温馨夜读II PART4 8.Passionate Pursuit of Possibility
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：温馨夜读II
[00:00.31]8.Passionate 1 Pursuit of Possibility
[00:05.32]Years ago, while unearthing 2 an ancient Egyptian tomb, an archaeologist came upon seeds buried in a piece of wood.
[00:14.35]Planted, the seeds realized their potential after more than 3,000 years!
[00:20.23]Are the conditions in the lives of people so discouraging, so defeating,
[00:25.74]that human beings — regardless of inherent potentiality — are doomed 3 to lives of failure and quiet desperation?
[00:33.25]Or are there also seeds of possibility in people, an urge for becoming that is so strong that the hard crust of adversity is breached 4?
[00:42.28]Consider this story from the Associated Press on May 23, l984:
[00:48.60]As a child, Mary Groda did not learn to read and write. Experts labeled her retarded 5.
[00:55.46]As an adolescent, she “earned” an additional label, “incorrigible,” and was sentenced to two years in a reformatory.
[01:03.63]It was here, ironically, in this closed-in place, that Mary — bending to the challenge to learn — worked at her task for as long as 16 hours a day.
[01:14.63]Her hard work paid off. She was awarded her (GED) high school diploma.
[01:20.51]But more misfortune was to visit Mary Groda.
[01:24.54]After leaving the reformatory, she became pregnant without benefit of marriage.
[01:29.76]Then, two years later a second pregnancy 6 resulted in a stroke, erasing 7 her hard-earned powers of reading and writing.
[01:38.58]With the help and support of her father, Mary battled back, regaining 8 what she had lost.
[01:44.91]In a bad financial situation, Mary went on welfare.
[01:48.72]Finally, to make ends meet, she took in seven foster children.
[01:54.05]It was during this period that she started taking courses at a community college.
[01:59.28]Upon completion of her course work, she applied 9 to and was accepted by the Albany Medical School to study medicine.
[02:07.55]In the spring of 1984 in Oregon, Mary Groda gave a speech at commencement.
[02:13.76]No one can know what private thoughts went through Mary’s mind as she reached out to grasp this eloquent 10 testimony 11 to her self-belief and perseverance,
[02:24.04]her diploma that announced to all the world:
[02:26.89]Here stands on this small point of Planet Earth a person who dared to dream the impossible dream,
[02:34.22]a person who confirms for all of us our human divineness. Here stands Mary Groda.
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
- And unearthing the past often means literally and studying the evidence. 通常，探寻往事在字面上即意味着——刨根究底。
- The unearthing of "Peking Man" was a remarkable discovery. “北京人”的出土是个非凡的发现。
- The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
- A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
- These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
- Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
- The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
- He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很，许多人以为他智力低下。
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
- Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
- He was like a sponge, erasing the past, soaking up the future. 他象一块海绵，挤出过去，吸进未来。 来自辞典例句
- Suddenly, fear overtook longing, erasing memories. 突然，恐惧淹没了渴望，泯灭了回忆。 来自辞典例句
- She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
- She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。