I have told my friend Graham that I often ride two miles from house to the town center, but unfortunately there is a big hill on the way. But he told me that I should be glad of the extra exercise (1)_______ the hill provided.
My attitude(态度) to the hill has now changed. I used to complain it, but now I tell (2)_______ the following. The hill will exercise my body. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. (3)意味着我活得更久些。The hill is my friend.
In fact, there are many problems to be faced and overcome in life. The most important to succeed in life is our attitude towards adversity(逆境). From time to time we have to face hardships, problems, accidents, difficulties and so on. (4)We can’t choose the adversity, but we can choose our attitude towards it.
In 1931, Douglas Bader was 21 when he lost both legs because of a flying accident. He decided to fly again and later became a hero. He said, (5)“Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. Make up your mind; you’ll have a goal at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade(劝说) you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
Great people in history chose their positive attitude. They took on the challenge. They won. And we should learn from them.
在文中⑴、⑵处各填入一个适当的单词。
⑴__________ ⑵__________
将文中⑶处的汉语翻译成英语。
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用合适的词完成句子,让它与⑷句意思相同。
We can choose our attitude towards the adversity __________ __________ the adversity.
将文中⑸处的句子译成汉语。
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回答问题:
What is the most important thing to success?
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