Sometimes when you feel like the world is against you or the goals you have set for yourself are just pipe dreams (脱离实际的愿望) , what you want to do is just give up. However, Jeremy Sicile-kira will tell you a1story.
Jeremy Sicile-kira's road2high school graduation was a very difficult one. He was an autistic (患自闭症的) child, but he3thought of giving up his school life.
Jeremy's autism4him a lot. He was not able to speak, and it was hard for him to distinguish which sounds and sights to5. "I had to concentrate, although it was6for me," Jeremy said.
Jeremy used a letter board to7with other people. He took as many8as he could, besides the special needs classes. He spent a lot of time9his assignment (作业) every day after school. He tried his best to10his classmates. Jeremy made up his11to get the most of his education. His parents and teachers12him. With their help, he realized that he was as smart as his classmates13he was an autistic child.
Jeremy finished high school14and was invited to speak at the graduation. His written speech was changed15spoken words with technology. In his speech, Jeremy thanked his teachers and talked about the importance of education and the persistence of sticking to a dream.
I used to be shy and my first day at the new school made me look stupid in front of the class. The teacher asked me to write my name and address on the blackboard. I knew my name and address, knew how to write them, knew how to spell them, but standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many girls and boys looking at me made me nervous. I was unable to write a single letter.
"Write your name," the teacher said to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write my name, my mind went empty. I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. "Just forget about us and write your name and address," said the teacher. I wanted to write but my hand refused to move. The children began to whisper. "Don't you know your name?" asked the teacher. I looked at her and could not answer. The teacher stood up and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence (自信) .
She put her hand softly on my shoulder and asked, "What's your name?"
"Richard Wright," I whispered. I spelled my name very quickly.
"Now, can you write?"
"Yes, madam."
Again, I turned to the blackboard. I wrote my name and address down quickly and correctly.
"Good boy. You may go to your seat," said the teacher.
Today I can still remember my teacher's words and encouragement. They meant a lot to me.
Hello, everyone. I'm very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I'm a bit nervous as I've never made a speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows!
As we all know, this is the school leavers' party and it's time to say goodbye to everyone. We' re sorry to leave you at the end of our junior high school education and we promise that we'll never forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.
I'd like to thank three groups of people for the three things I've learnt while I am a pupil at our school. The three things are friendship, love and knowledge.
The first group is my friends and what I've learnt is the importance of friendship. We've worked hard together and we've even shared some difficult times together but we've also had a lot of fun. Many of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close friendships. But friends don't have to see each other all the time. Sometimes the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We'll always stay in touch.
The second group is our parents and grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown to us during our years at junior high school, for making homes where we feel both safe, and relaxed, and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days. We also thank you for your help with our homework. How many of us owe our good grades to the suggestions you have made during those long evenings?
And finally, the third group is our teachers. We can never pay you back for your kindness, your patience and gift of knowledge which you have offered us. Sometimes you've made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and you'll always be our role models.
There's a saying from Ireland which is a favorite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven't met yet. I couldn't say it better myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish you success in the future.
A: Susie, did Rob tell you about his sister? She graduated from high school last Saturday.
B: Yes! Rob told me. He is a proud big brother.
A: His sister must be really smart.
B: Yes, she's going to a very good university next year. Did you know my brother graduated last month?
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B: No. From college!
A: Congratulations to your brother!
B: Yes, I did. My whole family went! We clapped (鼓掌) a lot for my brother.
A: You are really proud of him.
B: Yes. My brother started college 30 years after he graduated from high school! That's not easy!
A: That's really brave. Good for him. Did you give him a graduation gift?
B: Yes. I bought him a smartphone!
A: All I got was a dictionary.
B: Maybe you should go back to school so you can graduate again!
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A. From high school? B. Did you go to his graduation? C. He was much older than most students. D. I heard she was the best student in her class. E. Wow, graduation gifts today are really good! F. When did your sister graduate from high school? |
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Hello, everyone. I'd like to talk about my life in our school. We will in a few weeks. I think it is a good for me to say "Thanks" to our school, all the teachers，classmates and school workers.
Our school is very beautiful. I have spent the three years here. And I really hope she will be better and better. For me，the most people are all the teachers who are so knowledgeable and experienced. You are always kind and , patient and responsible. I will never forget your . I'm also to my classmates and friends who are very hard-working. I hope everyone will enter his high school.
In the end，I'd like to give my special "Thanks" to all the in our school. Thank you for you have done for us!
Thank you for your listening. And good luck to you!
Mrs. Yao is a wonderful teacher. She tried to make learning fun for us, so she added singing and dancing into our class. On the other hand, she was very strict with us. If we didn't finish our homework, we should get a detention (放学后留校) .
In our life, Mrs. Yao was also a teacher that we all trusted. Once we took a trip to Shanghai. I fell down on the wet hotel bathroom floor. My hand got hurt. One of my roommates quickly got Mrs. Yao while another stayed to help me stop the blood. Mrs. Yao came with a few hotel workers. Clearly, the workers were very angry because I made the towels and the bed dirty. Mrs. Yao, like a bear protecting her baby, asked to speak with their boss. Soon the boss showed up. Being the super teacher that we trusted, Mrs. Yao soon had the problem solved. Mrs. Yao came back to me later. She checked my hand carefully and said, "Don't be worried. I will always be here for all of you."
Also she saw my potential (潜能) for learning Chinese. I felt thankful to her.
