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有個小男孩在觀看了一個科教節(jié)目后，決定挖一個深洞穿過地球。雖然他的夢想不可能實現(xiàn)，但隨著他不停地挖，他挖到了一些多彩的小石頭并把它們收藏起來。這個故事告訴我們：人生的意義不在于一個人最后是否成功了，而在于這個人一生中是否為夢想而奮斗過！

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something？

If so， please remember， for often， achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Enjoy the fun of the process. Here is a story to tell you why.

One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working， a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing？” asked one of the older boys. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth！” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh at him， telling him that it was impossible to do it. After a while， they left without saying any more words.

The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly， he found some small colorful stones. He picked them up and put them into a glass box. Then he went on digging. The box was full soon. Then he talked to himself quietly and proudly， “Maybe I can？ t finish digging all the way through the earth， but look at what I have found in the process of digging！”

Not all dreams will come true. Maybe your job will not end up with a success. But maybe you can proudly say， “Yes， but look at what I？ ve found along the way！ There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I？ ve tried to do something！” So that？ s why there is a famous saying that the process is more important than the results.

詞語積淀

fail in something 在某方面失敗

if so 如果是這樣（反義表達是if not，意為“如果不是這樣”）

stop by 在……旁停下；停在……近旁

without saying any more words 沒再說一句話

keep on 一直/不停地（做某事）；繼續(xù)（做某事）

talk to oneself 自言自語地說

end up with 以……而告終/結(jié)束

come into one？s life 進入某人的生活

典句賞析

1.The older boys began to laugh at him， telling him that it was impossible to do it. 這幾個大點的男孩開始嘲笑他，告訴他那是不可能做到的。

telling him that it was impossible to do it屬伴隨狀語。伴隨狀語所表達的動作或狀態(tài)是伴隨著句子謂語動詞的動作而發(fā)生或存在。it was impossible to do it屬于“It is+adj.+不定式”句型，意為“做某事是……的”。在這種句型中，常用的形容詞有很多，如important、 impossible、 necessary、 easy、 difficult、 polite等。

2.Not all dreams will come true. 并不是所有的夢想都會實現(xiàn)。

本句屬“部分否定”句型。當(dāng)not與all、 both、 every加名詞（every country、 every day ...）及其合成詞（everybody、 everyone、 everything、 everywhere）等連用時，表達的都是“部分否定”概念。

3.There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I？蒺ve tried to do something！ 由于我已經(jīng)盡力去做了，所以有如此多的美妙事物走進了我的生活！

本句中雖含有so ... that...，但它并不是表示“如此……以至……”。本句屬there be句型，things是先行詞，that是關(guān)系代詞，引導(dǎo)的從句that have come into my life屬定語從句，作things的定語。

理解自測

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案。

1.The little boy？蒺s idea digging a deep hole through the earth came from .

A.the older boys B.a newspaper

C.a science magazine D.a TV program

2.The older boys laugh at the little boy because they thought .

A.he was too young to do so B.his idea was too stupid

C.he would get tired while doing it D.he would only get some stones

3.The little boy thought what he got from digging was .

A.wonderful B.useless C.expensive D.cheap

4.What can we learn from the passage？

A.All of us can make our dreams finally come true.

B.To get what you need most is the most important.

C.The important thing is to know yourself in the process.

D.The process of getting something is always smooth.

詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語句子，完成英語句子。每空一詞。

1.他坐在搖椅上看報。

He sat in the rocking chair， .

2.做出正確的決定是很重要的。

very important make a right decision.

3.飛機是會飛的機器。

A plane is a machine .

4.并不是所有坐辦公室的人都很忙。

very busy in the office.

5.盡管已經(jīng)很晚了，他們還在繼續(xù)工作。

They though it was late.

（答案見第63頁）