Unit 6

Dreams

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Directions: You will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

1. What kind of job do you dream of doing as a

career?

2. How can you make your dreams come true?

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Suggested answer:

Everyone has his ideal job in his dream just as many

young people today tend to follow well-paid jobs as their

career. But when I am faced up with the choice one day,

I would like to pursue a career which interests me and

helps realize my life value though it may not necessarily

provide me more money.

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Suggested answer: Dreams really can come true but it will neverbecome the reality by itself. We can make it as long as we try our best and don’t give up whenstuck in difficulties. So let’s keep in mind the famous saying “There is a will, there is a way.”

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Questions & Answers

1. What factor(s) is/are the most important in

realizing your dreams?

2. What may have to be given up for the realization of your dreams?

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Suggested answer: When asked what are the most important factors in

realizing one’s dreams, people may hold different opinions.

Many people believe that in modern society money and

power are decisive factors. But so far as I am concerned,

I think whether one can make his dream come true

depends on his talent and the efforts he makes because

they are always the keys to the door of success.

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Suggested answer: It depends on what kind of dream you are trying to realize. If you take up a job that should pay well in order to live a comfortable life even though you are not interested in it, you may have to give up spiritual satisfaction; if you insist on doing something you have dreamed of despite the low pay, you may have to give up the material comfort. But no mater what kind of dream you are pursuing, good health, love and care for others should never be given up.

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Spring Hill College is the first Catholic ( 天主教的 ) college in the Southeast of the USA, the third oldest Jesuit ( 耶稣教会会士 ) college in the country and the fifth oldest Catholic college in America. It is a four-year, coeducational ( 男女同校的 ), liberal arts ( 文科 ) and sciences institution located near the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama.

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Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King’s College by the Royal Charter of King George II of England, which defined the institution’s goal as “the Institution and Education of Youth in the Learned Languages and Liberal Arts and Sciences”. After the American Revolution, the College reopened in 1784 with a new name-- Columbia--that embodied (体现 ) the patriotic fervor (爱国热情 ) that had inspired ( 激发 ) the nation’s search for independence. Located in the city of New York, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

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