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PassageAPassageBUnit2ReturntoMenuPassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.Whatdoyoudreamofbecoming?Open.Reference:2.Whatdidyoudowhenyouhadprobleminrealizingyourdream?Open.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusAllGreatJourneysStartwithaDreamWeallhavedreams.Usually,whilewe’reasleep.Suchdreamscouldbemorehurtfulthanhelpful.Forexample,imaginedreamingyou’reeatingshreddedwheat,onlytowakeupandfindhalfthemattressgone!Well,I’mnottalkingaboutthattypeofdream.Rather,I’mthinkingaboutone’svision,aspiration,orferventhopeforthefuture.Ourdreamisthesongofoursoul.Lifewithoutoneisreducedtoahollowexistence.Butlifewithadreamisfilledwithmeaningandpurpose.Read&ExploreMr.ChenfelthewasnotworthyofMissWang.Mr.Chenisateacherwhoisworthyofourrespect.Besidesbeingthedrummerandchieflyricistfortherockband“Rush”,NeilPeartisalsoanauthorandphilosopher.Lookathowbeautifullyheexpressestherelationshipbetweenlifeandadream:“Lifeisjustacandleandadreammustgiveitflame.”RichardM.DeVos,thefounderofAmwayCorp.,alsowritesabouttheflameofhope:“Nolifeismoretragicthanthatoftheindividualwhonursesadream,anambition,alwayswishingandhoping,butnevergivingitachancetohappen.Henursestheflickeringdream,butneverletsitbreakoutintoflame.”Mostofushaveadream,aspiration,orheart’sdesire.Butthetroubleismostofushavetheon/offswitchofourdreamsettoOFF.Wheneverwesay,“Ican’t,”wesettheswitchtoOFF.Wheneverwebelievewecan,wesettheswitchtoON.Simple,isn’tit?JustbecauseIbelieveIcandosomethingdoesn’tmeantherewon’tbeanyproblems.ButonceIbelieveIcandoit,IwillseeksolutionsforeveryproblemIstumbleon.Andsinceitisalawoflifethatwefindwhatwelookfor,ifIlookforsolutions,Iwillfindthem.Anyworthydreamisadreamaccomplishing.OnceIrealizeIcandoit,thenextstepistomakeacommitment.Assoonaswemakeacommitment,greatpowerisreleased.Whatseeminglywereinsurmountablehurdlesarenowreducedtoobstaclesoflaughableinsignificance.Ourdreamsdon’thavetobegrandtobegreat.Wedon’thavetobecometheworld’sgreatestpianist,anOlympicmedalwinner,oraninternationallyacclaimedsuperstar.Anauntofminesoldglovesinadepartmentstoreformostofherlife.Herdreamwastobethefriendliestandmosthelpfulsalespersonaround.Yearafteryear,thesamecustomerswouldreturnanddeliberatelyseekherout.Shebrightenedeveryone’sdayandtouchedthelivesofthousands.Washerdreamanylesssignificantthanthatofaprominentperson?Ofcoursenot,butweallhavethepowertofollowadreamthatwillmakeadifferencetousandthosewemeet.Beforeourdreamscancometrue,don’twehavetodream?Isn’tthereagoodreasonfordreaming?Afterall,howcanwetravelanyfurtherthanourdream?Howcanwebecomeanygreaterthanourdream?AuthorofAsaManThinketh,JamesAllenexpressedthesameidea,“Dreamloftydreams,andasyoudream,soshallyoubecome.Yourvisionisthepromiseofwhatyoushallonedaybe;youridealistheprophecyofwhatyoushallatlastunveil.”Read&Explore1)Lifetodayismuchbetterthan_that__intheolddays.2)Theoiloutputlastyearwasmuchhigherthanthatof2013.HisstoryismoreinterestingthanthatItold.HisstoriesaremoreinterestingthanthoseItold.Myquestionsaresimilartothoseyouraised.familiarRead&ExploreAtnoon,hedreamedadream.Hesmiledastrangesmile.Shelivedalonghappylifeanddiedanaturaldeath.Example•TheirbeliefsaremoreChristianthanBuddhist.•Wespentmoretimeonthelastjobthanusual.more...than—1)toalargerorextranumberoramount(of)—2)when“more”isusedbeforeanoun,itisusedtomeanthatitismorelikethefirstthingratherthanthesecondExample•He’smorelikeamoviestarthanalifeguard,really.•Suescreamed,notloudly,moreinsurprisethanterror.Example•Hehasverylittlevisioninherlefteye.•Sincetheaccident,hehassufferedfrommemorylossandimpairedvision.visionn.—1)theabilitytosee—2)animaginedmentalimageofsthExample•That’smyvisionofhowtheworldcouldbe.•Ihaveavisionofasocietythatisfreeofexploitationandinjustice.Example•Jane’saspirationstohelpotherscomefromherownmisfortuneasachild.•Hisearlydeathcausedmanyofhispoliticalaspirationstoremainunfulfilled.aspirationn.—desireorhopetoachievesthaspirev.—tohaveastrongdesireorhopetodoorhavesthExample•Fewpeoplewhoaspireto/afterfameeverachieveit.reducev.—1)makelessinsize,amount,degree,importance,etc.Example•Ireducedmyweightbygoingonadiet.•Theworkforcehasbeenreducedbyhalf.—2)tobringintoadifferent,usuallyworse,stateExample•Alliedbombingreducedthecitytoruins.•Iwasreducedtotearsseeingthemesstheyhadmade.Example•Doyouplayanyothersportsbesidesice-skatingandswimming?•Ithinkshehasmanygoodqualitiesbesidesbeingverybeautiful.besidesprep.—inadditionto;alsoExample•Hegaveuphisjobsothathecouldnursehismotherathomeinherlastmonths.•Theyfoundaninjuredcatandcarefullynurseditbacktohealth.nursev.—1)totakecareofsomeone/ananimalwhileheoritisill—2)tospendalotoftimetakingcareofsomethingExample•Theseyoungtreeswerecarefullynursedbytheheadgardener.•Theprojectwillhavetobenursedthroughitsfewmonths.—3)tofeeladesireoranemotionforalongtimeExample•ShehaslongnursedapassionforJapaneseart.•Janestillnursesthepainofrejection.Example•Ibreakoutintoacoldsweatmerelythinkingaboutsnakes.•Weseemtobreakoutintoanargumentaboutabsolutelynothing,andthisunpleasantstateofthingsusuallyoccursatmealtimes.breako