口语练习-英语美文(中英文)15篇.docx

Chapter 1. Every Living Person Has Problems单词与词组Words and phrasesingredientn.组成物tough a.坚强的soarv.高涨perceivev.觉察miragen.海市蜃楼profanityn.亵渎positivea.实际的setbackn.挫折cop out逃避initiatev.开始，发起bottom line基础predicamentn.困境stick... out坚持lifespann.生命期限thawv.融化，溶解根据朗读标记，听录音跟读，然后背诵。What︵is the secret ingredient︵of tough people▼ that enables them to succeed?↘Why do they survive the tough times▼ when others are overcome by them? ↘Why do they win when others lose?↘Why do they soar when others sink?↘The answer is very simple. Its all︵in how they perceive their problems. Yes, every living person has problems. A problem-free life is︵an︵illusion-a mirage︵in the desert. Accept that fact.Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups︵ and downs,↗ its peaks︵ and valleys.↘No one is︵up all the time,↘nor︵ are they downall the time. Problems do end. They are all resolved︵ in time.You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose︵your response. You can turn your pain︵ into profanity -or into poetry. The choice︵ is︵ up to you. You may not have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it. For instance,↗ what is the positive reaction▼ to a terrible financial setback?↘ In this situation↗ would it be the positive reaction to cop︵out and run︵away?↗ Escape through alcohol,↗drug,↗ or suicide?↘ No! Suchnegative reactions only produce greater problems▼ by promising a temporary solution to the pressing problem. The positive solution to a problem▼ may require courage to initiate it. When you control your reaction to the seemingly un-controllable problem︵of life, then︵ in fact you do control the problems effect︵ on you. Your reaction to the problem is the last word! Thats the bottom line. What will︵ you let this problem do to you?↘ It can make you tender↗ or tough.↘ It can make you better↗ or bitter.↘ It all depends︵ on you.In the final︵ analysis, the tough people who survive the tough times do so▼ because theyve chosen to react positively▼ to