14.句中“picture”后有兩個(gè)后置定語，一個(gè)是held 分詞短語，另一個(gè)是of what 名詞從句。本句意思：“偉大的生活起始于一個(gè)人在想象中幻想自己有朝一日能做出什么事業(yè)或成為什么人物?！?BR> Florence Nightingale dreamed of being a nurse. Edison pictured himself an inventor； all such characters escaped the mere push of circumstance by imagining a future so vividly that they headed for it.⒂15.此句中的兩個(gè)常用詞的詞性都是動(dòng)詞 picture v. 想象 head v. 前進(jìn)，前往
本句意思：“愛迪生把自己想象成一名發(fā)明家。所以這些人都如此生動(dòng)地幻想自己的未來，朝著這個(gè)既定方向前進(jìn)，從而避免了單純的受環(huán)境的推動(dòng)。”
“ These are the words of the well-known thinker Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick， and they show that people can literally daydream themselves to success. Fosdick， aware of the wonderful power of positive daydreaming， offered this advice： ”Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind‘s eye， and you will be drawn toward it. ⒃
16.aware of 部分是形容詞詞組作原因狀語。 引號(hào)中的祈使句相當(dāng)于一個(gè)條件狀語從句：
if you hold a picture …
本句意思：“福斯迪克知道積極的白日夢(mèng)的神奇作用，提出了如下的意見：”如果你經(jīng)久地、
堅(jiān)定地在你的想像中給自己描繪一個(gè)形象，你將會(huì)被引往這個(gè)形象。你如果把自己生動(dòng)地幻
想成一個(gè)戰(zhàn)敗者，單單這一點(diǎn)就能使勝利成為不可能。你要把自己幻想成一個(gè)勝利者，這將
顯著地有助你取得成就。你要是什么也不幻想自己，你將像一條被遺棄的船，在大海上四處漂泊。“
Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself as winning and that will contribute remarkably to success. Do not picture yourself as anything， and you will drift like an abandoned ship at sea.“
To get the results， you should picture yourself - as vividly as possible - as you want to be…… The important thing to remember is to picture these desired objectives as if you had already attained them.⒄
17.本句用了虛擬語氣，本句有一個(gè)由as if 引導(dǎo)的方式狀語從句，在as if 引導(dǎo)的從句中謂語動(dòng)詞經(jīng)常用虛擬語氣形式，表示對(duì)過去發(fā)生的事情的假設(shè)，并非事實(shí)，因此用了had + 過去分詞的形式。本句意思：“重要的是要記住，你幻想這些期望的目標(biāo)時(shí)就好像你已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了他們那樣。”
Go over several times the details of these pictures. This will deeply impress them on your memory， and these memory traces will soon start influencing your everyday behavior toward the attainment of the goal.
While exercising your imagination， you should be alone and completely undisturbed. Some individuals seem to have the ability to tune into their private selves in the midst of the noisiest crowds or company.⒅
18.tune 原指“調(diào)音，調(diào)諧”在這里是比喻用法，意為：“調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)”
本句意思是：“有些人能做到在非常喧鬧的人群中調(diào)節(jié)自己，進(jìn)入自我?！?BR> noisy-noisiest（級(jí)）
But most of us， especially when the experience is new， require an environment free from outside distraction.
A life lived without fantasy and daydreaming is a seriously impoverished one. Each of us should put aside a few minutes daily， taking short 10- or 15-minute vacations. Daydreaming is highly beneficial to your physical and mental well-being， and you will find that this modest， inexpensive investment in time will add up to a more creative and imaginative， a more satisfied， and a more self-fulfilled you. ⒆
19.句中 that 引導(dǎo)賓語從句 .in time “遲早，最后”
本句意思是：“ 白日做夢(mèng)對(duì)你的身心健康大為有益。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這份小小的花費(fèi)不多的時(shí)間投資最終帶來的是一個(gè)更有創(chuàng)造性，更富有想像力，更心滿意足和更躊躇滿志的你。它時(shí)時(shí)使我們更充分地意識(shí)到強(qiáng)烈的活力，這當(dāng)然會(huì)大大有助于我們生活的激奮和歡樂?！?BR> It offers us a fuller sense of being intensely alive from moment to moment， and this， of course， contributes greatly to the excitement and joy of living.
Text B To Sleep， Perchance to Dream
New Words
1 perchance ad. [古] 1.偶然，意外地；2.可能，或許
2 miserable a. 悲慘的；可憐的
3 far-fetched a. 1.牽強(qiáng)的；2.未必會(huì)的，靠不住的
4 veteran n. 1.老兵，老手；2.[美]退伍軍人
a. 老練的；經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的
5 administration n. 1.管理，經(jīng)營(yíng)；2.行政，行政機(jī)關(guān)
6 sleepy a. 困倦的，嗜睡的
7 link n. 環(huán)節(jié)，聯(lián)系
vt. 用環(huán)連接；聯(lián)系
本句意思：“愛迪生把自己想象成一名發(fā)明家。所以這些人都如此生動(dòng)地幻想自己的未來，朝著這個(gè)既定方向前進(jìn)，從而避免了單純的受環(huán)境的推動(dòng)。”
“ These are the words of the well-known thinker Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick， and they show that people can literally daydream themselves to success. Fosdick， aware of the wonderful power of positive daydreaming， offered this advice： ”Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind‘s eye， and you will be drawn toward it. ⒃
16.aware of 部分是形容詞詞組作原因狀語。 引號(hào)中的祈使句相當(dāng)于一個(gè)條件狀語從句：
if you hold a picture …
本句意思：“福斯迪克知道積極的白日夢(mèng)的神奇作用，提出了如下的意見：”如果你經(jīng)久地、
堅(jiān)定地在你的想像中給自己描繪一個(gè)形象，你將會(huì)被引往這個(gè)形象。你如果把自己生動(dòng)地幻
想成一個(gè)戰(zhàn)敗者，單單這一點(diǎn)就能使勝利成為不可能。你要把自己幻想成一個(gè)勝利者，這將
顯著地有助你取得成就。你要是什么也不幻想自己，你將像一條被遺棄的船，在大海上四處漂泊。“
Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself as winning and that will contribute remarkably to success. Do not picture yourself as anything， and you will drift like an abandoned ship at sea.“
To get the results， you should picture yourself - as vividly as possible - as you want to be…… The important thing to remember is to picture these desired objectives as if you had already attained them.⒄
17.本句用了虛擬語氣，本句有一個(gè)由as if 引導(dǎo)的方式狀語從句，在as if 引導(dǎo)的從句中謂語動(dòng)詞經(jīng)常用虛擬語氣形式，表示對(duì)過去發(fā)生的事情的假設(shè)，并非事實(shí)，因此用了had + 過去分詞的形式。本句意思：“重要的是要記住，你幻想這些期望的目標(biāo)時(shí)就好像你已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了他們那樣。”
Go over several times the details of these pictures. This will deeply impress them on your memory， and these memory traces will soon start influencing your everyday behavior toward the attainment of the goal.
While exercising your imagination， you should be alone and completely undisturbed. Some individuals seem to have the ability to tune into their private selves in the midst of the noisiest crowds or company.⒅
18.tune 原指“調(diào)音，調(diào)諧”在這里是比喻用法，意為：“調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)”
本句意思是：“有些人能做到在非常喧鬧的人群中調(diào)節(jié)自己，進(jìn)入自我?！?BR> noisy-noisiest（級(jí)）
But most of us， especially when the experience is new， require an environment free from outside distraction.
A life lived without fantasy and daydreaming is a seriously impoverished one. Each of us should put aside a few minutes daily， taking short 10- or 15-minute vacations. Daydreaming is highly beneficial to your physical and mental well-being， and you will find that this modest， inexpensive investment in time will add up to a more creative and imaginative， a more satisfied， and a more self-fulfilled you. ⒆
19.句中 that 引導(dǎo)賓語從句 .in time “遲早，最后”
本句意思是：“ 白日做夢(mèng)對(duì)你的身心健康大為有益。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這份小小的花費(fèi)不多的時(shí)間投資最終帶來的是一個(gè)更有創(chuàng)造性，更富有想像力，更心滿意足和更躊躇滿志的你。它時(shí)時(shí)使我們更充分地意識(shí)到強(qiáng)烈的活力，這當(dāng)然會(huì)大大有助于我們生活的激奮和歡樂?！?BR> It offers us a fuller sense of being intensely alive from moment to moment， and this， of course， contributes greatly to the excitement and joy of living.
Text B To Sleep， Perchance to Dream
New Words
1 perchance ad. [古] 1.偶然，意外地；2.可能，或許
2 miserable a. 悲慘的；可憐的
3 far-fetched a. 1.牽強(qiáng)的；2.未必會(huì)的，靠不住的
4 veteran n. 1.老兵，老手；2.[美]退伍軍人
a. 老練的；經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的
5 administration n. 1.管理，經(jīng)營(yíng)；2.行政，行政機(jī)關(guān)
6 sleepy a. 困倦的，嗜睡的
7 link n. 環(huán)節(jié)，聯(lián)系
vt. 用環(huán)連接；聯(lián)系