適合朗讀的英語文章

　　朗誦是提高英語聽說能力的一種重要形式。一方面,在朗誦的準備階段能夠提高學習者的聽力水平,另一方面通過朗誦,能夠提高閱讀理解能力。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

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　　The Elements of Success

　　I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for success. Instead, I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors - and not all of them are needed for success. The more factors you have on your side, the more likely you are to succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those factors. Here are seven additional factors that are also important.

　　Knowledge A strong body of knowledge about the area in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key building blocks of success. You can build this by pushing yourself - read and try out the foundational materials and push yourself into challenging areas to build your knowledge.

　　Natural talent Some people are born with a predisposition to succeed in certain areas. Find this out for yourself by trying a lot of different activities and seeing what comes easy to you. The things you do with little or no effort that genuinely impress others are likely very near your natural talent, and natural talent combined with a lot of hard work leads to greatness.

　　Clear goals and planning Much like a trip, it’s a lot easier to get where you want to go if you know where you’re going and spend the time to plan the route you’ll take to get there. Think about what your definition of success exactly is, then identify some of the things that need to be done to help you move towards it.

　　Passion An intense, burning desire to dig deep into a particular area is often a sign that you’ll find success there. Much as with your natural talent, the way to find your passion is to touch on a lot of different areas and see what resonates for you.

　　Focus/consistent effort Hard work is another key to finding success. You don’t become a champion without practicing every day. If you want to succeed in a certain area, work hard in that area and go beyond what others are doing - deliberate practice is one big key.

　　Luck/opportunity Luck and opportunity also play an important role in success - sometimes things just click due to forces outside your control. You can improve your luck by making as many strong personal contacts as you can and sharing what you have to increase their “luck” and “opportunities.”

　　Cooperation/support Along with luck comes cooperation - the fact that others are working in small ways to help you succeed rather than hinder you. A spouse telling you that you can do this is going to go a lot further than a spouse telling you you’ll never make it.

　　我不認為成功有任何的祕訣.相反，我相信成功是多種因素結合的結果，其中有些因素對於成功是不必要的。擁有越多對你有利的因素，你就越有可能成功，積極的態度只是其中之一。以下7個因素也很重要。

　　知識。對你希望涉足的領域有充足的知識儲備往往是成功的關鍵基石。你可以通過閱讀或嘗試基礎性的東西使自己前進;或者，敦促自己進入有挑戰性的領域以建立自己的知識庫。

　　天賦。有些人天生就具有在某些領域取得成功的資質。通過嘗試不同的活動，看看哪些更適合自己，找出適合自己的發展領域。那些你花費很少精力ihuo不費吹灰之力去做能真正打動別人的事物，可能就是你的天賦所在。天賦加上勤奮就會成功。

　　明確目標和計劃。就像旅行一樣，如果你知道自己的目的地並花時間去計劃路線的話，達到目的地會很容易。想想你對成功確切的定義是什麼，然後明確一下那些能助你朝目標邁進的事情，並完成它們。

　　激情。想要深入某一特定領域的強烈願望通常是你將在這一領域有所建樹的跡象。想象尋找自己的天賦所在一樣，找到自己的興趣所在的方式也是通過涉足不同的領域，看哪些能和自己長生共鳴。

　　專注/始終如一的努力。努力是成功的另一關鍵。沒有每天的訓練不可能成為冠軍。如果想在某一領域成功，那就在這一領域努力吧，而且要比其他人更努力---遊刃有餘也是一個重要環節。

　　運氣/機會。運氣和機會也發揮了重要作用—有時事情受你控制之外的外力影響只會曇花一現。你可以儘可能多地建立人際關係，與他們分享自己所得，這可提升他人的運氣和機會，通過這些想法，你也會改善自己的運氣。

　　合作/支援。伴隨著好運一起來的是合作---事實在於，別人是通過不顯著的方式助你成功，而並沒有阻礙你。鼓勵遠比打擊更能使人進步。

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　　I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from them all.

　　我以前常常從我家廚房的窗戶看到她，她強行擠過操場上的一群男孩子，對這些男孩們來說，她顯得那麼矮小。學校在我家的街對面，我經常看到孩子們在下課時間打球。儘管有一大群的孩子，但我覺得她是最吸引我注意的一個。

　　I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.

　　我記得第一次看到她打籃球的情景。看見她繞著其他孩子旁邊遊走的時候，我感到十分驚奇。她設法跳起投籃，球恰好越過那些孩子的頭頂飛入籃筐。那些男孩總是拼命地阻止她，但沒有人可以做得到。

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said,"I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count." Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again.

　　另外一些時候，她一個人練球，我開始注意觀察她的舉動。她一般是一遍遍地練習運球和投籃，有時直到天黑。有一天，我問她為什麼這麼刻苦地練習。她直視著我的眼睛，不假思索地說:“ 我想上大學。只有獲得獎學金我才能有錢去上大學。因為我喜歡打籃球，所以我決定了，只要我成為一個出色的球員，我就能獲得獎學金。我將能夠到大學去打籃球。我想成為最棒的球員。我父親告訴我說，如果夢想遠大，就一定可以克服艱難險阻。”說完她笑了笑，跑向籃球場，又開始我之前見過的一遍又一遍的練習。

　　Well, I had to give it to her--- she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her varsity team to victory.

　　嘿，我真服了她——她是個有決心的人。我看著她這些年從初中升到高中。每個星期，由她帶領的學校籃球隊都能夠獲勝。

　　One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. "Oh, nothing," came to a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at"5'5" she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team -- much less offered a scholarship -- so she should stop dreaming about college.

　　在她讀高中的某一天，我看見她坐在草地上，頭埋在臂彎裡。因此，我穿過街道，坐到她旁邊的清涼的草地上，輕輕地問她發生了什麼事。她輕聲回答：“哦，沒什麼，只是我太矮了。”原來籃球教練告訴她，以她五英尺五英寸的身材，幾乎是沒有機會到一流的球隊去打球的，更不用說會獲得獎學金了，所以她應該放棄想上大學的夢想。

　　She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, that nothing could stop her except one thing -- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

　　她很傷心，由於感受到了她的失望，我也覺得自己的喉嚨發緊。我問她是否與她的爸爸談過這件事。她從臂彎裡抬起頭，告訴我，她父親說那些教練講得不對。他們根本不懂得夢想的力量。她父親說，如果她真地有心去代表一個好的大學打籃球，如果她真的想獲得獎學金，任何東西也不能阻止她，除非她自己沒有這個心。他又一次跟她說：“如果夢想遠大，就一定可以克服艱難險阻。”

　　The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA women's basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.

　　第二年，當她和她的球隊去參加北加利福尼亞州冠軍賽時，她被一位大學的招生人員看中了。那所大學真地為她提供了一份全面資助的獎學金，並且她進入了美國全國大學體育協會其中一個女子甲組籃球隊。她將接受到她夢想過的併為之奮鬥了多年的大學教育。

　　It's true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.

　　這句話說得真好：如果夢想遠大，就一定可以克服艱難險阻。