1、伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授1Advice To A Young ManRemember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who are the
2、most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Dont be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home unt
3、il two in the morning. Its the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers, it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It does not know their
4、 names, even it simply speaks of them as “old So-and-Sos boy”. Nobody likes them, the great, busy world doesnt know that they are there. So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make a dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the swe
5、eter will be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will the world be with you.Robert Jones BurdetteNOTES1. son n.: young man 年轻人2. have to v. phr.: must 必须3. pick n.: a sharp-pointed iron tool used in digging 锄头4. wheel-barrow n.: a small vehicle with one wheel
6、 and two handles, used for moving small loads 手推车5. a set of books n. phr.: a set of accounts 一套帐簿6. ditch n.: a channel dug in the ground 沟7. paper n.: newspaper 报纸8. auction n.: a public sale in which goods are sold to the highest bidder 拍卖9. funny a.: interesting 有趣的10. overwork n.: too much work
7、 工作过劳11. on the sunny side of thirty prep. phr.: below thirty years of age 三十岁以内12. quit v.: stop 停止13. interval n: the time between events 间隔时间14. the work gives you an appetite for you meals = the work sharpens your desire for food 工作会增加你的食欲15. it lends solidity to your slumbers = the work makes y
8、ou sleep soundly 工作会使你安然入睡16. it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday = the work makes you have a good enjoyment of a holiday with much satisfaction 工作会使你心满意足地享受假日17. the world is not proud of them = the world dose not feel itself greatly honored by them 这世界并不以有他们为荣18. So-and-S
9、o n.: a certain person 某人19. find out v. phr.: think clearly; understand 想清楚 ; 明了20. take off your coat v. phr.: keep up your spirits 脱下你的外衣，意即提起你的精神伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授221. make a dust in the world v. phr.: become prominent in the world. 扬名于世22. thethe conj. phr.: by how much.by so much. 愈. 愈.23. a
10、pt to get into a. phr.: liable to suffer. 易于遭受24. the brighter and happier your holidays = the brighter and happier will be your holidays.Early RisingGet up, little sisters; the morning is bright,And the birds are all singing to welcome the light.The buds are all opening; the dews on the flower;If y
11、ou shake but a branch, see, there falls a shower.By the side of their mothers, look, under the trees,How the young lambs are skipping about as they please;And by all those rings on the water, I know,The fishes are merrily swimming below.The bee, I dare say, has been long on the wing,To get honey fro
12、m every flower of spring;For the bee never idles, but labors all day, Thinking to work is better than to play.The larks singing gaily, it loves the bright sun,And rejoices that now the gay spring has begun.For the spring is so cheerful, I think twould be wrong,If we did not feel happy to hear the la
13、rks song.Get up; for when all things are merry and glad, Good children should never by lazy or sad.For God gives us daylight, dear sisters, that weMay rejoice like the lark, and may work like the bee.NOTES1. dews = dew is2. but ad.: only 仅3. shower n.: a short fall of rain 阵雨4. skip(ping) v.: jump(i
14、ng); leap(ing) lightly 跳跃5. on the wing prep. phr.: flying 在飞6. larks = lark is7. gaily adv.:merrily 快乐地8. rejoice v.: be glad; be happy 欣喜；快乐9. twould = it would10. daylight n.:daytime 日间；白昼伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授3Choice of CompanionsA good companion is better than a fortune1, for a fortune cannot pur
15、chase those elements of character which make companionship2 a blessing3. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves, for we are inspired4 by his wisdom and virtue5 to nobler deeds.Keep good company6, and you shall be one of the number,” said George Herbert7. “A man is known by
16、the company he keeps8.” Character makes character in the associations of life9 faster than anything else. This fact makes the choice of companions in early life more important even than that of teachers and guardians.10Companionship is education, good or bad; it develops manhood or womanhood,11 high
17、 or low; it lifts the soul upward or drags it downward; it ministers to12 virtue or vice. Sow virtue, and the harvest will be virtue. Sow vice, and the harvest will be vice. Good companions help us to sow virtue; evil companions help us to sow vice.William Makepeace ThayerNOTES1. fortune n.: a great
18、 deal of money or property 钱财2. companionship n.: association; friendship 交友 ；友谊3. blessing n.: happiness 幸福4. inspired v.: encouraged 鼓舞；激励5. virtue n.: moral goodness 美德。6. keep good company v. phr.: associate with good men 结交好人7. George Herbert (1593-1633): an English poet 赫伯特，英国诗人8. the company
19、he keeps = the persons with whom he associates himself 所结交的人们9. associations of life n. phr.: society 社交10. guardian n.: one who guards or cares for another person 监护人11. manhood or womanhood n.: character of a man or a woman 人品12. minister to v. phr.: give help to; contribute to 助成FranknessFranknes
20、s1 is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do, on every occasion2. If a friend asks a favor3, you should grant4 it, if it is reasonable5; if not, tell him plainly6 why you cannot. You would wrong7 him and wrong yourself by equivocation8 of any kind.Never do a wrong thing to ma
21、ke a friend or keep one. The man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly with9 all your classmates. You will find it the policy which wears10 best. Above all11, do not appear to others what you are not.If you have any fault to find with12 any one, tell hi
22、m, not others, of what you complain. There is no more dangerous experiment13 than that of undertaking14 to do one thing before a mans face and 伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授4another behind his back. We should say and do nothing to the injury15 of any one. It is not only a matter of principle16, but also the p
23、ath of peace and honor.Robert E. LeeNOTES1. frankness n.: candidness; outspokenness 坦白；率直2. occasion n.: timely opportunity 时机3. favor n.: kindness; friendly regard 恩惠；眷顾4. grant v.: allow; give 允许；给5. reasonable a.: proper; rational 正当的；合理的6. plainly ad.: frankly 坦白地7. wrong v.: do injustice to 得罪8
24、. equivocation n.: using expressions of uncertain meaning 支吾其辞9. deal with v. phr.: treat 对待10. wear v.: endure 持久11. above all ad. phr.: more than all; above everything else 最要者12. have any fault to find with v. phr.: criticize unfavorably; blame 指摘；责备13. experiment n.: practical test 试验14. underta
25、king (undertake) v.: promising (promise) 允许15. injury n.: damage 损害16. principle n.: moral principles 节操；道义HomeWhat makes a home? Love and sympathy1 and confidence.2 It is a place where kindly affections3 exist among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, and th
26、e children are interested in the activities4 of their parents. Thus all of them are bound together by affection5, and they find their home to be the cheeriest place in the world.A home without love is no more a home than6 a body without a soul is a man. Every civilized7 person is a social being.8 No
27、 one should live alone. A man may lead9 a successful and prosperous10 life, but prosperity11 alone can by no means12 insure happiness. Many great personages13 in the world history had deep affections for their homes.Your home may be poor and humble, but your duty lies there. You should try to make i
28、t cheerful and comfortable. The greater the difficulties, the14 richer will be your reward.A home is more than15 a family dwelling.16 It is a school in which people are trained for citizenship.17 A man will not render good service to18 his country if he can do nothing good for19 his home; for in pro
29、portion as20 he loves his home, will he love his country. The home is the birthplace21 of true patriotism.22 It is the secret23 of social welfare and national greatness. It is the basis and origin of civilization.伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授5NOTES1. sympathy n.: fellow-feeling 同情2. confidence n.: firm trust
30、 信任3. affection(s) n.: tender feeling(s); love 深情4. activity n.: action 活动5. affection n.: love 情爱；爱6. no morethan conj. phr.: justas 只不过是；正如7. civilized a.: cultured 文明的；有教养的8. being n.: person 人9. lead v.: live 过（生活）10. prosperous a.: favorable; wealthy 顺利的；富裕的11. prosperity n.: success; wealth 成功
31、；富裕12. by no means ad. phr.: certainly not 决不13. great personages n. phr.: great men 伟人14. thethe conj. phr.: by how muchby so much 愈愈15. more than conj. phr.: more significant than. 其意义尤甚于16. dwelling n.: a house to live in 住宅；寓所17. citizenship n.: condition of being a citizen 公民资格18. render servic
32、e to v. phr.: serve 对效劳19. good for a. phr.: beneficial to 有益于20. in proportion as conj. phr.: to the degree that 与成比例21. birthplace n.: place of ones birth or of a things origin 诞生地；起源地22. patriotism n.: love and support of ones country; spirit of a patriot 爱国心；爱国精神23. secret n.: hidden reason or e
33、xplanation 秘诀PeaceToday we seek a moral basis1 for peace. It cannot be a real peace if it fails to2 recognize3 brotherhood4. It cannot be a lasting peace if the fruit of it is oppression or starvation5, or cruelty or human life dominated by armed camps6. It cannot be a sound peace if small nations m
34、ust live in fear of powerful neighbors. It cannot be a moral peace if freedom from invasion7 is sold for tribute8. It cannot be an intelligent peace if it denies9 free passage to10 that knowledge of those ideals which permit men to find common ground.11 It cannot be a righteous12 peace if worship13
35、of God is denied.Peace, no less than14 war, must offer a spirit of comradeship,15 a spirit of achievement, a spirit of unselfishness, and indomitable16 will to victory.Peace can endure only so long as17 humanity really insists upon18 it, and is willing to work for it and sacrifice for it.Franklin D.
36、 RooseveltNOTES1. moral basis n. phr.: spiritual foundation 精神基础伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授62. fail to v. phr.: be unable to 不能3. recognize v.: admit 承认4. brotherhood n.: fraternity 兄弟之爱；人类博爱5. starvation n.: suffering from hunger 饥饿6. dominated by armed camps v. phr.: controlled by armed forces 为武力所支配7. f
37、reedom from invasion n. phr.: freedom exempt from aggression 免于侵略的自由8. sold for tribute v. phr.: sold as an offering 当作献礼出卖9. deny v.: refuse 拒绝10. free passage to n. phr.: the way that leads to the freedom of; freely securing 通往的自由之路，意即自由获取11. common ground n. phr.: common foundation, implying equa
38、l standpoint 共同基础，有平等立足点之意12. righteous a.: just 正义的13. worship n.: reverence 崇拜；崇敬14. no less than conj. phr.: just as 正如15. comradeship n.: good fellowship 友谊16. indomitable a.: unyielding 不屈不挠的17. so long as conj. phr.: if only 祇要18. insist (up)on v. phr.: persist in 坚持DutyThe very best kind of m
39、an does what he ought to do. There is but one cowardice1; it is not doing ones duty. There is but one failure, the failure to discharge an obligation.2 There is but one sin,3 not doing what one ought to do.The biggest word in the language is DUTY. The man who keeps it bright within him4 is a real ma
40、n. There is so much of the superfluous5 among us, and so much goodness that is but interesting meanness.It is better to be honest than to be attractive.6It is better to be loyal7 than to be afectionate.8It is better to tell the truth than to lie entertainingly.9It is better to have a little efficien
41、cy10 than a lot of11 knowledge.It is better to earn your living12 and take yourself off other peoples back13 than to be a saint14 or a genius.15It is better to do one good act than to speak many good words.One earned dollar is worth more than a thousand given to you. Those persons who love to do eve
42、rything good but that16 which their duty requires are indeed foolish and despicable.17Duty is the egg18 of all goodness.19 Without it religion is hypocrisy,20 love is poison, activity useless, kindness cruelty,21 and every good quality is a red apple full of worm22 meat.F. Crane伟诚高中英文字根扩展单词 邓 鑫老师编授7
43、NOTES1. cowardice n.: lack of courage 懦怯2. the failure to discharge an obligation n. phr.: not to perform a duty 不尽责3. sin n.: a serious failure 罪过4. keeps it bright within him v. phr.: keeps duty conspicuous in his mind 责任显然在心5. superfluous a.: needless; unnecessary 不必要的6. attractive a.: engaging;
44、pleasing 动人的；令人喜爱的7. loyal a.: true and faithful 忠诚的8. affectionate a.: loving; tender 亲爱的；亲切的9. entertainingly ad.: amusingly 悦人地；有趣地10. efficiency n.: capability 才能11. a lot of a. phr.: much 许多的12. earn your living v. phr.: make your living; obtain your livelihood 自行谋生13. take yourself off other p
45、eoples back v. phr.: not depend on others 不依赖他人14. saint n.: a holy person 圣人15. genius n. a person with uncommon intellectual faculties 天才16. but that conj. phr.: except the thing 除之事外17. despicable a.: contemptible 可鄙的18. egg n.: root; source 根源19. goodness n.: virtue 美德20. hypocrisy n.: pretense
46、of virtue or goodness 伪善21. activity useless, kindness cruelty = activity is useless, kindness is cruelty.22. wormy a.: eaten by worms 虫蛀的Face the ObstaclesI preach1 to you, my countrymen, that our country calls not for2 the life of ease,3 but for the life of strenuous endeavor.4 The twentieth centu
47、ry looms5 before us big with the fate of many nations. If we stand idly by,6 if we seek merely swollen,7 slothful8 ease and ignoble9 peace, if we shrink from10 the hard contests11 where men must win at the hazard of12 their lives and at the risk of13 all they hold dear, then the bolder and stronger people will pass by14 us and will win for themselves the domination15 of the world.Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute16 to do our duty well and manfully;17 resolute to uphold righteou
