Lesson 75 Michael's Dream

Michael wanted to be a musician¹, but hismother wanted him to be a doctor. Michaeldidn't want to make his mother feel sad, sohe decided² to obey³ her. Rather⁴ than playmusic, he studied medicine⁵. Unfortunately,Michael failed⁶ to graduate⁷ from medicalschool. However⁸, he isn't sad because he isnow a famous⁹ musician.
   迈克的梦想 
迈克想要当音乐家,但他的母亲却希望他成为一名医生。迈克不想使他的母亲感到难过，因此他决定听她的话。他没有演奏音乐而改学医去了。不幸的是，迈克未能从医学院毕业。然而，他并不难过，因为他现在成了一位知名的音乐家。   

1 musician   

n.音乐家，擅长音乐音乐的人；乐师，作曲家

参考例句：

• Mozart was a great musician.莫扎特是伟大的音乐家。
• He is a famous musician.他是一位有名的音乐家。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 obey   

vt.服从；顺从

参考例句：

• Everyone must obey the law.人人都必须遵守法律。
• We must obey orders.我们必须服从命令。

4 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

5 medicine   

n.药，医学，内科，内服药；vt.给…用药

参考例句：

• I studied medicine in college.我在大学学医学。
• Time is the best medicine.时间是最好的良药。

6 failed   

adj.失败了的，不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )；衰退；衰弱；破产

参考例句：

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
• The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。

7 graduate   

v.毕业；(在表、计、尺上)刻[分]度，定等级，分级；n.毕业生

参考例句：

• We shall graduate in the middle of next year.到明年的年中，我们就该毕业了。
• He was a college graduate.他是个大学毕业生。

8 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

9 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。