卡尔的梦想实现之旅

辽宁 李爱清

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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实现某人的梦想

be determined to坚决；下决心……

enroll in参加；选课

turn out to be结果是；原来是

take classes上课

draw from（从……中）得到；获得

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.Growing up in East Cleveland,he admits that life was hard,and his family often struggled to meet basic needs.在东克利夫兰长大，他承认生活很艰难，他的家庭经常难以满足基本的（生活）需求。

【点石成金】本句中的Growing up in East Cleveland在句中作状语，that引导的是宾语从句，从句中有and连接的两个并列句。

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.他经常从自己作为一个企业家的经历中吸取经验，同时认识到提供同理心、同情和安慰往往与提供恰当的医疗服务同样重要。

【点石成金】本句中的that引导宾语从句，从句中的providing empathy,compassion and reassurance作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。