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1、DongguanMiddleSchool—ssl,CrazyEnglishMorningReadingWhatWillMatter？byMichaelJosephsonChoosetolivealifethatmatters.Readyornot,somedayitwillallcometoanend.Therewillbenomoresunrises,nodays,nohoursorminutes.Allthethingsyoucollected,whethertreasuredorforgott
2、en,willpasstosomeoneelse. Yourwealth,fameandtemporalpowerwillshriveltoirrelevance.Itwillnotmatterwhatyouownedorwhatyouwereowed. Yourgrudges,resentments,frustrations,andjealousieswillfinallydisappear.So,too,yourhopes,ambitions,plans,andto-dolistswillal
3、lexpire.Thewinsandlossesthat onceseemedsoimportantwillfadeaway.Itwon'tmatterwhereyoucamefrom,oronwhatsideofthetracksyoulived.Itwon'tmatterwhetheryouwerebeautifulorbrilliant.Yourgender,skincolor,ethnicitywillbeirrelevant. Sowhatwillmatter?Howwillthev
4、alueoryourdaysbemeasured?Whatismatterisnotwhatyoubought,butwhatyoubuilt;notwhatyougot,butwhatyougave.Whatwillmatterisnotyoursuccess,butyoursignificance.Whatwillmatterisnotwhatyoulearned,butwhatyoutaught.Whatwillmatteriseveryactofintegrity,compassions,c
5、ourageandsacrificethatenriched,empoweredorencouraged otherstoemulateyourexample.Whatwillmatterisnotyourcompetence,butyourcharacter.Whatwillmatterisnothowmanypeopleyouknew,buthowmanywillfeelalastinglosswhenyou'regone.Whatwillmatterisnotyourmemories,butt
6、hememoriesofthosewholovedyou.Whatwillmatterishowlongyouwillberemembered,bywhomandforwhat. Livingalifethatmattersdoesn'thappenbyaccident.It'snotamatterof circumstancebutofchoice. Choosetolivealifethatmatters. New Words and Expressions①temporal:['tem
7、pərəl]a.当时的,暂时的,现世的②shrivel:['ʃrivl]v.枯萎,皱缩vi.枯萎,干枯③irrelevance:[i'reləvəns]n.不切题(不相干,不中肯,没关系,枝节问题)④grudge:[grʌdʒ]n.怨恨,恶意v.怀恨,嫉妒,吝惜⑤resentment:[ri'zentmənt]n.怨恨,愤恨DongguanMiddleSchool—ssl,CrazyEnglishMorningReading⑥frustration:[frʌs'treiʃən]n.打破,挫折,顿挫⑦
8、jealousy:['dʒeləsi]n.妒忌⑧expire:[iks'paiə,eks-]v.期满,失效,终止,断气⑨ethnicity:[eθ'nisiti]n.种族划分,种族性⑩irrelevant:[i'relivənt] a.不恰当的,无关系的,不相干的11integrity:[in'tegriti]n.诚实,正直,完整,完善12emulate:['emjuleit]v.效法,尽力赶上[计算机]仿真13competence:['kɔmpətəns]n.能力参
