可可電臺，每期節(jié)目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時(shí)學(xué)到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時(shí)受益于生活。

How to get lucky in life

好運(yùn)氣的敲門磚

Focus on the Positive

保持積極的心態(tài)

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. – Douglas MacArthur

最好的運(yùn)氣就是自己創(chuàng)造的。——道格拉斯·麥克阿瑟

An unfortunate thing that happened to me: Last week, my car engine died on the road going into my apartment complex. My vehicle didn't come to a slow stop, but rather a dead halt. Let's just say the bill from the mechanic wasn't pretty, so I wasn't very happy about this.

上周發(fā)生了一件不好的事：回家的路上車子的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)壞了。我的車子不是慢慢停下來而是突然熄火。維修費(fèi)當(dāng)然不少，這也讓我非常的不爽。

But then it hit me: I was so lucky! My drive home that night included a 30-minute voyage on a crowded interstate. Now imagine how much worse my situation would have been if my car suddenly quit with a vehicle traveling 70 M.P.H. right behind me.

但我突然想到：我是多么幸運(yùn)！那天晚上回家還需要在鬧市區(qū)開30分鐘。現(xiàn)在想象一下如果我的車突然停下來后面正是一輛70碼時(shí)速奔馳的車，這個(gè)后果可想而知了吧。

I'm happy that I was lucky enough for my car to quit in the safety of my own parking lot, because had it gone out on the interstate, it's very possible I wouldn't be here to type this. Look for the good in all things.

我真幸運(yùn)車子是在自己的停車位拋錨，而不是鬧市區(qū)，否則也許我就沒命來告訴你們這些了。從積極面看待事情吧。

【知識點(diǎn)津】

halt n.停止，中止； 暫停

例句：

He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt.

他猛踩剎車，汽車在劇烈震動(dòng)中停下來。

voyage n.旅行，航海，航空； 遠(yuǎn)行； 旅程

例句：

She escaped her family and shipped on a voyage to Australia.

她逃離家庭，在一趟駛往澳洲的船上工作。

interstate n.洲際公路

例句：

Previously, only interstate sales were subject to federal price controls.

在此以前，只有州際間的交易才受聯(lián)邦價(jià)格控制的支配。

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