— No problem.
After a three-day rest, the travelers again.
My daughter Becky graduated from Washington High School in June. During the graduation ceremony, one of her classmates gave a simple speech that I will always remember. She talked about the "givers" of this world. She said, "You will be a success if you make another person smile. If you are friendly to someone who needs a little help, you will get an ‘A'!"
After the ceremony, when all of the students were outside the hall trying to find their parents and friends, a man and his wife came to me and asked if I was Becky's mom. I said yes and the man handed me a gift and began to tell me how much they appreciated Becky's kindness to their daughter, Jessica, during the school sports meeting the week before.
Jessica's left leg was hurt and she was unable to finish the uphill race. Becky was worried about her and kept going back to check on her leg. Jessica's dad told me that Becky had shown more concern for his daughter than the coach, and that he and his wife would never forget her kindness. Of course, I had tears in my eyes. I was so proud of my daughter.
I asked him, "So, does Becky get an 'A'?" He just smiled and said," She gets an 'A'!"
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—Yes, I ___________the museum with my friends.
Hello, everyone. I'm very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I'm a bit nervous as I've never made a speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows!
As we all know, this is the school leavers' party and it's time to say goodbye to everyone. We' re sorry to leave you at the end of our junior high school education and we promise that we'll never forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.
I'd like to thank three groups of people for the three things I've learnt while I am a pupil at our school. The three things are friendship, love and knowledge.
The first group is my friends and what I've learnt is the importance of friendship. We've worked hard together and we've even shared some difficult times together but we've also had a lot of fun. Many of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close friendships. But friends don't have to see each other all the time. Sometimes the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We'll always stay in touch.
The second group is our parents and grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown to us during our years at junior high school, for making homes where we feel both safe, and relaxed, and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days. We also thank you for your help with our homework. How many of us owe our good grades to the suggestions you have made during those long evenings?
And finally, the third group is our teachers. We can never pay you back for your kindness, your patience and gift of knowledge which you have offered us. Sometimes you've made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and you'll always be our role models.
There's a saying from Ireland which is a favorite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven't met yet. I couldn't say it better myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish you success in the future.
For many students, joining social media "circles" is now more important than making new friends in real life. And it's easy. If you have a mobile phone, you can download many apps such as weibo, QQ and WeChat.
"I love to check my friends' updates. I also enjoy news and jokes shared on social media," said Wang Wei, 14, from a middle school in Shenzhen. While enjoying these, Wang distances himself from real life. "I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing chess with my classmates," said Wang.
Deng Yunyun, 14, from Xuhui Middle School in
Shanghai, said that social media has influenced their normal life. Last month, his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy updating their blogs about the accident. "I think they need to learn to keep a balance between their real life and online life, and what worries parents and teachers a lot is safety," said Deng.
"Many students are happy to tell 'their friends' about their interest on social media. And this could bring them danger," said Miss Wang, a teacher from Shenzhen. "For example, WeChat's shake-shake function allows users to connect to other users nearby. Be careful. Do not use the location function at any moment; do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your community."
