今天的句子：
If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition -- wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny -- must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admired, the educated not least among them.
It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if ________.
[A] its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
[B] it is rewarded with money, fame and power
[C] its goals are spiritual rather than material
[D] it is shared by the rich and the famous
解析
词汇突破：
1. well regarded 充分认同
2. distinction 声望
3. control over one’s destiny 对命运的控制
4. be deemed 被认为
5. vitality 活力
第一句：
If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition -- wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny -- must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf.
切分：
1. If ambition is to be well regarded,
2. the rewards of ambition must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf.
3. -- wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny --
参考译文:如果雄心壮志要得到很好的尊重，那么雄心壮志的回报就必须被认为是值得为雄心所作的牺牲。无论这些回报是财富、声望还是对命运的控制。
选项A：Ambition may be well regarded if its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
选项B：Ambition may be well regarded if it is rewarded with money, fame and power
这两个选项差的很远；
原文说：你无论给什么回报，种类不重要，关键要配得上。
B选项的错误就在于，强调种类去了。没有说配不配的上问题。
所以A选项正确 。
有同学说定位反了，其实没有，很多时候If的位置是可以互换的，而且这里已经没有更好的选项了，就只能接受了，这是最关键的！一定记住选最佳！
逻辑举例：
原文：如果我还在你身边，那是我爱你。
选项：如果我爱你，我还会在你的身边。
第二句：
If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admired, the educated not least among them.
切分：
1. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality,
2. it must be widely shared;
3. and it especially must be highly regarded by people
4. who are themselves admired,
5. the educated not least among them.
= the educated is not least among them.
参考译文：如果雄心的传统要有生命力，它就必须得到广泛的认同，尤其要受到那些自己也受人钦佩的人的高度重视，受过良好教育的人在他们当中不是少数。
[C] its goals are spiritual rather than material
[D] it is shared by the rich and the famous
D选项中的the rich and the famous和文中的“受人钦佩的人”和“受过良好教育的人”不能做同义替换，一定要说有关联的话，只能说是可能对而已。有钱的人，和名人可能是“受人钦佩的人”，所以还是选择A最好！
并且这个句子也有if 位置不完全匹配的问题。所以依然是A最佳！
C选项在文中就没有任何依据，属于ＮＧ！
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