永远幽默，永远健康

郭玉章

语篇导读

“艰难困苦，玉汝于成”，贫民窟里也能造就明星。凯文·哈特，一位电影演员、幽默大师，一位冉冉升起的新星，一位即将享誉世界的明星，就来自一个单亲贫民家庭。艰难困苦，让他明白幽默的必要;痛失多位亲人，让他知晓健康的重要。来吧，就让我们和凯文·哈特一起永远幽默，永远健康！

You may know the actor and comedian， Kevin Hart， from movies like Jumanji or Captain Underpants. He is becoming one of the worlds most famous celebrities. But it is not his fame that impresses us. Instead， its his drive， his hard work and his strong wish to help others. And it is the secret found in his success.

Kevins start in life was anything but famous. He grew up in Philadelphia， Pennsylvania， in a home where his father was often not around or in jail. His family was poor and struggled. But his mom was a very hard worker and taught him the worth and importance of setting goals， working hard and staying focused.

It was this great work ethic that helped Kevin to persevere in his career as a comedian and actor. Years of hard work let his real self shine on stage， and his career began to take off. He has recently been called the hardest working actor in show business.

Off the stage， Kevin applies the same focus and hard work to staying fit. He lost many friends and family members due to illness that could have been prevented by fitness. So he is encouraged to not only stay fit himself， but to help others get in better shape！ He wakes up each day to workout at 5：30 a.m. And recently he has started to include his fans along with him in staying fit.

詞语积淀

celebrity /sə̍lebrɪti/ n. 知名人士

fame /feɪm/ n. 名声;名望

impress /ɪm̍pres/ v. 使……有印象

drive /draɪv/ n. 驱动;驱使

jail /dʒeɪl/ n. 监狱;牢房

ethic /̍eθɪk/ n. 伦理标准;道德体系

persevere /̩pɜːsɪ̍vɪə（r）/ v. 坚忍;坚持

apply /ə̍plaɪ/ v. 运用;申请

shape /ʃeɪp/ n. 形状;身材

include /ɪn̍kluːd/ v. 包括;包含

典句赏析

1.Kevins start in life was anything but famous. 凯文的幼年生活与出名相距甚远。

in life是固定短语，意为“一生中;终生”，相当于all ones life或者throughout ones life;any⁃thing but是固定短语，意为“绝非;根本不”。在类似的短语中，anything还可以替换成anybody、no⁃body、nothing等不定代词，nobody （nothing） but意为“就是;只有”。

【即时尝试】只有他是个不折不扣的大师。

2.It was this great work ethic that helped Kevin to persevere in his career as a comedian and actor. 就是这样了不起的工作理念帮助凯文坚守喜剧演员这项事业。

这是一个强调句型。“It is / was... that / who...”能强调句子的主语、宾语和状语。强调人时可用who或that，强调物时只用that，而且that / who不能省略。构成强调句的it本身没有词义。

【即时尝试】就是他带病坚持工作的精神感动了每一个人。

3.He lost many friends and family members due to illness that could have been prevented by fitness. 他的许多朋友和家人因为一些本可以通过健身得以避免的疾病而失去生命。

due to是固定短语，意为“因为;由于”，后面接名词，引导原因状语，有时可与because of替换;could have been...是一种含有情感意义的被动语态形式，意为“本有可能被……”。

【即时尝试】由于大家努力工作，本不可能在今天完成的工作顺利完工了！

4.So he is encouraged to not only stay fit himself， but to help others get in better shape！因此，他不仅鼓励自己去保持健康，而且也帮助别人去健身！

not only... but （also）是一个固定搭配，意为“不但……而且……”，引导并列成分。该并列成分既可以是单词，也可以是短语或句子;encourage sb. to do sth.意为“鼓励某人去做某事”。

【即时尝试】我们不但鼓励学生多读书，还鼓励他们去尝试写作。