每個人小的時候，都會有許許多多的夢想，如想成為教師、明星、科學家或是宇航員……“我”小時候有什么樣的夢想呢？“我”一直都在堅守“我”的夢想嗎？ 有什么經(jīng)歷影響“我”的夢想嗎？“我”對夢想有什么不一樣的見解嗎？

As children， we all dream of what we want to be when we grow up. Often， many young children will say that they want to be actors or singers， pop stars or models. Some will say that they want to become teachers， firefighters， police officers. Others want to be astronauts， scientists or explorers.

When I was younger， I wanted to be a fashion designer. I went to London Fashion Weekend， the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham and worked very hard at school to get good grades. At first， I applied to study fashion design at university. When I got there， I hated the course. For some reason， which is still unknown to me， I no longer wanted to become part of the fashion industry.

I now study French， but I still don？蒺t know what I want to do when I finish university. This year， I have been working as a language assistant. Over the past seven months， I？蒺ve taught English to hundreds of students. I？蒺ve shared my culture with them； it？蒺s been a truly great experience. At the start of the year， some students wouldn？蒺t dare to say a word； now， it？蒺s as though they？蒺re different people. Wonderful as this experience has been， I？蒺m still not sure that I want to go into teaching.

I think that our choices can be deeply influenced by our parents. Some parents only want their children to study subjects like engineering（工程學）， maths， science or medicine. This can make young people feel pressured into studying certain subjects， which can be stressful.

There？蒺s no hurry to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life. There？蒺s always time to pursue a different career path！

fashion designer 時裝設計師

apply to study 申請學習

no longer 不再

hundreds of 數(shù)百的；大量的

at the start of 在……的開始

be deeply influenced by 深受……的影響

feel pressured into studying 感覺被迫學習

pursue a different career path

追求一條不同的職業(yè)之路

典句賞析

1.As children， we all dream of what we want to be when we grow up. 作為孩子，我們都夢想著長大后我們要成為想成為的人。

這是一個復合句，what為連接代詞，引導賓語從句且與be構成系表結構；when在這里意為“當……時候”，引導的是時間狀語從句。

2.Wonderful as this experience has been， I？蒺m still not sure that I want to go into teaching. 盡管這次的（教學）經(jīng)歷令人愉快，但是我仍然不確信我會把它當成我想從事的職業(yè)。

as意為“盡管；雖然”，引導的是讓步狀語從句。as引導的從句多位于主句之前，而且必須使用倒裝語序，即將從句的表語、狀語或謂語動詞的一部分置于句首。

3.Some parents only want their children to study subjects like engineering， maths， science or medicine. 一些父母僅僅想讓他們的孩子學習諸如工程學、數(shù)學、科學和醫(yī)學等專業(yè)。

want their children to study subjects為動詞want的復合結構，to study subjects是動詞不定式短語作復合賓語。英語中，像want這樣可以接動詞不定式作復合賓語的動詞有很多，如ask、allow、advise、wish、force、get、teach、encourage、inspire、order、invite、need等。

理解自測

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

1.What can we know from the first paragraph？ A.Children have dreams of different kinds.

B.Children have lots of good dreams.

C.Children often have many great dreams.

D.Children often change their dreams.

2.What made me consider my teaching experience meaningful？

A.Interest

B.Sharing

C.Friendship

D.Happiness

3.Who usually has a great effect on a kid？蒺s subject choice？

A.Teachers

B.Classmates

C.Parents

D.Friends

詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語句子，完成下列句子，每空一詞。

1.李華已經(jīng)申請加入我們的足球隊。

Li Hua has applied ________ ________ our football team.

2.你想要的是吃得開心，而不是非得什么有益才吃什么。

You want to enjoy food， not to be

the right things.

3.我們成了最好的朋友，他深深地影響了我。

We became the best of friends and he

.

4.盡管他很生氣，但他還是忍不住笑了。

he was， he couldn？蒺t help laughing.

5.有人建議他盡快離開這里。

He here as soon as possible.

6.你很難想象十年前他是什么樣的一個人。

You cannot imagine

ten years ago.

（答案見第63頁）