1.If you were asked to list………，you would……… 虚拟语气，表示与当前情况的假设。
If I had enough money，I would buy that car.
2.If next you were……，who somehow seem bigger than life，you might come up with an entire different list.
Bigger/larger than life：
超群的；夸大的
His sadness was bigger than life.他伤心极了。
come up with：bring forward with提出；想出
Some new issues were come up at the meeting.在这个会上提出了一些新问题
3.You might，in fact，name people who are celebrated for their wealth and glamour，rather than their achievements…。
be celebrated for：因——而受到颂扬、赞美
Most doctors and nurses were celebrated for their bravery in the battle against SARS.大多数医务人员由于在抗击“非典”战役中的勇敢表现而受到了人们的赞扬。
rather than：instead of 不是——（而是）
He was criticized by the teacher for his absence from class rather than his failure in the exam.他因缺课而受到了老师的批评，而不是因为他这次考试的失败。
4.And you would not be alone，because pollsters have found that people today do not choose political leaders who shape history for their “Most Admired”……
be not alone in thinking/believing：others agree with you在——方面别人也有同感
We're not alone in believing that Xiao Jiang is the best person for the job.
我们相信小江是这项任务的最佳人选，别人也有同感。
Dr.Applebaum is not alone in thinking that television gives children a false sense of reality.
不光是阿普尔鲍姆博士认为电视节目给孩子们展现的是虚假的现状。
The French are not alone in finding American movies breaking into their film market.
不只是法国人才发现美国电影打入自己的市场。
Professors are disappointed about what has happened in the presidential election，and they are not alone in that.
教授们对总统选举中所发生的一切感到失望，同感者大有人在。
shape：form or take shape，give signs of future development
Our plan is shaping well.我们的计划进展顺利。
Shape history（the course or events） 决定历史的进程（事件的发展）Great men can shape history but they can't make history.伟人可以决定历史的进程，但他们不能创造历史。
5.By definition，heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage achievements，and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others…
…heroes and heroines are people who are different from other people because of their unusual courage，achievements and the sacrifices they make in the interests of others.
by definition：by defining通过定义，界定
By definition，heroes are those who are distinguished by their accomplishment.根据定义，英雄以其所取得的成就而出名。
be distinguished （ from ）…by：to be noticeably different from or better than others of the same type because of an unusual quality以——而著称；有别于；不同于
Xiao Yang is distinguished from other young men by his unusual maturity.
