1。学习一生的事业
就像植物需要阳光，我们对知识充满了渴求。学习伴随我们成长，让我们感到充实，让我们更加了解生活，让我们能够用所学去帮助别人。你的学习旅程是怎样的?
Learning: a Lifelong Career
As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind.①Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment.② Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and reliable warrant of success in times of uncertainty.
Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world changing so fast, to cease learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What’ s worse, the animal instinct dormant deep in our sub-conscious will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideas, undermining our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization.③ Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.
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行文点评
本文首先从正面论证主题，首句点题，并通过对首句的解释进一步说明终生学习的意义。之后作者结合时代变化的特征，用the surest way以及reliable warrant说明了持续学习的现实意义。第二段作者从反面来论证自己的观点，说明停止学习会导致的严重后果。最后用therefore引出全文的结束语，再次重申观点，并与文章题目相呼应。
本文开篇引用As...is to..., so is... to... 的经典句型开门见山，将学习对心智的重要性比作食物对身体的重要性，生动形象。行文流畅，并能结合时代特征;首尾呼应，画龙点睛。
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学习：一生的事业
学习之于心智，就像食物之于身体一样。摄取了适量的营养食物，我们的身体得以生长而肌肉得以发达。同样地，我们应该日复一日不断地学习以保持我们心智的敏锐，并增长我们的智力。不断的学习像是为我们的前进提供了用之不尽的能量，驱使我们磨砺自身推理、分析和判断的能力。持续的学习是在信息时代中与时俱进的最稳妥的方法，也是在无常变化的时代中求得成功的可靠保证。
一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的惟一场所是种常见的谬误。相反，从生到死，学习应该是一种无终止的历程。由于世界变化日新月异，学习过程停顿几天，就会使人落后。而更为糟糕的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的动物本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高尚理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，并且扼杀我们净化自身人格的追求。缺少学习将不可避免地导致心智的停滞，甚至更糟，使其僵化。因此，为了保持青春永驻，我们必须将学习当作一生的事业。
词汇斟酌
inexhaustible a. 无穷无尽的
incessantly ad. 不断地，不停地
warrant n. 授权令，(正当)理由，根据;vt. 证明…是正当的
fallacy n.谬误，谬论
cradle n. 摇篮，发源地
dormant a. 蛰伏的，休止的，匿名的
undermine vt. 暗中破坏，逐渐削弱;侵蚀…的基础
strangle v. 扼杀，抑制，压制
stagnation n. 停滞
fossilize vt. 使成化石，使陈腐
佳句临摹
①【注释】As A is to B, so is C to D . A之于B就如同C之于D一样
【临摹】As water is to the fish, so is book to the human being.书之于人类就如同水之于鱼。
②【注释】本句用了比喻的手法将fuel“燃料”比做能量，使行文更加生动，比喻法是写作中的常用手法，为文章增色添加亮点。
【临摹】He doesn’t have an idea of his own. He just parrots what other people say.他没有自己的观点，只会鹦鹉学舌。
③【注释】or even worse 或甚至更糟糕，这是一种递进的表达方法。
【临摹】Some people lived in a completely wrong way： they waste money and time, and even worse, they don’t realize their mistakes yet. 有些人以一种极为错误的方式活着，他们浪费着金钱和时间。更为糟糕的是，他们还没有认识到他们做错了。
思如泉涌
We believe that out of the schools grows a nation’s greatness.我们认为，一个民族的伟大出自于她的学校教育。
There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
2。对我一生影响最大的书
读书如交友。通过书，你可以和几千年前的孔子、苏格拉底交流思想，你可以与几百年前的曹雪芹、卢梭围炉恳谈。你，和几个伟大的灵魂交流过?
The Most Influential Book in My Life
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most influential book in my life. It abounds with courage, struggle and faith throughout.① Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood, but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience in her long and hard learning period.
I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story.② First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships bravely. Maybe you are born under an ill star yet you can stand a better chance than others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage when courage is needed. Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not prevent her from learning: on the contrary, she had made continual efforts to go deeper into the realm of knowledge, and her perseverance had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. Third, she advised that we should make the most of our sense organs as if we would lose them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.③
The book is inspiring in that it is one brimming over with the unbending will of a gallant woman beset with seemingly insurmountable difficulties.④I hope I can be as courageous as she.
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行文点评
文章第一句直接切入主题：The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most influential book in my life。接下来，对书和主人公进行了简要介绍。第二段从三个方面具体说明该书对作者的影响和启示。三个副词first、second、third之后，分别从面对困难、坚忍不拔、和珍惜我们的感官三个方面阐述了这本书对读者的影响。最后一段进行概括性说明。
文章字斟句酌，第一段运用abound with这个固定搭配指出作者认为这本书对其影响最大的原因，即courage, struggle and faith。行文过渡自然，第一段中用furthermore进行第二点补充，实现了句与句之间的衔接，丰富了内容，保证了全文的连贯性。结尾处as... as的运用，与首段主题句相互照应，深化了主题，为短文画上了圆满的句号。
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对我一生影响最大的书
海伦·凯勒所著的《我生活的故事》是对我一生影响最大的一本书。此书全篇充满了勇气，奋斗和信仰。海伦·凯勒童年时曾经一度十分消沉，但是最后她决定克服自己生理上的缺陷快乐地生活。并且她还充满耐心地完成了漫长而艰难的学习过程。
最重要的是，从她的经历中，我领悟到了三个道理。首先，她教给我通往成功之路的真谛即要经常勇敢地面对艰难困苦。或许你一生下来身体就有缺陷，但是你依然可以获得比别人更好的机会。因此重要的是在需要勇气时鼓起自己的勇气。第二，她感官上的某些缺陷并没有阻止她学习，相反，她却持之以恒努力钻研知识，正是这种坚韧不拔的精神帮助她克服了很多障碍。第三，她建议我们应该充分利用我们的感官，就好像我们马上就要失去他们一样，因为这样我们就会比以前更仔细地观察这个世界。
这本书催人奋进，全篇洋溢着一个勇敢的女人在被一些看似不可能克服的困难困扰时所表现出来的不屈的精神。希望我也可以和她一样的勇敢。
词汇斟酌
under an ill star 生来不幸
impairment n. 损害, 损伤
brim v. 充满，溢出
gallant a. 英勇的
insurmountable a.不能克服的
佳句临摹
①【注释】abound with充满
【临摹】The region abounds with rain all the year around.那个地区终年多雨。
②【注释】above all首先，最重要的是
【临摹】I should like to rent a house - modern, comfortable and above all in a quiet location.我想租一幢房子——要求设备现代化、舒适，尤其是地段要清净。
③【注释】make most of sth充分利用，最大限度利用
【临摹】We should make the most of our resources without wasting.我们应该充分利用资源不要浪费。
④【注释】brim over with充满，洋溢
【临摹】We won the foot game just now, so all of us are brimming over with joy.我们刚刚赢了足球比赛，大家都兴高采烈。
【临摹】We brim over with sympathy after she told us her sad story.她告诉我们她的悲苦身世后,我们对她深表同情。
思如泉涌
Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，但求少而精。
Use a book as a bee does a flower.对待书籍，要像蜜蜂对待花朵一样。
3。学习外语的诀窍
生活在现代社会中，掌握一门外语显得重要而且必要，对大学生来说尤其如此。当然，语言学习不能一蹴而就，应该循序渐进，并且要有一定的方法。
Knacks for Learning Language
What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words — the longer the words the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.
The way to learn a language is to practise speaking it as often as possible. A great man once said it is necessary to drill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become.
Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don’t give up.①Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work harder and practise more. Your hardworking will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to everyone!
Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word — use it, in your mind, in a sentence.
Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.
Practise tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms.
I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language.
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行文点评
本文以总分结构介绍了英语学习的几个秘诀，首段以一种对语言的错误理解引出作者的观点，提出语言是为了进行沟通和交流的。下面的段落，分别围绕语言的这个目的，提出学习的方法。
文章语言平实，句式简单，通俗易懂。内容丰富，角度多元，并引用了适当的名言谚语，如Rome wasn’t built in a day,为文章增添了亮点。
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学习外语的诀窍
语言到底是用来干什么的呢？一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词—— 而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交流思想，进行沟通的。
学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多地将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变得越自然。
学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力的，但不要放弃。放松点！耐心点儿，从中找到乐趣！学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。更加努力地学习，更加勤奋地操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是很公平的。
经常使用词典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文词典，当你看到一个新词时就去查阅，想想它——然后再去用它，在你的心中，在一个句子里。
一有机会就努力用英文来思考。看到某物时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。
尽可能多地操练时态。学习一个动词时，要学习它的各种形态。
学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识，当你理解了文化背景，你就能更好地运用这种语言了。
词汇斟酌
drill v. 操练，训练
reward vt. 酬劳，奖赏，报答
佳句临摹
①【注释】give up放弃
【临摹】You should never give up your dream.永远都不要放弃自己的梦想。
思如泉涌
The people who only learn about English take English as a subject. This is a mistake. Geography is no skill while English is. 那些对英语一知半解的人把英语当作一门课程。这是一种误解。地理不是技能，而英语却是。
There are tricks in every trade. 每一行业皆有其窍门。
4。提高英语学习的动机
There is no satiety in study. 学无止境。
Successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it.凡是会学习语言的人都有一个明确的学习目的。他们之所以要学这种语言，那是因为他们对这种语言和操这种语言的人民感兴趣。
