话题：个人品质类(论“读书”的重要性)

　　核心词组：

　　self-confidence n. 自信

　　persistence  n. 坚持

　　knowledge  n. 知识

　　iron-mindedness n. 坚强的意志

　　diligent/industrious adj.. 勤奋的

　　hard work  n. 勤奋

　　endeavor  n./v. 努力

　　make one’s own way 成功

　　make it 成功

　　triumph over 成功，生理

　　succeed v. 成功

　　sense ofhonor 荣誉感

　　with heartand soul 全心全意地

　　positive 积极的

　　self-realization自我实现

　　aggressive 有进取心的

　　energetic 精力充沛的

　　ambition 雄心

　　determination决心

　　willpower/persistence毅力

　　enhancecomprehensive quality 提高综合素质

　　innovation创新

　　strivingspirit 进取精神

　　strengthen mutualcooperation 增强相互合作

　　passion 激情

　　widen one’sknowledge 增长见识

　　contentment 满足                                                                     

　　withstandchallenges经得住挑战

　　suffersetbacks 遭受挫折

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作文素材

　　As canbe seen from this vivid picture, a candle burning prosperously isholding a big book, smiling with much satisfaction. Thanks to the bookin its hand, it seems as if it is brighter and brighter. What aninstructive and thought-provoking sight it is!

　　Whatthe cartoon seems to convey to us may turn out to be the implication: fortunefavors the man who values book-reading. Undoubtedly, throughbook-reading, one can absorb the essences of thoughts and ideas of the greatestminds or elites in various cultural areas. Furthermore, reading books is also a process of accumulatingfundamental knowledge for further invention and innovation, which isparticularly essential to youngsters. Let’s consider Jordan Hill who

　　was an outstanding philosopher. He had advocated book-reading all through hislife, admitting that “magical books had brought me many sweet fruits during mypursuit for success。” Similarly, such is the same case with our personalstudy。

　　Frommy perspective, it is book-reading that leads us to attain theultimate dream of success, for book cannot simply make ourknowledge profound and extensive, but enlighten our thoughts. Andaccordingly, it is high time that we should become aware of this andcultivate the habit of reading books. If you intend to be a better andqualified contributor to our national construction of science and technology,you ought to act up right now!(来源：万学教育)