Thomas Alva Edison，whose teacher tried to get him out of the class because his brain was"addIed".Albert Schweitzer，who hesitated between music and the church until he was 30.Then he started his medical studies.
Charles Darwin's early life was a mess.He hated school，and his father once shouted："You care for nothing but shooting dogs and rat-catching，and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family！"He was sent to Glasgow to study medicine，but he couldn't stand the sight of blood.He was sent to divinity school and bareIy managed to graduate.[B]Whereupon he gave up the whole business and shipped to the South Seas on the famous exploring ship Beagle.On that voyage，one of history's greatest scientists was born.[C]It was here that he collected the material for the book that would revolutionize biological science The Origin of the Species.
And added to all the aforementioned paradoxes you have a small army of child prodigies who were graduated from college when they were 15 and are now obscure clerks in accounting departments.And you have a small army of men who were too stupid or lazy to get into or finish college and who are today presidents of the firms that hire the prodigies.
So who's to say what about youth？Any young boy or girl who knows what he wants to do in life is probably the better off for it.But no teenagers need despair of the future.He has one special advantage over the greatest man alive-time！If you don't think time counts，look at Grandma Moses.She never sold a painting till she was 80.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A The worId was buiIt by men and women whose parents worried that they wouId"never amount to a hiII of beans".
这世界是由那些他们的父母担心并认为他们成不了气候的那些人建造的。
amount to此处意为"发展成"。例如：If he goes on like this，he"ll never amount to anything.如果他一味这样下去，他将一事无成。
B Whereupon he gave up the whoIe business and shipped to the South Seas on the famous expIoring ship BeagIe.
于是，他放弃了整个事业，然后乘着着名的探索军舰小猎犬号向南海行进。
whereupon马上，于是。例如：He insulted her，whereupon she slapped him.他侮辱她，于是她给了他一巴掌。
C It was here that he coIIected the materiaI for the book that wouId revoIutionize bioIogicaI science The Origin of the Species.
正是在这里他搜集了很多资料，创作出了一本撼动生命科学的着作"物种的起源"。
该句子为强调句式结构it is……+that……
Weakness or Strength 弱点还是强项
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我们大多都害怕并躲避着自己的弱点，似乎自己的弱点一无是处，只是自己的累赘。可是有一点你应该知道，水虽是柔弱的，却可以穿石。当你读了这篇文章以后，你应该会相信，你的弱点也会转化为你的强项。如果合理地利用，甚至能帮助你走向成功。
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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.[A]Take，for example，the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master.The boy was doing well，so he couldn"t understand why after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei，"the boy finally said，"Shouldn't I be learning more moves？"
"This is the only move you know，but this is the only move you"ll ever need to know，"the sensei replied.
[B]Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy kept training.
Several months later，the sensei took the boy to his fl rst tournament.Surprising himself，the boy easily won his first two matches.The third match proved to be more dif fl cult，but after some time，his opponent became impatient and charged；the boy deftIy used his one move to win the match.Still amazed by his success，the boy was now in the fl nals.
This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more experienced.For a while，the boy appeared to be overmatched.[C]Concerned that the boy might get hurt，the referee called a time-out.He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
"No，"the sensei insisted，"Let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed，his opponent made a criticaI mistake：he dropped his guard.Instantly，the boy used his move to pin him.The boy had won the match and the tournament.He was the champion.
On the way home，the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match.Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei，how did I win the tournament with only one move？"
"You won for two reasons，"the sensei answered."First，you've almost mastered one of the most dif fl cult throws in all of judo.And second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grasp your left arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Take，for exampIe，the story of one 10-year-oId boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had Iost his Ieft arm in a devastating car accident.
给你讲一个10岁男孩的故事。这个男孩在一次严重的车祸中失去了左臂，但他仍然决定学习柔道。
该句中包括一个由who引导的定语从句，先行词为boy，和一个同位语从句 the fact that，其中that不可省。
B Not quite understanding，but beIieving in his teacher，the boy kept training.
男孩虽然不理解，但他非常信任自己的老师，于是继续练着。
believe in sb信任某人。例如：We believe in him，who is always true to his word.我们信任他，他总是说话算话的。
C Concerned that the boy might get hurt，the referee caIIed a time-out.
担心男孩可能会受伤，裁判叫了暂停。
该句中的concerned为分词形容词作状语。
We Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It
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我们从不说他做不到
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“我们从不说他做不到”一个简单的举动，一个信念的坚持，却使一个先天性畸形足的少年一步步走向成功。他一直都在健康地成长，从没有比别人少了什么。相信自己，不怀疑，你怎么可能比别人差？
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My son Joey was born with cIub feet.The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally--but would never run very well.The first three years of his life were spent in surgery，casts and braces.By the time he was eight，you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him walk.