英语专业晨读美文-励志篇 15 Storms Always Give Way

[00:00.69]Storms Always Give Way to the Sun
[00:07.87]What is the secret ingredient of tough people
[00:11.66]that enables them to succeed?
[00:13.51]Why do they survive the tough times
[00:16.03]when others are overcome by them?
[00:17.84]Why do they win when other sink?
[00:20.71]The answer is very simple.
[00:23.21]It's all in how they perceive their problems.
[00:25.43]Yes, every living person has problems.
[00:28.42]A problem-free life is an illusion—a mirage¹ in the desert.
[00:32.68]Accept that fact. Every mountain has a peak.
[00:36.02]Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs,
[00:40.17]its peaks and its valleys.
[00:41.97]You may not be able to control the times,
[00:44.72]but you can compose your response.
[00:47.10]You can turn your pain into profanity or into poetry.
[00:51.00]The choice is up to you.
[00:52.85]You may not have chosen your tough time,
[00:55.52]but you can choose how you will react to it.
[00:58.26]For instance, what is the positive reaction to
[01:01.77]a terrible financial setback²?
[01:03.54]In this situation would it be the positive reaction
[01:06.97]to cop out and run away? Escape through alcohol? No!
[01:10.94]Such negative reactions only produce greater problems
[01:14.00]by promising³ a temporary “solution” to the pressing problem.
[01:17.48]Your reaction to the problem is the last word!
[01:20.66]What will you let this problem do to you?
[01:23.44]It can make you tender or tough.
[01:25.45]It can make you better or bitter. It all depends on you.
[01:28.73]In the final analysis, the tough people
[01:31.47]who survive the tough times do so
[01:33.44]because they've chosen to react positively⁴ to their predicament.
[01:36.83]Tough times never last, but tough people do.
[01:40.13]Tough people stick it out.
[01:42.31]History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan.
[01:46.37]No problem is permanent. Storms always give way to the sun.
[01:51.14]Winter always thaws⁶ into springtime.
[01:53.91]Your storm will pass. Your winter will thaw⁵.
[01:57.58]Your problem will be solved.

1 mirage   

n.海市蜃楼，幻景

参考例句：

• Perhaps we are all just chasing a mirage.也许我们都只是在追逐一个幻想。
• Western liberalism was always a mirage.西方自由主义永远是一座海市蜃楼。

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

5 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

6 thaws   

n.（足以解冻的）暖和天气( thaw的名词复数 )；（敌对国家之间）关系缓和v.（气候）解冻( thaw的第三人称单数 )；（态度、感情等）缓和；（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化；软化

参考例句：

• The sun at noon thaws the ice on the road. 中午的阳光很快把路上的冰融化了。 来自辞典例句
• It thaws in March here. 在此地化雪的季节是三月。 来自辞典例句