Having a positive attitude can also help change daily moods we get ourselves into. If a person is in a negative mood， he or she just needs to turn it around and determine not to feel bad any longer. Pretty soon he or she starts thinking positively instead. This method also works with other people. If you notice someone is in a bad mood， be positive and upbeat around that person， instead of letting that person influence you to begin thinking negatively.
Positive thinking and attitudes are contagious. Last year， I had a wonderful ninth grade English teacher， who was very upbeat and enthusiastic. We were beginning to learn how to diagram sentences. The first day we started diagramming she made the entire class stand up and repeat the phrase “Diagramming is fun！” until we looked enthusiastic enough to satisfy her. She explained that if you say something a lot， you start to believe it’s true. Every day when it was time to diagram， my teacher would stand up in front of the class with an enormous smile on her face， and she appeared to be having the best time of her life. Her attitude took something most kids see as boring and pointless and made it fun and exciting.
Soon I will undergo four major surgeries. I don’t know what the future holds for me but I know I will keep a positive attitude to help me get through it. A positive attitude makes all the difference！
“態度決定一切”是我每天都要遵守的生活法則。不管你處於什麽樣的環境，不同的態度會產生不同的結果。
我剛出生時，醫生就發現我有些與眾不同，我的四肢相對於正常人來說要短，他們便說我是個侏儒。幾個月過去了，醫生傳達的又一個壞消息震驚了我的父母：我的視力有嚴重缺陷。
現在，我15歲了，站起來的身高是2英尺9英寸。時間告訴我，你可以用這三種東西來克服一切困難：上帝的幫助、決心，以及積極的態度。
過去的這幾年中，我曾聽人們說我將會一事無成。幾乎每一次，我都證明了這種說法是錯誤的。隻要擁有積極的態度和決心，一個人總能找到解決困難的方法。比如說，我想喝水，但夠不著冰箱裏的飲水機，我就問自己：“朱莉，你想喝水應該怎麽辦呢？”隨後，我得出一個結論：我需要拿個梯凳。
這個世界有許多人，生活中出現了一些小小的挫折，不去尋找克服困難的方法，而是為他們的人生扼腕歎息。
擁有一種積極的態度，能幫我們變換每一天的心情。假如一個人情緒消極，他就需要調節一下，讓自己不再鬱悶，很快地，取而代之的則是積極的思考。這種方法同樣適用於其他人，假如你注意到有人心情不好，不要讓那個人的情緒影響到你，要積極樂觀。
積極地進行思考，積極的態度是有感染力的。我九年級的英語老師非常好，她是一個極其樂觀又很熱情的人。那時候，我們正在學習怎樣圖解句子。開始學習的第一天，她就讓全體同學站起來，重複著這句話“圖解很有意思！”直至我們的熱情達到她的要求。她解釋道，假如你反複地說同一件事，你就會相信它是真的。每天，一到圖解句子的時間，我的老師就會麵帶微笑地站在全班同學麵前，仿佛這是她一生中最美好的時光。她的態度使大多數孩子把枯燥單調的東西變得刺激而有趣。
再過一段時間，我就要經曆四次大的手術。我不知道將來會如何，可是我知道我會保持積極的態度讓自己跨越難關。因為積極的態度會使結果完全不同。
心靈小語
隻要我們自己不倒下，就沒人能夠把我們打倒。態度決定一切，積極麵對就會有好結果，不要輕言放棄。
記憶填空
1. Through the years， I have been__ that I would never be able to do certain things. In almost every case， I have proven this__. All it took was a positive__ and determination.
2. There are a lot of people in this world__ have minor obstacles in their lives， and instead of looking for__ to climb over them， they simply feel__ for themselves their whole lives.
3. If a person is in a negative__， he or she just needs to turn it around and determine not to feel bad__ longer. Pretty soon he or she starts thinking positively instead. This method also__ with other people.
佳句翻譯
1.“態度決定一切”是我每天都要遵守的生活法則。不管你處於什麽樣的環境，不同的態度會產生不同的結果。
譯______________
2. 隻要擁有積極的態度和決心，一個人總能找到解決困難的方法。
譯______________
3. 擁有一種積極的態度，能幫我們變換每一天的心情。
譯______________
短語應用
1. ...and instead of looking for ways to climb over them， they simply feel sorry for themselves their whole lives.
instead of：代替；而不是；不是……（而是）；而沒有，而不
造______________
2. Every day when it was time to diagram， my teacher would stand up in front of the class...
in front of：麵對；在……之前；在……麵前
造______________
每個成功者都知道的秘密
Secrets Every Achiever Knows
佚名 / Anonymous
In October 1982， a 25-year-old woman finished the New York City Marathon. No big deal—until you learn that Linda Down has cerebral palsy and was the first woman ever to complete the 26.2-mile race on crutches. Down fell down half a dozen times， but kept going until she crossed the finish line， 11 hours after she started. Her handicap limited her speed but not her determination.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote， “Great is the art of beginning， but greater the art is of ending.” How nice it would be if we all had a genie who could help us finish what we begin. Unfortunately， we don’t. But what we do have is a dynamic called discipline—which extracts a high price. Following one of Paderewski’s performances， a fan said to him， “I’d give my life to play like that.” The brilliant pianist replied， “I did.”
Accomplishment is often deceptive because we don’t see the pain and perseverance that produced it. So we may credit the achiever with brains， brawn or lucky breaks， and let ourselves off the hook because we fall short in all three. Not that we could all be concert pianists just by exercising enough discipline. Rather， each of us has the makings of success in some endeavor， but we will achieve this only if we apply our wills and work at it.
How can we acquire stick-at-itiveness？ There is no simple， fast formula. But I have developed a way of thinking that has rescued my own vacillating will more than once. Here are the basic elements：
“Don’t” power
This is as important as willpower. The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius said， “Men must be decided on what they will not do， and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.”
Discipline means choices
Every time you say yes to a goal or objective， you say not many more. Every prize has its price. The prize is the yes； the price is the no. Igor Gorin， the noted Ukrainian-American baritone， told of his early days studying voice. He loved to smoke a pipe， but one day his professor said， “Igor， you will have to make up your mind whether you are going to be a great singer， or a great pipe-smoker， you cannot be both.” So the pipe went.
Delayed gratification