Thomas Suarez,an amazing boy

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9歲寫App，11歲創(chuàng)立軟件公司，12歲登頂TED，這位天才少年簡直就是喬布斯再世。這個少年12歲的時候，不僅能玩轉Python、JAVA、C語言，還成立了自己的公司，當別的小孩都在老老實實上著小學時，他卻已經(jīng)當上了CEO！少年名叫Thomas Suarez，被身邊的老師和朋友們稱為小喬布斯！

體裁 新聞報道 文章詞數(shù) 5 2 8 難度指數(shù) ★★★★閱讀立意 提出問題與解決問題的語篇模式 建議用時 9′

Hello everyone，my name is Thomas Suarez.I’ve always had a fascination for computers and technology,and I made a few apps for the iPhone,iPod touch and iPad.I’d like to share a couple with you today.My first app was a unique fortune teller called Earth Fortune that would display different colors of earth depending on what your fortune was.My favorite and most successful app is Bustin Jieber,which is the Justin Bieber wac more.I created it because a lot of people at school disliked Justin Bieber a little bit,so I decided to make the app.So I went to work programming it and I released it just before the holidays in 2010.

A lot of people ask me how I made these.A lot of kids these days like to play games,but now they want to make them and it’s difficult because not many kids know where to go to find out how to make a program.Where would you go to find out how to make an app？Well,this is how I approached it.

First of all,I’ve been programming in multiple（多重的）other programming languages to get the basics down,such as Python,C,Java,etc.And then Apple released the iPhone and with it,the iPhone software development kit(工具),and the software development kit is a suite of tools for creating and programming an iPhone app.This opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me,and after playing with the software development kit a little bit,I made a couple of apps.I made some test apps.One of them happened to be Earth Fortune,and I was ready to put Earth Fortune on the App Store,and so I persuaded my parents to pay the 99-dollar fee to be able to put my apps on the App Store.They agreed and now I have apps on the App Store.

大家好，我叫托馬斯·斯沃斯，我一直以來對計算機與科技著迷。我就給iPhone、iPod touch、iPad做了一些應用程序，今天我就來給大家展示幾個。第一個應用叫作地球算命，它根據(jù)你的運勢來呈現(xiàn)地球的顏色。我最有名、最成功的應用程序是賈斯汀·比伯，它是一個惡搞賈斯汀·比伯的程序。我創(chuàng)造它是因為在我的學校里，許多人有點不喜歡賈斯汀·比伯，所以我就開始制作這個應用了，開始編程，并在2010年的假期前推出了我的作品。

有許多人問我，我是怎么做出這些東西來的。近來有許多孩子曾喜歡玩游戲，現(xiàn)在他們想自己創(chuàng)作游戲了，這很難，因為大多數(shù)孩子不知道去哪里學編程。你去哪里可以學到編程呢?以下就是有關我怎么做到的。

首先，我先學了另外許多的編程語言，作為基礎，比如Python、C語言、Java編程等等。不久蘋果公司推出了iPhone和iPhone軟件開發(fā)工具包。iPhone軟件開發(fā)工具包是一個給iPhone編寫應用程序的一套工具。這為我開辟了一個充滿無限可能的全新世界，在我小小地玩了一下iPhone軟件開發(fā)工具包之后，我就做了幾個應用，并制作了一些測試應用程序，其中之一就是地球算命。我很想把我的地球算命放在蘋果的應用商店，所以我就說服我父母去支付進入蘋果應用超市所需的99美元。結果他們同意了，我的應用上線了。

我得到了來自我的家庭、朋友、老師，甚至是蘋果應用超市的工作人員的鼓勵。我從喬布斯身上得到了許多靈感，因為我在學校里組建了應用程序俱樂部。學校的一位老師友好地贊助我的俱樂部。在我的學校里，每個人都可以來我的俱樂部里學習如何編寫應用程序。這就是我與他人分享的全部經(jīng)驗。

有一種叫iPad平板電腦編程的組織，有些區(qū)里有這類的組織，我有幸成為他們當中的一員。一個大的挑戰(zhàn)是怎么利用iPad，并且我們應該給iPad做什么樣的程序呢？因此我們從學校的老師那里獲得反饋，看看他們喜歡什么樣的應用程序。在我們設計好后，我們就出售那些應用。從中獲得的利潤會投入到當?shù)鼗饡小?/p>

最后我想說一下我對未來的打算。首先，我會創(chuàng)作更多的應用程序、更多的游戲，與第三方公司一起合作做程序。我想要參與安卓平臺的軟件開發(fā)，繼續(xù)把我的應用程序俱樂部做好，并為同學們找到分享知識的其他途徑。謝謝!

I’ve gotten a lot of interest and encouragement from my family,friends,teachers and even people at the App Store.I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs,as I've started an app club at school and a teacher at my school is kindly sponsoring my app club.Any student at my school can come and learn how to design an app.This is all I can share my experience with others.

There are these programs called the iPad Pilot Program,and some districts have them.I’m fortunate enough to be part of one;a big challenge is how should the iPads be used and what apps should we put on the iPads?So we’re getting feedback from teachers at the school to see what kind of apps they'd like.When we design the app and we sell it.All the money from that will go to local foundations.

I’d like to finish up by saying what I like to do in the future.First of all,I’d like to create more apps,more games.I’m working with a third party company to make an app.I’d like to get into Android programming and development,and I’d like to continue my app club and find other ways for students to share knowledge with others.Thank you.

立意呈現(xiàn)

本篇文章的行文特點是先提出問題，引起讀者注意，同時引出全文重點，給出回答。結構清晰無贅余，是可以學習和積累的語篇模式。

Where would kidsgo tofind outhow to 1._______an app， if their parents couldn’t help them.Thomas Suarez,a child at the age of 12,offered his 2._______to amazing achievements.First of all,he’s been 3._______in multiple other programming languages to get the 4._______down,such as Python,C,Java,etc.After playing with the software development kit a little bit,the boy made a couple of apps and made some test apps,which are on the App 5._______and gain huge popularity.With the 6._______offamily,friends and the 7._______from Steve Jobs,he started the app 8._______to share experience with othersand then joined the iPad Pilot Program 9._______new apps to serve people.Finally,he put forward his 10._______in the future.

【點石成金】建議同學們首先快速抓住所提問題，然后關注每段首尾句和段內過渡句或者關鍵詞，都有助于快速獲取信息并找到答案。同時梳理信息時，還應該注意表示順序的關鍵詞，如first of all可以作為邏輯順序的提示詞。

品讀積淀

Ⅰ.詞塊積累

1.have a fascination for迷戀……

2.depend on依賴

3.a little bit一點點

4.release the iPhone發(fā)布iPhone

5.software development kit軟件開發(fā)工具包

6.open up a whole new world of possibilities開辟一個充滿無限可能的全新的世界

7.make some test apps制作一些測試應用程序

8.on the App Store在應用商店

9.persuade sb to do sth說服某人做某事

10.get a lot interest and encouragement獲得許多興趣和鼓勵

11.get a lot of inspiration from從……得到很多靈感

12.start an app club at school在學校開辦應用程序俱樂部

13.sponsor one's app club贊助某人的應用程序俱樂部

14.learn how to design an app學習如何設計應用程序

15.share sth with sb與某人分享某物

16.get feedback from teachers從教師那里獲得反饋

17.finish up 〈非正〉結束；告終

18.first of all首先

19.create more apps創(chuàng)建更多的應用程序

20.get into Android programming and development參與Android編程和開發(fā)

21.continue one's app club繼續(xù)某人的應用程序俱樂部

22.find other ways for sb to do為某人尋找……其他方法

Ⅱ.美句賞析

...that would display different colors of earth depending on what your fortune was.它根據(jù)你的運勢來呈現(xiàn)地球的顏色。

depending on為doing作狀語，what引導賓語從句，在從句中作was的表語。句式仿寫

俗話說，知足常樂的人總是幸福的。

As an old saying goes,he who is content with _______he has is always happy.

【答案】在這句話中，he is happy是主干結構。who引導定語從句，with后引導賓語從句，作has的賓語。故答案為what。

語境助記

（1）有幾個人反對該提議，但絕大多數(shù)人贊同。

A_______of people objected to the proposal,but the vast majority approved of it.

（2）怎樣處理這個問題，我沒有把握。

I’m not sure how to _______the problem.

（3）她對這些生物著了迷。

She _____________________________these creatures.

（4）人們也認為這一體制的崩潰帶來了各種新的可能性。

It was also felt that the collapse of the system ____________________________.

（5）他從日常生活中得到很多靈感。

He _______a lot of _______from ordinary scenes.

（6）老師會對你的測驗提供反饋信息。

The teacher will_____________________on the test.

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

1.hold one's head high充滿信心

2.refresh oneself quickly使自己迅速恢復精力

3.be absorbed in what we are learning全神貫注于我們正在學習的東西

4.a sense of achievement成就感

5.be self-confident and feel happy自信、快樂

6.spare no effort to study hard不遺余力地努力學習

7.achieve a balance between study and life在學習和生活之間取得平衡

8．be independent of獨立于

9.be active in在某方面很積極

10.be devoted to致力于；專注于

11.be responsible for...對……負責

12.be enthusiastic about...對……熱心

13.have a talent/gift for...有……才能

14.be skilled in...在……方面熟練

15.be qualified for...適合……；勝任……

16.sing high praise for/think highly of高度評價

17.be popular with...受……歡迎

18.on top of the world〈口〉幸福到極點；心滿意足；處于最佳職位

19.keep a positive attitude to study and life under the pressure在壓力之下保持對學習和生活的積極態(tài)度

20.gain experience for growth積累成長經(jīng)驗

21.be diligent and clever勤奮聰明

Ⅱ.美句背誦

1.I subscribe to the opinion that studying hard can make us live happily.We learn more knowledge to fulfill our spirit so that we can live more happily.

我同意這樣的觀點：努力學習可以使我們生活得愉快。我們學習更多的知識來充實我們的精神，這樣我們就能更快樂地生活。

2.To achieve success in both study and life,we must keep in mind what we study for and improve our efficiency.

為了在學習和生活中取得成功，我們必須牢記我們?yōu)楹味鴮W并提高我們的效率。

3.Besides,we should allocate our time properly and combine relaxation with study.

此外，我們應該適當?shù)胤峙鋾r間，把休息和學習結合起來。

4.If we stick to these principles,hopefully we can enjoy study and life at the same time.

如果我們堅持這些原則，我們就有希望能同時享受學習和生活了。

5.Hard work enriches and improves people’s life,and there is no exception for us students.

努力工作豐富和改善了人們的生活，我們學生也不例外。

Ⅲ.對話時事

事件回顧

2018年1月31日，王源作為聯(lián)合國兒童基金會青年教育使者、中國青年代表受邀參加會議，與來自全球的青年代表、領導人及專家開展會議討論，并在第七屆聯(lián)合國經(jīng)濟及社會理事會青年論壇閉幕式前最后一場全體會議上進行發(fā)言。王源是由聯(lián)合國駐華機構推薦的五名青年之一。他們在為期兩天的論壇里，與來自世界各地大約500名青年領袖一起討論、分享彼此的觀點，致力為所有人創(chuàng)造一個更光明的未來。17歲的王源在發(fā)言中承諾將宣傳推廣優(yōu)質教育，并呼吁年輕人集思廣益，發(fā)揮自己的才能，助力實現(xiàn)可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標，幫助構建可持續(xù)、適應性更強的社區(qū)。

關鍵信息

Complete the sentences.

①本周紐約，王源作為聯(lián)合國兒童基金會青年教育使者在第七屆聯(lián)合國經(jīng)濟及社會理事會青年論壇發(fā)表演講。

Wang Yuan,UNICEF Special Advocate for Education, ______________________in the 7th Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)Youth Forum held in New York this week.

②王源在講話中承諾促進優(yōu)質教育，并敦促年輕人支持可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標，并幫助建設可持續(xù)發(fā)展團體。

During his address,Wang Yuan made his commitmentto_____________________andurged young people to support the_______of the Sustainable Development Goals,and to help build_______

_______.

③我們必須認識到青年人可以作為其社區(qū)和全球積極變革的推動者發(fā)揮作用。

_______ _______ _______we recognize the _______that young people can play as agents of positive change in their communities and globally.

④受這篇演講的啟發(fā)，我們青少年應該意識到自己的責任。_______by this speech,we teenagers should be _______of the _______.

⑤無論我們是誰，無論何時，責任總是激勵我們前進，并取得更大的成功。

Whoever and whenever we are,responsibility will always _______us _________march forward and ________even greater _______.

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