人教 | 高中英语词汇与阅读 选修七：Unit1（附音频、双语文本）
disability n. 伤残；无力；无能
disabled adj.伤残的 hearing n. 听力；听觉
eyesight n. 视力
syndrome n. 综合病征；综合症状
infantile paralysis 小儿麻痹
Rosalyn n. 罗莎琳（女名）
lap n. 跑道的一圈；重叠部分；（人坐着时）大腿的上方
ambition n. 雄心；野心
ambitious adj. 有雄心的；有野心的
dictation n. 口授；听写（的文字）
Sally n. 萨利（女名）
noisy n. 吵闹的；嘈杂的
suitable adj. 适合的；适宜的
entry n. 项目；进入；入口
beneficial adj. 有益的；受益的
Marty 马蒂?菲尔丁
in other words 换句话说
clumsy adj. 笨拙的
bump vi. 碰撞；撞击
outgoing adj. 外向的；友好的；外出的；离开的
adapt vt. 使适应；改编
adapt to 适合 bench n. 长凳
cut out 切去；省略；停止（做某事）
microscope n. 显微镜
out of breath 上气不接下气
absence n. 缺席；不在某处
fellow adj. 同伴的；同类的 n.同伴；同志；伙伴
annoy vt. 使……不悦；惹恼
annoyed adj. 颇为生气的
annoyance n. 烦恼
all in all 总而言之
firm n. 公司 adj.结实的；坚固的；坚定的
software n. 软件
sit around 闲坐着
as well as 和；也
parrot n. 鹦鹉
tank n. （盛液体、气体的）大容器；缸；大桶
tortoise n. 陆龟；龟
in many ways 在很多方面
psychology n. 心理（学）
psychologically adv. 心理（学）地；精神上地
make fun of 取笑
encouragement n. 鼓励；奖励
conduct n. 行为；品行 vt.指挥；管理；主持
mainstream n. 主流；主要倾向
fulfilling adj. 令人满意的；令人愉快的
never mind 不必担心
politics n. 政治（学）
abolish vt. 废除；废止
abolition n. 废除；废止
resign vi. & vt. 辞职；辞去（工作、职位等）
slavery n. 奴隶制
literature n. 文学（作品）；著作；文献
Barry Minto 巴里?明托
Mount Kilimanjaro n. 气力马扎罗山（位于坦桑尼亚；非洲最高山） companion n. 同伴；伙伴
assistance n. 协助；援助
congratulate vt. 祝贺；庆贺
congratulation n. 祝贺；贺词
bowling n. 保龄球
graduation n. 毕业；毕业典礼
certificate n. 证书
all the best （口语）（祝你）一切顺利
architect n. 建筑师
Sanders n. 桑德斯（姓）
adequate adj. 足够的；充分的
access n. （接近的）方法；通路；可接 近性
accessible adj. 可接近的；可进入的； 可使用的
wheelchair n. 轮椅
handy adj. 方便的；有用的
earphone n. 耳机
impair vt. 削弱；损伤
row n. 一行；一排 vt . & vi.划（船）
basement n. 地下室
outwards adv. 向外
exit n. 出口；离开；退场
meet with 遇到；经历；会晤
approval n. 赞成；认可
dignity n. 尊严；高贵的品质
profit n. 收益；利润；盈利
italics n.（pl） 斜体（字）
community n. 社区；团体；社会
MARTY’S STORY
Hi, my name is Marty Fielding and I guess you could say that I am "one in a million". In other words, there are not many people like me. You see, I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak, so I can't run or climb stairs as quickly as other people. In addition, sometimes I am very clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture. Unfortunately, the doctors don't know how to make me better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability. My motto is: live One day at a time.
Until I was ten years old I was the same as everyone else. I used to climb trees, swim and play football. In fact, I used to dream about playing professional football and possibly representing my country in the World Cup. Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the stadium. In the end I went into hospital for medical tests. I stayed there for nearly three months. I think I had at least a billion tests, including one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope. Even after all that, no one could give my disease a name and it is difficult to know what the future holds.
One problem is that I don't look any different from other people. So sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh, when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs. Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because my fellow students have accepted me. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore them. All in all I have a good life. I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming. My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets. I have two rabbits, a parrot, a tank full of fish and a tortoise. To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I find it worthwhile. I also have to do a lot of work, especially if I have been away for a while.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent. I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If I had a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.
Thank you for reading my story.
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