新世纪大学英语第二册课文TextA.docx

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新世纪大学英语第二册课文TextA

第一单元：

"IForgiveYou"1

第二单元ThreeDaystoSee3

第三单元：

TheShadowlandofDreams4

第四单元：

ChooseOptimism6

第五单元：

WhyCharacterCounts8

第六单元：

TheCreativePersonality11

第七单元：

WhatDoesTeamworkReallyMean?

13

第八单元：

DidYouHaveaToughChildhood?

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第一单元：

"IForgiveYou"

Trueforgivenessishardtoachieve,especiallywhenwebelievewe'vebeenhurttoodeeply.But

manyofusmaynotknowthatourlifeneedsforgiveness.Justastheauthorputsit,forgiveness

helpsestablishharmoniousrelationshipsbetweenhumanbeings.Soletusfollowtheauthor's

adviceandtakethefirststeptowardlivinginharmony.

Marriageisn'ttheonlyrelationshipthatneedsforgiveness.It'srequiredwithourchildren,friends,

workmates,neighboursandevenstrangers.Infact,nohumanrelationshipcansurvivewithoutthe

oxygenofforgiveness.It'snotthekindofqualitythatonlygood-temperedpeoplechoosetohave;

it'sauniversalnecessityforrelationshipsandforyourownphysicalandmentalhealth.

Someofusmaythinkthatwe'vebeenhurttoodeeply,ortoooften,toforgive.Butironically,it's

thoseofuswho'vebeenmosthurtthatreallyneedtoforgive,foronesimplereason:

likecancer,

bitternesscandestroyitshost.Unlessit'sswiftlyrootedout,ittakesholdandgrows,cripplingand

eventuallyevenkillingthosewhoinsistonclingingdeterminedlytoit.

Forthetruthisthatunlesswecanforgive,wecanneverrecover.Ourwoundswillcontinueto

growworseandneverheal.AstheancientChineseproverbputsit,"Whoeverseeksrevenge

shoulddigtwograves."

Forsomepeopleforgivenessseemsimpossiblebecausetheyhavenoideahowtogoaboutit.The

firstandmostimportantthingyouneedtoacceptisthattheactofforgivenessisnotgoingtobe

easy.Infact,itwillprobablybethehardestthingmostofuseverhavetodo.

Itseemstotallyunfairthatweshouldforgivewhenwe'retheoneswhohavebeenhurt.Andthat's

thecoreofforgiveness.

Thesaying"Forgiveandforget"mayrolloffthetongue,butit'sasshallowasitisshort.Forone

thing,it'stotallyimpossible.Foranother,itmissesthewholepointofforgiveness.Thethingswe

mostneedtoforgiveinlifearethethingswecan'tforget.Ratherthansweepingthemunderthe

carpet,weneedtodrawalineunderthem,deliberatelychoosingnottocountthemagainstthe

personwhodidthem,andmovingon.

That'swhy,sometimes,theinitialactofforgivenessmayseemrelativelyeasy,butdealingwiththe

emotionsthatfolloweverytimeyouseethatperson,orspeaktoorjustthinkabouthimorher,can

beharder.Trueforgivenessisnotaone-offact;it'saconstantemotionalconfrontation.

Andthelongeryouwaittoforgivesomeone,theharderitbecomes.Timereallydoesn'theal;it

justgivesthebitternessandresentmentlongertoeatawayatyoufrominside.Ifyouwaitforthe

"righttime",youmayneverdoit.

Aquestionyoushouldaskyourselfbeforeyoubegintotackletheartofforgivenessisthis:

How

manyofusareevercompletelyinnocentinanygivensituation?

Someyearsago,mywifeandIboughtapieceofcheapfurniture.Forthefirstfewmonths,it

fooledeveryone—itwassmart,functionalandimpressive,andwefeltitfittedourhomeperfectly.

Butastimerolledby,thethincoveringslowlybegantopeelattheedges.Itdidn'tcreatethesame

impressionanymore,butatleastitwasbeinghonest!

Thefactisthat,likeitornot,behindour

smartcovering,we'realljustchipboard.Sobeforewebecomeotherpeople'sjudgeandjury,we'd

bewisetotakealong,hardlookatourselvesinthemirror.Andthemoreweseeourselves,warts

andall,themorewe'llwanttoandbeabletoforgiveothersfortheirflaws,andthemorewe

forgive,themorewe'llknowtruecontentment.

Forgivingotherscangetasatisfyingreaction.I'vefoundthatsayingsorrytomykidshasnotonly

healedbrokenrelationshipsbuthashelpedeasethesituation,makingiteasierformykidstoask

forforgivenessthemselves.Soifyouthinkyou'rerightandcan'tfinditinyourselftoforgive,ask

yourselfthisquestion:

wouldyouratherberightorhappy?

Oneofthehardestthingsaboutforgivenessismakingthatfirstmoveespeciallywhenyouhaven't

spokentothepersonwhohurtyouforawhile.Butrememberthey'llprobablybehappytohear

fromyou.Theymightevenbeimpressedthatyou'vedonewhatthey'vewantedtodoforyears.

Butkeepinmindyou'redoingthisforyoujustasmuchasforthem,sodon'tbeupsetiftheydon't

reactasyouhoped.

Ofcourse,somepeopledon'tbelievethey'vedoneanythingwrong,ordon'tcare,sotellingthem

youforgivethemwouldonlyfrustratethemandyou.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tfind

forgivenessinyourheart.Infact,that'swhattrueforgivenessis:

lettinggoofyourangerandhurt,

becomingatpeacewithwhathappenedandmovingon.

Themoreyounurtureyourresentment,themoreunhappyyou'llbecome.Unlessyoulearnto

developthe"lostart"offorgiving,you'llalwaysremainavictim,notjustofpeoplewho'vedone

youwrong,butalsoofyourownemotions.

Forgivingputsyouincontrol.Howevertoughitis,thealternativeisfarworse.Thephrase

"Forgiveusoursins,thoughwerefusetoforgivethosewhosinagainstus"doesn'texistinthe

Bible.Andthere'sareasonforthat.

第二单元ThreeDaystoSee

Wetendtotakewhatwehaveforgranted,andseldomdowethinkaboutthevalueoflife.Yet,

HelenKeller,beingbothblindanddeaf,taughtushowtomakethefullestuseofourwonderful

sensestoappreciatelifefromawhollydifferentview-withloveandpassion.HelenKeller

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.

Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewere

interestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.I

speak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereof

activitiesisstrictlyconfined.

Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.What

events,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortal

beings?

Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?

SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddie

tomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.Weshouldliveeachday

withagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretches

beforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,

ofcourse,whowouldadoptthemottoof"Eat,drink,andbemerry",butmostpeoplewouldbe

punishedbythecertaintyofdeath.

Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethat

dayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareingoodhealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldom

thinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutendlessly.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofour

listlessattitudetowardslife.

Thesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythe

deafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizetheblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthis

observationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohavenever

sufferedlossofsightorhearingdamageseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.

Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittle

appreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnot

beingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeaffora

fewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeof

sight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.

NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedby

averygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshe

hadobserved."Nothinginparticular,"shereplied.ImighthaveshowndisbeliefhadInotbeen

accustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.

Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothing

worthyofnote?

Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeel

thedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,

ortheroughbarkofapine.InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud,the

firstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter'ssleep.Ifeelthedelightfultextureofaflower,and

discoveritsremarkablefolds;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome.

Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyinasmalltreeandfeelthehappy

quiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavecoolwatersofabrookrushthroughmyopen

fingers.Tomeathickcarpetofpineneedlesorsoftgrassismorewelcomethanthemost

luxuriousPersianrug.Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionof

whichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.

Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefrom

meretouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight.Yet,thosewhohaveeyes

apparentlyseelittle.Thepanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworldistakenfor