大学英考试拓展阅读-晨读美文5
<p> <span word="Ah">Ah</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="unrelieved">unrelieved</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sham">sham</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="esteeming">esteeming</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deranging">deranging</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="motives">motives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="competence">competence</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attainment">attainment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="posterity">posterity</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="epoch">epoch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>; <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choicelessness">choicelessness</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="live">live</span>: <span word="courageously">courageously</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cowardice">cowardice</span>, <span word="honorably">honorably</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dishonorably">dishonorably</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="drift">drift</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ours">ours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decide">decide</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="choose">choose</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="choose">choose</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="formed">formed</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p>
页:
[1]