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品味地道美文解读高考词汇1
品味地道美文,解读高考词汇
Obama:
studyforsuccess
USpresidentBarackObamaisoneofthemostsuccessfulspeechmakerintheworld.SomepeopleevensaythatonereasonhebecamepresidentoftheUSsibecauseheknowshowtogiveagoodspeech.Hereisanexcerpt(摘录)fromhisrecent“backtoschool”speech,delivered(发表)twoweeksagoinVirginia,theUS.
Iknowthatsometimes,yougetthesensethatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork-thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrapping(饶舌音乐)orbasketballorbeingarealityTVstar,whenchancesare,you’renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.
Butthetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon’tloveeverysubjectyoustudy.Noteveryhomeworkassignment(作业)willseemcompletelyimportanttoyourliferightthisminute.Andyoumaynotsucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.
That’sOK.Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho’vehadthemostfailures.J.k.Rowing’sfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejected(拒绝)12timesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.MichaelJordanwascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,andhelosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshotsduringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid:
“Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.AndthatiswhyIsucceed.”
Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstandthatyoucan’tletyourfailuresdefine(给……下定义)you–youhavetoletthemteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlynexttime.
Noone’sbornbeinggoodatthings,youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.
Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn’tasignofweakness;it’sasignofstrength.Itshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmit(承认)whenyoudon’tknowsomething,andtolearnsomethingnew.
Andevenwhenyou’restruggling,evenwhenyou’rediscouraged,andyoufeellikeotherpeoplehavegivenuponyou-don’tevergiveuponyourself.Becausewhenyougiveuponyourself,yougiveuponyourcountry.
Sense(sens)n.(an)abilitytounderstandormakejudgmentsaboutsht辨识力,理解,领悟力
Eg.:
Ihaveaverygoodsenseofdirection.
Failuren.lackofsuccess失败(failv.)
Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
Strengthn.somethingprovidingforce,advantageorpower强项,长处,优势(strongadj.)
Thegreatstrengthofourplanisthatit’ssocheapcomparedwiththeothers.
Couragen.thequalityofbeingbrave勇气;胆量
拓展:
discouragev.使丧失勇气
Sueshowedgreatcouragethroughoutherillness.
Don’tletonefailurediscourageyou.
Teens’thought
奥巴马的这篇电视演说激情澎湃,赋予很强的感染力。
文中长短句交错有致,并多次使用排比句式与生动的事例,增强了节奏感与说服力,让听众在领略奥巴马演讲么魅力的同时,也备受鼓舞。
Thetruthinotherwords
ABLINDboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithahatbyhisfeet.Heheldupasignwhichsaid:
“Iamblind,pleasehelp”.Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthehat.
Amanwaswalkingby.Hetookafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothehat.Hethentookthesign,turneditaround,andwrotesomewords.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbywouldseethenewwords.
Soonthehatbegantofillup.Alotmorepeopleweregivingmoneytotheblindboy.Thatafternoonthemanwhohadchangedthesigncametoseehowthingswere.Theboyrecognizedhisfootsteps(脚步声)andasked:
“Wereyoutheonewhochangedmysignthismorning?
Whatdidyouwrite?
”
Themansaid:
“Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutinadifferentway.”
Whathehadwrittenwas:
“TodayisabeautifuldaybutIcannotseeit.”
Doyouthinkthefirstsignandthesecondsignweresayingthesamething?
Ofcoursebothsignstoldpeopletheboywasblind.Butthefirstsignsimplytoldpeopletohelpbyputtingsomemoneyinthehat.Thesecondsigntoldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoytheday,buttheboycouldnotenjoyitbecausehewasblind.
Thefirstsignsimplysaidtheboywasblind.Thesecondsigntoldpeopletheyweresoluckythattheywerenotblind.
Thereareatleasttwolessonswecanlearnfromthissimplestory.
Thefirstis:
Bethankfulforwhatyouhave.Someoneelsehasless.Helpwhereyoucan.
Thesecondis:
Becreative.Thinkdifferently.Thereisalwaysabetterway!
Byanonymous
Wordsinfocus
recognizev.knowagain(someoneorsomethingonehasseen,heard,orexperiencedbefore)(辨)认出
Eg:
HehadchangedsomuchthatIcouldhardlyrecognizehim.
truthn.thetruefactsaboutsomething事实
We’llneverknowthetruthbehindtheaccident.
simplyadv.Only仅仅,只是
Eg:
Hegoestheresimplybecausehelikesto.
creativeadj.producingnewideasofthings;imaginativeandinventive创造性的
同根词:
creationn.创造力
Eg:
Thisjobissoboring.IwihIcoulddosomethingmorecreative.
Whatreallymatters
WElivedinaveryquietneighborhood.OneeveningIheardaloudcrashinthestreet.Earlierthateveningmywifehadaskedmetogotothestoretogetsomesoftdrinks.ItseemedlikethiswouldbeagoodtimetoletmyteenagedaughterHollypracticeherdriving,soIsenthertothestoreinmytruck.
Atdinnermysontalkedabouthowmuchhelikedmytruck.Ienjoyedhavingit,butIsaid:
“Guy,myheartisnotsetonthattruck.Ilikeitbutitisjustmetalandwon’tlastforever.Neversetyourheartonanythingthatwon’tlast.
Afterhearingtheloudnoise,thewholefamilyranoutside.Mysonshouted;“Dad!
Dad,Hollycrashedyourtruck.”
Myheartsankandmymindwasfloodedwithconflictingthoughts.Wasanyonehurt?
Whoelsewasinvolved?
AsIrantothedoor,Iheardavoiceinmyheartsay:
“HereisachancetoshowHollywhatyoureallylove.She’llneverforgetit.”
Theaccidenthadoccurredinmyowndriveway.Hollyhadcrashedmytruckintoourothervehicle,thefamilyvan(搬运车)。
Inherinexperience,shehadconfusedthebrakesandthegaspedal.HollywasunhurtphysicallybutwhenIreachedher,shewascryingandsaying:
“Oh,Dad,I’msorry.Iknowhowmuchyoulovethistruck.”Iheldherinmyarmsasshecried.
Laterthatweekafriendstoppedbyandaskedwhathadhappenedtomytruck.Itoldherthewholestory.Hereyesmoistened(湿润)andshesaid:
“ThathappenedtomewhenIwasagirl.Iborrowedmydad’scarandranintoalogthathadfallenacrosstheroad.Iruinedthecar.WhenIgothomemyDaoknockedmetothegroundandbegantokickme.”
Over40yearslater,shestillfeltthepainofthenight.Itwasadeepwoundonhersoul.
IrememberhowsadHollywasthenightshecrashedourtruck,andhowIcomfortedher.Oneday,whenHollythinksbackonherlife,IwanthertoknowthatIloveherathousandtimesmorethananypieceofproperty.
Irepairedthevan,butthedent(凹陷)inmytruckisstilltheretoday.Everydayitremindsmeofwhatreallymattersinmylife.
ByKenPierpow
Wordsinfocus
Crashn.loudnoisemadebyaviolentfall,bloworbreak.etc.撞击声,坠落声
用法:
作动词表示“(使)猛撞;(使)撞毁”
Eg:
Thetreefellwithagreatcrash.
Hecrashedhiscarintoawall.
Floodv.arriveinlargenumbers(大量地)涌向某处
用法:
flood…with…
Eg:
Theofficewasfloodedwithcomplaints.
Involvev.includeoraffectsb/sth牵连,涉及
Eg:
Theaccidentinvolvedabusandatruck.
Painn.suffering;greatdiscomfortofthebodyormind(身体或精神上的)痛苦
同根词:
painfuladj.
Eg:
Hisbehaviorcausedhisparentsagreatdealofpain.
Coffeeshopkindness
Attheendofmysenioryearofhighschool,Igotajobworkingatalocalcoffeeshop.Ithoughtthejobwouldbeeasyandstressfree.Ipicturedmyselfpouringthebestcoffees,makingdeliciousdoughnuts(炸面包圈),andbecomingfriendswithregularcustomers.
Iwasn’texpectingthepeoplewithenormousorders,thewomenwhocomplainedthatthecoffeewasmuchtoocreamy(含乳脂的),orthemenwhowantedtheiricedcoffeeremadeagainandagainuntiltheyreachedperfection.Icouldn’tseemtopleaseanyone.
Onerainyday,oneofmyregularcustomerscameinlookingupset.hesaidhefeltlikegettinginbed,pullingthesheetsupoverhishead,andstayingthereforafewyears.Iknewexactlyhowhefelt.
Beforeheleft,Ihandedhimabagalongwithhisicedcoffee.Hewassurprised,sincehehadn’torderedanythingbutcoffee.Ihadgivenhimhisfavoritetypeofdoughnut.
“It’sonme”Itoldhim.“Haveaniceday.”
Hesmiledandthankedmebeforeheadingbackoutintotherain.
Thenextday,itwasstillraining.Ispentmyafternoonhangingoutthewindowhandingpeopletheirorders.Iwascompletelywetandfreezingcold.Worse,noonewastippingthatday.EverytimeIlookedintoouremptytipjar,Igrewmoredepressed.
Intheevening,thecustomerfromthedaybeforedroveuptothewindow.Hehandedmeapinkroseandanote.Hesaidthatnotmanypeopletooktimetocareaboutothersandhewasgladtherewerestillpeoplelikemeintheworld.Withafriendlywave,hedroveaway.
Irantothebackoftheshopandreadthenote.Itread;
Christine,
Thanksforbeingsosweet,kindandthoughtfulyesterday.Itissonicetomeetsomeonewho’sgenuinely(真诚地)nice.Pleasedon’tchangeyourways!
Haveagreatday!
-Hank
Afterthat,wheneverIfeltdepressedorsickofcoffee,IthoughtofHankandhiskindness.ThenIwouldsmile,holdmyheaduphigh,clearmythroatandaskpolitely,“HowcanIhelpyou?
”
ByChristineWalsh
Stress-freeadj.havingnoworriesorstress没有压力的
词缀:
-free表示“无……的”可与名称一起构成形容词或副词。
如:
atrouble-freejourney;Theylivethererent-free.
Picturev.imaginesomethingbymakinganimageinyourmind想象
Ican’tpicturelifewithoutelectricity.
Depressedadj.veryunhappy沮丧的,抑郁的
Eg:
Iwasdepressedatthethoughtofallthehardwordahead.
Thoughtfuladj.payingattentiontothefeelingsorneedsofotherpeople体贴的
Eg:
Itwasreallythoughtfulofyoutoremembermybirthday.
It’sonme我请客。
相当于it’smytreat./I’mgoingtopayforyou.又如:
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