2017-2018-1 B3 背诵篇章

1. 四级范文On Stress
With the fast pace of modern life, more and more people are living under great pressure.
Some people think the stresses of work deprive them of joy and happiness. In their view, stress does harm to them both physically and mentally. So they prefer something less competitive to something more demanding.
Others argue that stress isn't as bad as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and stimulation. People under stress tend to bring their potential into full play and to realize their goals.
In my opinion, we shouldn't escape from stress but to face it as it is. What we can do is to adapt to the stress and to profit from it rather than to avoid it.
2.四级范文Goal Setting Is Important
“Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.”This philosophical wisdom by John Ruskin, one of the greatest British writers, tells us that goal setting is extremely important in life.
Why is goal setting so important? The main importance of goal setting is that it provides us with direction and purpose. When we have goals, we know what we want to achieve so that we can focus our minds on a worthwhile target and avoid getting distracted easily. Personal goal setting also provides us with motivation to achieve what we want to achieve.
Goal setting is of special significance for students. It is a lifelong skill that first helps students succeed in school and then later in life.
3. 美文赏析Sooner or later, we must realize that there is no station in our life, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
---From Relish the Moment written by Robert J. Hastings 我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站,也没有能够"一到永逸"的地方!生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程,而车站不过是个梦,它始终遥遥领先于我们!
真正令人发疯的不是今日的负担,而是对昨日的悔恨及对明日的恐惧!悔恨与恐惧是一对孪生窃贼,将今天从你我身边偷走!
4.诗歌赏析
Hope is the Thing with Feathers 希望长着翅膀
——Emily Dickinson
Hope is the thing with feathers希望长着翅膀
That perches in the soul,栖在灵魂里，
And sings the tune without the words,唱着无词的乐曲，
And never stops at all,从来不停息。

And sweetest in the gale is heard;风越大声越甜；
And sore must be the storm寻常的风暴
That could abash the little bird休想吓倒这双
That kept so many warm.温暖众生的小鸟。

I've heard it in the chillest land,我曾听她在最寒带，
And on the strangest sea;最陌生的海上；
Yet, never, in extremity,却从不因为潦倒，
It asked a crumb of me.向我乞讨丝毫。