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Things to Be Thankful For 常怀感谢心?

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Thanksgiving is coming and it’s traditional at this time of year to express thanks for all the good things in your life. If you’re having trouble ___1___ what those are, here are a few suggestions:

感恩节即将来临，传统上在这个时节，我们会对生活中所有美好的事情表示感谢。假如你很难回想起有哪些事情可感谢，这里有一些建议:

Be thankful for that heavy school bag. It builds ___2___ and stamina, both of which you’ll need to fight the bullies who want your money.  感谢那个沉重的书包，它锻炼你的肌肉与耐力，而这两者都会是你反抗向你勒索的恶霸所需要的。

Be thankful when you get a bad mark on a test that it’s because you didn’t study hard enough, and not because you’re stupid (like the student who asked the ___3___, “Do you have books here?”)  当你成绩不好时，你应该心存感谢，那是因为你不够用功，而不是你笨(就像一个问图书管理员：「你们这里有没有书?」的学生一样)。

Be thankful for the Internet. It lets you ___4___ your friends all night, even after you’ve been grounded for staying out with them all night.  感谢有网络，它让你可以与朋友彻夜聊天，即使你是因为与他们整晚在外鬼混后被禁足在家。

Be thankful for that ___5___ cold. It means people will leave you alone for a change.  感谢传染性感冒，这意味着人们将还你一点清净。

Be thankful for your parents’ nagging and scolding; it makes ___6___ the adult world so much easier later on. 感谢父母的唠叨与责备，那使你更容易适应以后的成人世界。

Be thankful that your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend is indeed your ex. When you see who they’re ___7___ with now, you know it would have been downhill all the way. 感谢你的前男友或前女友确定成为你的过去，当你看到他们现在跟谁在一起时，你知道他/她交往的对象只会愈来愈差。

Be thankful for the noise of garbage trucks. This is the only ___8___ music some people will ever hear.  感谢垃圾车的噪音，那是某些人唯一能听到的古典乐。

Be thankful you’re not an Academy Award winner. Then you would have far too many people to thank. 感谢你不是奥斯卡奖得主，如果是的话你将有太多人要感谢。

Be thankful for gravity; ___9___ it, going to the bathroom would be a messy business. 感谢地心引力，没有它，如厕将会是一件麻烦事。

And finally, be thankful if you are able to laugh at this list. It means _____.最后，如果你在看到这份列表时还可以笑得出来，你得心存感谢，这表示:

(a) your English is improving  你的英文正在进步
(b) you are ___10__ the rest of us  你跟我们一样是疯子
(c) you will laugh at anything  你对任何事都能发笑
(d) all of the above  以上皆是

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Vocabulary

nagging [ˋnægɪŋ] adj. 唠叨的；挑剔的

scolding [ˋskoldɪŋ] n. 责骂；斥责

gravity [ˋgrævətɪ] n. 重力；引力；地心吸力

contagious [kənˋtedʒəs] adj.（感情等）感染性的；会蔓延的

recall [rɪˋkɔl] v. 回想，回忆；使想起

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be thankful for 感谢

stamina [ˋstæmənə] n. 耐力

bully [ˋbʊlɪ] v. 欺侮

ground [graʊnd] v. 使停飞; 使禁足

later on 后来; 以后

ex [ɛks] n.【非正式】前妻; 前夫; 前女友; 前男友 a former spouse or partner

downhill [ˋdaʊnˋhɪl] adv. 如下坡路般，每况愈下

stuck [stʌk] adj. 困住的; 没法进行下去的

nuts [nʌts] adj.【俚】发疯的，傻的

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