陕西西安市庆华中学 刘恩锁
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难词探意
1. formulation /,fɔːmju'leɪ∫n/ n. 构想；规划
2. sabotage /'sæbətɑːʒ/ v. 故意妨碍
You are never too old, too poor, too young, or too sick to live your dreams.If you have been inspired to start chasing your dreams, here are several things you should know about the journey.
Perfect timing is a myth
There will always be an excuse for you to keep waiting for the perfect set of circumstances to appear in your life.Don't put off living your dream until tomorrow.
This is where dreamers often get stuck, the taking action part. A dream might seem like something that you want to hold onto and take with you throughout every aspect of your life. In reality,dreams are great to have, but living them is the game changer.
Dreaming is theformulationof a thought and living the dream is taking that thought into actions that will produce the dream. If all the great dreamers in the world kept their dreams in the formulation stage we might not have things such as computers, phones, or cars. Think of the roles that those dreams play in all of our lives.
Obstacles will appear
If Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, had given up when he had his first major obstacle in 2006, who knows where Facebook would be today? He instead chose to meet his obstacles and continued to the next phase of changing how we all communicate in the world today.
There is no fast and easy way
Sometimes people want to go so fast that theysabotagethe speed of their dreams. The greatest dreams are the ones that are the most challenging.
There is a transition phase that has to take place when you go from chasing to actually living the dream. When you honor your dream and quit moving fast, your mistakes are minimized and the successes are magnified.
A. Focus on the formulation
B. Actions make dreams come true
C. There is no easy button to living them.
D. Think about your dream when you wake up every day.
E. If you are going to be a dream chaser, start chasing your dreams now.
F. When you are chasing your dream, be prepared to meet with obstacles.
G. Dreams are just dreams until you decide they are going to be something more.
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Fill in each blank with a proper sentence from the sentences below the text.
主题应用·语库构建
Ⅰ. 话题词汇
梦想类别及实现方法
dream 梦想
realize 实现
achieve 实现；达到
accomplish 完成
successful 成功的
doctor 医生
teacher 教师
engineer 工程师
scientist 科学家
soldier 士兵；军人
powerful 强有力的；有影响力的
come true 实现
insist on 坚持
persevere 坚持
determination 决心
patience 耐心
devotion 奉献
regardless of 不管
pay off 成功；奏效
人物评价类
able 有才能的
active 积极的；活跃的
aggressive 有进取心的；侵略的
aspiring 有抱负的
ambitious 有雄心的
modest 谦虚的
creative 有创造力的
reliable 可靠的
dependable 可靠的
efficient 效率高的
well-educated 受过良好教育的
determined 果断的；坚定的
precise 一丝不苟的；细致的
responsible 负责任的
sensible 明智的
tireless 孜孜不倦的
considerate 体贴的
devoted 有献身精神的；忠诚的
demanding 苛刻的
be highly thought of 受到高度评价
overcome the difficulty 克服困难
have a gift for... 对……有天分
work hard at... 致力于……
set sb a good example 给某人树立了榜样
梦想能带来的影响
have a great influence/impact/effect on... 对……有重大影响
make a difference 起（重要）作用
make great contributions to... 对……做出重大贡献
devote oneself to... 献身于……
save the world from starvation 使世界免受饥饿
Ⅱ. 话题金句
1. In my life, I've faced poverty, hunger, and discrimination, but I didn't let them hold me back.
在我的一生中，我面对过贫穷、饥饿和歧视，但我没有让它们阻碍到我。
2. Despite the challenges they may be facing—they, too, can persevere.
尽管他们可能面临挑战——他们也可以坚持下去。
3. If you start to regard problems as your allies rather than your opponents, life will start to dance with you in the most amazing way.
如果你开始把问题当作你的盟友而不是对手来处理的话，生活将会以最神奇的方式与你共舞。
4. You are never too old, too poor, too young, or too sick to live your dreams.
你永远不会因为太老、太穷、太年轻，或者太虚弱而无法实现你的梦想。
5. Dreams are just dreams until you decide they are going to be something more.
梦想只是梦想，直到你决定让它们开花结果。
6. A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream.When you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you obtain it.
没有一颗心会因为追求梦想而受伤。当你真心想要某样东西时，整个宇宙都会联合起来帮助你获得它。
7. Dreams don't abandon thosewhopursuedreams painstakingly. As long as you never stop pursuing, you will bathe in the brilliance of the dream.
梦想不抛弃苦心追求梦想的人。只要不停止追逐，你们就会沐浴在梦想的光辉之中。
8. Do not, for one failure, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
不要因为一件失败的事，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
9. If the boat of your dream doesn't come to you,swim to it.
若梦想之船没有靠过来，就努力向它游过去。
10. High expectation is the key to everything.
远大理想是开启万物的钥匙。
11. Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成。
12. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
去奋斗，去追求，去发现，但不要放弃。
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