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MotherTeresa[te'resɑ:]（特雷莎修女）1.winneroftheNobelPeacePrize2.faceadiverserangeofcriticism3.dedicate(['ded?ke?t]致力；獻(xiàn)身)themajorityofherlifetohelpingthepoorinIndia4.thedevotiontowardsthepoorwonherrespectthroughouttheworld5.quote:Givetheworldthebestyouhave,Anditmayneverbeenough;Givetheworldthebestyouhaveanyway.將你所擁有最好的東西獻(xiàn)給世界，可能永遠(yuǎn)都不夠，不管怎樣，還是要將最好的東西付出！LudwigvanBeethoven（路德維希?凡?貝多芬）Beregardedasoneofthegreatestcomposers（作曲家）inthehistoryofmusicFatherofsymphony（交響樂）Excellentpianistandviolinist.begantolosehishearinggraduallyinhislatetwentiesinsistonproducingnotonlymasterpiecesbutalsohislifewhenhisdeafnesswasalmosttotal,dependingonhisstrongfaith,hecreatedhisgreatestmovement(樂章).適用話題：樂觀，堅強，信念……ForrestGump（阿甘） Lifewaslikeaboxofchocolates,youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtogetIdreamtonedayIcouldrunlikethewindblowsThatdayon,ifIwasgoingtosomewhere,IwasrunningIdorememberthefirsttimeIheardthesweetestvoiceinthewideworld‘Areyoustupidorsomething?’“Stupidisasstupiddoes”JennyandmewerelikepeasandcarrotsThoughmyintelligencewaslimitedin75,IneverlookdownuponmyselfWeallhaveadestinyWhenIheardJennyyelledtome‘Run!ForrestrunIknowIshouldrunallthewayup,allthewaydown適用話題：思考人生HelenKeller適用話題：樂觀、堅強、希望、平等……sheisoptimisticaboutlifedeafandblindshelivedinaworldofdarknessandsilenceshenevergaveupandstruggledtoleadanactivelife.shelivedherlifetothefullinsteadofcryingwhiletheablebodied（正常人）oftenfeellostindespair（沮喪）whentheyarefrustrated（挫敗的）Undertheguidanceofherteacher,helenlearnedtoreadandwriteandbecameadistinguishedwriter.Foradisabledpersonlikeher,thiswasreallyawonder!Helenhassetanexcellentexampletoallofus.Herstorytellsusthatweshouldvaluewhatwehave,andtryourbesttoovercomeanydifficultyinlife.Peoplehardlyrecognizethevalueofsomethingtillit‘slost.Whatifweweretoloseoursightthenextmoment?（人們很難意識到東西的價值,直到它的失去。如果我們下一刻失去光明呢?）StevePaulJobsHewasbornonFebruary24,1955.In1974,hefindajobtodesigncomputergames.Twoyearslater,hefoundedtheapplecomputercompany.Nowheisfamousforipad,iPod,iTunesStore,iPhoneandsoon.Owingtohiscreativeideasandhisabilitytocatchtheopportunity,hesucceededatlast.Hesaidinnovationdistinguishesbetweenaleaderandafollower.主題：創(chuàng)造力、抓住機遇……JeremyLin（林書豪）1.bornon23rd,August,1988inCaliforniaAmerica2.agoodcaseofhowconfidenceworksinthecourseofpursuingsuccess3.acommonandlittle-knownplayeratHarvardUniversity4.madeagreatcontributiontothechampionship5.turneddowninNBAdraft（NBA選秀大會）6.signedacontractwithWarriors（金州勇士隊）on21st,July,20107.fellonhisevil（不幸的）daysandbecamehomeless8.withoutconfidenceanddiligence（勤勉）9.havedistinguishedhimselffromotherexcellentplayers10.achievedunprecedented（史無前例的）success適用話題：自信、勤勉、堅持、頑強、永不言棄……TheShawshankRedemption-----AndyDufresne1.Ayoungbankerwhowasinnocentbutwassenttoprisonforhemurderedhiswifeandherlover.2.Didn’tloseheartintheviolent,hopelessandcruelprisonlife.4.boughtamalletfromRed.3.helpthedishonestwarden（監(jiān)獄長）togetmoneyorbribe.5.Ittookhim20yearsbeforehesucceededinescapingfromtheprison.Somebirdsaren’tmeanttobecaged,butmostbirdswillchoosetostandit.Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthingsandnogoodthingeverdies.適合話題：希望，堅持，自由……LuoYang1．a(chǎn)ircraftcarriercommanderinthedevelopmentofthefield2．devoteoneselftosth3．...upholding(=support)theaviationcountryambition4．Undertheguidanceofsb5．Realizetheleap(跳躍)fromlandtosea6．Thefirstpersontosacrificeforaircraftcarrier7．Deadasheis,….主題：愛國敬業(yè)奉獻(xiàn)LINA1. becrownedtheAustraliaOpenchampion2. asportingheroine3. belikewine,betterwithage4. Onaccountofheraggressivepersonality,sheisalwaysblockedwithnegativefeelingsandwilllosehertemper.5. gethertounlockherself.6. Injuriesareanightmareforaplayer.7. Thereisnoloser’sfrustrationonLi’sdeterminedface.8. growinginconfidenceandherinnerstrength9. sharpenhertechniques10. survivetobecomeevenmorepowerfulandversatile（多方面）onthecourt11. liveuptothestrongdesiretowin12. deservedtobeawinner話題：自信，奮斗，堅持，情緒管理PaulRevere(保羅瑞威爾)Accordingtothelegendgalloping（飛馳）alongofthedarkfromonefarmhousetoanotheralertedthepeopletothecomingBritishemphasizedthecourageofonemanmadehimaheroinourhistorybookshisheroismrequiredacooperationofotherswhowerealreadywell-preparedtofightagainsttheinvadersHeroeslikeReverehavenousefulnessapartfromasocietypreparedtoact.用于：斗爭/勇敢/合作……MaYunChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofanetworkservicescompanycalledAlibaba.MakeAlibabatheworld'slargestonlinebusiness-to-businessmarketplaceandAsia'smostpopularonlineauctionsiteAnappearancestrangepersonhastheNapoleonsamestature.butatthesametime,hasNapoleonsamegreatambition.DespiteInternetbubble,didn’tgiveuphisambitionofturninghiscompanyintothegreatestkindintheworldBelieveintheproverbheavenstandsbyiron-willedman“Runasfastasrabbits,butalsothesameastheturtle-resistantrun.”Regardimportanceofteamwork適用話題：堅持夢想MorganFreeman(摩根?弗里曼)1. playingprominentsupportingrolesinmanyfeaturefilms,2. earninghimareputationforwise,fatherlycharacters.3. He'slivedahardandfulllifeanddid,afterall.4.He’sfilmcareerfromtheageof50didnotstart,butheeventuallywonthelifetimeachievementawardatage755.“IamgoingtostopcallingyouawhitemanandI'mgoingtoaskyoutostopcallingmeablackman."Thelifecannotpromiseanytoyou,especiallytheOscar.Hecanjuststruggletoyou.適用范圍：堅持夢想，種族和平，熱愛生活A(yù)llenIversonAmericanNBAmagnificentbasketballplayerhelikedbasketball,buthisheightgothimonlytostayoutsideofthecourtwatchingthetallguysplaying.Whilefeelingdepressed,hismomcametohissideandsaidtohimsincerely,"Youareaman,noworsethananyothers,Ihopemysoncanbethebestone,goandjustdoit"Sincethen,hehasgotaproudfeelingandlookeddownuponanything.Onlyonewordexistsinhisheart.--somemenareborntobeheroes.InspiteofthepowerfulopponentswhoareasfierceastigersandleopardsHefightwiththemjustasaroseimpactonthecliffonceandagainRegardlessoftheinjuryandothers’suspectGoforwardEffortsneverholdacandletothesun.ThusthelegendwasbornTheycannotbreakme.Theonlywaytobreakmeistokillme.Andeverythingthatdoesnotkillmemakesmestronger.他們不可能擊垮我。除非他們殺了我，如果殺不了我就只會令我變得更強！strongNevergiveupDaretochallengeNormanBethuneNormanBethunewasagreatdoctor,whowastheheroinChina.HewasborninGravenhurst,OntarioonMarch3,1890.HisfatherwasaPresbyterianministerwhohaddescendedfromalonglineofclergymen,educators,andmedicalpractitioners.Hismotherhadbeenanevangelicalmissionary.AfterNormanBethuneleftmedicalschoolattheuniversityofTorontoin1914,heenlistedintheCanadianarmy.Thenin1919,NormanBethunebegananinternshipspecializinginchildren’sdisease.In1922,whilehewasgoingtoEdinburgh,whereheearnedtheFRCSqualificationattheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons,hefellinlovewithastrikinglybeautifulladywhosenamewasFrancesDennyandtheymarriedin1923.Unfortunately,whenhediscoveredhecontractedtuberculosisduetooverworkhedidn’twanttoimplicatehiswife,soheinsistedhisdivorcehimandreturntohernativeScotlandandhiswifeacceptedthisidea.Aswecansee,NormanBethunewasaselflessandthoughtfulman.Next,In1936assoonastheSpanishCivilWarbrokeout,BethuneacceptedaninvitationfromthecommitteetoAidSpanishDemocracytoheadtheCanadianMedicalUnitinMadrid.Mostimportantly,inJanuary1938BethunejoinedtheChinesetostruggleagainsttheJapaneseinvaders.Sadly,probablyduetohisweakenedstate,NormanBethunecontractedinfectionanddiedofhiswoundsonNovermber12,1939,China.InordertorememberNormanBethune,MaoZedongwhowastheChinesechairmanatthattimepublishedhisessayentitled“InMemoryofNormanBethune”whichdocumentedNormanBethune’slifeinChina,thenationsnormalelementaryschooltextbookstillhastheessaytoday.Inconclusion,IthinkwemustalllearnthespiritofabsoluteselflessnessfromNormanBethune…MalalaYousafzai（馬拉拉?優(yōu)素福）1.somepeopleofourownagesstrugglingfortheireducationrightsregardlessoftheirlives2.BorninthenorthernPakistanin19973.Wouldn’tgiveuphereducationStartedtowriteablogthatwascriticaloftheTaliban4.PutherindangerShotherinthehead5.Theshotdidn’tkillhercouragetocarryon.SetuptheMalalaFundGaveaspeechattheUnitedNationsoneducationrights6.Famousremark:Booksandpensarethemostpowerfulweapons.適用話題：教育的重要性，斗爭，勇氣……李曉峰(人皇Sky) LiXiaofengwhoalsogoesbythepseudonym"Sky". Underthepressurefromhisfather,heusedtobeadoctor. Hecouldn'tputdownthedreamwhichwaspoorinhisfather'sopinion. Atlonglasthisfathergaveinonaccountof... HesurprisednotonlyhisfatherbutalsotheworldbytakingfirstplaceatWCG. ItwasthefirsttimewhentheFive-starredRedFlagwasraisedonthetopoftheworldwidee-sportscompetition. Hewentundefeatedthroughwhatwasconsideredthetoughestroadtothegrandfinalsforallattendees. LiXiaofengbecamethefirstbacktobackWarcraftIIIWorldCyberGameschampion. EarninghimaspotintheWCG"HallofFame".話題：兩代人間的矛盾偶像堅持夢想AndrewCarnegie(安德魯?卡內(nèi)基)1.themostinfluentialAmericanindustrialistsandphilanthropistsattheturnofthe20thcentury.（慈善家）2.Carnegiewasbornintoadestitute（貧困的）Scotlandimmigrantfamily.2.HestartedoutasarailwaytelegrapherinPittsburghandearnedalargefortunebyhardwork.3.Withthefortunehemadefrombusiness,hecreated2,800librariesaroundtheworld4.Carnegieoncecommented,“Themanwhodiesrichdiesdisgraced.”5.devotetheremainderofhislifetolarge-scalephilanthropy.6.Hislifehasoftenbeenreferredtoasatrue"ragstoriches"story.適用話題：奮斗、慈善、奉獻(xiàn)……EinestMillerHemingway(1899,7,21~1961,7,2)1.anAmericanovelist,shortstorywriter,andjournalist.2.apersonwhohasaveryenterprisingspiritandalwaystough.3.waspartof1920sexpatriate[eks’petrit]流放communityinParis,4.aswellastheveteran[‘veteren]老兵ofWorldWarI.5.laterknownas“thelostgeneration”,6.asdescribedinhisposthumous['p?stj?m?s]死后的memoirsAMoveablefeast.7.hereceivedthePulitzer['pulits?]普利策（美國新聞業(yè)經(jīng)營者）prizein1953forTheOldManandtheSea,andtheNobelprizeinliteraturein19548.Hemingway’sdistinctivewritingstyleischaracterizedbyeconomyunderstatement,9．incontrasttothestyleofhisliteraryrivalWrillianFaulkner['f?:kn?]n.福克納（美國小說家）10.ithadasignificantinfluenceonthedevelopmentoftwentieth-centuryfictionwriting.11.manyofhisworksareconsideredofficialinAmericanliterature.Asafamousquotegoes:"manisnotdefeated,youcandestroyhim,butcan'tbeathim!"Topic:"thesuccessofthetwistsandturns""neversaydie(giveup)"ArthurJudgehoofdivision（釘馬蹄師）GivethehorseanailonHorseshoes（給馬釘馬蹄）Onecanbecomethemasterofhistradeprovidedheisdiligentandtrieshard.Onemaydistinguishhimselfinanytrade.asmallpost（崗位）適用：平凡人生價值興趣FlorenceNightingaleBornin1820intheItaliancityofFlorenceexcelled（擅長；優(yōu)于）inScienceandMathAtthattimewomenofherpositioninlifewereexpectedtogetmarriedandarrangeallthedomesticaffairs（家務(wù)）hadadreamtobecomeanurse,andshemadeitWhentheBritisharmywasfightingintheCrimeaagainstRussia,thesoldierswereindesperateneedofmedicalattention.Withoutasecondthought,FlorencecollectedsomeofherbestnursesandwenttotheCrimea.Florenceandherteamorganizedakitchenandalaundryandworkedincrediblyhardtoimproveconditionsfortheinjuredsoldiers.Gradually,soldiersstartedtocallher“theladywiththelamp”.Florenceandherteamsavedthousandsoflivesandearnedtheloveandadmirationofhercountrymen（國民）andwomen.couldhavelivedalifeofluxury（奢侈。享受）andcomfort.Butshejustdideverythinginherpower（盡某人的力量）toimprovethesituationandtomakeachange,whichinreturnmadeherawomanofachievement.奉獻(xiàn)。。追求。。女偉人。。NikolaTesla尼古拉.特斯拉? Earlyon,Teslabegantodemonstrateanextraordinaryimagination.? "Youwillgotothebesttechnicalinstituteintheworld."Hisfathersaid.? Attheageof17,whilepreparingfortheseminar,Teslacontractedcholeraandabrushwithdeathchangedhislifeforever.? Hecreated99%ofmoderninventionsincludingtheWireless.? Teslawasobsessedwithfrequency,thenotionofresonance.?In2005,hewaslistedamongthetop100nomineesintheTVshowTheGreatestAmerican,anopenaccesspopularitypollconductedbyAOLandTheDiscoveryChannel.Letthefuturetellthetruth,andevaluateeachoneaccordingtohisworkandaccomplishments.Thepresentistheirs;thefuture,forwhichIhavereallyworkedismine.-----Tesla話題:天才,被埋沒，創(chuàng)造力……希拉里1. Thefailureofhealth-carereformresultedinamajordefeatfortheClintonsandcausedthefirstladytostepbackfromaprominentroleinpublicpolicydecisions.2. hasfocusedherattentiononissuessuchasimprovingeducation,protectingtheenvironment,andstrengtheninghomelandsecurity.3. continuedtoworktirelessly4. introducedapioneeringprogram,whichtrainedparentstoworkwiththeirchildreninpreschoolpreparednessandliteracy.HillaryClassicQuotationsIfthereisnosalary,houseworkandpaidworktogether,awomanisnotjustpropuphalfthesky.如果把沒有薪水的操持家務(wù)和有薪水的工作加在一起，女人撐起的不只是半邊天。I’mintheWhiteHouseforeightyears,receivedthousandsofgifts,themosthopeanddesire,and12kindsofsuchintangiblegift:identificationstrength,peacecompassion,faith,friendship,vision,forgiveness,virtue,wisdom,love,happinessandcourage.我在白宮八年，收到數(shù)千件禮物，最希望和渴求的，莫過于這12樣無形的禮物：辨識力，和平，同情，信仰，友情，遠(yuǎn)見，寬恕，美德，智慧，愛，快樂和勇氣。KobeBryant1、 Oneofthemostdistinguishedbasketballplayers2、 Didn’tgetmanyopportunities3、 Startedtoshowtalents4、 Didn’twanttoliveintheshadowofthepastachievements5、 Playhardertoliveuptohisreputation（不辜負(fù)他的名聲）6、 WouldnevergiveupQuotes:1、 WhatI’mdoingrightnow,I’mchasingperfection.我現(xiàn)在所做的一切，都是為了追求更加完美。2、 Everythingnegative-pressure,challenges-isallanopportunityformetorise.壓力、挑戰(zhàn)，這一切消極的東西都是我能夠取得成功的催化劑。1servedaspresidentofsouthAfrica2besentencedtolifeimprisonment3aimedtofightfortherightsforthemajorityblackswithoutviolence4winthehonorofalltheblackpeople5Heissuchagreatfighterthathefinallyreleasedfromprison6restinpeace7Iftheycanlearntohate,theycanlearntolove,forlovecomesmorenaturallytothehumanheartthanitsoppositeAshritaFurman（阿西里塔?福爾曼）AshritaFurmanisasportsmanwholikesthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecords.（吉尼斯世界記錄）Overthelast25years,hehasbrokenapproximately93Guinnessrecords.Morethantwentyofthesehestillholds,includingtherecordforhavingthemostrecords.Yetthistalentedsportsmanisnotanaturalathlete.Asachildhewasveryunfitandwasnotatallinterestedinsports.However,hewasfascinated(=spellbound)bytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.HowAshritacametobeasportsmanisaninterestingstory.Asateenager,hebegansearchingforadeepermeaninginlife.HestudiedEasterreligionsand,aged16,discoveredanIndianmeditation(印度靜坐功)teachercalledSriChinmoy.Ashritahadbeenurgedbyhisspiritualleadertoenterthemarathoneventhoughhehaddonenotrainings.So,whenhewonthirdplace,hecametotheunderstandingthathisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespiritandthatheseemedtobeabletousehisspirittoaccomplishanything.Withthisnewconfidence,AshritabrokehisfirstGuinnessrecordwith27,000jumpingjacks(跳爆竹)in1979.Themotivationtokeeptryingtobreakrecordscomesthroughhisdevotion（熱愛）toSrtChinmoy.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapointwherehefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.Atthatmoment,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteacher.Ashritaalwaysacknowledgeshisteacherinhisrecord-breakingattempts.Infact,heoftenwearsaT-shirtwithSriChinmoy’swordsontheback:“Thereisonlyoneperfectroad.Itisaheadofyou,alwaysaheadofyou.”話題：意志，熱愛，逆襲，人生導(dǎo)師Shewascalled“theAprilofthisworld”.Thewell-knownpoetXuZhimohadpursuedher.ThefamousphilosopherJinYuelinalsofellinlovewithheranddidn’tmarryallhislifetimeforher.Moreover,shewassoluckytohavethebesthusbandLiangSicheng.Shewasthel