考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 17

[00:00.76]易考范文十七
[00:04.26]As is vividly¹ shown in the picture,
[00:08.41]a football game is being broadcast on TV.
[00:12.02]The game is proceeding² under a rainy weather.
[00:15.52]A loyal football fan stands on a stool,
[00:19.02]holding an umbrella over the TV set,
[00:21.98]so that the player will not be drenched³ with rain.
[00:25.26]At first sight, the picture may seem a little ridiculous.
[00:29.41]But upon reflection,
[00:31.05]we will realize that it aims to reveal a quality important in our life—perseverance⁴.
[00:37.40]The man in the picture adheres to his interest.
[00:40.46]Perseverance is an optimistic attitude toward life and an indispensable factor in success.
[00:47.57]When we strive for our dreams we will unavoidably encounter many difficulties,
[00:53.04]which, however, can be overcome if we do not quit.
[00:56.98]Without perseverance, we couldn't have defeated SARS;
[01:01.24]without perseverance, we couldn't have rescued so many survivors⁵ of the Sichuan earthquake;
[01:07.80]without perseverance, we `couldn't have hosted the Beijing Olympics so successfully.
[01:13.93]In contrast, many people end up tasting the bitterness of failure,
[01:19.62]though they desire achievement in their career or studies.
[01:23.44]One of the contributing factors is that
[01:26.29]they fail to persist in clearing the setbacks off their path to triumph.
[01:30.99]Therefore, when confronted with reverses,
[01:34.16]we should hold a perseverant attitude and never give up.
[01:38.21]Let's bear it in mind that rainbow always comes after a storm.

1 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

2 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

3 drenched   

adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
• The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者