高中英语讲义 Day81-90 讲义.pdfVIP

MoreWasNeverEnough(Excerpts)

WrittenbyBrianCimins;readbyMorganFreeman

MoneyisNOTEVILbyitself,it’sjustpaperwithperceivedvaluetoobtainotherthingswe

valueinotherways.IFNOTMONEY—WHATISEVILYOUMAYASK?Evilistheunquenchable,

obsessiveandmoralbendingdesireforMORE.EVIListhebottomless,soullessandobsessive-

compulsivepursuitofsomepotofgoldattheendofsomerainbowwhichdoesn’texist.EVIL

ishavingaPRICEtagforyourHEARTandSOULinexchangeforFinancialSuccessatANYcost.

EVIListryingtoBUYhappiness,againandagain,untilallofthosefake,shortlivedmiragesof

emotionsaregone.

I’mnotsayingyoucan’tbefinanciallysuccessful;I’mSAYINGHAVEAGREATERPURPOSE

INLIFEwellbeyondthePursuitofFinancialSuccess.YourSoulisSCREAMINGforyoutoanswer

yourTRUEcalling.YoucanCHANGEtodayifyouredefinewhatSUCCESSistoyou.Youcan

transformyourdamagedrelationshipsandbuildnewones.Youcanforgiveyourselfandothers

who’vehurtyou.Youcanbecomealeaderbymentoringwithotherswhoyouaspiretobe

like.Youcanrebalanceyourprioritiesinlife.Youcanhealyourmarriageandrecreatea

strongerLOVEthanyoueverthoughtpossible.Youcanbecomethebestparentpossibleat

ANYage—even86,butdon’tWAITuntilthen…You’llalwaysbeabletomakemoremoney,

BUTyouCANNOTmakemoretime.

一．核心词汇

obtain[əb’teɪn]vt.（经过努力而）获得；达到（目的）

quench[kwen(t)ʃ]vt.解渴；扑灭

bottomless[‘bɑtəmləs]adj.无底的；深不见底的

compulsive[kəm’pʌlsɪv]adj.强制的；强迫的

pot[pɑt]n.壶；盆；罐

tag[tæɡ]n.标签vt.给……加上标签

mirage[mə’rɑʒ]n.海市蜃楼；幻象

scream[skriːm]vi.尖叫n.尖叫声

redefine[riːdɪ’faɪn]vt.重新定义

mentor[ˈmen.tɔːr]n.导师vt.指导

aspire[ə’spaɪr]vi.渴望；立志

rebalance[ˌriːˈbæləns]vt.再平衡

priority[praɪ’ɔrəti]n.优先权；优先考虑的事

二．核心表达

byoneself单独；本身