21世纪大学英语第四册课后翻译英语.docxVIP

If great achievers share anything, said Simonton, it is an unrelenting drive to succeed. Theres a tendency to think that they are endowed with something super-normal, he explained. But what comes out of the research is that there are great people who have no amazing intellectual processes. Its a difference in degree. Greatness is built upon tremendous amounts of study, practice and devotion.He cited Winston Churchill, Britains prime minister during World War II, as an example of a risk-taker who would never give up. Thrust into office when his countrys morale was at its lowest, Churchill rose brilliantly to lead the British people. In a speech following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, he inspired the nation when he said, We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end … We shall never surrender.西蒙顿说，如果成就巨大者具有什么共性的话，那就是一种坚持不懈地追求成功的动力。“往往有人认为他们具备一些超常非凡的东西，”他解释道。“但研究表明，有些伟人并没有惊人的智力,有的只是程度上的差异而已。伟大是建立在大量的学习、实践和献身精神的基础之上的。”他举了二战时期的英国首相温斯顿·丘吉尔作为永不放弃敢于冒险的典范。丘吉尔在全国士气最为低落的时候被推上了台，并出色地领导了英国人民。在1940年盟军敦刻尔克大撤退之后的一次演讲中，他的话激励了全国人民，“我们决不会退缩、永不失败。我们一定要坚持到底我们永远不会屈服。”1、美国人往往以从事的工作来对人们进行划分。家庭和教育背景这些特点被认为是不太重要的。1.Americans?tend?to?define?people?by?the?jobs?they?have/do.?Such?characteristics?as?their?family?and?educational?backgrounds?are?considered?less?important.??2、他决不妥协的个性是他再也无法容忍他的雇主,并最终递交了辞职书的原因。2.His?uncompromising?personality?explains?why?he?could?no?longer?put?up?with?his?employer?and?eventually?submitted??his?resignation.?3、如果你真想学好英语，你就必须投入大量的时间和精力，否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这么说3.If?you?really?want?to?learn?English?well,?you?must?put?in?a?lot?of?time?and?energy,?or?youll?go?nowhere.?The?same?can?be?said?of?other?subjects.?4、有些演员的名声靠的是他们天生的美貌，但是达斯汀·霍夫曼(Dustin Hoffman) 尽管身材矮小(short stature)，还是出类拔萃，而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。4.Some?actors?fame?is?built?on?their?innate?beauty,?but?despite?his?short?stature,?Dustin?Hoffman?rose?above?and?it?is?his?excellent?acting?that?set?him?apart.?5、他负责管理之后，我们发现他与前任(predecessor)有明显的不同：他有干劲和激情，想出了很多新点子，并把工作重点放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上。5.After?he?took?charge,?we