改变自己英语作文

篇一：如何去改变自己(英文美文)

How to Change Your Life

发布时间：2012-04-03

文章出自：www.smartmoney.com

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Most of us would like to change something about ourselves or our lives. We eat too much. We smoke. We don't exercise. We're stuck in the wrong job. We spend too much and save too little. We look for love in the wrong places.

Some of us have a few things we'd like to change. Some people want to transform their entire lives.

But can we? And if so, how?

Charles Duhigg may have found the key.

Duhigg, a reporter at the New York Times, spent three years interviewing researchers, marketing mavens and neuroscientists to understand better how our brains work, and how we can use that knowledge in our daily lives.

He's published the results in a new book, The Power of Habit.

The bottom line: We're running on autopilot most of the time, and we don't really know it. We are controlled to a remarkable degree by our habits, not just by our conscious choices. "A habit is a choice that we deliberately make at some point, and then stop thinking about, but continue doing, often every day, " he writes.

Even people in crisis can use this knowledge to turn their lives around.

We can't unlearn bad habits. The way to defeat them is to learn new, better ones. The book begins with the case of "Lisa Allen, " a young woman who did precisely that. She began as an overweight, heavy-drinking smoker with debts and no job. Her husband had just left her. A few years she was fit, clean, gainfully employed and in charge of her life. She ran marathons, bought a house, got engaged, and began a master's program. What's This? ..And her turnaround began when she took the decision to change one "keystone" habit, and quit smoking. That change led to other changes, and so on. Habits are a neurological reality, Duhigg reports. Neurologists studying scans of Lisa Allen's brain found that "one set of neurological patterns her old habits had been

overridden by new patterns. They could still see the neural activity of her old behaviors, but those impulses were crowded out by new urges. As Lisa' habits changed, so had her brain."

But how do you change a bad habit?

According to Duhigg, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe all habits break down into three steps: The cue, the habit (which he calls 'the routine') and the reward.

The cue is what triggers the habit in the first place walking past the pastry shop, having a coffee, and so on. The reward is the craving the habit is really designed to satisfy. The trick to changing is to identify those three elements, and then to divert them into something more productive.

He illustrates with an example from his own life. Duhigg says he was putting on weight. How did he change?

1.Find the bad habit.

Duhigg noticed he had put on weight. Why? What had changed? He realized he had

started taking a break from work each afternoon, walking to the New York Times cafeteria, and eating a big chocolate chip cookie.

2. Find the reward.

What is the real reward, or payoff, you are seeking? In other words, in Duhigg's case,

what was the payoff that got him started on this habit in the first place? What craving was he trying to satisfy?

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..You might think that was obvious. Surely you eat a cookie to eat a cookie, right?

Well, not really. Was it a need for food? To relieve the mid-afternoon boredom? An excuse to stretch his legs? A chance to chat to co-workers in the cafeteria?

The amazing thing is Duhigg didn't really know and research suggests that's true for most of us.

"We're often not conscious of the cravings that drive our behaviors, " he reports. "Most cravings [are] obvious in retrospect, but incredibly hard to see when we are under their sway." Turns out there's a big difference between the habit and the real reward, or the real craving, that drives it.

How do you find the reward? Duhigg recommends a simple three-step technique: Experiment, write, wait.

First, experiment: Try out different alternative habits to see if you feel the same reward. Was his cookie habit just an excuse to stretch his legs? Duhigg tried going for a walk instead.

Was it a craving for food? He tried having an apple at his desk instead.

Second, after each experiment, try isolating by writing down the first three things that come to mind "emotions, random thoughts, reflections on how you're feeling, or just the first three words that pop into your head."

...Why? Habit researchers found that the act of writing down is incredibly powerful. (This is also true of cognitive behavioral therapists). "It forces a momentary awareness of what you are thinking or feeling, " writes Duhigg, and will help you later recall those emotions later.

Third, after doing that, he waited for fifteen minutes. He set an alarm. When it went off, he asked himself: Do you still feel the urge for that cookie?

That fifteen minutes is key, says Duhigg. If, fifteen minutes after, say, eating an apple, or going for a walk, you still feel the urge to go to the cafeteria, then you haven't found the real reward.

After a lot of experimentation, and reviewing your notes, you should be able to identify the real reward your habit is designed around.

3. Find the cue.

Typically, something sets us off. You light a cigarette when you have a cup of coffee. You reach for the ice-cream after dinner. And so on. To break the bad habit we need to find the cue.

Scientists have found that these typically fall into five categories: Location, time, emotional state, other people, or an immediately preceding action.

...What was Duhigg's cue? To find out, he waited until the craving struck and then noted down five things: Where am I? What time is it? What's my emotional state? Who else is around? And what action immediately preceded the urge?

After a few days he was able to isolate his cue: Time.

At around 3:30 pm every afternoon, he felt the need for a distraction from work, the kind, he notes, that came from gossiping with a friend.

Not everyone is in Lisa Allen's old shoes. But I'll bet everyone has some habits they could do without.

篇二：材料作文：改变世界改变自己

作文材料：

世界著名摇滚音乐家约翰·列侬说：“如果你不能改变自己，你就改变世界；如果你不能改变世界，你就改变自己。”

以上这段话引发了你怎样的思考？请联系生活体验和认识，写一篇文章，自拟标题，自选文体，不少于800字。

一、题意理解

（一）概念理解

（1）世界：不以人的主观意志为转移的客观存在；自己：指自己为人处世的态度、方式。

（2）改变：改换，更改；变化，使事物产生显著的差别。改变，要强调变化较大，不同于改良、改善。

（3）约翰·列侬句子理解：

“如果你不能改变自己，你就改变世界”，意思是在你不能改变自己的情况下，你就改变世界。本句强调的是改变世界，这是一种勇者、有魄力者的表现。例如：马丁·路德·金不改变自己的理念，一生从事于反种族歧视，改变了黑人的处境；乔布斯不改变自己的性格，开发苹果改变了这个世界；爱因斯坦不改变自己的探究精神，发现了相对论，改变了世界；王安石不改变自己执拗的个性，以变法改变了宋朝的政治；毛泽东不改变自己的意志，缔造了新中国；等等。

“如果你不能改变世界，你就改变自己。”意思是在客观情况无法改变的情况下，就改变自己。本句强调的是改变自己，这是一种智者的表现。例如：苏轼不能改变朝廷不重用他的客观现实，就改变自己的心态；林则徐面对无法改变的(转 载于:wWw.SmHaIDA.cOM 海达 范文 网:改变自己英语作文)朝廷积弱局面，他改变自己投身造福百姓的民生中；刘伟不能改变的残疾的客观现实，改变自己的生活工作方式；旭日阳刚面对暂时无法改变的地位，以歌声来让自己快乐；。

约翰·列侬的话提供了他对改变自己与改变世界关系的看法，结合提示语“以上这段话引起了你怎样的思考”来理解：写作者可以完全在列侬的看法内写作，也可以在列侬所讨论的话题范围内写作，即只要是谈“改变世界”、“改变自己”、“谈议二者”、“探究二者关系”四种中的任意一种均可。

（二）立意

1.符合题意

（1）主张“改变自己”，写足“改变”“自己”两个要素；可以谈改变自己的什么、为什么要改变自己、怎样改变自己

（2）主张“改变世界”，写足“改变”“世界”两个要素

可以谈改变世界的什么、为什么要改变世界、怎样改变世界。

（3）主张将“改变自己”与“改变世界”结合起来，写足“改变自己”与“改变世界”两个要素

2.基本符合题意

（1）泛泛谈“改变”

（2）简单提一下“改变自己”或“改变世界”，然后全力写坚强、乐观、战胜挫折等其他话题。

3.偏离题意

（1）完全脱离“改变自己”或“改变世界”的论题

（2）对“改变自己”或“改变世界”的理解完全失误

（二）文体选择

题目对文体的要求是“文体自选”，可以写议论文、记叙文、散文、应用文外包装文体等。只要达到了相关文体的要求即可。对于文体四不像者，从严扣分。 议论文重点看观点是否鲜明突出，思路是否清晰，论据是否准确丰富，论证分析是否充分，语言是否有力度等。

记叙文重点关注中心是否准确鲜明，情节是否富有变化，描写是否生动，语言是否有优美等。

其他文体也是从内容、形式、语言、创新等方面去评价。

（三）其他

1．字数不足800字者，每不足50字扣1分。

2．错字第一个不扣分，第二个起每错1字扣1分，最高扣4分。

3．缺标题扣2分，标题有错字扣1分。

4．不足600字者，最高35分；不足400字者，最高20分；不足200字者，最高10分。

5．卷面十分混乱、乱涂乱改者，扣2分。

6．文体不清者，最高40分。

二、相关素材

相关链接一

前言

生活中，有许多青少年走上社会后，对人、对事充满了牢骚，抱怨社会、抱怨环境。总觉得自己怀才不遇，社会不公。殊不知，这种消沉的态度，并不能使事情得到改观、并不能使环境得到改变。其实，只有改变自己，才能改变世界；只有适应环境，才能改变环境；只有转变思路，才能改变出路。与其将希望寄托在客观条件的改变上，不如将希望寄托于挖掘自身的潜能上。

西方有句古谚：“人有一半是魔鬼，一半是天使。”魔鬼固然诡诈多端，天使也渺茫难测。人就是矛盾的复合体，世间最复杂、最难懂的莫过于人本身。一个人想要真正做到改变自己，着实不易。

精彩书摘

第一章 改变自己才能改变世界

1. 改变自己。才能改变命运

细节解读

有人说命运是不可以改变的，命中注定的事是永远无法变更的。有时，别人会安慰你说：“每个人的一生都不是一帆风顺的，会经历许多的坎坷、磨难、挫折等，我们是无法去改变的。”难道是真的吗，命运真的无法改变？然而，我们往往忽视了自己也常会听到的这样一句话：“你的命运操纵在自己手里，只要能够改变自己，就可以改变命运。”

成长风铃

命运是可以改变的，因为它掌握在我们自己的手中，如果你能正视自我，并改变自我，那么命运也会随之改变。下面的故事就很好地证明了这一点。

第二次世界大战期间，一个叫做塞尔玛的新婚妻子随丈夫驻扎在靠近沙漠的一个陆军基地里。他们找到了一间靠近印第安人村落的小木屋，这里的生活条件非常差。白天气温闷热难耐，连阴凉一点的地方都有400°C；风又总是一年到头呼呼地吹个不停，把尘土吹得到处都是。

丈夫每天要奉命外出演习，每天只剩下塞尔玛一个人在家里，没有人可以说话，也没有什么事情可干，这让她感觉非常的无聊。其实，塞尔玛也很想外出去走走，可是附近住的都是一些印第安和土耳其人，他们不会说英语，而塞尔玛也根本不懂他们的语言，彼此没法沟通。因此，她写信给她的父母，说想要回家。 没想到苦苦盼到父母的回信中既没有安慰的话，也没有催促塞尔玛回家的意思，一张薄薄的信纸上只有短短几行字：“有两个人从监狱的铁窗往外看，一个看到的是地上的泥土，另一个看到的却是天上的星星。”刚开始看到这几句话的时候塞尔玛感到很生气，后来她反复看、反复琢

磨，终于悟到了父母想要对自己说的话：自己忧愁、抱怨等一切问题的根源就在于总是习惯低头向下看，于是看到的只是地上的泥土。而我们的生活中除了泥土，还有满天的繁星，为什么不抬起头来，享受那星光灿烂的美好世界呢？塞尔玛把父母的来信看了很多遍，感到非常的惭愧，她决定要在沙漠里寻找自己的“星星”。

有了这样的想法后，塞尔玛开始改变自己了。她走出了户外，和邻近的印第安人交朋友，并请他们教她如何纺织和制陶。刚开始时他们彼此还有点生疏，但是当他们了解到塞尔玛真的是对这些感兴趣时，他们也与她真诚相待，并且把舍不得卖给游客的纺织品和陶器送给她。于是，才过了几天，塞尔玛就充分地感到自己的生活已经变得非常的充实、快乐。

不仅如此，塞尔玛还迷上了印第安文化、历史、语言及印第安人的日常生活。她开始研究起沙漠和沙漠中的仙人掌，一边研究还一边做笔记，仙人掌的千姿百态令她陷入深深地沉醉其中；她也醉心于欣赏沙漠中的日出日落以及海市蜃楼的幻影，体味着新生活给她带来的快乐。很快地，沙漠也从荒凉之地，摇身一变成为她眼里一处神奇美丽的地方。她发现生活中的一切都变了，她每天都仿佛沐浴在春光之中，每天都非常快乐。

谁也没有想到，两年之后，塞尔玛不但成为了一名沙漠专家，她还根据自己这段真实的心路历程写了一本名为《快乐的城堡》的书，引起了很大的轰动。 由塞尔玛的故事我们可以看出，如果她自己不改变，那么谁也帮不了她，要想改变命运，只有先改变自己。

改变对策

改变自己说到底就是自己要战胜自己，而能否战胜自己，关键取决于是否具有足够的自控能力。只要你有足够的自控能力，你就能控制自己的大脑，控制自己的说和做。如果能做到这一点，你就成了掌握自己命运的人。

2. 改变世界从自己开始

细节解读

作为社会中的一分子，每个人都有着与周围的人、周围的环境不协调的一面，这样就会不可避免地产生大大小小的矛盾和冲突，这种情况下大多数人总是想着要去改变周围的人、周围的环境，使之与自己步调一致，而不是想着从自己着手，改变自己。须不知，要改变世界还得从自己开始。

成长风铃

萧伯纳说：“明智的人使自己适应世界，而不明智的人只会坚持要世界适应自己。”的确，现实生活中就有许多这样不明智的人。

“我要离婚！”一个中年男人对民政官员说。

“为什么？”官员开始了例行问话。

“我和妻子性格不一样，我急，她慢。我让她改，她却置之不理；我喜欢吃

辣的，她却喜欢吃甜食，我让她改变口味，她反对??”

“我要辞职！”一名员工对老板说。

“为什么？”老板问。

“和我同一个宿舍的员工大多来自湖北，晚上他们都喜欢听黄梅戏，可我喜欢看功夫片，我让他们改，他们集体抗议??”

看！我们总是喜欢去改变别人，但是，这样的结局总是徒劳的。 因此，明智的人总是喜欢先改变自己。

在威斯敏斯特教堂地下室里，英国圣公会主教的墓碑上写着这样的一段话： 当我年轻自由的时候，我的想象力没有任何局限，我梦想改变这个世界。当我渐渐成熟明智的时候，我发现这个世界是不可能改变的，于是我将眼光放得短浅了一些，那就只改变我的国家吧！但是我的国家似乎也是我无法改变的。 当我到了迟暮之年，抱着最后一丝努力的希望，我决定只改变我的家庭、我亲近的人——但是，唉！他们根本不接受改变。

现在在我临终之际，我才突然意识到：如果起初我只改变自己，接着我就可以依次改变我的家人。然后，在他们的激发和鼓励下，我也许就能改变我的国家。再接下来，谁又知道呢，也许我连整个世界都可以改变。

与其改变别人，不如改变自己。当你试图改变别人时，肯定会遭到抗拒；当你一点点改变自己时，就能用自身良好的言行去影响周围的人和事，从而达到“润物细无声”的效果。

改变对策

无论什么时候，不管你是卑微的，还是伟大的，都不要试图去改变别人，即使对方是你的伴侣，因为没有人心甘情愿地被别人改变，从而失去了本性。而且，人有时像刺猬一样，你和他距离近了，对方就会缩成一团，用身上的“刺”来对付你。因此，但凡是智者，总是从改变自己开始的。

相关链接二：

很久很久以前，人类还是赤脚走路。有一位国王到某个偏远的乡村去旅行，因为路面崎岖不平，有很多碎石子，扎得他的脚又痛又麻，气得他又烦又恼。回到王宫后，他下了一道命令，要将全国所有的道路都铺上一层牛皮，让大家不再受刺痛之苦。但即使杀尽所有的牛也筹措不到足够的牛皮，而所花费的金钱，动用的人力，更是难以估计。虽然，想法很愚蠢，也做不到。但因为是国王的命令，大家只好摇头叹气唯命是从。一位聪明的仆人向国王谏言：“国王啊!为什么要兴师动众，牺牲那么多牛，花费那么多钱呢?您何不只用两小片牛皮包住你的脚呢?”国王听了很惊讶，也立即领悟了他的意思，于是，就立刻收回成命，采纳了他的建议。据说“皮鞋”就此由来。

温馨提示：其实，在现实生活中，要改变世界很难，想改变自己，则较为容易。如果你希望看到世界改变，那么，第一必须改变的就是自己。 相关链接三：

一只乌鸦打算飞往南方，途中遇到一只鸽子，一起停栖在树上休息。鸽子问乌鸦：“你这么辛苦，要飞到哪里去？为什么要离开这里呢？”乌鸦愤愤不平地说：“其实，我也不想离开，可是这里的人都不喜欢我的叫声。所以，我想飞到别的地方去。”鸽子好心地说：“别白费力气了。如果你不改变自己的声音，飞到哪儿都不会受欢迎的。”

温馨提示：同样，要改变环境也很难。而当你无法改变环境的时候，只能改变自己去适应环境。

相关链接四：

一个牧师正在准备讲道的稿子，他的小儿子却在一边吵闹不休。牧师无可奈何，便随手拾起一本旧杂志，把色彩鲜艳的插图——一幅世界地图，撕成碎片，丢在地上，说道：“小约翰，如果你能拼好这张地图，我就给你20便士。” 牧师以为这样会使约翰花费上午的大部分时间，但是没过10分钟，儿子又来敲他的房门。牧师看到约翰如此之快地拼好了一幅世界地图，感到十分惊奇：“孩子，你怎么这样快就拼好了地图？”

“啊，”小约翰说：“这很容易。在另一面有一个人的照片，我就把这个人的照片拼到一起，然后把它翻过来。我想如果这个人是正确的，那么，这个世界也就是正确的。”

牧师微笑起来，给了他的儿子20便士。并说：“你替我准备了明天讲道的题目：如果一个人是正确的，他的世界也就会是正确的。”

温馨提示：如果你想改变你的世界，改变你的生活，首先就应改变你自己的思维方法。

相关链接五：

在一次欧洲篮球锦标赛上，保加利亚队与前捷克斯洛伐克队相遇。当比赛剩下8秒钟时，保加利亚队以2分优势领先，胜利在望。但是，那次锦标赛采用的是循环制，保加利亚队必须赢球超过5分才能取胜。可要用仅剩下的8秒钟再赢3分，谈何容易。

这时，保加利亚队的教练突然请求暂停。暂停后，比赛继续进行。球场上出现了众人意想不到的事情：只见保加利亚队员突然运球向自家篮下跑去，并迅速起跳投篮，球应声入网。全场观众目瞪口呆，全场比赛时间到。但是，当裁判员宣布双方打成平局需要加时赛时，大家才恍然大悟。保加利亚队这出人意料之举，为自己创造了一次起死回生的机会。加时赛的结果，保加利亚队赢了6分，如愿以偿地出线了。

温馨提示：在一般情况下，按常规办事并不错。但是，当常规已经不适应变化的新情况时，就应解放思想，打破常规，善于创新，善于改变自己，这样才能取得出人意料的胜利。

例文：

成功从改变自己开始

你不能左右生命的长度，但你能改变生命的宽度；你不能左右恶劣的天气，但你能改变自己的心情；你不能改变自己的容貌，但你能改变自己的心灵。其实，我们每天都在改变自己、创造自己、超越自己。只有改变自己，才能走向成功。 一只雏鹰起初胆小如鼠，当它改变自己懦弱的习性后才能勇敢地飞向蔚蓝的天空。

一棵幼草起初孱弱无力，当它在风雨中改变自己柔软的身躯后才能变得更加坚强，紧抓泥土不倒。

一条大河起初弯弯曲曲地在山区奔涌，当它改变自己的运动方向后才能自由地奔向浩瀚的大海。

雏鹰、幼草、大河无法改变蓝天、风雨和山地，但它们勇敢地改变了自己，走向辉煌。

人也一样，只有改变自己的不良习惯才能完善自己，赢得他人的信赖。我国古代有位青年叫周处，被当地人称作三害之一，“三害”即蛟龙、猛虎和周处。因为他总是欺负别人，人们厌恶他、恨他。周处不想再让别人把自己当成祸害，他决

篇三：三分钟英语短文：学会改变自己

三分钟英语短文：学会改变自己

japans insurance industry in the total the original 27-year-old yi-ping, enter the beg1nning of japans meiji insurance marketing career. at that time, he was poor, even the chinese can not afford to eat and sleep in the park.

one day, he told an old monk to sell insurance, he explained in detail, the old monk calmly said: "after listening to your introduction, i no not have the will of the insured."

the old monk of a level for a long time watching the original, and then added: "among people, sitting like this when the relative, we must have a strong charisma to attract the other side, if you can not do this, the future can be no future a statement. " yiping original speechless, cold dc.

the old monk said: "young man, the first efforts to transform yourself!"

"transformation of their own?"

"yes, first of all to transform their own understanding of their own, do you know do not know what kind of people?"

the old monk said: "youre in insurance for other people to consider, taking account of their own to understand itself."

"consider their own? understanding of their own?"

"yes! naked watch themselves unreservedly to search its soul, and then to understand their own."

since then, the original one began to understand their own level, to improve themselves, thoroughly enlightened, a generation has finally become a marketing . ? revelation

"know themselves, transforming their own." this is what we should strive to pursue life goals. what kind of things for their own stem? how to get around their friends like? can be said to be critical to the success of your business. such as marketing to the ranks, first of all is to sell yourself - your image, your self, your temperament, your personality.

日本保险业泰斗原一平在27岁时进入日本明治保险公司开始推销生涯。当时，他穷得连中餐都吃不起，并露宿公园。

有一天，他向一位老和尚推销保险，等他详细地说明之后，老和尚平静地说：“听完你的介绍之后，丝毫引不起我投保的意愿。”

老和尚注视原一平良久，接着又说：“人与人之间，像这样相对而坐的时候，一定要具备一种强烈吸引对方的魅力，如果你做不到这一点，将来就没什么前途可言了。”

原一平哑口无言，冷汗直流。

老和尚又说：“年轻人，先努力改造自己吧!”

“改造自己?”

“是的，要改造自己首先必须认识自己，你知不知道自己是一个什么样的人呢?”

老和尚又说：“你在替别人考虑保险之前，必须先考虑自己，认识自己。” “考虑自己?认识自己?”

“是的!赤裸裸地注视自己，毫无保留地彻底反省，然后才能认识自己。” 从此，原一平开始努力认识自己，改善自己，大彻大悟，终于成为一代推销大师。

? 启示

“认识自己，改造自己”。这是我们一生中要努力追寻的目标。哪一种事情适合自己干?如何让周围的朋友喜欢自己?可以说是你事业成功的关键。如入推销行列，首先便是推销你自己——你的形象、你的修养、你的气质、你的人格。

篇四：幸福英文QQ签名大全 我所做的一切,我努力改变自己,都是为了你

幸福英文QQ签名大全 我所做的一切，我努力改变自己，都是为了你 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I just want someone who will understand me even when no words are spoken. 我希望有一个人会懂我，即使我什么都没说。 I really want to talk to you, but I feel like I'm annoying you. 真的好想跟你讲话，但又很怕你嫌我烦 Every single person has at least one secret that would break his/her heart. 谁都会有那么一两个令自己心碎的秘密.... I will get better, one day,some day,just won't be today. 我会好起来的。总有一天，某一天。只是不是今天 If you want to understand today , you have to search yesterday . 想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。 Best way to not get your heart broken, is pretend you don't have one. 不想伤心最好的办法就是假装自己没心没肺。 Are you thinking of me at the same time as I'm thinking of you? 想你的时候，你会不会也刚好正在想我 Don't wait. The time will never be just right. 不要再等待，现在就是行动的最佳时刻。 Yesterday is history .Tomorrow is a mystery .But today is a gift . 昨日已逝，明天尚远，今天才是老天赐予的礼物 When people treat you like nothing, you begin to feel like nothing. 当别人不把你当回事的时候，自己也会开始变得不自信。 The worst feeling is no more than wondering whether to wait or give up. 最糟糕的感觉，莫过于不知道应该等待还是放弃。 When you have nothing to lose,it's time to gain. 当你再也没有什么可以失去的时候，就是你开始得到的时候。 Sometimes I just need to hear you sayEverything's gonna be OK. 有时候我只是需要听到你说：一切都会好的。 I'm just an ordinary women. i just ask stability for my sentiment. 我只是个平凡的女人，感情也只贪个安稳

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? What is a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself. 一个人的首要职责是什么?答案很简单：做自己。 Every single thing you do, right now, affects your future. 现在你所做的每件小事，都会影响到你的未来。 It takes a strong person to say sorry,and an ever stronger person to forgive. 内心强大，才能道歉，但必须更强大，才能原谅。 We’d better struggle for the future rather than regret for the past. 后悔过去，不如奋斗将来。 Never let anyone fall for you when you know there's some else in your heart. 如果你心里面已经有了人，就千万不要让别人爱上你！ Everything I do and I try hard to change myself,it's all for you. 我所做的一切，我努力改变自己，都是为了你。 If you have once lied to me, just keep doing it for a lifetime. 如果你曾骗我，那就一直这样骗下去，骗我一辈子 Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come. 无论过去发生过什么，你要相信，最好的尚未到来。 In life, couples meet because of fate. To go through life together is happiness. 走在一起是缘分，一起在走是幸福。 I acted like it wasn't a big deal, when really it was breaking my heart. 我装作一切都无所谓，虽然我已心力交瘁。 The strongest man in the world is the man who stands alone. 这世界上最强大的人，就是那些能一个人孤单生活的人。 When we learn to treasure simple happiness, we will be winners in life. 当我们懂得珍惜平凡的幸福时，就已经成了人生的赢家。 Love's mysteries in souls do grow, but yet the body in his book. 爱情的秘密在双方的心灵中生成，但形体是表白爱惜的书。 It is better bo have love and lost than never to have loved at all. 宁可曾经爱过而失败，也不要从来未曾有过一次爱。 Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, it is woman's whole existence.

? ? ? 爱情对男子不过是身外之物，对女人却是整个生命。 A person,be good to yourself;Two person, treat each other. 一个人时，善待自己；两个人时，善待对方。

篇五：英语作文训练

英语作文训练.txt你无法改变别人，但你可以改变自己；你无法改变天气，但你可以改变心情；你无法改变生命长度，但你可以拓展它的宽度。1). Vocabulary and Grammar:

1. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever he wants.

A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated

2. The ____ in Janet's character has hindered her from advancement in her career.

A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming

3. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community ____ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.

A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than

4.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.

A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation

5. You need to ______ the time for the meeting or you will come late.

A. measure B. maintain C. confirm D. mend

6. All of his friends came and _____ him on his success.

A. concentrated B. melt C. congratulated D. mounted

7. The team ________ twenty young people who were carefully chosen for the work.

A. faces up to B. gets across C. gives rise to D. consists of

8. That country was _________ by the Allies in the Second World War.

A. persisted B. condensed C. persuaded D. conquered

9. The ________ expressed their passive view about the government's policy.

A. critics B. politics C. economics D. tractors

10. At that time work was mainly ______ to slaves in that society.

A. blamed B. complained C. restricted D. expected

11. I didn't expect to ________ my teacher in the street yesterday.

A. refer to B. wok with C. deal with D. run into

12. A sign announcing "No Meeting" was _________ on the door.

A. removed B. hung C. delayed D. panted

13. She has _________ a large sum of money from her father.

A. inherited B. presented C. hosted D. turned

14. The manager has to be _________ because he could not keep his promise.

A. replaced B. pasted C. frightened D. patched

15. At this moment, they are still __________ with many economic problems.

A. centered B. believed C. referred D. confronted

16. The conference was ____________ by one hundred experts in this field.

A. announced B. declined C. attended D. planned

17. It is believed that _______ spending will certainly lead to the bankrupt.

A. natural B. mysterious C. moist D. excessive

18. With a _________, he didn't care about what his friend said.

A. contempt B. motivation C. reception D. realization

19. The guests are often very well _________ by the host in that city.

A. recovered B. refreshed C. reassured D. entertained

20. The medical report confirms that the flu has __________ almost everyone in this area.

A. infected B. raised C. recommended D. insulated

2). New words learning:

1. obtain: vt. get through effort

你可以从当地图书馆得到有关签证和护照的信息。

--Information about visas and passports can be obtained from your local library. CF. get, obtain, achieve & acquire 这些动词均有"得到，获得，取得"的意思。

get 是最常用、最口语化的词。可以指以任何方式得到某物（积极主动或消极被动），并不强调通过预先的或主观的努力，与具体名词和抽象名词均可搭配。

obtain 为正式用语，指经过长时间的努力或有计划的行动而得到所希望得到的东西或达到预定的目标。

achieve 表示克服困难之后取得成功或实现预期目标。

acquire 指经过一定努力或一定过程，使原有的东西获得更多，并成为永久所有；也指一点点地慢慢地通过长期不懈的努力而获得诸如知识、才干、良好习惯等。常与抽象名词搭配。

1). She finally achieved her ambition to visit China.

2). First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain .

3). It usually takes four years to get a degree at a university.

4). I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've achieved nothing.

5). They realized that only through struggle could they obtain their rights.

6). It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a professional artist.

2. appoint: vt. choose (someone) for a position, job, etc.

--Who will be appointed to the chairmanship when Mr. White leaves?

[Pattern:]

appoint sb. as appoint sb. (to do) sth. appoint sb. to (a job, post, position, etc.)

CF: appoint & name 这两个动词均有"任命，委任"之意。

appoint 通常指不经过选择的官方委任。例如：

--He was appointed to the vacant post.

name 普通用词，着重任命的结果，而不是过程。例如：

--He was named captain of the team. 他被任命为队长。

appointment "约定,约见"时，make an appointment, keep the appointment, cancel the appointment

3. by birth: so far as family origin or nationality is concerned

--My parents are both Indian by birth, but they have American citizenship. birth除了与 by 搭配构成短语by birth以外，常见的短语还有：

give birth "生孩子；产仔" give birth to"生（孩子）；产生；引起"

4. humble: adj.

1) low in position

学校为出身贫贱的孩子提供了很好的教育。

--The school had provided a good education for children of humble backgrounds.

2) having a modest opinion of oneself

--In my humble opinion，we should never have bought the car in the first place.

5. go out of one's way (to do sth.) make a special effort or exert oneself more than usual

--Jane went out of her way to be nice to the newcomer.

--He is so selfish that he never goes out of his way to help others.

--Both parties are going out of their way to reach a compromise.

6. threaten: v. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against

他们每次争吵时，他妻子总是威胁说要离开他。

--Every time they have an argument, his wife threatens to leave him.

[Pattern:]

threaten sb. with sth. be threatened to do sth.

7. reject: vt. refuse to take, believe, use or consider

--We rejected his idea for a music club, and decided to have an art club instead.

C.F. reject, refuse & decline这三个动词均含"拒绝"之意。

reject 多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝。

refuse 语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。

decline 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。

--I wonder why he refused to discuss the problem at the meeting.

--I declined her invitation to the dinner party because I had a prior appointment. --She rejected his marriage proposal.

8. conflict:

vi. be opposed; clash

The statements of the two witnesses' conflict.

Their account of events conflicts with ours.

n. disagreement; clash; fight

Some people feel there is a great deal of conflict between religion and science. The two companies come into frequent conflicts as a result of competition.

[Collocation: ]

conflict of interest 利益冲突 an armed conflict 武装冲突

an inner conflict 内心冲突 in conflict with 和…冲突

9. resent: vt. feel angry or bitter at

--I bitterly resent your criticism. 我对你的批评十分反感。

[Pattern:]

resent doing sth. resent sb./sth. doing

--They resented his treating them so arrogantly.

--He used to resent being kept waiting for hours.

10. superior: adj. good or better in quality or value

这种布比那种好。

--This cloth is superior to that.

[Collocation:]

be superior in 在…方面占优势

be superior to 优于…的；高于…的 (以后缀-ior结尾的形容词，作比较时用to而不是than。)

superior 的反义词是inferior， "下等的、劣等的"， 常用的搭配是 "be inferior to"， 例如：

女人并不比男人差。 --Women are not inferior to men.

superiority n

--She always speaks with an air of superiority. 她总是带着优越的神气说话。.

11. existence: n. the state of existing

--Many people question the existence of God.

lead / have a certain existence 过某种生活

earn one's own existence 自谋生计

bring / call into existence 使产生；使成立

come into existence 开始存在；产生；成立

in existence 存在的；现存的；现有的

--Pakistan came into existence/being as an independent country after the war. --The space age has brought a whole new body of scientific and technical into existence/being.

12. owe sth. to:

1) believe (something) to be the result of (something)

--He owed his success to luck more than to capacity.

他把他的成功更多地归于运气而不是能力。

2) feel gratitude (to sb.) in return for a service, favour, etc.

我深深感激师长与父母。

--I owe my teachers and parents a great deal.

Useful Expressions

1. 从书本中获取知识 obtain knowledge from books

2. 亲自作调查 personal investigation

3. 做现场观察 make on-the-spot observations

4. 研究有关某一问题的文件study papers on a subject

5. 社会阶层 social class

6. 发号施令 give an order

7. 出生卑微的人 people of humble origins

8. 烧饭锅 a cooking pot

9. 判断真理与谬误的头脑a mind for judging truth and error

10. 认真思考的with careful thought

11. 力量的源泉a source of strength

12. 毫不犹豫not hesitate a moment

13. 有效地采取行动act on with effect

14. 被无用的习俗束缚住手脚 be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness

15. 满怀希望地with hope

16. 把恐惧抛在后面leave fear behind

17. 存在 in existence

18. 不知疲倦的作家 a tireless writer

19. 一切人生来平等all men are created equal

20. 一份丰富的思想遗产a rich legacy of ideas

Part V Further Reading

Proverbs and Quotations

1. Genuine knowledge comes from practice. 实践出真知。

2. The more you study, the more you will find yourself ignorant. 学, 然后知不足。

3. You never know what you can do till you try. 除非你亲自尝试一下，否则你永远不

知道你能够做什么。

4. If you would have a thing well done, you would have a thing well done, you must do it yourself. 如果要将事情做好，就得亲自动手。

Part VI Guided Writing:

Writing Practice-Developing a Paragraph from the Topic Sentence

More often than not, one sentence in a paragraph tells the reader exactly what the subject of the paragraph is and thus gives the main idea. This main idea sentence is called a topic sentence or topic statement. The topic sentence states briefly an idea whose full meaning and significance are developed by the supporting details. The ways to develop a paragraph can be found in the following.

Definition Classification Example Narration Comparison and Contrast Cause and Effect Process

Writing Task:

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Parental Hopes and Personal Ideals. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1)父母都会望子成龙，但是父母的期望有时候会与他们孩子的理想发生矛盾

2)分析这种矛盾产生的原因

3)应该如何解决这一矛盾

行文思路

本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点提出一个问题，提纲第2点要求分析这一问题产生的原因，提纲第3点要求说明如何解决该问题，由此可判断本文应为问题解决型作文。 根据所给提纲，本文应包含如下内容：描述父母的期望和孩子的理想之间的矛盾;分析这种矛盾产生的主要原因;说明解决这一矛盾的办法。

高分范文

Parental Hopes and Personal Ideals

All parents hope their children will have a bright future. However, parents' expectations for their children are not always [1]in accordance with their children's personal ideals, [2]and sometimes they are even conflicting with each other. This is often a main cause for quarrels and gaps between parents and children. [3]But what lead to the conflict between parental hopes and personal ideals?

[3]The following three factors contribute to the conflict. [4]First of all, in this fast-changing society, parents and children have too many differences in mind.

[4]Secondly, traditional patriarchy is still influencing Chinese parents in modern society. They are used to making decisions for their children. [4]Third, nowadays young people have strong independence, [5]who want to plan their own future and control their own destiny. [4]Thus the conflict between parents and children inevitably appear.

[6]In order to solve the conflict, both parents and children should pay their efforts. [4]For one thing, parents should give their children rights to make their own decisions. They may help their children make choices [7]instead of replacing them to make choices. [4]For another, children should learn to respect their parents' advices [8]since parents tend to have more life experience. [4]Besides, to communicate with each other actively is necessary to their understanding each other.

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