Section
2---Unit 07 Life and Education
Taking
Responsibility for Your Actions
Your
teachers and parents have probably asked you more than once to “be more
responsible.” Perhaps you would like to take their advice, but you don't know
where to start. What does being responsible mean anyway?
A
part of being responsible is having self-discipline. Here's an example: Jenny
and her classmates have a big school science project, and Jenny must complete
her part of the project over the weekend. A friend calls Jenny and invites her
to spend Saturday at the beach. Jenny accepts the invitation, but on Sunday, she
realizes that she doesn't have enough time to finish her work. In the end, she
does a poor job on the group project. If Jenny had been disciplined and said
"no" to the invitation, she wouldn't have let her classmates down.
Sometimes,
we're unable to follow through on tasks because we've accepted too many of them
or because they're beyond our ability. Biting
off more than we can chew often gets us into trouble. Instead, setting
reasonable goals lets us finish what we've started.
If
you're unable to fulfill your tasks, making excuses or blaming others for it
isn't the answer. It's easy to say "it wasn't my fault." However, by
doing so, you're giving up your power to improve. Therefore, always take
responsibility for your own actions.
Remember
that responsibility has to be earned. All of us have to show that we can be
trusted with certain tasks before we are given greater responsibility. Earning
that trust gives us a sense of achievement.
You're
a hundred percent responsible for your own decisions and feelings. By taking
responsibility, you'll be in charge of your own life, be more independent, and
be much happier.
  | accepted | 第二級 | [動詞] accept(接受) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | accepts | 第二級 | [動詞] accept(接受) 的第三人稱單數現在式 |
| | achievement | 第三級 | [名詞] 成就 |
| | advice | 第二級 | [名詞] 忠告 |
| | anyway | 第二級 | [副詞] 不管怎樣 |
| | being | 第二級 | [名詞] 存在;生存;生命;本質 |
| | beyond | 第二級 | [副詞] 在更遠處; [介系詞] 越出;晚於;在...那一邊 |
| | blaming | 第二級 | [動詞] blame(歸咎於) 的現在分詞 |
| | charge | 第二級 | [動詞] 索價;充電; [名詞] 費用;充電 |
| | chew | 第四級 | [動詞] 咀嚼; [名詞] 咀嚼 |
| | classmates | 第二級 | [名詞] classmate(同班同學) 的複數 |
| | complete | 第二級 | [形容詞] 完整的；徹底的; [動詞] 完成 |
| | decisions | 第二級 | [名詞] decision(決定) 的複數 |
| | discipline | 第四級 | [動詞] 懲戒; [名詞] 紀律,風紀;教養 |
| | disciplined | 第四級 | [動詞] discipline(懲戒) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | earned | 第二級 | [動詞] earn(賺到) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | earning | 第二級 | [動詞] earn(賺到) 的現在分詞 |
| | excuses | 第二級 | [動詞] excuse(原諒;借光) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] excuse(藉口) 的複數 |
| | fault | 第二級 | [動詞] 挑...的毛病;產生斷層; [名詞] 過錯 |
| | fulfill | 第四級 | [動詞] 履行(諾言等) |
| | goals | 第二級 | [名詞] goal(目標;球門) 的複數 |
| | improve | 第二級 | [動詞] 改善 |
| | independent | 第二級 | [形容詞] 獨立的 |
| | instead | 第二級 | [副詞] 反而,卻 |
| | invitation | 第三級 | [名詞] 邀請 |
| | percent | 第四級 | [名詞] 百分之一 |
| | probably | 第三級 | [形容詞] probable(很可能發生的) 的衍生的副詞 |
| | project | 第二級 | [名詞] 計畫 |
| | realizes | 第二級 | [動詞] realize(認知;實現) 的第三人稱單數現在式 |
| | reasonable | 第三級 | [形容詞] 合理的,正當的 |
| | responsibility | 第三級 | [名詞] 責任 |
| | responsible | 第二級 | [形容詞] 負責任的 |
| | self | 第二級 | [名詞] 自身,自己;自我 |
| | sense | 第二級 | [動詞] 意識到;了解,領會; [名詞] 感官;官能 |
| | setting | 第五級 | [名詞] 安裝;設定;鑲嵌;背景 |
| | tasks | 第二級 | [動詞] task(派給...任務;要...做一項工作) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] task(任務;工作) 的複數 |
| | therefore | 第二級 | [副詞] 因此 |
| | trust | 第二級 | [動詞] 信任; [名詞] 信任,信賴;託管,信託 |
| | trusted | 第二級 | [動詞] trust(信任) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. In the author's example, why didn't
Jenny do a good job on her school project?
(A) She didn't
know it was due on Monday.
(B) She didn't
have self-discipline.
(C) She spent
all day Sunday at the beach.
(D) She wasn't
familiar with the subject of the science project.
( ) 2. What is the purpose of the second
paragraph?
(A) To provide
an example of being irresponsible
(B) To discuss
an upcoming group project
(C) To learn how
to decline an invitation
(D) To talk
about spending a day at the beach
( ) 3. What does "biting off more than we
can chew" mean in the third paragraph?
(A) Taking on
more tasks than we can handle
(B) Eating too
much food at one time
(C) Setting
reasonable goals that you can finish on time
(D) Blaming
others for your mistakes
( ) 4. What is paragraph five mainly about?
(A) Achieving
goals (C) Completing tasks (B) Self-discipline (D) Earning trust
| | achieving | 第三級 | [動詞] achieve(實現) 的現在分詞 |
| | author | 第二級 | [動詞] 開創,發起;著作,編寫; [名詞] 作者;作家 |
| | being | 第二級 | [名詞] 存在;生存;生命;本質 |
| | blaming | 第二級 | [動詞] blame(歸咎於) 的現在分詞 |
| | chew | 第四級 | [動詞] 咀嚼; [名詞] 咀嚼 |
| | completing | 第二級 | [動詞] complete(完成) 的現在分詞 |
| | decline | 第五級 | [動詞] 下降,下跌,衰退,婉拒,謝絕; [名詞] 下降;減少;衰退;傾斜 |
| | discipline | 第四級 | [動詞] 懲戒; [名詞] 紀律,風紀;教養 |
| | discuss | 第二級 | [動詞] 討論 |
| | due | 第二級 | [形容詞] 應支付的;欠款的; [副詞] (置於方位詞前)正; [名詞] 應得之物;應得權益;應付款;稅金 |
| | earning | 第二級 | [動詞] earn(賺到) 的現在分詞 |
| | familiar | 第三級 | [形容詞] 熟悉的;常見的 |
| | goals | 第二級 | [名詞] goal(目標;球門) 的複數 |
| | handle | 第二級 | [動詞] 處理;搬弄; [名詞] 把手 |
| | invitation | 第三級 | [名詞] 邀請 |
| | paragraph | 第四級 | [名詞] (文章的)段,節 |
| | project | 第二級 | [名詞] 計畫 |
| | provide | 第二級 | [動詞] 供應 |
| | purpose | 第二級 | [名詞] 目的 |
| | reasonable | 第三級 | [形容詞] 合理的,正當的 |
| | self | 第二級 | [名詞] 自身,自己;自我 |
| | setting | 第五級 | [名詞] 安裝;設定;鑲嵌;背景 |
| | tasks | 第二級 | [動詞] task(派給...任務;要...做一項工作) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] task(任務;工作) 的複數 |
| | trust | 第二級 | [動詞] 信任; [名詞] 信任,信賴;託管,信託 |
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