lf you look all around，you will find there are so many people who were born disabled in the society but they are confident in life and never complain about the unfair destiny.They are also not to beg others' almsgiving.lnstead，they constantly strive to make themselves stronger and more excellent to serve the society.By contrast，we should feel ashamed.[C]We are born healthy，but we are fed up with life；we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.
Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such frustrating state of life，but worse is you even do not realize you have fallen into such a jeopardous situation.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A People often drop into a gloomy life and are unable to extricate themselves.
人常常会陷于幽暗的人生不能自拔。
drop into不知不觉变得；顺便进入；偶然进入。例如：You can't drop out of school and just drop into a good job.你不可能在退学后就有一个好的工作在等你。
B It dawned on him that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the chance.
他顿悟：我有鞋子穿是多么幸福！他连穿鞋子的机会都没有啊！
此句中while译为“却，而”，用于强调两种情况、活动等之间的差别。例如：That region has plenty of natural resources while this one has none.那个地区自然资源丰富，这个地区却一点也没有。
C We are born healthy，but we are fed up with life；we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.
我们生来五官端正，手脚齐全，却为何厌倦生活厌倦人生，抱怨同事，不满意自己的工作。
be fed up with极厌倦；吃得过饱。例如：People will be fed up with you if you have a hard head.如果你为人老是那样，人家很快就会讨厌你的。
Sleeping Through the Storm 未雨绸缪
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凡事预则立，不预则废。亡羊补牢的故事足以给我们一些启示：如果我们随时能预想到将会发生的情况，从而提前采取一些积极的措施，就能防患于未然，避免不必要的损失。未雨绸缪，勿临渴而掘井，是一种智慧。
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lt was spring，in western America，the weather was getting warmer.There was a young man who went out to find a job on a farm.[A]He came to a small farm，which belonged to an old farmer and his wife.He told the farmer he wanted to apply for a job as a farmhand.When the farmer asked for his qualifications，"What can you do，boy？"the young man said，"l can sleep when the wind blows."
The answer quite puzzled the farmer and his wife.But he looked honest and reliable，so the couple liking the young man decided to hire him.
Two months passed and the young man had worked well on the farm，nothing unusual.
One night，the farmer and his wife were awakened by a violent storm.[B]They quickly began to check things out to see if all was secure.They found that the shutters of the farmhouse had been securely fastened.A good supply of logs had been set next to the fireplace.
The young man slept soundly.
The farmer and his wife then inspected their property.They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage shed，safe from the elements.The tractor had been moved into the garage.The barn was properly locked.Even the animals were calm.All was well.
The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man's words，"I can sleep when the wind blows."Because the farmhand did his work loyally and faithfully when the skies were clear，he was prepared for the storm when it broke.So when the wind blew，he was not afraid.He could sleep in peace.
[C]We appreciate people who arrange their work well，who always make preparation in advance.Maybe we can use our spare time to do things just for fun，and then we work hard at work time.But those who prepare their work in advance would always have more chance to make work done well.
A work you prepared in advance，may save you from a misfortune.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A He came to a small farm，which belonged to an old farmer and his wife.
他来到一个属于一个老农夫和他妻子的小农场。
本句话为which引导的非限制性定语从句，非限制性定语从句中which不等同于that。
B They quickly began to check things out to see if all was secure.
他们赶快检查想知道是不是一切都安然无恙。
check out检验；结账离开；通过考核；盖章。例如：Oh.Well，what do you say we check out that swab then，huh？那不如我们现在就开始检验吧，你说怎样？
C We appreciate people who arrange their work well，who always make preparation in advance.
我们欣赏那些把自己工作安排很好的人，那些懂得未雨绸缪的人。
本句中包含两个由who引导的定语从句，先行词为people。
The Shadowland of Dreams 美梦难圆
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在你为自己的美好梦想欣喜的同时，你也要为一路上注定的孤独和冷落做好心理准备。经受不了浮华的诱惑，经受不了长时间的现实打击，美梦就会难圆。只有耐得住梦想实现前的孤独，不停地奋斗，才会赢来梦想闪光的一天。
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[A]young person tells me he wants to be a writer.l always encourage such people，but l also explain that there's a big difference between"being a writer"and writing.A ln most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at the typewriter."You've got to want to write，"I say to them，"not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely，private and poor-paying affair.For every writer kissed by fortune，there are thousands more whose longing is never requited.Even those who succeed often know long periods of neglect and poverty.I did.
When l left a 20-year career in the Coast Guard to become a freelance writer，l had no prospects at all.What I did have was a friend with whom I'd grown up in Henning，Tennessee.George found me my home-a cleaned-out storage room in the Greenwich Village apartment building where he worked as superintendent.[B]It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom.lmmediately I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.