长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Six years later，I'm a millionaire and they are all still blaming the economy，the government，and company policies，yet they neglected to do the basic，easy things.
六年后，我是一个百万富翁，他们仍然在抱怨经济、政府、公司政策，然而他们忽视了做基本的、容易的事。
blame指责；责备。例如，Do not blame you，I blame myself.我不责怪你，我责怪我自己。
B The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply neglect.
很少有人利用我们所拥有的一切的主要原因仅仅是忽略。
take advantage of利用。例如，take advantage of opportunities利用时机；take advantage of the potential发挥潜力；take advantage of sb.'s weaknesses 利用某人的弱点。
Never Give UP 永不放弃
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人们劝美国花样滑冰选手保罗·怀特引退，说他天分不够，但他拒绝放弃。现在他成了奥运英雄，进入到了一个全新的世界：财源不断的签约，花样滑冰巡回赛，独家采访，追星族要求签名，他很清楚，每个胜利的背后，每次打破纪录的背后都有无数坚持不懈的英雄故事，那种永不放弃的英雄故事鼓励他依然坚持、勇往直前。
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When he stepped off the plane in Washington D.C，following the 1992 Winter Games，and everyone in the terminal started clapping.[A]Paul Wylie almost stopped in his tracks.Who's behind me？He wondered.Despite the silver medal in his pocket，he couldn't believe that the applause was for him.From that moment on，Paul recognized that his life would never be the same.
The silver medal he earned in Albertville，France，ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence.He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events，like the 1988 Calgary Olympics，where he finished an unimpressive 10th.No longer the recipient of advice from judges who，after Paul's performance in the 91 World Championships，suggested that he quit："Make room for the younger skaters."
No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials.No longer the skater incapable of finishing ahead of U.S.National Champion Todd Eldredge or three-time defending World Champion Kurt Browning of Canada.Now Paul Wylie was an Olympic hero.He was an athIete who kept going when doubters suggested he quit.He was a recent Harvard University graduate who had frequently fantasized about life without grueIing hours on the ice，but who persevered anyway.He was a young man who had discovered and demonstrated that goals can be reached no matter how many obstacles and botched attempts lie in the way.
Paul says，"It wasn't until I stepped off the plane that I realized people considered me a hero.They were changed by my story.They were changed by the fact that I was able to persevere and win the silver medal even though almost everyone had counted me out."
[B]At times，Paul had almost counted himself out.Things de flnitely changed in 1992 in Albertville.With medal in hand，Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of Iucrative endorsements and figure-skating world tours of exclusive events and autograph seekers.Everything you might expect of a celebrity hero，but none of what Paul himself believes merits the honor of that title.
As an Olympic medal loses its luster after years of storage，a hero will lose his credibility if he stops looking to the needs of others.When Paul joins the thousands of others watching the Olympics in Salt Lake City，he knows that behind the scenes of each victory，of each record-setting flnish，stand countless stories of everyday heroes.Heroes who refuse to give up.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Paul WyIie almost stopped in his tracks.
stopped in one's tracks突然停下。例如，The criminal stopped in his tracks when he heard the footsteps behind him.当罪犯听到他身后的脚步声时，他突然停了下来。
B At times，Paul had almost counted himself out.
counted……out把……排除在外。例如，If you're going swimming tomorrow morning，you can count me out，because I'll be preparing for an examination.如果你们明天早晨去游泳，就把我排除在外吧，因为我要准备考试。
The Hard Work Paid Off 天道酬勤
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路易斯·凯尔德拉是第17任美国陆军部部长。他的童年生活非常艰辛，他的第一份工作却是在停车场做清洁工。他从小就懂得协调生活中相互矛盾的各种兴趣的重要性；他的经历让我们明白：所有的工作都有尊严，只要人们能自食其力，养家糊口，就该受到尊敬。
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Louis Caldera，recalling his first job experience-The Parking-Lot Sweeper，was the 17th Secretary of the Army of the U.S.A.
His parents imbued in him the concepts of family，faith and patriotism when Louis Caldera was young.Even though they struggled to make ends meet，they stressed to him and his four brothers and sisters how fortunate they were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.
He got his first real job when he was ten.His dad，Benjamin，injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist.The owner of the shopping center gave his Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week，which meant getting up at 3 A.M.to pick up trash，Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower.His Mom and he emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.[A]It took two to three hours to clean the lot.He'd sleep in the car on the way home.
He did this for two years，but the lessons he learned have lasted a lifetime.He acquired discipline and a strong work ethic，and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests，in my case，school，homework and a job.This really helped during his senior year of high school，when he worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college-prep courses.