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英语高中作文背篇一:高中英语作文背诵句子
国庆打印并背诵句子
写好主语
1.
Iaseettheirfriendsandlookthroughbooksandmagazines.
4.某中学生英语刊物举办《学校生活》征文活动,请根据下面四幅图画的内容,写一篇100词左右的短文应征,可适当发表自己的观点。注意:1.图中人物小芳和爸爸;2.参考词汇:地狱hell;抱怨
complain
Oneday,justbeforegoingtoschoolasusual,aschoolgirl,XiaoFangcomplainedtoherfather,whowasreadinganewspaper,sayingschoollifenowadayswasdull,shehatedgoingtoschoolandthatschoolwasjustlikethehell.Onhearingwhathisdaughtersaid,Father,silentallthetime,saidthatitwastimeshewenttoschoolwithallhercomplaintsover,forinthefather’seyes,noonecouldchangethepresentsituation.
There’snodoubtthatalmostallstudentsdislikeschoollifetoday,buteveryonehastheresponsibilitytoendtheexamination-orientededucation.Schoollifeshouldbeinterestingandcolorful,justasthesayinggoes,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”
5.高三年级是高中生活的最后一年,在这一年中,学生们要面临着沉重的升学压力。因此,很多学生下课后也坐在教室里用功,但学习效率和成绩并不理想。由此你想告诉他们:适当的休息很有必要。现在就请你以“ATen-minuteBreak”为主题,按下列要点写一篇短文,让这些同学从中有所启发。短文的要点如下:
1.十分钟的课间休息很有必要。
2.要注意适当的休息方式。
3.你是怎样利用这十分钟的。
注意:①开头已经给出,不计入总词数;②字数100字左右。
ATen—minuteBreak
AsaSeniorThreestudent,timeseemsmuchlimited.______________________________
ATen-minuteBreak
AsaSeniorThreestudent,timeseemsmuchlimited.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentstrytostudyfromearlymorningtilllateafternoon,evenduringtheten-minutebreak.Inmyopinion,totakeaten-minutebreak
betweenclassesisdefinitelynecessary.Otherwisewewillfeeltiredbothphysicallyandmentally.
Duringtheten-minutebreak,wedosomethingtogetridoftiredness.Whatweneedistohavearealrest,insteadofgettingmoretired.Sodoingnothingtiringinthatperiodisreallygoodforus.
Myten-minutebreakisalwayspleasing.SometimesIdosomesimpleexercises.SometimesIhaveafreechatwithmyclassmatesorjusttakeawalkoutside.Whenthenextclassbegins,Ifeelfreshagain.
6.阅读下面漫画,先对漫画的内容进行描述,然后
对这一现象发表自己的看法。(100词左右)
Wordsforpossibleuse:西瓜:water-melon清洁
工人:dustman垃圾箱:dustbin
Theboyandthegirlinthepicturesatonabench
talkingmerrilywhileeatingawater-melon.Whenthey
wentawaytheyleftthemelon’sskinonthebench,
makingitverydirty.Theydidn’twanttotakeany
troublethrowingitintothedustbinalthoughitwasvery
nearwheretheyweresitting.Instead,theysaidthattherewouldbesomeonewhoshouldcleantherubbish.
However,whattheydidviolatepublicmorality.Ifeveryonebehavesinthisway,theworldwillbeabigrubbishdumpwithfilesflyingroundandpeoplewillliveinaworldofdiseases.Besides,dustmenwillhaveaveryveryhardjobtocleantheworldwelivein.
7.下面是某中外合资企业刊登在昨天ChinaDaily上的一则招聘广告。officesecretary,withexperienceinbookkeeping,typewriting,publicrelations,operatingpc(personalcomputer)Address,age,healthandeducation,A518,CharlieOffice
请根据广告中所提出的招聘职务、应聘条件和你自己的简要情况及你对所聘职业的看法,用100个左右的单词写一封自荐信。联系地址:A518CharlieOffice。假定你的名字是李华,通信处是西安市745信箱(P.O.Box745)。你写信的时间为2009年1月10日。
P.O.BOX745
Xi’anCity
Jan.10,2009
A518
CharlieOffice
Gentlemen,
I'vereadyouradvertisementinyesterday'sChinaDaily.IfeelIamfitforthejobneededinyourcompany.I'm20yearsoldandingoodhealth.
Aftergraduatingfromamiddleschool,ItaughtmyselfEnglishfortwoyears.Istudiedbookkeeping,typewritingandpublicrelations.I'mgoodatbothoperatingpersonalcomputerandEnglishinlisteningandspeaking.I'minterestedinthepositionofasecretary.
Iwantverymuchtobeacceptedbyyourcompany.I'llworkhardandIcanbeamemberinyourcompany.
Yours,
LiHua
WearegoingtohaveanEnglish-speakingcontestforseniorstudentssoastoimproveouroralEnglish.Itwillbeheldinauditoriumonthe5thfloorintheteachingbuildingat4:00pm.,June9th.Thosewhowanttotakepartinthecontestaresupposedtocometosignupattheofficeofthestudents’UnionbeforeMay25th.Alltheseniorstudentsarewelcometojoininthecontest.Thefirstfivewinnerswillbegivenprizes.Pleasetryyourbestandgetreadyintime.
Wishyousuccess!
Thestudents’Union
9.为了配合植树节活动,一家英文杂志社邀请中学生参与环境保护的讨论。假设你是李华,请根据下面四幅图,介绍你家乡的变化,向杂志社投稿,呼吁大家植树造林,保护环境。
注意:1.词数100左右。2.信的开头已为你写好,词数不计入总词数内。
3.参考词汇:wasteland荒漠;sandstorm沙尘暴;environment环境。
Deareditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthechangesinmyhometown.Inthepastmyhometownusedtobeabeautifulplace.Treesgrewthicklyonallthehillsaroundthevillage.Inordertobuildhousesandgrowmorecrops,treeswereallcutdown,butnonewereplanted.Astimewentby,thewholeforestwasalmostdestroyed.
Gradually,thegreenhillshavechangedintowasteland.Asaresult,sandstormsstruckusnoandthen,fromwhichwesufferedalot.Manyofthepeoplehadtoleave.So,Idohopeallthepeopleshouldrealizetheimportanceofcaringaboutourenvironment.What’smore,weshouldtakecareoftheforestsandplantmoretreesinsteadofcuttingdowninordertomakeourlifebetter.
Yours,
Lihua
10.假设你是李华,住在泉州。你的澳大利亚笔友Eric来信谈到了他所居住的城市,并希望了解
2.词数100左右。信的开头与结尾已为你写好,不计入词数。
参考词汇:台湾海峡TaiwanStraight
DearEric,
It’sverykindofyoutowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourbeautifulcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownQuanzhou.
ThecitystandsonthewestbankoftheTaiwanStraight.Itisabeautifulplaceforpeopletolivein.Itseconomyhasbeendevelopingrapidlyinthepasttenyears.Newfactories,houses,roadsandbridgeshavebeenbuilt.Moreschoolsandhospitalsareavailableforitspeople.However,therearestillsomeproblems,suchaswater,airandnoisepollutionandheavytrafficinrushhours.Inmyopinion,Quanzhoushoulddevelopitseconomyscientifically.Iwouldalsothinkthatthegrowthofitshousingconstructionshouldbebroughtundercontrolsothatwe’llhaveabetterhometowninfuture.
Yours,
Lihua
11.现在的父母都望子成龙,他们要求自己的子女除上学外,还要学习许多其他的东西,加重了儿童的身心负担。请根据下图所描述的情景,写一篇短文,对这一现象作一分析并说说你的看法和态度。
字数:100一120.’
生词:围棋:chess书法:calligraphy
Nowadays,thesocietyisdevelopingfastandmany
parentsacrossChinawanttheirchildrentocopewiththisrapidchangeandbewellpreparedfortheirfuture.Besidetheirregularstudiesinschools,theirparentswantthemtoattendallkindsofotherclassessuchaspianoclass,danceclass,artsclass,calligraphyclassandchessclass,layingaheavyburdenontheirshoulders.Asaresult,thechildrenalmosthavenotimetoplay.
Idon'tthinkthisisright.Ibelieveparentsshouldlettheirchildrendeveloptheirtalentbytheirownchoiceandinterestsandgivethemenoughtimeandspacetolearnwhattheywantto.So,thechildrencanhaveahappyandenjoyablelife.
12.
注意:1.词数:100左右。2.参考词汇:调查survey;家庭教师tutor;学费tuition;经济地economically;视野outlook
英语高中作文背篇三:高中生英语必背美文(中英文对照)
Asateenager,IfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebelliousout-side,butIwantedtobelikedinside.OnceIlefthometohitch-hike2toCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelope.Thetripwasn?teasy,andthereweremanytimesIdidn?tfeelsafe.Onesituationinparticularkeptmegratefultostillbealive.WhenIreturnedhome,Iwasdifferent,notsooutwardlysureofmyself.
Iwashappytobehome.ButthenInoticedthatPenelope,whowasstayingwithus,waswearingmyclothes.Andmyfamilyseemedtolikeherbetterthanme.IwonderedifIwouldbemissedifIweren?tthere.Itoldmymom,andsheexplainedthatthoughPenelopewasalovelygirl,noonecouldreplaceme.Ipointedout,“SheismorepatientandisneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.”Mymomsaidthesewerewonderfulqualities,butIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmyrole.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmyfaults—andthereweremany-Iwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn?tbereplaced.
Ibecameasearcher,wantingtofindoutwhoIwasandwhatmademeunique.Myviewofmyselfwaschanging.Iwantedasolidbasetostartfrom.Istartedtoresist3pressuretoactinwaysthatIdidn?tlikeanymore,andIwasdelightedbywhoIreallywas.Icametofeelmuchmoresurethatnoonecanevertakemyplace.
Eachofusholdsauniqueplaceintheworld.Youarespecial,nomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.Soforgetaboutbeingreplaced.Youcan’tbe.
当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候,觉得自己总是让人失望。从外表上看,我似乎很叛逆,但是在内心深处,我是如此地渴望被人疼爱。
有一次我离开了家和我的朋友佩内洛普搭便车去了加利福尼亚。这次旅行并不轻松,而且有很多次我感觉不安。有一次的突发状况让我一直庆幸自己还活着。回到家,我发觉自己变了,看上去不那么自信了。
我很高兴能回到家,但不久我注意到和我们一起的佩内洛普穿着我的衣服,而且我父母看上去更喜欢她,我想知道如果我不在家的话他们是否会想念我。后来,我把我的想法告诉了母亲,她说尽管佩内洛普是个可爱的女孩,但她始终不能取代我,我说:“她比我有耐心而且无论何时看上去她都比我要整洁大方。”母亲说这些都是非常好的优点,但我却是惟一个能扮演好自己角色的人。母亲让我感到尽管我有缺点———似乎还很多———但是,我被家中每一个人爱着,谁也无法取代。
我成了一个探寻者,想要知道自己到底是谁,又是什么让我变得独一无二。我的人生观开始改变。我需要一个坚固的基础来发展,我忍受住压力,不再做自己不喜欢做的事。而且我为真实的我感到高兴。渐渐地我越发肯定自己无可替代。每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置。无论别人说什么,你自己怎么想,你都是特别的。所以,不要担心自己会被取代,因为你永远是惟一的。
太多的时候,我们总认为光明就在脚下,就在不远的前方,于是忘了去仰望头顶的那片天……
Ifyouputabuzzard1)inapen2)sixtoeightfeetsquareandentirelyopenatthetop,thebird,inspiteofitsabilitytofly,willbeanabsoluteprisoner.Thereasonisthatabuzzardalwaysbeginsaflightfromthegroundwitharunoftentotwelvefeet.Withoutspacetorun,asisitshabit,itwillnotevenattempt3)tofly,butremainaprisonerforlifeinasmalljailwithnotop.
Theordinarybatthatfliesaroundatnight,whoisaremarkablenimble4)creatureintheair,cannottakeofffromalevelplace.Ifitisplacedonthefloororflatground,allitcandoistoshuffle5)abouthelplesslyand,nodoubt,painfully,untilitreachessomeslightelevation6)fromwhichitcanthrowitselfintotheair.Then,atonce,ittakesofflikeaflash.
Abumblebee7)ifdroppedintoanopentumbler8)willbethereuntilitdies,unlessitistakenout.Itneverseesthemeansofescapeatthetop,butpersists9)intryingtofindsomewayoutthroughthesidesnearthebottom.Itwillseekawaywherenoneexists,untilitcompletelydestroysitself.
Inmanyways,therearelotsofpeoplelikethebuzzard,thebatandthebumblebee.Theyarestrugglingaboutwithalltheirproblemsandfrustrations10),notrealizingthattheanswerisrightthereabovethem.
如果把一只秃鹫放在一个6~8平方英尺的无顶围栏里,这只大鸟尽管会飞,也绝对会成为这栏中之囚。原因是秃鹫从地面起飞前总要先助跑10~12英尺的距离。这是它的习惯,如果没有了足够的助跑空间,它甚至不会尝试去飞,只会终身困囿于一个无顶的小囚笼中。
晚上飞来飞去的普通的蝙蝠,本是一种在空中极其敏捷的动物,但却无法在平地上起飞。如果被放在地板或平坦的地面上,它就只会无助地挪动,毫无疑问这样很痛苦。除非它到了稍高的位置,有了落差,才可以立刻闪电般地起飞。一只大黄蜂如果掉进了一个敞口平底玻璃杯里,除非有人把它拿出来,否则它就会一直呆在里边直到死去。它永远不知道可以从杯口逃出,只坚持试图从杯底的四壁寻找出路。它会在根本不存在出口的地方寻找出路,直到彻底毁了自己。其实在很多方面,很多人也像秃鹫、蝙蝠和大黄蜂一样,使尽浑身解数试图解决问题、克服挫折,却没有意识到解决之道就在正上方。Vocabulary
1.buzzardn.[动]秃鹫2.pen[pen]n.围栏,围圈3.attemptvt.尝试,企图4.nimbleadj.敏捷的
6.elevationn.高地,海拔7.bumblebeen.[动]大黄蜂8.tumblern.(平底)玻璃杯9.persistvi.坚持,持续10.frustrationn.失败,挫折
BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninElPaso,Texas,andwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.
Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressed1)tomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.Theyimbued2)inustheconceptsoffamily,faithandpatriotism.IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydad,Benjamin,injuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.HerentedspaceinalittlemallandgavehisshopthefancynameofMr.Ben'sCoiffure3).
TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek,whichmeantgettingupat3a.m.Topickuptrash,Dadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikealawnmower.MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitter4)byhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I'dsleepinthecaronthewayhome.
Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetime.Iacquired5)disciplineandastrongworkethic6),andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife'scompetinginterests7)—inmycase8),school,homeworkandajob.Thisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekflipping9)burgersatafast-foodjoint10)whiletakingafullloadofpercolatecourses.
Thehardworkpaidoff11).Iattended12)theU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.Later,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI'vedone,Ihaveneverforgottenthosedaysintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignity13)inallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatissomethingweshouldhonor.
我的父母都来自墨西哥的小镇。我出生于得克萨斯州的埃尔帕索城。我四岁时,全家搬到了东洛杉矶的一处低收入住宅区。
尽管我们当时要做到收支平衡都很困难,但父母仍对我和四个兄弟姐妹强调说,能在这样一个充满无限机遇的国家里落户,我们是多么幸运啊!他们给我们灌输了家庭、信仰以及爱国主义的观念。
十岁的时候,我得到了人生第一份真正的工作。我的爸爸本杰明在纸箱厂工作时背部受了伤。经过再培训,他成了一名发型师。他在一个规模不大的商业区租下了一个摊位,并给他的店取了个奇妙的名字:“本先生的发型”。
商业中心的老板在租金上给爸爸打了个折扣,但条件是每周打扫三次停车场,这意味着凌晨三点就要起床干活。爸爸用一个看起来像除草机的小机器来收捡垃圾,而我和妈妈则要清空垃圾桶并用手拾捡散落的垃圾。打扫这个停车场要用两到三个小时。我总是在回家时的车里就睡着了。
这份工作我干了两年,但从中学到的东西却让我受用终生。我学会了自律,建立了很强的'职业道德。从小我就懂得了平衡生活中各种利益冲突的重要性——对我而言,就是上学、作业和工作。这在我高二那年真是很有用处。那时,我在一家快餐连锁店制作汉堡包,每周工作四十个小时,同时还肩负着沉重的大学预科课程的学习任务。
辛勤的工作终见回报。我考入了美国军事学院,接着又获得了哈佛大学的法律和商业硕士学位。后来,我进入洛杉矶一家著名
的律师事务所并被选为加州议会参议员。在做这些工作和其他所有事情的过程中,我从未忘记过在停车场辛勤工作的那些日子。那段经历使我懂得工作无贵贱,靠自食其力来供养自己和家人就值得人们敬佩。Vocabulary
1.stress[stres]v.强调,着重2.imbuev.灌输,深深影响3.coiffuren.发式
4.littern.废弃物,被胡乱扔掉的东西(尤指废纸等杂物)5.acquirevt.获得,学到6.workethic:职业道德
给予比获得更让人幸福......
PaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreetboywaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar,admiringit.
"Isthisyourcar,Mister?"heasked.
Paulnodded."MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywasastonished."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything?Boy,Iwish...."Hehesitated.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.Butwhatthelad1saidmadePaulquitesurprised.
"Iwish,"theboywenton,"thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."
Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenimpulsively2headded,"Wouldyouliketotakearideinmyautomobile?""Oh,yes,I'dlovethat."
Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,"Mister,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?"Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain.
"Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?"theboyasked.Heranupthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled3brother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstep,thensortof4squeezedup5againsthimandpointedtothecar."Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgonna6giveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfalltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout."
Paulgotoutandliftedtheladtothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthe
7.interestn.利益,利害关系8.inone'scase:就某人的情况而言9.flipvt.使翻转
10.jointn.连接,结合,本文中指连锁店11.payoff:得到好结果,取得成功12.attend[E5tend]vt.上(大学等)13.dignity[5dI^nItI]n.尊贵,高贵
threeofthembeganamemorableholidayride.
ThatChristmasEve,Paullearnedthatitwasmoreblessedtogive....
保罗收到一辆汽车,那是他哥哥送的圣诞礼物。圣诞节前夜,保罗从办公室出来时,一个街头少年绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车,十分羡慕。
“先生,这是你的车?”少年问道。
保罗点点头:“这是我哥哥送我的圣诞礼物。”男孩十分惊讶:“你是说这是你哥送你的,你一分钱也没花?好家伙,我希望……”他停住了。保罗当然知道男孩他希望什么。他希望能有一个那样的哥哥。但那少年接下来说的话却让保罗大吃一惊。
“我希望,”男孩继续说:“我能成为那样的哥哥。”保罗惊愕地看着那男孩,他冲口而出:“你要不要坐我的车去兜一兜风?”
“哦,当然,我愿意!”
车开出一小段路后,男孩转过头来,眼睛闪闪发亮地说:“先生,你是否介意把车子开到我家门前?”保罗微笑。他想他知道男孩想干什么。那男孩肯定是要向邻居炫耀他能坐一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。
“你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前?”男孩要求。男孩跑上台阶,过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了,但动作有些缓慢。他背来了他跛脚的弟弟。他让弟弟坐在最下面的台阶上,略有些挤靠着自己,然后指着那辆车。“这就是那车,巴迪,就是我刚才在楼上对你说的。他哥哥送他的圣诞礼物,他一分钱也没花。将来某一天我也会送给你一辆像这样的车,到那时候,你就能自己去看我一直努力给你描绘的那些圣诞节陈列窗里的漂亮东西了。”
保罗走下车子,把跛脚的男孩抱到车子前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子,坐在弟弟身旁。三个人开始了一
次令人难忘的假日兜风。
那个圣诞节前夜,保罗体会到“施与比获得更让人幸
福……”
SirEdmundHillaryisfamousforbeingthefirstpersontoclimbMt.Everest(n.珠穆朗玛峰).
WhatmanypeopledonotknowisthatSirHillarydidnotmakeittothetopofEverestthefirsttimehetried.Thefirstattemptwasacompletefailure.Hisclimbingpartyencounteredoneproblemafteranotherandmorethanhalfhisclimbingpartydied.Nonetheless(adv.虽然如此),theBritishParliament(n.议会)decidedtohonorhimwithsometypeofaward.Whenheenteredthechambertoreceivehisaward,SirHillarysawthatalargepictureofEveresthadbeensetup.
Duringthestandingovation(n.热烈欢迎)thathewasreceiving,hewalkedovertothepicture,shookhisfistatitandsaid,“Youwon,thistime.Butyouareasbigasyouareevergoingtoget.AndI'mstillgrowing.”
Wefrequentlyhearthestoriesofpeoplewhohavesucceeded.Andwefrequentlyassumethattheysucceededthefirsttime.Butinfactit'stheexactopposite.
Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththebricksoffailure.
埃德蒙·希拉里爵士是登上珠穆朗玛峰的第一人,他因此而闻名天下。
然而,很多人并不知道,希拉里爵士第一次试着攀登珠穆朗玛峰时并未成功登顶。第一次登山以彻底的失败而告终。他们接二连三遇到问题,登山队中超过半数的人都丧生了。
尽管如此,英国议会还是决定授予他某种奖励。希拉里爵士走进议会大厅领奖时,看到里面竖着一幅很大的珠穆朗玛峰的画。
大家起立热烈欢迎希拉里爵士,这时他走到画跟前,冲画挥动了一下拳头,说道:“你这次赢了。但是你就这么高,再也不会长,而我还在长。”
我们常常听到成功人士的故事。我们常常以为他们第一次就成功了。但事实恰恰相反。
在无法看见彼岸的时候,请坚信浓雾后的不远处一定是陆地……把你的目标放在心里!
Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog1.Herbodywasnumb2.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.
AlreadyshewasthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Now,atage34,hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.
OnthatFourthofJulymorningin1952,theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwassodense3shecouldhardlyseehersupportboats.
AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboats,hermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn?tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernottoquit.Sheneverhad...untilthen.Withonlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobepulledout.
Stillwarmingherchilled
4bodyseveralhourslater,shetoldareporter,“Look,I?mnotexcusingmyself,butifIcouldhaveseenlandImighthavemadeit.”Itwasnotfatigue5oreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewasunabletoseehergoal.Twomonthslater,shetriedagain.Thistime,despitethesamedensefog,sheswamwithherfaithandhergoalclearlypicturedinhermind.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshemadeit!FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChannel,eclipsing6themen?srecordbytwohours!
当弗洛伦斯·查德威克朝前方看去时,除了一团浓雾,她什么也看不见。她的身体已经麻木,她游了快16个小时了。她是第一位游泳往返英吉利海峡的女性。现在她已34岁了,她的目标是成为第一个从卡特林娜岛游到加利福尼亚海岸
的女性。
1952年7月4日的早晨,大海就像个冰窖,雾浓得她连自己的支援船都看不见。
在靠近她的一艘船上,她的母亲和教练在不断鼓励她。他们告诉她离岸已经不太远了,但她的眼前只有雾。他们劝她不要放弃,她从未在中途放弃过……除了这次。她在离岸仅半英里处要求支援船把她拉上去。
几个小时后,她还在暖着她那冻僵了的身体,她告诉记者:“听着,我不是为自己辩解,但是如果我能看到陆地,我是可以成功的。”打败她的不是疲劳或者寒冷的海水,而是浓雾。她无法看到目标。
两个月后,她再一次尝试。这次,尽管雾依然很浓,但是她怀着坚定的信念,目标清晰地呈现在心中。她知道浓雾后的某个地方就是陆地,而这次她成功了!弗洛伦斯·查德维克成为第一个游过卡特林娜海峡的女性,而且还比男子纪录快了两个小时!
Oneofmyfondestmemoriesasachildisgoingbytheriverandsittingidlyonthebank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,watchthewaterrushdownstream,andlistentothechirps1ofbirdsandtherustling2ofleavesinthetrees.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootreesbendunderpressurefromthewindandwatchthemreturngracefullytotheiruprightororiginalpositionafterthewindhaddieddown.
WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree?sabilitytobouncebackorreturntoit?soriginalposition,thewordresilience3comestomind.Whenusedinreferencetoapersonthiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecoverfromshock,depressionoranyothersituationthatstretches4thelimitsofaperson?semotions.
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareabouttosnap5?Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareatyourbreakingpoint?Thankfully,youhavesurvivedtheexperiencetolivetotalkaboutit.
Duringtheexperienceyouprobablyfeltamixofemotionsthatthreatenedyourhealth.Youfeltemotionallydrained,mentallyexhaustedandyoumostlikelyenduredunpleasantphysicalsymptoms.
Lifeisamixtureofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpoint,bendbutdon?tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.
Ameasureofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantordeal6.Withhopeforabettertomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.Theunpleasantordealmaybeeasiertodealwithiftheendresultisworthhaving.Ifthegoinggetstoughandyouareatyourbreakingpoint,showresilience.Likethebambootree,bend,butdon?tbreak.
对我而言,童年时代最珍爱的回忆就是去河边散步、在堤岸上慵懒地闲坐。在那里,我可以尽情地享受这份恬静和闲适,看着向下游奔涌的河水、倾听鸟鸣和树叶的“沙沙”声。我也会经常注视那片竹林,由于风的压力,竹子会弯下身子,然而当风力逐渐减小乃至完全停止时,它们便会优雅地恢复到原来那种竖直状态。
当我回想起竹子所具有的这种恢复原状的本领时,“韧性”这个词便在我的脑海中浮现出来。这个词用来形容人的时候,则表示一个人具有从惊吓、沮丧以及其它任何超越人类情感极限的状态中从容地恢复过来的能力。
你是否曾觉得自己就要垮掉?你是否曾感到自己正处在崩溃的边缘?令人欣慰的是,当你谈论这些事情的时候,你已经通过了这些考验并使生活能得以继续了。
当你经历这些考验的时候,你也许察觉到了对你的健康产生危害的复杂情绪;当你感到萎靡不振、心力憔悴时,各种讨厌的病症也很可能会接踵而来。
人生是复杂的,其中既有美好,也有痛苦;既有快乐,也有悲伤。当你下一次经历痛苦或悲伤的时候,当你感到自己接近崩溃边缘的时候,要顺应而不是使自己崩溃,尽你的全力不要让现状战胜你。
心怀希望将会帮助你度过难关。当你对一个更好的明天或者更好的状况到来充满希望时,所有事情都不会像看上去的那么糟糕。如果结局值得拥有,你将会更容易战胜那些不愉快的考验。