专题17 心灵鸡汤：西奥多·罗斯福的人生教训-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Life Lessons from Theodore Roosevelt 西奥多·罗斯福的人生教训 文章选自《心灵鸡汤》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：人物传记 原文出处：Inspirational Stories 语篇类型：记叙文 关键词：Theodore Roosevelt；success；lesson；experience 篇章导读：西奥多·罗斯福（Theodore Roosevelt）对生活采取了一种稳健的态度，可以概括为“用你所拥有的，在你所处的地方，尽你所能”。换言之，当你在寻求成功时，利用一切可用的资源。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 Theodore Roosevelt took a robust approach to life, which can be summarized as “do what you can with what you have, where you are.” In other words, when you are seeking success, use every available resource. Theodore Roosevelt had no time for quitters or whiners. He would never accept that something was impossible. Every task, every goal, and every dream can be completed. All you needed to do is to make a start. Use what you have around you to take your first step. Do not make excuses for not doing something. Instead, give all the reasons for setting out to complete the task. There is always an alternative way of approaching a project. Giving up is not one of those alternatives. Neither quitters nor whiners achieve success. They continuously find ways of doing anything. When you are chasing success, don’t give yourself excuses. Instead, challenge yourself. Making the best of what you are given is life-affirming. Achieving success through working to find different ways of doing a task or overcoming an obstacle will make you feel good. Your self-belief and confidence will soar, and you will feel able to tackle whatever else comes along. Theodore Roosevelt was a great advocate of self-discipline. He believed that if we could not control our own lives, how could we lead others? When you impose self-discipline on yourself, you remove indecision and replace it with purposefulness. You become an example to others, which adds to your self-esteem. Imposing self-discipline can involve a measure of sacrifice. Taking a morning run is good for your health, but lazing in bed is a tempting alternative. Self-discipline makes you stick to your plan to