05　Eagle in a Storm風雨中的雄鷹

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the winds will pick it up and lift it above the storm.While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.The eagle does not escape the storm.It simply uses the storm to lift it higher.It rises on the winds that bring the storm.

你知道在暴風雨來臨之前，鷹早就能發(fā)覺嗎？鷹會飛到一個高點，等待起風。當暴風雨來臨的時候，它調(diào)整翅膀以至于風能夠把它帶起來，升高到暴風雨的上面。暴風雨在下面肆虐，鷹就在上面翱翔。鷹并沒有躲過暴風雨，它只是利用暴風雨使自身升高。它飛到了氣流的上面。

When the storms of life come upon us and all of us will experience them, we can rise above them by setting our belief that we can make it. The storms do not have to overcome us.We can allow our inner power to lift us above them.We can enable ourselves to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives.We can soar above the storm.Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down；it is how we handle them.

當生活中的暴風雨降臨，我們?nèi)巳硕家?jīng)歷的時候，我們也可以通過建立我們能夠成功的信念來駕馭這些苦難。困難不一定要擊垮我們。我們可以讓我們內(nèi)心的力量來幫助自己去駕馭困難。我們能夠去駕馭那些給我們的生活帶來疾病、災(zāi)難、失敗和沮喪的暴風雨。我們可以在風雨之上翱翔。切記，讓我們疲憊不堪的并不是生活的重擔，而是我們處理困難的方式。

單詞解析　Word Analysis

lift[l?ft]vt.舉起；運送；偷竊；升高；還清；取消

例　He was too weak even to lift his hand.

他虛弱得連手都抬不起來。

rage[re?d?]v.大怒；怒斥；激烈進行；肆虐

例　That is why the storms rage so fiercely on the sea.

這就是海上刮起這樣兇猛的暴風的原因。

below[b??lo?]adv.在下面；向下

例　The information below was compiled by our correspondent.

以下資料是我們的記者收集整理的。

soar[s??r]vi.翱翔；高飛；猛增；高漲；高聳

例　The eagle can soar without flapping their wings.

老鷹無需振翼就能翱翔。

set[set]vt.放置；設(shè)定；確定；規(guī)定；調(diào)整；分配；（太陽）落下去

例　How do we set the enrollment criteria?

我們?nèi)绾卧O(shè)定錄取標準？

tragedy[?tr?d??di]n.悲劇；災(zāi)難；慘事

例　Tragedy is in store for that poor girl from the beginning.

從一開始，那個女孩的悲劇就是不可避免的。

burden[?b??rdn]n.負擔；責任；裝載量；主題；[音樂]副歌

例　The burden on his back seemed to be crushing him to the earth.

他背上的重負似乎要把他壓倒在地。

語法知識點　Grammar Points

①When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.

這個句子中，開頭是when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，之后是so that引導(dǎo)的目的狀語從句，表示“it sets its wings”的目的。

例　We turned on the light so that we might see（=so as to see）what it was.

我們把燈打開，以便看看它是什么。

Bring it closer so that I may see it better.

把它拿近點兒，讓我仔細看看。

They put a screen around his bed so that the doctor could examine him.

他們在他床的四周放上屏風，以便醫(yī)生給他檢查。

pick up　是固定搭配，表示“撿起；收集；繼續(xù)；得到；接人；偶然結(jié)識；站起，扶起；學(xué)會；逮捕；振作精神”

例　He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.

他抱起孩子讓她騎在自己的肩膀上。

He picked up news from all sources.

他從各種渠道收集消息。

She's living with a man she picked up on holiday.

她與一個在假日認識的男人同住。

②When the storms of life come upon us and all of us will experience them we can rise above them by setting our belief that we can make it.

這個句子中，前面是when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，最后一部分是that引導(dǎo)的同位語，先行詞是belief，從句是對belief的解釋說明，that在從句中不做任何成分。

例　The news that our school team won the game excited us.

我們校隊贏了比賽的消息令我們非常振奮。

③We can enable ourselves to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives.

這個句子中，enable sb.to do sth.表示能夠讓某人干某事

例　This pass enables me to travel half-price on trains.

我用這張通行證可以半價乘火車旅行。

He invented a machine to enable people in wheelchairs to get up stairs.

他發(fā)明了一個機器可以使坐在輪椅上的人上樓梯。

后面是that引導(dǎo)的定語從句，先行詞是the winds of the storm, that　在從句中做主語。

④Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down；it is how we handle them.

這個句子是個強調(diào)句，結(jié)構(gòu)為“it is……+that……”，把這一結(jié)構(gòu)去掉后句子仍完整。

例　It is the book that helps me to learn cooking.

這本書幫我學(xué)做飯。

weigh down　使……負重擔；使疲憊不堪；使沉重

例　Jane weighed down her repertory with these plays.

這幾出戲使簡的演出劇目得到了加強。

經(jīng)典名句　Famous Classics

1.It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest, but there is seldom any money in them.

人們通常在小的時候擁有最高尚、最真誠和最遠大的理想，但這些理想往往賺不到錢。

2.He is a fine friend.He stabs you in the front.

在你面前攻擊你的人，往往是你的好朋友。

3.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

生活沒有目標就像航海沒有指南針。

4.It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

對朋友們來說，知道我們對他們坦誠以待是非常重要的；而對友誼來說，同樣重要的是，不要真的對他們事事相告。

5.The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

具有新想法的人在其想法實現(xiàn)之前是個怪人。

6.Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship；and pass the rosy wine.

讓友誼的翅膀煽起逐漸熄滅的歡樂的火苗；把紅酒拿上桌來吧。

7.The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty and truth.

有些理想曾為我們引過道路，并不斷給我新的勇氣以欣然面對人生，那些理想就是——真、善、美。

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