时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:考研英语易考范文背诵


英语课

[00:00.82]易考范文十九

[00:03.88]In the above picture, unaware 1 of a stone in front of him,

[00:09.90]a man stumbles over it and falls to the ground.

[00:13.18]On the side of the picture,

[00:15.37]several words stand prominent—face the frustrations 2.

[00:19.20]As far as I am concerned,

[00:21.06]the painter means to remind us that we will unavoidably encounter setbacks,

[00:26.31]which are represented by the stone in the picture,

[00:29.37]and the best coping way is to confront and remove them.

[00:33.63]Life is full of challenges and difficulties to every individual.

[00:38.34]Some people with a strong will can withstand the test of adversities,

[00:43.26]while others who are not ready for the battle against plight 3 do nothing but surrender.

[00:48.84]Take college students for example.

[00:51.47]In addition to increased competition in the job market,

[00:54.97]complicated personal relationships and high expectations from parents

[00:59.67]have imposed on them an invisible pressure and anxiety.

[01:04.04]A few students are so overwhelmed by pessimism 4 that they put an end to their young lives.

[01:11.15]What a pity!

[01:12.57]They could have avoided the tragedy if they had mustered 5 up their courage to face

[01:17.16]and overcome these seemingly insurmountable hardships.

[01:20.67]We grow more mature by learning how to handle difficulties.

[01:24.93]And only the mature and unyielding people will survive in the harsh reality.



a.不知道的,未意识到的
  • They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
  • I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
挫折( frustration的名词复数 ); 失败; 挫败; 失意
  • The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
  • Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬,但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
n.困境,境况,誓约,艰难;vt.宣誓,保证,约定
  • The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
  • She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
n.悲观者,悲观主义者,厌世者
  • He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
  • There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。
v.集合,召集,集结(尤指部队)( muster的过去式和过去分词 );(自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发
  • We mustered what support we could for the plan. 我们极尽所能为这项计划寻求支持。
  • The troops mustered on the square. 部队已在广场上集合。 来自《简明英汉词典》