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Lesson 1. Marty’s Story 马蒂的故事Marty Fielding began to suffer from a muscle disease when he was 10, which sometimes made him clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture.The doctors don’t know exactly what is wrong with him,so they don’t know how to make him better.But he has to learn to adapt to his disability.When some people cannot accept him for who he is,he doesn’t get annoyed.He just ignores them.All in all,he has a good life.His ambition is to work for a computer software firm when he grows up.He has a very busy life and doesn’t have time to sit around feeling sorry for himself.In many ways his disability has helped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independent.He has to work hard to live a normal life.From him,we know we shouldn’t feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them and that we shouldn’t ignore them either.Just accept them for who they are,and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.参考译文：马蒂菲尔丁在十岁的时候得了一种肌肉怪病，这有时使他变得笨拙，不小心摔东西，或磕到家具上。医生也不能准确地知道他什么毛病，因此也不知道怎样才能治他的病。但是他学会了适应身体的残疾。当有人不能接受他的状况时，他也不生气。只是不去理会他们罢了。总之，他生活得挺好。他的志向是长大以后在电脑软件公司工作。他的生活很充实，没有时间闲坐着顾影自怜。在许多方面，他身体的残疾倒使他心理上变得更加坚强、更加独立。他必须努力工作过上正常的生活。从他身上，我们明白：不要感到残疾人可怜，或者取笑他们，也别不理睬他们。要接受他们，给他们鼓励，让他们能像你一样过上丰富多彩，充实美满的生活。单词加油站 Defeat Disability战胜残疾 Yang’s ambition was to get an architect certificate or become a bowling master. But when he was conducting experiments with a microscope in the basement, a tank on the bench exploded, sending him flying outwards through the exit. He was out of breath while knowing he lost his eyesight as well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was disabled. Feeling clumsy, he was annoyed at first though nobody made fun of him. He cut out going outdoors and just sat around at home talking to his parrot or tortoise silently. His sister resigned to help him in many ways. Her assistance and encouragement were so beneficial to his psychology that he adapted to his disability soon and became outgoing again. In a college accessible to