励志英语美文永远别放弃梦想.docx

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励志英语美文：永远别放弃梦想
Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'talreadyknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hihandsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay.”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.开学的第一天教授做了自我介绍，他还要求我们去结识某位我们还不认识的人。就在我站起来四处张望时，一只手轻轻地搭在了我的肩上。我转过身一看，一位满脸皱纹个子矮小的老太太正冲着我微笑。这微笑使她浑身光彩照人。她说：“嘿，帅小伙儿，我叫罗斯，今年87岁。我可以拥抱你吗”我笑了起来，热情地答道：“当然可以啦。”她紧紧地拥抱了我。“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I'mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andthenretireandtravel.”“No，seriously”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“你为什么在这么年轻而天真的年龄上大学”我问。她开玩笑地回答说：“我要在此遇到一个有钱的丈夫，结婚，生几个孩子，然后退休，去旅游。”“真的吗不对吧”我问她。我很想知道，她这么大年纪，是什么促使她接受这样的挑战呢。“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone.”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtothestudentunionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshakeWebecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthene某tthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerizedlisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomande某periencewithme.“我一直梦想接受大学教育。而现在我如愿以偿了。”她告诉我说。课后我们一同到学生活动楼，共饮了一杯巧克力泡沫牛奶。我们一下子就成了朋友。在此后的三个月中，我们每天都一起离开课堂，聊起来没完没了。在她向我传授她的智慧和经验时，我总是着了迷似地倾听这个“时间机器”。Overthecourseoftheyear，Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveledintheattentionbestowedupherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Shewasintroducedandsteppeduptothepodium.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech，shedroppedherthreebyfivecardsonthefloor.Frustratedandalittleembarrassedsheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaid，“I'msorryI'msojittery.IgaveupbeerforLentandthiswhiskyiskillingme.I'llnevergetmyspeechbackinordersoletmejusttellyouwhatIknow.”Aswelaughedsheclea