1、I went to college.I went and worked out five hours a day.And I was working on construction,because in those days in body-building there was no money.上上大大学的时学的时候候，我每天健身五个小时。我还要在工地上，我每天健身五个小时。我还要在工地上干活干活，因为那时候健美是赚不了什么钱因为那时候健美是赚不了什么钱的的。work out 锻炼身体；做运动（名词形式workout）construction n U 学术词汇 建筑；施工 body-buil
2、ding n 合成名词 健美；健身I didnt have the money for food supplements or anything.So I had to go to work.So I worked in construction.I went to college and worked out in a gym,and at night from 8 oclock at night to 12 midnight,I went to acting class four times a week.I did all of that.There was not one single
3、 minute that I wasted.And this is why Im standing here today.我我没没有钱买保健品或者别的什有钱买保健品或者别的什么么，所以我必须得工所以我必须得工作作。所以我就去建筑工地干所以我就去建筑工地干活活。上大学的时候我会去健身房锻。上大学的时候我会去健身房锻炼炼，从晚上八点一直到午夜十二从晚上八点一直到午夜十二点点，每周还去上四次表演，每周还去上四次表演课课。我做。我做 了所有的这些了所有的这些事事，没有浪费任何一分，没有浪费任何一分钟钟，这也是为什么我今天，这也是为什么我今天 能够站在这里能够站在这里。food supplement 保
4、健品，supplement/splmnt/n 补品At the age of 20 I went to London,and I won the Mr.Universe Contest as the youngest Mr.Universe ever and it was because I had a goal.You see,if you dont have a vision of where youre going,and if you dont have a goal where you go,you drift around and you never end up anywhere
5、.20岁岁的时候我去了伦的时候我去了伦敦敦，赢了，赢了 环环 球球 健健 美美 先生的比先生的比赛赛，成，成 为史上最年轻为史上最年轻的的环球环球健美健美先生。这是因为我抱着目标而先生。这是因为我抱着目标而去去。你你 瞧，如果你没有对未来的愿瞧，如果你没有对未来的愿景景，如果你没有目，如果你没有目标标，那你去哪里那你去哪里 都是随波逐流，最后一无所都是随波逐流，最后一无所成成。vision/vn/n 远见；想象 driftaround随波逐流；四处漂泊，drift/drft/vi 漂流；漂泊 end up 最终成为；最后处于74%of people hate their job in Amer
6、ica.The majority of people dont like what theyre doing,because theyre not doing it because they had a goal and then followed this goal.Theyre just aimlessly drift around and theres a job opening,so they get their job because they need to work.美国美国74%的人的人讨讨厌自己的工厌自己的工作作，大多数人都不喜欢自己，大多数人都不喜欢自己 正正在做的事在做的
7、事情情。因为他们根本不是出于有了目标并追随目标去。因为他们根本不是出于有了目标并追随目标去 做，做，他们只是漫无目的地四处游他们只是漫无目的地四处游荡荡，如果有空闲的职位他们就，如果有空闲的职位他们就 去应去应聘，因为人不得不工聘，因为人不得不工作作。majorityn可与单数或复数动词连用的单数名词 大部分；大多数 (of sb/sth)aimlessly adv 漫无目的地But then when you work,its a chore.Its work.Its not fun.So if you think about it,only a quarter of people real
8、ly enjoy what theyre doing in life.但但慢慢慢你就觉得厌慢你就觉得厌烦烦，因为那是工，因为那是工作作，没有任何趣没有任何趣味。味。你想想只有四分之一的人真正热爱他们正在做的你想想只有四分之一的人真正热爱他们正在做的事事。chore/t(r)/n C 令人厌烦的任务；乏味无聊的工作So people always ask me,when they saw me in the gym in the pumping iron days,they say why is it that youre working out so hard,five hours a day
9、,six hours a day,and you always have a smile on your face?The others are working out just as hard as you do,and they look sour in the face.Why is that？人人们们总是会问总是会问我我，当他们看见我在健身房举重的时，当他们看见我在健身房举重的时候候，他们问他们问我，我，“你为什么这么努力健你为什么这么努力健身身？每天健身五个小时？每天健身五个小时，六六 个小个小时，但你的脸上总是带着笑时，但你的脸上总是带着笑容容。其他人和你一样努力锻。其他人和你一样
10、努力锻 炼，但他们脸上看着很痛苦。为什么会这炼，但他们脸上看着很痛苦。为什么会这样？样？”pump iron 习语 非正式用语 举重（锻炼）pump v 快速上下（或内外）运动，as.as.（比较时用）像一样；如同I told people all the time,because to me,I am shooting for a goal.In front of me is the Mr.Universe title.So,every rep that I do gets me close to accomplishing that goal,to make this goal,this
11、vision turn into reality.Every single set that I do,every repetition of weight that I lift,will get me a step close to turning this goal into reality.我我总总是告诉人是告诉人们们，因为我是在为了一个目标努，因为我是在为了一个目标努力力，在我，在我面前的面前的是是“环球健环球健美美先生先生”的头的头衔衔。所以我做的每组训练都会。所以我做的每组训练都会 让我离完成那个目标更近一让我离完成那个目标更近一步步，离这个梦想成为现实更近一，离这个梦想成为现实
12、更近一 步步。我做的每一。我做的每一组组，我每重复一次举重的动作都让我离梦想，我每重复一次举重的动作都让我离梦想 的实现更近一的实现更近一步。步。shoot for 短语动词 非正式用语 力争达到；努力获取 rep/rep/n repertory的缩写形式 非正式用语 保留剧目轮演，文中引申为一轮训练 accomplish kmpl vt 完成；实现；达到（近义词achieve）turn into 短语动词 变成 set n C 一组；一套 repetition/reptn/n C&U 重复；重做So,I couldnt wait to do another 500 pound squat;I
13、 couldnt wait to do another 500 pound bench press;I couldnt wait to do another 2,000 sit-ups;I couldnt wait for the next exercise.So let me tell you something.Visualizing your goal and going after it makes it fun.You got to have a purpose no matter what you do in life,you got to have a purpose.所所以以我
14、等不及要做下一我等不及要做下一组组500个蹲举，我等不及要做下个蹲举，我等不及要做下一一组组500个仰卧推个仰卧推举举。我等不及再。我等不及再做做2000个个仰卧起仰卧起坐坐。我迫我迫 不及待要做接下来的训不及待要做接下来的训练练。所以我要告诉。所以我要告诉你你，你要有目标和，你要有目标和 愿景，并为之努愿景，并为之努力力，让它，让它充充 满满 乐乐趣。无论你做什么，你都要趣。无论你做什么，你都要 有个目有个目标。你必须得有个目标。你必须得有个目标标。想象；构思；设想（近义词 squat/skwt/n 蹲举训练 bench press 仰卧推举 sit-up n 仰卧起坐 visualize/
15、vulaz/vtimagine）Muhammad Ali worked his butt off.And I saw it first-hand.I remember that there was a sports writer in the gym.When Ali was working out doing sit-ups,he asked Ali,“How many sit-ups do you do?”And he said,“I dont start counting until it hurts.”Now think about that,he doesnt start count
16、ing his sit-ups until he feels pain.Thats when he starts counting.穆穆罕罕默默德德阿里坚持不懈地努阿里坚持不懈地努力力。我自己亲眼所见。我记。我自己亲眼所见。我记 得有个体育新闻记者在健身房得有个体育新闻记者在健身房里里，阿里当时在健，阿里当时在健身身，在做仰，在做仰 卧起卧起坐坐。他问阿。他问阿里里，“你都做多少个仰卧起你都做多少个仰卧起坐坐？”阿里说阿里说，“感感 觉到疼的时候我才开始觉到疼的时候我才开始数数。”想想想想吧吧，在他感觉到疼痛之，在他感觉到疼痛之前前，他根本不去数做了多少个仰卧起他根本不去数做了多少个仰卧起坐坐
17、。疼的时候才开始计数。疼的时候才开始计数。work ones butt off 努力干；拼命干 first-hand adv 直接地；亲眼地That is working hard.So you cant get around the hard work,it doesnt matter who it is.Work your ass off.There is no magic pill.There is no magic out there.You can not get around.You have to work and work and work.Make sure of this.
18、Make sure of that.All this stuff is work.这这就就是努是努力力。你不能逃避辛苦的工你不能逃避辛苦的工作作，不论是不论是谁。努力谁。努力 工作吧。世上没有神奇药片，世上没有魔工作吧。世上没有神奇药片，世上没有魔法法。你无法逃避你无法逃避，只能工作工作再工只能工作工作再工作作。你要确保这个，确保那。你要确保这个，确保那个个，所有一切，所有一切 都需要工都需要工作作。get around 避开 work ones ass off=work ones butt off 努力干；拼命干And it drives me crazy when people say t
19、hey dont have enough time to go to the gym for 45 minutes a day and workout,or to do something for 45 minutes to an hour a dayto improve,either physically improve or mentally improve.Imagine you read 1 hour a day about history.How much would you learn after 365 hours in one year.人人们们说他们没有足够的时间说他们没有足
20、够的时间时时，我都气得发疯。他们，我都气得发疯。他们 说每天没说每天没有有45分钟的时间去健身房健分钟的时间去健身房健身身。或者每天抽不。或者每天抽不出出1 个小时的时间来提升自个小时的时间来提升自己己，无论是在身体上还是精神上的提，无论是在身体上还是精神上的提 升。升。试想一下你每天试想一下你每天读读1个小时的历个小时的历史史，一年你能，一年你能读读365个小个小 时，你会学到多少东时，你会学到多少东西。西。drive sb crazy 把某人逼疯 输出表达：输出表达：either physically improve or mentally improve 无论是身体上还是精神上的提升Th
21、ink about if you study about the history of musicians,of composers,how much you would know.Imagine if you worked on some business you wanted to develop,every day for an hour.Imagine how further along youd go and get.试试想想一下如果你学习的是音乐家或作曲家的历一下如果你学习的是音乐家或作曲家的历史史，你能，你能 了解多少东了解多少东西西。想想如果你想做生。想想如果你想做生意意，每日
22、天，每日天花花1个小时用个小时用 来来发展你想发展的事发展你想发展的事业业，你能走多，你能走多远远，你能获得多少东，你能获得多少东西西。输出表达：输出表达：Imagine how further along youd go and get.想象你能走 多远，你能获得多少东西。实战演练实战演练一、选词填空一、选词填空。set,aimlessly,accomplish,construction,first-hand,body-building1.The road work is in progress.2.If wed all work together,I think we could our
23、goal.3.I grew up in a village in Nigeria where I knew poverty.4.You can get a new of tools,or else you may usemine for the time being.5.He walked along street after street,head down andshoulders bowed.6.As a fashionable,healthy lifestyle,willattractmore and more people.二、根据汉语提示完成下列二、根据汉语提示完成下列各各句句。1
24、.We have been(争取)a pay raise for months.2.(大部分)working women are in low-paid jobs.3.He(锻炼)every morning with his personal trainer.4.Despite his efforts,he(最终)unsuccessful after all.5.I think I have got to stop or I might (变成)amachine.一、1.construction2.accomplish3.first-hand.4.set5.aimlessly6.body-building二、1.shooting for3.works out2.The majority of4.ended up5.turn into答案答案
