I like this passage very much, partly because it recognizes that learning and growth are not easy, not for anyone.

我非常喜欢这篇文章，部分原因是这篇文章中指出了学习和成长并不容易的这个事实，对任何人来说都是如此。

Read the passage and complete the chart below.

阅读文章，完成下面的表格。

Gravity also alters the passage of time itself.

重力也会改变时间本身的流逝。

Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home healthcare aides, and physicists are among today's birds of passage.

收庄稼人、小提琴手、建筑工人、企业家、工程师、家庭护理助手和医生等构成了今的移民。

Tuesday's passage is seen as a big win for Republicans in the House, but it doesn't mean tax reform has been passed.

这项法案于星期二通过是共和党人众议院的大胜利，但这并不等于税制改革就此通过了。

20. What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?

20.文章中提到的项目目的是什么？

In response, America sent warships, bomber planes and other military equipment to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water that borders Iran.

作为回应，美国派出军舰，轰炸机和其他军事装备运往伊朗边境的狭窄水道霍尔木兹海峡。

He built secret passages underground, and his secret house on the lake.

他建造了地下秘密通道和他的湖上秘密所。

An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.

上述信息对文章大意进行了介绍。

If they qualify, they would be given safe passage to Europe.

如果难民符合要求，我们会提供进入欧洲的安通道。

These riders represent the passage of time.

这些骑士象征着时间的流逝。

There was no need to mess it up with bells and whistles, although I did add a number of epistolary interludes (passages from fictional books, a diary entry, letters, teletype bulletins) between narrative segments.

完没必要画蛇添足给故事增加些闲笔杂音，但我的确叙事间隙添加了些书信断章（虚构的书中章节、篇日记、几封信，还有电报公告）。

But when you play sports, it's like a rite of passage that you have to play cards on the plane.

但作为运动员，飞机上玩牌是很正常的事。

They got passage in the reform period.

双方曾改革期间达成共识。

Questions 19—21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

根据刚才所听内容回答19-21题。

Despite the passage of time, Ait Ben Haddou has managed to maintain its authenticity and you won't be disappointed by its network of earthen buildings, defensive walls and guard towers.

尽管岁月流逝，艾特·本·哈杜仍设法保持了它的原貌，它的土楼，防御墙和守卫塔定不会让您失望。

But there's loads of little side passages too with some nice gardens, so it's worth getting off the path and exploring those too.

不过也有很多带花园的小径，因此，也值得离开那条主路去探索。

Read the passage. Then match the pictures with the correct clocks.

阅读短文。将图画与对应的时钟匹配.

As they snaked towards the summit, these passage ways narrowed.

他们蜿蜒朝着山顶前进时，通道变得狭窄。

But this thesis statement is basically what everything in the passage is going to support.

但是主旨句基本上就是文章中要支持的所有内容。