?Deeds are better than words

By Dierking/蘇新寬（編）

[掃碼即聽]

◆語篇導讀

人們在日常生活中經常會看到這種情況：某人雄心勃勃，想要干成一番大事，可是到頭來卻總是雷聲大，雨點小。其原因是說得多，而做得少。常言道：“說起來容易，做起來難。”我們只要像歌唱家那樣，用行動來表現歌詞的意義；像成功人士那樣，努力做好每天要做的事情，成功一定會離我們越來越近。這就是“行動勝于言語”。

People don't really care what you say.Theypay more attention towhat you do.Actions speak louder than words.But always you are saying it more than you are doing it.At the end ofthe day，your words don't mean much.People will remember you by your actions，not by your words.Someone says，“I'm going to be successful，I'm going to be famous，and I'm going tobe a millionaire.”But every time you see them，they are just chatting and relaxing，just being lazy.So they only have the words，not the actions.What I need you to understand is words are the talk，actions are the walk.

The lyrics to your favorite song on paper don't mean much.They are just words.It's the singer that can bring the words alive through their actions.Talk is cheap，actions are expensive.In other words，words don't do much，actions do everything.

All of the famous people who had successful stories didn't get there by simply talking about being there.They did something about it.They worked hard to be where they are today.They made something happen.Their words became their actions.Their deeds became their habits.

If you had one week left to live，you would regret so much in your life.You would regret all the opportunities that you'veturned downand all the chances that you never took.It was just because you were afraid or youwere worried aboutwhat other people think.If you want someone to believe you when you say something，you have to do something.Words are the talk，actions are the walk.All youhave got todo iswalk the talk.

◆語塊收藏

pay more attention to更關注

at the end of在……盡頭；在……結束時

be a millionaire成為百萬富翁

in other words換句話說

turn down拒絕；關小

be worried about擔心；憂慮

have got to不得不；必須

walk the talk言出必行

◆典句賞析

1.But always you are saying it more than you are doing it.可是你總是說得比做得多。

本句是一個含有比較級的句子，用than連接兩個比較的部分，than前面用much的比較級more；句中的it指代上句中的They pay more attention to what you do中的what you do。

2.But every time you see them，they are just chatting and relaxing，just being lazy.可是每次你看到他們，他們都在閑聊和放松，只是懶惰而已。

本句是一個復合句，every time是連詞，意為“每次”，引導的是一個時間狀語從句。every time所引導的時間狀語從句，如果主句用一般將來時，那么從句要用一般現在時表將來。

3.It's the singer that can bring the words alive through their actions.歌手通過他們的行動使這些歌詞鮮活起來。

本句運用強調句型It is...that...，對主語the singer進行強調，其原句為The singer can bring the words alive through their actions。

4.All of the famous people who had successful stories didn't get there by simply talking about being there.所有擁有成功故事的名人都不是簡單地通過談論怎樣成功而取得成功的。

本句是一個復合句，由who引導的定語從句who had successful stories來修飾名詞people。

印量減少，報紙印制單位成本自然上升，企業的經營壓力也陡然增加。面對困難，南方印務化壓力為動力，通過深挖潛力、加強管理、多元開拓，積極拓展地市報、行業報等業務，有效節約成本，實現了經營業績的穩步增長。

◆理解自測

根據短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出正確的答案。

1.People usually care about _______.

A.what you say

B.what you do

C.what you know

D.what you have

2.The underlined word“lyrics”in the second paragraph means“_______”in Chinese.

A.舞臺 B.歌本 C.歌詞 D.五線譜

3.Famous people usually _______.

A.relax and chat all the time

B.try their best to do what they want to do

C.talk about what they do

D.write successful stories

◆詞句微練

根據所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子。每空詞數不限。

1.我們應該更加關注這些問題。

We _______these problems.

2.走路太遠了，換句話說，我們應該坐公交車。

It's too far to walk there.______ _，we should take a bus.

3.我感謝他的好意，但是我拒絕了。

I thanked him for the offer，but I_______.

4.他們不再為自己而擔心，而為人類而擔心。

They _______themselves，but they _______ humans.

5.做某事比談論某事更有用。

Doing something is _______talking about something.

6.每次我去那兒都要給他買一些有用的書。

8.在那兒講話的那位女士是我們的英語老師。

The woman _______over there is our English teacher.