Lesson31 Success story
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years, the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!
Lesson32 Shopping made easy
People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before--especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl' gave' her mother a free dress once a week !
Lesson33 Out of the darkness
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
temptation /tɛmˈteɪʃən/ 诱惑
assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ 助理、助手
hand to 交给
wrap up 包好、裹
arrest /əˈrɛst/ 逮捕
toward evening 临近傍晚
be caught in the storm 遭遇暴风雨
cliff /klɪf/ 悬崖
on arriving at the shore 到达岸边时
shore /ʃɔr/ 海岸
high up 悬挂
struggle /ˈstrʌgəl/ 奋斗 、努力、艰难行进、斗争
political struggle 政治斗争
坚持每天持续的做一件事，是非常考验意志力的。今天，心理上我知道要认真朗读，认真做笔记，事实上，也读了，笔记也做了，但思想上还是有些懈怠了，有点在完成任务的心态，而不是主动学习的心态了。这才2个星期。要坚持啊！