One thorn(刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.
Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would1for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not2it, he would also cry.
One day, he went with his mother into the3. The sun shone. The grass was cut. The flowers were starting to come out.
Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A4was on his face. He wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.
"Now you must be tired and5," said his mother. "Have a good rest here and eat some cookies, I will get a beautiful red rose for you." So his mother brought the red flower to him, When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph6it,
"No, my dear," said his mother. "See how many thorns it has. You mustn't touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your7." When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and8took it away. But he was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so9that he could not use it for some time.
Ralph would never10this, From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He at last learned to do as he was told.
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Dear Fiona, Here we are on the farm of Nykonos in the south of America, and we are having a good time. We are staying in a village. There are a lot of children here. We are playing games all day. I'm writing this letter in the house you can see in the picture on the other side of this postcard. Jacqui is learning to swim, Terry is lying in the sun, John is reading a newspaper and the children in this village are playing football near the river now. What are you doing now? We are enjoying this holiday very much. See you soon! Love, Janet |
Fiona Graham 22. Park Street Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire ENGLAND |
At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids. I never studied, but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. 1 was pretty sure that once I got to the sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me.
But actually, they weren't.
When I arrived at my new class, I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there was always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer. More talented(有天资的) girls often sang solo(独唱). I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure.
Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort. Grades were still very low but improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything.
I haven't realised until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me.
No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are over seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that's really okay.
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle(挣扎;奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father's death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a, family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
Dear Mum,
Today I'm going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the messy house, I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I'm so tired, too.
I also want to tell you one thing- I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don't study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don't feel frustrated(挫败) about my grades, OK?
I have made up my mind that I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason—I want to make you a happy mum.
I love you!
Yours,
Sally
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arrive happy use miss worry |
A: You look so sad.
B: I argued with my mother. I spent too much pocket money.
A: You should talk to her and say sorry.
B: Yes, I know I should. But it's not easy.
A: It's really difficult for parents to make money.
B: You are right. What can I do to make her happy?
A: What about buying something useful for her by saving pocket money?
B: That sounds good.
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A. What's the matter with you? B. You should save pocket money. C. Thanks for your advice. D. Although she is wrong, it's not a big deal. E. What should I do? F. Now she is still angry with me. G. Could I borrow some money? |
More and more teenagers are using the Internet nowadays, but some of them aren't using it in a proper way. If you follow these suggestions, it'll be much (安全的) than you might think.
Do not give your password to others and never give your home
(地址),real name, age, school or phone number to those (陌生人).
Do not share your (私密的) information in Moments(朋友圈).
Never answer unwanted (电子邮件).
Be (小心的) when you are using public Wi-Fi or scanning QR code(扫二维码).
Never go and meet anyone you knew online you're your parents' permission and never go (单独地).
Keep a separate credit(信用) card just for (购物) online. This will make it easier to (取消) if something bad happens and your other credit cards can still be used uninfluenced.
