Carl s dream came true卡爾的夢想實現(xiàn)之旅

李愛清

無論何時實現(xiàn)夢想都不晚，關(guān)鍵是永遠不要忘記夢想。對于卡爾來說，他在成為一名醫(yī)生的旅程中經(jīng)歷了許多曲折。

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1 Its never too late to achieve your dreams—the key is to never forget them. For ClevelanderCarl Allamby， the journey to his dream of becominga doctor took many turns. Still， he was determinedto make it a reality. The path to the medicalfield is different for everyone but， for Allamby，it was especially nontraditional.“I rememberhaving a desire at a young age to become a doctor，”Carl Allamby said.“But my life circumstancesled me to a much different place.”

2 Growing up in East Cleveland， he admits that life was hard， and his family oftenstruggled to meet basic needs. He even admits that without government assistance， therewere many times when his family would have gone without food.

3 In high school， Carl got a job at a local car parts store. He also started doing repairson the side， but it just wasnt serving his passion for business ownership. So， he opened hisown auto repair shop， Allambys Auto Service， at the age of 19.

4 In 2006， Carl enrolled in college at the age of 34 at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike，Ohio. Originally， his plan was to pursue a business degree. However， a biology course requirementturned out to be much more than a class. It was a small step towards his childhooddream.

5 In 2010， Carl started to take premedicineclasses at Cuyahoga Community College， inCleveland， Ohio. From there， he became an active volunteer at local hospitals and completed?hours of shadowing the medical environment before enrolling in medical school at NortheastOhio Medical University in 2015.

6 Carl graduated from medical school at the age of 47 and started his emergency medicineresidency in 2019 at The Cleveland Clinic in Akron. He never let his age cloud his vision.As a husband， father of four， and business owner， he said he was laserfocusedas amedical student.

7 The journey from longtime mechanic to doctor wasnt an easy one， but he finds thatthere are parallels between the two career paths. He often draws from his experiences asa business owner realizing that providing empathy， compassion and reassurance is of?ten as important as providing appropriate medical care.

Reading Check

Detail

1. What made Carl take a small step to his childhood dream in 2006？

A. A biology course.

B. A medical student.

C. A business degree.

D. A medicine class.

Inference

2. Which word can best describe Carl？

A. Modest. B. Determined.

C. Kindn. D. Outgoing.

Inference

3. How is the text organized？

A. In order of time.

B. In order of frequency.

C. In order of preference.

D. In order of importance.

Inference

4. What can we know from the experience of Carl？

A. All roads lead to Rome.

B. Strike while the iron is hot.

C. No man can do two things at once.

D. Where theres a will， theres a way.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Useful expressions

achieve ones dreams 實現(xiàn)某人的夢想

be determined to 堅決；下決心……

enroll in 參加；選課

turn out to be 結(jié)果是；原來是

take classes 上課

draw from（從……中）得到；獲得

Ⅱ. Difficult sentences

1. Growing up in East Cleveland， he admits that life was hard， and his family oftenstruggled to meet basic needs.在東克利夫蘭長大，他承認生活很艱難，他的家庭經(jīng)常難以滿足基本的（生活）需求。

【點石成金】本句中的Growing up in East Cleveland在句中作狀語，that引導的是賓語從句，從句中有and連接的兩個并列句。

2. He often draws from his experiences as a business owner realizing that providingempathy， compassion and reassurance is often as important as providing appropriate medicalcare. 他經(jīng)常從自己作為一個企業(yè)家的經(jīng)歷中吸取經(jīng)驗，同時認識到提供同理心、同情和安慰往往與提供恰當?shù)尼t(yī)療服務同樣重要。

【點石成金】本句中的that引導賓語從句，從句中的providing empathy， compassionand reassurance作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。