Never Give Up Your Dream
不要放弃你的梦想
I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch （养马场） to put on events to raise money for Youth-at-Risk Programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, "I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up."
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day, he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he received a large red ‘F' on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.' The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch requiredmuch money and resources , and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite your paper with another goal, I willreconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. I think it’s a very importantdecision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘ You can keep the F, but I will never give up my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper over the fireplace.”
"Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what."
译文
我有一个朋友叫曼提•罗伯茨。他让我用他的养马场来为Youth-at-Risk活动来组织筹钱。
上次我在他那儿的时候他介绍给我说：“我想告诉你我为什么让你用我的房子。一切都源于一个关于一个驯马师的儿子的故事。当他上高中的时候，老师让他写一篇文章关于他长大之后他要做什么。”
“那天晚上，他用了整整七页描述他将来想要有一个养马场的梦想。他全心全意写着自己的文章，仔细地描述他的梦想。他甚至画了一个200英亩的图纸，展示了建筑物、雕像、小路的位置，他甚至写了一个4,000平方英尺的房子的具体的计划。”
“第二天，他把文章交给了老师。两天后，他收到了写着红红的F的作文，还有一个便条，上面写着：下课之后找我。男孩去找老师，并老师为什么给他一个F。老师告诉他，向他那样的小男孩是不可能有养马场的，因为养马场需要很多的钱和资源，然后老师又说，如果你愿意重新写一个愿望，我也会重新考虑你的分数。”
“小男孩回家后，用力地想了很久。他问他的爸爸该做什么。他的爸爸说：‘听着，儿子，在这件事情上你需要自己来下定决心。我认为这对你是个很重要的决定。’”
“最后，一周后，小男孩交上了同样的文章而且没有做任何改动，他说：‘你可以给我F，但是我不会改变我的梦想。’”
“我告诉你这个故事因为你现在正坐在我200英亩马场中间的4,000平方英尺的房子里。现在我依然在壁炉上放着那篇文章。”
“不要让任何人偷了你的梦想。不管怎么，追随你的梦想。”
拓展训练
I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch （养马场） to put on events to raise money for Youth-at-Risk Programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, "I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up."
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day, he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he received a large red ‘F' on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.' The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources , and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with another goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F, but I will never give up my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper over the fireplace.”
"Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what."
【小题1】The teacher gave the boy an “F” because the teacher thought .
A. he came from a horse trainer’s family
B. he didn’t do a good job in his studies
C. no young boys desired to possess a horse ranch
D. he described an unpractical goal in his paper
【小题2】We can infer from the passage that .
A. the boy attached great importance to his grade
B. the boy was very interested in training horses
C. the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality
D. the boy's father was not in favor of his decision
【小题3】Monty Roberts told the story mainly to .
A. tell people how to describe their goals
B. show people how to own a horse ranch
C. help the writer raise money for the program
D. encourage people to stick to their dreams
【小题4】From the story we can infer the boy was actually .
A. the teacher B. Monty himself C. Monty’s friend D. the author himself
答案:DCDB