心靈小語

困難再大，要敢于應(yīng)戰(zhàn)，只有經(jīng)歷大浪淘沙才能獨領(lǐng)風(fēng)騷。所以，面對困難，我們能做的，不是埋怨，不是嗟嘆，不是推諉，而是保持冷靜，主動應(yīng)戰(zhàn)，在堅定信念中激發(fā)熱情，在苦練內(nèi)功中不斷提高能力，這才能戰(zhàn)勝困難。  

Learning for Better Understanding

Listen to the passage, and then try to answer the following questions.

1.Who is the most powerful enemy of human beings?

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2.What is the only shield to people's memory?

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3.What do we need to do in the face of struggle?  

Chunks in Practice

Listen to the following passage twice and then fill in the blanks

with appropriate words.

1. There lies______him, if he wishes, a golden age of peace and______. He has only to conquer his______enemy—himself.

2. It is very imprudent to walk______life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the______, but with this shield, however the Fates may play, we march always in the ranks of______.

Learning for Better Understanding

If you don’t understand this article, you can listen again.Then try to

write a summary that is no more than 30 words.

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美腿與丑腿

The Handsome and Deformed Leg

本杰明·富蘭克林 / Benjamin Franklin 本杰明·富蘭克林（1706—1790），18世紀美國最偉大的科學(xué)家，著名的政治家和文學(xué)家。他生于北美洲的波士頓，幼年家境貧窮，一生只受過兩年正式教育。八歲入學(xué)，十歲輟學(xué)，此后又當(dāng)了近十年的印刷工人。但他自學(xué)從未間斷過，從自然科學(xué)、技術(shù)方面的讀物到著名科學(xué)家的論文以及名家作品，無不涉獵。

1726年，他出版了《窮查理歷書》，當(dāng)時被譯成十二種文字，暢銷歐美各國，也奠定了他在文學(xué)上地位。獨立戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)后，他參加了第二屆大陸會議和《獨立宣言》的起草工作。

1790年4月17日，深夜11點，富蘭克林溘然逝去。他一生最真實的寫照是他自己所過的一句話“誠實和勤勉，應(yīng)該成為你永久的伴侶?！北疚氖亲髡哂?780年創(chuàng)作的，當(dāng)時他正在法國為國事奔走，卻仍然有閑情雅致寫這種輕松的文章，此文足以窺見作者美國式的幽默和機智。

Practicing for Better Learning

Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.

What is the most important thing for us in this article?