卡爾的夢想實現之旅

遼寧 李愛清

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1It's never too late to achieve your dreams—the key is to never forget them.For Clevelander Carl Allamby,the journey to his dream of becoming a doctor took many turns.Still,he was determined to make it a reality.The path to the medical field is different for everyone but,for Allamby,it was especially non-traditional.“I remember having a desire at a young age to become a doctor,”Carl Allamby said.“But my life circumstances led me to a much different place.”

2Growing up in East Cleveland,he admits that life was hard,and his family often struggled to meet basic needs.He even admits that without government assistance,there were many times when his family would have gone without food.

3In high school,Carl got a job at a local car parts store.He also started doing repairs on the side,but it just wasn't serving his passion for business ownership.So,he opened his own auto repair shop,Allamby's Auto Service,at the age of 19.

4In 2006,Carl enrolled in college at the age of 34 at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike,Ohio.Originally,his plan was to pursue a business degree.However,a biology course requirement turned out to be much more than a class.It was a small step towards his childhood dream.

5In 2010,Carl started to take pre-medicine classes at Cuyahoga Community College,in Cleveland,Ohio.From there,he became an active volunteer at local hospitals and completed hours of shadowing the medical environment before enrolling in medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2015.

6Carl graduated from medical school at the age of 47 and started his emergency medicine residency in 2019 at The Cleveland Clinic in Akron.He never let his age cloud his vision.As a husband,father of four,and business owner,he said he was laser-focused as a medical student.

7The journey from longtime mechanic to doctor wasn't an easy one,but he finds that there are parallels between the two career paths.He often draws from his experiences as a business owner realizing that providing empathy,compassion and reassurance is often as important as providing appropriate medical care.

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Detail 1.What made Carl take a small step to his childhood dream in 2006?

A.A biology course.

B.A medical student.

C.A business degree.

D.A medicine class.

Inference 2.Which word can best describe Carl?

A.Modest. B.Determined.

C.Kindn. D.Outgoing.

Inference 3.How is the text organized?

A.In order of time.

B.In order of frequency.

C.In order of preference.

D.In order of importance.

Inference 4.What can we know from the experience of Carl?

A.All roads lead to Rome.

B.Strike while the iron is hot.

C.No man can do two things at once.

D.Where there's a will,there's a way.

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Ⅰ.Useful expressions

achieve one's dreams實現某人的夢想

be determined to堅決；下決心……

enroll in參加；選課

turn out to be結果是；原來是

take classes上課

draw from（從……中）得到；獲得

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.Growing up in East Cleveland,he admits that life was hard,and his family often struggled to meet basic needs.在東克利夫蘭長大，他承認生活很艱難，他的家庭經常難以滿足基本的（生活）需求。

【點石成金】本句中的Growing up in East Cleveland在句中作狀語，that引導的是賓語從句，從句中有and連接的兩個并列句。

2.He often draws from his experiences as a business owner realizing that providing empathy,compassion and reassurance is often as important as providing appropriate medical care.他經常從自己作為一個企業家的經歷中吸取經驗，同時認識到提供同理心、同情和安慰往往與提供恰當的醫療服務同樣重要。

【點石成金】本句中的that引導賓語從句，從句中的providing empathy,compassion and reassurance作主語，謂語動詞用單數形式。