Saying“yes”to opportunities

西安外國語大學 郝夢婷

我們的一生充滿了各種各樣的機遇。與其回首或翹望，不如把握當下，勇敢地向每一個機會說“是”!要知道，機會總是偏愛那些有準備的人。

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The best piece of career advice I've received is “Say ‘yes’to everything；never turn down an opportunity.”With that in mind，when given the chance to participate in a reporting 1.to Puerto Rico with a journalism course，I obviously said yes.Our trip took place over spring break，roughly a year and a half after Hurricane Maria hit the United States territory（領(lǐng)土）.

Maria destroyed the island， leaving 100 percent of Puerto Ricans without electricity.In the following days and weeks，the territory received an abundance of media coverage as journalists provided a voice for displaced people calling for government 2.

A year and a half after Hurricane Maria，Puerto Rico was still being rebuilt.Our class paired with local journalists to spend our spring break 3.on the extended aftermath（創(chuàng)傷）of Maria.We covered various aspects of the ongoing recovery process，from education and government to tourism and sports．

We talked to many people about a range of topics and shared the common experience of listening to the stories of people whose lives changed forever on Sept.20，2017.4.to these people changed my life and my perspective as well.Through all of these conversations，I realized how a strong sense of community and identity helped Puerto Ricans brave the storm and its aftermath．

In a small village of northern Indiana，we often hear that we are receiving a world-known education from award-winning professors on campus.While that may be true，the problem with my college education is that we sometimes forget to apply our knowledge on campus to the outside world．

When people told me to say“yes”to every opportunity， they meant that doing so would help open doors to internships （實習期）and interesting experiences.My trip to Puerto Rico showed me a different benefit of saying“yes”to opportunities and it made me 5.that everyone should take advantage of this kind of experience at least once.Only by being curious and avoiding improper education ideas can we apply our education to the world.

Reading Check

Fill in each black with only one word according to the context．

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.turn down 拒絕

2.participate v.參加

3.roughly adv.大約；大致

4.an abundance of 大量

5.a range of 一系列

6.perspective n.觀點；態(tài)度

7.apply...to 把……應(yīng)用于……

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

副詞only+狀語（副詞/介詞短語/狀語從句）置于句首強調(diào)方式狀語、條件狀語、地點狀語、時間狀語等狀語時，主句要進行部分倒裝。

Only by being curious and avoiding improper education ideas can we apply our education to the world.只有保持好奇心且避免不當?shù)慕逃^念，我們才能把我們的教育應(yīng)用于世界。

【仿寫】只有坐船我們才能到達那個小島。