纯正英语一分钟-Pride

Pride¹ is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s good. People should take pride in things they do well. It’s also OK to be proud² of the people you love. I’m very proud of my children for many reasons³. My proudest⁴ moment was⁵ when my son was born⁶. Sometimes I’m proud of myself⁷. When I’ve done something really difficult, I’m proud of myself. I recently⁸ lost a lot of weight so I’m quite proud of that. Last week I told my students I was proud of them. I think teachers are proud of their classes. Of course⁹, there are times when pride is not so good. Sometimes people refuse to say sorry. They know they are wrong, but their pride stops them from apologizing¹⁰. If more people swallowed¹¹ their pride, we could¹² get along¹³ better.

1 pride   

n.骄傲，自豪；引以自豪的东西；vt.以…自豪

参考例句：

• Their son is their pride and joy.儿子是他们的快乐和骄傲。
• I didn't hurt your pride on purpose.我不是故意伤害你的自尊心。

2 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

3 reasons   

n.理由( reason的名词复数 )；原因；理性；理智v.推理，思考( reason的第三人称单数 )；争辩

参考例句：

• She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan. 她为放弃这个计划提出了一些具有说服力的理由。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

4 proudest   

adj.自豪的( proud的最高级 )；骄傲的；有自尊心的；秀丽的

参考例句：

• By Heaven, he is the proudest fellow breathing. 说真的，那家伙是天下最骄傲的人了。 来自辞典例句
• The portrait was his proudest possession. 那肖像是他最为珍贵的东西。 来自辞典例句

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

7 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

8 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

9 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

10 apologizing   

v.道歉( apologize的现在分词 )；辩白

参考例句：

• He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing. 他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。 来自辞典例句
• She prefaced her talk with an apology/by apologizing for being late. 她先为迟到表示歉意，然后开始讲话。 来自辞典例句

11 swallowed   

vt.& vi.吞，咽（swallow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
• She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous. 她意外地吞下了毒药，当即就死去了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。