How to be a successful teenager青少年如何成就自我

胡蕓梅

青少年是祖國的未來，民族的希望。作為新時代的青少年，我們應(yīng)該努力成為有為青年。

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1 Are you trying to figure out if youre a successfulteen？ Or maybe you want to know how you can improve.Now lets get into how to be a successful teenager.

2 Having a daily routine is essential to stand out.1Plus， developing a routine that works for you hasbeen proven to reduce stress. By following a routine， youll notice how productive you are.Eventually， this leads to getting more things done and thats the first step towards workingon your success.

32However， your social skills can help you gain the respect that most teens feelamazing. Practice these basic social skills because they can make all the difference in theworld. During my early teenage years， I used to see kindness as a weakness. But I waswrong！ People will really start to respect you and your life will change for the better.

4 Learning in class doesnt mean it has to stop there！ Learn about new topics when youare home， or join clubs that teach you new skills. A successful teenager will take their freetime and put it towards expanding their minds.3Make better use of your time andcontinue to grow even outside of the classroom.

5 As a quote puts it，“Tell me who your friends are and Ill tell you who you are.”Whatit means is that you are a sum of the people you surround yourself with most. If yourehanging around with negative people， chances are that youll become a negative person.4

6 I hope these tips have showed you how to be a successful teenager. If you have?already done some of these， congratulations to you！5If you havent started any ofthese， thats okay！ This is your push to finally get started.

Reading Check

Complete the text with the sentences given below.

A. Youre already on the right track.

B. No one can live without proper social skills.

C. Sometimes its hard to be taken seriously as a teenager.

D. It will help you stay organized and manage your time better.

E. You should make it a goal to learn something new every day.

F. It is quite essential for us to form the habit of having a daily routine.

G. However， surrounded with hard?working individuals， youre on a path to success.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover the useful structure in the text

What it means is that you are a sum of the people you surround yourself with most. 它的意思是你是與你結(jié)交最多的人的總和。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句中，What it means為What引導(dǎo)的主語從句；that you are a sum of the? people為that引導(dǎo)的表語從句；you surround yourself with most 為省略了關(guān)系代詞that或who的定語從句，修飾先行詞the people。

Ⅱ . Complete the paragraph with the phrases from the box in proper forms. Onephrase is extra.

figure out， make all the difference， hang around，on a path to success， stand out， step forward

Jimmy， an ordinary young man， always 1.______________ on the street aimlessly. He felta bit sad because he didnt 2.______________ like other young fellows in his company. In orderto 3.______________ how he could make some achievements in his working field， he went toconsult with an old man who could offer him various practical suggestions. The old man toldhim that the only way to 4.______________ was to work hard without being afraid of failure.Now， Jimmy has taken his advice and is 5.______________.

主題應(yīng)用·語庫構(gòu)建

Ⅰ. 主題詞匯

與職業(yè)相關(guān)的單詞

teacher 教師

worker 工人

reporter 記者

salesman/sales representatives 銷售員

engineer 工程師

doctor 醫(yī)生

nurse 護(hù)士

professor 教授

advertiser 廣告人員

actor 男演員

actress 女演員

waiter 服務(wù)員

waitress 女服務(wù)員

player 運(yùn)動員

film?maker 電影制作人

director 導(dǎo)演

tailor 裁縫

cleaner 清潔工

writer 作家

singer 歌手

policeman 警察

dancer 舞蹈演員

sailor 水手

salesperson 售貨員

dentist 牙醫(yī)

clerk 職員

secretary 秘書

businessman 商人

lawyer 律師

conductor 售票員

driver 司機(jī)

headmaster 校長

headmistress 女校長

librarian 圖書管理員

technician 技術(shù)員

farmer/peasant 農(nóng)民

coach 教練

photographer 攝影師

painter 畫家

與性格特征相關(guān)的單詞

adventurous 有冒險精神的

enthusiastic 熱情的；狂熱的

creative 有創(chuàng)造力的

generous 慷慨的

moody 喜怒無常的；情緒多變的

friendly/kind 友好的；友善的

sensitive 敏感的

considerate 考慮周到的；體貼的

humorous 幽默的

confident 自信的

independent 獨(dú)立的

selfless/unselfish 無私的

helpful 樂于助人的

與成就貢獻(xiàn)相關(guān)的短語

receive a doctors degree 獲得博士學(xué)位

win the Nobel Prize 獲得諾貝爾獎

contribute （oneself） to （doing） sth 致力于（做）某事

devote oneself/one s energy/ones life to（doing） sth 將某人的精力/一生用在（做）某事上

have a great effect/influence/impact on sb/sth 對某人/某事有較大的影響

Ⅱ. 主題美句

1. No matter how long the rain lasts，there will be a rainbow in the end. Nomatter how sad you may be， believe that happiness is waiting. 不管雨下多久，最終彩虹總會出現(xiàn)。不管你有多難過，要相信幸福就在不遠(yuǎn)處。

2. Be truthful. Do what you know is right， put forth effort when it is called for and persist. The more you do so， the more easily youll be able to do so. 要坦誠。做你認(rèn)為對的事，當(dāng)有需要時便應(yīng)奮力而為，并堅(jiān)持到底。你越是這樣，越會覺得游刃有余。

3. Dont forget to promise yourself what to do， and dont forget to promise yourself where to go， no matter how hard it is， how far it is. 別忘了答應(yīng)自己要做的事情，別忘了答應(yīng)自己要去的地方，無論有多難，有多遠(yuǎn)。

4. When I thought I couldnt go on， Iforced myself to keep going. My success isbased on persistence， not luck. 當(dāng)我覺得自己走不下去的時候，我就強(qiáng)迫自己繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。我的成功是基于堅(jiān)持，而不是幸運(yùn)。

5. People always say that its too late.However， in fact， now is the most appro?priate time. For a man who really wants toseek for something， every period of life isyounger and timely. 人們總說已經(jīng)太晚了。然而，事實(shí)上，現(xiàn)在就是最合適的時機(jī)。對于一個真正有所追求的人來說，生命的每個時期都是年輕而及時的。

6. Life is not measured by the numberof breaths we take， but by the momentsthat take our breath away. 生活，不是用我們呼吸的次數(shù)來衡量的，而是用我們屏住呼吸的次數(shù)來衡量的。

7. Be like a flower. Spread beauty andhappiness wherever you stay， irrespectiveof your surroundings. 像花兒一樣，無論你身在何處，不管周遭環(huán)境如何，都要傳播美麗和幸福。

8. Never think hard about the past. Itbrings tears. Dont think more about thefuture. It brings fears. Live this moment?with a smile. It brings cheers. 不要太想念過去，因?yàn)樗鼤o你帶來眼淚。不要太思考未來，因?yàn)樗鼤Ыo你恐懼。用微笑活在當(dāng)下，它會帶來快樂。

9. The man who has made up hismind to win will never say“impossible”.凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不說“不可能的”。

10. Time would heal almost allwounds. If your wounds have not healedup， please wait for a short while. 時間會治愈幾乎所有傷口。如果你的傷口還沒有愈合，請稍等片刻。

11. Life isnt about waiting for thestorm to pass; its about learning to dancein the rain. 人生不是等待暴風(fēng)雨過去，而是學(xué)會在雨中起舞。

12. If youre brave enough to sayGOODBYE， life will reward you with anew HELLO. 只要你勇敢地說出再見，生活一定會賜予你一個新的開始。

13. Nobody can go back and start anew beginning， but anyone can start todayand make a new ending. 沒有人可以回到過去重新開始，但誰都可以從今日開始，書寫一個全新的結(jié)局。

14. The minute you think of givingup， think of the reason why you held on solong. 在你想要放棄的那一刻，想想為什么當(dāng)初堅(jiān)持走到了這里。

Ⅲ. 主題寫作

你校英文報新增了《榜樣人物》專欄，正在面向全校學(xué)生征稿，請你以“My role model”為題寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 人物的簡介；

2. 對你的影響；

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

My role model

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