英语悠选脱口秀 第27期:地铁激吻与梦想激情

 　　讲解：

　　Today's key word is Passion.

　　Passion 激情，热情

　　Passion is a very strong feeling about something or a strong belief in something.

　　Here's an example：

　　He had a passion for music.

　　他酷爱音乐。

　　Now, let’s learn the word in the news.

　　In today’s news, a couple apparently¹ showed their passion in their love realtionship.

　　Recently, a photo of a young couple having a passionate² kiss on a subway in Liaoning province of Northeast China has gone viral and invited a flood of criticism for the couple's behavior.

　　Some people say that it’s a private thing; we don’t need to put so much attention on it.

　　Others argue that it is a public place, it is not appropriate. Well, there are different kinds of passion exist.

　　Let's talk about another passion that is much more complicated than a kiss. Hope it can inspire you a little.

　　Here is something said by Professor Randy Pausch.

　　He was an American professor of computer science.

　　In August 2007, Pausch was given a terminal diagnosis(最终诊断)："3 to 6 months of good health left". He then gave a lecture titled "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams".

　　Let's listen it together.

　　(Prof. Pausch)It is not the things we do in life that we regret….(on a death bed) It is the things we do not. Cause I assure you I’ve done a lot of really stupid things. And none of them bother me - all the mistakes and all the dopy(愚蠢的) things and all the time I was embarrassed. They don’t matter. We don’t beat the reaper³(死神) by living longer. We beat the reaper by living well and living fully⁴.

　　After inspiring millions of people from all around the world, Prof. Pausch died on July 25, 2008.

　　Here is another inspiring speech made by one of my favorite actors Will Smith. (soundbites 2 Will smith)

　　As a child, my parents always told me you can be whatever you want to be, you can do whatever you want to do. But I didn't totally believe it.

　　Yet when I went out into the world and I carried myself and I held my head high and I stood there and I looked people in their eyes and I talked to people as if I was deserving of everything that this planet has to offer.

　　He who says he can and he who says he can't are both usually right. And I want you keep in you heart just know that you can. I want to the world to be better, because I was here.

　　What is your passion? Have you lost your passion yet?

　　讨论:

　　你的梦想是什么？

　　你是否已经没了曾经的激情？

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

3 reaper   

n.收割者，收割机

参考例句：

• The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest.这幅画的画面设计成一个年轻的割禾人在午间休息。
• A rabbit got caught in the blades of the reaper.一只兔子被卷到收割机的刀刃中去了。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。