自考英语二(新版) 原文 Unit 9 Facing Life

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1、Unit9FacingLife’sChallengesAFamousQuote:Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.-FranklinDelanoRooseveltFranklinDelanoRoosevelt(1882-1945),the32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1933-1945),heledthenationoutoftheGreatDepressionandlaterintoWorldWarII.Beforehedied,heclearedt

2、hewayforpeace,includingestablishmentoftheUnitedNations.HispresidencyiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestinUShistory.TextA:300HurdlesPre-readingQuestions:1.Haveyoueverdonehurdles?Whatdoyouthinkofit?2.Whatkindsofdifficultiesandchallengeshaveyouevermetinyourlife?Lifema

3、ygiveyounegative,butdon’tdespair–itmayjustdevelopintoabeautifulpictureoneday.Thisyear,IrealizedmytheorythatIhaveonlife.Lifeislikea300mhurdlerace.SinceIrunthe300mhurdles,Iwouldknowwhattheraceislike.Thefirstthingtoanyraceisworryingaboutwhetheryouaregoingtowinornot.T

4、hisrelatestoworryingaboutthepettythingsinlife.Doesitreallymatterifyouwin?Isitreallygoingtobetheendoftheworld?Orwillyoubeupsetifyouloseandforgetaboutit?Inlifeweworrytoomuchandliveinthemomenttoolittle.Nextistheliningupinourownindividuallanes.Weeachstartatdifferentsp

5、ots,buttheraceisstillthesamedistanceforeveryone.Thisrelatestoourlivestakingustodifferentplacesandputtingusindifferentsituations,buthopefullywewillendupinthesameplace,butmaybeatdifferenttimes.Nowcomesthebeginningoftherace.Wealltrytokeepupwitheveryoneandpaceourselve

6、swithotherpeople.Thissymbolizesthatattimesineveryone’slivesweworryaboutfittinginorbeingthesameasotherpeople,insteadofworryingaboutbeingunique.Ifanyonewerethesame,theworldwouldbeincrediblyboring.Nowcomesthefirsthurdle.Thishurdleistheeasiesttogetoverbecauseyouarenot

7、wornoutfromrunning.Weallmakeitoverthishurdlewithease.Thissymbolizesthoseobstaclesinlifethatwestruggletogetover,butwealwaysmanagetodoso.Youcanlookatthathurdleintwoways:“Ican’tmakeitover,I’mtired”or“Iamonemorehurdleclosertofinishingthisrace.”Thisisanexampleoftakinga

8、negativesituationandseeingsomethingpositiveinit.Thenextpartoftheraceiseveryhurdlebetweenthefirstandthelastone.Thesehurdlesgettougherandtougherandyoumayf