From all periods, and from every country,     1    （这些光彩耀人的图片）display themselves to us. Each only appears for a few moments while     2    (代表整个的一生), sometimes a whole age, with its conflicts and victories. Let us contemplate here and there one of the company of martyrs — the company which will receive new members until the world itself shall pass away.

We look down upon a crowded amphitheatre (圆形剧场). Out of the “Clouds” of Aristophanes, satire and humor     3    (像潮水一般喷射出来) upon the audience; on the stage Socrates, the most remarkable man in Athens, he who had been the shield and defence of the people against the thirty tyrants, held up mentally and bodily to ridicule—Socrates, who saved Alcibiades and Xenophon in the turmoil of battle, and whose genius soared far above the gods of the ancients. He himself is present,     4    (从观众席中站起来) and     5    (走到前面去)，that the     6    (哄堂大笑的) Athenians may well appreciate the likeness between himself and the caricature on the stage. There he stands before them,     7    (高高地站在他们面前). (From The Thorny Road of Honor, Anderson)

Probably everyone dreams of having a great career, but first let’s     1    what this means. When thinking about what makes a career great, many ideas may    2     in your head, such as the desire for money, power, or fame. Different people might have different opinions about this, but wouldn’t it be kind of greedy to focus on money and fame     3    on something more meaningful? Please close your eyes and think of someone professional and successful. It could be a famous entrepreneur, a great leader, a scientist or an artist, or a teacher who     4    you. My choice would be Marie Curie, who discovered     5    . For me, she is great not just because she was world-famous, but because she made great contributions to mankind. Being a female scientist was much less common in her time, but in spite of this she devoted her life to her career. So I    6     that if you want a great career, you need to     7    yourself to something meaningful. I believe all great careers have this    8    .