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第49章 智慧人生(15)

Don't look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others.It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don't let other people set goals for you.Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don't give up when you still have something to give.Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.The quickest way to receive love is to give it;the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

[B]Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you"ve been,but also where you are going.

Don't be afraid to learn.Knowledge is weightIess.It's a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words carelessly.You can't get them back.

Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

Yesterday is history,tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift:that's why we call it"the present".

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析 Sentence Structures

A If you drop one of these,they will be irrevocably scuffed,marked,nicked,damaged or even shattered.

如果你不幸把其中的一个掉在地上,他们将不可避免的磨损、留下记号、划痕,损坏甚至碎片满地。

句中if引导条件状语从句,主句是一般将来时的被动语态。

B Don't run through life so fast that you forget not onIy where you've been,but also where you are going.

不要匆忙地度过你的一生。那么快,那么匆忙地生活,不仅让你忘了曾经到过哪里,也会让你忘了你要去哪里。

句中run through“跑着穿过”。例如,Running through the forest in the dark,the boys were greatly afraid.孩子们在黑暗中穿过树林,心里非常害怕。“(使)在……流过”,例如,The river runs through several underground caves which store the water for the city's use.这条河流经几处贮存城市用水的地下蓄水池。

I'll Always Be There For You!我永远都会在你的身边!

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从父子之间朴实深情的对话中,能感受到真挚伟大的父爱,父亲坚守承诺,而儿子身陷绝境却想到的是先让他的同学们摆脱困境,这种无私的精神令人为之赞叹。

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In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost fIattened America,killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes.[A]A father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,only to discover that the building was as fl at as a pancake.

After the unforgettably initial shock,he remembered the promise he had made to his son:[B]"No matter what,I'll always be there for you!"Tears began to fill his eyes.Looking at the pile of ruins,it looked hopeless but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.

He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning.Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right corner of the building,he rushed there and started digging through the ruins.

As he was digging,other helpless parents arrived,cIutching their hearts,saying:"My son!""My daughter!"Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school.But he continued to dig for his son stone by stone.The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school's ruins.The police came and asked him to leave.

CourageousIy he went on alone because he needed to know for himself whether his boy was alive or dead.He dug for eight hours……12 hours……24 hours……36 hours……then,in the 38th hour,he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice.He screamed his son's name.He heard back."Dad!It's me,Dad!I told the other kids not to worry.I told them that if you were alive,you"d save us.You promised,no matter what happens,I'll always be there for you!You did it.Dad!"

"What's going on in there?How is it?"the father asked.

"There are 14 of us left out of 33.We're scared,hungry,thirsty and thankful you're here.When the building collapsed,it made a triangIe,and it saved us."

"Come out,boy!"

"No,Dad!Let the other kids out first,be cause I know you'll get me!No matter what happens,I know you'll always be there for me!"

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析 Sentence Structures

A A father Ieft his wife safeIy at home and rushed to the schooI where his son was supposed to be,only to discover that the buiIding was as flat as a pancake.

一个父亲在家里安顿好妻子后,就冲向儿子就读的学校,然而呈现在他面前的是已经被夷为平地的校园。

句中only to+v+that宾语从句:“结果意外的……”。例如,He arrived there,only to find that the tickets were sold out.当他到那儿的时候,结果发现票已卖完了。

B No matter what happens.I know you'll aIways be there for me!

我知道无论发生什么,你将永远和我在一起。

句中no matter what“无论如何,不管怎样”。例如,I'll always love you,no matter what happens.不论出什么事,我永远爱你。类似还有:no matter how;no matter when;no matter where等。

Be a Man 做个顶天立地的人

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人生的路是漫长而曲折的,在我们前进的道路上,会遇到无数次挫折与失败,无论发生什么事,都要保持清醒的头脑、坚强的意志,充满自信地坚持下去,终究有一天会实现自己的梦想,做个顶天立地的人。

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