On the line

in danger of being lost or harmed ; at risk

Eg: I have to finish this report by tomorrow. My job is on the line. [=I will lose my job if I don't finish this report by tomorrow]

Eg: There was nothing on the line except my own internal battle with rejection.

造句: His life is on the line if he can’t get blood on time.

Implore

恳求、乞求；If you implore someone to do something, you ask them to do it in a forceful, emotional way.

造句：She implored him not to hurt her.

Episode

插曲;事件;时期；You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.

广播剧或电视剧的一集;杂志连载故事的一节；An episode of something such as a series on radio or television or a story in a magazine is one of the separate parts in which it is broadcast or published.

Eg: The Make DC Smile episode was a fun experience for sure, but once was enough for me.

造句：The Sunshine Camp episode was an unforgettable experience which totally changed my life.

Guiding questions

1. How do you think about Adipour pursuing his meaningful Make DC Smile Project?

  Once I thought, if I got enough money, comfort or acceptance, I would be happy. But the story of Adipour made me realize how important it was to work for what you really liked. Doing things which were meaningful to you can make you brave, positive and happy, even though they lived through hardships and rejection.

2. What had the panhandler Frank experienced?

  Frank is a veteran. He fought in the Vietnam War but became injured and disabled and couldn’t work. He had been waiting for 18 months for the government to upgrade his veteran disability benefit to cover more than just basic food and shelter, but it hadn’t come yet. Worst of all, his son was on the line. He had no choice but to panhandle on the street, imploring people to donate him enough money to afford the trip to the hospital.

3. In the measuring stick of rejection, what are you thirsty for?

  I define rejection as a statement which makes you disappointed after you have invested some value things into it. For example, I desperately want to learn English well, but through my endless effort, it is still a little far away for me to get a satisfying grade. However, in the measuring stick of rejection, I found my enthusiasm in English is so strong that this disappointment can’t beat me, instead, it urges me to make some adjustments.

佳句赏析

Happiness doesn’t always come from money, comfort, or acceptance. That’s why some of the most brilliant and influential people spent their lives advocating for causes that were meaningful to them, even though they lived through hardships and rejection.

快乐并不来源于金钱、舒服和认可程度。这句话太适用于最近的我。追求自己内心想要的东西才能够获得快乐与成就感，如果当下的状态并不让自己开心，即使它待遇尚可、环境舒服、领导和同事对自己的工作成果认可，都不足以留恋。更没有必要成为必须权衡的因素。

There used to be a gigantic divide between my life and the lives of the panhandlers I used to pass every day on my own commutes through Austin.

仿写：There used to be a gigantic divide between my thought and the thoughts of my parents.