可怜的企鹅，短小的翅膀不能带他到高空飞翔；短短的腿没有膝盖，走起路来左摇右摆。可是在水中，他的流线型竟然是保时捷的10倍。所以去寻找自己的畅游的环境吧，不要寓于一隅，停足不前。找到自己热爱的事业，去翱翔吧！
The Penguin Story
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The following true story happened to Eckart von Hirschhausen, a German doctor who became a comedian: Many years ago after an unpleasant engagement on a cruise liner I visited a zoo. I looked at a penguin on a rock and thought to myself: “You are such a poor creature… your wings are too small, you can not fly and worst of all: The creator didn’t even give you knees…My mind was ①made up: poor design!
After walking down a little stair way I looked through a glass pane into the pool. Suddenly my penguin jumped into the water and now he was flying… Wow!He was ②in his element…
Later I did a research:③ Penguins are ten times more streamlined than a Porsche! With the equivalent amount energy of one liter fuel they can swim 2500km. Penguins are excellent swimmer and hunter and they enjoy being in the water. They are more advanced than anything built by humans. And I thought: poor design!
Like the little penguin needs water to be in his element we all need an environment where we can develop our strengths. This story is in a way a metaphor for Eckart von Hirschhausen life itself. He realized that the hospital is not the best environment to develop his personal strengths. He jumped into the cold water and changed his environment from the hospital to the stage. Today he is a very successful comedian, speaker and bestseller author.
Think about your strengths for a moment! Are you in your element right now?
企鹅的故事
这个真实的故事发生在Eckart von Hirschhausen身上，他曾是德国的一位医生，后来成为了著名的喜剧演员。
许多年前在一次不愉快的游轮约会之后，我去了动物园。我看到岩石上的一只企鹅，想：“这是多么可怜的一种生物，翅膀太小了，而不能飞翔；最糟糕的是，造物主甚至没有给你膝盖，……”。我下了结论：糟糕的设计！
在走下一小段台阶之后，我透过玻璃窗格看向水池。突然看到那只企鹅跳进了水中，在水中他看起来正在飞翔。哇！他身处在自己的世界中……
后来我做了调查：企鹅的速度是保时捷的十倍！用相当于一升汽油的能量，企鹅能游2500公里。企鹅是完美的游泳家和猎手，他们在水中悠然自得。他们比人类制作的任何机器都高级，先进。我想：人类制造的机器是多么糟糕的设计！
像小企鹅需要在水中才展示才能一样，我们都需要能让我们施展才华的环境。这个故事和Eckart von Hirschhausen的经历是类似的。他意识到医院不是他发挥优势的最好环境。所以就像跳入水中的企鹅一样，他从医院换到了舞台上。今天他是一位非常成功的喜剧演员，演讲家和畅销书作者。
用一些时间想想你自己的优势吧！你眼下是处于如鱼得水的环境中吗？
1. comedian [k?’mi?d??n] n. 喜剧演员；滑稽人物
2. engagement [in’ɡeid?m?nt] n.婚约；约会
3. design [d?’za?n] n.设计；图案
4. streamlined [‘stri:mlaind] a.流线型.最新式的
5. equivalent [i?kwiv?l?nt] adj.相等的，相当的，等效的，
6. advanced [?d?vɑ:nst] adj.先进的，高等的
7. environment [in?vai?r?nm?nt] n.环境，外界，周围
8. metaphor [?met?f?] n.隐喻，暗喻，象征
9. personal [?p?:s?n?l] adj.个人的
1. make up one’s mind 下决心，得出结论例如：
Time presses , make up your mind.
时间紧迫，速下决心。
He refuses to make up his mind.
他拒绝做出决定。
2. in one’s element 在自己擅长的领域，
例：He loves the outdoors, and feels in his element hiking in the forest.
他喜爱户外活动，在森林里散步使他如鱼得水。
In a zoo he would be a star attraction;here he is in his element as an emblem of Arctic wildlife.
假如在动物园里它一定能成为一头动物明星，而在这里它身处在大自然中，是北极野生动物的象征。
3. Penguins are ten times more streamlined than a Porsche!
企鹅的速度超过保时捷的十倍！
表示倍数的句型：表示倍数的句型归纳：
①倍数+as+形容词或副词原级+as。如：
This bridge is three times as long as that one. 这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。
②倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than。如：
This bridge is three times longer than that one. 这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。
③倍数+the size / length / weight...+ of+比较对象。如：
This bridge is three times the length of that one. 这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。
④倍数+what引导的从句。如：
The college is twice what it was 5 years ago. 这所大学是它五年前的两倍大。
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2019年中考英语阅读理解专题复习 (名师详细剖析解题技巧+实战训练，建议下载保存) (绝对精品文档，价值很高，值得下载打印) 一、解题技巧 英语阅读理解是综合语言运用能力的一个重要方面，阅读理解题是占篇幅最长的、最耗时间的、生词最多的、单题分值最高的题型，当然，阅读理解也成为了学生们头疼的题型， 下面就是初中英语阅读理解难点分析及高分秘诀，希望能助力同学们取得更好的成绩！ 初中英语阅读理解难点分析 1.单词不认识 很多同学都有这种感觉，平时课本上的单词自己都掌握了，为什么遇到阅读还是有很多看不懂呢?这类问题被归结为单词量不够。要解决这个问题，就是要多背单词，除此之外还 要摸索规律。 第一、人名、地名没必要较真。 英语中有大量的词总是大写第一个字母的，而他们也大多属于专有名词，表示人名，地名，事件。如Adela、Manchester、NATO。遇到这类词完全可以视若罔闻。 2.前缀、后缀有规律 英语中有些词通过前面或者后面加一些字母，就会变成另一个词。如，regular-- irregular，kind--kindness，前者通过加-ir变成起否定形式，后者通过在后面加-ness，变成了名词。归纳起来，一般说前缀变词义(如肯否定)，后缀变词性。只要记住这个原则，平时在学习时 有意识地去检验，积累各种加前后缀的形式，就不至于稍加变化就不认识了。
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