胡敏读故事记单词考研英语词汇之欧阳术创编.docx
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胡敏读故事记单词考研英语词汇之欧阳术创编
1.TheTimeofLincoln
时间:
2021.02.02
创作:
欧阳术
AbrahamLincolnwasthe16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Heisrememberedformanythings,includinghislog-cabinhome,hisabsurdlookingclothingaccessory,atop-hat,butLincoln’sabsolutemostimportantcontributiontoAmerica’shistorywastoabolishslavery,averyhardtasktoaccomplishatthattime.Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Americawassplitbyanabstractborder.Thecountrywascutintotwoparts:
theNorthandtheSouth.Therewereanabundanceofdifferenceswhichcausedthisabnormalseparation.Forinstance,theNorthheldalloftheUniversitiesandMilitaryAcademieswhereasintheSouth,accesstosuchinstitutionswaslimited.Also,NorthernersspokestandardAmericanEnglishwhileSouthernersspokewithaSouthernaccent.ButthelargestdifferencethataboundbetweentheNorthandtheSouthatthattimewasslaveryandalloftheaspectsthataccompaniedit.
TheNorththoughtthattheSouthshouldabandonslaverybecausemintmostcases,slavesfaceddailyabusefromtheirowners.MostNorthernerstriedtoabidebytherulethat“Allmenarecreatedequal.”ThesereasonslargelyaccountfortheAmericanCivilWar.TheCivilWarwasalong,brutalwarwithaveryhighcasualtyrate.ManyyoungmenfromboththeNorthandtheSouthwerekilledonthebattlefield;thedeathtollwasalsoacceleratedbythefactthatsmallArmyhospitalscouldnotaccommodatesomanywoundedsoldiers.
TheCivilWarwasfilledwithheroesonbothsidesofthebattlefield.NameslikeU.S.Grant,GeneralSherman,andtheacclaimedSouthernGeneralRobertE.Lee.Allofthesemenfoughtbravelyandmadeharrowingdecisionsontheirownaccord.ButLincolnisprobablymostoftenassociatedwithhisleadershipofthecountryduringthisdifficultperiod.Hewasafirmbelieverthatslaverywaswrongandhefoughthardtostopit.In1863,LincolnsignedtheEmancipationProclamationwhichlegallygrantedfreedomtoallslaveslivinginAmerica.Butin1865,Lincoln’slifecametoanabruptendedwhilehewaswatchingaplayatFord’sTheaterinWashingtonD.C.Hisdeathwasnotanaccident;hewasassassinatedbyamannamedJohnWilkesBooth.
NotlongafterLincoln’sdeath,theNorthdefeatedtheSouthandtheCivilWarwasended.TheSouthwasnolongerthoughtofasanothercountry,butpartofAmerica.AndalloftheslaveslivingandworkingintheSouthwerefreedandabsorbedintosociety.
2.Mike—aStoryofPersonalChange
Mikecouldhardlybedescribedasyourtypicaladolescent.HewouldcasuallyacknowledgetohisfewfriendsthathelikedtowatchDVDs,althoughperhapsamoreaccuratedescriptionwasthathewasaDVDaddict.Overthelastsixmonths,MikehadaccumulatedthousandsofDVDs.Whenhewasnotatschool,hehadbecomeaccustomedtospendinghistimewanderingthestreetsofthecity,acquiringmoreandmorefilms.Indeed,itbecameajokethatifaskedforhisaddress,hewouldgivetheaddressoftheDVDshopadjacenttoourschoolsincehespentsomuchtimethere.
Mikehatedattendingschool.Inhiseyes,itsonlyadvantagewasitslocation.Duringlessons,headoptedarathercooldemeanortowardsmostofhisclassmatesandwasoftenaccusedofbeingaloof.AllheseemedconcernedaboutwasaddingtohisDVDcollection.Intruth,Mikehadnotadaptedtolifeattheschoolverywell.Perhapshefeltthathestillneededadequatetimetoadjusttoanewenvironmentalthoughnoonecouldworkoutwhyheharboredsuchanacutefeelingofself-pity.
Assomeonewhoalsoadoreswatchingfilms,IhadslowlybecomeacquaintedwithMike.IhadoftenseenhimintheDVDshopwhichadjoinedourschool,yetittookalongtimebeforeherespondedtomyadvancesoffriendship.Maybeitwasanexaggerationtosaywewereactuallyfriends,althoughhewouldatleastacknowledgemypresencewithacursorynodoftheheadwhenhesawme.
Oneday,Iwasaskedtoadministrateourschool’snewfilmclub.IwasalittlewaryaboutaskingMiketohelpmeselectsuitablefilmsincasehesaidno.however,Ineedn’thaveworried.Mike’sfacelitupashescrutinizedaposterIhadjustadheredtothewall.TheposteradvertisedthegrandopeningoftheFilmClubthefollowingweek.‘HeyDavid,’hemutteredexcitedly,‘Iwanttobeinvolvedwiththat.’
ThechangeinMike’sbehavioroverthenextmonthwasdramatic.IhavenodoubtthatitwastheFilmClubwhichactivatedtheturnaround.Onceaboywhospentmostofhistimesulking,Mikewasnowamodelstudent.Beforeeachfilmwasshown,hewouldgiveaveryinformativespeechaboutthedirectorandmainactors.Everyonewasimpressedbyhisknowledgeandpassionforfilmsandhesuddenlybecameextremelypopularatschool.
3.Salt
NowthatBilly’sparentswerealittlemoreaffluent,thefamilyhadagreedthattheycouldacottageontheoutskirtsoftown.Althoughthecottagewassomewhatold-fashioned,theagentwhorentedtheplacetothemwaskeentoadvocatethattheyshouldnotinstallair-conditioningastheycouldair-conditiontheplacebyopeningtheskylights.Thedaythattheymoved,theairwasheavywiththeadventofspring,asenseofrenewalaccompaniedthemalongtheway;BillyandtheolddogRufuswatchedtheamazingaerialgymnasticsoftheswallowsoutofthecarwindow,browsingthroughthefamilyalbumeverynowandthen.Whentheyarrived,agroupofmenwereunloadingthevan.Billythoughtlookingaroundthenewsurroundingsshouldbeplacedhighontheiragenda,sohewhistledtoRufusandtheysetoffonanadventure.Theyfoundasmallfootpath,RufusshowinghisexcitementandhisaffectionforBillybypantingandwagginghistail.Billywasatanagewhenhecouldstillfeelasenseofaestheticexcitementatthebeautyofnature.Theadverseeffectsofthoseyearsinthecityseemedtovanishashewalked,andwithRufusashisaffiliatehefeltinvincible.However,hehadreckonedwithoutRufus.Theyroundedabendinthepathandsuddenly,inthenextfield,theysawsheep.Rufusknewagoodgamewhenhesawone,heranstraightintothefield,bakingaggressively.Justthen,amaningreenbootssteppedoutandinanequallyaggressivemannerstartedtoshoutatRufustogetoutofthefield.Withasenseofalarm,BillyrealizedthatthemanwascarryingashotgunandhesawhimlevelitandtakeaimatRufus.
“Pleasedon’tshoot”,yelledBilly,butthisseemedtoaggravatethemanstillmore.ThegunwentoffandRufushowledinagony.Heranhelter-skelterbacktoBillywithhistailbetweenhislegs.ThemanstrodeovertoBilly.
“Thosesheeparepregnant”,themansaid,angrily.“Ifyouagitatethemtheycanlosetheirlambs.Iwillaffirmmyrighttokillanydogthatchasesthem.”
“Iagree”,saidBilly.“AndI’msorry,please;helpmegetRufustoavet!
”
“Idon’tthinkyourdogwillneedavetthistime”,saidthemman,“thegunwasonlyloadedwithsalt.Butnexttime,keephimonalead,okay?
”
4.FreshmanYear
Iwasborninasmalltown,upinthemountains.Becauseofthehighaltitude,fewpeoplelivedthere.Iwasalwaysamidmyneighborsandfriends,peopleIhadknownforallofmylife.WhenIwasinmyhometown,Ifeltlikethosedayswouldlastforever.Butthedayswentbyquickly,andsoonIfoundmyselfpackingmybagsforcollege.Iwasfullofambition,andhadappliedtogotouniversityinabigcity.
WhenIfirstgottomyuniversity,Iwasonthealertforeverything.Ifeltverymuchalonewithoutmyfamilyandfriends.Iwaslikeanalienarrivingonanewplanet.Ifeltlikeanambassadorfromanotherworld.Onceclassesstarted,thingswerebetter.Iwasbusier,becauseIhadtoallocatemostofmytimetostudying.Iwantedtoworkhard,anddidnotallowmyselftogotoalargeamountofparties.Iwantedtofindanalternatesociallifethatwouldletmehavefun,withoutalwaysdrinkingalcohol,likesomeuniversitystudentsdo.Manypeopleallegethatthisiswhysomestudentsgetbadgradestheirfirstyearatuniversity.
BecauseIfeltveryambiguousaboutwhatIwantedtostudy,Itookmanydifferentclasses.Itriedmanydifferentthings,butstillhadn’tfoundtheperfectmatchforme.Thismademefeelevenmorelostatschool,andIknewIhadtofindawaytoamendthings.Inordertomakenewfriends,andalleviatemyloneliness,Ijoinedthedramaclubatmyschool.ItwasthereImetmyfirstally.Thepresidentofthedramaclubwasanolderstudent,namedBetty.Shewasquiteamiable,andhelpedgivemeadviceaboutschool.ShehelpedmetoaltermyschedulesothatIhadthebestclasses.
Soonourdramaclubputonitsfirstshow.Itwasacomedy,fullofjokestoamusetheaudience.Myparentsandfriendsevendroveouttowatchme.Wewereonlyamateuractors,butIthinkwedidagoodjob.Aftertheshow,myfathersaid,“Sarah,youamazeme,Ididn’tknowyouweresogoodatacting!
”suchamplepraisemademeveryproud.ThatwaswhenIrealizedwhatIwantedtobe,anactress.
5.StoryoftheVikings
Jerryhadbeeninterestedinancienthistorysincehewasalittlechild.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,hisgrandfatherwouldtellhimstoriesofgreatcivilizationsliketheRomans,theVikings,theIncasandmanyothers.Theseshortanecdotesandstoriesalwaysinvolvedgreatkingsandleaders,greatwarsandbattles,andgreatheroesandfoes.However,astorythathadanythingtodowiththefierceVikingswasalwaysJerry’sfavorite.Hewasmostinterestedinthesestoriesbecausehisgrandfatherhadanalyzedtheirfamilytreeanddiscoveredthatthefamily’sancestorswereactuallyVikings.
Everydayatschool,Jerrywouldwonderwhatstoryhisgrandfatherwouldtellhimthatnight..Hewasalwaysanxioustocomehomesothathecouldseehisg
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