Deeds are better than words行动胜于言语

Dierking 苏新宽

语篇导读

人们在日常生活中经常会看到这种情况：某人雄心勃勃，想要干成一番大事，可是到头来却总是雷声大，雨点小。其原因是说得多，而做得少。常言道：“说起来容易，做起来难。”我们只要像歌唱家那样，用行动来表现歌词的意义；像成功人士那样，努力做好每天要做的事情，成功一定会离我们越来越近。这就是“行动胜于言语”。

People dont really care what you say. They pay more attention to what you do. Actions speak louder than words. But always you are saying it more than you are doing it. At the end of the day， your words dont mean much. People will remember you by your actions， not by your words. Someone says， “Im going to be successful， Im going to be famous， and Im going to be 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 dont mean much. They are just words. Its the singer that can bring the words alive through their actions. Talk is cheap， actions are expensive. In other words， words dont do much， actions do everything.

All of the famous people who had successful stories didnt 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 be

came 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 youve turned down and all the chances that you never took. It was just because you were afraid or you were worried about what 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 you have got to do is walk the talk.

典句賞析

1.But always you are saying it more than you are doing it.可是你总是说得比做得多。

本句是一个含有比较级的句子，用than连接两个比较的部分，than前面用much的比较级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.可是每次你看到他们，他们都在闲聊和放松，只是懒惰而已。

本句是一个复合句，every time是连词，意为“每次”，引导的是一个时间状语从句。every time所引导的时间状语从句，如果主句用一般将来时，那么从句要用一般现在时表将来。

3.Its the singer that can bring the words alive through their actions.歌手通过他们的行动使这些歌词鲜活起来。

本句运用强调句型It is... that...，对主语the singer进行强调，其原句为The singer can bring the words alive through their actions。

4.All of the famous people who had successful stories didnt get there by simply talking about being there.所有拥有成功故事的名人都不是简单地通过谈论怎样成功而取得成功的。

本句是一个复合句，由who引导的定语从句who had successful stories来修饰名词people。

理解自测

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确的答案。

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.歌词 D.五线谱

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

词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子。每空词数不限。

1.我们应该更加关注这些问题。

We these problems.

2.走路太远了，换句话说，我们应该坐公交车。

Its too far to walk there. ， we should take a bus.

3.我感谢他的好意，但是我拒绝了。

I thanked him for the offer， but I .

4.他们不再为自己而担心，而为人类而担心。

They themselves， but they humans.

5.做某事比谈论某事更有用。

Doing something is talking about something.

6.每次我去那儿都要给他买一些有用的书。

， I will buy him some useful books.

7.就是那个男孩昨天帮助了那位老人过马路。

helped the old man across the road yesterday.

8.在那儿讲话的那位女士是我们的英语老师。

The woman over there is our English teacher.