144 Go for It

　　Vicky is talking to her teacher about her English.

　　（V=Vicky； T=teacher）

　　V： How can I improve my English， sir？

　　T： Well， the more you read， the better you'll write.

　　V： And what about my spoken English？

　　T： Practice makes perfect. Speak English whenever you have the chance.

　　V： But I don't get many opportunities to speak English.

　　T： Remember： You'll have to create opportunities yourself.

　　V： What do you mean by that？

　　T： You can't sit on your behind and hope that good things will come to you. You've got to go for it.

　　V： I see what you mean.

　　T： Good. Now go and put what you have learnt into practice.

　　go for sth 努力获取

　　ma'am 女老师   madam（e）（英）

　　article 文章   essay 专文

　　opportunity = chance

　　Don't take that chance. = Don't take risks.   冒险

　　Opportunity knocks， but once. 机会只有一次

　　behind  —— butt 屁股