He was a person who has great ambition but little ability, arrogant to a degree unusual even in the ranks of job-hunters. However, he was tripped up all the way through those stressful interviews, he let slip the dream job. This painfully-bought self-knowledge becomes a fortune which is of endless benefit to his whole life. He realizes: when you are caught in a dilemma, others might lend you a hand, but only you can help yourself out. He begins to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself and has a deep need to turn this talent into reality. It is a relief to know that perseverance eventually gave him the result that he had long desired for but fate had earlier denied him. Now, he finds in himself a man of eye, and brain. Therefore, when coming down in the world, don’t grow dejected; when coming up in the world, don’t get swollen-headed.

　　译文：他曾经是一个眼高手低、志大才疏的人，其傲慢程度之大甚至在整个求职大队中也是十分少见的。但是，紧张的面试过程让他频频出错，他与自己梦寐以求的工作失之交臂。通过沉重的代价换来得自知之明变成了一笔让他受益终生的财富。他意识到：在你身陷困境时，别人或许会帮你一把，但只有你才能真正帮自己从中摆脱出来。他开始发掘并扩展自己身上所显露的天才，并渴望把这种才智变成现实。令人宽慰的是，他的坚持最终使他如愿以偿，把他先前由于时运不济无法得到的东西给了他。如今的他发现自己是一个有眼光、有头脑的工作能手。可见，潦倒不堪时勿丧志，飞黄腾达时莫忘形。

　　同学们看到上面这篇作文后，是否觉得写的相当精彩。实际上，这篇短文所用句型和短语均出自于大家刚刚学过的《新视野大学英语读写教程》第四册第二单元Section A的课文。

　　第一句是从课文三十四行提炼的句型：Sb. is a …person/is in…, adj./p.p. to a degree unusual even in the ranks/world/family of…

　　第二句所用短语是课文第三段十四行：to trip sb. up

　　第三句所含短语出自第七段五十一行：painfully-bought self-knowledge

　　第四句句型是从文章第一段第三四行提炼出来：Sb.else might do/have done sth. but only sb. can do/could have done sth. else.

　　第五句短语来自第五段三十六行：to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself 和第七段首句 to have a deep need to do sth.

　　第六句所用句型出自文章第八段首句：It is a relief to know that life/fate eventually /at last gave sb. sth. it had earlier denied him/her.

　　第七句来自第八段第五十六行：to find in himself a man of

　　最后一句出自第四段二十八行：to come down in the world

　　可见，只要同学们勤于思考，善于举一反三，学以致用，用同样的句型短语，一定会有更多出彩的文章涌现。

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