Saying“yes”to opportunities

西安外国语大学 郝梦婷

我们的一生充满了各种各样的机遇。与其回首或翘望，不如把握当下，勇敢地向每一个机会说“是”!要知道，机会总是偏爱那些有准备的人。

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The best piece of career advice I've received is “Say ‘yes’to everything；never turn down an opportunity.”With that in mind，when given the chance to participate in a reporting 1.to Puerto Rico with a journalism course，I obviously said yes.Our trip took place over spring break，roughly a year and a half after Hurricane Maria hit the United States territory（领土）.

Maria destroyed the island， leaving 100 percent of Puerto Ricans without electricity.In the following days and weeks，the territory received an abundance of media coverage as journalists provided a voice for displaced people calling for government 2.

A year and a half after Hurricane Maria，Puerto Rico was still being rebuilt.Our class paired with local journalists to spend our spring break 3.on the extended aftermath（创伤）of Maria.We covered various aspects of the ongoing recovery process，from education and government to tourism and sports．

We talked to many people about a range of topics and shared the common experience of listening to the stories of people whose lives changed forever on Sept.20，2017.4.to these people changed my life and my perspective as well.Through all of these conversations，I realized how a strong sense of community and identity helped Puerto Ricans brave the storm and its aftermath．

In a small village of northern Indiana，we often hear that we are receiving a world-known education from award-winning professors on campus.While that may be true，the problem with my college education is that we sometimes forget to apply our knowledge on campus to the outside world．

When people told me to say“yes”to every opportunity， they meant that doing so would help open doors to internships （实习期）and interesting experiences.My trip to Puerto Rico showed me a different benefit of saying“yes”to opportunities and it made me 5.that everyone should take advantage of this kind of experience at least once.Only by being curious and avoiding improper education ideas can we apply our education to the world.

Reading Check

Fill in each black with only one word according to the context．

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.turn down 拒绝

2.participate v.参加

3.roughly adv.大约；大致

4.an abundance of 大量

5.a range of 一系列

6.perspective n.观点；态度

7.apply...to 把……应用于……

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

副词only+状语（副词/介词短语/状语从句）置于句首强调方式状语、条件状语、地点状语、时间状语等状语时，主句要进行部分倒装。

Only by being curious and avoiding improper education ideas can we apply our education to the world.只有保持好奇心且避免不当的教育观念，我们才能把我们的教育应用于世界。

【仿写】只有坐船我们才能到达那个小岛。