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第136章

I'll Persist Whenever

Guidance for Reciting

Many people who failed did not know how close they were to success when they gave up. People don't actually fail,they just quit too easily.

I'll persist even when others don't understand.

I'll persist even when many people object.

I'll persist even when I suffer adversity.

I'll persist even when all the others give up.

I'll persist even when I'm desperate.

I'll persist still longer and longer even

when I feel I can't sustain.

I'll persist even when it's extremely hot.

I'll persist even when I'm completely lonely.

Notes

1.persist [pE(:)5sist] v. 坚持,固执,持续

2.adversity [Ed5vE:sEti] n. 不幸,灾难

3.desperate [5despErit] a. 不顾一切的,绝望的

4.sustain [sEs5tein] v. 承受,支持,经受,维持

永远坚持

诵读导言

许多失败者不知道,当他们放弃时,他们几乎已触及到了成功。实际上,人们没有失败,他们只是太轻易放弃了。

我会坚持,即使旁人不解。

我会坚持,即使众人反对。

我会坚持,即使遭遇逆境。

我会坚持,即使别人都放弃。

我会坚持,即使我觉得自己已经不能再忍受。

我会坚持,即使极度困难。

我还会坚持,即使完全孤单。

口语点津

其实,正像有人说的:“大人物和小人物的区别就是恒心。”所以,你所走过的最重要旅程就是你多走的额外旅程,So the most important trip you'll ever make is when you go the extra mile. 那么,在英语中,“大人物”怎么说呢?大家最熟悉的可能是VIP,这个缩写已经在国内广泛使用,除此之外,big cheese,big shot,big gun,big wheel,big enchilada 也都可以表示“大人物”。此外,somebody和 something 都可以表示“(大)人物”,比如:He is something. (他是个人物。)“大人物和小人物的区别就是恒心”可以说成:Big shots are just little shots who kept on shooting.