Carl s dream came true卡尔的梦想实现之旅

李爱清

无论何时实现梦想都不晚，关键是永远不要忘记梦想。对于卡尔来说，他在成为一名医生的旅程中经历了许多曲折。

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1 Its never too late to achieve your dreams—the key is to never forget them. For ClevelanderCarl Allamby， the journey to his dream of becominga doctor took many turns. Still， he was determinedto make it a reality. The path to the medicalfield is different for everyone but， for Allamby，it was especially nontraditional.“I rememberhaving a desire at a young age to become a doctor，”Carl Allamby said.“But my life circumstancesled me to a much different place.”

2 Growing up in East Cleveland， he admits that life was hard， and his family oftenstruggled to meet basic needs. He even admits that without government assistance， therewere many times when his family would have gone without food.

3 In high school， Carl got a job at a local car parts store. He also started doing repairson the side， but it just wasnt serving his passion for business ownership. So， he opened hisown auto repair shop， Allambys Auto Service， at the age of 19.

4 In 2006， Carl enrolled in college at the age of 34 at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike，Ohio. Originally， his plan was to pursue a business degree. However， a biology course requirementturned out to be much more than a class. It was a small step towards his childhooddream.

5 In 2010， Carl started to take premedicineclasses at Cuyahoga Community College， inCleveland， Ohio. From there， he became an active volunteer at local hospitals and completed hours of shadowing the medical environment before enrolling in medical school at NortheastOhio Medical University in 2015.

6 Carl graduated from medical school at the age of 47 and started his emergency medicineresidency in 2019 at The Cleveland Clinic in Akron. He never let his age cloud his vision.As a husband， father of four， and business owner， he said he was laserfocusedas amedical student.

7 The journey from longtime mechanic to doctor wasnt an easy one， but he finds thatthere are parallels between the two career paths. He often draws from his experiences asa business owner realizing that providing empathy， compassion and reassurance is of?ten as important as providing appropriate medical care.

Reading Check

Detail

1. What made Carl take a small step to his childhood dream in 2006？

A. A biology course.

B. A medical student.

C. A business degree.

D. A medicine class.

Inference

2. Which word can best describe Carl？

A. Modest. B. Determined.

C. Kindn. D. Outgoing.

Inference

3. How is the text organized？

A. In order of time.

B. In order of frequency.

C. In order of preference.

D. In order of importance.

Inference

4. What can we know from the experience of Carl？

A. All roads lead to Rome.

B. Strike while the iron is hot.

C. No man can do two things at once.

D. Where theres a will， theres a way.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Useful expressions

achieve ones dreams 實现某人的梦想

be determined to 坚决；下决心……

enroll in 参加；选课

turn out to be 结果是；原来是

take classes 上课

draw from（从……中）得到；获得

Ⅱ. Difficult sentences

1. Growing up in East Cleveland， he admits that life was hard， and his family oftenstruggled to meet basic needs.在东克利夫兰长大，他承认生活很艰难，他的家庭经常难以满足基本的（生活）需求。

【点石成金】本句中的Growing up in East Cleveland在句中作状语，that引导的是宾语从句，从句中有and连接的两个并列句。

2. He often draws from his experiences as a business owner realizing that providingempathy， compassion and reassurance is often as important as providing appropriate medicalcare. 他经常从自己作为一个企业家的经历中吸取经验，同时认识到提供同理心、同情和安慰往往与提供恰当的医疗服务同样重要。

【点石成金】本句中的that引导宾语从句，从句中的providing empathy， compassionand reassurance作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。