Day 4——culture and history 文化与历史（口语部分）

Passage Reading 段落朗读

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly round, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set—and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

权威名师解析：

注意destination, aimlessly, unsuccessful, achieve等难词的发音。

 destination  [ˌdesti'neiʃən]  (n) 目的地；终点

aimlessly    ['eimlisli]   （adv.） 无目的地

unsuccessful  ['ʌnsək'sesful]  (adj.)　不成功的；失败的

achieve       [ə'tʃi:v]    （v） 完成；达到；实现

Free talk

Which kind of music do you prefer, classic or popular?

权威名师解析：

1.         the feature of popular music(exciting, expressive, fabulous performances, strong sense of rhythm)

2.         the feature of classic music(high grade, fine taste, edifying)

3.         the mixture of the two will be widely welcome ( eg. Qinghuaci 青花瓷)