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If You Have a Dream… 如果你有梦想…… 【来自李阳疯狂英语】 [1]If you have a dream, don’t wait for some distant1 day to come. It may be too late before you’ve even begun.[2]Be true to yourself first and foremost. The only important thingf in life is what you do with the time you spend here on earth. Don’t be afraid to follow your desires. They are neither silly nor selfish; take the time and do what makes you feel alive. Leave your fears and rearets in the past. Our eyes are placed in front because it’s more important to look ahead than to look back. Iff you look back, your journey is ended. You have only today to begin anew2 and follow your dreams, for in the end, all we have are our momories.[3]Do not quiet3 your dreams. When the twilight4 comes to us.let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets!【参考译文】[1]如果你有梦想，不要等到遥远的一天才去实现。否则或许还没开始就已太迟。[2]首先，要忠于自己。生命中惟一重要的事情就是你在世的时候做了什么。不要害怕追随你内心的渴望。只要这些欲望既不愚蠢也不自私，就尽管花时间去做让你感觉自己真是存在的事情。把你的恐惧和悔恨留给过去。我们的眼睛长在前面是因为向前看比向后看更重要。如果你向后看，你的旅程已经终结。只有今天，你才能重新开始并追随你的梦想，因为最后，我们剩下的只有回忆。[3]不要让你的梦想沉寂。当曙光在我们前方显现。不要再有借口、不要再有辩解、不要再有悔恨！

A Letter To My ParentsDear Mom and Dad, I love you! I love you so much! I love you with all my heart! This letter to you is to tell you my true feelings from the bottom of my heart.Thank you so much for bringing up! Thank you so much for raising me. I know how hard you’ve worked during the past years. I can image how many difficulties and obstacles you’ve conquered. I can imagine all the problems you have faced and all the sweat and tears you have shed to make my life better. I can fully understand what a huge responsibility it is to raise a child. You’ve been very patient with me. You’ve encouraged me and you’ve helped me. You’ve tried your hardest to give me the best things in life. You’ve made a lot of sacrifices and many difficult choices. I also know that you have great expectations of me. You want me to be very successful and happy. You want me to be the best person I can be. You want me to do great things with my life. You want me to make the world a better place. I know you have so many so many hopes and dreams for my future. Today I want to tell you something extremely important. Today I want to tell you that you don't need to worry about me any more. I'm grown up! I will be responsible for my life and for my future. I will study very hard. I will exercise everyday to keep fit. I will read English every morning and every night. I will make the best use of every spare minute. I will be happy, confident, positive and energetic everyday!! I will develop good habits and use them to constantly improve myself. I will never do anything that would harm my body or my mind. I will never do anything that would make you feel disappointed or ashamed. I will learn as much as I can and become smarter and stronger every day. I have learned by watching you that the best way to reach my goals is to work hard and never give up. You’re my best role models. You set a great example for me. I have so many great dreams. I know that realizing these dreams will take a lot of time and effort. But don't worry about me. I have strong confidence in myself. I know if I keep trying, keep working hard and keep dreaming, I will definitely realize all my dreams. I will be somebody special. But I will not only care about myself. I will contribute to my school, my hometown and my country. I will contribute to society. I will use all my abilities and talents to help my family and my country have a glorious future. I will make a difference in this world.Dear Mom and Dad, you’ll be proud of me! You will see great results from all your hard work and sacrifice. Thank you very much for your continued support! Thank you very much for your patience, love and understanding. I love you! I appreciate you! I’m very proud of you!Exercise every day to keep healthy! Enjoy life every day and stay happy! My only hope for you is you both to enjoy continued health and happiness. You brought me into this word to share your life. I will do my best to make sure each day of it is filled with joy and pride. Mom and Dad, you are the best parents in the world! I don’t know what I would have done without you. All My Everlasting Love, Your Son /Daughter给爸爸妈妈的一封信亲爱的爸爸妈妈： 我爱你们！我是多么的爱你们啊！我全心全意去爱你们！给你们写这封信是想告诉你们我内心深处的真实感受。 感谢你们抚养我长大，感激你们的哺育之恩，我清楚地在过去的这么多年来，你们多么辛苦的工作。我能想象你们克服了多少困难与艰辛，也能想象这些年来你们所面对的问题，还有你们为我的生活变得更加美好而洒下的热泪与汗水！我能深刻理解，抚养一个小孩是多么巨大的责任。你们对我非常耐心。你们一直在鼓励与帮助我。你们尽最大的努力为我提供生活中最好的东西。你们做出了许许多多的牺牲，也做过很多困难的抉择。我也知道你们对我有殷勤的期望。你们希望我成功并快乐，你们希望我成为最好的人，你们希望我能用生命去做伟大的事情，你们想我能将这个世界变得更加美好。我知道你们对我的未来有许多希望和梦想。今天我要告诉你们一件极其重要的事。今天我想跟你们说不需要再为我担心了。我已经长大成人。我会为我的人生和未来负责的。我会用功读书。我会每天锻炼身体，保持良好心态。每个清晨与夜晚我都会读英语。我会充分利用闲暇的每一分钟。我每天都会快乐、自信、积极向上并且精力充沛！我会养成良好的习惯，并且利用它们不断完善自己。我不会做任何有伤身心的事情。我不会做任何让你们失望或感到羞耻的事情。我会尽量的多学习，每天变得更聪明、更强壮一点。在你们身上我看到要达成目标的最好的办法是刻苦，并且永不放弃。你们是我最好的人生楷模，为我树立了一好榜样。我有许多伟大的梦想。我知道要实现这些梦想要花很多时间与精力。不过不要为我担心，因为我对自己有强烈的自信心。我知道只要我一直坚持不懈，敢想敢拼，一定能实现我所有的梦想。我会成为不平凡的人，不过我不会只关心自己，我会为学校、为家乡、为祖国做出贡献。我会回报社会。我将用自己的聪明才智让我们的家及我们的祖国拥有一个光辉的未来。我会在这个世上作出点成就来。亲爱的爸爸妈妈，你们将会为我自豪的。你们将会看你们所有的辛苦与牺牲都是有好的结果的。非常感谢你们一直以来的支持！感谢你们对我付出的耐心、关爱与理解。我爱你们！我感激你们！我为你们而自豪。每天坚持锻炼保持身体健康。享受生活，快乐每一天！对你们的唯一希望是希望你们能保持健康与幸福。是你们把我带来这个世界上，来分享你们的生活。我会尽力保证每一天你们的生活都是充满快乐与骄傲。爸爸妈妈，你们是世界上最好的父母！真不知道如果没有你们，我会怎么样。 永远爱你们的女儿、儿子

18、 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节A：Hi, Jim, long time no see. 嘿，吉姆，好久没见了。B：Ben! What’s new? 本，怎么样？A：Nothing much. 不怎么样。B：How was your Thanksgiving? 感恩节过得如何？A：Oh, it was great—I slept late. 噢，过得很好。我睡了个大懒觉。B：So did I. We didn’t have lunch till three. 我也睡懒觉了。我们到3点才吃中午饭。A：I took my little sister to see the Thanksgiving Day parade before dinner. She loved it. Then we had a big family dinner around six. 晚饭前我带我的小妹去看了感恩节游行。她很喜欢看游行。我们一大家子人6点左右吃了顿团圆饭。B：Who came? Anyone I know? 都有谁来了？有我认识的人吗？A：Well, my older sister and her husband came for the whole weekend. You met her a couple of years ago, remember? And, of course, my stepbrothers stopped by for dinner on Thursday, and so did my aunts and uncles, with all their kids. The oldest is only nine. I had to play games all day long. 我姐姐和她丈夫来度周末。你几年前见过她，记得吗？当然，我的继兄弟星期四来吃晚饭了。我的伯母伯父带着孩子也来了。他们最大的才9岁。我一整天都得陪着他们玩游戏。B：What a drag! So, how’s your sister doing? I haven’t seen her in ages. 真没劲。那你姐姐怎么样？我好长时间没见过她了。A：She’s fine. She loves her new job. 她很好。她很喜欢她的新工作。B：I didn’t know she had a new job. 我还不知道她换了新工作。A：Neither did I. Also, she and Mike just bought a new house. 我也不知道呢。而且她和迈克刚买了一幢新房子。B：I see they’re really getting into married life. Anyway, we had a small Thanksgiving. Just my parents, my sister, and I. My mom made a great dinner. 看得出来她们真正陶醉于婚后生活了。不过，我的感恩节客人不多，就我父母、我妹妹和我。我妈做的晚餐非常可口。A：Oh, yeah – what did you have? 是吗。都做了些什么呀？B：Well, turkey, of course, but she made this great stuffing with sausages and apples. 当然有火鸡了。她用腊肠和苹果做的馅特别好吃。A：Mmm. 嗯。B：Yeah, I really pigged out. 我真是吃了个痛快。A：Join the club! My stepmother isn’t the best cook. But the turkey was good. I had enough to last me a lifetime. So, did you watch the game? 我们也如此！我继母也许不是最好的厨师，但火鸡确实做得不错。我吃得肚子撑破了天。那你看球赛了吗？B：Are you kidding? Of course. And on a big screen TV. We just bought it last week. 开玩笑？当然看了。大屏幕电视，我们上周才买的。A：Wow! Next Thanksgiving, I’m coming to your house. 哇！下次感恩节我上你们家过。B：Hey, you’re missing the point! You’re supposed to be with family on Thanksgiving. 嘿，你这就不对了！感恩节应该跟家人一起过的。A：I will be—with your family! 我会的——跟你的家人过！额外成就感 stop by 顺便拜访 * My friend Mike stopped by and had dinner with us last night. 昨晚我的朋友迈克顺便来访并留下来吃了晚饭。 * Stop by my house any time. We are always home. 随时到我家来玩。我们总是在家。pig out 大吃特吃 * We had a wonderful dinner last night and I pigged out. 我们昨晚吃了大餐，我大吃了一顿。 * I’m starving. I can’t wait to pig out at dinner tonight. 我饿死了。真恨不得马上就有晚饭可以大吃特吃。口语要素 ★ Long time no see. 好久不见。 ★ What’s new? 过得怎么样？ ★ Nothing much. 不怎么样。 ★ What a drag! 真没劲/真扫兴！ ★ I really pigged out. 我真是吃了个痛快。 ★ Are you kidding? 你开玩笑吧？