历年四级选词填空一08年6月SomeyearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsoftravelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardlyclaimtoknowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeignlanguageswaslimitedtoalittlecollegeFrench.多年前，我接到一项写作任务，而要完成这项任务，就得去欧洲旅行三个月。我以前出过几次国，但是绝不会据此就说明我对欧洲这片大陆很熟悉。此外，我的外语仅限于大学学到的一点法语而已。Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,Totallyunfamiliarwithlocalgeographyortransportationsystems,setupinterviewsanddoresearch?Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderableregretIsatdowntowritealetterbeggingoff.Halfwaythrough,athoughtranthroughmymind:you’tlearncanifyoudon’ttry.SoIacceptedtheassignment.我犹豫了，不会说当地语言，对欧洲当地的地理环境和交通系统完全陌生，要在那儿采访然后做研究，怎么可能呢？似乎不可能。于是，我怀着深深的歉疚感，坐下来打算写一封请求收回写作任务的信。写到一半时，脑子里突然冒出这样一个念头：不尝试，就永远学不到东西。于是，我最终接受了这项任务。Thereweresomebadmoments.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasanexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince.Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremoteofplaces.Withoutguidesoreven.advancedbookings.ConfidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.在欧洲旅行期间也有过糟糕的日子。但是，当旅行结束时，我俨然成为一位经验丰富的旅行者。并且从那以后，不管是去多么荒远的地方，即使没带旅行指南或提前预定房间，我也从未犹豫过，因为我有信心不管怎样我都能设法战胜一切。Thepointisthatthenew,thedifferent,isalmostbydefinitionscary,buteachtimeyoutrysomething.Youlearn.Andasthelearningpliesup.Theworldopensto问题you.的关键在于，人们几乎都认为陌生的事物是令人恐惧的，但是，一旦尝试，你就会学到知识，而随着知识的日益积累，世界就会向你敞开大门。I’velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineriverinaballoon.AndI’llknowgotoIdoingsuchthings.It’snotbecauseI’mbraverormoredaringthanothers.’mInot.ButI’llacceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcan.complishwonders.四十岁时我学会了滑雪，乘坐热气球飞越了莱茵河。我知道我会继续尝试这类事情。不是因为我比别人更勇敢或更胆大，事实上我既不勇敢也不胆大。我只是把担心看做是挑战的孪生兄弟，而且我相信我能创造奇迹。二08年12月Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthoflife.Theymeetthenatural__desireforfreedom,forexpression,forcreativityandbeautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttypeofbook,forthesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturnnaturally_tobooksbecausetheircuriosityconcerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstosharei