What will you become in the future depends a lot on what you are doing to yourself now. You don't need a fortune1to tell you what your future life will be.
You can be brilliant, unforgettable or interesting2you believe that you are the3of yourself. Once you know what you want to achieve, each little step you4everyday will bring you closer to your goal. The books you have read, the television programmes that you have5to watch and the type of people you have met are what6you when you choose to create the type of person you will7in the future.
Don't8that life is easier. Don't let others get you9and stop you from achieving what you10to achieve. Be in charge of yourself11as you move towards your life goal, you will get a great12 .Don't13and let luck determine your future.14about life and your surroundings will not earn you15.
Tell yourself that you are in16and the world will not be able to hold back a person on a17path. The best golf players always are in the golf field and the best swimmers are always found in the18. They understand that they are the creators of their own self in the future.
Learn to be19. Go and discover your unique qualities and learn to move away from your 20 zone. Take vigorous (果断的)action.
Remember, you are the creator of yourself.
In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was1to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.
To his horror, he saw a totally different 3. Only 0. 5% of the land was covered with trees. "The land was as sick as a serious patient—everything was 4 due to deforestation (砍伐森林)," Salgado said 5 during a meeting on climate change in Paris.
Salgado 6 that he should do something about it. Then he 7 the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family 9 and the results are remarkable. 10, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before 11. The land has been brought back to life. The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them. They 13 cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.
"The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the 14 and I think every little bit of work 15," said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
Body language is quiet and secret and it is the most powerful language of all! It speaks louder than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 1than we realize. In fact, nonverbal communication takes up about 50% of what we really2. And body language is particularly 3 when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 4 a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 5, different societies treat the distance between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 6 contact (接触)even with friends, and certainly not with 7. People from Latin American countries, 8, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 9, it may look like a Latino is 10 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving closer. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 11—which the Latino will in return regard as 12.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 13. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from different cultures, there's a strong possibility of 14. But whatever the situation, the best 15 is to obey the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.
A few days ago, my husband observed a teenager doing yard work that his dad had told him to do. Instead of doing the task1, he wandered around there for hours, doing a 2 job.
The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him 3and how to do a good job. As a result of his 4 attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard 5wasn't clean enough when he got through.
He ruined his day because of his attitude. In addition，his dad was upset with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up 6the whole family that day.
Contrast that with a sweet lady working in a fast food 7. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me 8. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we 9 the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big 10," I hope you have a blessed day!" I thought the food tasted better because of her 11. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she 12 her tasks behind the counter.
She wasn't making a large 13, and she didn't have a powerful position either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with difficult customers. But she chose to be joyful.
I want to learn from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no applause or glory. Other people are watching me even though I might not 14 it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. The 15can make a great difference.
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with 1 problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very 2. So, what makes blogging different from writing in 3 diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 4 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 5 that he does not want to 6. It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog 7 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 8. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 9 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 10 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 11 that my sister might read it!
The biggest 12 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 13 about her in my diary, she would never know! 14, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend 15 read her blog and get a “cry”. There are also 16 to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” 17 would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would 18 respond and tell her how much they 19 her. Blogs help people 20 in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
Growing up, we are constantly reminded that young people are the most affected by technology. We prefer to1our friends in the same room rather than make eyecontact with them. We 2 using hearteye emojis (表情符号)to tell someone we fancy them, instead of spelling it out. Numerous studies show us our social media 3. However, we should at least consider that it's not only us young ones any more.
There's a rise of mothers, who like to 4 pictures sharing their babies, lifestyles and feelings along the way. While many teenagers are slowly leaving Facebook, our parents see it as a 5 to keep up with the society.
Parents' technology addiction is 6 affecting their children's behavior. 40% of mothers and 32% of fathers have 7 having phone addiction. This has led to a 8 fall in verbal interactions within families and even a9 in mothers encouraging their children. People tend to switch their attention away from those around them to 10 their phones instead.
There is no denying that I get 11 when I receive "I'll be with you shortly. " from a parent. All I want to do is ask one question, but waiting until my father puts down his phone has become a 12. We your children—know how addictive it can be and how difficult it is to switch off . Maybe you should lead by 13 and consider how much time you spend on the phone as well as how this is 14 your children and your relationship with them. Maybe in this way we can 15 our addiction together.
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The1 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 2 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we become a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to3 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. Thanks to modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 4.
Another cause is our5 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 6 people, we are always looking for ways to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 7 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also8 to the problem. We are addicted to buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 9 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 10 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the11 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 12 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 13, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 14, this is not enough to solve our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions instead of throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about15. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
Have you ever been in a rush to get to school? Have you ever not had time to eat breakfast? You are not1. Many students have this problem. So should students be allowed to eat in class?
Some schools and teachers are 2 about food and drink in classrooms. Students aren't allowed to eat 3 class. And the 4 drink that they're allowed to have in class is water. A student's water bottle has to be 5so that teachers can see that it is water that they're drinking.
Mrs. Hammond, an eighth grade English teacher says, "I don't6my students eating in class, because they leave crumbs (碎屑). But I do let my 3rd hour class eat. If they make a 7then the privilege (特权) is 8."
However, some teachers and students don't think 9is a big deal. Mrs. Deltenre, a Spanish teacher at Greenfield Junior High says, "I don't have a 10if my students eat in class. Students usually get very 11around 3rd and 4th hour, being so close to lunch. Eating in class can cause a mess, so they really just have to12after themselves. Students usually do better in school when they are 13."
Harlee Scott, a seventh grader at Greenfield,14 with Mrs. Deltenre, "I 15to eat during class. If I couldn't eat in class I would starve (饿死)."This is exaggerated (夸张的), but not eating might lead her not to16her best in class.
Teachers expect students to do well in school. Students' performance (表现) in school is 17by their level of hunger. Students can't 18their studies when they are hungry. They often 19looking at the clock. This is why we students need to eat to 20 our brain power.
“I'm bored.” You may turn your nose up at the words when a child says so. In fact, boredom is generally viewed as an unpleasant 1 state. How can anyone 2 boredom when there's so much that can and should be done?
But boredom is 3 to experience. 4 the lesson most adults tell you — boredom is for boring people — boredom is useful. It's good for you.
If kids don't 5 this out early on, they're in for a not-so-pleasant surprise in the future. Life isn't meant to be full of 6. “That's right,” a mother says to her daughter in the novel Where'd You Go, Bernadette. “You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The 7 you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.”
People used to accept that much of life was boring. 8things happen when you're bored. Once you've truly felt bored, you find yourself 9 to discovery. This is why so many useful ideas occur in the shower, when you're held captive to a routine activity. You let your mind wander and 10 it where it goes.
Of course it's not really the boredom itself that's important; it's what we 11it. When you reach your breaking point, boredom teaches you to make something happen for yourself.
Teaching children to 12 boredom will prepare them for a more realistic future. One day, 13 in a job they otherwise love, our kids may have to spend an entire day answering Friday's leftover email. This sound boring, you might conclude. It sounds like 14, and it sounds like life. Perhaps we should get used to boredom again, and use it to our15.
Parents, the most selfless people on Earth are the biggest reason for your existence. However, we often1 to appreciate(感激) their efforts. And by the time we realize this, it's 2 late. So, don't wait for any 3day to say sweet things to your parents and tell them how 4you're for whatever they've done for you.
First,5you often forget to call your parents and 6them how much you miss them, they may often feel you're not making any7to stay in touch with them.
Second, you should hug them. You can't possibly 8whatever they've done for you, but this small gesture(姿势) will9make them feel special.
Third, let your emotions out in time, because you10know, there might not be a tomorrow to express your11. We all have been mean to our 12at times, and have said things that 13them deeply. If so, all you can do is apologize (道歉) from the bottom of your 14.
Finally, 15them to know that they're the real superheroes in your life. You can never 16them enough. They've always been your17to move forward. They taught you all the small and big things about life. They always 18 you to work hard and become a successful person in life. Even though you may have19 in a race or failed in an exam, they were and still are your number one20 . So, express yourself before your parents before it's too late.
