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1、There is one characteristic that promises more positive results than both knowledge and natural talent, and is more reliable than luck. That characteristic is persistence. If you just keep on going, maintaining your hope and belief that something good will happen, it generally does. 有一种品质比知识和天赋更能带给我
2、们更多的成功，并且它比运气更可靠。 这个品质就是坚持。 如果你坚持走下去，并保持希望和信念，坚信好事一定会发生，那么好事一般都会发生。 characteristic n. 特性；特征；特色 character n. (事物的)特性，特征； (人的)品质，性格，特征 promise vt. 1.许诺；承诺 2.使可能；预示 positive adj. 1.确实的；明确的 result n. 结果，成效 vi.起因，导致 talent n. 天才，才干 reliable adj.可靠的，可信赖的 persistence n. 坚持执着 maintain vt. 保持；维持There is one
3、characteristic that有一种有一种的品质的品质1.character 性格，品质性格，品质 “-istic”名词后缀名词后缀2.that 引导定语从句，引导定语从句，that 后面都是描述后面都是描述 characteristic 意为意为“的品质的品质”promises more positive results than both knowledge and natural talent,预示着比知识和天赋更积极的效果预示着比知识和天赋更积极的效果1. promise vt. 1.许诺；承诺许诺；承诺 2.使可能；预示使可能；预示positive adj. 1.实际的实际的
4、, 积极的积极的, 确实的确实的 positive results 积极的结果（成效）积极的结果（成效）talent 天才，天赋，天资天才，天赋，天资2.morethan 比比更更（技巧：比后者更前者）（技巧：比后者更前者） both和和（两者（两者“都都”）比比 both knowledge and natural talent,更更 positive results翻译：比知识和天赋更积极的效果。翻译：比知识和天赋更积极的效果。that promises more , and is more reliable than luck.它预示着比更并且比运气更可靠(前后句并列)reliable
5、可靠的可靠的One of my fathers favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldnt say I didnt like something, whatever it might be, until I tried it. Over the years Ive come to realize how much of my success I owe to my acceptance of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I de
6、cided to try for a couple of years until I determined what I want to do as a career（职业）（职业）. Actually I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didnt think the job I took mattered that much. I couldnt have been more mistaken.something 在此的意思不是“某种东西” ，而是指
7、“那种东西”或“这种东西” ，即心中最想要的那种东西(相当于 the thing)。notuntil 结构，意义为“直到我尝试了之后，我才会说我不喜欢这种事情” 。come to realize，get to realize “逐渐意识到” 。acceptas “把接受为” 。我把我的成功归结为接受父亲的话语作为我的价值取向之一。determine sth. “决定、确定某事” ，而本文最后一句 be determined to do sth. “下决心做某事” 。意义为“我认为从事的工作不重要，那我就大错特错了” 。在我的成长过程中，我爸爸最喜欢说的一句话就是“试试看”！无论发生什么情况，在
8、我还没试过之前，我不能下结论我就是不喜欢（我是不会知道我会不会喜欢的） 。多年来，我逐渐明白了我成功的多少都要归功于我接受了那句话，并把它作为我人生价值观之一。我做过的第一份工作只不过是想先试两年，然后再决定自己想选择什么样的职业（道路） 。其实，我当时是想工作上几年，结婚，养家，所以我并没有把那份工作太当回事儿。我真是大错而特错。Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science bega
9、n. 【简析】 夹杂两个定语从句。 【译文】牛顿被证明是一位很有才华的科学家，他处于一个魔术终结科学开启的历史时期，他也有普通 人所特有的弱点。 shown (show 的过去分词) As is shown in the picture. 如图所示。 Newton is shown as a gifted scientist /with very human weaknesses (who)Newton stood at the point in history /where magic ended and science began. To be unavailable to our fri
10、ends and family，and to be unable to find time to relaxthis has become the model of a successful life. 我们无空帮助朋友，找不到时间照顾家庭，找不到自己放松的时间，这已经成为了成功生活的模式。(NMET 2008 天津卷 A 篇) As the only girl in a family of seven children，she often felt like she had “seven fathers， ” because her six brothers，as well as her f
11、ather，tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant，she retreated(躲避躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading，she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate. 简析：第一句主干结构为 she felt like .because .，句首内容为状语，because 从句中有一个插入成份。 第二句中 v-ing 作状语表原因。第三句主干结构为：she didnt .
12、because .。 译文：作为家庭七个孩子中唯一的女孩，她常常有一种感觉，就是她拥有“七个父亲” ，原因是她的 六个兄弟和她的父亲都想控制她。由于羞怯和觉得无地位的缘故，她总是埋头苦读。尽管她酷爱读书， 可是在小学她的成绩不佳，因为她太害羞而不能积极地参与。(NMET2008 江西卷 D 篇) In those days，IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it. However，a lot of IP，in
13、cluding songs，films，books and artwork，can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet. 简析：句中有 since 引导的原因状语从句，v-ing 式作定语(including .)和状语(without paying ./using the Internet)。 译文：在那个时代，知识产权很容易受到保护，因为不付费想得到知识产权是很困难的。然而，现 在许多知识产权包括歌曲、电影、书籍和艺术品通过使用因特网都可以免费下载。Some people bring out the best in y
14、ou in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.有些人能把你最出色的品质充分激发出来，而这是靠你自己也许永远无法实现的。我妈妈就是这样一个人。Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 195
15、1.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.One of my fathers favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldnt say I didnt like 21 , whatever it might be, 22 I tried it. Over the years Ive come to 23 how much of my success I owe to my 24 of those
