—____ I'll meet you at the school gate tomorrow morning.
—I think so. He ____ for it for months.
—____ I'll drive her there.
There is an older homeless woman who sometimes is sitting near where I am living, begging for money. Unfortunately, the inner city places are often being strongly 1 by younger men and women who try to 2 the space.
Whenever I see her, I make sure to give her something, and at least to talk to her for a few seconds if I have a tight 3 . When young people 4 around, I often make sure to drop a few coins into her cup while passing her a note without anybody seeing it in the 5 that they will leave her alone.
Today I was again 6 her, giving her some money and some food. I 7 before her and then kept down to ask her how she was. She 8 me by saying that she wanted to thank me not just for the 9 but for always talking to her.
She 10 how hard it was for her to have so little money that she had to 11 and that she often felt ashamed. She now has 12 for several days to talk to me and to thank me for 13 her like a human being. People walking by, sometimes dropping some money, but 14 making eye contact or talking to her make her feel even more 15 . And she said she was looking forward to me 16 by, because she knew I would look at her and have a 17 with her. I had tears in my eyes when thinking of this. Such a small 18 would mean so much to her.
I still don't know why she is on the street, and maybe one day she will 19 , but I will not ask her right away. But I will be even more on the 20 for her, making sure to talk to her as often as possible!
Gymnastics Instructor Wanted
About us
PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Club) Queensland is a not-for-profit organization established in 1948, aiming to build safer and healthier communities. We focus on young people's personal and leadership development by offering state-wide programs, services and facilities through 54 branches, two leadership development centers and two activity centers.
About the position
PCYC Burdekin currently wants gymnastics instructors, who will assist in the development and delivery of the gymnastics programs to PCYC clients.
·Casual work (approximately 20-30 hours per week)
·$28.38-$31.80 per hour (depending on previous experience and qualification—junior rate may apply)
·To be employed, you must be qualified to get a Working with Children Check or Blue Card and be willing to undertake a National Police Check.
·Applicants with intermediate accreditation (认证) from Gymnastics Queensland will be considered with priority.
What we can offer
·Free onsite parking and free access to PC 24/7 gyms
·Flexible work environment and working hours
·Opportunity to work in an established branch with a great team
Key responsibilities include
·Deliver a broad range of fun group gymnastics programs for all ages, in accordance with safety and industry-approved practice requirements.
·Contribute towards creative marketing and promotion of the gymnastics programs to maintain current participants and attract new participants.
·Ensure our gymnastics equipment is maintained and used in a safe manner.
·Instruct and assist the work of junior coaching staff.
Deadline
Applications close on 8 September, 2022. Interested? Click here to apply.
My greatest regret in life is that I failed to tell my superb teachers how much they contributed to my early education.
Ruth Hammerman taught English to the eighth-graders. She was the first to show me the rules of what Evelyn Waugh called our "rich and delicate language." She was a no-nonsense instructor. Unlike common teachers, she diagramed (用图表展示) sentences so we could know the grammar rules. She never seemed to be tired of the simple pleasures of sharing her learning.
Under her influence, I had the strong belief that language needs to be well-spoken and properly written. Yet over the years I never made the effort to find her and to express my thankfulness for what she did for me. Two years after being in her class, I began the study of Latin and French, and the foundation (基础) she provided in English grammar served me well. Sadly, I never looked back.
In high school I took advanced French in a class taught by Richard Miller, the finest teacher I have ever experienced at any level. Mr. Miller brought to his subject a surprisingly deep understanding and new analysis (分析). Reading "Phèdre", Racine's classic play, he asked us to note there were 1,654 lines in it, and then pointed out the care Racine devoted to structure. Years later I made the same point — giving Mr. Miller credit — in a college French class, and my professor was surprised by my understanding of the play. Mr. Miller taught us to enjoy literature with particular points of view. Yet I never made the effort in later years to tell him what he meant to me.
Mr. Miller is certainly long dead. If she is alive, Miss Hammerman would likely be in her 90s. In preparing this article, I tried to find her but was unsuccessful.
I am certain my act is common. People often forget to express love and thankfulness to their teachers. I ought to have told Miss Hammerman and Mr. Miller how much they did for me. I suppose they knew their work was effective because they believed in what they were doing. Now I appreciate how special they were.
It will come as no comfort to a child shivering (打哆嗦) on a playing field on a cold winter's day. But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other "structured" activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson. The difference in academic ability was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school performing better than those who hadn't.
The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said: "We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners' activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environment—perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal—that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities."
Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the children's parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.
Professor Pagani said: "We found children who had better behavior in the kindergarten class were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten. Nevertheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade." The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Professor Pagani added: "The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.
In today's motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of using the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett- "Fail again. Fail better." It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to "fail forward". We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the "sour-grape effect", which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that "sour-grape effect" is a self-protective mechanism. "Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests oppositely, it poses a serious threat to that self-image," he says. "The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing."
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don't really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. "We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C' is actually our ‘Plan A'," Sjastad says.
It doesn't mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the "sour-grape effect" may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
My family had moved into a new house with big back yard. For some time, my older brother and I had been expecting a family pet. Finally, we managed to persuade our parents that the time had come for keeping one.
Though my brother and I were of like minds about the goal of having a family member, what exactly it meant to each of us was entirely different. I was excited and happy when my parents brought home the dog, Snoopy. Despite the fun of playing with him, I knew it was really more my brother's pet than mine. I really, really wanted a cat! I tried to show my joy for getting a pet while trying to hide my disappointment that he wasn't a cat. My parents must have known how I was feeling because they suggested that I could make a wish about it.
Running to my bedroom, I made a wish sincerely that I would have a cat. Not more than a minute or two passed when I heard a faint scratching sound (轻微的抓挠声) coming from the front door. Curious, I stood up, approaching the open front door. There, sitting calmly before me was a large, white cat.
I was absolutely amazed! I went close to the white cat, and it began walking towards me. I gathered his mass into my arms and then I went into the back yard where my parents and brother were playing with Snoopy. So, Snowball joined our household that day, too.
Although my parents always denied having anything to do with Snowball's arrival, I guessed they might have. However, even if they did somehow arrange for him to appear at the front door at the very moment when I was making a wish for a cat, it would not reduce the miracle of a cat doing in my life.
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2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
4. 参考词汇：the international students 留学生 an (the) evening party 晚会
the concert hall 音乐厅
Dear Jeff ,
I'm glad to tell you that
Yours sincerely,
Li Jin
