As a foreigner, it's hard for me to tell what Chinese people are like. But my 1in Beijing said something.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to buy four big suitcases(行李箱) for travel.2I was going down the street, it suddenly rained heavily. A stranger called me into his little shop, he3me a cup of tea and a chair. When the rain got4.I thanked him and rushed to a5 nearby to buy my suitcases.
If you've ever tried to push four big suitcases by yourself, you may understand my 6. I looked silly, for the suitcases were dancing wildly across the floor. Then I got a7on the shoulder. It was the seller. He signed that I should wait. A few minutes later, he8 car, and put the suitcases inside. Then we went driving9along the road to my home. I offered him some money, but he10.In broken English he said, "Feel good...help you." Now, you can see Chinese people are always ready to help you.
Once upon a time, some small frogs(青蛙) held a competition. The first to1the top of a very high tower would be the winner. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the competition and 2them up.
The competition began. No one in the crowd really believed that 3 of the small frogs would get to the top of the tower. One by one, the small frogs4.
The crowd kept shouting. "It's too 5 ! No frog will make it."
More frogs got tired and gave up, but one 6 climbing, higher and higher. This one wouldn't give up!
In the end, he was the only to get to the top! The other frogs wanted to know 7the frog made it.
One frog walked up to ask the winner. It turned out(结果证明) that the winner was 8 ! He had won because he was able to keep his own 9. He couldn't hear criticism(批评) nor could he hear praise(表扬).
There is a10for us all in the little frogs story. Don't let others turn you away from your path in life.
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don't understand them. They often think their parents are too strict 1them.
Parents often find2difficult to win their children's trust and they seem to3how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without much 4.It's one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can 5any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans to be changed.
So when you want your parents to let you do 6, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something 7. But they don't mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that 8this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home 9and do what they like.
If you plan to control your 10, you'd better win your parent over and try to get them to understand you.
If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility. They will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mom, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he 1 his neck was much shorter than the others. He began to get2.But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was.
Alex tried not to think about his short 3. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck 4short. Sometimes the other giraffes 5him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some giraffe sports. He was just too 6.
One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just 7he didn't have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small 8 between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.
Soon Alex's parents came to see him. "I told you that you was special," his mother said. "The zoo has made a place just for 9 because so many people want to see how special you are! She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed 10.They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo.
Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
"I have been a taxi driver 1 nearly ten years. It's a nice job most of the time. I meet a lot of people. I always work at night, 2there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5: 30 in the afternoon, and I usually3 between 2: 00 and 3: 00 in the morning.
"Some 4 things happened late at night. The other day I 5 a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her6.So I waited in the car 7she climbed in through the window."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out 8was going on. I tied(拴) the dog to a tree and started to 9in through the window, too. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief."
"Luckily the woman came downstairs. She 10have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog."
When I was young, I liked climbing mountains with my father. When we walked together, my father and I 1a lot. He always told me，" You should have goals(目标) like climbing mountains." 2mountain climbing, we didn't have enough time to be together because my father was very3. I really got a lot from mountain climbing.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so 4 for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours, I 5 the flowers, trees and the birds singing. But as time passed, I was very tired and felt a little sad. I wanted to 6climbing. In fact, I hated it at that time.7 my father said, "You can always see a beautiful 8 at the top of the mountain. When you are at the top, you can see all of the nice things, just like in life.
At that time, I was too young to9his words. But I got new hope. Finally, I found10 standing at the top of the mountain. I could see the whole sky, and it was as clear as crystal(水晶).
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From an early age, American children learn to take responsibilities (承担责任). Children as young as two years old begin to put their toys and dress themselves. At three, many children do simple like making the bed. money is also taught early. As soon as a child the value of money, he or she receives some money every week. This is used or things the child wants, like or snacks. The child can or save it, usually with some suggestions from his or parents. If the child wants money, he or she must do more chores.
Children are taught early in life to think on their own(独立地).They are allowed to make some . Maybe they will make mistakes. But failure (失败) often teaches more than .
Jean Nicole is a yard sale lover. She appears almost in every yard sale. She doesn't want to (错过)any chance to buy good things, because they are much (便宜的) than those in shops. She is interested in (几乎) everything, such as gloves, old coins, paintings tables and so on. Everybody
(叫，称呼)her" Lady Yard-sale".
Two weeks (以前)，after Jean came back from a yard sale, she entered her store room. She was (吃惊的) to find that she had bought so many things. Jean counted them and made a list(清单). "Oh, dear! I can't believe it. There are seven bicycles, nine armchairs and fifteen (照相机)… And they haven't been used even (一次)." She checked the numbers (再一次). It made her mad. "How silly I am!" she thought. "I can no longer go to yard sales, (除非)I hold my own one to sell these things out. But will anyone buy them？"
Someone ( say), "Time is money."
But I think time is much important than money. Why? when money is spent, we can get it back later. However, time is gone, it'll never return. That is why we must not time.
It goes with saying that time is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something (use).But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the (important) of time. They spend their limited time (smoke), drinking and playing. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own lives.
In a word. we should time. We shouldn't leave (today) work for tomorrow. Remember we must save time.
