To be frank，I still have a thirst for my dream university，but I'm not afraid of the failure because I can profit by it.
With parents and teachers great expectation，I'm quite certain of my future and I'm sure I can fly high.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A To make matters worse，I recalled my failure again and again，which put more pressure on me than I could bear.
更糟糕的是，我不断地回想起我的失败，压力几乎大到我无法忍受的地步。
to make matters worse更糟糕的是。例如：To make matters worse，I don't think he's alone.更糟糕的是，我并不觉得只有他一个人有这种想法。
B With the teacher's help，I eventually got over my depression.
在老师的帮助下我终于从低落中走出来。
本句包含一个with引导的独立主格结构。例如：Now they can go to school with the help of Project Hope.现在他们通过希望工程的帮助可以继续上学了。
C Meanwhile，I was gradually embraced by my classmates.
与此同时，我逐渐被同学们所接纳。
meanwhile与此同时。例如：Meanwhile，expectations are rising，even if habits have not yet caught up.与此同时，即使习惯尚且赶不上，期望却是正在上升。
Great Expectations 最高期望值
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不想当将军的士兵不是好士兵。一个人如果只想把事情做到最低的标准，那么他也许永远不会把一件事情做好；如果事事都指望达到最好的标准，即使不是所有的事都能达到预期的效果，也会得到一个较好的结果。两者的区别在于一个是消极被动的接受，一个是积极主动的努力。皮特·罗斯就是这样一个积极的人。
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Pete Rose，the famous baseball player，whom I have never met，taught me something so valuable that changed my life.Pete was being interviewed in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all time hits record.[A]One reporter blurted out，"Pete，you only need 78 hits to break the record.How many at-bats do you think you'll need to get the 78 hits？"Without hesitation，Pete just stared at the reporter and very matter-of-factIy said，"78."The reporter yelled back，"Ah，come on Pete，you don't expect to get 78 hits in 78 at-bats，do you？"
Mr.Rose calmly shared his philosophy with the throngs of reporters who were anxiously awaiting his reply to this seemingly boastful claim."[B]Every time I step up to the pIate，I expect to get a hit！If I don"t expect to get a hit，I have no right to step in the batter's box in the first place！""If I go up hoping to get a hit，"he continued，"then I probably don"t have a prayer of getting a hit.It is positive expectation that has gotten me all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose's philosophy and how it applied to everyday life，I felt a little embarrassed.As a business person，I was hoping to make my sales quotas.As a father，I was hoping to be a good dad.As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband.[C]The truth was that I was an adequate salesperson，I was not so bad of a father，and I was an okay husband.I immediately decided that being okay was not enough！I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband.I changed my attitude to one of positive expectation，and the results were amazing.I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my son's baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I expect to be married to for the rest of my life！Thanks，Mr.Rose！
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A One reporter bIurted out，"Pete，you onIy need 78 hits to break the record."
有一位记者脱口而出：“皮特，你只需要78个击球就能打破纪录。”
blurt out开始说话，脱口而出。例如：The standard is skilled to add to blurt out.熟练的标准就是要达到不假思索地脱口而出。
B "Every time I step up to the pIate，I expect to get a hit！If I don"t expect to get a hit，I have no right to step in the batter's box in the first pIace！"
“我每一次上垒都指望击中球！如果我不指望击中，我就没有第一个上击球位的机会了。”
a hit轰动一时；成功而风靡一时的人物。例如：Each one needs to be a hit and that is our commitment.每一个都必须成功，这是我们的承诺。
C The truth was that I was an adequate saIesperson，I was not so bad of a father，and I was an okay husband.
实际上，我的工作干得勉勉强强，父亲当得马马虎虎，丈夫做得凑凑合合。
the truth is that“事实上”，通常用在作文中，引出一个事实。例如：The truth is that Pete never liked his rich Uncle John.真相是彼得从来都不喜欢他那个有钱的叔叔约翰。
The Gold in the Orchard 果园里的金子
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橄榄园里的“一罐金子”促使老者的三个孩子时刻守护着老者的遗愿。老者最终让儿子们明白，唯有付出才有回报，不劳便无获。其实每个人都拥有一份隐形的财富，但需要通过自己的努力才能将它变成事实。
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There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard.He was very hardworking，and the farm always prospered under his care.[A]But he knew that his three sons despised the farm work and were eager to make wealth through adventure.
When the farmer was old，and felt that his time had come to die，he called the three sons to him and said，"My sons，there is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard.Dig for it，if you wish it."
[B]The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden，but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was dead，the sons went to work to find the pot of gold；since they did not know where the hiding-place was，they agreed to begin in a line，at one end of the orchard，and to dig until one of them should find the money.
[C]They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other，round the tree-roots and between them.But no pot of gold was to be found.It seemed as if someone must have stolen it，or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits.The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive season，the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given；when it was sold，it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard，they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said，"There is gold hidden in the orchard.Dig for it，if you wish it."
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A But he knew that his three sons despised the farm work and were eager to make weaIth through adventure.
可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待地想通过冒险发家致富。