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MotherTeresa[te'resɑ:]（特雷莎修女）1.winneroftheNobelPeacePrize2.faceadiverserangeofcriticism3.dedicate(['dedɪkeɪt]致力；献身)themajorityofherlifetohelpingthepoorinIndia4.thedevotiontowardsthepoorwonherrespectthroughouttheworld5.quote:Givetheworldthebestyouhave,Anditmayneverbeenough;Givetheworldthebestyouhaveanyway.将你所拥有最好的东西献给世界，可能永远都不够，不管怎样，还是要将最好的东西付出！LudwigvanBeethoven（路德维希•凡•贝多芬）Beregardedasoneofthegreatestcomposers（作曲家）inthehistoryofmusicFatherofsymphony（交响乐）Excellentpianistandviolinist.begantolosehishearinggraduallyinhislatetwentiesinsistonproducingnotonlymasterpiecesbutalsohislifewhenhisdeafnesswasalmosttotal,dependingonhisstrongfaith,hecreatedhisgreatestmovement(乐章).适用话题：乐观，坚强，信念……ForrestGump（阿甘） Lifewaslikeaboxofchocolates,youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtogetIdreamtonedayIcouldrunlikethewindblowsThatdayon,ifIwasgoingtosomewhere,IwasrunningIdorememberthefirsttimeIheardthesweetestvoiceinthewideworld‘Areyoustupidorsomething?’“Stupidisasstupiddoes”JennyandmewerelikepeasandcarrotsThoughmyintelligencewaslimitedin75,IneverlookdownuponmyselfWeallhaveadestinyWhenIheardJennyyelledtome‘Run!ForrestrunIknowIshouldrunallthewayup,allthewaydown适用话题：思考人生HelenKeller适用话题：乐观、坚强、希望、平等……sheisoptimisticaboutlifedeafandblindshelivedinaworldofdarknessandsilenceshenevergaveupandstruggledtoleadanactivelife.shelivedherlifetothefullinsteadofcryingwhiletheablebodied（正常人）oftenfeellostindespair（沮丧）whentheyarefrustrated（挫败的）Undertheguidanceofherteacher,helenlearnedtoreadandwriteandbecameadistinguishedwriter.Foradisabledpersonlikeher,thiswasreallyawonder!Helenhassetanexcellentexampletoallofus.Herstorytellsusthatweshouldvaluewhatwehave,andtryourbesttoovercomeanydifficultyinlife.Peoplehardlyrecognizethevalueofsomethingtillit‘slost.Whatifweweretoloseoursightthenextmoment?（人们很难意识到东西的价值,直到它的失去。如果我们下一刻失去光明呢?）StevePaulJobsHewasbornonFebruary24,1955.In1974,hefindajobtodesigncomputergames.Twoyearslater,hefoundedtheapplecomputercompany.Nowheisfamousforipad,iPod,iTunesStore,iPhoneandsoon.Owingtohiscreativeideasandhisabilitytocatchtheopportunity,hesucceededatlast.Hesaidinnovationdistinguishesbetweenaleaderandafollower.主题：创造力、抓住机遇……JeremyLin（林书豪）1.bornon23rd,August,1988inCaliforniaAmerica2.agoodcaseofhowconfidenceworksinthecourseofpursuingsuccess3.acommonandlittle-knownplayeratHarvardUniversity4.madeagreatcontributiontothechampionship5.turneddowninNBAdraft（NBA选秀大会）6.signedacontractwithWarriors（金州勇士队）on21st,July,20107.fellonhisevil（不幸的）daysandbecamehomeless8.withoutconfidenceanddiligence（勤勉）9.havedistinguishedhimselffromotherexcellentplayers10.achievedunprecedented（史无前例的）success适用话题：自信、勤勉、坚持、顽强、永不言弃……TheShawshankRedemption-----AndyDufresne1.Ayoungbankerwhowasinnocentbutwassenttoprisonforhemurderedhiswifeandherlover.2.Didn’tloseheartintheviolent,hopelessandcruelprisonlife.4.boughtamalletfromRed.3.helpthedishonestwarden（监狱长）togetmoneyorbribe.5.Ittookhim20yearsbeforehesucceededinescapingfromtheprison.Somebirdsaren’tmeanttobecaged,butmostbirdswillchoosetostandit.Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthingsandnogoodthingeverdies.适合话题：希望，坚持，自由……LuoYang1．aircraftcarriercommanderinthedevelopmentofthefield2．devoteoneselftosth3．...upholding(=support)theaviationcountryambition4．Undertheguidanceofsb5．Realizetheleap(跳跃)fromlandtosea6．Thefirstpersontosacrificeforaircraftcarrier7．Deadasheis,….主题：爱国敬业奉献LINA1. becrownedtheAustraliaOpenchampion2. asportingheroine3. belikewine,betterwithage4. Onaccountofheraggressivepersonality,sheisalwaysblockedwithnegativefeelingsandwilllosehertemper.5. gethertounlockherself.6. Injuriesareanightmareforaplayer.7. Thereisnoloser’sfrustrationonLi’sdeterminedface.8. growinginconfidenceandherinnerstrength9. sharpenhertechniques10. survivetobecomeevenmorepowerfulandversatile（多方面）onthecourt11. liveuptothestrongdesiretowin12. deservedtobeawinner话题：自信，奋斗，坚持，情绪管理PaulRevere(保罗瑞威尔)Accordingtothelegendgalloping（飞驰）alongofthedarkfromonefarmhousetoanotheralertedthepeopletothecomingBritishemphasizedthecourageofonemanmadehimaheroinourhistorybookshisheroismrequiredacooperationofotherswhowerealreadywell-preparedtofightagainsttheinvadersHeroeslikeReverehavenousefulnessapartfromasocietypreparedtoact.用于：斗争/勇敢/合作……MaYunChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofanetworkservicescompanycalledAlibaba.MakeAlibabatheworld'slargestonlinebusiness-to-businessmarketplaceandAsia'smostpopularonlineauctionsiteAnappearancestrangepersonhastheNapoleonsamestature.butatthesametime,hasNapoleonsamegreatambition.DespiteInternetbubble,didn’tgiveuphisambitionofturninghiscompanyintothegreatestkindintheworldBelieveintheproverbheavenstandsbyiron-willedman“Runasfastasrabbits,butalsothesameastheturtle-resistantrun.”Regardimportanceofteamwork适用话题：坚持梦想MorganFreeman(摩根•弗里曼)1. playingprominentsupportingrolesinmanyfeaturefilms,2. earninghimareputationforwise,fatherlycharacters.3. He'slivedahardandfulllifeanddid,afterall.4.He’sfilmcareerfromtheageof50didnotstart,butheeventuallywonthelifetimeachievementawardatage755.“IamgoingtostopcallingyouawhitemanandI'mgoingtoaskyoutostopcallingmeablackman."Thelifecannotpromiseanytoyou,especiallytheOscar.Hecanjuststruggletoyou.适用范围：坚持梦想，种族和平，热爱生活AllenIversonAmericanNBAmagnificentbasketballplayerhelikedbasketball,buthisheightgothimonlytostayoutsideofthecourtwatchingthetallguysplaying.Whilefeelingdepressed,hismomcametohissideandsaidtohimsincerely,"Youareaman,noworsethananyothers,Ihopemysoncanbethebestone,goandjustdoit"Sincethen,hehasgotaproudfeelingandlookeddownuponanything.Onlyonewordexistsinhisheart.--somemenareborntobeheroes.InspiteofthepowerfulopponentswhoareasfierceastigersandleopardsHefightwiththemjustasaroseimpactonthecliffonceandagainRegardlessoftheinjuryandothers’suspectGoforwardEffortsneverholdacandletothesun.ThusthelegendwasbornTheycannotbreakme.Theonlywaytobreakmeistokillme.Andeverythingthatdoesnotkillmemakesmestronger.他们不可能击垮我。除非他们杀了我，如果杀不了我就只会令我变得更强！strongNevergiveupDaretochallengeNormanBethuneNormanBethunewasagreatdoctor,whowastheheroinChina.HewasborninGravenhurst,OntarioonMarch3,1890.HisfatherwasaPresbyterianministerwhohaddescendedfromalonglineofclergymen,educators,andmedicalpractitioners.Hismotherhadbeenanevangelicalmissionary.AfterNormanBethuneleftmedicalschoolattheuniversityofTorontoin1914,heenlistedintheCanadianarmy.Thenin1919,NormanBethunebegananinternshipspecializinginchildren’sdisease.In1922,whilehewasgoingtoEdinburgh,whereheearnedtheFRCSqualificationattheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons,hefellinlovewithastrikinglybeautifulladywhosenamewasFrancesDennyandtheymarriedin1923.Unfortunately,whenhediscoveredhecontractedtuberculosisduetooverworkhedidn’twanttoimplicatehiswife,soheinsistedhisdivorcehimandreturntohernativeScotlandandhiswifeacceptedthisidea.Aswecansee,NormanBethunewasaselflessandthoughtfulman.Next,In1936assoonastheSpanishCivilWarbrokeout,BethuneacceptedaninvitationfromthecommitteetoAidSpanishDemocracytoheadtheCanadianMedicalUnitinMadrid.Mostimportantly,inJanuary1938BethunejoinedtheChinesetostruggleagainsttheJapaneseinvaders.Sadly,probablyduetohisweakenedstate,NormanBethunecontractedinfectionanddiedofhiswoundsonNovermber12,1939,China.InordertorememberNormanBethune,MaoZedongwhowastheChinesechairmanatthattimepublishedhisessayentitled“InMemoryofNormanBethune”whichdocumentedNormanBethune’slifeinChina,thenationsnormalelementaryschooltextbookstillhastheessaytoday.Inconclusion,IthinkwemustalllearnthespiritofabsoluteselflessnessfromNormanBethune…MalalaYousafzai（马拉拉•优素福）1.somepeopleofourownagesstrugglingfortheireducationrightsregardlessoftheirlives2.BorninthenorthernPakistanin19973.Wouldn’tgiveuphereducationStartedtowriteablogthatwascriticaloftheTaliban4.PutherindangerShotherinthehead5.Theshotdidn’tkillhercouragetocarryon.SetuptheMalalaFundGaveaspeechattheUnitedNationsoneducationrights6.Famousremark:Booksandpensarethemostpowerfulweapons.适用话题：教育的重要性，斗争，勇气……李晓峰(人皇Sky) LiXiaofengwhoalsogoesbythepseudonym"Sky". Underthepressurefromhisfather,heusedtobeadoctor. Hecouldn'tputdownthedreamwhichwaspoorinhisfather'sopinion. Atlonglasthisfathergaveinonaccountof... HesurprisednotonlyhisfatherbutalsotheworldbytakingfirstplaceatWCG. ItwasthefirsttimewhentheFive-starredRedFlagwasraisedonthetopoftheworldwidee-sportscompetition. Hewentundefeatedthroughwhatwasconsideredthetoughestroadtothegrandfinalsforallattendees. LiXiaofengbecamethefirstbacktobackWarcraftIIIWorldCyberGameschampion. EarninghimaspotintheWCG"HallofFame".话题：两代人间的矛盾偶像坚持梦想AndrewCarnegie(安德鲁•卡内基)1.themostinfluentialAmericanindustrialistsandphilanthropistsattheturnofthe20thcentury.（慈善家）2.Carnegiewasbornintoadestitute（贫困的）Scotlandimmigrantfamily.2.HestartedoutasarailwaytelegrapherinPittsburghandearnedalargefortunebyhardwork.3.Withthefortunehemadefrombusiness,hecreated2,800librariesaroundtheworld4.Carnegieoncecommented,“Themanwhodiesrichdiesdisgraced.”5.devotetheremainderofhislifetolarge-scalephilanthropy.6.Hislifehasoftenbeenreferredtoasatrue"ragstoriches"story.适用话题：奋斗、慈善、奉献……EinestMillerHemingway(1899,7,21~1961,7,2)1.anAmericanovelist,shortstorywriter,andjournalist.2.apersonwhohasaveryenterprisingspiritandalwaystough.3.waspartof1920sexpatriate[eks’petrit]流放communityinParis,4.aswellastheveteran[‘veteren]老兵ofWorldWarI.5.laterknownas“thelostgeneration”,6.asdescribedinhisposthumous['pɒstjʊməs]死后的memoirsAMoveablefeast.7.hereceivedthePulitzer['pulitsə]普利策（美国新闻业经营者）prizein1953forTheOldManandtheSea,andtheNobelprizeinliteraturein19548.Hemingway’sdistinctivewritingstyleischaracterizedbyeconomyunderstatement,9．incontrasttothestyleofhisliteraryrivalWrillianFaulkner['fɔ:knə]n.福克纳（美国小说家）10.ithadasignificantinfluenceonthedevelopmentoftwentieth-centuryfictionwriting.11.manyofhisworksareconsideredofficialinAmericanliterature.Asafamousquotegoes:"manisnotdefeated,youcandestroyhim,butcan'tbeathim!"Topic:"thesuccessofthetwistsandturns""neversaydie(giveup)"ArthurJudgehoofdivision（钉马蹄师）GivethehorseanailonHorseshoes（给马钉马蹄）Onecanbecomethemasterofhistradeprovidedheisdiligentandtrieshard.Onemaydistinguishhimselfinanytrade.asmallpost（岗位）适用：平凡人生价值兴趣FlorenceNightingaleBornin1820intheItaliancityofFlorenceexcelled（擅长；优于）inScienceandMathAtthattimewomenofherpositioninlifewereexpectedtogetmarriedandarrangeallthedomesticaffairs（家务）hadadreamtobecomeanurse,andshemadeitWhentheBritisharmywasfightingintheCrimeaagainstRussia,thesoldierswereindesperateneedofmedicalattention.Withoutasecondthought,FlorencecollectedsomeofherbestnursesandwenttotheCrimea.Florenceandherteamorganizedakitchenandalaundryandworkedincrediblyhardtoimproveconditionsfortheinjuredsoldiers.Gradually,soldiersstartedtocallher“theladywiththelamp”.Florenceandherteamsavedthousandsoflivesandearnedtheloveandadmirationofhercountrymen（国民）andwomen.couldhavelivedalifeofluxury（奢侈。享受）andcomfort.Butshejustdideverythinginherpower（尽某人的力量）toimprovethesituationandtomakeachange,whichinreturnmadeherawomanofachievement.奉献。。追求。。女伟人。。NikolaTesla尼古拉.特斯拉• Earlyon,Teslabegantodemonstrateanextraordinaryimagination.• "Youwillgotothebesttechnicalinstituteintheworld."Hisfathersaid.• Attheageof17,whilepreparingfortheseminar,Teslacontractedcholeraandabrushwithdeathchangedhislifeforever.• Hecreated99%ofmoderninventionsincludingtheWireless.• Teslawasobsessedwithfrequency,thenotionofresonance.•In2005,hewaslistedamongthetop100nomineesintheTVshowTheGreatestAmerican,anopenaccesspopularitypollconductedbyAOLandTheDiscoveryChannel.Letthefuturetellthetruth,andevaluateeachoneaccordingtohisworkandaccomplishments.Thepresentistheirs;thefuture,forwhichIhavereallyworkedismine.-----Tesla话题:天才,被埋没，创造力……希拉里1. Thefailureofhealth-carereformresultedinamajordefeatfortheClintonsandcausedthefirstladytostepbackfromaprominentroleinpublicpolicydecisions.2. hasfocusedherattentiononissuessuchasimprovingeducation,protectingtheenvironment,andstrengtheninghomelandsecurity.3. continuedtoworktirelessly4. introducedapioneeringprogram,whichtrainedparentstoworkwiththeirchildreninpreschoolpreparednessandliteracy.HillaryClassicQuotationsIfthereisnosalary,houseworkandpaidworktogether,awomanisnotjustpropuphalfthesky.如果把没有薪水的操持家务和有薪水的工作加在一起，女人撑起的不只是半边天。I’mintheWhiteHouseforeightyears,receivedthousandsofgifts,themosthopeanddesire,and12kindsofsuchintangiblegift:identificationstrength,peacecompassion,faith,friendship,vision,forgiveness,virtue,wisdom,love,happinessandcourage.我在白宫八年，收到数千件礼物，最希望和渴求的，莫过于这12样无形的礼物：辨识力，和平，同情，信仰，友情，远见，宽恕，美德，智慧，爱，快乐和勇气。KobeBryant1、 Oneofthemostdistinguishedbasketballplayers2、 Didn’tgetmanyopportunities3、 Startedtoshowtalents4、 Didn’twanttoliveintheshadowofthepastachievements5、 Playhardertoliveuptohisreputation（不辜负他的名声）6、 WouldnevergiveupQuotes:1、 WhatI’mdoingrightnow,I’mchasingperfection.我现在所做的一切，都是为了追求更加完美。2、 Everythingnegative-pressure,challenges-isallanopportunityformetorise.压力、挑战，这一切消极的东西都是我能够取得成功的催化剂。1servedaspresidentofsouthAfrica2besentencedtolifeimprisonment3aimedtofightfortherightsforthemajorityblackswithoutviolence4winthehonorofalltheblackpeople5Heissuchagreatfighterthathefinallyreleasedfromprison6restinpeace7Iftheycanlearntohate,theycanlearntolove,forlovecomesmorenaturallytothehumanheartthanitsoppositeAshritaFurman（阿西里塔•福尔曼）AshritaFurmanisasportsmanwholikesthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecords.（吉尼斯世界记录）Overthelast25years,hehasbrokenapproximately93Guinnessrecords.Morethantwentyofthesehestillholds,includingtherecordforhavingthemostrecords.Yetthistalentedsportsmanisnotanaturalathlete.Asachildhewasveryunfitandwasnotatallinterestedinsports.However,hewasfascinated(=spellbound)bytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.HowAshritacametobeasportsmanisaninterestingstory.Asateenager,hebegansearchingforadeepermeaninginlife.HestudiedEasterreligionsand,aged16,discoveredanIndianmeditation(印度静坐功)teachercalledSriChinmoy.Ashritahadbeenurgedbyhisspiritualleadertoenterthemarathoneventhoughhehaddonenotrainings.So,whenhewonthirdplace,hecametotheunderstandingthathisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespiritandthatheseemedtobeabletousehisspirittoaccomplishanything.Withthisnewconfidence,AshritabrokehisfirstGuinnessrecordwith27,000jumpingjacks(跳爆竹)in1979.Themotivationtokeeptryingtobreakrecordscomesthroughhisdevotion（热爱）toSrtChinmoy.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapointwherehefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.Atthatmoment,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteacher.Ashritaalwaysacknowledgeshisteacherinhisrecord-breakingattempts.Infact,heoftenwearsaT-shirtwithSriChinmoy’swordsontheback:“Thereisonlyoneperfectroad.Itisaheadofyou,alwaysaheadofyou.”话题：意志，热爱，逆袭，人生导师Shewascalled“theAprilofthisworld”.Thewell-knownpoetXuZhimohadpursuedher.ThefamousphilosopherJinYuelinalsofellinlovewithheranddidn’tmarryallhislifetimeforher.Moreover,shewassoluckytohavethebesthusbandLiangSicheng.Shewasthel