品味地道美文解读高考词汇

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1、品味地道美文，解读高考词汇Obama:studyforsuccessUSpresidentBarackObamaisoneofthemostsuccessfulspeechmakerintheworld.SomepeopleevensaythatonereasonhebecamepresidentoftheUSsibecauseheknowshowtogiveagoodspeech.Hereisanexcerpt（摘录）fromhisrecent“backtoschool”speech,delivered（发表）twoweeksagoinVirginia,theUS.Iknowt

2、hatsometimes,yougetthesensethatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork-thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrapping(饶舌音乐)orbasketballorbeingarealityTVstar,whenchancesare,you’renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.Butthetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon’tloveeverysubjectyoustudy.Noteveryhomeworkassi

3、gnment(作业)willseemcompletelyimportanttoyourliferightthisminute.Andyoumaynotsucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.That’sOK.Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho’vehadthemostfailures.J.k.Rowing’sfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejected(拒绝)12timesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.MichaelJordanwa

4、scutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,andhelosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshotsduringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid:“Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.AndthatiswhyIsucceed.”Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstandthatyoucan’tletyourfailuresdefine(给……下定义)you–youhavetoletthemteachyou.Y

5、ouhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlynexttime.Noone’sbornbeinggoodatthings,youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn’tasignofweakness;it’sasignofstrength.Itshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmit(承认)wheny

6、oudon’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.:

7、Ihaveaverygoodsenseofdirection.Failuren.lackofsuccess失败（failv.）Failureisthemotherofsuccess.Strengthn.somethingprovidingforce,advantageorpower强项，长处，优势（strongadj.）Thegreatstrengthofourplanisthatit’ssocheapcomparedwiththeothers.Couragen.thequali