英语小达人 49 Creating Your Own Success
Creating Your Own Success 创造属于你自己的成功 The year was 1993 and due to the recession people were losing their jobs and their homes. Katy Stiles was one of these people. She had to find a cheaper apartment and figure out a way to get ba
英语小达人 50 The Rescued Puppy
The Rescued Puppy 获救的小狗 Sammy was out for a walk in the woods when she came across a little puppy laying on the trail. Sammy bent down and the little dirty puppy opened its eyes. She could see that the small animal hadn't been eating proper
英语小达人 51 Increasing My Value
Increasing My Value 提高自我的价值 It took 46 years for me to realize that I was holding myselfback in my career. I am a businessman and I love it! However I wasnt giving myself enough credit for my skills. In other words, I wasnt charging eno
英语小达人 52 Into Ashes
Into Ashes 化为灰烬 The summer of 2002 saw many forest fires. It had been a very dry year and forest fires were everywhere. One particular fire could not becontrolled and it destroyed a small housing community called Scenic Hill. Luckily, the com
英语小达人 53 Anger Management
Anger Management 愤怒管理 I thought I was a calm and collected person until one day at the office when my anger got the best of me. I was in a meeting and I felt like I wasn't being listened to. I felt that my ideas were being put down and people
英语小达人 54 The Right Girl for the Job
The Right Girl for the Job 第7单元 非她莫属 Two weeks before opening night, our lead actor had broken his ankle and couldn't perform in the play. We had a big problem on our hands. 还有两天就是开幕夜了，可是我们的主角却扭伤了
英语小达人 55 Optimism
Optimism 第8单元 乐观 I guess I have always been a very motivated person and when my accident happened 11 years ago, I saw it only as a challenge I had to overcome. I was paralyzed during a football game. I had only been playing professionally f
英语小达人 56 Father and son
Father and son 父与子 Jason and his dad did not get along. They fought and disagreed about everything. When Jason was 19, he and his father got into a huge fight. Jason left home. He packed a bag and got on the first bus heading out of town. He we
英语小达人 57 Just Average
Just Average 普普通通 In my third year of school, something happened and my attitude about working hard changed. I'm not sure what it was, but something encouraged me to study a little harder for this one particular test we were going to have at
英语小达人 58 Planting Seeds
Planting Seeds 埋下种子 Three years ago, Kerstin wanted more than anything to plant a garden. When she asked if she could have a garden, she was told she couldn't because she lives in the city. In the city, there was nowhere for a garden to grow.
英语小达人 59 Honesty is the best policy
Honesty is the best policy 诚实是最好的政策 Howard was a good businessman; he had been all his life. He was so successful because he was amart, kind, and considerate. People liked doing busness with him because he always considered his associ
英语小达人 60 Reunited 重逢
Reunited 重逢 I was adopted when I was only four weeks old. My biological mother were very poor and my father was sick with cancer. They made the decision to put me up for adoption. I grew up in a loving and happy home with two parents and a sister
英语小达人 61 The accident
The accident 意外 When I was five years old, my cousin Tiffany and I found a lighter. We were playing with it in the bathroom when the toilet paper caught on fire. We couldn't get out of the bathroom and we were scared. 当我五岁时，我和表姐
英语小达人 62 Shining a light on Edison
Shining a light on Edison 爱迪生的灵光一现 To make a good idea work, you need to be persistence. I learned this lesson through someone else, Thomas Edison. In 1878, the public became very excited when Edison announced he was going to have a s
英语小达人 63 A New Fashion Designer
A New Fashion Designer 新诞生的服装设计师 Charity Bremner was known amongst her friends as having an eye for fashion. She just seemed to know what colors and farics matched and what didn't. 夏绿蒂布鲁默在朋友眼中，是出了名对流
