考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 19

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[00:00.82]易考范文十九
[00:03.88]In the above picture, unaware¹ of a stone in front of him,
[00:09.90]a man stumbles over it and falls to the ground.
[00:13.18]On the side of the picture,
[00:15.37]several words stand prominent—face the frustrations².
[00:19.20]As far as I am concerned,
[00:21.06]the painter means to remind us that we will unavoidably encounter setbacks,
[00:26.31]which are represented by the stone in the picture,
[00:29.37]and the best coping way is to confront and remove them.
[00:33.63]Life is full of challenges and difficulties to every individual.
[00:38.34]Some people with a strong will can withstand the test of adversities,
[00:43.26]while others who are not ready for the battle against plight³ do nothing but surrender.
[00:48.84]Take college students for example.
[00:51.47]In addition to increased competition in the job market,
[00:54.97]complicated personal relationships and high expectations from parents
[00:59.67]have imposed on them an invisible pressure and anxiety.
[01:04.04]A few students are so overwhelmed by pessimism⁴ that they put an end to their young lives.
[01:11.15]What a pity!
[01:12.57]They could have avoided the tragedy if they had mustered⁵ up their courage to face
[01:17.16]and overcome these seemingly insurmountable hardships.
[01:20.67]We grow more mature by learning how to handle difficulties.
[01:24.93]And only the mature and unyielding people will survive in the harsh reality.