英诗：做最好的自己 be the best of yourself.pptVIP

If you cant be a pine on the top of the hillBe a scrub(stunted tree) in the valley - but beThe best little scrub by the side of the rill(a brook or stream) ;Be a bush if you cant be a tree. If you cant be a bush be a bit of the grass,And some highway some happier make;If you cant be a muskie (大梭鱼 ) then just be a bass(鲈鱼 ) - But the liveliest bass in the lake! We cant all be captains, weve got to be crew,Theres something for all of us here.Theres big work to do and theres lesser to do,And the task you must do is the near. If you cant be a highway then just be a trail(a path, track, or road ),If you cant be the sun be a star;It isnt by size that you win or you fail - Be the best of whatever you are! Understanding the poem Be the best of whatever you are More Be the Best of Whatever You Are Douglas Malloch Active reading : More 做最好的自己 如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松， 就做山谷里的小树吧---但务必 做溪流边最棒的一棵小树； 当不了树就做一丛灌木， 当不成灌木还可以做小草——但务必 做路边最快乐的一株小草。 如果你不是大梭鱼就做一尾鲈鱼吧，但要做湖里最活泼的小鲈鱼！ Active reading : More 我们不能都做船长,必须有人当船员， 可每个人都有自己的事儿， 有的事情大，有的事情小， 而你要完成的任务就近在咫尺。 如果你不能做大道就做一条小径， 若是不能做太阳就做星星； 决定成败的不是你的大小—— 只要你做最好的自己! Active reading 1: Resources Active reading : We all dream of great deeds and high positions, away from the pettiness and Humdrum(Monotonous task or routine )of ordinary life. pine, bush, muskie, captain, highway, sun The task we must do is the near. not by size if you win or fail. Yet success is not occupying a lofty place or doing conspicuous(obvious)work; rattling around (moving around) in too big a job is much worse than filling a small one to overflowing. scrub, grass, bass, crew Dream, aspire by all means; but do not ruin the life you must lead by dreaming pipe-dreams (that you have which you know will never really happen..) Make the most of what you have and are. Perhaps your trivial, immediate task is your one sure way of proving your mettle (courage). u