《英語小達(dá)人》奮斗篇

1、英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇=戒酒記i got on the wagonif i didn't get help i may have lost my daughters foreve匚 that was the reason i sought treatment.i first began drinking at parties, dinners and other social gatherings. then i began drin king on my own at home and work i was fired from my job because i had lack of f

2、ocus i went on social assistance 11 from the government<>my daughters saw the worst of me and began not to trust me. they would come home from school unsure of what they would findo they didn't know if i would be drunk or sober, angry or happy he day my little girl pulled away from me when

3、 i went to hug her was the day i realized i had to get help for my problem oi went to a center for alcoholics through the help of social workers, my children and i received living assistance and guidance now two years later, i am sober. if i ever feel like a drink, i just think of 25 my girls and re

4、member how good it feels to hug them againo戒酒記如杲我不求助，我將永遠(yuǎn)失去我的女兒，這就是我尋求治療的原因。我一開始是在宴會、 晚餐和社交聚會上喝酒，后來我開始在家中和工作場合喝酒。我因?yàn)樽⒁饬o散，而被炒觥 魚，之后便過著向政府領(lǐng)取社會補(bǔ)助的日子。我女兒看到我最糟的一而，變得不信任我。她們從學(xué)校回家，不確定自己會看到什么景 象，她們不知道我是酒醉還是清醒，生氣還是高興。有天當(dāng)我想抱小女兒時，她卻掙脫，我 才發(fā)現(xiàn)我需要求助，解決問題。我到一家戒灑中心，通過社工的協(xié)助，孩子和我獲得生活的協(xié)助和指引。兩年后，我戒 了酒?，F(xiàn)在如果我想喝酒，我就會想到我的女

5、兒，以及能夠再度擁抱她們是多棒的感覺。1 on the wagon 戒酒william has been on the wagon for five months.威廉戒酒己有五個月 了。2. forever adv.永遠(yuǎn)nobody lives forever<>沒有人會永遠(yuǎn)活著。3. seek v.尋找we are seeking employment0 我們在招聘。her cold didn't respond to treatment她的感冒對這個治療沒有反應(yīng)。5. social adj.社交的tom stayed out of the social life of

6、 the office 湯姆不和辦公室的人打交道。6. gathering n.聚會ruby never joined any political gathering o 露比從不參加政治聚會。7.on one's own 獨(dú)自ray is capable of finishing this work on his own。雷能夠獨(dú)自完成這份工作。8.fire v.解雇jim was fired on the spoto吉姆當(dāng)場就被解雇。9.1ack n.欠缺they can't swim because of lack of water。他們沒辦法游泳，因?yàn)闆]水。10.foc

7、us n.注意力movie stars always are the focus of attention o 影星總是眾人注 h 的焦點(diǎn)。11 .assistance n.協(xié)助your technical assistance in this program was necessary你對這個訃劃的技術(shù)協(xié)助是必要 的。12. government n。政府the state government is discussing the proposal。州政府正在討論這項捉案。13. worst n.最壞的一面if worse comes to worst, we should deal wit

8、h ito如果事情越來越糟，我們應(yīng)該想辦法解決。14. unsure adj.不確定the baby，s situation remains unsurec這個嬰兒的情況尚未明朗。15. drunk adj.酒醉的he got drunk after only one can of beer o 他只喝了一罐啤酒就醉了。jim seldom goes to bed sober。吉姆很少清醒上床。17. pul i away 掙脫jane struggled to pull away from the stranger珍掙扎著想掙脫那個陌生人。18. hug v.擁抱alice always g

9、ives her child a big hug when pickingher up。愛麗絲總是在接孩子時給她一 個大擁抱。19. center n.中心irene is waiting in the center of the lobby o 愛琳在大廳中央等候。20. alcoholic n.酗酒人士bill used to be an alcoholic, but he quit drinkingsix months ago。比爾以前酗酒，不過六個 月前他已經(jīng)戒了酒。21 .social worker n.社工social workers visit poor families and

10、 provide help routinelyo 社工固泄地造訪貧困家庭并 提供協(xié)助。22. receive v.得到they received the support of the investors o 他們獲得投資者的支援。23. guidance n.指引we would appreciate guidance from expertsin this fieldo 我們很感激來自這方面的專家指 導(dǎo)。24. feel like 想要i feel like a cup of teao 我想喝杯茶。25. think of 想到i thought of you immediately whe

11、n i needed someone who could speak italiano 當(dāng)我需要會 說意大利語的人，我馬上就想到你。英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇：創(chuàng)造屬于你自己的成功creating your own successthe year was 1993 and due to the recession people were losing their jobs and their homes okaty stiles was one of these people she had to find a cheaper apartment and figure out a way to get

12、back on her feet. katy was a talented graphic designer and should have had no problem finding work, but no one was hiring oshe decided to start her own business. she sent a proposal to focus, an agency that helps people start up small businesses the agency is fimded by the government and doesn't

13、 require its clients to pay any fees for their services this was great news for katy。she had sessions with a counselor who gave her information on finance planning, writing a strong business plan and instructed her on good business practices now katy has a successful graphic design company that give

14、s its client's fantastic results. katy had the talent but not the skills to make her own business. with a little help from the right people, katy has been successfill in meeting her goal!創(chuàng)造屬于你的成功一九九三年時，因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)衰退，許多人丟了飯碗、妻離子散，凱蒂史提爾就是其中一人。她得找間便宜的公寓，想辦法重新振作。凱蒂是個有天分的平面設(shè)計師，本來找工 作應(yīng)該是不成問題的，可是卻沒人肯雇用她。她決定自己

15、創(chuàng)業(yè)，她向一家專門在幫人開創(chuàng)小型企業(yè)的機(jī)構(gòu)“焦點(diǎn)”提案，“焦點(diǎn)”是一個 政府基金會，因此他們的服務(wù)并不需要客戶付任何費(fèi)用，這對凱蒂來說是個好消息。她與一位顧問開了十五次會，顧問提供她許多資訊，如財務(wù)規(guī)劃、撰寫有力的企業(yè)計劃 書，并指導(dǎo)她哪些才是好的企業(yè)實(shí)例。現(xiàn)在，凱蒂的平面設(shè)計公司很成功，帶給顧客出色的結(jié)果。凱蒂雖然有天分，但卻沒有 創(chuàng)業(yè)的技能，找對人幫上一些忙，凱蒂終于能夠成功達(dá)成目標(biāo)！l. duc to 由于her absence was due to the blizzard.由于暴風(fēng)雪，所以她沒出席。2 recession n.經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退many factories closed dow

16、n during the period of economic recession.經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退期間，許多 工廠倒閉。3 figure out 想出i will figure out a gift for my mother-in-law.我得想出要送給婆婆的禮物。4 back on one's feet 好轉(zhuǎn)how nice to see you back on your feet so soon.我們很高興看到你康復(fù)得這么快。5 talented adj.有天分的she's a talented musician.她是個有天分的音樂家。6 graphic adj.圖的ray w

17、orks as a graphic designer.雷是平而設(shè)計師。7 designer n.設(shè)計師paul is now a world famous fashion designer.保羅現(xiàn)在是世界有名的服裝設(shè)計師。8 hire v.雇用we hired a driver to take us on a tour of rome.我們雇用司機(jī)載我們在羅馬觀光。9 proposal n.提案the proposal got no attention.這項提案未獲得注意。10 agency n.中介公司jim found a condo through a real estate agenc

18、y.吉姆通過房地產(chǎn)公司找到一間獨(dú)棟公寓。11 start up 創(chuàng)立her business started up in the 30's.她的公司成立于三十年代。12 v. fund 贊助who's funding the plan?誰在贊助這個企劃？13 require v.需要a copy of your i.d. card is required for the application.申請時需要身份證復(fù)印件。14 n. client 客戶tony's on his way to meet a client.托尼正在拜訪客戶的途中。15 fee n.費(fèi)用they

19、 charge a small service fee.他們收取少許服務(wù)費(fèi)。16 service n.月艮務(wù)that firm is noted for its fi ne service.那家公司以良好的服務(wù)聞名。17 session n.會議the committee held a session to discuss the proposed bill.委員會召開會議討論提議的法 案。18 counselor n.顧問tracy's a financial counselor to the prime minister.特雷西是首相的財務(wù)顧問。19 finance n.財務(wù)the

20、 bank's finances have improved.這家銀行的財務(wù)狀況己有改善。20 planning n.規(guī)劃jason studied city planning in college.杰森在大學(xué)讀的是城市規(guī)劃。21 business plan n.經(jīng)營企劃the board of directors has not approved the new business plan.董事會不同意新的事業(yè)計 劃。22 instruct v.告訴my agent has instructed me that i still owe you 200 dollars.我的經(jīng)紀(jì)人告訴我

21、，我還欠你 兩百美元。23 practice n.實(shí)務(wù)he promised the idea would work in practice.他保證這個點(diǎn)子將會實(shí)現(xiàn)。24fantastic adj.很好的that is really a fantastic show!這真是場精彩的表演！25 result n.結(jié)果we're waiting for the result of the exam.我們在等考試結(jié)果。英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇：獲救的小狗the rescued puppysammy was out for a walk in the woods when she came acros

22、s a little puppy laying on the trail. sammy bent down and the little dirty puppy opened its eyes. she could see that the small animal hadnt been eating proper meals and its skin was covered in cutsosammy scooped up the creature and carried it home once home sammy put the puppy straight into the bath

23、 the puppy didn't like the water and as it was trying to get out of the sink, sammy discovered the puppy was a girl. finally, after the pup was cleaned and fed, she took her to the vet. the vet gave the tiny dog some medicine and told sammy the pup would be fine。sammy wanted to keep the puppy bu

24、t she couldn't because she was allergic to dogs. sammy posted the puppy's picture on the internet five days later a family came and took the puppy home<> sammy was sad to see her little friend go but she knew she was going to a good home。獲救的小狗薩米在森林散步時，發(fā)現(xiàn)一只小狗躺在路上。薩米低頭看，臟兮兮的小狗張開它的眼睛， 她看得

25、岀這只小動物已經(jīng)很久沒好好吃東西，身上述有兒處傷口。薩米抱起小狗，帶它冋家。一回到家，薩米便幫小狗洗澡，小狗不喜歡水，一直想逃出 洗手臺，就在此時，薩米注意到它是只母狗。等到洗干凈并喂過小狗后，她帶它去看獸醫(yī)， 獸醫(yī)替這只小狗開了些藥，并告訴薩米它沒事。薩米很想養(yǎng)狗，可是她對狗過敏不能養(yǎng)。她在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上張貼小狗的照片，五天后，一戶人 家前來帶小狗冋家。薩米看著她的小小朋友離開，感到很難過，不過她知道它將去到好人家。1. back on one's feet 好轉(zhuǎn)how nice to see you back on your feet so soon。我們很高興看到你康復(fù)得這么快。2. t

26、alented adj.有天分的she's a talented musiciano她是個有天分的音樂家。3. graphic adj.圖的ray works as a graphic designer雷是平血設(shè)計師。4. designer n.設(shè)計師paul is now a world famous fashion designer。保羅現(xiàn)在是世界有名的服裝設(shè)計師。5. hire v.雇用we hired a driver to take us on a tour of rome。我們雇用司機(jī)載我們在羅馬觀光。6. proposal n.提案the proposal got no

27、attention o這項提案未獲得注意。7. agency n.中介公 njjim found a condo through a real estate agency o 吉姆通過房地產(chǎn)公司找到一間獨(dú)棟公寓。8. start up 倉ij立her business started up in the 30's。她的公司成立于三十年代。9. fund v.贊助who，s funding the plan?誰在贊助這個企劃？10. require v.需要a copy of your ld. card is required for the application 0 申請時需要身份證

28、復(fù)印件。11. client /5klaient/ n.客戶tony's on his way to meet a clicnto托尼正在拜訪客戶的途中。12 fee n.費(fèi)用they charge a small service fcco他們收取少許服務(wù)費(fèi)。13. service n.月艮務(wù)that firm is noted for its fi ne serviceo那家公司以良好的服務(wù)聞名。14. session n.會議the committee held a session to discuss the proposed billo委員會召開會議討論提議的法案。15. co

29、unselor n.顧問tracy's a financial counselor to the prime minister。特雷西是首相的財務(wù)顧問。16. finance n.財務(wù)the bank's finances have improvedo這家銀行的財務(wù)狀況已有改善。17. planning n.規(guī)劃jason studied city planning in collcgco杰森在大學(xué)讀的是城市規(guī)劃。18. business plan n.經(jīng)營企劃the board of directors has not approved the new business pl

30、an。 董事會不同意新的事業(yè)計劃。19. instruct /in5strqkt/ v.告訴my agent has instructed me that i still owe you 200 dollarso我的經(jīng)紀(jì)人告訴我，我還欠你兩百美元。20. practice n.實(shí)務(wù)he promised the idea would work in practice« 他保證這個點(diǎn)子將會實(shí)現(xiàn)。21 .fantastic adj.很好的that is really a fantastic show!這真是場精彩的表演！22. result n.結(jié)果we're waiting f

31、or the result of the exam。我們在等考試結(jié)果。英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇：提高自我的價值increasing my valueit took 46 years for me to realize that i was holding myself back in my caree匚 i am a businessman and i love it! however i wasn't giving myself enough credit for my skills. in other words, i wasn't charging enough for my s

32、ervicesoi was working too hard and barely getting by. this created a bad situation. many people were calling me to ask for my services because they had heard about my low fees. i was overworked and began to dislike my job。a few months ago, i took a workshop that taught me how to recognize my skills

33、and see their dollar value o i began to see myself as a professional instead of someone to be taken advantage of。it has been only a few months but i am beginning to see many fantastic changes in my career and lif my clientele has also changed. i am receiving jobs from some pretty amazing and importa

34、nt people in the community. i feel grateful that i have discovered a new relationship with my career and mysclfo提高自我的價值我花了四十六年，才了解到自己是職業(yè)生涯沒有進(jìn)展的元兇。我是個實(shí)業(yè)家，我熱愛我 的工作！但是我卻不怎么認(rèn)同自己的能力，換句話說，我的服務(wù)沒有索取夠高的費(fèi)用。我工 作得很辛苦，卻只能勉強(qiáng)糊口。這造成了很糟的情況，許多人打電話找我工作，是因?yàn)樗麄?聽說我的價格很低。我工作過量，而變得討厭工作。兒個月前，我參加一個研討會，教我如何識別能力，并了解其代表的現(xiàn)金值。我開始

35、視 自己為專業(yè)人員，而不再任人利用。雖然才過兒個月，不過我開始看到我的職業(yè)生涯和人生都有了許多很棒的改變，我的顧 客也變了，我開始從社區(qū)里相當(dāng)優(yōu)秀且重要的一些人那里接到工作，我很高興能發(fā)現(xiàn)職業(yè)生 s涯和人生的新關(guān)系。1. increase v.增加reading increases oncs knowledge of the world 閱讀可增加一個人對世界的認(rèn)識。2. value n.價值the value of the dollar may rise。美元可能會升值。3. hold back 阻礙he was held back from that projectc他沒得到那個項目。4.

36、 career n.職業(yè)生涯you have to take your career into account before you make any decision o當(dāng)你做決定時，你必須把整個職業(yè)生涯考慮進(jìn)去。5 credit n.認(rèn)同i didn't give credit to his plan。我不相信他的計劃。6 skill n.技能reading and writing are necessary skillso讀和寫是必備的技能。7 in other words 換句話說the organization is profit-oriented; in other wor

37、ds, it operating on marketing principles 這個組織是營利組織；換句話說，它是按市場原則經(jīng)營的。8. charge v.索價the bank charges 15 dollars for each domestic wire transfer。這家銀行對于每筆國內(nèi)電匯酌收十五元。9. barely adv.勉強(qiáng)sue could barely see before the operation o蘇在手術(shù)前兒乎看不見。lo.gct by 過活i tried to get by on such a small incomeo我試著用這些微薄的收入過活。ii s

38、ituation n.處境jack is in a difficult situation 杰克的處境很艱辛。12 ask for 要求we'll be asked fbr a photo when applying for the visa。申請簽證時會要求我們交照片。13 hear about 得知i'm sorry to hear about your losso我很遺憾聽到你的損失。14 low adj.低的the firm is in a low buildingo這家公司在一棟矮房子里。15 overworked adj.工作過度的tim felt exhauste

39、d from being overworkedc蒂姆因?yàn)楣ぷ鬟^度而精疲力竭。16 dislike v.討厭i dislike having eggs everyday o我討厭每天吃蛋。17.dollar n.美元we spent over one million dollars for the campaigno我們在那個廣告上花了一百多萬美元。18 professional n.專業(yè)人員only professionals can help uso只有專家能協(xié)助我們。19 take advantage of 利用do take advantage of this great opportu

40、nity o你務(wù)必要利用這個大好機(jī)會。20 clientele n.顧客the first lady is one of my important clientele。第一夫人是我的重要顧客之一。21 pretty adv.相當(dāng)it was a pretty cold day。這是一個相當(dāng)寒冷的一天。22 important adj.重要的it's important to learn to swim。學(xué)習(xí)游泳是很重要的事。23 community n. 社區(qū)you can always find a jewish community in major citicso 你可以在各大城市

41、找到猶太社區(qū)。24,grateful adj.感激的i'm grateful fbr your guidanceo我很感激你的指導(dǎo)。25 relationship n.關(guān)系what's his relationship to the victim?他和受害者有什么關(guān)系?英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇：化為灰燼into ashesit had been a very dry year and forest fires were everywhere. one particular fire could not be controlled and it destroyed a small hou

42、sing community called scenic hill. luckily, the community had received a warning from the fire fihters; and the residents were able to escape but their homes and belongings turned to ashes othirty-four homes out of fifty-eight bumt down. many people lost everything and didn't have any house insu

43、ra nee. the media 16 covered the tragedy and donation funds were set up so people could give money to help out the homeless families olocal hotels gave free rooms and provided meals neighboring communities went throug their belongings and packed up things like clothing, canned food, blankets, shoes

44、and toys to donate to the families in needothe people of scenic hill may have lost their homes, but they did not lose their faith in humanity o with the help and generosity of others, they slowly began to build up their community again o化為灰燼二。二年夏天發(fā)生許多森林大火，那一年天氣很干燥，到處都是森林大火，其中有一 場火無法控制，燒毀了名為“觀景山”的小型住

45、宅社區(qū)，幸好社區(qū)接獲消防員的警告，居民得 以逃離，可是他們的家和財產(chǎn)全都化為灰燼。五十八棟房屋中有三十四棟完全燒毀，許多人失去了一切，又沒有房屋保險。媒體報道 這則悲劇，成立捐款基金，讓其他人可以捐錢幫助這些無家可歸的人。地方旅館提供空房間和食物，鄰近的社區(qū)檢查手邊的物資，打包衣服、罐頭食品、毛毯、 鞋子和玩具，捐贈給需要的人家?！坝^景山''的人們失去了他們的家，但卻沒失去對人性的信心，在其他人的協(xié)助與慷慨解 囊之下，他們慢慢開始重建社區(qū)。1 ash n.灰燼the tree was bumt to ashes.這棵樹燒成了 灰燼。2 forest n.森林people hav

46、e destroyed most of the ancient forests in the world.世界上人多數(shù)的原始森林 都已遭到破壞。3 dry adj.干燥的that state has a dry climate in summer.那個州在夏天氣候很干燥。4 particular adj.獨(dú)特的maria's particular way of smiling left a good impression on me.我對瑪利亞獨(dú)特的笑容留 下了好印象。5 destroy v.破壞a fire destroyed the gym.火災(zāi)燒毀了 體育館。6 housing

47、n.住宅lots of immigrants are living in bad housing.許多移民住在破舊的房子里。7 scenic adj.風(fēng)景的i prefer the scenic route, along the coast.我喜歡看風(fēng)景，就讓我們沿著海岸風(fēng)最路線走。8 luckily adv.幸好luckily, he was in when i visited.幸好我去時他在家。9 warning n. 警告he never heeds my warning.他從不聽我的警告。10 fire fighter n.消防員fire fighters rescued many p

48、eople from the burning building.消防員從著火的大樓里救出 了許多人。11 resident n.居民she's been a resident in this community for five years.她任這個社區(qū)住 了 五年。12escape v.逃離they escaped from the swaying building during the earthquake.地震時，他們從那棟搖晃的 大樓逃離。please take your belongings with you.請別忘了攜帶隨身物品。14 out of在之中six out of

49、 ten people said they liked the new flavor.十個人屮有六個人喜歡那個新口味。15 bum down完全燒毀the barn was burnt down.那間谷倉完全燒毀了。16 media n.媒體the issue was widely discussed in the media.媒體廣泛討論那個議題。17 cover v.報道tom covered the gulf war for cnn.湯姆在波斯灣戰(zhàn)爭期間為cnn報道。18 tragedy n.悲劇the 911 attacks were really a tragedy.九襲擊真是場悲劇

50、。19 homeless adj.無家可歸的tornados in that country made thousands of people homeless.那個國家所發(fā)生的龍卷風(fēng)讓 數(shù)以千計的人無家可歸。20 free adj.空著的is that seat free?這個位子有人坐嗎？21 neighboring adj.鄰近的we heard bat calls from the neighboring woods.我們聽到附近森林傳來蝙蝠叫聲。22go through 翻遍leo went through the whole book and didn't find wha

51、t he was looking for.李奧翻遍整本 書，都沒找到他要的資料。23 canned food n.罐頭食品he prefers canned food.他偏愛罐頭食品。24 faith n.信心he always has faith in god.他對上帝總是深具信心。thanks for your generosity.感謝您的慷慨解囊。英語小達(dá)人奮斗篇：憤怒管理anger managementi thought i was a calm and collected person until one day at the office when my anger got th

52、e best ofme. i was ina meeting and i felt like i wasn't being listened to. i felt that my ideas were being put down and people were intermpting me. i couldn't take it and i shouted,“l(fā)isten to me!"my suddcn8outburst9 made the room go very quiet and i felt embarrassed 10. i dcfinitclyl 1

53、didn't handle my emotions very well! not long after theincident, a colleague of mine came to my rescue. she took me for lunch and gave me a book to readoit was a book about recognizing your fcclingsso you can understand them and not let them control you. it gave me lessons to follow and some gre

54、at advice i feel i have come a long way. the other day my supervisor pulled me into her office and told me she recognized an improvement in my attitude. it felt great to hear this and gave me the encouragement i needed to continue working on myselfo憤怒管理我以前以為我是個冷靜的人，直到有天在辦公室，我才知道原來我也有控制不住脾氣的 時候。當(dāng)時在開會，我覺得別人都沒在聽我講話，我的意見被批評，說話也被打斷，我忍不 住地大喊：“聽我說話！”突然的發(fā)飆讓辦公室瞬間鴉雀無聲，而我覺得很尷尬，我顯然沒有好好控制情緒！這 件事發(fā)生沒多久，一位同事成了我的救星，她找我去吃午餐，并給了我一本書閱讀，這是 一本有關(guān)了解情緒的書。一旦了解后就不會被情緒所控制，它給了我許多值得遵守的訓(xùn)誡以及一些很棒的忠告, 我覺得自己大有進(jìn)步。有一天，我的上司找我 去她的辦公室，并告訴我她覺得我的態(tài)度大 有 改善，我很高興聽到她這么說，這給了我鼓勵，讓我繼續(xù)工作下