚上睡覺前，我都要看看兩個兒子。我俯視著他們那幼小的身體，生命就在其中起落沉浮。我總是為他們祈禱，總是祈禱他們的生活能一帆風(fēng)順。但后來我想是該改變我的祈禱詞的時候了。

這改變是因為將吹在我們要害的不可避免的寒風(fēng)。我知道我的孩子們將遇到困難，我祈禱他們不會幼稚而脆弱。在某些地方總會有寒風(fēng)吹過。

所以我改變了我的祈禱詞。因為不管我們愿不愿意，生活總是艱難的。我們已祈禱了太多的安逸，但卻少有實現(xiàn)。我們所需要做的是祈禱深植我們的信念之根，這樣我們就不會被雨打風(fēng)吹所傷害。

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.德國人如何看待別國

德國人普遍對英格蘭人懷有好感，而且過去曾受過這份“單相思”的煎熬。英格蘭曾是世界頂級角色的典范，有著令人驚嘆的先進的政治，社會，工業(yè)和技術(shù)的成就。德國人認(rèn)為英國人很友好，基本上沒有惡意，幾乎和德國人一樣。

他們欣賞美國人那種（非德國式的）悠閑隨和的實用主義，同時又討厭美國人那種（非德國式的）膚淺。對德國人來說，美國是國際學(xué)校的校長，那么對校長即使不熱愛的話，也要給予相應(yīng)的尊重。德國人是忠實的信徒。他們時常重復(fù)的一句話就是：如果你懂得如何服從的話，你也就可以成為成功之路的主人。

德國人對意大利人的了解頗深，因為兩國有如此相似的歷史。通過戰(zhàn)爭，侵略，以及各種形式的旅游，兩國間建立了深厚而持久的友誼。意大利的藝術(shù)家，食物及海濱深得德國人的贊賞。兩國間還有一種聯(lián)系，即意大利和德國都是在上個世紀(jì)（19世紀(jì)）取得了主權(quán)地位，而且至今都不很肯定這究竟是不是一件好事。

德國人欣賞法國人精妙深奧的文明，同時又惋惜其文化的低劣。相比之下，法國人可能精神層次較高，而德國人則有更深邃的靈魂。除此之外，有親法情緒的德國人還是很普遍的，特別是那些住在法國邊界的人。

德國人就像一群不知足的孩子，喜歡眺望花園籬笆外的世界。他們嫉妒地中海地區(qū)的人們所有輕松的生活態(tài)度，文化遺產(chǎn)和溫暖的氣候，但那只是在他們度假時才有的心態(tài)。

德國人只肯承認(rèn)瑞士毫無疑問地比他們自己更具有日耳曼民族的美德。瑞士人講究條理，守時，勤奮，清潔又嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，沒有一個德國人會對他們在這些領(lǐng)域的至高地位持有異議。而且，他們從來沒有和瑞士人發(fā)生過戰(zhàn)爭。

如果以往的經(jīng)驗曾經(jīng)教會他們一件事，那就是：脫離國際社會就沒有前途。沒有一個國家比德國更深刻地認(rèn)識到與人友好相處的重要性。寬容不僅是一種美德，它也是一種責(zé)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，我會怎樣評價我的生民旅程呢？

生命是脆弱的。

我的一位好朋友今天打電話給我,告訴我他女朋友的哥哥昨天晚上去世了。這位哥哥已經(jīng)結(jié)婚,留下兩個孩子，他于半夜死于嚴(yán)重的心臟病，年僅44歲。

“這種事情永遠不會發(fā)生在我身上”，我們都這樣認(rèn)為，“我們還年輕，不會死的?！钡嵌嗄贻p才算“太年輕”呢?

我們真的不知道我們可以活多少天、多少年。一次空難、一次車禍或一次災(zāi)難就可能奪去我們的生命。或許我們會染上一種奇怪的病，或許我們身體的一個重要的器官出了問題。

所以，如果我們的生命將在今天結(jié)束，我們會說寫什么呢？我們會滿足嗎？我們會不會認(rèn)為已經(jīng)盡力讓自己的生活過得充實了？我們會不會想，我們做的對嗎？

這是一個很難回答的問題。我的一個堂姐最近因癌癥去世了。我不知道她會如何回答這個問題。但我99%的肯定她并不想死。她有兩個孩子，有愛她的丈夫，有很長的路要走（她只有35歲）。

如果我們的生活每天都很充實，也許我們想到死就不會害怕了。但是，死亡確實只是從物質(zhì)實體向更加完整的精神實體的過度（這不意味著靈魂不是我們現(xiàn)在的核心本質(zhì)）。[ 有沒有一些事情我們可以做的更好？有沒有一些人我們可以給予更多的愛？今天我們可不可以實現(xiàn)愿望？如果我們知道答案，還等什么來采取行動呢？死亡？生命是脆弱的。從現(xiàn)在開始我們就要讓我們的生活變得更充實，祝福那些深愛我們的朋友和家人。

Kiss of Reality

引言：

成和敗全都在你的思想，下定決心你就可以支配你的命數(shù)，管制你的思想就可以改變自己的命運...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.幻想對于我們來說不美妙嗎？在我們一生中，是幻想，或者是說，是白日夢，讓我們?nèi)ニ伎汲蔀槭裁礃拥娜耍覀冋J(rèn)真的觀察我們的生命是循著怎樣的一條軌道．那時嚴(yán)格完全不同的世界，它充滿了愉悅、輕松和創(chuàng)意．我們的大多數(shù)幻想和白日夢會使得我們越來越以自我為中心．＂ＥＧＯ＂這個詞的意思是自我．由于幻想，我們變得以自我為中心．我們從未有意識到，我們所夢想的事情是可以通過我們周詳?shù)挠媱澣崿F(xiàn)的．但不知何故，幻想成為某個著名人物的愉悅，卻使我們遠離了能夠與滿意和成就真實接觸的機會．

無邊際的幻想導(dǎo)致我們挫折感越來越強．為什么會這樣？那是因為現(xiàn)實中的我們和幻想中的我們完全不同．我們把自己提到一個很高的層面，但實際上，我們根本不可能心如所愿．而每每想到這，我們便會焦慮不按．

要想解決所有的這些問題，我們必須讓自己變得現(xiàn)實些，這樣將使得我們接觸現(xiàn)實．沒有比了解實際情況更能夠提高我們自己的了．當(dāng)你評價你自己的時候，在我們腦海中，會下意識的用兩種不同的方式．一種包括我們所擅長的方面，另一種則是我們能夠有所改進的．相信我這是一個好的開始，它將促使我們不斷的改進、完善自我．這就像給我們的良知套上了韁繩，使我們的不足的方面得到改善，提高我們的自信．有了自信，我們就會收獲我們想要的結(jié)果．當(dāng)某些事情要發(fā)生的時候，它總會發(fā)生的．嶄新的，充滿自信的我們又會促進我們的發(fā)展，并且提高我們的自信心．這將會改變我們對事物的看法

我喜歡把那些從我大腦里跳出來的每一個想法記錄下來．我靜靜的讀并且認(rèn)真思考每一行，我承認(rèn)它也許不是一首好詩，但是，我可以說，我記錄下來的都是我思想的每一個微粒．

如果你想要做到你能力之外的事情

如果你想要成為你所期望的樣子

如果你想要做你能夠做的，但你沒有做

如果有一個地方，你想要去

但卻沒有去

你今后一定會到那里，成為那個成功到達的人

因為成和敗全都在你的思想

下定決心你就可以支配你的命數(shù)

管制你的思想就可以改變自己的命運

我希望這些話，清楚的表達了我的思想．對正在觀看這部分書的人來說它是建議和忠告，使他們能夠有自己的想法，無須提醒．相信我，你們身上也有這些讓幻想成為現(xiàn)實的潛能．不要讓十幾歲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.知識與美德

知識是一回事，美德是另一回事。好意并非良心，優(yōu)雅并非謙讓，廣博與公正的觀點也并非信仰。哲學(xué)，無論多么富有啟迪和深奧莫測，都無法駕馭情感，不具備有影響力的動機，不具有導(dǎo)致生動活潑的原理。文科教育并不造就基督教徒抑或天主教徒，而是造就了紳士。造就一個紳士誠為美事。有教養(yǎng)的才智，優(yōu)雅的情趣，正直、公正而冷靜的頭腦，高貴而彬彬有禮的舉止 — 這些是與淵博的學(xué)識生來固有的品質(zhì), 它也是大學(xué)教育的目的。對此我提倡之，并將加以闡釋和堅持。然而我要說的是，它們?nèi)匀徊荒艽_保圣潔，或甚至不能保證誠實。它們可以附庸于世故的俗人，附庸于玩世不恭的浪子。唉，當(dāng)他們用它偽裝起來時，就更增加了他們外表上的冷靜、快活和魅力。就其本身而言，它們似乎已遠非其本來面目，它們似乎一遠看的美德，經(jīng)久久細(xì)察方可探知。因此它們受到廣泛的責(zé)難，指責(zé)其虛飾與偽善。我要強調(diào)，這絕非是因為其自身有什么過錯，而是因為教授們和贊美者們一味地把它們弄得面目全非，并且還要殷勤地獻上其本身并不希冀的贊頌。如若用剃刀就可以開采出花崗巖，用絲線即能系泊位船只，那么，也許你才能希望用人的知識和理性這樣美妙而優(yōu)雅的東西去與人類的情感與高傲那樣的龐然大物進行抗?fàn)帯?/p>

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.論變化

艾琳·鄧萊普

變化是世界上

唯一絕對的東西，是唯一

你能相信的事情。

沒有什么能一成不變，明天將來臨，它會帶來新的開始，并且有時

還會帶來意想不到的結(jié)局。

你可以抓住過去，蒙受遺棄；

或者，你可以選擇

躍上生命之車

進行一次新的冒險，憑借堅持不懈

和廣闊的胸懷。

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 自信是成功的決定因素

信心成就一切，當(dāng)你真正自信時，它就像燦爛的陽光一樣從你身上散發(fā)出來，就像磁鐵一樣將成功吸引到你身上。

相信自己非常重要。要相信自己無論在任何情況下都會成功。因為如果你相信你能做到，那么你就真的會做到。這種信念促使你不斷的去尋找答案，而不斷的探索就意味著你很快就會找到答案。

信心不只是一種態(tài)度，它來源于你確切地知道自己要去干什么并且確切地知道怎么去干。它來源于正直和自信地去行動。它來源于強烈的目標(biāo)感。它來源于強烈地勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任的許諾，而不是讓生命放任自流。

培養(yǎng)自信的一種方法是去做你害怕做的事情，并將它做成功。

信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一點都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由于害怕和缺乏安全感才產(chǎn)生的，而信心則出于堅強的決心和誠實正直。

信心并不是僅僅認(rèn)為你可能會成功，而是確信你一定能成功。確信你有能力實現(xiàn)自己的愿望，并充滿信心的生活著。

如果你足夠?qū)Ｐ?、堅決和自信，那么任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你預(yù)想的那樣，你有力量去改變它，并且你必須一步一步的去實現(xiàn)這些改變。銘記你生命中最重要的事情。有目標(biāo)并且有計劃的去生活。為你的目標(biāo)而奮斗，你就會擁有自己想要的生活。

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

初雪飄臨。多么美?。∷照鼓敲挫o靜地飄著，落在山嶺上，落在草地上，落在世人的屋頂上，落在死才的墳?zāi)股?！在一片白茫茫之中，只有河流在美麗的畫面上劃出一道曲曲彎彎的黑線；還有那葉兒落凈的樹木，映襯著鉛灰色的天空，此刻更顯得枝丫交錯，姿態(tài)萬千。初雪飄落時，是何等的寧謐，何等的幽靜！

一切聲響都趨沉寂，一切噪音都化作柔和的音樂。再也聽不見馬蹄得得，再也聽不見車輪轔轔！唯有雪橇的鈴鐺，奏和諧的樂聲，那明快歡樂的節(jié)拍猶如孩子們心房的搏動。

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.時間的價值

——凱瑟琳.桑

要想知道一年的價值

就去問期末考試不及格的同學(xué)

要想知道一個月的價值

就去問生那早產(chǎn)兒的母親

要想知道一周的價值

就去問問周報的編輯

要想知道一小時的價值

就去問等待相會的戀人

要想知道一分鐘的價值

那就去問問誤了火車汽車或飛機的人

要想知道一秒的價值

就去問大難不死的人

要想知道一毫秒的價值

就去問問奧運會獲得銀牌的人

時間不等人

你擁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汽缸引擎汽車時，曾指示他手下的工程師著手設(shè)計一種引擎，要把八個汽缸全放在一起。設(shè)計的紙上作業(yè)完成了，但是工程師們都異口同聲地跟福特說，“要把八個汽缸全放在一起，壓根是不可能。”

福特說：“無論如何都要做出來。”

他們又回答：“但是，那不可能啊！”

“動手做?！备Ｌ匾宦暳钕拢安徽摶ǘ嗌贂r間，做到交差為止！”

工程師只得著手去做。如果他們還想呆在福特的公司里討生活，就別無他途可行，值得去做。過了半年，沒有動靜。又過了半年，一樣沒有半點進展。工程師們試過了所有想得出來的計劃去執(zhí)行命令，結(jié)果仍然是：“不可能！”

過了一年，福特的工程師們都沒有進展，他們再次告訴他，他們想不出有什么辦法可以做到的指示。

“繼續(xù)做，”福特說?！拔乙似滓?，就一定要做到！”

他們繼續(xù)努力，然后仿佛如有神助似的，做法出籠了。

福特的決心又打贏了一仗。

這個故事也許說的不夠詳盡，但是故事的內(nèi)容卻都是“如假包換”的。要想致富的你，從這個故事可以推算出福特百萬家財?shù)拿孛芎卧?。?wù)須舍近求遠，就在眼前。

亨利福特了解成功的原則，也運用了這些原則，所以他成功了。這些原則中，有一項就是渴望：知道自己要做的是什么。閱讀這篇文章時，請牢記這則福特的故事，時時在字里行間尋找他了不起的原因。只要你能做到，能正確無誤地指認(rèn)出福特所運用的原則，就幾乎可以在適合自己的任何行業(yè)里，和他一樣地出類拔萃

保持自我,永不放棄

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.一名少女由田納西州來到紐約北部，她站在戲劇夏令營的舞臺上，雖然天氣是那么好，她的心情卻一點也不好。因為她不是那種身材頎長、豐腴美艷的好萊塢式美女，實際上她形容自己是“土里土氣，還有點傻”。

從六歲開始，里斯?威瑟斯龐就夢想著成為一名鄉(xiāng)村歌手，多莉?帕頓是她心中的偶像。但她可一點都不像多莉?帕頓，她胸部扁平，身材纖細(xì)。

然而，整個夏天她都在盡全力地表演，跳舞和唱歌

發(fā)揮長處。如果想在這一行發(fā)展，不要走自己不擅長的性感路線。更好地專注于自己的特長，為自己喝彩。

她已經(jīng)上了三年的聲樂課程，但夏令營結(jié)束時，老師們還是告訴她應(yīng)該忘掉唱歌這件事兒，另謀出路。如果里斯確實有天分的話，那也是給她纖細(xì)的身材和厚如可樂瓶底兒的眼鏡遮蓋住了。

雖然心有不甘，可她還是聽從了建議，畢竟，她有什么理由懷疑專業(yè)人士呢？

但回到位于納什維爾的家里，她的媽媽—— 一名風(fēng)趣、快樂、樂觀的兒科護士——可不會讓里斯感到絲毫的沮喪。她的爸爸是一名醫(yī)生，他鼓勵女兒在學(xué)業(yè)上有所成就。于是，她凡事努力，終于被斯坦福大學(xué)錄取。

19歲那年，她出演了一部低成本電影《極速驚魂》。這為她后來在《歡樂谷》中爭取到真正重要的角色奠定了基礎(chǔ)。而她真正的破冰之作是影片《律政俏佳人》。

她暗下決心：“既然自己沒有歌唱天分，又不是光彩照人，那就盡力演出。要想在這行做下去，就不要在性感上做文章了——自己不是那種類型的。最好在自己擅長的方面下功夫。要展示自己?！边@時，她接到片約，邀她出演約翰尼?卡什——一個飽受折磨的鄉(xiāng)村歌手——的妻子，這是個需要演員有唱功的角色，該片約又把她帶回到納什維爾的家鄉(xiāng)。

突然，舊時所有的恐懼感又回來了，一名記者報道說，她在臺上實在是太緊張了，甚至在一邊“準(zhǔn)備了嘔吐時要用的痰盂”，她自己也承認(rèn)“每唱完一幕回到后臺，自己都在發(fā)抖”。但她沒放棄那部電影，也沒放棄自己。

她用六個月的時間重新開始學(xué)習(xí)聲樂。她還學(xué)會了演奏豎琴。不懈的努力讓她重拾信心。

2006年3月，里斯?威瑟斯龐走上了另一個舞臺——好萊塢的柯達劇院。憑借在影片《一往無前》里飾演的瓊?卡特?卡什這一歌唱角色，她獲得了奧斯卡最佳女演員獎，她在片中飾演的角色令人心碎，但也讓人心暖。

最后，當(dāng)你讀瑞茜威瑟彭斯的故事時，想想她遇到的挫折。我認(rèn)為，這個故事告訴我們，與其找借口解釋夢想為什么不能實現(xiàn)，不如想想這個故事，堅持你的夢想，永不放棄。

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、全文翻譯

比爾.蓋茨給學(xué)生的八條準(zhǔn)則

1.生活是不公平的,要去適應(yīng)它.2.這個世界并不會在意你的自尊．它指望你在自我感覺良好之前先要有所成就．

3.高中剛畢業(yè)你不會一年掙４萬美元．你不會成為一個公司副總裁，并擁有一部裝有電話的汽車，直到你將此職位和汽車電話都掙到手．

4.如果你認(rèn)為你的老師嚴(yán)厲，等你有了老板再這樣想．老板可是沒有任期限制的．

5.如果你陷入困境，那不是你父母的錯，所以不要尖聲抱怨我們的錯誤，要從中吸取教訓(xùn)．

6.在你出生之前，你的父母并非像他們現(xiàn)在這樣乏味．他們變成今天這個樣子是因為這些年來他們一直在為你付帳單，給你洗衣服，聽你大談你是如何的酷．所以你想消滅你父母那一輩子中的＂寄生蟲＂來拯救雨林的話，你還是先去清除你房間衣柜里的蟲子吧．

7.你的學(xué)校也許已經(jīng)不再分優(yōu)等生和劣等生，但生活卻仍在作出類似的區(qū)分．在某些學(xué)校已經(jīng)廢除不及格分，只要你想找到正確答案，學(xué)校就會給你無數(shù)機會．這和現(xiàn)實生活中的任何事情沒有一點相似之處．

8.生活不分學(xué)期．你并沒有暑假可以休息，也沒有幾位雇主樂于幫助你發(fā)現(xiàn)自我．自己找時間做吧．

二、詞匯學(xué)習(xí)

1.self-esteem n.自尊, 自負(fù), 自大

例句： If he failed, his self-esteem would suffer.如果他失敗，他的自尊心會受到損害。

2.tenure n.(財產(chǎn)、職位等的)占有(期, 權(quán), 條件)；(土地的)使用(權(quán), 期), 所有權(quán)

例句： He is promised a long tenure of office.他得到許諾可有一個較長的任期。

3.parasite n.寄生蟲,食客

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

4.delouse [di:'laus] v.驅(qū)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 別讓你的腦子挨餓

如果你餓了，你會怎么做？抓起你最喜愛的美食飽餐一頓，然后靜靜地呆在那里？而你的大腦也像你的胃，是會感到饑餓的，但它卻從不讓你知道，因為你讓它一直想著你的夢中情人、你最喜愛的明星和許多諸如此類的荒唐事。因此它只是默默地留意著你的需要卻從不讓自己成長。當(dāng)思維恣意成長時，創(chuàng)造力就戛然而止。這就是我們的大腦總在考慮那些毫無價值的事情產(chǎn)生的后果。

事實上，思維的饑荒可以通過廣泛的閱讀為滿足。為什么是閱讀而不是選擇看電視呢？因為自孩提時代起，讀書就已經(jīng)是最具教育性的工具了。正如人生發(fā)展的其他方面一樣，我們不得不求助于閱讀。世界上有無數(shù)書籍可以回答你“如何做”的問題。讀書時不僅要用眼睛瀏覽文字，還要用腦去解讀、詮釋。書中有趣的部分就會像種子一樣貯存在你的腦海里。將來你會不自覺地運用這粒種子引發(fā)新的想法。多次運用這粒種子將有助于你把許多事情聯(lián)系起來，即使你做夢都想不到這些！這不是別的，就是創(chuàng)造力！你讀的書越多，你的心智就會前所未有地開闊。

詞匯學(xué)習(xí)

1.grab v.抓取,搶去

例句：Let's grab a sandwich and go to see the film.讓我們趕快吃個三明治就去看電影吧。

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.四川這場悲劇的余波不僅僅影響了這個地區(qū)，也影響了整個中國．

3.innumerable adj.無數(shù)的, 數(shù)不清的

例句：There are innumerable stars in the sky.天空中有數(shù)不清的星星。

4.relate vt.敘述, 說；使聯(lián)系;顯示出...與...的關(guān)系

例句：They are related to each other.他們彼此之間有親戚關(guān)系。

Success in Life

第五篇：最前沿管理、勵志短文精選

最前沿管理、勵志短文精選

最前沿管理、勵志短文精選

一句話受用一輩子——最棒的忠告 「好簡報永遠比不上好績效」

——惠普（HP）董事長兼執(zhí)行長馬克?賀德（Mark Hurd）賀德在之前服務(wù)的公司里，曾親眼目睹一位高階主管向執(zhí)行長做簡報的情景，不但讓他印象深刻，也令他一生受用。該名高階主管的簡報檔做得美輪美奐，解釋說明更是無懈可擊。然而，執(zhí)行長在聽完簡報后，先是非常禮貌地點點頭，接著則是簡短但意味深長地說道：「說得好，但是仍然遮蓋不了績效數(shù)字不好的事實?！惯@句話，賀德始終牢牢記在心里。他認(rèn)為，只有好的績效數(shù)字，才能贏得別人愿意聆聽你簡報的權(quán)力?！改惚仨殞Ｗ⒏?，」賀德對《財星》說：「因為爛績效是騙不了人的。」 「永遠假設(shè)他人是善意的」

——百事可樂董事長兼執(zhí)行長伊德拉?娜依（Indra Nooyi）娜依的父親告訴她，永遠要把他人當(dāng)成是善意的。因為，當(dāng)你假設(shè)他人心懷惡意時，你就會不由自主地憤怒起來；反之，當(dāng)你平息心中的怒氣，假設(shè)他人是懷抱善意時，你則會感到驚喜。這么做，你的EQ會頓時成長，因為你的情緒反應(yīng)不再會起起落落、無法預(yù)測。你再也不會動不動就豎起防衛(wèi)心，也不會想要尖叫。你會試著了解并且聆聽，因為你心里永遠有個聲音在對你說：「也許，他們正在告訴我一些我沒聽過的事?！?/p>

「別把你的職涯當(dāng)成是一直線」

——IBM董事長兼執(zhí)行長山姆?帕米沙諾（Sam Palmisano）帕米沙諾的忠告，來自他的主管。這名主管建議帕米沙諾，與其往上升遷，不如平行輪調(diào)，去體驗不同的環(huán)境，學(xué)習(xí)不同的工作方式，離開美國企業(yè)總部，去經(jīng)歷不同的國家文化。在帕米沙諾的職涯里，他曾多次采納這個建議，其中最為人知的一次，就是輪調(diào)到IBM日本分公司，加入剛成立的服務(wù)事業(yè)群。那些難得的經(jīng)驗，讓他從此產(chǎn)生了「再也沒有什么事能夠難倒我」的自信。

「別等到機會顯而易見時才去做」

——席爾斯控股（Sears Holdings）董事長艾迪?蘭巴德（Eddie Lampert）

蘭巴德記得，在他7歲到10歲那幾年間，每個周末，父親都會在院子里跟他一起踢足球。每次在踢出球的那一剎那，父親總會對著他大喊：「往前跑十步，然后向右轉(zhuǎn)！」果然，球每每就會在蘭巴德轉(zhuǎn)身的時候，剛好擊中他的胸膛。父親為什么要這么做？他說：「如果等到你轉(zhuǎn)彎才踢球，你和對方球員搶到球的機會，就變得一樣了。你就失去了先機?！?這個觀念，正是進入商場和投資的關(guān)鍵法則。蘭巴德認(rèn)為，絕不能等到商機已經(jīng)非常明顯了，才去投入。你必須思考，「其他公司在這個情況下，已經(jīng)有了一些動作。現(xiàn)在，在新的環(huán)境下，這些人可能會怎么做？」他說，父親設(shè)計的訓(xùn)練方法，讓他學(xué)會了「先想一步」的重要性。睡前寫下3件好事，維持半年好心情

日本最大網(wǎng)路購物公司樂天社長三木谷浩史就強調(diào)，當(dāng)公司開始進軍海外，組織就必須以「10倍速」來運轉(zhuǎn)才能跟上時代，抓住瞬息萬變的致勝機會。因此無論組織原本的步調(diào)如何，員工都必須加快步伐，以10倍速來行動。

三木谷式的「速度經(jīng)營」的最大特征，就是在各種組織事務(wù)活動上訂定「10倍速」的明確目標(biāo)，然后找出方法達成。其中最明顯的例子，就是將原本兩個小時（120分鐘）的會議，縮短為12分鐘的「10倍速會議」。

一般來說，會議中大半時間都用在說明事項，真正進行判斷決策的時間其實很短暫。因此，「12分鐘一場會議」的實踐方法，就是要求說明者在前一天將報告內(nèi)容以書面形式提出給與會者，并要求所有人在進入會議室前必須讀完。這樣會議過程只要處理「提問」和「決策」兩件問題，12分鐘內(nèi)結(jié)束絕對綽綽有余，也就達成「十分之一的削減」。3步驟練就「取舍力」，做自己擅長的事 冒進不擅長的領(lǐng)域或決策時亂槍打鳥，都只會造成不必要的失敗，優(yōu)秀工作者必須了解自己的界限，才能將資源放在最重要的事項上。日本金澤工業(yè)大學(xué)教授三谷宏治表示，要迅速有效地進行取舍，可依照「大戰(zhàn)略」、「效用?中程目標(biāo)」、「手段」這3個步驟，依序排除不必要的選項，就能快速做出最有利的取舍。

「大戰(zhàn)略」就是按照自己認(rèn)定「最重要的目標(biāo)」，決定接下來的行動方向。例如立志成為「企畫達人」，就是確認(rèn)了自己「所要進入的領(lǐng)域」，亦即選擇以什么產(chǎn)業(yè)、專攻哪個品類做為目標(biāo)。

「效用?中目標(biāo)」是達成「大戰(zhàn)略」必須采取的幾個重要策略。例如，強化商品知識、了解顧客群的偏好和暢銷商品的成功做法，就是朝「企畫達人」目標(biāo)邁進的重要訓(xùn)練?！甘侄巍箘t是達成「中目標(biāo)」的實行方法。例如要強化商品知識，可能要參加研討會；了解顧客喜好，則要趁周末前往賣場或街頭做觀察等。有目標(biāo)、有策略，繼而推導(dǎo)出對應(yīng)做法，不僅能快速在眾多選擇中做出取舍，更能避免決策沒有成效的弊病。

3分鐘工作術(shù)，效率提升10倍

3分鐘究竟能做什么？如何以更少時間，完成更多工作，達到事半功倍的效果。

電子報顧問平野友朗以提升工作生產(chǎn)力為例，說明3分鐘（180秒）至少可以完成兩件事：

1.做簡報：掌握「結(jié)論→原因→結(jié)論」順序，先以20秒說出結(jié)論；再以70秒說出兩個以上支持結(jié)論的原因；接著再用70秒補充能夠證明原因的情報與信息；最后以20秒重述結(jié)論，讓聽眾留下深刻印象。

2.回覆e-mail：收信時，先以30秒瀏覽標(biāo)題，研判哪些信件可能必須回覆，并在第一次點開信件時，就切換到回覆（reply）模式，「一邊讀信、一邊回信」。千萬不要先讀完所有信件內(nèi)容，再回頭重讀需要回覆的郵件，同一封信讀兩次，很浪費時間。

回信時間盡量控制在90秒內(nèi)?；匦胖?，只需留下對方來信中有待回答的段落，并做出答覆，無須回覆的段落則可以刪除，讓對方一目了然你已回覆了哪些問題。要格外注意的是，提到對方姓名與公司名稱時，最好直接從來信內(nèi)容「復(fù)制」「貼上」，以免打字錯誤。

2小時切割術(shù)，工作效能提高172% 日經(jīng)《Associé》封面故事以「超『簡單』工作術(shù)」為題，介紹工作達人們將工作化繁為簡、提升效率的祕訣。日本Google名譽會長村上憲郎認(rèn)為，「追求完美」的民族性，有時反會導(dǎo)致工作效率低落。分析工作耗時與所得成果的比例，通?；ㄙM兩小時就可以將一件工作完成86%，但要將剩余的14%做到完美，卻還要再花上兩個小時，就比例原則而言，其實非常不劃算。

因此他建議，當(dāng)一件工作（A）完成8成左右時，就可以開始下一件工作（B）。但這并非意指讓第一件工作「爛尾」，而是在進行第一件工作的收尾工作時，就開始同步進行第二件工作的起始作業(yè)，如此同樣4小時的時間，可以完成A＋B共172%的工作量，讓個人能力得到最大發(fā)揮。「見樹的同時，更要見林」，村上強調(diào)，以全盤視野來思考工作安排，才能提高自身在總體工作成果上的貢獻度，成為更具競爭力的工作者。

多說How，少說Why，機會大門為你敞開

無意間脫口而出的口頭禪，其實忠實反映了個人的思考方式與處世心態(tài)，具體而微地左右你的工作成果。《THE 21》針對個人口頭禪習(xí)慣提出建議，讓你也能用一句話，在職場上小兵立大功。

和民社長渡邊美樹的口頭禪「一定還有別的方法！」，幫助他走過無數(shù)難關(guān)。他認(rèn)為，當(dāng)事情看似無法挽救時，一句「完了」等于主動棄權(quán)，局限自己，否定其他可能；反之，在困難的時候，最重要的是發(fā)自自己內(nèi)心的鼓勵，堅信一定還有其他解決辦法、一定能走出難關(guān)。

身為業(yè)務(wù)人員，當(dāng)面對顧客的回應(yīng)如「我家已經(jīng)有了」「好貴喔」，常常不知道如何適當(dāng)反應(yīng)。教育訓(xùn)練專家朝倉千惠子認(rèn)為，這些困境都能透過「正因為……」3個字解決：「正因為您已經(jīng)有了，才更要試試這個產(chǎn)品的不同之處。」透過3個字的魔法轉(zhuǎn)換，輕松將負(fù)面回應(yīng)轉(zhuǎn)為正面機會。朝倉認(rèn)為，業(yè)務(wù)員在對話上必須時常展現(xiàn)積極態(tài)度，以How代替Why；例如當(dāng)聽見顧客說競爭對手的商品比較好時，應(yīng)該回應(yīng)「那您覺得我們的商品哪里需要改進呢？」而非「為什么覺得他們比較好呢？」即使無法取得生意，也能在顧客心中留下樂于學(xué)習(xí)、改進的正面態(tài)度。以「說故事」溝通，吸引「貓型人才」！

「當(dāng)前『貓型人才』急增，若放任不管，則人人都只顧自我表現(xiàn)，將導(dǎo)致組織力量潰散，變成沒有向心力的公司，」日本野村總和研究所群體策略顧問二部部長森澤徹在《日經(jīng)Accocie》雜志上發(fā)出預(yù)警。

所謂「貓型人才」，是相對于「犬型人才」而來的，也是森澤徹對于職場工作者所劃分的兩種類型。傳統(tǒng)的「犬型人才」，對于企業(yè)及組織的忠誠度很高，價值觀也很一致，面對職場上各式各樣的不成文規(guī)定，大抵上都能認(rèn)可。

以往，日本企業(yè)員工多半是「犬型人才」，上司「追上美國，超越美國」一聲令下，眾人便全心全意地朝共同目標(biāo)邁進。日本戰(zhàn)后享有的高度經(jīng)濟成長，即是這群人在制造業(yè)上的努力而來。

但如今，愈來愈多員工展現(xiàn)出有別于以往的特質(zhì)，他們極具獨創(chuàng)性，重視自身能力的實現(xiàn)，擁有多元的價值觀，對于職場上的不成文規(guī)定，則是采取質(zhì)疑的態(tài)度。這類工作者，即前述的「貓型人才」，在重視「智慧資本」的組織里日漸活躍。

森澤徹認(rèn)為，欲增加企業(yè)的活性，就必須融合這兩種截然不同的人才，方能讓全員朝共同目標(biāo)邁進，強化組織實力。然而，一般企業(yè)的管理和溝通方式，卻還是針對「犬型人才」而設(shè)計。最明顯的例子就是，企業(yè)所傳達的愿景和理念，聽在貓型人才耳中，根本就只是條列式的口號而已，就算老板把「本公司以顧客第一為目標(biāo)」喊得聲嘶力竭，仍舊難以打動人心。

要達到讓「犬型人才被驅(qū)動，貓型人才受感動」，森澤徹強調(diào)，最好的溝通方式就是「說故事」，也就是把主題用事件來包裝。

以前述「顧客第一」的理念為例，若能利用「慘遭顧客痛斥的失敗談」「辛苦達成顧客要求的苦勞物語」「努力贏得顧客贊賞的武勇傳說」等故事，透過感情訴求來傳達，絕對能讓討厭一元命令的貓型人才被打動。

說故事的管理方式之所以有效，有三大理由。首先，充滿感情的故事，對于任何一型的人才都有吸引力。其次，故事具有「自我解釋的空間」，同樣的故事，可能會在每個人心中引發(fā)不同的共鳴，從而解除心中的抗拒。最后，故事的記憶性絕對比教條來得久，影響力更為長遠。不過，故事要能感動人，「臨場感」十分重要，所以最好是以第一人稱來講述，并且詳述現(xiàn)場細(xì)節(jié)，甚至提出真實的素材或資料，才能引發(fā)大家「原來如此」的共感，樂于接納故事中欲傳達的理念。

在這個個人特質(zhì)日益凸顯與歧異的時代里，主管與部屬的溝通方式也必須隨著進化。懂得結(jié)合感情面與理論面、同時進擊右腦與左腦，就能讓訊息傳達更順暢，強化工作者的向心力，讓組織的力量發(fā)揮到極致。5步驟練習(xí)，英文不好也能開口暢談

日經(jīng)《Associé》封面故事為「直效英語強化法」。工作術(shù)達人本田直之表示，想開口說英語，只要學(xué)會必要的詞匯與句子，就能侃侃而談，這就是「杠桿英語練習(xí)法」。以下是5個步驟：

1.選擇有興趣的領(lǐng)域

選擇花心思用功也不會覺得討厭的領(lǐng)域，做為研讀目標(biāo)，就可以克服「討厭英語」的先天情緒。例如選擇「wine」（紅酒）做為目標(biāo)。2.熟記100個單字

想要能在喜好的領(lǐng)域用英語與人對談，熟習(xí)相關(guān)基礎(chǔ)單字是必要的。例如熟記與紅酒相關(guān)詞匯，「palatable」（美味的）「chewy」（帶勁的）「crisp」（清新的）等等，并記在專門的小冊上。3.背誦相關(guān)領(lǐng)域的常用句

選擇與主題相關(guān)的英語生活常用句，方便需要時可以使用。例如「Which wine do you recommend with this dish?」（這道菜你建議搭配哪種酒呢？）4.練習(xí)聊天必用語

與人聊天總有些萬用應(yīng)對句，熟記這些句子，可讓對談時話題能夠持續(xù)。例如表示認(rèn)同時，可回答：「I’m glad to hear it.」（很高興聽到如此）「You made it!」（你做到了?。窽hat makes sense.」（確實如此）等等。5.練習(xí)與「get」「have」相關(guān)的基礎(chǔ)句子

熟記與人互動的重要詞組，可以大幅擴展英語的應(yīng)用范圍。例如「get together」（見面）?！竓ave a mind」（計劃）等等。讓新人做苦工，3年內(nèi)不離職

在體育界，要求新進運動員反覆練習(xí)同一個動作，進行逼近體能極限的練習(xí)，借以培育卓越的技巧與體能，是經(jīng)常可見的訓(xùn)練方式。

神戶大學(xué)經(jīng)營學(xué)研究科教授加護野忠男接受日本《President》雜志采訪時表示，其實在日本或歐美的傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)業(yè)里，也有這種類似體壇的嚴(yán)苛磨練方式，稱之為「正統(tǒng)的周邊參加」，也就是藉由讓新人擔(dān)任粗重、基本的庶務(wù)和勞動工作，讓他們逐漸融入群體，并習(xí)得各式技藝。

他舉例說，在神戶的陶瓷窯廠或面包店里，搬運沈重陶土或面粉的工作，就是由新人負(fù)責(zé)；在日本石川縣的釀酒廠，新人除了要扛起挑水、清洗酒缸等粗重工作，還必須負(fù)責(zé)打掃、整理環(huán)境等雜務(wù)；而在京都，僅一年資歷的舞妓，無論是技藝與接待技巧，都會受到嚴(yán)格的要求。

或許有人覺得「把粗活都丟給菜鳥」或「給予不合理的要求」，是老鳥對新人的壓榨，但加護野認(rèn)為，讓新人參與這些過程嚴(yán)格、甚至是與職務(wù)無關(guān)的活動，對于公司培訓(xùn)新人來說，確有其必要性。他指出，這種以「周邊活動」為主的職場初期鍛鍊，對于增加新人的群體性有3點好處： 1.給予考驗

技術(shù)操作通常都有嚴(yán)密的規(guī)范和步驟，稍一出錯就會造成重大損失或意外。透過辛苦的勞動，可以考驗新人的忍耐力與服從性，體會到嚴(yán)格遵從規(guī)范的重要性。2.培養(yǎng)人間力

通過嚴(yán)格的訓(xùn)練，熟悉許多待人接物、職場倫理等細(xì)節(jié)，可讓新人迅速的進入狀況。而在經(jīng)過這番苦勞之后，新人對公司的忠誠度將更為提升，因為要是隨便離職，當(dāng)初的辛苦就等于是白受罪了。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，在流通業(yè)中，有提供類似初期鍛鍊的公司，新人離職率較同業(yè)為低。3.建立伙伴情誼

勞苦的工作往往是由群體完成，有了這種「一起打拚」共同體驗，會讓新人與同儕、老鳥萌生「共患難」的連帶情誼，對于往后的合作共事大有幫助。

不過，加護野也提醒，在過去人力充沛、工作較少的年代，「不合理的要求」常被認(rèn)為是理所當(dāng)然；但在勞動力珍貴的現(xiàn)代，任意地「指使」或「操」新人，很可能會造成人才流失。要進行這種「刻苦勞動式的新人訓(xùn)練」，最重要的是讓老鳥帶著新人，一起協(xié)力通過考驗。

透過前輩給予新人示范、指導(dǎo)與必要的協(xié)助，增進雙方的技術(shù)與情誼交流，彼此教學(xué)相長，這種辛苦的「周邊活動」，才不會讓新人感受到被壓榨的感覺，心理上也較讓能夠接受。更重要的是，新人可藉由初期辛苦的磨練，快速學(xué)習(xí)并融入團體，減少初期工作挫折，從而降低新人的離職率。