關(guān)于英語(yǔ)高中作文背誦句子匯總
英語(yǔ)高中作文背篇一:高中英語(yǔ)作文背誦句子
國(guó)慶打印并背誦句子
寫好主語(yǔ)
1.
Iaseettheirfriendsandlookthroughbooksandmagazines.
4.某中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)刊物舉辦《學(xué)校生活》征文活動(dòng),請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面四幅圖畫的內(nèi)容,寫一篇100詞左右的短文應(yīng)征,可適當(dāng)發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)。注意:1.圖中人物小芳和爸爸;2.參考詞匯:地獄hell;抱怨
complain
Oneday,justbeforegoingtoschoolasusual,aschoolgirl,XiaoFangcomplainedtoherfather,whowasreadinganewspaper,sayingschoollifenowadayswasdull,shehatedgoingtoschoolandthatschoolwasjustlikethehell.Onhearingwhathisdaughtersaid,Father,silentallthetime,saidthatitwastimeshewenttoschoolwithallhercomplaintsover,forinthefather’seyes,noonecouldchangethepresentsituation.
There’snodoubtthatalmostallstudentsdislikeschoollifetoday,buteveryonehastheresponsibilitytoendtheexamination-orientededucation.Schoollifeshouldbeinterestingandcolorful,justasthesayinggoes,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”
5.高三年級(jí)是高中生活的最后一年,在這一年中,學(xué)生們要面臨著沉重的升學(xué)壓力。因此,很多學(xué)生下課后也坐在教室里用功,但學(xué)習(xí)效率和成績(jī)并不理想。由此你想告訴他們:適當(dāng)?shù)男菹⒑苡斜匾,F(xiàn)在就請(qǐng)你以“ATen-minuteBreak”為主題,按下列要點(diǎn)寫一篇短文,讓這些同學(xué)從中有所啟發(fā)。短文的要點(diǎn)如下:
1.十分鐘的課間休息很有必要。
2.要注意適當(dāng)?shù)男菹⒎绞健?/p>
3.你是怎樣利用這十分鐘的。
注意:①開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);②字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右。
ATen—minuteBreak
AsaSeniorThreestudent,timeseemsmuchlimited.______________________________
ATen-minuteBreak
AsaSeniorThreestudent,timeseemsmuchlimited.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentstrytostudyfromearlymorningtilllateafternoon,evenduringtheten-minutebreak.Inmyopinion,totakeaten-minutebreak
betweenclassesisdefinitelynecessary.Otherwisewewillfeeltiredbothphysicallyandmentally.
Duringtheten-minutebreak,wedosomethingtogetridoftiredness.Whatweneedistohavearealrest,insteadofgettingmoretired.Sodoingnothingtiringinthatperiodisreallygoodforus.
Myten-minutebreakisalwayspleasing.SometimesIdosomesimpleexercises.SometimesIhaveafreechatwithmyclassmatesorjusttakeawalkoutside.Whenthenextclassbegins,Ifeelfreshagain.
6.閱讀下面漫畫,先對(duì)漫畫的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行描述,然后
對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象發(fā)表自己的看法。(100詞左右)
Wordsforpossibleuse:西瓜:water-melon清潔
工人:dustman垃圾箱:dustbin
Theboyandthegirlinthepicturesatonabench
talkingmerrilywhileeatingawater-melon.Whenthey
wentawaytheyleftthemelon’sskinonthebench,
makingitverydirty.Theydidn’twanttotakeany
troublethrowingitintothedustbinalthoughitwasvery
nearwheretheyweresitting.Instead,theysaidthattherewouldbesomeonewhoshouldcleantherubbish.
However,whattheydidviolatepublicmorality.Ifeveryonebehavesinthisway,theworldwillbeabigrubbishdumpwithfilesflyingroundandpeoplewillliveinaworldofdiseases.Besides,dustmenwillhaveaveryveryhardjobtocleantheworldwelivein.
7.下面是某中外合資企業(yè)刊登在昨天ChinaDaily上的一則招聘廣告。officesecretary,withexperienceinbookkeeping,typewriting,publicrelations,operatingpc(personalcomputer)Address,age,healthandeducation,A518,CharlieOffice
請(qǐng)根據(jù)廣告中所提出的招聘職務(wù)、應(yīng)聘條件和你自己的簡(jiǎn)要情況及你對(duì)所聘職業(yè)的看法,用100個(gè)左右的單詞寫一封自薦信。聯(lián)系地址:A518CharlieOffice。假定你的名字是李華,通信處是西安市745信箱(P.O.Box745)。你寫信的時(shí)間為2009年1月10日。
P.O.BOX745
Xi’anCity
Jan.10,2009
A518
CharlieOffice
Gentlemen,
I'vereadyouradvertisementinyesterday'sChinaDaily.IfeelIamfitforthejobneededinyourcompany.I'm20yearsoldandingoodhealth.
Aftergraduatingfromamiddleschool,ItaughtmyselfEnglishfortwoyears.Istudiedbookkeeping,typewritingandpublicrelations.I'mgoodatbothoperatingpersonalcomputerandEnglishinlisteningandspeaking.I'minterestedinthepositionofasecretary.
Iwantverymuchtobeacceptedbyyourcompany.I'llworkhardandIcanbeamemberinyourcompany.
Yours,
LiHua
WearegoingtohaveanEnglish-speakingcontestforseniorstudentssoastoimproveouroralEnglish.Itwillbeheldinauditoriumonthe5thfloorintheteachingbuildingat4:00pm.,June9th.Thosewhowanttotakepartinthecontestaresupposedtocometosignupattheofficeofthestudents’UnionbeforeMay25th.Alltheseniorstudentsarewelcometojoininthecontest.Thefirstfivewinnerswillbegivenprizes.Pleasetryyourbestandgetreadyintime.
Wishyousuccess!
Thestudents’Union
9.為了配合植樹(shù)節(jié)活動(dòng),一家英文雜志社邀請(qǐng)中學(xué)生參與環(huán)境保護(hù)的討論。假設(shè)你是李華,請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面四幅圖,介紹你家鄉(xiāng)的變化,向雜志社投稿,呼吁大家植樹(shù)造林,保護(hù)環(huán)境。
注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.信的開(kāi)頭已為你寫好,詞數(shù)不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)內(nèi)。
3.參考詞匯:wasteland荒漠;sandstorm沙塵暴;environment環(huán)境。
Deareditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthechangesinmyhometown.Inthepastmyhometownusedtobeabeautifulplace.Treesgrewthicklyonallthehillsaroundthevillage.Inordertobuildhousesandgrowmorecrops,treeswereallcutdown,butnonewereplanted.Astimewentby,thewholeforestwasalmostdestroyed.
Gradually,thegreenhillshavechangedintowasteland.Asaresult,sandstormsstruckusnoandthen,fromwhichwesufferedalot.Manyofthepeoplehadtoleave.So,Idohopeallthepeopleshouldrealizetheimportanceofcaringaboutourenvironment.What’smore,weshouldtakecareoftheforestsandplantmoretreesinsteadofcuttingdowninordertomakeourlifebetter.
Yours,
Lihua
10.假設(shè)你是李華,住在泉州。你的澳大利亞筆友Eric來(lái)信談到了他所居住的城市,并希望了解
2.詞數(shù)100左右。信的開(kāi)頭與結(jié)尾已為你寫好,不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。
參考詞匯:臺(tái)灣海峽TaiwanStraight
DearEric,
It’sverykindofyoutowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourbeautifulcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownQuanzhou.
ThecitystandsonthewestbankoftheTaiwanStraight.Itisabeautifulplaceforpeopletolivein.Itseconomyhasbeendevelopingrapidlyinthepasttenyears.Newfactories,houses,roadsandbridgeshavebeenbuilt.Moreschoolsandhospitalsareavailableforitspeople.However,therearestillsomeproblems,suchaswater,airandnoisepollutionandheavytrafficinrushhours.Inmyopinion,Quanzhoushoulddevelopitseconomyscientifically.Iwouldalsothinkthatthegrowthofitshousingconstructionshouldbebroughtundercontrolsothatwe’llhaveabetterhometowninfuture.
Yours,
Lihua
11.現(xiàn)在的父母都望子成龍,他們要求自己的子女除上學(xué)外,還要學(xué)習(xí)許多其他的東西,加重了兒童的身心負(fù)擔(dān)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下圖所描述的情景,寫一篇短文,對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象作一分析并說(shuō)說(shuō)你的看法和態(tài)度。
字?jǐn)?shù):100一120.’
生詞:圍棋:chess書(shū)法:calligraphy
Nowadays,thesocietyisdevelopingfastandmany
parentsacrossChinawanttheirchildrentocopewiththisrapidchangeandbewellpreparedfortheirfuture.Besidetheirregularstudiesinschools,theirparentswantthemtoattendallkindsofotherclassessuchaspianoclass,danceclass,artsclass,calligraphyclassandchessclass,layingaheavyburdenontheirshoulders.Asaresult,thechildrenalmosthavenotimetoplay.
Idon'tthinkthisisright.Ibelieveparentsshouldlettheirchildrendeveloptheirtalentbytheirownchoiceandinterestsandgivethemenoughtimeandspacetolearnwhattheywantto.So,thechildrencanhaveahappyandenjoyablelife.
12.
注意:1.詞數(shù):100左右。2.參考詞匯:調(diào)查survey;家庭教師tutor;學(xué)費(fèi)tuition;經(jīng)濟(jì)地economically;視野outlook
英語(yǔ)高中作文背篇三:高中生英語(yǔ)必背美文(中英文對(duì)照)
Asateenager,IfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebelliousout-side,butIwantedtobelikedinside.OnceIlefthometohitch-hike2toCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelope.Thetripwasn?teasy,andthereweremanytimesIdidn?tfeelsafe.Onesituationinparticularkeptmegratefultostillbealive.WhenIreturnedhome,Iwasdifferent,notsooutwardlysureofmyself.
Iwashappytobehome.ButthenInoticedthatPenelope,whowasstayingwithus,waswearingmyclothes.Andmyfamilyseemedtolikeherbetterthanme.IwonderedifIwouldbemissedifIweren?tthere.Itoldmymom,andsheexplainedthatthoughPenelopewasalovelygirl,noonecouldreplaceme.Ipointedout,“SheismorepatientandisneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.”Mymomsaidthesewerewonderfulqualities,butIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmyrole.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmyfaults—andthereweremany-Iwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn?tbereplaced.
Ibecameasearcher,wantingtofindoutwhoIwasandwhatmademeunique.Myviewofmyselfwaschanging.Iwantedasolidbasetostartfrom.Istartedtoresist3pressuretoactinwaysthatIdidn?tlikeanymore,andIwasdelightedbywhoIreallywas.Icametofeelmuchmoresurethatnoonecanevertakemyplace.
Eachofusholdsauniqueplaceintheworld.Youarespecial,nomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.Soforgetaboutbeingreplaced.Youcan’tbe.
當(dāng)我還是個(gè)10幾歲的少年的時(shí)候,覺(jué)得自己總是讓人失望。從外表上看,我似乎很叛逆,但是在內(nèi)心深處,我是如此地渴望被人疼愛(ài)。
有一次我離開(kāi)了家和我的朋友佩內(nèi)洛普搭便車去了加利福尼亞。這次旅行并不輕松,而且有很多次我感覺(jué)不安。有一次的突發(fā)狀況讓我一直慶幸自己還活著。回到家,我發(fā)覺(jué)自己變了,看上去不那么自信了。
我很高興能回到家,但不久我注意到和我們一起的佩內(nèi)洛普穿著我的衣服,而且我父母看上去更喜歡她,我想知道如果我不在家的話他們是否會(huì)想念我。后來(lái),我把我的想法告訴了母親,她說(shuō)盡管佩內(nèi)洛普是個(gè)可愛(ài)的女孩,但她始終不能取代我,我說(shuō):“她比我有耐心而且無(wú)論何時(shí)看上去她都比我要整潔大方。”母親說(shuō)這些都是非常好的優(yōu)點(diǎn),但我卻是惟一個(gè)能扮演好自己角色的人。母親讓我感到盡管我有缺點(diǎn)———似乎還很多———但是,我被家中每一個(gè)人愛(ài)著,誰(shuí)也無(wú)法取代。
我成了一個(gè)探尋者,想要知道自己到底是誰(shuí),又是什么讓我變得獨(dú)一無(wú)二。我的人生觀開(kāi)始改變。我需要一個(gè)堅(jiān)固的基礎(chǔ)來(lái)發(fā)展,我忍受住壓力,不再做自己不喜歡做的事。而且我為真實(shí)的我感到高興。漸漸地我越發(fā)肯定自己無(wú)可替代。每個(gè)人在這個(gè)世界上都占有一個(gè)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的位置。無(wú)論別人說(shuō)什么,你自己怎么想,你都是特別的。所以,不要擔(dān)心自己會(huì)被取代,因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)是惟一的。
太多的時(shí)候,我們總認(rèn)為光明就在腳下,就在不遠(yuǎn)的前方,于是忘了去仰望頭頂?shù)哪瞧臁?/p>
Ifyouputabuzzard1)inapen2)sixtoeightfeetsquareandentirelyopenatthetop,thebird,inspiteofitsabilitytofly,willbeanabsoluteprisoner.Thereasonisthatabuzzardalwaysbeginsaflightfromthegroundwitharunoftentotwelvefeet.Withoutspacetorun,asisitshabit,itwillnotevenattempt3)tofly,butremainaprisonerforlifeinasmalljailwithnotop.
Theordinarybatthatfliesaroundatnight,whoisaremarkablenimble4)creatureintheair,cannottakeofffromalevelplace.Ifitisplacedonthefloororflatground,allitcandoistoshuffle5)abouthelplesslyand,nodoubt,painfully,untilitreachessomeslightelevation6)fromwhichitcanthrowitselfintotheair.Then,atonce,ittakesofflikeaflash.
Abumblebee7)ifdroppedintoanopentumbler8)willbethereuntilitdies,unlessitistakenout.Itneverseesthemeansofescapeatthetop,butpersists9)intryingtofindsomewayoutthroughthesidesnearthebottom.Itwillseekawaywherenoneexists,untilitcompletelydestroysitself.
Inmanyways,therearelotsofpeoplelikethebuzzard,thebatandthebumblebee.Theyarestrugglingaboutwithalltheirproblemsandfrustrations10),notrealizingthattheanswerisrightthereabovethem.
如果把一只禿鷲放在一個(gè)6~8平方英尺的無(wú)頂圍欄里,這只大鳥(niǎo)盡管會(huì)飛,也絕對(duì)會(huì)成為這欄中之囚。原因是禿鷲從地面起飛前總要先助跑10~12英尺的距離。這是它的習(xí)慣,如果沒(méi)有了足夠的助跑空間,它甚至不會(huì)嘗試去飛,只會(huì)終身困囿于一個(gè)無(wú)頂?shù)男∏艋\中。
晚上飛來(lái)飛去的普通的蝙蝠,本是一種在空中極其敏捷的動(dòng)物,但卻無(wú)法在平地上起飛。如果被放在地板或平坦的地面上,它就只會(huì)無(wú)助地挪動(dòng),毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)這樣很痛苦。除非它到了稍高的位置,有了落差,才可以立刻閃電般地起飛。一只大黃蜂如果掉進(jìn)了一個(gè)敞口平底玻璃杯里,除非有人把它拿出來(lái),否則它就會(huì)一直呆在里邊直到死去。它永遠(yuǎn)不知道可以從杯口逃出,只堅(jiān)持試圖從杯底的四壁尋找出路。它會(huì)在根本不存在出口的地方尋找出路,直到徹底毀了自己。其實(shí)在很多方面,很多人也像禿鷲、蝙蝠和大黃蜂一樣,使盡渾身解數(shù)試圖解決問(wèn)題、克服挫折,卻沒(méi)有意識(shí)到解決之道就在正上方。Vocabulary
1.buzzardn.[動(dòng)]禿鷲2.pen[pen]n.圍欄,圍圈3.attemptvt.嘗試,企圖4.nimbleadj.敏捷的
6.elevationn.高地,海拔7.bumblebeen.[動(dòng)]大黃蜂8.tumblern.(平底)玻璃杯9.persistvi.堅(jiān)持,持續(xù)10.frustrationn.失敗,挫折
BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninElPaso,Texas,andwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.
Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressed1)tomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.Theyimbued2)inustheconceptsoffamily,faithandpatriotism.IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydad,Benjamin,injuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.HerentedspaceinalittlemallandgavehisshopthefancynameofMr.Ben'sCoiffure3).
TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek,whichmeantgettingupat3a.m.Topickuptrash,Dadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikealawnmower.MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitter4)byhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I'dsleepinthecaronthewayhome.
Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetime.Iacquired5)disciplineandastrongworkethic6),andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife'scompetinginterests7)—inmycase8),school,homeworkandajob.Thisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekflipping9)burgersatafast-foodjoint10)whiletakingafullloadofpercolatecourses.
Thehardworkpaidoff11).Iattended12)theU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.Later,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI'vedone,Ihaveneverforgottenthosedaysintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignity13)inallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatissomethingweshouldhonor.
我的父母都來(lái)自墨西哥的小鎮(zhèn)。我出生于得克薩斯州的埃爾帕索城。我四歲時(shí),全家搬到了東洛杉磯的一處低收入住宅區(qū)。
盡管我們當(dāng)時(shí)要做到收支平衡都很困難,但父母仍對(duì)我和四個(gè)兄弟姐妹強(qiáng)調(diào)說(shuō),能在這樣一個(gè)充滿無(wú)限機(jī)遇的國(guó)家里落戶,我們是多么幸運(yùn)啊!他們給我們灌輸了家庭、信仰以及愛(ài)國(guó)主義的觀念。
十歲的時(shí)候,我得到了人生第一份真正的工作。我的爸爸本杰明在紙箱廠工作時(shí)背部受了傷。經(jīng)過(guò)再培訓(xùn),他成了一名發(fā)型師。他在一個(gè)規(guī)模不大的商業(yè)區(qū)租下了一個(gè)攤位,并給他的店取了個(gè)奇妙的名字:“本先生的發(fā)型”。
商業(yè)中心的老板在租金上給爸爸打了個(gè)折扣,但條件是每周打掃三次停車場(chǎng),這意味著凌晨三點(diǎn)就要起床干活。爸爸用一個(gè)看起來(lái)像除草機(jī)的小機(jī)器來(lái)收撿垃圾,而我和媽媽則要清空垃圾桶并用手拾撿散落的垃圾。打掃這個(gè)停車場(chǎng)要用兩到三個(gè)小時(shí)。我總是在回家時(shí)的車?yán)锞退恕?/p>
這份工作我干了兩年,但從中學(xué)到的東西卻讓我受用終生。我學(xué)會(huì)了自律,建立了很強(qiáng)的'職業(yè)道德。從小我就懂得了平衡生活中各種利益沖突的重要性——對(duì)我而言,就是上學(xué)、作業(yè)和工作。這在我高二那年真是很有用處。那時(shí),我在一家快餐連鎖店制作漢堡包,每周工作四十個(gè)小時(shí),同時(shí)還肩負(fù)著沉重的大學(xué)預(yù)科課程的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)。
辛勤的工作終見(jiàn)回報(bào)。我考入了美國(guó)軍事學(xué)院,接著又獲得了哈佛大學(xué)的法律和商業(yè)碩士學(xué)位。后來(lái),我進(jìn)入洛杉磯一家著名
的律師事務(wù)所并被選為加州議會(huì)參議員。在做這些工作和其他所有事情的過(guò)程中,我從未忘記過(guò)在停車場(chǎng)辛勤工作的那些日子。那段經(jīng)歷使我懂得工作無(wú)貴賤,靠自食其力來(lái)供養(yǎng)自己和家人就值得人們敬佩。Vocabulary
1.stress[stres]v.強(qiáng)調(diào),著重2.imbuev.灌輸,深深影響3.coiffuren.發(fā)式
4.littern.廢棄物,被胡亂扔掉的東西(尤指廢紙等雜物)5.acquirevt.獲得,學(xué)到6.workethic:職業(yè)道德
給予比獲得更讓人幸福......
PaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreetboywaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar,admiringit.
"Isthisyourcar,Mister?"heasked.
Paulnodded."MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywasastonished."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything?Boy,Iwish...."Hehesitated.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.Butwhatthelad1saidmadePaulquitesurprised.
"Iwish,"theboywenton,"thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."
Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenimpulsively2headded,"Wouldyouliketotakearideinmyautomobile?""Oh,yes,I'dlovethat."
Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,"Mister,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?"Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain.
"Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?"theboyasked.Heranupthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled3brother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstep,thensortof4squeezedup5againsthimandpointedtothecar."Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgonna6giveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfalltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout."
Paulgotoutandliftedtheladtothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthe
7.interestn.利益,利害關(guān)系8.inone'scase:就某人的情況而言9.flipvt.使翻轉(zhuǎn)
10.jointn.連接,結(jié)合,本文中指連鎖店11.payoff:得到好結(jié)果,取得成功12.attend[E5tend]vt.上(大學(xué)等)13.dignity[5dI^nItI]n.尊貴,高貴
threeofthembeganamemorableholidayride.
ThatChristmasEve,Paullearnedthatitwasmoreblessedtogive....
保羅收到一輛汽車,那是他哥哥送的圣誕禮物。圣誕節(jié)前夜,保羅從辦公室出來(lái)時(shí),一個(gè)街頭少年繞著那輛閃閃發(fā)亮的新車,十分羨慕。
“先生,這是你的車?”少年問(wèn)道。
保羅點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭:“這是我哥哥送我的圣誕禮物。”男孩十分驚訝:“你是說(shuō)這是你哥送你的,你一分錢也沒(méi)花?好家伙,我希望……”他停住了。保羅當(dāng)然知道男孩他希望什么。他希望能有一個(gè)那樣的哥哥。但那少年接下來(lái)說(shuō)的話卻讓保羅大吃一驚。
“我希望,”男孩繼續(xù)說(shuō):“我能成為那樣的哥哥。”保羅驚愕地看著那男孩,他沖口而出:“你要不要坐我的車去兜一兜風(fēng)?”
“哦,當(dāng)然,我愿意!”
車開(kāi)出一小段路后,男孩轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)頭來(lái),眼睛閃閃發(fā)亮地說(shuō):“先生,你是否介意把車子開(kāi)到我家門前?”保羅微笑。他想他知道男孩想干什么。那男孩肯定是要向鄰居炫耀他能坐一部大轎車回家。但是這次保羅又猜錯(cuò)了。
“你能不能把車子停在那兩個(gè)臺(tái)階前?”男孩要求。男孩跑上臺(tái)階,過(guò)了一會(huì)兒保羅聽(tīng)到他回來(lái)了,但動(dòng)作有些緩慢。他背來(lái)了他跛腳的弟弟。他讓弟弟坐在最下面的臺(tái)階上,略有些擠靠著自己,然后指著那輛車。“這就是那車,巴迪,就是我剛才在樓上對(duì)你說(shuō)的。他哥哥送他的圣誕禮物,他一分錢也沒(méi)花。將來(lái)某一天我也會(huì)送給你一輛像這樣的車,到那時(shí)候,你就能自己去看我一直努力給你描繪的那些圣誕節(jié)陳列窗里的漂亮東西了。”
保羅走下車子,把跛腳的男孩抱到車子前座。興奮得滿眼放光的哥哥也爬上車子,坐在弟弟身旁。三個(gè)人開(kāi)始了一
次令人難忘的假日兜風(fēng)。
那個(gè)圣誕節(jié)前夜,保羅體會(huì)到“施與比獲得更讓人幸
福……”
SirEdmundHillaryisfamousforbeingthefirstpersontoclimbMt.Everest(n.珠穆朗瑪峰).
WhatmanypeopledonotknowisthatSirHillarydidnotmakeittothetopofEverestthefirsttimehetried.Thefirstattemptwasacompletefailure.Hisclimbingpartyencounteredoneproblemafteranotherandmorethanhalfhisclimbingpartydied.Nonetheless(adv.雖然如此),theBritishParliament(n.議會(huì))decidedtohonorhimwithsometypeofaward.Whenheenteredthechambertoreceivehisaward,SirHillarysawthatalargepictureofEveresthadbeensetup.
Duringthestandingovation(n.熱烈歡迎)thathewasreceiving,hewalkedovertothepicture,shookhisfistatitandsaid,“Youwon,thistime.Butyouareasbigasyouareevergoingtoget.AndI'mstillgrowing.”
Wefrequentlyhearthestoriesofpeoplewhohavesucceeded.Andwefrequentlyassumethattheysucceededthefirsttime.Butinfactit'stheexactopposite.
Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththebricksoffailure.
埃德蒙·希拉里爵士是登上珠穆朗瑪峰的第一人,他因此而聞名天下。
然而,很多人并不知道,希拉里爵士第一次試著攀登珠穆朗瑪峰時(shí)并未成功登頂。第一次登山以徹底的失敗而告終。他們接二連三遇到問(wèn)題,登山隊(duì)中超過(guò)半數(shù)的人都喪生了。
盡管如此,英國(guó)議會(huì)還是決定授予他某種獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。希拉里爵士走進(jìn)議會(huì)大廳領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)時(shí),看到里面豎著一幅很大的珠穆朗瑪峰的畫。
大家起立熱烈歡迎希拉里爵士,這時(shí)他走到畫跟前,沖畫揮動(dòng)了一下拳頭,說(shuō)道:“你這次贏了。但是你就這么高,再也不會(huì)長(zhǎng),而我還在長(zhǎng)。”
我們常常聽(tīng)到成功人士的故事。我們常常以為他們第一次就成功了。但事實(shí)恰恰相反。
在無(wú)法看見(jiàn)彼岸的時(shí)候,請(qǐng)堅(jiān)信濃霧后的不遠(yuǎn)處一定是陸地……把你的目標(biāo)放在心里!
Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog1.Herbodywasnumb2.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.
AlreadyshewasthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Now,atage34,hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.
OnthatFourthofJulymorningin1952,theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwassodense3shecouldhardlyseehersupportboats.
AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboats,hermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn?tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernottoquit.Sheneverhad...untilthen.Withonlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobepulledout.
Stillwarmingherchilled
4bodyseveralhourslater,shetoldareporter,“Look,I?mnotexcusingmyself,butifIcouldhaveseenlandImighthavemadeit.”Itwasnotfatigue5oreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewasunabletoseehergoal.Twomonthslater,shetriedagain.Thistime,despitethesamedensefog,sheswamwithherfaithandhergoalclearlypicturedinhermind.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshemadeit!FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChannel,eclipsing6themen?srecordbytwohours!
當(dāng)弗洛倫斯·查德威克朝前方看去時(shí),除了一團(tuán)濃霧,她什么也看不見(jiàn)。她的身體已經(jīng)麻木,她游了快16個(gè)小時(shí)了。她是第一位游泳往返英吉利海峽的女性。現(xiàn)在她已34歲了,她的目標(biāo)是成為第一個(gè)從卡特林娜島游到加利福尼亞海岸
的女性。
1952年7月4日的早晨,大海就像個(gè)冰窖,霧濃得她連自己的支援船都看不見(jiàn)。
在靠近她的一艘船上,她的母親和教練在不斷鼓勵(lì)她。他們告訴她離岸已經(jīng)不太遠(yuǎn)了,但她的眼前只有霧。他們勸她不要放棄,她從未在中途放棄過(guò)……除了這次。她在離岸僅半英里處要求支援船把她拉上去。
幾個(gè)小時(shí)后,她還在暖著她那凍僵了的身體,她告訴記者:“聽(tīng)著,我不是為自己辯解,但是如果我能看到陸地,我是可以成功的。”打敗她的不是疲勞或者寒冷的海水,而是濃霧。她無(wú)法看到目標(biāo)。
兩個(gè)月后,她再一次嘗試。這次,盡管霧依然很濃,但是她懷著堅(jiān)定的信念,目標(biāo)清晰地呈現(xiàn)在心中。她知道濃霧后的某個(gè)地方就是陸地,而這次她成功了!弗洛倫斯·查德維克成為第一個(gè)游過(guò)卡特林娜海峽的女性,而且還比男子紀(jì)錄快了兩個(gè)小時(shí)!
Oneofmyfondestmemoriesasachildisgoingbytheriverandsittingidlyonthebank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,watchthewaterrushdownstream,andlistentothechirps1ofbirdsandtherustling2ofleavesinthetrees.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootreesbendunderpressurefromthewindandwatchthemreturngracefullytotheiruprightororiginalpositionafterthewindhaddieddown.
WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree?sabilitytobouncebackorreturntoit?soriginalposition,thewordresilience3comestomind.Whenusedinreferencetoapersonthiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecoverfromshock,depressionoranyothersituationthatstretches4thelimitsofaperson?semotions.
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareabouttosnap5?Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareatyourbreakingpoint?Thankfully,youhavesurvivedtheexperiencetolivetotalkaboutit.
Duringtheexperienceyouprobablyfeltamixofemotionsthatthreatenedyourhealth.Youfeltemotionallydrained,mentallyexhaustedandyoumostlikelyenduredunpleasantphysicalsymptoms.
Lifeisamixtureofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpoint,bendbutdon?tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.
Ameasureofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantordeal6.Withhopeforabettertomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.Theunpleasantordealmaybeeasiertodealwithiftheendresultisworthhaving.Ifthegoinggetstoughandyouareatyourbreakingpoint,showresilience.Likethebambootree,bend,butdon?tbreak.
對(duì)我而言,童年時(shí)代最珍愛(ài)的回憶就是去河邊散步、在堤岸上慵懶地閑坐。在那里,我可以盡情地享受這份恬靜和閑適,看著向下游奔涌的河水、傾聽(tīng)鳥(niǎo)鳴和樹(shù)葉的“沙沙”聲。我也會(huì)經(jīng)常注視那片竹林,由于風(fēng)的壓力,竹子會(huì)彎下身子,然而當(dāng)風(fēng)力逐漸減小乃至完全停止時(shí),它們便會(huì)優(yōu)雅地恢復(fù)到原來(lái)那種豎直狀態(tài)。
當(dāng)我回想起竹子所具有的這種恢復(fù)原狀的本領(lǐng)時(shí),“韌性”這個(gè)詞便在我的腦海中浮現(xiàn)出來(lái)。這個(gè)詞用來(lái)形容人的時(shí)候,則表示一個(gè)人具有從驚嚇、沮喪以及其它任何超越人類情感極限的狀態(tài)中從容地恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)的能力。
你是否曾覺(jué)得自己就要垮掉?你是否曾感到自己正處在崩潰的邊緣?令人欣慰的是,當(dāng)你談?wù)撨@些事情的時(shí)候,你已經(jīng)通過(guò)了這些考驗(yàn)并使生活能得以繼續(xù)了。
當(dāng)你經(jīng)歷這些考驗(yàn)的時(shí)候,你也許察覺(jué)到了對(duì)你的健康產(chǎn)生危害的復(fù)雜情緒;當(dāng)你感到萎靡不振、心力憔悴時(shí),各種討厭的病癥也很可能會(huì)接踵而來(lái)。
人生是復(fù)雜的,其中既有美好,也有痛苦;既有快樂(lè),也有悲傷。當(dāng)你下一次經(jīng)歷痛苦或悲傷的時(shí)候,當(dāng)你感到自己接近崩潰邊緣的時(shí)候,要順應(yīng)而不是使自己崩潰,盡你的全力不要讓現(xiàn)狀戰(zhàn)勝你。
心懷希望將會(huì)幫助你度過(guò)難關(guān)。當(dāng)你對(duì)一個(gè)更好的明天或者更好的狀況到來(lái)充滿希望時(shí),所有事情都不會(huì)像看上去的那么糟糕。如果結(jié)局值得擁有,你將會(huì)更容易戰(zhàn)勝那些不愉快的考驗(yàn)。