瞬间秒杀听力 第513期:我很尊敬他

 

I respect him, who was

born into a humble¹ family

but never thus feels self-conscious.

He does well in school but

remains² modest and polite,

which is why he has so many friends.

Back home, he helps his mom

do the chores and look after

his two brothers and one sister.

All in all, he is my role model in every way.

我尊敬约翰，他出身寒门但从不因此感到自卑。

他在学校功课很棒，但却保持谦和有礼，

这也是他有许多朋友的原因。

回到家，他会帮妈妈打杂

并照顾两个弟弟和一个妹妹。

总之，他在各方面都堪称是我的榜样。

1 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。