【高二校本課程】“The Key to the Soul（開啟心靈的鑰匙）”英文悟讀系列二

1、校本教材-“The Key to the Soul（開啟心靈的鑰匙）”英文悟讀系列二contents目錄Lesson One: Burning Your Soul Candle點(diǎn)亮心靈的蠟燭. p.1Lesson Two: A Better Tomorrow一個(gè)更好的明天. p.1Lesson Three: Never Too Late夢(mèng)想終有成真時(shí) . p.2Lesson Four: Pie in the Sky往前一步是天堂 . .p.3Lesson Five: Did You Know? 你知道嗎? . p4Lesson Six: My Great Expectations我的遠(yuǎn)大抱負(fù)

2、. p.5Lesson Seven: Sand and Stone沙子和石頭. .p.5Lesson Eight: A boy and his apple tree 男孩和蘋果樹. p.8Lesson Nine: True love真愛(ài) . p.9Lesson Ten: Love without words父愛(ài)無(wú)邊 . p.9Lesson Eleven: Summer afternoon夏日午后. p.12Lesson Twelve: She is the Whole World To Him 她是他的整個(gè)世界 .p.12Lesson Thirteen: Who can understand

3、love . p.14Lesson Fourteen: Worrying Only Gives You Wrinkles . p.15 Lesson Fifteen: Human Life a Poem人生如詩(shī). p.16Lesson Sixteen: Giving Life Meaning給生命以意義. p.17Lesson 1：Burning Your Soul Candle點(diǎn)亮心靈的蠟燭I have a few candles stored in a drawer in my dining room. Theyre meant for romantic dinners and speci

4、al occasions, but since the arrival of our three children they have lain unnoticed among the napkins and other things. They are waiting to be taken out and lit to share their glow with anyone who will take the time to bask in their brilliance.Are not our souls like those candles, patiently waiting f

5、or someone to come and let us be ourselves? We are all waiting for our own moments to shine; we each have a special light, unmatched by any other.Candles are made up of wax and a wick; we have bodies, but our essence lies in our minds and souls. Candles are unique in their colors, shapes and designs

6、. Our life histories and experiences are the backdrops of who we are, but our minds are like candle wicks, and make our passions flame. Unlike the candles in my drawer, who get used or not used depending on my whims, we control our own thoughts, and how brightly we will burn or dimly we will shine.I

7、s your soul candle dimmed by circumstance or lack of passion and direction? Is it hidden in a drawer of stress, worry or resentment? Make a choice to let yourself shine the way you were meant to shine.Lesson 2：A Better Tomorrow一個(gè)更好的明天People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preser

8、ve millions of books, documents and records.Why do we have libraries? What good are these documents and history books? Why do we record and save the actions of men, the negotiations1 of government officials and the events during wars?We do it because, sometimes, the voice of experience can cause us

9、to stop, look and listen. Sometimes, past records, when understood in the right way, can help us decide what to do and what not to do. If we are ever to create lasting peace, we must seek its origins in human experience and in the records of human history.From the stories of courage and devotion of

10、men and women, we create the inspirations of youth. History records the suffering, the self-denial2, the devotion, and the heroic deeds of people in the past. These records can help us when we are confused and when we really need peace.The main purpose of history is to create a better world. History

11、 gives a warning to those who promote war, and inspiration to those who seek peace.In short, history helps us learn. Yesterdays records can keep us from repeating yesterdays mistakes. And from the pieces of mosaic4 assembled5 by historians come the great murals6 which represent the progress of manki

12、nd.Lesson 3：Never Too Late夢(mèng)想終有成真時(shí)The first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady to us.Why are you in college at such a young age? I asked later. She jokingly replied, Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel.No seriously,

13、I asked. I was curious what may have motivatedher to be taking on this challenge at her age. I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one! she told me.We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and tolk nonstop. I was always

14、listening to this time machine as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. Ill never forget what she taught us. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarras

15、sed she simply said, Im sorry. This whiskey is killing me! Ill never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know. As we laughed she cleared her throat and began: We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying

16、 young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are

17、 nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have re

18、grets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.At the years end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honorthe wonder

19、ful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be.Lesson 4： Pie in the Sky往前一步是天堂There is actually a pie in the sky. It was made especially for you. It is your favorite flavor. You can eat as much of it as you want. It is all yours and you dont have to share it wi

20、th anyone.Now, all you have to do to get your pie is build a set of stairs, climb up your stairs, and reach out your hand to take it.First, you must figure out what the design of your stairs will be. If you dont know, find a person who has managed to build a set of stairs to reach his pie, and find

21、out what needs to be done.Next, you will need to prepare for your stairs. You need to buy the wood and the tools. You might need to replace some broken tools.Finally, and this is the hardest step, you need to focus your mind on your work. The actual work requires constructing the stairs. You may fin

22、d that youve worked really hard for days, weeks or even months, and then suddenly find that your stairs are not going to line up with your pie. So you need to make sure that you still have money to buy new materials and rebuild your stairs in the right direction.With proper planning and careful paci

23、ng, you will be able to reach your pie. Your pie is right there, right above you. All you need to do is get it.Lesson 5： Did You Know? 你知道嗎?Did you know that Calvin was 26 when he published his Institutes?Did you know that Newton had largely discovered the working of the law of gravitation when he w

24、as 23? Did you know that Mozart only lived 35 years?Of course, most of us will never achieve the success of these extraordinary people. Nor should we we are each cut from a unique pattern, but many people feel as if they should be leaving more of a mark on the world.It helps to remember that there i

25、s a time for everything and everybody. Our time to bear good fruit may be yet to come. In fact, we may do our best work, or find our unique place, later in life.Colorado aspen trees grow strongly. After the destruction of a forest fire, aspens are sometimes the first trees to return. They reforest a

26、n area quickly, providing shade for those evergreen trees. The evergreens grow slower, but may live many years longer than the aspens. Each tree grows in its own time.The same applies to each person. Some people come to fruit quickly; others contribute more significantly in their later years. If you

27、 have not yet come into your own, dont worry. Take good care of your work and desires. Dont give up, but rather be patient, for growth can be slow.Remember, storms and diseases are disturbing, but they can also make you With proper nurture, you will in time enjoy a full harvest.There is a time for e

28、verything and everybody, and the time to begin is now.Lesson 6： My Great Expectations我的遠(yuǎn)大抱負(fù)Time is like a sharp knife.It can carve hard lines on beautiful faces and wear out youth year after year, but using it well can make a piece of simple stone into a great statue. St. Mary Academy is still a sim

29、ple piece of white stone briefly carved, but as time marches on, duanwenw,.com it may be spoiled by dust, worn out by weather, or broken into separate pieces. It may be also carefully carved by knife into wonderful statues. Everyone at school, including our schoolmates, controls this knife.If I have

30、 a chance to live to be an old woman, I shall, in my peaceful dreams, seek the old paths leading through the trees which I used to travel down in my earlier days. The old bell tower, standing in the golden sunlight, makes a slow, solemn1 sound as girls pour into the church like a stream. There they

31、will kneel, pray and whisper to their spiritual Lord about the little things in their lives. They will ask him to help them in reaching their future goals and I can hear the old church tower whisper in return, Yes, St. Mary certainly possesses the most hard-working girls that shall glorify2 her with

32、 their bright futures!What I feel when I hear these words depends on whether I have done anything meaningful over the years. If I have been successful, I will smile with pride and contentment, for I have taken a part, though a very small part, in carving out, with the knife of time, this wonderful m

33、odel of school life.Lesson 7：Sand and Stone 沙子和石頭【1】 Sand and Stone 沙子和石頭The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.The one who got slapped felt hurt, but without saying anyt

34、hing, wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face. They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wr

35、ote on a stone: quot;Today my best friend saved my life. The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why? The other friend replied: quot; When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of for

36、giveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it. 【2】 Holding the hands of time 牽著時(shí)光的手Blow-off vision of the rain, so that you are left with a brilliant rainbow. Shuttle time in my fingers, without any regrets, open

37、stemmed bloom ripples. Blunt rolling thick liquid eternal, but you and I, were dispersed in which period of Acacia leaves. Inexplicable always feel like the time within the next few precious memories will be stripped from me, more than once dreamed that his standing in a dark empty space, only one t

38、rack at the foot stretch into the distance, such as the long past your time and ultimately disappear In my field of vision at the end. I am afraid to lose, I fear this time, and I love it but memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers, forget accompany me cry c

39、lose friend, and forget the bright Star of that every night, and those words have touched me deeply. Those people, those things, such as bursts of light rain in the lake left ring Watermark four dispersed to each other to melt each others impact; if the horizon is still experiencing Qianwanyinian qu

40、iet shining star, not very bright, but clearly made . - They do not know how much to spend withme during the day bright and silent night. In my memory, the third year is not gray, because I remember those blessings are not what love is bearing fruit, I still remember holding a lot of my friends and

41、I hope to see sunrise and sunset, finally it is yellow everywhere. Youth is the eye lotus spring, third year is that this eye expansion of bubbling spring season. I, however, a strong smell in the bubble years of the Problem taste. I do not exclude these, but too much pressure to do away much fun. U

42、nfortunately, after the college entrance examination, even the pressure would become the memories, be my third year living memory of the dead evidence. In the time before we are so powerless, the only left on just the eye springs, and we have no regrets of the oath, I hope day after day, year after

43、year, when I re-turn to this page , people still. I have seen one another chilling words: Some people say that once you start like the memories of those people will get old. I only admit mature, do not believe they have been growing old. My friends are growing up day by day, and was young and the ma

44、ture, how can I not had time to grow on the outline of the first to hoary? Heaven Rain in green and so on, and I am waiting for you, the moonlight was recovered, the faint opened the outcome. Jay melancholy voice has been completely different from the business for the time Sentimental, Bard will be

45、the years the pace of a camel inscribed into the blue and white porcelain in that respect. Our future? Friends ah, I will time the other end, waiting for you. 【3】A story happened on an island 孤島上的故事A Story Happened on An Uninhabited Island. The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small,

46、uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, af

47、ter scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. God how could you do this to me! he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship

48、 that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. How did you know I was here? asked the weary man of his rescuers. We saw your smoke signal, they replied. It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldnt lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the

49、 midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it . Lesson 8：A boy and his apple tree 男孩和蘋果樹 Long ago, there

50、 was a huge apple tree.A little boy love to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadowhe loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went bythe little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One da

51、y, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. Come and play with me , the tree asked the boy . I am no longer a kid,I dont play around trees anymore. The boy replied, I want toys.I need money to buy them. Sorry, butI dont have moneybut you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have mo

52、ney. The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. Come and play with me, the tree said. I dont have time to play. Ihave to work for my famil

53、y. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me? Sorry, butI dont have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house.So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and

54、sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. Come and play with me, the tree said. I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy. So the boy cut the tree trunk to mak

55、e a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. Sorry,my boy. ButI dont have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you“the tree said. I dont have teeth to bite, the boy replied. No more trunk for you to climb on. I am t

56、oo old for that now.the boy said. I really want to give you somethingthe only thing left is my dying roots, the tree said with tears. I dont need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these year, the boy replied. Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, come s

57、it down with me and rest, the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.Lesson 9：True love真愛(ài)An ancient Hebraic text says: love is as strong as death. It seems that not everyone experiences this kind of strong love. The increasing probably, crime and war tells us that the world is in indispensable need of true love. But what is true love?Love is something we all need. But how do we know when we experience it?True love is best seen as the promotion and action, not an emotion. Love is not exclusively based