1.If you were asked to list………，you would……… 虛擬語(yǔ)氣，表示與當(dāng)前情況的假設(shè)。
If I had enough money，I would buy that car.
2.If next you were……，who somehow seem bigger than life，you might come up with an entire different list.
Bigger/larger than life：超群的；夸大的
His sadness was bigger than life.他傷心極了。
come up with：bring forward with提出；想出
Some new issues were come up at the meeting.在這個(gè)會(huì)上提出了一些新問題
3.You might，in fact，name people who are celebrated for their wealth and glamour，rather than their achievements…。
be celebrated for：因——而受到頌揚(yáng)、贊美
Most doctors and nurses were celebrated for their bravery in the battle against SARS.大多數(shù)醫(yī)務(wù)人員由于在抗擊“非典”戰(zhàn)役中的勇敢表現(xiàn)而受到了人們的贊揚(yáng)。
rather than：instead of 不是——（而是）
He was criticized by the teacher for his absence from class rather than his failure in the exam.他因缺課而受到了老師的批評(píng)，而不是因?yàn)樗@次考試的失敗。
4.And you would not be alone，because pollsters have found that people today do not choose political leaders who shape history for their “Most Admired”……
be not alone in thinking/believing：others agree with you在——方面別人也有同感
We're not alone in believing that Xiao Jiang is the best person for the job.
我們相信小江是這項(xiàng)任務(wù)的佳人選，別人也有同感。
Dr.Applebaum is not alone in thinking that television gives children a false sense of reality.
不光是阿普爾鮑姆博士認(rèn)為電視節(jié)目給孩子們展現(xiàn)的是虛假的現(xiàn)狀。
The French are not alone in finding American movies breaking into their film market.
不只是法國(guó)人才發(fā)現(xiàn)美國(guó)電影打入自己的市場(chǎng)。
Professors are disappointed about what has happened in the presidential election，and they are not alone in that.
教授們對(duì)總統(tǒng)選舉中所發(fā)生的一切感到失望，同感者大有人在。
shape：form or take shape，give signs of future development
Our plan is shaping well.我們的計(jì)劃進(jìn)展順利。
Shape history（the course or events） 決定歷史的進(jìn)程（事件的發(fā)展）Great men can shape history but they can't make history.偉人可以決定歷史的進(jìn)程，但他們不能創(chuàng)造歷史。
5.By definition，heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage achievements，and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others…
…h(huán)eroes and heroines are people who are different from other people because of their unusual courage，achievements and the sacrifices they make in the interests of others.
by definition：by defining通過定義，界定
By definition，heroes are those who are distinguished by their accomplishment.根據(jù)定義，英雄以其所取得的成就而出名。
be distinguished （ from ）…by：to be noticeably different from or better than others of the same type because of an unusual quality以——而著稱；有別于；不同于
Xiao Yang is distinguished from other young men by his unusual maturity.
小楊的老練程度超過了其他年輕人。
The little girl is distinguished from other four-year-olds by her excellent memory.
這小女孩的記憶力超出歲孩子了水平。
The zebra is distinguished from the horse by the lines on its body.
斑馬列因其身上的條紋而不同于馬。
Chinese people are distinguished by their diligence and courage.中國(guó)人民以勤勞勇敢而著稱。
Cf.distinguish between…/ sth.from sth.eles：to notice or understand the difference between…/ to tell one thing from another.區(qū)別
Colour-blind people find it hard to distinguish between red and green. 色盲的人很難分清紅、綠兩色。
City people often can't distinguish young wheat from weeds. 城里人往往分不清麥苗和野草。
The twin sisters are so much alike that sometimes even their father can't distinguish one from the other.
這對(duì)雙胞胎姐妹長(zhǎng)得太像了，有時(shí)她們的父親都分辨不出誰是姐姐誰是妹妹。
distinguished guests 貴賓
for the benefit of：for one's benefit：for the profit of：為——，為——的利益
The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor in the rural area.這筆錢要用來幫助農(nóng)村地區(qū)的窮人。
for the benefit of the people/country為了人民/國(guó)家利益
6.… they are people against whom we measure others.
…they've become a sort of standard；we judge others by what they do and what they are.他們是我們?cè)u(píng)價(jià)別人的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
measure sth.against …：to judge the value of sb./sth.using sth.else as a standard；to compare sth. with a certain standard：對(duì)照——來評(píng)價(jià)——
Our production costs are high，when they are measured against the world's advanced level.
對(duì)照世界先進(jìn)水平，我們的生產(chǎn)成本過高。
Your performance is poor when measured against the success of the other sales personnel.
與其他銷售人員的業(yè)績(jī)相比，你的業(yè)績(jī)相當(dāng)差。
7.Yet，some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by，where the very ideal of heroism is something beyond us ——an artifact of the past.
Yet，some people say that we are living in a new age.In this age heroes and heroines are rare，and heroism is only something people admire but do not practice.Heroic and noble conduct is a thing of the past.可是，有人說，我們的時(shí)代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時(shí)代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解——它已經(jīng)成為歷史。
come by 找到，遇到
How did you come by this second-hand book？你是怎樣找到這本舊書的。
heroism is something beyond us：we have no idea what heroism is我們不知道英雄行為是何物
an artifact of the past歷史文物，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是對(duì)：heroism的補(bǔ)充說明。
Be beyond sb.：為某人所不能理解；對(duì)某人來說太難
與beyond搭配的詞有：
beyond power越權(quán)
beyond belief不可相信
beyond understanding無法理解
beyond control無法控制
beyond doubt毫無疑問
beyond imagination難以想象
beyond one's means難以承受
beyond description難以描述
If I had enough money，I would buy that car.
2.If next you were……，who somehow seem bigger than life，you might come up with an entire different list.
Bigger/larger than life：超群的；夸大的
His sadness was bigger than life.他傷心極了。
come up with：bring forward with提出；想出
Some new issues were come up at the meeting.在這個(gè)會(huì)上提出了一些新問題
3.You might，in fact，name people who are celebrated for their wealth and glamour，rather than their achievements…。
be celebrated for：因——而受到頌揚(yáng)、贊美
Most doctors and nurses were celebrated for their bravery in the battle against SARS.大多數(shù)醫(yī)務(wù)人員由于在抗擊“非典”戰(zhàn)役中的勇敢表現(xiàn)而受到了人們的贊揚(yáng)。
rather than：instead of 不是——（而是）
He was criticized by the teacher for his absence from class rather than his failure in the exam.他因缺課而受到了老師的批評(píng)，而不是因?yàn)樗@次考試的失敗。
4.And you would not be alone，because pollsters have found that people today do not choose political leaders who shape history for their “Most Admired”……
be not alone in thinking/believing：others agree with you在——方面別人也有同感
We're not alone in believing that Xiao Jiang is the best person for the job.
我們相信小江是這項(xiàng)任務(wù)的佳人選，別人也有同感。
Dr.Applebaum is not alone in thinking that television gives children a false sense of reality.
不光是阿普爾鮑姆博士認(rèn)為電視節(jié)目給孩子們展現(xiàn)的是虛假的現(xiàn)狀。
The French are not alone in finding American movies breaking into their film market.
不只是法國(guó)人才發(fā)現(xiàn)美國(guó)電影打入自己的市場(chǎng)。
Professors are disappointed about what has happened in the presidential election，and they are not alone in that.
教授們對(duì)總統(tǒng)選舉中所發(fā)生的一切感到失望，同感者大有人在。
shape：form or take shape，give signs of future development
Our plan is shaping well.我們的計(jì)劃進(jìn)展順利。
Shape history（the course or events） 決定歷史的進(jìn)程（事件的發(fā)展）Great men can shape history but they can't make history.偉人可以決定歷史的進(jìn)程，但他們不能創(chuàng)造歷史。
5.By definition，heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage achievements，and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others…
…h(huán)eroes and heroines are people who are different from other people because of their unusual courage，achievements and the sacrifices they make in the interests of others.
by definition：by defining通過定義，界定
By definition，heroes are those who are distinguished by their accomplishment.根據(jù)定義，英雄以其所取得的成就而出名。
be distinguished （ from ）…by：to be noticeably different from or better than others of the same type because of an unusual quality以——而著稱；有別于；不同于
Xiao Yang is distinguished from other young men by his unusual maturity.
小楊的老練程度超過了其他年輕人。
The little girl is distinguished from other four-year-olds by her excellent memory.
這小女孩的記憶力超出歲孩子了水平。
The zebra is distinguished from the horse by the lines on its body.
斑馬列因其身上的條紋而不同于馬。
Chinese people are distinguished by their diligence and courage.中國(guó)人民以勤勞勇敢而著稱。
Cf.distinguish between…/ sth.from sth.eles：to notice or understand the difference between…/ to tell one thing from another.區(qū)別
Colour-blind people find it hard to distinguish between red and green. 色盲的人很難分清紅、綠兩色。
City people often can't distinguish young wheat from weeds. 城里人往往分不清麥苗和野草。
The twin sisters are so much alike that sometimes even their father can't distinguish one from the other.
這對(duì)雙胞胎姐妹長(zhǎng)得太像了，有時(shí)她們的父親都分辨不出誰是姐姐誰是妹妹。
distinguished guests 貴賓
for the benefit of：for one's benefit：for the profit of：為——，為——的利益
The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor in the rural area.這筆錢要用來幫助農(nóng)村地區(qū)的窮人。
for the benefit of the people/country為了人民/國(guó)家利益
6.… they are people against whom we measure others.
…they've become a sort of standard；we judge others by what they do and what they are.他們是我們?cè)u(píng)價(jià)別人的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
measure sth.against …：to judge the value of sb./sth.using sth.else as a standard；to compare sth. with a certain standard：對(duì)照——來評(píng)價(jià)——
Our production costs are high，when they are measured against the world's advanced level.
對(duì)照世界先進(jìn)水平，我們的生產(chǎn)成本過高。
Your performance is poor when measured against the success of the other sales personnel.
與其他銷售人員的業(yè)績(jī)相比，你的業(yè)績(jī)相當(dāng)差。
7.Yet，some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by，where the very ideal of heroism is something beyond us ——an artifact of the past.
Yet，some people say that we are living in a new age.In this age heroes and heroines are rare，and heroism is only something people admire but do not practice.Heroic and noble conduct is a thing of the past.可是，有人說，我們的時(shí)代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時(shí)代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解——它已經(jīng)成為歷史。
come by 找到，遇到
How did you come by this second-hand book？你是怎樣找到這本舊書的。
heroism is something beyond us：we have no idea what heroism is我們不知道英雄行為是何物
an artifact of the past歷史文物，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是對(duì)：heroism的補(bǔ)充說明。
Be beyond sb.：為某人所不能理解；對(duì)某人來說太難
與beyond搭配的詞有：
beyond power越權(quán)
beyond belief不可相信
beyond understanding無法理解
beyond control無法控制
beyond doubt毫無疑問
beyond imagination難以想象
beyond one's means難以承受
beyond description難以描述