theheroinmyheart
wealwaysadmirethoseheroes.theycanguideusinlife.theheroinmyheartisMichaelPhelps.heisreallygreat.weallknowthathegot8goldmedalsinthe2008olympics.butmaybeyoudon'thowhardhetrainedbeforeit.hesaid"iknownoonetrainsharderthanme."whenhischildhooddidn'tgowell,hewasalwayscheatedbyhisclassmatesforhisbigearsandlongarms.buthefacedthedifficultyheardon,thatisthereasonwhythathecouldsuccesstoday.soireallyadmirehim,ilearntalotfromhim.soiwillstudyveryhardfromnowon
TheinventionsofThomasEdison
Wheneveryouturnonalight,listentorecordedmusic,orwatchamotionpictureyouareenjoyingoneofthediscoveriesofThomasAlvaEdison.Infact,it\'sdifficulttogothroughasingledaywithoutusingoneofhismanyimportantdiscoveries.Havingreceived1093patentsinhislifetime,Edisonhelpeduscommunicatebetterthroughhisimprovementstothetelegraphandtelephone.Hebroughtmusicintoourhomeswithhisinventionofthephonograph.Helitourhouseswithelectricitybydesigningandbuildingthefirstindoorelectriclightingsystem.
ExperienceEdison\'smusicasitwasoriginallyrecordedbeforeCDs!
Creditedwiththeinventionofthefirstphonograph,youwillhearEdison\'searlyrecordingsplayedonvintage"hand-cranked"cylinderanddiamonddiscmodelphonographs.ThentrytoguessthemanydifferentusesproposedbyEdisonforthisremarkableinvention.
TransmitmessagesinMorseCodeviaworkingtelegraphkeys.
ExploretheperiodboardingroomwhichdepictsEdison\'slifeinLouisvillein1866-67,anddiscoverthesignificanceofthetelegraph.
WhenIwasinhighschool,therewasateacherwhotaughtmemorethanthatinclass.Hewasaverykindguy,4or5yearsolderthanusandtaughtusgeography.Wealllikedhisclass,thoughgeographywasnotourmajorcourse.Whatimpressedmealotwashisgrace.Youcouldseehimalwayssmiling.Hegotangryonlywhenweweretoonoisyinclass.Afterclass,heoftenplayedsoccerwithus.Heusedtobeagooddefenderandneverfouledonanyofus.Wealllikedtocallhim"TeacherMiao"andhewasjustlikeafriend,notateacher.HissonsypersonalityinspiredmetobekindtoeveryoneImet.Thatwasmywell-beloved"TeacherMiao".
翻译：当我在高中的时候，有一个老师教我比班里的其他人更多.他是一个非常善良的男孩，比我们大4年或5年，并教我们地理的。我们都喜欢他的课，虽然地理是不是我们的主要课程.给我留下深刻的印象很多是他的恩典.你可以看到他总是微笑.他生气了，只有当我们在课堂上的'时候.课后，他经常打与我们打球.他曾经是一个非常可信的后卫，从来没有任何的疑问都喜欢称他为“教师苗族”，他只是一个朋友，并非只是一个老师.他的个性启发了我要善待每个我所见过的人.那就是是我心爱的“苗老师”。
