be eager to do sth.“盼望，渴望要做……”，例如：Can be working hard under pressure，be eager to challenge new things.勇于承担工作压力，并愿意接受挑战。
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.
儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的哪一块地方，可他什么也没再给他们说。
此句中get sb to do sth=make sb do sth使某人做某事。
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.
他们挖啊挖，从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头，果树周围和果树之间也都挖到了。
turn up出现；发生；开大；发现；卷起；使仰卧。在该句中为“出现”的意思。例如：You never know where happiness will turn up next.你永远无法知道何时幸福会再次出现。
Draw a Leaf for Life 为生命画一片叶
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生命是一棵树，树上的绿叶便是我们生存的希望。我们渴望能幸福地成长，可是如果有一天寒风不幸将绿叶吹掉，我们是否愿意用坚强做成的画笔在生命之树上再次涂上绿叶，继续生活，就像故事里这个身患重病的小女孩在绝望中看到希望。
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In the sickroom，a young girl had Iain in bed for almost two months.Beside her was her mother who looked pale.
"Mum，I want to take a look at the scenery outside the window！"said the young girl in a low voice.
[A]With the help of her mother，she came up to the window and looked out of it，sighing for her lost youth.The wind was blowing hard，she noticed some leaves falling off a big tree outside the window.
"I am dying！As soon as all the leaves fall down，I will leave the world……"said the young girl.[B]Watching the falling leaves，the young girl couldn't help bursting into tears.
[C]From then on，the young girl's illness got worse and worse and she lost more and more color.In November，the girl's illness took a turn for the worse and she refuse the treatment.
The girl's mother was so worried that she asked her friend，who was an artist for help.The artist had pity on the young girl who was dying and he felt that he must do something to help the girl.In order to save the young girl's life，the artist decided to draw many leaves and hung them on tree branches by steaIth.The ivy leaf was still there.
The young girl was pleased to see that the tree came into leaf again the next day."I've been a bad girl，"said the girl."Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was.Mum，bring me a little broth now and some milk."
She began to feel pretty hopeful about her future and began to receive treatment.She made a quick recovery from her illness.Several months later，she was out of hospital.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A With the help of her mother，she came up to the window and looked out of it，sighing for her lost youth.
在妈妈的帮助下，她走到窗前朝着窗外看去，为她失去的青春而默默叹息。
sigh for sth惋惜，思念，渴望。例如：Emilia sighed for her lost youth.伊米莉亚惋惜逝去的青春。
B Watching the falling leaves，the young girl couldn't help bursting into tears.
看着落叶，小女孩忍不住地哭了出来。
can't help doing sth.忍不住做某事。例如：I can't help thinking that we've mad a big mistake.我不禁感到我们犯了一个大错误。
C From then on，the young girI's illness got worse and worse and she lost more and more color.
自从那时开始，小女孩的病情越来越重，她变得越来越苍白。
形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级，构成固定结构，表示“越来越……”。
Twenty Dollars 20美元
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你的价值始终都在，它不会因你处于不利的环境或是遭到不公的待遇而被抹杀掉。当你抖落掉身上的“尘埃”，你的价值依旧有如初的光彩。生命的价值不在于我们做什么或者认识谁，而在于我们清楚自己是谁。
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[A]A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a$20 bill.In the room of 200，he asked."Who would like this$20 bill？"
Hands started going up.He said，"I am going to give this$20 to one of you-but first，let me do this."
He proceeded to crumpIe the 20 dollar note up.He then asked."Who still wants it？"Still the hands were up in the air.
[B]"Well，"he replied，"what if I do this？"He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.He picked it up，now crumpled and dirty."Now，who still wants it？"
Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends，you have all learned a very valuable lesson.No matter what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.It was still worth$20."
Many times in our lives，we are dropped，crumpled and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.We feel as though we are worthIess；but no matter what happened or what will happen，you will never lose your value，just like this 20 dollar note.
[C]Dirty or clean，crumpled or fineIy creased，you are still priceIess to those who love you.The worth of our lives comes，not in what we do or who we know，but by……WHO WE ARE.
Each of us counts，each one of us matters and-yes-each one of us is special to someone in a unique and wonderful way.You are special-don't ever forget it.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A A well known speaker started off his seminar by hoIding up a$20 bill.
一位有名的演讲家手里拿着一张20美元的纸币，开始了研讨会。
start off出发，开始。例如：Even if it rains tomorrow，I will start off.即使明天下雨，我还是要动身。
B "Well，"he repIied，"what if I do this？"He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
“嗯，”他回答说，“如果我这样做呢？”他把钞票扔在地上，然后开始用他的鞋在地板上磨钞票。
what if假使……，将会怎么样。例如：What if someone infringes my patent right？如果有人侵犯我的专利权怎么办？
C Dirty or cIean，crumpIed or fineIy creased，you are still priceIess to those who love you.
无论肮脏、干净，还是皱折、平展，对于爱你的人，你始终珍贵无价。
本句为who引导的定语从句。
The Medal of Life 生活的奖牌
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每个人都有自己的梦想，疾患的人也是如此。他们比健康的人更加坚强，他们同样有追逐梦想的权利。生命的残缺并没使他们成为生活的弱者，他们仍在笑对生活。
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