Mother's Day is a time of commemoration (纪念) and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayons scribbling "I Love You".
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be dated1to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During2, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of3. In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872by Julia Ward Howe. In 1907, Anna Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign (运动) to establish (建立) a 4Mother's Day. Ms Jarvis persuaded (说服) her mother's church in Grafton. West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary (周年纪念日) of her mother's 5, the 2nd Sunday of May. And the next year Mother's Day 6in Philadelphia. Ms Jarvis and her supporters began to7officials, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful.8 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every9. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, announced Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held on the 2nd Sunday of May each year.
While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at10throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark. Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
People live in different houses. You may know a glass house1a paper house. You may know a house made of grass and leaves. But do you know a(n)2house?
People3the first ice house years ago in North America. And then it was4to welcome some visitors. The floors, windows and walls are all5ice. It has ten bedrooms and twenty people can6there each night. The local people and visitors can7go there. They can lie on ice beds,8on ice chairs and eat from ice plates with chopsticks or forks and knives. It is usually9zero so it is very cold inside the house.10, do the visitors just sit there to keep warm? No, visitors have to11special clothes, including hats and gloves. These can make them feel warm12morning.
Workers spent about four weeks13the ice house. People can14stay in this ice house in winter. It isn't opened in summer because of the15. It is becoming popular among young people.
How did artists learn English? Here are two examples.
Zhang Ziyi, a well-known Chinese actress, had a small part in the 2001 American film Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan. The role was1for her because she couldn't speak English. Chan had to translate(翻译)2from Chinese to English for her.
3Rush Hour 2, Zhang began to study English in New York City. She also watched television and listened to music in English. She liked watching TV commercials(广告)4the actress spoke slowly and clearly.
Zhang's biggest5came when she played the starring role(主角)in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang, "It will be hard for you to express your feelings in English." But she6the part and studied harder. As a result, her role in the film was7.
Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She used to sing and write in Spanish. Many people wanted to translate her songs from Spanish to English. Shakira8, but she felt worried about losing control of her music. So she decided to write her own9in English.
Shakira studied grammar and common expressions. She also wanted to know10people use English to express their feelings. So she also read newspapers and poetry(诗歌).
Today, Shakira writes and performs her music in both Spanish and English for fans around the world.
Many years ago an old couple(夫妇) walked into a small hotel at 1:00 in the morning. "Could you 1 give us a room here? " the husband asked. A2 clerk with a big smile said," All of our rooms are3 But I can't send a nice couple like you4into the rain at 1: 00 in the morning. Would you mind5 in my room? It's comfortable and clean.
The couple6 at first, but the clerk kept on," Don't7 me.
I'll be fine." So the couple agreed. 8 the old man paid his bill the next morning, he said to the clerk," You should be the manager of the9 hotel in America. Maybe some day I'll10 one for you.
The clerk smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.
Two years passed. The clerk got a 11 from the couple. It included a ticket12 New York, asking him to visit them. The old man 13 him in New York, and took him to a great new building.
"That's the 14 I've just built for you to manage.
"You 15 be joking."
"I can assure you I am not."
The old man was William Waldorf Astor, founder of one of the world's best hotels- Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Frank was a very talkative boy, He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and1. When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.
The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much2, but he did not know what it was. His mother3, "An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure 8. The sand is put in one end, and runs
4 a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through5 an hour."
Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster." Let me 6 it, Mother," he said. "It is lazy, and will never get through."
"Oh yes, it will, my son," said his mother. "The sand moves 7 ， but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. 8 you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the 9 are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around 10 great face. This is because they keep working every 11 . They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and 12 it will take them to do it."
Later, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said," Mom, I13"His mother said," Study all the time.14 care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon.
Frank followed his mother's 15. He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.
One day an angel (天使) came across three peas. She said she could help each of them 1 a dream.
The first pea wanted to fly in the sky, and the second one's 2 was to swim in the sea. The third one said it had been 3 going to a place where it could bring happiness to others. The angel 4 them where they wanted to go. The first pea fell onto the5 after a long flight and was eaten by a hen. The second one sank into the sea and had to stay in the darkness alone all its life. The third one flew into a flower pot (花盆) whose 6 was a poor little girl. Having been ill for a long time, she was very 7 and couldn't go outside.
One day, when the girl was walking as usual in the house, she 8 a small pea plant in the flower pot. 9 the plant only had two tiny leaves, it seemed to be cheerful. When a light 10 came, it danced and seemed to be encouraging the girl to cheer up. "I will grow up like this plant and I will be better soon," she said in a confident voice. From then on, the girl stayed beside the little pea plant, watched it and talked with it. Day by day the plant grew taller and taller, and 11 the little girl became better and better. Finally, the pea plant flowered and the girl returned to her 12.
Then the angel came. The pea plant waved its leaves to her and said, "Look! My 13 has come true and I feel I'm the 14 pea in the world!" The angel smiled, "Only the dream that can 15 others will bring happiness in return!"
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
"I'll do anything to get a good photo," he often said. "I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is1." And he told the2.He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always3. "I'll travel for my work, not for 4," he told her." You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have5to look after you. Sometimes there's not even anywhere to6, and I have to sleep outside. I often don't have a good7or a bath for days. You won't like it."
"Denny, I'm not a child," his wife didn't8. "I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas."
Denny did not say anything, but he9about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, "You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I've got to take photos of wild10there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable."
His wife was very11, and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went off to12some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开的）. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her13.He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and14it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, "15, woman! I can't get you both in the picture! "
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling(奋力前进) with a large box. It was half in and half1of her car. He was a helpful and kind man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very2.”
“That's very kind of you,” the woman said. “I'm having a lot of3with it. I think it's stuck(卡住).”“Together we'll soon move it,” the man said. He4into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I'm ready.” And he began to5hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were6in the face.“Let's rest for a minute,” the man said. “I'm sorry, but it7stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said,“Let's try again. Are you ready?”8of them took hold of the box again. “One,two,three!” the man said,and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said,“You are9. It is really stuck. I don't think there's 10we can get it out of the car.” “Get it out of the car?” the woman cried, “I'm trying to get it in!”
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and other 1. Little by little, it 2 widely celebrated.
Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. 3, many people send 4 of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living 5 a pink or red rose, while those whose mothers are 6 wear a white one.
The 7 of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration for the first American Mother's Day 8 in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the 9 became popular all over the 10 and around the world.
I like English very much. I think English is very important and 1. Here are my opinions of 2English well.
I think there are many ways 3learn English. For example, asking the teacher 4 help is very helpful. One of my good 5said he had trouble 6English. His 7 English is very poor. So he reads aloud every morning. Now he can speak English very well. Watching English shows on TV can also be helpful. You can learn many words 8them. Remember "Where there is a 9, there is a way." Believe you can do it 10 .
