时尚英语话题 92

　　Courage
One of my favourite movies growing up was The Wizard of OZ.Did you ever see it? In Dorothy's adventures,she was accompanied by the Tin Man,who wanted a heart,the Scarecrow,who wanted a brain,the Lion,who wanted courage,and her faithful dog Toto.
At certain times in my life,I could ralate to each of those characters,I think we all can,In fact,that's probably one of the reasons why the movies is so popular.Sometimes we lack something.Often it's courage.
Because we interact with people all day and we are often forced to be more ;public' than we'd like.well,we have to muster¹ our courage and perform in front of others,It could be a job interview.it could be a presentation,or it could be standing² in front of a group and simply introdycing yourself.
I think some people are naturally courageous³.They are great at public speaking,They don't seem to get too nervous,Others......well,just the thought of speaking in front of others causes them to get buuerflies.....to break our in a sweat,...to start stuttering why is that?

1 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。