— Well, I only remember it was ____ Monday that almost all my friends started to be crazy about it.
— It ____ in Tokyo, Japan.
— Wait a minute. I'm just ____.
— He says he needs some time alone to clear his thoughts.
—Yes. Your white blouse is a perfect ____ for it.
— I can't imagine how she finished the race ____ her foot badly wounded.
—____ 4:00.
— ____. But at least you are still alive.
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last1 to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to2 her socks. Usually I said something like this:"How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are3 seeing him."
She4 me with a serious voice, "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours."
I was5 . I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 6 she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of7 her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was8 I could do for her. She9 her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to10 .
Each story is11 . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really12 . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone's story costs nothing but it is the key to healing(康复). I often13 what the woman taught me, and I14 myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I15 the power of listening.
Some people think that the debate (辩论) about school uniforms is just about whether students look cool. In fact, this problem is connected with other topics, such as student performance (表现), money, and personal choice. The school uniform debate is very important to parents, teachers, and school official—and to students, too!
Many students argue (争论) that school uniforms would save their parents' money. According to Nahla, an eighth- grader,"Kids whose families don't have a lot of money wouldn't be teased for their unfashionable clothes."Besides, some students think that uniforms would help them give much attention to learning."I think it's a great idea. Wearing uniforms would teach students that schoolwork is more important than looking good,"argues tenth-grader, Heba. Others believe that school uniforms would help students study better. In the words of a twelfth-grader named Aziza, "If all students have to wear the same uniform, they will try to impress others with their schoolwork and grades, not their clothes."
Some students are against school uniforms. They argue that uniforms would cost their parents more money, "Uniforms are expensive and can only be worn at school. My parents would still have to buy me other clothes to wear on weekends and after school,"explains ninth-grader, Sherine. According to a twelfth-grader named Susan, "School uniforms don't allow personal choice." She feels that uniforms don't allow students to be creative or express their own decisions about what to wear. Finally, many students like eleventh grader Reema say that uniforms are uncomfortable. "Students like to wear comfortable clothes," she says.
In a word, there are strong arguments on both sides of the school uniform debate. Whatever the result is, one thing is important: before making a decision about whether to require uniforms, school officials must consider the opinions of everyone — especially the students.
Martin Luther King was a black minister(牧师), who became a great leader of the civil rights movement(民权运动) in the 1950s and1960s.
King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance(非暴力抵抗). Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil rights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law(民权法) to guarantee(保证) equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.
Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever.
Being a teenager can be challenging, but it can also be exciting. You're becoming more independent and making decisions for yourself. You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better. And changes are happening throughout your body, even in your brain.
The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult. Imagine the structure (结构) of your brain is like a big road map. Lots of roads lead to different destinations(目的地). When you were a child, as you learnt new things, your brain made more and more roads to different destinations. By the time you become a teenager, many different roads lead to the most important places on the map. Now your brain's job is to make that map more efficient(有效率的).
As a result, your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain develops. If you spend hours playing video games, what skills do you use? You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to it with your hands. As you develop those skills, your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient. So, your video-game playing could be preparing you for a career such as a pilot.
This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you're good at and try what you love doing. Go out and try different activities, and stick to them if you think they're useful. Remember that with everything you do, you're shaping your brain for the future.
Imagine having an ear made out of an apple. It seems like a crazy idea from a horror movie. But it could happen in the near future.
Canadian biophysicist Andrew Pelling used an apple to grow a human ear. He thinks fruit and vegetables can be used to cheaply repair human body parts in the future.
Scientists have been trying to grow organs (器官) in labs to replace our old ones. But it is a hard job. For example, liver cells (肝细胞) can grow in a lab, but the cells still need things like blood vessels (血管) to actually work. These things have to grow inside a scaffold(支架).
In the past, scientists have used man-made materials, animal parts and even dead people as scaffolds. But that has proved to be difficult and expensive.
Pelling and his team, however, found the apple to be a cheap and easy-to-use scaffold.
They first cut an apple into the shape of an ear. Then they used a special way to take out the apple's cells and make it a scaffold. The team then added human cells to the apple, and watched it grow.
"You can implant these scaffolds into the body, and the body will send in cells and a blood supply and actually keep these things alive," Pelling said during a Ted Talk speech.
The team put the apple scaffold inside a living mouse and the mouse's cells slowly took over the pieces of apple.
Now Pelling is thinking of other fruit, plants or vegetables to use.
He says that the shape of flower petals could be perfect for repairing skin. And asparagus(芦笋) could fix a broken spine(脊柱).
Now, Pelling and his team are trying hard to put these crazy ideas into reality.
a. put the apple scaffold inside a mouse
b. add human cells to the apple scaffold
c. cut an apple into the shape of an ear
d. make the apple ear a scaffold
e. take out the apple's cells in a special way
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Recently, Chongqing Three Gorges University has held an activity n"Cell Phone Ninja (手机忍者)". They would ltheir students not to use cell phones for 21 days. It is really a cfor most students.
The activity started on April 12. Each student wvolunteered to take part in this activity got a bracelet (手环). Ithe students did not use their cell phones, there would be a photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that. If they used their cell phones, a different photo would aon the screen of the bracelet. After the last class of each day, the students sthe photos to the school's public Wechat.
More than 800 students wished to take part in this test, and 400 were chosen. After seven days, only 103 students remained. The test was set for 21 days bsome scientists believe that 21 days is long eto help people form a habit.
According to the teachers in the university, the activity was not a competition. It depended on students themselves to make the decision. The teachers hoped their students could form better study habits tactivities like this one.
Summer vacation, with no classes or examinations, is an ideal time for Australian teenagers under great pressure from their studies. To me, it is much more than just not going to school. It is also a golden opportunity to spend time with my family, because I have little time with them during the school year.
Refusing invitations to go out with friends, I chose instead to spend my last summer vacation traveling with my family to the Hawkesbury River in Western Sydney, where we have a comfortable house and a boat. Those days left a deep impression on me. It was one of the most unforgettable summer vacations of my life.
Staying on the river helped us escape the hot weather and noise of the city. During the summer vacation, my family and I rose early to go for a swim in the river and then returned to a big breakfast. The mornings were spent with family members playing cards, followed by a delicious and fresh lunch. But, from time to time, we all took part in a big game. Everybody played, including my grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters. We enjoyed water-skiing, wakeboarding(尾波滑水), tubing (坐在类似轮胎的小皮筏里漂流) and other water sport activities. These activities, which were something that our whole family enjoyed, brought us all closer together.
Many warm summer afternoons were spent peacefully reading a favorite book on a hammock (吊床) hung from a tree by the river. The days always ended with a campfire after dinner where everyone sat around enjoying each other's company(陪伴).
The river is an amazing place to relax, where you can forget about all the stresses of everyday life and simply enjoy the moment. To me, it is the perfect way to spend time together as a family during one of the best times of the year. Even so many months later, I still often think of those days.
要求:1. 演讲稿中不得出现真实的人名、地名及能够透露你个人身份的信息;2. 词数:90单词左右。开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
学生现状 | 认为父母供他们吃好穿好是应该的,不知道感恩。 |
为什么要感恩 | 一个人的成长离不开社会、父母、老师和朋友的帮助。 |
怎么感恩 | ……(至少两点) |
Good morning, boys and girls!
The topic of my speech today is "Learn to express thanks".
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Thanks for your listening!