04　Don’t Give Up絕不放棄

If we should ever accomplish anything in life, let us not forget that we must persevere. If we would learn our lessons in school, we must be diligent and not give up whenever we come to anything difficult.We shall find many of our lessons very hard, but let us consider that the harder they are, the better they will do to us if we will persevere and learn them thoroughly.But there are some among us who are ready to give up when they come to a hard example in mathematics and say，“I can't do this.”They never will if they feel so.“I can't”never does anything worthwhile；but“I'll try”accomplishes wonders.

不要忘記，在人生的道路上，要想做成什么事，我們必須持之以恒。如果我們在學校里想要學好功課，就必須得勤奮，任何時候遇到難題都不要放棄。我們會發現，許多功課非常難，但是我們得記住，那些功課越難，將來對我們的益處就越大，只要我們能持之以恒，完全弄懂。不過，我們當中有一些人，一遇到數學難題就輕易放棄，說：“這道題我做不出來。”如果他們這么認為，那他們永遠也做不出來。說“我不能”的人永遠干不成任何有價值的事，而說“我會努力”的人則可以創造奇跡。

Let us remember that we shall meet with difficulties all through life. They are in the pathway of everyone.If we will only try and keep trying, we shall be sure to conquer and overcome every difficulty we meet with.If we have a hard lesson today, let us strive to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.And if we learn to master hard lessons in school, it will prepare us to overcome the hard things that we shall meet in life, when our school days are over.

讓我們記住，在我們一生中，總要遇到各種難題。這些難題就橫亙在每一個人的人生道路上。只要我們努力，再努力，就一定會征服所遇到的每一個困難。假如我們今天功課上遇到一個難題，那就讓我們竭力解決它，然后我們就可以做好準備應付明天更大的難題。假如我們在學校里學會駕馭功課上的難題，將來離開學校后，我們就可以準備好克服在人生道路上遇到的各種難題。

單詞解析　Word Analysis

persevere[?p??s??v?r]v.堅持；不屈不撓

例　He was hopeless at French, but his teacher persevered with him.

他怎么也學不會法語，可是老師仍鍥而不舍地幫助他。

thoroughly[?θ??r?li]adv.徹底地；完全；非常

例　We shall thoroughly smash the scheme of the enemy.

我們要徹底粉碎敵人的陰謀。

wonder[?w?nd?r]n.驚奇，驚愕；奇跡，奇觀

例　It’s a wonder that the child came through without a scratch.

這孩子竟能安然無恙地脫險，真是奇跡。

pathway[?p?θwe?]n.路；徑

例　The pathway was rough and covered with little stones.

這條路高低不平，鋪滿了小石頭。

conquer[?kɑ??k?r]vt.征服；克服；戰勝　vi.得勝

例　Conquer the desire, or they will conquer you.

你不戰勝欲念，欲念就會征服你。

strive[stra?v]vi.奮斗；努力；力求；斗爭

例　We should all strive to reunify the motherland.

我們共同努力，實現祖國統一。

語法知識點　Grammar Points

①We shall find many of our lessons very hard, but let us consider that the harder they are, the better they will do to us if we will persevere and learn them thoroughly.

這個句子中有一個if　引導的條件狀語從句，另外有以下幾個短語詞組。find sth.+adj.發現某物……

例　I found it very difficult to adapt myself to things all around here.

我發現我很難使自己適應周圍的事物。

let sb. do　讓某人干某事

同義詞組還有：have/make sb.do　以及　get sb.to do

例　I won’t let him get away with that excuse.

我不會讓他用那種借口蒙混過去。

the+比較級，the+比較級　越……就越……

例　The harder you study, the higher mark you will get.

你越用功讀書，你得到的分數就越高。

do good to sb./sth./doing　對……有好處

例　To do good to friend and evil to enemy.

對友須善，對敵須惡。

Exercise will do good to your health.

鍛煉將對你的健康有益。

②Let us remember that we shall meet with difficulties all through life.

這個句子是一個賓語從句，從句部分做remember的賓語。

meet with　碰見；遇到；經受；符合

例　I hope the arrangements meet with your approval.

我希望這些安排會得到你的同意。

In the prosecution of his duties he had met with a good deal of resistance.

他在執行職務中遇到許多阻力。

all through　在整個……期間；一直

例　He lived in the house all through his life.

他一生都住在那棟房子里。

③And if we learn to master hard lessons in school, it will prepare us to overcome the hard things that we shall meet in life, when our school days are over.

這個句子中，前面是if引導的條件狀語從句，用一般現在時，主句用一般將來時。后面有一個that引導的定語從句，先行詞是the hard things, that　在從句中不做任何成分。這個定語從句中還包含一個when引導的時間狀語從句。

經典名句　Famous Classics

1.One needs 3 things to be truly happy living in the world：something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.

在這個世界我們只需擁有三件事便可真正快樂：有自己喜歡的事業；有所愛之人；充滿希望。

2.Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.

不要只因一次失敗，就放棄你原來決心想達到的目的。

3.Don't part with your illusions.When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

不要放棄你的幻想。當幻想沒有了以后，你雖然還可以生存，但雖生猶死。

4.If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.

如果你沒有敵人，那么很有可能你也沒有朋友。

5.I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man.I don't know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world.

我想揭示大自然的秘密，用來造福人類。我認為，在我們的短暫一生中，最好的貢獻莫過于此了。

6.Ideal is the beacon.Without ideal, there is no secure direction；without direction, there is no life.

理想是指路明燈。沒有理想，就沒有堅定的方向；沒有方向，就沒有生活。

7.If you would go up high, then use your own legs！Do not let yourselves carried aloft；do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads.

如果你想走到高處，就要使用自己的兩條腿！不要讓別人把你抬到高處；不要坐在別人的背上和頭上。