美文赏析：Keep Your Dream 守护你的梦想
<p>你在童年时代曾怀有过什么伟大的梦想吗?是否为此而做出过尝试与努力?其实，无论梦想是大是小，只要跟随自己的心，坚定地走下去，终会有所收获……</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Monty">Monty</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="itinerant">itinerant</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>, <span word="race">race</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="track">track</span>, <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span>, <span word="training">training</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="interrupted">interrupted</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>“<span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diagram">diagram</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 200-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stables">stables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4,000-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 200-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span>.</p><p>“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="F">F</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span>, ‘<span word="See">See</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="class">class</span>.’</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, ‘<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="F">F</span>?’ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span>, ‘<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="itinerant">itinerant</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> . <span word="Owning">Owning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="stud">stud</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> . <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.’ <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="added">added</span>, ‘<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rewrite">rewrite</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>.’</p>
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