Understandingthetext11Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourage.2Theywerethoughttobeslowlearnersinchildhood,buttheyovercametheirchildhooddifficultiesandmademagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.3Hisstrongwill.4Itmeanstokeeptheirfocusonachievingapositiveendresult,insteadoflettingsmallproblemsgetinthewayofgoodresults.5Becausetheyhavethewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligentlyinthepursuitoftheirgoals,andhavethepassionforsuccess.6Becausefirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.7Weshouldnevergiveuponourdream,andonedaywecanchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.8Thesecretofsuccessisbuiltuponaburninginwarddesire–arobust,fiercewillandfocus–thatfuelsthedeterminationtoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Criticalthinking21Youmayhavetriedandfailedmanytimesbeforeyoufinallygetsuccess.Butitdoesnotmatter.Whatmattersiswhetheryoucansummonup(鼓起)allyourcourageagainandagaintofacethehardshipsstandinginthewayofsuccess.2Luck,talent,goodrelationshipswithyourcolleagues,etc.3•WhenIhaverealizedthatIampursuingsomethingthatishardtoachieve,Iwouldtrytosticktothegoal.ButIwillbegintothinkofwhatIcandotoimprovethesituation.Whenitstilldoesn’twork,Iwouldtrytoanalyzewhattheproblemisandthenmakesomechangesandprobablyresetmygoal.•Yes,sometimeswearepursuingthewronggoalwhichcanneverbeachieved,onlytofindourselvesindeepfrustrationandprofoundfatigue.Inthissituation,Imaygiveupthewronggoalandsetupanothergoalthatisachievable.4•Followingtheguidanceofseniorpeople.•Gettingsoundadvicefromourparents.•Settingacorrectgoal.•Achievingsuccessstepbystep.•Developinggoodinterpersonalrelationships.LanguagefocusWordsinuse31whereby2pursuit3inhibit4maintain5patriotic6transcended7endeavors8dedication9prestige10nominateWordbuilding4WordslearnedNewwordsformed-antinhabitantinhabitparticipateparticipantattendattendantpollutepollutantdescenddescendantcontestcontestanttoleratetolerantresultresultant-fulneglectneglectfulresourceresourcefulboastboastfulrespectrespectful51resultant2tolerant3pollutants4inhabited5contestants6descendants7attendants8respectful9participants10neglectful11resourceful12boastfulBankedcloze61F2G3H4J5E6A7N8I9K10MExpressionsinuse71removedfrom2failedin3inthepursuitof4deviatedfrom5precludes;from6triumphover7worktheirwayinto8writtenoffStructureanalysisandwritingStructuredwriting8Theysaythere’snoplacelikehome.Inmycase,thereisn’tmuchthatisgoodaboutmyapartment.Myapartmenthasgivenmenothingbutheadaches.FromthedayIsignedthelease,I’vehadtodealwithanuncooperativelandlord,anincompetentjanitor,andinconsiderateneighbors.Firstofall,mylandlordhasbeenuncooperativesincethefirstdayImovedtotheapartment.Hedidn’tletmebringmyfishintotheapartment.Hesaidthatpetsarenotallowedeventhoughit’sjustafish.Becauseofthat,Imustleavemyfishatmyparents’house.Healsoforbidsmefromusingwaterfrom9a.m.until3p.m.Becauseofthat,Imustwakeupat7a.m.everydaytotakeabath.OfcourseIcomplainedaboutthistohim,buthesaidthatistheapartment’srule.BeforeIleasedtheapartment,hedidn’tsaythattherearesuchrulesintheapartment.I’vehadproblemsnotonlywithmylandlordbutalsowithanincompetentjanitor.Thejanitorisaretiredpoliceman.Hetriedtofixthepipeintheapartment,buthefloodedtheapartmentinstead.Healsobrokemyairconditionerwhenhetriedtofixit.Becauseofthat,myapartmentbecome...
