A boy called Tom sat near a wall with tears (眼泪) in his eyes. Mrs Bell came and asked, "What makes you so1?" Tom answered, "We will have a poetry (诗歌) competition. I don't think I can make it because other boys2me and call me ‘Slow Tom'."
In a kind3, Mrs Bell said, "Look at the snail (蜗牛) on the wall. It is slow but sure. When you4heart, think of the snail." Tom thought he could run a race with the snail. So he decided to practice his poems until the snail got to the5of the wall.
6, the day came. Tom did best in the competition. He didn't miss a word and won the prize. The headmaster (校长) asked, "How7you learn the poems so well?" "The snail on the wall taught me8to do it," said Tom. "I saw it climb up the wall little by little.9didn't stop, nor turn back, but went on. And I thought I would do the same with my task. By the time the snail had got to the top of the wall, I had learned it all." "Well done, Tom!" said the headmaster10. "Now boys, let us cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall."
This is a story of a man who worked in abig factory. I got to know him many years ago, but I never paid any attentionto him. He always wore an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag. He usuallyspent his break time and his lunchtime walking around in that old big factoryto collect the unused tins.
Today, I was fixing a machine in thefactory when this "tin man" came with his bag. As usual, he picked upthe tins. My manager was standing there to watch him. He asked the "tinman" what he was going to do with those tins. I never thought about thisquestion, because I always thought that he'd sell those tins for money. The "tinman" answered, "I will give these tins to my neighbor, because he isill and he cannot work." I was so surprised to hear that, so I asked him, "Youcollect all those tins just to help your neighbor?" "I know this doesnot help much," he said. "But I will try my best to help him."
At that time, I found myself standing infront of a great man. This "tin man" only wore a T-shirt and an oldred hat and carried a rubbish bag, but he was a great man.
We shouldn't judge a man by his appearance (外表). We should look athis heart.
WhenI was in the eighth grade, my teacher asked us to write an article about whatwe would like to do when we grew up. All I could think of was one sentence—Iwant to help other people! During the years, I met many problems. But I nevergave up. I know that to help other people I have to help myself first. Iencouraged myself after I experienced failures (失败). Finally my dream really came true. Ifound a part-time job in a charity. I began to spend my days doing things forpeople. I have a happy life. That doesn't mean that this kind of life is easy,or that my work is always enjoyable. I am happy because I am doing what I wantto do.
Whatdo you want to do? Write it down now. If you don't know, you can ask yourself, "Whatwould I do if this was the last day of my life?" Then write down the firstthing that comes to your mind, no matter (无论) how silly or impossible it is. If youhave an answer, you will know what your dream is.
Mymum
—byRebecca
She,with a serious face, sits in front of me.
Andalways tells me what I should be,
WhatI can't be.
Inher mind, I just do everything wrong.
Ican try nothing because I'm not strong.
SometimesI just think about that.
Doesn'tshe treat (对待) me just as a pet?
She'sa boring woman, she is my mum.
Andthen one day I see her,
Inthe kitchen, making supper.
Wonderfully,her hands are dancing.
Washingand cutting,
Cookingthe dinner becomes her everything.
SuddenlyI find she's beautiful.
She'san angel, my mum.
Poems are the art of language. They can express our feelings and ideas a powerful way. Everyone can enjoy the poems if he (know) some tips (建议).
Read poems aloud. Poems are "word music", an art which paints pictures with words and sounds. Since the sounds (great) increase the effect of the words, poems must be (read) aloud to provide you with the fullest joy. Make your first reading a silent one, if you like, to know the poem says. But you should read it aloud to experience the poem the (two) time.
Relax, slow down and there's no rush. Read with understanding, rather speed. As you read the lines, feel their (happy), their sadness; sense the look, smell and taste of them. By reading carefully and slowly, you will experience a response to the words.
Read it again and again. Very often we cannot (full) enjoy a poem after the first reading. So if a poem (fail) to catch your feeling the first time, give it another chance.
Life used to be fun for teenagers. They used to have money to spend, and free time to spend. They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. But for many young people, life is harder now. There is not so much money around. Things are more expensive, and it is hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to.and more interested in passing exams. They know that good exam results may get them better jobs.
Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago.They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.
For some, the answer to the unemployed is to leave home and look for work in one of the Britain's big cities. Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs.Others don't find it, and go home again.
When you read the newspapers and watch the news on televisions, it's easy to get the idea that British young people lose their jobs and are angry or in trouble. But that's not true.
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A. Some find and stay. B. Some of them still do. C. They are less interested in politics D. They try to spend less and save more. E. Jobs are difficult to find. |
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组员 |
理想职业 |
原因 |
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Mary |
时装设计师（fashion designer） |
喜欢漂亮衣服，擅长绘画 |
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Kate |
园艺工（gardener） |
喜爱植物，想让城市更美 |
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Tom |
厨师 |
为别人煮健康美味的食物 |
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你 |
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Recently we did a survey in our class in order to learn about students' dream jobs.
I hope everyone can realize their dreams in the future.
