李全忠

劉近是忠于職守的中國人民解放軍中的一員，也是“最美新時(shí)代革命軍人”的代表之一。

1A ground forces unit of the People's Liberation Army in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region introduced a star to the media. The interview room in a military camp was crowded with reporters， all eager to interview Major Liu Jin， a 36?year?old battalion （營） commander and model soldier. Liu's wife and mother?in?law also attended the interview， with reporters peppering the excited family with questions that they were eager to answer. The atmosphere became so noisy that Liu was later asked to go to a separate room to continue the interview.

2During his 18 years of service， Liu has won many awards during drills and many medals from military competitions. A skilled member of the special forces， he is also a role model in the military. “We have to train harder in military exercises and drills so that one day， if we have to go to war， we will be better and stronger than our enemy，” he said. “Therefore， I always want to challenge myself， both in military practice and in my life.”

3With his achievements continuing to gain recognition in the military， he has been invited to take part in more competitions. Liu has been selected to represent the Chinese army in various international military competitions and has earned many medals for the country.

4“In 2012， I was in a military competition held in Pakistan， and one of the events was called ‘survival in the wild’. Before the start， the examiner asked everybody how we were going to survive if there was no food. I immediately grabbed a handful of grass and ate it in front of him，” Liu said. “He was surprised， but I knew that actions always speak louder than words.”

5“As a Chinese saying goes， one's loyalty to the country and filial piety （孝道） cannot exist at the same time. I owe my wife a lot， and I hope I can make it up to her after retirement，” he said. “But until then， I will continue to do my best in the military， and one day， if I am sent to war， I will be the bravest soldier on the battlefield.”

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Detail 1. How did Liu's wife and mother?in?law feel when being interviewed？

A. Careful. B. Nervous. C. Excited. D. Puzzled.

Gist 2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. Liu's military exercises. B. Liu's achievements.

C. Liu's strong will. D. Liu's life stories.

Inference 3. Why did Liu grab a handful of grass in front of the examiner according? ? ?to paragraph 4？

A. To prove his survival skills.

B. To obey the military rules.

C. To do as he was told.

D. To show his intelligence.

Inference 4. What kind of person do you think Liu Jin is exactly？

A. He is outgoing and generous.

B. He is serious and ambitious.

C. He is professional and kind.

D. He is courageous and loyal.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Do you want to be a soldier like Liu Jin？ How do you understand the saying that one's loyalty to the country and filial piety cannot exist at the same time？

Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. so... that... 意為“如此……以至于……”，引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句

The atmosphere became so noisy that Liu was later asked to go to a separate room to continue the interview. 氣氛變得如此喧囂，以至于后來劉被要求到一個(gè)單獨(dú)的房間繼續(xù)接受采訪。

2. with+名詞+分詞，with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語

With his achievements continuing to gain recognition in the military， he has been invited to take part in more competitions. 隨著他的成就在軍隊(duì)中不斷獲得認(rèn)可，他被邀請參加更多的比賽。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

be crowded with 充滿;滿是

role model 榜樣

so that 以便

go to war 打仗

gain recognition 獲得認(rèn)可

take part in 參加

in the wild 在野外

a handful of 一把

make it up to 彌補(bǔ)

on the battlefield 在戰(zhàn)場上