英语晨读：战胜恐惧

 　　Conquer Fear

　　To conquer one’s fears ,one must see past them .To fear is natural ; to see past them is heroic. Fear is normal additive¹ to life ,symbolizing² that there are new ,sometimes extraordinary things to come ,to face .To be able to see these things before they happen is a sign of wisdom .To see past them is a sign of leadership and boldness . Fear is nothing out of the ordinary .To recognize that one fears is to recognize that one values his life. Heeding³ the initial call of fear is something all men should do.But to truly be the leader ;to truly be one who is heroic and bold ,is to focus on getting past these fears.It goes without saying that to feel is to be wrought⁴ with fear . And not all fear is negative by nature .To be afraid is cowardice⁵.But to fear is to have a true grasp for what one feels .How humans today can go through life ignoring fear is a frightful⁶ concept .Too many times and way too often to human individuals forget their heart and step into life without responsibility.

　　To be born is to live .To live is to fear .To fear is to be challenged .To accept one’s fears is to be mature and challenged .To face one’s fears and accept the challenges is boldness. And to hope for the best is to be focused ,bold, mature ,challenged ,and alive.

1 additive   

adj.附加的；n.添加剂

参考例句：

• Colour is often an additive in foods.颜料经常是各种食物中的添加物。
• Strict safety tests are carried out on food additives.对食品添加剂进行了严格的安全检测。

2 symbolizing   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。 来自时文部分
• Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆，是中秋佳节必食之品。 来自互联网

3 heeding   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This come of heeding people who say one thing and mean another! 有些人嘴里一回事，心里又是一回事，今天这个下场都是听信了这种人的话的结果。 来自辞典例句
• Her dwarfish spouse still smoked his cigar and drank his rum without heeding her. 她那矮老公还在吸他的雪茄，喝他的蔗酒，睬也不睬她。 来自辞典例句

4 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

5 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

6 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。