陕西省定边县第四中学高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records 背景材料 文章 A Record With a Peel 素材 新人教版选修 9Sri Chinmoy, my spiritual teacher, has written thousands of profound aphorisms including many about not accepting impossibility and never giving up. Here is on e of my favorites:“I do not give up, I never give up, for there is nothing in this entire world that is irrevocably unchangeable.”Of course, we can apply this to major life challenges, but, in my case, I feel it is equally applicable to less important issues such as breaking Guinness world records!About 2 months ago, I got the inspiration to break the world record for the “orange nose push mile.” The record is for pushing an orange over a distance of one mile, with your nose! I actually held this record but, since nobody had broken it in a few years, I decided to go after it myself.Having already done this, I knew it wouldn’t be easy. “Orange nose smack” would actually be a more appropriate name! While on your hands and knees, you smack the orange with your nose as hard as you can. Then you jump up, chase after the orange, fall back to your hands and knees and repeat the process all over again. I covered a mile like this in 24 minutes and 36 seconds. Like many Guinness records, it looks silly, but it actually requires a lot of concentration, technique and fitness. And it can be painful too. During one training session, I noticed my orange was turning red. It took me a few moments to realize that the red substance on the orange was my own blood!Anyway, my practices were going well, so I began looking for a venue to break the record. I needed a place with a smooth floor because, the smoother the floor,...
