英语美文阅读——“不积跬步无以至千里”
One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard regarding perseverance was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.”
我听过的关于“毅力”的最鼓舞人心的一句名言，出自布赖恩-特蕾西之口。他说：“成功者和失败者的区别是，成功者比失败者要经历更多的失败。”
I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors, I envisioned hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to benevolently sign copies for them. 我的第一本书出版之后的亲身经历让我对这句名言的智慧有了深刻的理解。与许多作者一样，我也曾想象有几百个我的书迷朋友在书店里排起长龙，期待着我亲切地为他们签名。
benevolently [bi'nev?l?ntli] adv. 仁慈地;慷慨地
I’m afraid to say, it didn’t quite happen like that.
然而，我得说，这一幕并没有发生。
I was living in Atlanta at the time and arranged my first signing at The Phoenix and Dragon, the largest inspirational bookstore in the city. The store was celebrating its 15th anniversary and had authors scheduled to appear throughout the three-day event. I was scheduled Sunday at 5pm, the last day and time slot of the celebration.
那时我住在亚特兰大，正在为我的第一次签名售书活动做准备。这次签名售书活动被安排在龙凤书店举行，那是亚特兰大市最大的励志书书店。为了庆祝书店开业15周年，书店邀请了一些作家陆续在为期3天的庆祝活动中亮相。我被安排在星期天下午5点出席活动—那是三天庆祝活动的最后一天，也是活动的一段间隙。
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Brimming with anticipation, I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store, and for the next hour and a half, had little more to do than to read my own book and wonder for what purpose in the world I had felt so driven to spend four years writing it.
那天，我满怀期待。我被安排在漂亮的龙凤书店的一个专用签名室里。可是在接下来的一个半小时里，我除了百无聊赖地翻看自己的书之外，没有其他事情可做。我不禁问自己，究竟是什么促使我花了四年的时间来写作这本书。
anticipation [?nt?s?'pe??(?)n] n. 希望;预感;先发制人;预支
Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious. 签名室的外面摆着一块漂亮抢眼的广告牌，上面展示着我的头像，以及我的书——《富足灵魂的九大顿悟》，然而却没有一个客人走进这个房间。随着时间一分一秒地过去，我变得越来越焦虑不安。
Do they not like the title? I wondered. Do they not like the book cover? 他们不喜欢我的书名吗?我充满疑问。还是不喜欢书的封面设计?
After 90 minutes of this torture, I was absolutely distraught.
这种折磨持续了90分钟以后，我彻底疯掉了。
For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and
purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8 to 9 hour day in my clinic, I had lived on a strict regimen during the four years of getting into bed by 9:30pm, so I could quiet my mind and feel a sense of surrender before turning out the lights at 11. I would sleep with that silent potentiality, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two pristine hours of writing before heading into my clinic.
在著书的4年时间里，我有一种前所未有的使命感和目标感。那时，我每天在诊所工作8到9个小时。那4年里，我的作息时间极为严格，每天晚上9点半准时上床，以便在11点熄灯之前的这段时间里，能使大脑平静下来，体会一种抛开杂念，交出身心的感觉。带着这种沉默的潜在力量入睡，我就可以在早上5点半起床，利用完整的两个小时来写作，然后再前往诊所。
regimen ['red??m?n] n. [医] 养生法;生活规则;政体;支配
小学三年级英语阅读短文带翻译 (*) 病人和船主 The Patient and the Ship Owner This incident occurred one morning outside Albert Sch-weitzer's hospital in the African jungle.A patient had gone fishing in another man's boat.The owner of the boat thought he should be gi*en all the fish that were caught.Dr.Sch-weitzer said to the boat owner： “You are right because the other man ought to ha*e asked permission to use your boat.But you are wrong because you are careless and lazy.You merely twisted the chain of your canoe round a palm tree instead of fastening it with a padlock.Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit night instead of making use of the good opportunity for fishing.” He turned to the patient:“But you were in the wrong when you took the boat without asking the owner's permission.You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he was and
英语美文阅读诵读：我相信 I believe in love because my wife taught me how. I believe that a dance with fear leaves you winded, yet wiser. I believe that having children has made me a better man. I believe that the truth tastes like straw- berries — the really big ones. I believe in friends who stand by you. I believe you have to suffer for your passion. I believe that the happiest people are those with the fewest masks. I believe that too many people stay in jobs they hate to get more vacation days, so that they can spend more time away from the jobs they hate. I believe that we give life its meaning. I believe that liars run from the truth like vampires from the sun. I believe that courage works its way from the heart to the hands. I believe that knowing yourself is one of the finest things you can do. I believe in blue kites with orange tails.
（英语）英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案) 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Education is not a bystanders sport. Numerous researchers have shown that when students participate in classroom discussion they hold more positive attitudes toward school, and that positive attitudes promote learning. It is no coincidence that girls are more passive in the classroom discussion and score lower than boys on SATs. We found that at all grade levels in all communities and in all subject areas boys controlled classroom communication. They participated in more interactions than girls did, and their participation became greater as the year went on. Our research contradicted the traditional assumption that girls control classroom communication in reading while boys in math. We found that whether the subject was language arts and English or math and science, boys got more than their fair share of teacher attention. That teachers talk more to male students is simply because boys are more aggressive in grabbing their attention by calling out answers to the teachers' questions first. While girls sit patiently with their hands raised or keep silent. Psychologist Lisa Serbin and K.Daniel O'Leary, then at the state university of New York at stony brook studied classroom interaction at preschool level and found that teachers gave boys more attention, praised them more often and were at least twice as likely to have extended conversations with them. Years of experience have shown that the best way to learn something is to do it yourself. It is also important to give students specific and direct feedback about the quality of their work and answers. Teachers behave differently depending on whether boys or girls are active to provide answers during discussions. During classroom discussion, teachers in our study reacted to boys answers with powerful, precise and effective responses, while they often gave girls mild and unclear reactions because of their silence. Too often, girls remain in the dark about the quality of their answers. Active students receiving precise feedback are more likely to achieve academically. And they are more likely to be boys. This kind of communication game is played at work, as well as at school. As reported in numerous studies, it goes like this. Men speak more often and frequently interrupt women. Listeners recall more from male speakers than from female speakers, even when both use a similar speaking style and cover the same content. Women participate less actively in conversation. They do more smiling and gazing, and they are more often the passive by standers in professional and social conversations among peers. Women often their own statements into unsure comments. This is accomplished by using qualifiers and by adding tag question. These uncertain patterns weaken impact and signal a lack of power and influence. Only when girls are active and treated equally in the classroom will they be more likely to achieve equality in the workplace. （1）What does the authors mean when they say“Education is not a bystanders sport.”? A. Both boys and girls should do more sports. B. The girl students should be the audience to
美联英语提供：英语阅读：寓意深刻的哲理美文（双语） 美联英语： 1.The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. Thefuture is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. 往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再做改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将影响着它。 2.You laugh at me for being different, but I laugh at you for being the same. 你嘲笑我和别人不一样，我嘲笑你和大家都一样。 3.The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today. 今天的果，缘于过去行为种下的因。想要改变你的未来，改变你的今天。 4.Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. 经验是个很苛刻的老师，因为她总是一上来就把你考倒，然后才给你上课。. 5.Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. 能力会让你青云直上，到达顶峰，但必须靠足够的人格魅力，才能让你留在那里。 6.Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. 生活，不是用我们呼吸了多少下来衡量的，而是要看我们多少次屏住呼吸 7.I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. 生活的哲学：把空的装满，把满的倒空，哪里痒抓哪里.
双语阅读文章汇总（一） 一、冰淇淋居然可以高温不化 Ice cream that doesn't melt! Japanese scientists create a recipe that includes a secret strawberry extract to keep the treat cool in warm weather 日本科学家发明了不会融化的冰激凌，还能在炎热的天气里保持凉爽的口感 Japanese scientists have come up with a cool solution to stop ice cream melting before you've had time to finish it. 近日，日本科学家们找到了防止冰激凌融化的好方法。 C (82.4 F) weather and still tas The ice cream retains its original shape in 28° tes 'cool',according to the report. 据报道，这种冰激凌在28度的温度中不仅不会融化，还能保持清凉的口感。 A strawberry extract stops the oil and water from separating so quickly whic h means the icecreams (pictured) stay frozen - even if you blow a hair dryer at them, reports suggest 报道称，冰淇淋不会融化是由于一种叫做草莓提取物的物质，它减缓了水油分离的速度，使得冰激凌即使是在吹风机的吹拂下依旧保持形状。 The company created the ice creams by accident. 这种冰激凌的产生完全是出于意外。 A pastry chef tried to use the strawberry extract to create a new kind of con fectionery in orderto use strawberries that were not the right shape to be sold . 甜点师本想用这种草莓提取物创造一种新型甜品，以试图把因品相不好而无法顺利出售的草 莓利用起来。 He realised the cream would solidify when put in contact with the strawberry extract. 他发现可以使用草莓提取物来减缓冰激凌融化的速度。
美联英语提供：英语阅读：英语美文欣赏 两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平 https://www.doczj.com/doc/cc10354929.html,/test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 英语美文欣赏 There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! 在一生有多少这样的时刻：我们对一个人朝思暮想,只想一把把他们从梦中拉出来,真切的拥抱一回! When the door of happiness closes,another opens,but how many times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us. 一扇通往幸福的门关闭了,另一扇幸福之门打开了,可有多少次啊,我们徘徊在那扇关闭的门前,却忽略了那扇早已为我们开启的新的幸福之门. Don't go for looks; they can deceive.Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.Find the one that makes your heart smile. 不要以貌取人,外貌可能会欺骗你;不要追逐财富,财富会消失的.去寻找那个让你笑口常开的人吧,一个微笑就可以使暗淡的日子豁然开朗.去追寻那个令你心灵愉悦的人吧! Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. 做你想做的梦,去你想去的地方,成为你想成为的人,因为你只有一次生命和一次机
1.A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night(英语阅读理解) A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn't it? 一个奇怪的事情发生在几乎每个人身上，并且都在晚上。他们关上灯，拉上了窗帘和闭上他们的眼睛。六或七小时的睡眠后，他们再次醒来。奇怪，不是吗？ Sleep is a great puzzle. Scientists and doctors would like to talk about why one can't fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep. 睡眠是一个伟大的谜。科学家和医生谈谈为什么不能入睡。他们不知道什么是睡眠的原因。 You will sleep best both when you are in good health and when you don't eat too much or too little. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep are important, too.你会睡得最好当你身体健康时，你不要吃太多或太少。不用担心，一个舒适的睡眠环境是重要的。 Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you often move. You would feel tired ever if you didn't move. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. 奇怪的事情发生在睡眠期间。例如，你经常搬家。你会觉得累，如果你没有动。你也做梦。你大脑的一部分仍然是清醒的时候，您也做梦。做梦时发生的记忆和想象的部分你的大脑仍然清醒。 Don't worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were finished while the writers were dreaming. 别担心，如果你有梦想。一些伟大的故事和诗歌的作家会完成梦想。 根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误( F) 。 1. A strange thing happens to only someone at night.T 2. Scientists and doctors are both sure what causes people's sleep.F 3. When you are in good health, you can sleep very well at night.T 4. The writer means that some dreams are good for people.T 5. If you eat too much or too little before sleep, you won't sleep well.T 2. At the Barber's Shop 在理发店 Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he 杰克去一家理发店剪了头发，但是当他出来时，他 was not happy with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed 是不满意的结果。当他的朋友鲍波看到他时，他笑了 and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?" 说，“你的头发怎么了，杰克？” Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied 杰克说，“我今天尝试了新的理发店，因为我不是很满意 with my old one, but this one seems even worse." 旧的，但是这一次似乎更差。” Bob agreed. "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what 他同意了。”是的，我想你是对的，杰克。现在我要告诉你 to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, 做的时候，你走进一家理发店下时间：看所有理发师的头发， find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
英语阅读短文带翻译：你是独一无二的 Enjoy that uniquenesss1. You do not have to pretend in order to seem more like someone else. You do not have to lie to hide the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else. You were meant to be different. Nowhere, in all of history, will the same things be going on in anyone’s mind, soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now. If you did not exist, there would be a hole in creation, a gap2 in history, and something missing from the plan for humankind. Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only to you. Enjoy it and share it! No one can reach out to others in the same way that you can. No one can speak your words. No one can convey your meanings. No one can comfort others with your kind of comfort. No one can bring your kind of understanding to another person. No one can be cheerful and light-hearted3 and joyous4 in your way. No one can smile your smile. No one else can bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being. Share your uniqueness. Let it flow out freely among your family and friends, and the people you meet in the rush and clutter of living, wherever you are. That gift of yourself was given to you to enjoy and share. Give yourself away! See it! Receive it! Let it inform you, move you and inspire you! You are unique!
优秀的英语经典美文阅读 学习英语的时候要多多花心思哦，所以小编今天就给大家带来了英语的优秀散文，有需要的可以多多参考英语散文一 T o w r i t e o r n o t t o w r i t e 拿起笔还是放下 W r i t i n g i s n o t e a s y.I d o i t e v e r y d a y. 写作非常不容易。我每天都在写作。 A n d I c a n t e l l y o u,i t s q u i t e a c h a l l e n g e. 我可以告诉你，这是一个相当大的挑战。 B u t, t h e m o r e I d o i t, t h e e a s i e r I g e t t o j u s t w r i t e. 但是，我写作的越多，我就越会容易的感觉下笔如有神。 S o m e t i m e s,t h a t s t h e m o s t d i f f i c u l t p a r t s t a r t i n g. 有时候，最困难的部分是开始。 W h e n p e o p l e a s k m e a b o u t w r i t i n g-h o w t h e y c a n w r i t e-I o f t e n s u g g e s t t h e y b r a i n s t o r m f i r s t. 当人们问我关于写作他们如何写作我通常建议他们
先作头脑风暴。 W r i t i n g t h e m a i n i d e a s c o l l e c t e d t o a t o p i c, u s u a l l y p r o d u c e s s o m e g r e a t t h i n g s. 写出收集到一个话题的主要思想，这个话题通常会产生一些伟大的东西。 I f t h e t h i n g s g e t o r g a n i z e d, p e r h a p s t h r o u g h a n o u t l i n e, 如果条理化，也许会产生一份提纲， y o u c a n w r i t e s o m e t h i n g r e a l l y g r e a t. 你就可以写出一些非常棒的东西。 M o s t o f t h e w r i t i n g s I d o w i t h s p o n t a n e o u s,I j u s t s t a r t w r i t i n g. 大部分的作品我都是自然而然写出，我才刚开始写作。 I j u s t s t o p p e d a n d d o n e. 我只是停下来做而已。 B u t I a l w a y s g o o v e r w h a t I w r o t e a t l e a s t t w o t i m e s. 但我总是至少两次重温自己所写的。 T h e f i r s t t i m e I g o o v e r m y w r i t i n g i s
【英语】英语阅读理解记叙文100及答案经典 一、英语阅读理解记叙文（含答案详细解析） 1．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot（弹弓） in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved the duck. She would be sad or even angry if she knew that her duck was killed He then hid the dead duck under a tee His sister Susan saw it all, but she said nothing. After lunch that day Grandma said, "Susan, let's wash the dishes. "But Susan said, "Grandma. Jackie told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn't you, Jackie?" And then she whispered（小声说） to him, "Remember the duck? "So Jackie did the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, but Grandma sad, "Tm sorry but I need Susan to help clean the house." But Susan smiled and said, "Well, that's all right because Jackie told me he wanted to help." And she whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Susan went fishing with Grandpa and Jackie stayed. These "remember the duck" went on for many days. Then finally Jackie couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck. She gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I just wanted to see how long you would let Susan make a slave（奴隶） of you." （1）What's probably the meaning of the word "target" in this passage? A. 树干 B. 地面 C. 动物 D. 目标（2）What did Jackie hit with the slingshot at last? A. The target B. A rabbit C. The pet duck D. A pet dog （3）Susan didn't tell Grandma about Jackie's secret because A. she wanted Jackie to do something for her B. she was afraid Grandma would be very sad C. she didn't want to make Grandma angry D. she loved her brother very much （4）Jackie helped clean the house instead of going fishing with Grandma because A. he liked cleaning the house B. Grandma asked him to clean the house C. he didn't like going fishing D. he wanted Susan to keep his secret （5）What can you learn from the passage? A. It's dangerous to play with a slingshot on a farm. B. It's impossible to let girls keep secrets for you. C. It makes you feel better to tell than to hide. D. It's dangerous to let others see what you've done. 【答案】（1）D （2）C （3）A
有关于英语美文摘抄阅读 通过美文的赏析,陶冶学生的思想情操,开阔视野,提高对优美散文的鉴赏能力,提高人文素养;同时培养学生的认知水平、情感态度、文化意识,激发学习英语的兴趣。本文是有关于英语美文，希望对大家有帮助! 有关于英语美文：Praying for RainfallThe last flock of pigeons have also gone out of sight after doing their final circling in the soft breeze, the sound of their whistles barely audible. They are hastening back to their warm wooden dovecote(鸽房) earlier than usual perhaps because they have mistaken the bleak(阴冷的，荒凉的) leaden sky for nightfall or because of their presentiment(预感) of a storm. The willow twigs, daubed with a light green by several days of sunshine, are now covered all over with dust and look so sickly that they need to be washed. And the parched soil and tree roots have likewise been dying for rainfall. Yet the rain is reluctant to come down. I can never forget the thunderstorm we often had in my hometown. Over there, whenever the rumble of thunder reverberated across the valley, the buds of spring would seem
双语阅读文章汇总（一）一、冰淇淋居然可以高温不化Ice cream that doesn't melt! Japanese scientists create a recipe that includes a secret strawberry extract to keep the treat cool in warm weather 日本科学家发明了不会融化的冰激凌，还能在炎热的天气里保持凉爽的口感 Japanese scientists have come up with a cool solution to stop ice cream melting before you've had time to finish it. 近日，日本科学家们找到了防止冰激凌融化的好方法。 The ice cream retains its original shape in 28°C (82.4 F) weather and still tastes 'cool',according to the report. 据报道，这种冰激凌在28度的温度中不仅不会融化，还能保持清凉的口感。 A strawberry extract stops the oil and water from separating so quickly which means the icecreams (pictured) stay frozen - even if you blow a hair dryer at them, reports suggest 报道称，冰淇淋不会融化是由于一种叫做草莓提取物的物质，它减缓了水油分离的速度，使得冰 激凌即使是在吹风机的吹拂下依旧保持形状。 The company created the ice creams by accident. 这种冰激凌的产生完全是出于意外。 A pastry chef tried to use the strawberry extract to create a new kind of confectionery in orderto use strawberries that were not the right shape to be sold. 甜点师本想用这种草莓提取物创造一种新型甜品，以试图把因品相不好而无法顺利出售的草莓利用起来。 He realised the cream would solidify when put in contact with the strawberry extract. 他发现可以使用草莓提取物来减缓冰激凌融化的速度。 1 / 16 The ice creams (pictured), which are only for sale in parts of Japan, first hit stores in Kanazawain April before rolling out in Osaka and Tokyo 不目前，这种冰激凌已经在日本金泽当地开始销售，预计之后会把业务拓展到东京和大阪。过要是想在其他国家吃到这种冰激凌，恐怕还需要一段时间二、做个成年人有哪些好处No one can tell me what to do. 没人能对我指手画脚。Well, except mom. …除了我妈妈。嗯No one except my mom can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈没人能对我指手画脚。And maybe, girlfriend. 可能我女朋友可以。No one except my mom and my girlfriend can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈和女朋友没人能对我指手画脚。Well, my manager as well. …老板也可以。嗯No one except my mom, my girlfriend and my manager can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈、女朋友和老板没人能对我指手画脚。Also, the bank. 还有银行。No one except my mom, my girlfriend, my manager and my bank can tell
2017年4月21日使用的材料(Delivered on April 18, 2017) 2017年4月21日上午开课，建德严州中学（新安江校区）高一学生 请根据本材料（不必改写）做好教学设计. 教学设计上交时间：4月21日一早，抽签现场。一式15份。 选手开会时间，按正式通知为准，具体地点报到时告知。 Steven had had his first starring role in kindergarten, playing a talking stone in a class play. From the moment that he heard the applause and took his bows, he knew he wanted to be an actor. He “drew” his name as it would look at a theatre. In his mind, he “pr acticed” his acceptance speech to the Academy Awards. “I want to thank my agent…” he imagined himself saying to the crowd. By sixth grade, he was used to starring in school productions. He played Romeo in this year’s Junior Shakespeare Festival. His brother said he was probably the first Romeo in the history of theater to have braces. Steven liked everything about acting –except for his brother’s comments about it. Brad was not interested in acting. Steven dreamed of going to California or New York when he got older. Meanwhile, he read the “trades” at the library –the newspapers and magazines of the acting business. He couldn’t believe it when he saw that there was going to be an open casting call in his own Midwestern city. He begged his parents to take him, but they worked on Saturdays and they couldn’t take the day off. He was forced to ask his older brother, the critic. The part called for a boy who looked about 14. Steven figured he could pass. Unlike Brad, Steven looked older than his age. Brad, on the other hand, at 16 looked more like 14. The boys arrived early at the theater where the try-outs were taking place. There were already over 200 kids there. Steven picked up his application. Brad picked up one, too –“just for fun,” he said. Each of them then studied the short script they’d been handed. Like all the other kids, they mouthed the words over and over. Some kids found quiet spaces to read their lines aloud, with all the right emotion. Steven as ked Brad to listen to his reading. “Okay, but you have to listen to mine, too.” “Deal,” Steven answered. Then he read, and, as usual, he was good. Next, it was Brad’s turn. Steven couldn’t believe what he was seeing and hearing. Why hadn’t Brad ever tried out for a play? Where had he gotten all this talent all of a sudden? He asked his brother, “Why haven’t you tried before?” “I was waiting for something big,” Brad replied. ************************** applause /?'pl??z/ n. [U] approval expressed by clapping the hands 鼓掌 the Academy /?'k?d?m?/ Awards /?'w??d z/ 金像奖 agent /'e?d??nt/ n. [C] 代理人；经纪人 production /pr?'d?k?n/ n. [C] play, film, broadcast etc. that is produced for the public电影、戏剧等（的制作）braces /'bre?s?z/ n. (pl.) two long pieces of material to hold up one’s trousers （裤子的）吊带，背带 comment /'k?ment/ n. [C, U] something that you say or write that expresses your opinion 评论 casting /'kɑ?st??/ n. [C] selection of actors or performers for the parts of a presentation 选择演员 figure /'f?g?/ vt. think; calculate 想；估计 critic /'kr?t?k/ n. [C] someone who gives opinions about something, esp. films, books, music, etc. 评论家；批评家script /'skr?pt/ n. [C] text of a play, film, etc. 脚本 emotion /?'m???n/ n. [U] excitement or disturbance of the mind or (more usu.) the feelings 激情；情感 talent /'t?l?nt/ n. [C, U] (instance of) special or very great ability 才能；天才