Partricia Pania never wanted to be a national public figure. All she wanted to be was a mother and a homemaker. But her life was turned upside down when a motorist district by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car. The impact killed her two-year-old daughter.
Four months later, Partricia reluctantly but courageously1 decided2 to try to educate the public and to fight for laws to ban drivers from using cell phones while a car is moving. She wanted to save other children from what happened to her daughter. In her first speech, Partricia got off to a shaky start. She was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic transtormation took place. She stopped shaking and spoke3 with a strong voice. For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker.She wanted everyone in the audience to know what she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears, and to action.
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In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation as a highly effective speaker. Her appearance on a talk show was broadcast three times transmitting her messageto over 14,000,000 people. Her campaign increased public awareness4 of the problem and prompted over 300 cities and several states to consider restrictions5 on cell phone use.
1 courageously
ad.勇敢地，無(wú)畏地
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Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the army and civilians in flooded areas fought the floods courageously, reducing the losses to the minimum. 在中共中央、國(guó)務(wù)院的正確領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，災(zāi)區(qū)廣大軍民奮勇抗洪，把災(zāi)害的損失減少到了最低限度。 He fought death courageously though his life was draining away. 他雖然生命垂危，但仍然勇敢地與死亡作斗爭(zhēng)。
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2 decided
adj.決定了的，堅(jiān)決的；明顯的，明確的
參考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對(duì)手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢(shì)。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國(guó)人和中國(guó)人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。
3 spoke
n.（車(chē)輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計(jì)劃；阻撓某人的行動(dòng) v.講，談（speak的過(guò)去式）；說(shuō)；演說(shuō)；從某種觀(guān)點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)
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They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他們的輪輻螺帽是從我們公司獲得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.輻條是輪子上連接外圈與中心的條棒。 <a href=http://www.zequeka.cn/miniform.html>提分快的蘇州初中作文閱讀培訓(xùn)</a>
4 awareness
n.意識(shí)，覺(jué)悟，懂事，明智
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There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人們普遍認(rèn)識(shí)到吸煙有害健康。 Environmental awareness has increased over the years.這些年來(lái)人們的環(huán)境意識(shí)增強(qiáng)了。
5 restrictions
約束( restriction的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 管制； 制約因素； 帶限制性的條件（或規(guī)則）
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I found the restrictions irksome. 我對(duì)那些限制感到很煩。 a snaggle of restrictions 雜亂無(wú)章的種種限制
《Brave Mother》添加時(shí)間：2024-12-14；更新時(shí)間：2025-03-09
