— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Interpretation: If you want to perform an act of kindness to help others, just do it now before it is too late.
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— George Sand
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Interpretation:
Kindness is a virtue that we need to cultivate and value. With kindness, we know how to give selflessly without thinking about our losses. With kindness, we know how to lose and gain honourably.
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2. Have you ever been touched by simple acts of kindness from strangers? Share
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The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite objects of human efforts — possessions, outward success, luxury — have always seemed to me contemptible.
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• a teenager gives his seat to a middle-aged woman burdened with several bags;
• a man offers to pay for a young mother with a baby in her arms whose credit card is expired;
2. Are you willing to help out a stranger? Why or why not?
3. Do you think it possible to be a true friend to someone whose name you don’t know?
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Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
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Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.
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graduate vi.
[(from)] obtain a degree, esp. a first degree, at a university [常与from连用]（从……）大学毕业；获得
（学士）学位
unconditional a. not limited by any conditions 无条件的，无限制的
• a woman offers her lunchbox to a homeless person; • a young man lets an exhausted mother take the
parking space he’s been waiting patiently for; • a woman gets a card with heart-warming words on
edges, used for carrying things such as plates, food
etc （浅）盘，碟（子），托盘
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warm up
make warm 使暖和，使温暖
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horrible a. terrible 可怕的，令人恐惧的
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homeless a. having no home 无家可归的
acceptance n.
[C; U (to)] the act of accepting or being accepted [常
retarded★ adj.
(especially of a child) slower in development or less able than others 〔尤指儿童〕（智力）发育迟缓的，弱
智的
tray n.
a flat piece of plastic, metal, or wood, with raised
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
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1. What are the simple acts of kindness presented in the video clip?
与to连用]〔对刺激等的〕反应；回应
a piece of cake
infml sth. very easy to do 〖非正式〗容易（或轻松愉
快）的事情
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与to连用]接受；收受；承认；认可
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mentally ad.
connected with or happening in the mind 智力上；心
理上，精神上
A) was ready to serve the two poor homeless men who smelled
B) saw a terrible dirty man standing in the line C) found that a short gentleman was waiting for his
— Albert Einstein
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Interpretation:
What gives me the courage to face challenges in life and move on optimistically is the showing and receiving of kindness and the pursuit of the good, the beautiful and the true. Humans tend to seek worldly possessions, fame, success, and luxury in life, but these things don’t interest me at all.
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