You’resobusyeverydaythatyoudon’tpaymuchattentiontoyourhealth.I’mworriedaboutyourhealthallthetime.I’dliketogiveyousomesuggestions.Ihearwalkingisthebestsport.Yourcompanyisn’tfarfromhome,isit?Whynotwalktotheoffice?You’dbettertakeexerciseatleastonceaweek,suchasplayingtennisinthegym.Goingtoswimisalsoanicechoice,too.What’smore,it’snecessarytohavehealthyfood.Trynottostayuptoolate.Havingenoughsleepcanhelpyourbrainworkbetter.
Dad,pleaseacceptmyadvice.Ireallywishyouhealthy!
WhataGreatOlympicGames!
The29thOlympicGameshasbeenoverinBeijing,ChinaonAugust24,2008,whichhasleftagreatimpressiononthewholeworld.About204countriesandregionsattendedtheOlympicGames.IntheGames,ourChineseathleteshavewon51goldmedals,whileAmerica,36;Russia,23.Thisisthefirsttimethatwe,ChineseathleteshavewonsomanygoldmedalsinoneOlympicGames,whichmeansoursportsgamesbelongtothefirstclassintheworld!
Itisourathletes’intelligenceandotherqualitiesthathavewonthegreathonorforusChineseall!Dayswhenwewerelookeddownuponhavegoneforever!FromtheveryGames,wehaveprovedthatourgovernmenthastheabilitytoholdtheOlympicGamessuccessfully!NotonlycanweholdtheOlympicGameswell,butalsowecanperformwell.Thefacthasshowedeverythingtotheworld!Itisthesuccessful29thOlympicGamesthatdestroysthesayingofthosewhodoubtedaboutitdaysago!Whatagreat,successfulandimpressiveOlympicGames!
Everyoneneedsfriends.Afriendcangiveushelpandshareourdifficultiesandhappiness.Buthowcanwemakefriends?
First,tomakefriends,youmustbefriendlytoothers.Smileatothersandyouaresuretogetasmileinreturn.Youshouldtrytomakeastrangerfeelathomewhereverhehappenstobe.Thinkmoreofothersthanofyourselfandneverjudgeapersonbyhisappearanceandclothes.
Second,friendsshouldnegotiateinsteadofquarrel.Whenyoudon'tagreesomeone,pleasediscusswithhim.
Finally,neverbelieveinthosewholeaveyouwhenyouareintrouble.Andneverleaveyourfriendwhenheisintrouble.Remember,afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
Friendsshouldbefaithfultoeachother.Solongasyoucanputyourfriend'sinterestsinfrontofyours,youwillhavealotofgoodfriends.
Nowmoreandmorechildreninthecountrysideareoutofschool.OneOfthereasonsisthattheirparentshaven'tmuchmoneytoaffordtheirstudy.Theyhavetostayathometoearnmoneytosupporttheirfamilies.Whatapity!Andanotherreasonisthatmanyparentsthinkitisuselessforgirlstostudyandtheywouldnotlikethemtogotoschool.Ontheotherhand,somechildrenarenotinterestedintheirlessonsandwouldnotliketogotoschool.
Ithinkallthechildren,includinggirls,shouldhavetherighttoreceiveeducation.WehavethedutytolendthemahandWhentheyareintrouble.Allthepeopleshouldpayattentiontotheeducationofchildrenwhowillplayaveryimportantpartinthefutureofourcountry.
Thesayingthatpracticemakesperfectmeansthatafteryouhaveplentyofpracticeinwhatyouaredoing,youwillbeperfectinit.Hewhopracticesalotwillmastertheskillmorequicklythanhewhoseldomorhardlypractices.
Forexample,whenwelearnEnglish,wehavetolearngrammar,words,expressionsandsoon.Themostimportantthingmaybehowtoputwhatwehavelearnedintopractice.Ifyouonlylearnthegrammarrulesbyheartanddon'tdoenoughexercises,itiscertainthatyoucan'tunderstandthemperfectly.Butifyoupracticealot,maybeyouwillunderstandthemmoredeeplyandyoucanfindsomegoodmethodsofapplyingthem.MemorizingEnglishwordswhenevertimepermits,wecaneasilymemorizethemandcanevenfindawaytomemorizethemmorequickly.
Itisevidentthatpracticeisimportantforeverybody.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourstudyandwork,youshouldrememberthatpracticemakesperfect.
OneSundayTomwentfishingwithhisgrandpa.Theywereverylucky,forhisgrandpacaughtabigfish.
Tomwasabouttogobackhomewithhisgrandpacarryingthefishinawaterbucketwhenhesuddenlysawanoticebytheriversaying“NoFishing”.Tomputthefishbacktotheriveratonce.Seeingthis,hisgrandpagotmuchsurprised.
ThenTomexplainedtohisgrandpa.“Thereisanoticeoverthere.Itsays,NoFishing”.Hisgrandpanoddedandsaid,“Youareright.Wemustnotcatchfishinthewrongplace.”
Miserablechildhood,though,inasingleruneverywherehelplesswhenhissufferingsilentlychewing,butAndersonhasn'tabandonyourdreams,makegreateffortstopursuetheirownabeautifullife.Hisexperienceletustears,hissuccessletussadheartwascomforted,seethesunshinebreath.
Everyonecanfreedomofsinging,intheirownways.Anderson,inthebeautifulfairytaleandfoundhisownkingdom.Intherealworld,ifthereisnohope,nostruggleofh2,itisdifficulttofindawayout.Andersenwithhissuccesstellsus:grappling,nevergiveupyourdream,someday"uglyduckling"willbecome"whiteswan".Webelieve,inreallife,aslongasalongthedreamfootprint,tryingtochase,evenexperiencemoreanguish,enduretreatedunfairly,thataretemporary,longaftertheshellsofsuffering,canbecomeacolorfulbutterfly.
Fairytaleisbright,hard,youcancreate,hard,youcanachieve.Continuouspursuitoflife,iscolourfullifeisbrilliantgorgeouslife.
Sportskeepusfitlandfresh.Everybodylikestodoonekindoranother.Butnotallpeopleknowhowtodothemcorrectlyandsometimestheadvicewegotmaybewrong.
I'mlucky,forsincemyfirstdayatschoolIhavealwayshadagoodteacherofphysicaleducation.Ihavealwaysbeenveryh2.
Igoswimmingalmosteverydayalltheyearround,ofcourseIlikemanyothersportstoo.Iamthinkingoftakingpartinafewitemsattheschoolsportsmeetingthisautumn.
KeepingadiaryinEnglishdoesagreatdealofgoodtomyEnglishstudy.KeepingadiarycanhelpyoureviewalltheEnglishknowledgeyouhavelearned.Forexample,youmustknowthecorrectspellingofeachwordneededinthediary;youmustusethephrasescorrectlyandchoosethesuitablesentencepatterns,meanwhile,itisalsonecessarytouseyouknowledgeofgrammarinacorrectway.
KeepingadiarycanhelpyounotonlytoconsoleyourknowledgeofEnglish,buttoformthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Practicemakesperfect.Byandby,yourEnglishwritingwillbegreatlyimproved.
Somepeopleoftensaythattheylikesuccess,buttheydon'tlikehardwork.Thisisnonsense.Itisknowntoallthatthereisnoroyalroadtosuccess.Itonlydepen&onhardwork.Nopains,nogains.WeareinGradeThreenow.Itwon'tbelongbeforewetakepartintheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination.Sotimeisveryprecious.Rememberthattimewaitfornoman.
Yesterdayisgone,tomorrowhasn'tcome,onlytodayisyours.Onetodayisworthtwotomorrows.Neverputofftoday'sworktilltomorrow.
Whenstudying,don'tforgetthatRomewasn'tbuiltinaday.Hastemakeswaste.Onlypracticemakesperfect.Manyalittlemakesamickle.
Ateacherjustlikesashiningstartostudents.MissFu,oneofmyEnglishteacher,isashiningstarinmylife.
IhappenedtobeinMissFu'sclasswhenIbeganmyhighschoolyears.Atthattime,IdarednotspeakEnglishaloudinpublic,forIwasshyandmypronunciationandintonationwerepoor.Afraidofbeinglaughedat,IneverputupmyhandtoanswerthequestionsMissFuraisedinclass,evenifIhadsomegoodanswerstothem.Foratime,IevenlostinterestinpractisingspokenEnglish.WhenMissFufoundoutthereason,sheencouragedmetospeak.FirstsheboughtmesomeEnglishtapesandtoldmetolistentothemcarefully,andtrytorecitethem.Inclass,Iwasoftenaskedquestionsandgivenalotofchancestopractisespeaking.Littlebylittle,Ibecamebraveenoughtospeak,andwasnotafraidtospeakEnglishbeforeothers.MissFusmiledsweetlywhensheheardthenewsthatIhadbeenchosentotakepartinanimportantoralEnglishcontest.
WheneverIlookatthestarsinthesky,IrecognizethebrightestonethesymbolofMissFuinmyheart.MissFuwillalwaysbeashiningstarinmylife!
Newspapersandwebsitesaretwomajornewmediaintheworldtoday,bothofwhichcanprovideuswithlotsofnewsandinformation.Butthey’redifferentinsomeways.
Newspapersenjoyalongerhistoryandoftencomeoutdailywithmorereliablenewsandinformation.Theycanbecarriedandreadalmostanywhereyoulike.Somanypeoplelikereadingthem.Buttheycanonlycontaintextsandphotos.
Ontheotherhand,websitesarequitenewandpopular,especiallyamongyoungpeople.Websiteshavenotonlytextswithpicturesbutalsoaudiosandvideos,whichmakesstoriesmoreinteresting.What’smore,theyareupdatedfromtimetotime.Sothelatestnewsisalwaysseenonwebsitesinsteadofinnewspapers.ButitisnotquiteconvenientforpeoplewithoutacomputerconnectedwiththeInternettogetinformationfromwebsites.
today,therearesomanychildrenarethefamilies’onlychild,theyarebeingtheemperorandtheprincess.Becausethefamilyspoilsthemsomuch,theycangetwhattheywant,parentsdoeverythingforthem,sothechildrenbecomedependent.
Thereisabigproblemintheeducationfromparents,theyshouldnotspoiltheirchildren,letthemtobeindependent.First,parentsshouldnotdoallthethings,theyshouldaskthekidstofinishontheirown,parentscanleadthekidstofinish.Second,parentstrytocreatesomechancestoexercisethekid.Theycanaskthekidstocleanthehouse,parentscangivesmallmoney.
DearTom:
ThankyouverymuchforyourkindhelpwhenIstayedinAmerica.Withyourhelp,myEnglishhasimprovedalotandmyteachersandfriendsaresurprisedatmyfluentEnglish.
HowisMr.Smith?Iwanttoknowsomethingabouthislife.Itriedtogetintouchwithhim,butunfortunatelyIdon’thavehisaddressandcan’tconnectwithhim.Doyouhavehisemailaddressorhistelephonenumber?
Thespringfestivaliscoming.ItisanimportanttraditionalfestivalforChinese,whenallthefamilymembersgettogether.ItislikeChristmasinthewesterncountries.WouldyouliketocometofeeltheChineseculture?Iamsureyouwilllivehappilyhereandlearnalotoffunnythings.Besides,Icanalsoshowyouaroundsomeplacesofinterest.
Bestwishes!Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.
Lastweekend,IwantedtoswimintheriverthatIusuallyweninthechildhood.WhenIwentthere,Iwasshock.Theriverisnolongerlikebefore.Itwasfullofrubbish.Itseemedthattherubbishisfromthevillagersthemselves.Inordertoputtherubbishnearer,theyputallofthemintotheriver.Notonlythewaterisnotcleananymore,theriveralsosmeltbad.
Irealtouched.Whyhumanandtheenvironmentcouldn’tliveharmonious?Longtimeago,theycouldgetalongwitheachother.Whynotnow?Peoplehavetostoptheirbehaviortoharmtheenvironment.Otherwise,itwouldcausedestructiontobothsides.
ThesummerholidaywhichI’mlookingforwardtoiscoming.Whatgreatfunitistogofishing!Playingfootballisoneofmyhobbies.Icanclimbhighmountainsorridemybicycle.SometimesIcanplaychesswithmyfather.
Howinterestingmyholidaywillbe!ButmyfatherisalwaysafraidIwillbehurtbyatruck,fallintothewater,orfalloffatree.HeisalsoafraidIwillfightagainstothersorbekidnappedbybadmen.ButifI’mcarefulandpoliteenough,howcouldthesethingshappen?What’smore,Ithinkitisimpossibleforparentstokeeptheirchildreninacagelikebirdsforsafety.Imusttrymybesttopersuademyfather.