Lesson 7 Make the Best of You

美文赏析

They say“Make the best of a bad situaton”. But I believe the bad situaton makes the best of you.Even the irritatons of life can be useful.President Abraham Lincoln showed us how this is so.

One of his ofcials, Edwin Stanton, frequently found faults of the president and critcized him—sometmes in public. Lincoln seemed to show excessive patence with him.The president was asked why he kept such a man in a high level positon.

Lincoln characteristically responded with a story. He told about a tme he was visitng with an old farmer.He notced a big horsefy bitng the stomach of the farmer's horse.Lincoln said he reached over to brush the fy away.As he did so, the farmer stopped him and warned，“Don't do that, friend.It is the only thing keeping this old horse moving.”

Even life's many irritations and problems have their place. They may cause us to change directons.Or lead us to greater achievement.Or keep us moving along when it's easier to go nowhere.

Are you simply making the best of a bad situaton, or will it make the best of you?

词汇详解

1.public[ˈpʌblɪk]adj.公众的；公共的；公开的n.民众；公众；大众

典型例句

The town has its own public library and public gardens.

那个小镇有自己的公共图书馆和公园。

最常用法

public school　公立学校

public service　公共服务

the public　公众

in public　公开地，当众

联想记忆

publicly adv.公开地；公然地

publicity n.公众的注意；宣传；宣扬；宣传品；广告

2.tell[tel]v.告诉；辨别

典型例句

He wanted to tell the news to the world.

他要把这件事告诉每个人。

最常用法

tell sb.sth.告诉某人某事

tell sb. to do sth.告诉某人做某事

tell from　辨别

tell the difference　分辨差别

联想记忆

talk v.交谈

speak v.讲；说话；演说；发言

say v.说；讲

state v.陈述；声明；说明；规定

3.warn[wɔːrn]v.警告；告诫；预先通知

典型例句

I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods.

我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。

最常用法

warn sb.（not）to do sth.提醒某人（不）要做某事

warn sb. of sth.提醒某人注意某物

联想记忆

warning n.警告；警报；预兆

参考阅读

做到最好

人们常说：“用最好的办法处理逆境。”但我相信逆境会让你做到最好，就连生活中让你烦恼的事都可能会有用处的。亚伯拉罕·林肯总统就向我们展示了这一点。

他手下的一名官员埃德温·斯坦顿经常找他的缺点，并以此指责他——有时候还在公开场合这样做。林肯对他似乎一直都很忍让。有人问总统为什么要把这样一个人放在高层位置上。

林肯的回答很特别，他讲了一个故事。他说有一次他去拜访一位老农，注意到一只大马蝇正在咬马的腹部。林肯说他伸手去驱赶那只马蝇，但老农阻止了他，并警告说：“别赶它，朋友。那只马蝇是唯一能让这匹老马活动的东西。”

生活中许多令人烦恼和棘手的事情都有它存在的必要。它们或许会让我们改变方向，或许会促使我们取得更大的成就，或许会在我们容易懈怠的时候促使我们继续前进。

你是用最好的办法处理逆境，还是在它的促使下做到最好？

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