01 Everybody Can Be Great天生我才必有用
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with two sweaters,a baseball bat,a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.Since they were going the same way,he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked,Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill,that he loved video games,baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
一天马克在从学校回家的路上，看到一个男孩走在他前面，被绊了一下，书都掉了，还有两件毛衣、一个棒球棒、一副手套和一个小录音机。马克跪在地上帮那个男孩捡这些零散的东西。因为他们走一条路，马克就帮他拿点东西，分担一下。他们一边走一边聊，马克知道了那个男孩叫贝尔，他喜欢电子游戏、棒球，还知道了他以前其他事情都不顺，而且刚跟女朋友分手。
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk,then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came,and three weeks before graduation,Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
他们先到了贝尔的家，马克被邀请进去喝杯可乐、看会儿电视。那个下午他们过得很快乐，伴随着欢笑和闲谈。然后马克就回家了。他们继续在学校附近见面，偶尔吃一两次午饭，然后一起从初中毕业了。他们后来上了同一所高中，在那里他们保持了多年联系。最后，在期待中高三来了，毕业前三周，贝尔问马克能不能聊聊天。
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you ever wonder why l was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill.“You see,cleaned out my locker because l didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. l had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and l was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing,l realized that if l had killed myself,l would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.So you see,Mark,when you picked up my books that day,you did a lot more.You saved my life.”
贝尔提起了多年前那天他们初次相遇的情景。贝尔问：“你知道为什么那天我拿着那么多东西回家吗？你知道，我清理柜子是因为不想给别人留下一堆混乱的东西。我自己储存了一些我妈妈的安眠药，我就是要回家自杀。但是在我们一起说话、大笑之后，我意识到，如果我自杀了，我会错过之后的很多时间、很多人和事情。所以，你看，马克，当你那天捡起我的书时，你不只做了这些。你救了我的命。”
trip[trɪp]vt.使跌倒；使失败；使犯错；起锚vi.绊倒；旅行；轻快地走；失误；结巴
例 He tripped on a tree root.
他被一株树根绊倒了。
knelt[nelt]vi.跪（kneel的过去式和过去分词）
例 He knelt in front of the emperor with a look of entreaty.
他面带恳求的神态跪在皇帝面前。
kneel[niːl]v.跪
例 Do not kneel,go straight to your feet.
千万不要跪着，要站直。
scattered[ˈskætərd]adj.分散的；稀疏的
例 His land is split up into several widely scattered plots.
他的土地被分割成相当分散的几小块。
contact[ˈkɑːntækt]n.接触；联系；熟人
例 The rich secluded themselves from contact with the poor.
富人不肯同穷人接触。
await[əˈweɪt]v.等候；期待；将降临于
例 We eagerly await your early arrival.
我们殷切地期待你早日光临。
commit[kəˈmɪt]v.犯罪；承诺；委托；托付
例 He committed suicide rather than sell out to the enemy.
他宁愿自杀也没有向敌人投降。
①Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with two sweaters,a baseball bat,a glove and a small tape recorder.
这个句子中有一个when引导的时间状语从句，和一个that引导的宾语从句，从句做notice的宾语。
ahead of在……前面；先于
例 A still better tomorrow lies ahead of you.
展现在你们前面的是更加美好的未来。
trip：我们都知道trip的意思是“旅行”，是名词。而在这里，trip做动词，表示“绊倒”的意思。
例 He tripped on a tree root.
他被一株树根绊倒了。
along with与……在一起；在……以外；沿着；随着；（除……之外）又……，加之
例 An ambulance was racing along with its sirens wailing.救护车响着警报急驰而过。
The man walked along with an unsteady gait.
那人脚步不稳地向前走去。
②Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.
kneel down跪下
例 The subjects had to kneel down before the king.
在国王的面前臣民必须跪下。
pick up捡起；收集；继续；得到；接人；偶然结识；站起，扶起；学会；逮捕；振作精神
例 He picked up his knife and fork.
他捡起了刀叉。
He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.
他抱起孩子让她骑在自己的肩膀上。
article：article有很多意思，我们常见的是“文章”“论文”“报道”等。本文里，article表示“物件”的意思。
例 She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs.
她让他每两周写一篇有关欧洲情况的文章。
If you don't return the article to the shop within a week,you forfeit your chance of getting your money back.
如果你不把物品归还商店，你就丧失了取回钱的机会。
③As they walked,Mark discovered that the boy’s name was Bill,that he loved video games,baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
这个句子中有一个as引导的时间状语从句，和一个that引导的宾语从句，从句做discover的宾语；还有一个that引导的同位语从句，先行词是history，从句是对history的补充说明，that在从句中不充当任何成分。
break up：break是“打碎”的意思。break up在这里表示“终止”“破裂”的意思。指男孩子与女朋友断绝了关系。另外，break up还有一个很有趣的含义，表示“大笑”，是那种忍俊不禁、突然爆发出来的笑声。
例 They decided to break up the partnership.
他们决定终止合作关系。
④I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and l was going home to commit suicide.
store away：或store up，意思是“把……储存起来”“储备”。
例 Memory is a child walking along seashore.You can never tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.
记忆犹如一个沿着海边行走的孩子。你永远无法知道它会拣起哪块小石头珍藏起来。
1.I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.That myth is more potent than history.That dreams are more powerful than facts.That hope always triumphs over experience.That laughter is the only cure for grief.And l believe that love is stronger than death.
我相信想象力比知识更为强大，神话比历史影响更加深远，梦想比现实更加有力。希望总是胜过经验。笑声是悲伤的唯一良药。我也相信爱比死亡更强大。
2.We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have,but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
我们总是忘记：幸福不是得到我们没有的，而是认可、欣赏我们此刻拥有的。
3.Happiness grows at our own firesides,and is not to be picked in strangers'gardens.
幸福生长在我们自己的火炉边，而不能从别人的花园中采得。
4.It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.宁肯放过十个有罪之人，也不让一个无辜的人受苦。
5.The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.It is the source of all true art and science.
我们能体验的最美好的东西都是神秘的。这是真正的艺术与科学的来源。
6.Often people attempt to live their lives backwards；they try to have more things,or more money,in order to do more of what they want,so they will be happier.The way it actually works is the reverse.You must first be who you really are,then do what you need to do,in order to have what you want.
人们通常竭尽全力让自己生活的好一点；他们想要得到更多东西或金钱，得到的多了，他们也就幸福了。但事实上相反。一个人，首先要做自己，然后完成分内的事情，再得到自己想要的。
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