风雨哈佛路英语演讲Homeless to Harvard

1.Whatisyourdream?2.Hasitcometrue?3.Areyoustillholdingontothisdream?PREFACE1CharactersIntroduction2THEMES3PLOTS44ClassicalQuatations5HomelesstoHarvardisLizMurray'sautobiography.Itisatruestorythattakesplaceinarealperson.LizwasborninasluminNewYork.Herparentsarebothdrugaddicts（瘾君子）.Worsestill,hermomhadschizophrenia(精神分裂症)，andlaterdiedofAIDS.Herfatherwenttothehomelessshelterbecausehewasdrunkandhadnojob.Itwasnotuntilhermother'sdeaththatLizknownthattherewasabrightworldoutsideofherownlife.Then,shedecidedtochangeherpresentterriblesituation.Afteralongstrugglewithtoughlife,ShewasfinallyadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,thehighestacademicinstitution.《风雨哈佛路》主人公丽丝出生在纽约的贫民窟，尽管父母吸毒，但莉丝仍然深爱着他们。她在毒品、艾滋、饥饿充斥的环境中度过童年。CHARACTERSINTRODUCTIONQUATATIONSJeanMurrayMother:JeanMurrayShewasadrugaddict(瘾君子).Shewasanalcoholic(酒鬼).Shewaslegallyblind(基本失明).Shewasaschizophrenic(患有精神分裂).ButshelovedLiz.Liz'sfatherscrapedinto（勉强挤进）acollegepsychologyschoolindowntownNewYork.Butinlessthantwoyearshedroppedoutofschool.Helaterbecameastreetmuck.PeteristhemostinteretingandhumerouspersoninLiz'schildhood,inLizworld.Healwayshadideas.ItwasbecauseofhimthatLizknowthere'sanotherwayofbeing(生存之路).PeterFather:PeterQUATATIONSLisaMurraySister:LisaMurraySheisLiz'ssister,thegirlwiththesamefateasLiz.Shehadbeenraped(强奸)byhergrandfather.SheisLiz'sfriend.ThegirlwhohadthesameexperienceasLiz,wasalsosenttoadomesticgrouphome(教养所).Shehadapainfulexperienceofbeingrapedbyherfather.ChrisFriend:ChrisQUATATIONSLizMurrayPiogonist:LizMurrayLizMurraywasbornin1980intheBronx,NewYorkCity.At15,Lizwashomeless.Shespenttwoyearsofherseniorhighschoolyearsinthehomelessstreet,andshewasadmittedtoharvardwithanexcellentscore,andwonthefirstclassscholarshipoftheNewYorktimes.SheisLiz'steacher.ItwashimwhogaveLizthechancetobebornagain,climbingoutofthebadsituation.HeappreciatedLizverymuchandhelpedheralot.DavidTeacher:DavidTHEMESQUATATIONS{THEMES}A{Dream}C{Jumpoutofcomfortzone}B{Efforts}D{LOVE}PLOTSPOLT1ChildhoodBothherfatherandhermothertookdrugs.Becauseofdrugaddiction,theyhavenoabilitytoworkandearnmoney.Asaresult,theyhavenomoneytopayhouserentandnomoneytobuyfoodandwater.Theylivedinanabandonedhousewithoutmoney.Whattheydrankistapwater.Lizandhersisteroftenfelthungry.WhenLizwas8yearsold,shestartedgoingouttobeg,andsometimeswhenshewastoohungrytobearit,shewouldpickupfoodfromthegarbagecan.What’sworse,hermotherwouldearnmoneybyprostitutionifshehadnomoneytobuydrugsandfeltherselfoutofcontroltogocrazy.POLT1ChildhoodShe'sfulloflice(虱子),wearingverydirtyunderwere.Shewasdislikedbyothers.Therefore,shewasunwillingtogotoschool.Asaresult,shewassenttogrouphome.Peopletherehadthetendencytobeviolent.Theybulliedherandothers.Evensomepeoplepouredsulfuricacidintootherpeople'sbodywash(沐浴露),causingdisfigureation（毁容）.POLT215YEARSOLDShegrewupgratually.AndthenshemetChris.Theybecamegoodfriends.Theybothdidn'tliketheenvironmentatschoolorhome.Theydecidedtogovagabonding(流浪).Theywerehomeless,sleepingonthesubway,begging,stealing.Itwasnotuntilhermother'sdeathofAIDSthatLizawoke(觉悟).POLT317YEARSOLDShewasthelastpersontoleaveschoolandthefirsttocometoschool,Shehastencoursesinonesemester——theregular5,andthesaturdayprogramming,thenightschool,franchandtheafterschoolscience。“You'llkillyourselfyouknow?”Shestudiedaswellasworked.Sheworkspart-timewhileshestudies.Shesleptinthesubwayforhoursatnight.TheB-traintook70minutestodoitsentirerun,shewouldbeback4timeseveryday.POLT4IN1996(Theending)Atlastshewassenttovisitharvardwithexcellentgrades.Thepeoplehereweresogoodanddifferentthatshewantstobeequaltothemandnotunderthem.Sheusedeverybitofherpotentialtodoit.Intheend,shegotexcellentmarksintheschool.SheearnedascholarshiptoHarvardUniversitythroughanessaycontestsponsoredbytheNewYorkTimes.CLASSICALQUATATIONSQUATATIONS1、如果我不顾一切发挥每一点潜能去做会怎样？我必须做到，我别无选择。Iwillusemyeverypotentialtodothat.IjustalwaysknewthatIneedtogetout.Ihavetodoit.Ihavenochoice.2、世界在转动，你只是一粒尘埃，没有你地球照样在转。现实是不会按照你的意志去改变的。Theworldischangingwhileyou'rejustastardust.Theearthturnsarroundwithorwithoutyou.Realitydoesn'tchangeaccordingtoyourwill.3、有些人的需求，有些人的信念会比你的更强烈。Someoneelse'sneeds,someoneelse'splateisgoingtobestrongerthanyoursis.4、生活的残酷会让人不知所措，于是有人终日沉浸在彷徨迷茫之中，不愿睁大双眼去看清形势，不愿去想是哪些细小的因素累积在一起造成了这种局面。Keeptheireyesshuttothewholenessofthesituation.Allthosetinnythingsthathavecometogethertomakeit,whatitis.QUATATIONS5、请不要闭眼，机会就在下一秒出现。残酷的现实面前你应勇往直前。Don'tcloseyoureyes,riseagainafteryoufall,youneedtogetout.6、我真的很聪明，我会成功的，我只是需要机会而已，是的，是这样的，我需要机会脱离我出生的环境，我认识的人全都充满了怨气，他们活着只是为了生存，但是我相信有比那更好的地方，那里更发达，我要活在那种地方，就是这样。I'msmart.IknowIcansucceed.Ijustneedachance.AchancetoclimboutofthisplaceI'vebornin.EveryoneIknowareangryandtired.They'retryingtosurvive.ButIknowthatthereisaworldouttherethatisbetter,that'sbetterdeveloped.AndIwanttoliveinit.7、我为什么要觉得可怜，这就是我的生活。我甚至要感谢它，它让我在任何情况下都必须往前走。我没有退路，我只能不停地努力向前走。Didyoueverfeelsorryforyourself?--ThathadalwaysbeenmylifeandIreally——IfeelthatIgotlucky,becauseanysensivesecuritywaspulledoutsoIwasforcedtolookforward.Ihadto…therewasnogoingbackandIreachedapointwhereIjustthought,“ohI'mgonnaworkashardasIpossiblycana