Passage 1 Success in life
「原文」
Success means different things for different people. Some may equate it with fame, some with wealth and still some with accomplishments.
For me, it means fulfilling one's dreams. Whatever your dreams are, you have a goal there and then focus all your attention on it.
Dreams bring you hope and happiness. In the process of struggling for it, you cry, sweat, complain or even curse, but the joy of harvesting makes you forget all the pains and troubles you have gone through. So an old proverb says that the sweetest fruit is one that has undergone the bitterest ordeal.
There are several keys to success. First, your goal must be pratical and praticable. If you set your goal to high, chances are that you will never attain it. Next, you have to make a plan of doing it. You can take some steps to realize it. Since the process is quite tough, you need to be diligent, patient and persevering.
Even if you meet with some difficulties or frustrations, just take them in your stride. You can always tell yourself that there is nothing insurmountable. With this will and determination, success is sure to wait for you at the end of the tunnel!
成功对于不同的人来说意味着不同的东西。有些人可能把它等同于名声，有些人等同于财富，还有些人等同于成就。对我来说，成功意味着实现自己的梦想。无论你的梦想是什么，你都在那里有一个目标，然后把你所有的注意力都集中在它上面。
梦想带给你希望和快乐。在为它奋斗的过程中，你会哭，会流汗，会抱怨，甚至会诅咒，但是收获的喜悦让你忘记了你所经历的所有痛苦和麻烦。所以有句老话说，最甜蜜的果实是经历了最痛苦考验的果实。
成功有几个关键。首先，你的目标必须是实际的和可行的。如果你把目标定得太高，你很可能永远也达不到。接下来，你必须制定一个计划。你可以采取一些步骤来实现它。因为这个过程很艰难，你需要勤奋、耐心和毅力。
即使你遇到了一些困难或挫折，也要从容应对。你总是可以告诉自己，没有什么是不可以克服的。有了这种意志和决心，成功一定会在隧道的尽头等着你！
「单词」
1. equate [iˈkweɪt]
"make even or uniform, make equal"
v. 使平等
[equ+ate表动词] equ,equi = equal, even 表“相等、平均“。
【固定搭配】equate sth. with... 把...等同于=regard as
【单词拓展】equality n.平等
equable a. （性情）稳定的，温和的[equ+able 能...的]
equator n. 赤道 [equate+or = 使（地球）平分]
equity n. 公平，公正
2. sweat [swet]
“perspire, work hard"
v. （使）出汗
【固定搭配】 sweat it out 苦熬；忍受下去
sweat suit 运动套装
no sweat 不费力地
【脑洞大开】sweat大家可能不熟悉，但是大多数人都知道sweater是毛衣的意思～穿sweater会让人sweat～
3. curse [kɜːrs]
"a prayer that evil or harm befall one'
vt. 诅咒，咒骂 n. 诅咒，咒语
【单词扩展】反义词：bless
4. ordeal [ɔːrˈdiːl]
"a severe or trying experience"
n.痛苦的经验；折磨
Surely no greater ordeal is faced by any animal. 这绝对是动物们经受过的最严酷的考验。《地球脉动Ⅰ》
5. practical [ˈpræktɪkl]
a.实际的，实践的
【单词扩展】pragmatism n.实用主义
6. practicable [ˈpræktɪkəbl]
a. 可行的，适用的
Veganism is a way of living which excludes, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation and cruelty to animals. 素食主义是一种生活方式，在切实可行的范围内尽可能避免用不正当手段利用动物或者虐待动物。《BBC 6 Minute English》
7.diligent [ˈdɪlɪdʒənt]
"quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness"
a. 勤奋的，用功的
【单词辨析】diligent: 为一定的目的或追求而勤奋。
industrious: 由习惯养成或天性形成的勤奋。
【固定搭配】diligent in 勤勉于... ，勤奋好学
8. persevere [ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr]
v. 坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠
[per始终+severe➡️始终诚恳➡️坚持不懈] [sever = earnest，表诚恳]
【单词拓展】severe a. 严肃的，严厉的
asseverate v. 郑重申明，断言 [as一再+sever+ate]
persevering a. 坚韧不拔的 v. 坚持
9. frustration
n. 挫折，失败；沮丧
【固定搭配】feel/get frustrated 感到沮丧
10. insurmountable [ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbl]
a. 难以克服的，不可逾越的
[in不+surmount克服+able➡️不能克服的] [mount = ascend，表示“登上”]
Captain Nemo filled me with insurmountable horror. 此时，我对尼莫船长产生了一种无法克制的憎恶。《海底两万里》
【单词拓展】 surmountable 克服
moutable 安装
inscrutability 不可测
instrumentality 媒介
「固定搭配」
1. fulfill one's dream = realize/achieve/make sth. come true 使...成真
fulfill v. 履行；完成，实现
fulfilling 充实的
2. focus all the attention on sth. = spare no effort to do sth. 全心全力做某事
3. in the process of doing sth. 在做某事的过程中
4. chances are that... 很有可能...
5. take sth. in your stride 大步走，淡然处之
make strides in 进步
「俗语」
1. What brings you here？什么风把你吹来啦？
2. The sweetest fruit is one that has undergone the bitterest ordeal. 不经历风雨 哪能见彩虹 / 有付出才有收获
3. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌
4. Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟 / 一箭双雕
5. An eye for an eye. 以牙还牙 / 以眼还眼
成功，对于不同的人而言，有着截然不同的含义。有人将它等同于名声，有人视它为财富，也有人认为它意味着成就。
对我而言，成功意味着实现自己的梦想。无论你的梦想是什么，那都是你的目标，值得你投入全副身心去追寻。
梦想带给你希望和快乐。在为梦想奋斗的过程中，你会哭泣、流汗、抱怨，甚至咒骂，但最终收获的喜悦，会让你忘却经历的所有痛苦和烦恼。正如古谚所云：最甜美的果实，往往经历过最苦涩的考验。
成功有几个关键。首先，你的目标必须切合实际、切实可行。若好高骛远，很可能永远无法企及。其次，你需要制定计划，一步步去实现它。由于过程往往充满艰辛，你需要勤奋、耐心和毅力。
即使遭遇困难与挫折，也要处之泰然，从容应对。要时刻告诉自己，世上无不可逾越的难关。拥有这样的意志和决心，成功必定在隧道的尽头等待着你！
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