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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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