一.
There are many paths to greatness. Some people go down in history for their influential political leadership. Other are remembered for spectacular scientific breakthroughs for composing great symphonies, or writing brilliant poetry. But whatever path they take, great people seem to share a few common characteristics. They are relentlessly optimistic and persistent; they have both intellectual skills and the ability to work well with other people; and they love their work. In fact for these people, work is more like an obsession than a job. Of course, many of the questions about greatness remain unanswered. What roles so genetics and environment play in the question ? How can we know who among our contemporaries will be remembered as great and which people, though famous today, will be forgotten in the future? It’s also possible that our view of who is great is not always fair or accurate. For example, the of achievement women are not recognized as often as they should be. Finally, we can’t even be sure if it is really good to be great. Maybe the happiest people are the normal ones. Normal people aren’t endowed with what it takes to be great, but they also don’t have to worry about the burdens of history.
二.
Gratitude is defined as the art of showing 1)__ appreciation __ for every kindness, great and small. Usually, 2)__expressing _ gratitude costs very little, but its rewards can be great. When gratitude is owed but not given, however, as when we 3)_ fail _ to recognize a generous act on someone else’s 4)_ part _, this denial can lead to sore feelings, and even resentment. Sometimes, truly deep gratitude calls for personal sacrifice. One 5) _ example __ is a mother of world war II soldier who traveled from her home 6)_ through __ the U. S. to visit the French family who had 7)___ sheltered ___ her son from Nazis. She was driven to 8)__ do this unselfish generosity which this family had shown her son. But gratitude can 9)_ also _ be shown by very simple acts. We can start 10)__ by __ making sure that, in one way or another, we thank the family members and 11)_ coworkers__ who help us every day. In sum, the 12)_ key _ to gratitude is thoughtfulness, or 13)_ taking __ pains to consider the feeling of others as well as out own. Being generous and 14)_ unselfish _ with our affection and sentiments is one thing we all can do to make the world a more pleasant place. For all of these 15)_ reasons _ gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much.
非常感谢二位,但是不要用在线翻译的,那个我也会找,谁帮我人工翻译一下,语法对的,再加五分!
四楼十分让我纠结啊~~~
非常感谢五楼!第二个也帮我译了吧