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1、高一英语必备精美短文TO BE PATIENT 要忍耐When someone disagrees with you or offends you, dont lose your temper. Why? Because it is of no use to do so. You ought to (should) be patient and keep calm lest you should quarrel with him. You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue. I hope that everybody

2、practices it. In addition, patience will also bring us success. When you meet with difficulties in your work, it is no use losing heart. You must keep on fighting until (till) the final victory belongs to you.Just do it If you put off things for too long, they can easily become uncontrollable. The l

3、onger you wait to tackle a problem, the more difficult it becomes . Dont waste time thinking about how difficult something is. Just take the advice in this passage. Many people put off till tomorrow what they can do today. They always look for excuses to postpone doing something. In the end, it neve

4、r gets done. If we leave things undone, we will eventually worry. This will cause unnecessary stress. Therefore, if you have this bad habit, its best to get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.事情一旦被拖得太久就会变得难以控制。问题拖得越久，就越难以解决。所以，不要把时间浪费在考虑某事到底有多难，从这篇短文接受忠告！ 很多人把今天能做的事推到明日，他们总是找借口拖延做事。到头来，事情总是

5、没做完。如果我们没把事做完，我们心里会感到忐忑不安，从而造成不必要的压力。因此，如果你有这种坏习惯的话，最好是将它克服，尽快把事情做好。MusicMusic is very relaxing. After a hard day of studying, it is fun to listen to all kinds of music at home. You can even play a musical instrument, or sing. Music relaxes you after working all day. Music can cheer you up when you

6、are in a bad mood.If you can play a musical instrument, you are lucky. If you can play the piano, you can spend hours alone and never be bored. If you play the guitar, you can invite your friends over to sing along. And if you play the violin, you can be in an orchestra.You enjoy music throughout yo

7、ur life. There will be music in everything you hear: the roaring ocean, the whispering wind, and the warbling bird. You hear music wherever you may go.【注释】 orchestra :kistr n. 管弦乐队 warble w:bl vi. 鸟鸣 音乐音乐让人非常轻松。经过一天劳累的学习，听听各种各样的音乐是挺有趣的。你甚至还可以弹奏乐器或唱歌。忙碌一天后，音乐让你轻松。当你心情不好的时候，音乐可以使你精神振奋。如果你会演奏一种乐器，那么你是幸

8、运的。要是你弹钢琴的话，你就可以几个小时独处而从不会觉得无聊；如果你弹吉他，你可以邀请朋友过来一起唱歌；如果你拉小提琴，你可以加入管弦乐队。你一生都能享受到音乐。你听到的所有一切都包含音乐大海的咆哮、风的低吟或是清脆的鸟鸣。无论你去哪里，你都能听到音乐。Key Factors to SuccessNo doubt, everyone wishes to be successful in life. But most success depends on three factors: diligence, devotion, and perseverance.The first key fact

9、or is diligence. Diligence can help us remove ignorance and overcome difficulties. It can make a fool wise, and a poor man rich. If we idle away our time now, our future life will be a failure. If we are diligent now, we will surely be successful in the future.Devotion, which means the concentration

10、 of our mind and effort in doing things, is another key factor to success. Whatever job we are doing, we must love it and do it heart and soul. Only when we set our minds on the job, can we do it well.Furthermore, perseverance is also necessary for any success. If we study or work day after day, the

11、re is nothing that cannot be achieved. Without a strong will, on the other hand, we are likely to give up when we meet some difficulties.To conclude, all great men achieve success through diligence, devotion and perseverance. Just as the famous English saying goes, “No pains, no gains.”【注释】diligence

12、 n. 努力，勤奋；devotion n. 热爱，投入；perseverance n. 毅力；坚持不懈；idle away 浪费光阴，虚度光阴 成功的关键要素毫无疑问，每个人都想在生活中有所成就。但大多数的成功都取决于三个关键要素：勤奋、投入和持之以恒。第一个关键要素是勤奋。勤奋可以帮助我们摆脱无知，克服困难。勤奋可以使愚昧的人变得聪明，使贫穷的人变得富裕。如果我们现在虚度光阴，未来的人生就会失败；如果我们现在勤奋，将来一定会非常成功。投入是成功的另一个关键要素，它意味着集中精力努力做事。我们应该热爱我们所做的任何工作，并全心全意做到最好。只有全身心地投入，才能把工作做好。此外，持之以恒对任何成功而言都是必不可少的。如果我们每天都坚持学习或工作，没有什么是不可能的。另一方面，没有坚强的意志，我们遇到困难时极易放弃。一句话，所有的伟人都是通过勤奋、投入和持之以恒而获得成功的。正如那句有名的谚语所说：“不劳无获”。4