新視野大學(xué)英語（第三版）讀寫教程3（思政智慧版）課件 B3U1 Text A 課文詳解

SectionATextstudyLanguageFocusTextReadingDetailedStudyoftheTextWordBuildingTranslationSkillNever,evergiveup!1Asayoungboy,Britain’sgreatPrimeMinister,SirWinstonChurchill,attendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnotagoodstudent,andhadhenotbeenfromafamousfamily,heprobablywouldhavebeenremovedfromtheschoolfordeviatingfromtherules.Thankfully,hedidfinishatHarrowandhiserrorstheredidnotprecludehimfromgoingontotheuniversity.TextReadingSectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Heeventuallyhadapremierarmycareerwherebyhewaslaterelectedprimeminister.Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourageinhisrefusaltosurrenderduringthemiserabledarkdaysofWorldWarII.Hisamazingdeterminationhelpedmotivatehisentirenationandwasaninspirationworldwide.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!2Towardtheendofhisperiodasprimeminister,hewasinvitedtoaddressthepatrioticyoungboysathisoldschool,Harrow.Theheadmastersaid,“Younggentlemen,thegreatestspeakerofourtime,willbehereinafewdaystoaddressyou,andyoushouldobeywhateversoundadvicehemaygiveyou.”SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Thegreatdayarrived.SirWinstonstoodup,allfivefeet,fiveinchesand107kilosofhim,andgavethisshort,clear-cutspeech:“Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!Never,never,never,never!”SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!3Personalhistory,educationalopportunity,individualdilemmas–noneofthesecaninhibitastrongspiritcommittedtosuccess.Notaskistoohard.Noamountofpreparationistoolongortoodifficult.Taketheexampleoftwoofthemostscholarlyscientistsofourage,AlbertEinsteinandThomasEdison.Bothfacedimmenseobstaclesandextremecriticism.Bothwerecalled“slowtolearn”andwrittenoffasidiotsbytheirteachers.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!ThomasEdisonranawayfromschoolbecausehisteacherwhippedhimrepeatedlyforaskingtoomanyquestions.Einsteindidn’tspeakfluentlyuntilhewasalmostnineyearsoldandwassuchapoorstudentthatsomethoughthewasunabletolearn.Yetbothboys’parentsbelievedinthem.Theyworkedintenselyeachdaywiththeirsons,andtheboyslearnedtoneverbypassthelonghoursofhardworkthattheyneededtosucceed.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Intheend,bothEinsteinandEdisonovercametheirchildhoodpersecutionandwentontoachievemagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!4ConsideralsotheheroicexampleofAbrahamLincoln,whofacedsubstantialhardships,failuresandrepeatedmisfortunesinhislifetime.Hisbackgroundwascertainlynotglamorous.Hewasraisedinaverypoorfamilywithonlyoneyearofformaleducation.Hefailedinbusinesstwice,sufferedanervousbreakdownwhenhisfirstlovediedsuddenlyandlosteightpoliticalelections.Laterinlife,hesufferedprofoundgriefoverthetragicdeathofthreeofhisfourchildren.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Yethisstrongwillwasthespurthatpushedhimforward,strengtheninghisoptimism,dedicationanddetermination.Itintensifiedandfocusedhiseffortsandenabledhimtotriumphovertheoverwhelmingfailuresandprofounddifficultiesinhislife.Ahundredyearslater,peoplefromaroundtheworldcommendAbrahamLincolnasthegreatestAmericanpresidentofalltime.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!5JustlikeChurchillandLincoln,onlythosewho“keeptheireyesontheprize”,thosewhoupholdacommittedandfocusedwillandspirit,willfindtheirendeavorssuccessful.Manyartists,statesmen,writersandinventorshavehadthesameexperience.Theyachievedprosperitybecausetheypossessedafiercewilltokeeppreparingandworkingandapassiontosucceed.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Theyattainedsuccess,notbecauseitwaseasy,butbecausetheyhadthewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligently

inthepursuitoftheirgoals.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!6Aftergrowinguponacattleranchwithoutrunningwaterorelectricity,SandraDayO’Connorfoughttoachievethebesteducationpossible.Consistentlygraduatingatthetopofherclass,sheworkedherwayintoStanfordLawSchool,whereshegraduatedwithhonors.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Butdespiteallofherhardwork,SandraDayO’Connorwasstillawomaninthe1950s.EvenwiththeprestigeofherdegreefromStanford,shewasrejectedfromtheentirelawcircuitasfirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.YetSandraDayO’Connorrefusedtogiveuponherdreams.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!ThroughsheerpersistenceshewaseventuallynominatedandthenappointedthefirstwomanSupremeCourtJusticeoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.There,sheactedasacrucialvoteonissueslikeabortionandwomen’srights.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!7Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,buttheydonotexpendthesubstantialeffortrequiredtoachieveit.Manypeopleletthethreatoffailurestopthemfromtryingwithalloftheirheart.SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!Thesecretofsuccessisbaseduponaburninginwarddesire–arobust,fiercewillandfocus–thatfuelsthedeterminationtoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Asawisesayinggoes:“It’snothowmanytimesyoufalldownthatmatters.It’showmanytimesyougetbackupthatmakessuccess!”SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!8Focusonbecomingmoreknowledgeable.Focusongradual,consistentprogress.Maintainthestrongwilltokeepgoing–evenwhenyouaretiredandwanttoslackortheoddsseemtoolarge.“Keepyoureyesontheprize!”“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway!”Withhardwork,determination,dedicationandpreparation,youcantranscendanyhandicap,accomplishanyfeat,andachievesuccess!SectionASectionANever,evergiveup!removesth./sb.fromsth.:takesth.orsb.awayfromaplace移開；拿開；去掉；從…機構(gòu)開除

Tomremovedhishandfromhisgirlfriend’sshoulder.湯姆把手從他女朋友的肩膀上拿開。DetailedStudyoftheText短語應(yīng)用SectionANever,evergiveup!SectionAdeviatefromsth.:bedifferentfromsth.;dosth.differentlyfromwhatisusualorexpecte背離；偏離；違背Amyneverdeviatedfromheroriginalplan.艾米從未偏離自己最初的計劃。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAprecludesb.fromdoingsth.:preventsb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事；妨礙某人做某事Agewillnotprecludehimfromstandingasapresidentialcandidate.年齡問題不會妨礙他競選總統(tǒng)。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionApremier:a.(onlybeforenoun)best,largest,ormostimportant最好的；最大的；最重要的他擁有英國最早的男爵爵位——該爵位設(shè)立于1269年。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(barony)Never,evergiveup!HeholdsthepremierbaronyintheUK-createdin1269SectionApremier:n.[C]aprimeminister首相；總理國務(wù)院總理李克強就發(fā)生在斯里蘭卡的連環(huán)爆炸事件向該國總理致慰問電。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(SriLanka;blast)Never,evergiveup!ChinesePremierLiKeqiangsentcondolencestoSriLankanPrimeMinisteroveraseriesofblastshappenedinSriLanka.SectionAwhereby:ad.(fml.)usedforsayingthatsth.isdoneaccordingtothemethod,arrangement,rule,etc.thathasbeenreferredto憑那個；借以這個公司采用了新的培訓(xùn)制度，所有的雇員都必須定期進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)。Thecompanyhasintroducedanewsystemwherebyallemployeesmustundergoregulartraining.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAcivic:a.(onlybeforenoun)relatingtothepeoplewholiveinatownorcityorthedutiesandresponsibilitiesthattheyhaveascitizens公民的；市民的

relatingtoatownorcity城鎮(zhèn)的；城市的杰克遜花費一整天與市領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會面。Jacksonspentthewholedaymeetingwithcivicleaders.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionApatriotic:a.feelingalotoflove,respect,anddutytowardyourcountry愛國的；有愛國心的親人們銘記他這個熱愛祖國的人。Relativesrememberedhimasadeeplypatrioticman.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAclear-cut:

a.definiteandeasytounderstand,recognize,ormakeadecisionabout明確的；清楚的對錯之間并不總是有著明確的界限。Thereisnotalwaysaclear-cutdistinctionbetweenrightandwrong.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAinhibit:vt.makeitdifficultforaprocesstostartorcontinueinanormalway阻礙；妨礙；抑制尋找能提高你，而不約束你的人；他們能豐富你的精神，并將能助你一臂之力。Lookforthosewhoenhanceyou,notinhibityou;whofertilizeyourmindandputthewindbeneathyourwings.詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(fertilize)Never,evergiveup!SectionAscholarly:a.

sb.whoisscholarlyknowsalotaboutaparticularsubjectorstudiessth.seriously博學(xué)的；學(xué)問精深的湯姆是一個聰明博學(xué)的人。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Tomisanintellectual,scholarlyman.SectionAscholarly:a.

connectedwithscholarsortheformalstudyofasubject學(xué)者的；學(xué)術(shù)的轉(zhuǎn)基因技術(shù)一直是學(xué)術(shù)討論的熱門話題。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(transgenictechnology)Never,evergiveup!Transgenictechnologyhasbeenthesubjectofintensescholarlydebate.SectionAwritesb./sth.off:decidethatsb.orsth.isafailureornotworthpayinganyattentionto認(rèn)定…失?。ɑ驔]有價值、不可救藥等）

Aftersixmonthsofwork,weeventuallywrotetheenvironmentalprotectionprojectoffasanon-starter.干了六個月之后，我們最終認(rèn)定這個環(huán)保項目不可能取得成功。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAbypass:avoidthecenterofatownorcitybyusingaroadthatgoesroundit繞過；繞…走一條新路繞城鎮(zhèn)而過。Anewroadbypassesthetown.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionApersecution:n.[C,U]extremelybadtreatmentofsb.,esp.becauseoftheirrace,religion,orpoliticalbeliefs(尤指因種族、宗教或政治信仰而進(jìn)行的)迫害，殘害湯姆反對迫害，也不輕易作道德上的譴責(zé)。Tomisagainstpersecution,andrathercharyofmoralcondemnation.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(chary)SectionAmisfortune:n.[C]sth.harmfulorunpleasantthathappenstosb.不幸的事；災(zāi)難

在2008年5月的就職儀式上，他說正當(dāng)愛爾蘭房地產(chǎn)繁榮要結(jié)束的時候，他不幸地接任了財政部長的職位。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(property)Never,evergiveup!OnhisappointmentinMay2008hesaidthatitwashismisfortunetotakeonthejobjustasIreland’spropertyboomwasending.SectionAmisfortune:n.

[U]badluck厄運；不幸萊納德最近厄運連連。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Leonardhasbeenpursedbymisfortunelately.SectionAglamorous:a.attractiveandinterestinginanexcitingandunusualway極富魅力的；非常吸引人的假如你想邂逅其它長途騎車手，很有可能就是在像這種充滿魅力的地方發(fā)生。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Ifyouweregoingtomeetanotherlong-distancecyclist,itwouldprobablybeataglamorousplacelikethis.SectionAglamor:

n.[U]aspecialqualitythatmakesaperson,place,orsituationseemveryexciting,attractive,orfashionable魅力；吸引力她現(xiàn)在是空中乘務(wù)員了，去國外旅行對她已經(jīng)失去了吸引力。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(flightattendant)Never,evergiveup!Nowthatshe’saflightattendant,foreigntravelhaslostitsglamourforher.SectionAfailinsth.:notbesuccessfulinachievingsth.做…失??；未能做到…Ifailedinmyattempttopersuadehertogooutforadrinkwithme.我未能說服她跟我出去喝一杯。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAtragic:a.causingorinvolvinggreatsadness,becausesb.suffersordies可悲的；悲慘的；不幸的；悲劇性的若她一直懷才不遇，那就可悲了。Itwouldbetragicifhertalentremainedunrecognized.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAspur:v.

encouragesb.todosth.刺激；激勵；鞭策；鼓舞奧巴馬政府在綠色科技領(lǐng)域的補貼計劃養(yǎng)肥了一批經(jīng)過篩選且處于低谷的公司，但在促進(jìn)就業(yè)方面收效甚微。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(subsidy)Never,evergiveup!Mr.Obama’ssubsidiesforgreentechnologyfattenedthebottomlineofafewchosenfirmsbutdidverylittletospurjobs.SectionAspur:v.

causesth.tohappen使發(fā)生朝美會談對于促進(jìn)兩國的和平是至關(guān)重要的。詞匯應(yīng)用意群提示(summit)Never,evergiveup!ThesummitheldbytheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKoreaandtheUnitedStatesisessentialtospurringpeacebetweenthetwocountries.SectionAoptimism:n.[U]atendencytobehopefulandtoexpectthatgoodthingswillprobablyhappen樂觀；樂觀主義

悲觀加上行動、動力和能量卻恰恰是人們所說的樂觀主義的最高境界。Pessimismassociatedwithmovement,motivationandenergyisexactlywhatpeoplearetalkingaboutintermsofthebestofoptimism.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAdedication:n.[U]thelargeamountoftimeandeffortthatsb.spendsonsth.奉獻(xiàn)；獻(xiàn)身格林在談及他在訓(xùn)練的這個夏天時，說到“這是許多艱苦的努力訓(xùn)練和大量的獻(xiàn)身精神的結(jié)果?！?/p>

“It’sbeenalotofhardworkandalotofdedication,”

Greensaidofhissummertraining.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAtriumphover:defeatsb.orsth.;be

successful打??；戰(zhàn)勝；成功FromthetimeofShangYangonward,Qin’ssteadilygrowingpowermadeitonlyamatteroftimebeforeitwouldtriumphoveritsrivals.從商鞅時代起，秦的國力不斷壯大，它戰(zhàn)勝其他敵國只是一個時間問題。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAcommend:vt.(fml.)

praisesb.orsth.formallyorpublicly（正式或公開）表揚，稱贊，表彰山姆因妥善處理了搶劫事件而受到表揚。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Samwascommendedonhishandlingoftherobbery.SectionAcommend:vt.(fml.)

tellsb.thatapersonorthingisgood,useful,orsuitable推薦她工作出色，我毫無保留地把她推薦給你。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SheisanexcellentworkerandIcommendhertoyouwithoutreservation.SectionAuphold:vt.(fml.)showthatyousupportsth.suchasanideabywhatyousayordo支持；擁護(hù)；維護(hù)中庸之道一直是許多中國人所堅持的理念。ThebalanceoflifeisaconceptwhichmanyChinesehavebeentryingtouphold.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(thebalanceoflife)SectionAendeavor:n.[C,U]anefforttodosth.,esp.sth.newordifficult努力；盡力經(jīng)紀(jì)人應(yīng)盡最大的努力來推動藝人的事業(yè)發(fā)展。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Themanagerisexpectedtousehisorherbestendeavorstopromotetheartist’scareer.SectionAendeavor:vi.(fml.)(~todosth.)tryveryhardtodosth.努力做（某事）；盡力做（某事）我將竭力全力報效祖國。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Iwillendeavourtodomybestformycountry.SectionAdiligent:a.(fml.)sb.whoisdiligentworksveryhardandverycarefully勤奮的；用功的麥克是個勤奮且出活多的工人。Mikeisadiligentandprolificworker.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(prolific)SectionA學(xué)院的教授總會告訴湯姆，如果年輕時不勤奮學(xué)習(xí)，將來就不會有所成就。TheprofessoroftheacademywouldoftentellTomthatifhedidnotstudydiligentlywhenyoung,hewouldneversucceedwell.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!diligently:ad.勤奮地SectionApursuit:n.[U]theprocessoftryingtoachievesth.追求；尋求艾米走遍世界，追尋她的夢想。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Amytraveledtheworldinpursuitofherdreams.SectionAin

(the)pursuitofsth.:

intheprocessoflookingforortryingtofindsth.在追求…的過程中；在尋求…的過程中通過不斷的失敗，人學(xué)會了如何堅持追求真正有價值的東西，放棄沒有價值的追求。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Throughrepeatedfailuresamanlearnstopersistinthepursuitofworthygoalsandtoabandongoalsthatareunworthyofhim.SectionAworkone’swayto/through/into:achievesth.graduallybyworking（通過努力）逐步達(dá)到Mr.Buffetwasaskedwhetherhewisheshehadbeenbornrich,ratherthanhavetoworkhiswayup.有人問巴菲特，他是否希望自己生來就很富有，因而不必通過努力就能過上好日子。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(Mr.Buffet)SectionAprestige:n.[U]thehighreputationandrespectthatsb.orsth.hasearned,basedontheirimpressiveachievements,quality,etc.

聲望；名望；威信

我們市長的威望在整個州都是眾所周知的。Ourmayor’sprestigeisknownthroughoutthestate.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(mayor)SectionAunprecedented:a.neverhavinghappenedorexistedbefore前所未有的；史無前例的貝克漢姆將五歲女兒的名字注冊為商標(biāo)，這是前所未有的。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Beckhamregisteredherfive-year-olddaughter’snameforuseinarangeofbrandedproducts,whichwasunprecedented.SectionAunprecedented:a.thegreatestinsize,amount,degree,etc.thathaseverbeenknown（大小、數(shù)量、程度等）前所未知的，空前的這次發(fā)生在埃塞俄比亞的空難的死亡人數(shù)是前所未有的。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!TheaircrashinEthiopiacausedanunprecedentednumberofdeaths.SectionAnominate:vt.officiallysuggestthatsb.shouldbegivenajob,orthatsb.orsth.shouldreceiveaprize提名；推薦我提議讓約翰代表我們?nèi)⒓舆@次會議。InominateJohntorepresentusatthemeeting.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAappoint:vt.choosesb.todoaparticularjoborhaveaparticularposition任命；委派；指派艾米最近被任命為銷售部門的經(jīng)理。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Amywasrecentlyappointedmanagerofthesalesdepartment.SectionAappoint:vt.(fml.)chooseatimeorplaceforsth.tohappen確定，指定，約定（時間或地點）所有人都在指定時間到大廳里集合。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Everyoneassembledinthehallattheappointedtime.意群提示(assemble)SectionAactas:performaparticularroleorfunction充當(dāng)；起作用Weusedtosufferandactasthougheverybodywasagainstus.我們總得憋著性子，好像人人都在跟我們鬧別扭。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(suffer)SectionAexpend:vt.(fml.)usetime,energy,money,etc.todosth.花費；消耗；支出她把所有的精力都花在料理家務(wù)和照顧孩子上。Sheexpendedallhereffortsonthecareofhomeandchildren.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAthreat:n.[C,U]asituationoractivitythatcouldcauseharmordanger危害；威脅作為一名曾經(jīng)的黑客，我敢說在這個網(wǎng)絡(luò)的時代，任何人都無法真正躲過網(wǎng)絡(luò)威脅。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Assomeonewhousedtobeahackermyself,Icansaythatintheageoftheweb,nooneistrulysafefromthecyberthreat.SectionAthreat:n.[C]anoccasionwhensb.saysthattheywillcauseyouharmorproblems,esp.ifyoudonotdowhattheytellyoutodo恐嚇；威脅警方正在調(diào)查針對這兩名男子的死亡恐嚇。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Thepoliceareinvestigatingdeaththreatsmadeagainstthetwomen.SectionAinward:a.(onlybeforenoun)feltorexperiencedinyourownmindbutnotobvioustootherpeople內(nèi)心的；精神的

她平靜的外表掩蓋了內(nèi)心的恐慌。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Hercalmexpressionhidherinwardpanic.SectionAinward:a.goingtowardtheinsideorcenterofsth.向內(nèi)的；向中心的湯姆推開前門，門發(fā)出刺耳的響聲向里開了。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Tompushedthefrontdoor,whichswunginwardwithaharshsound.意群提示(swing)SectionArobust:a.firmanddetermined堅定的；強硬的中國政府在和美國的貿(mào)易摩擦中采取堅定的態(tài)度。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!ChinesegovernmenttakearobustattitudeintradefrictionwithAmerica.意群提示(friction)SectionArobust:a.(ofaperson)strongandhealthy（人）強壯的，強健的湯姆一向是個健壯的人，身體強壯、頭腦敏銳。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Tomwasalwaystherobustone,physicallystrongandmentallysharp.SectionAfalldown:failbecauseofaparticularreasonorinaparticularway不足；不夠好Ifyoufalldownonstudyingoncemore,youwon’tpassthiscourse.如果你再不認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)，這門課程就不會通過。短語應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAmaintain:vt.makesth.staythesame;keep保持；維持這有些小貼士，看起來很簡單，但要堅持做的話卻沒那么容易：停下來，看看你正在在干些什么。Here’satipthatseemssosimple,andyetcanbedifficulttomaintaininpractice:

stop,andnoticewhatyouaredoinginthismoment.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!SectionAslack:vi.trytoavoidworking偷懶；逃避工作他被指責(zé)工作不夠努力，休假太多。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Hewasaccusedofslackingandtakingtoomanyholidays.SectionAslack:a.looseandnotpulledtight松弛的；不緊的讓繩子松著，直到我叫你拉緊。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!KeeptheropeslackuntilItellyoutopullit.SectionAslack:a.nottakingenoughcaretomakesuresth.isdonewell松懈的；懈怠的；疏忽的班里的紀(jì)律十分松懈。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Disciplineintheclassroomisveryslack.意群提示(discipline)SectionAtranscend:vt.(fml.)becomefreeofnegativeattitudes,thoughts,orfeelingsthatlimitwhatyoucanachieve超越，擺脫（消極的態(tài)度、思想或情緒）中美兩國的第一夫人本身所散發(fā)出的力量與魅力，使得她們成為超越了性別和年齡的公眾楷模。BecausethefirstladiesofChinaandtheUSexudestrengthandcharismaatonce,theybecomerolemodelswhotranscendgenderandage.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(exude;charisma)SectionAhandicap:n.[C]adisadvantagethatpreventsyoufromdoingsth.well障礙；不利條件今天的秘書不會使用電腦，那是很吃虧的。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Nowadaysnotbeingabletouseacomputerisquiteahandicapforasecretary.SectionAhandicap:n.[C](old-fashioned)aphysicalormentalinjuryorillnessthatissevereandpermanent（身體或智力的）缺陷，殘疾（該詞現(xiàn)在被認(rèn)為具冒犯義）托馬斯在十歲時失去了一條腿，但學(xué)會了戰(zhàn)勝自己的殘疾。詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!Thomaslosthislegwhenhewasten,butlearnedtoovercomehishandicap.SectionAfeat:n.[C]sth.impressivethatsb.does技藝；業(yè)績；功績南京長江大橋是了不起的工程偉績。NanjingYangtzeRiverBridgeisamarvelousengineeringfeat.詞匯應(yīng)用Never,evergiveup!意群提示(marvelous)1英國的偉大首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾爵士，小時候在哈羅公學(xué)上學(xué)。當(dāng)時他可不是個好學(xué)生，要不是出身名門，他可能早就因為違反紀(jì)律被開除了。謝天謝地，他總算從哈羅畢業(yè)了，在那里犯下的錯誤并沒影響到他上大學(xué)。永不言棄！SectionANever,evergiveup!后來，他憑著軍旅生涯中的杰出表現(xiàn)當(dāng)選為英國首相。他的才思、智慧、公民責(zé)任感以及在二戰(zhàn)痛苦而黑暗的時期拒絕投降的無畏勇氣，為他贏得了美名。他非凡的決心，不僅激勵了整個民族，還鼓舞了全世界。SectionANever,evergiveup!2在他首相任期即將結(jié)束時，他應(yīng)邀前往母校哈羅公學(xué)，為滿懷報國之志的同學(xué)們作演講。校長說：“年輕的先生們，當(dāng)代最偉大的演說家過幾天就會來為你們演講，他提出的任何中肯的建議，你們都要聽從?！盨ectionANever,evergiveup!那個激動人心的日子終于到了。溫斯頓爵士站了起來——他只有5英尺5英寸高，體重卻有107公斤。他作了言簡意賅的講話：“年輕人，要永不放棄。永不放棄！永不放棄！永不，永不，永不，永不！”SectionANever,evergiveup!3個人經(jīng)歷、教育機會、個人困境，這些都不能阻擋一個全力以赴追求成功的、有著堅強意志的人。任務(wù)再苦，準(zhǔn)備再長，難度再大，都不能讓他放棄自己的追求。就以本時代最有學(xué)問的兩位科學(xué)家——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦和托馬斯·愛迪生為例，他們都曾面臨巨大的障礙和極端的批評，都曾被說成“不開竅”，被老師當(dāng)成笨蛋而放棄。SectionANever,evergiveup!托馬斯·愛迪生還曾逃學(xué)，因為老師嫌他問的問題太多而經(jīng)常鞭打他。愛因斯坦一直到將近9歲才能流利地說話，學(xué)習(xí)成績太差，有些人認(rèn)為他都已經(jīng)學(xué)不好了。然而，這兩個男孩的父母都相信他們。他們堅持不懈地每天和兒子一起努力，孩子們也了解到，要想成功，就絕不要怕付出長期而艱辛的努力。SectionANever,evergiveup!最終，愛因斯坦和愛迪生都擺脫了童年的困擾，進(jìn)而作出了造福當(dāng)今全世界的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)。SectionANever,evergiveup!4再如亞伯拉罕·林肯這個英雄的典范，他一生面臨了無數(shù)艱辛、失敗和接二連三的不幸。他的出身和經(jīng)歷真是一點也算不上光鮮。他在一個非常貧困的家庭長大，只受過一年正規(guī)教育。經(jīng)商兩度失敗，初戀愛人的突然離世也使他精神崩潰，還在八次政治選舉中落馬。此后，他的四個孩子有三個不幸去世，令他悲痛欲絕。SectionANever,evergiveup!然而，堅強的意志鞭策著他，推動他前進(jìn)，使他更加樂觀、投入、堅毅。這讓他得以全力以赴，一次次戰(zhàn)勝生命中的巨大困難和挫折。一百年之后，世界各地的人們都贊頌亞伯拉罕·林肯，認(rèn)為他是有史以來最偉大的美國總統(tǒng)。SectionANever,evergiveup!5與丘吉爾和林肯一樣，只有那些“執(zhí)著地追求成功”的人，那些保持始終如一的精神意志的人，才會通過自身的努力，獲得成功。許多藝術(shù)家、政治家、作家和發(fā)明家都有同樣的經(jīng)歷。他們之所以能取得這樣的成就，是因為他們擁有強烈的意愿，不懈地準(zhǔn)備、奮斗，并保持對成功的激情。SectionANever,evergiveup!他們?nèi)〉昧顺晒?，并不是因為成功很容易，而是因為他們擁有克服重重障礙的意志，為了追求目標(biāo)而勤奮努力。SectionANever,evergiveup!6桑德拉·戴·奧康納成長于既沒自來水也沒電的養(yǎng)牛場，她努力學(xué)習(xí)以使自己接受到最好的教育。她的學(xué)習(xí)成績在班上始終名列前茅，一路奮斗終于進(jìn)入了斯坦福大學(xué)法學(xué)院，并以優(yōu)異的成績從法學(xué)院畢業(yè)。SectionANever,evergiveup!盡管奧康納勤奮刻苦，但在20世紀(jì)50年代，她仍然受到女人身份的制約。即使斯坦福大學(xué)的學(xué)位有良好的聲譽，她仍被整個法律界拒之門外，因為事務(wù)所寧愿聘請才干稍遜的男性，也不愿冒險破例雇傭一位女律師。然而，桑德拉·戴·奧康納并未放棄夢想。SectionANever,evergiveup!她執(zhí)著地堅持下去，終于得到提名并被任命為美國第一位女性最高法院大法官。她任職期間，對很多問題，例如墮胎和婦女權(quán)利，都起到了極為關(guān)鍵的作用。SectionANever,evergiveup!7很多人只是嘴上說他們想要什么東西，但并不真正地付出大量努力去實現(xiàn)。很多人因為害怕失敗而不敢全心嘗試。SectionANever,evergiveup!而成功的秘訣在于內(nèi)心燃燒的欲望——一種堅定不移的意志和專注力——從而激發(fā)行動的決心，即使疲憊，即使失敗，也會繼續(xù)準(zhǔn)備，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。正如一句箴言所說：“你摔倒了多少次并不要緊；你能多少次重新站起來對成功才至關(guān)重要！”正如一句箴言所說：“你摔倒了多少次并不要緊；你能多少次重新站起來對成功才至關(guān)重要！”SectionANever,evergiveup!8專注于汲取更多的知識，爭取持之以恒地漸進(jìn)，保持永不言退的堅強意志——即使在你疲憊想要松懈的時候，或者困難重重之時。“執(zhí)著地追求成功！”“有志者，事竟成！”只要刻苦努力，意志堅決，專心投入，準(zhǔn)備充分，你就能跨越一切障礙，完成所有壯舉，取得成功！SectionANever,evergiveup!JustlikeChurchillandLincoln,onlythosewho“keeptheireyesontheprize”,thosewhoupholdacommittedandfocusedwillandspirit,willfindt