One girl decided to study judo(柔道) although she had lost her left arm in a car accident.
The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. But she couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one move.
"Instructor, "the girl finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know, "the instructor replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in her teacher, the girl kept training.
Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first toumament. To her surprise, the girl easily won her first two matches. The third match proved to he more difficult, but after some time, her opponent became impatient and charged .The girl skillfully used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success, the girl was now in the final.
This time, her opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the girl appeared to be overmatched .Concerned that the girl might get hurt, the referee called a timeout .She was about to stop the match when the instructor intervened(干预).
"No," the instructor insisted, "Let her continue."
Soon after the match restarted, her opponent made a serious mistake; she dropped her guard. Instantly, the girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl won the match and the tournament. She was the champion.
On the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in every match. Then the girl gathered the courage to ask what was really in her mind.
"Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult moves in all of judo .Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."
The girl's biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.
—______, you can do it!
The meaning of the word "volunteer" may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means "one who offers his or her services ".There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾)from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa's homes in Calcutta(加尔各答).The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school .We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch .I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up .I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don't think I was helping very much .It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."
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Dear Mr. Smith,
I'm a Senior 3 student. I have to take English exams every two weeks. But the results are always discouraging in spite of my great efforts. I don't know why. I 'm afraid something is wrong with my English learning method. What's worse, before each exam, I'm always feeling nervous and cannot sleep well. Could you give me some suggestions?
Li Hua
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Dear Li Hua,
I've just got your letter and I know learning a foreign language can be challenging for some people.
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Sincerely yours,
Jack Smith
— Yeah. I'll tell you later.
I received a necklace, .
Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise often.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid(避免)eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk food. Besides, I only eat a little meat.
Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What's more, I think friends are an important part of one's health. I always feel better when I am with friends than I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.
A. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.
B. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.
C. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.
D. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.
E. But if our health is taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.
F. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.
G. Many studies show that people with few social contacts(交往)often get sick.
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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my 1. That was before all the fun was taken out of 2.
At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 6. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: all we did during practice was 7. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8. Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14.
Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 16, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.