1-Fall in love with English
hiding behind the loose dusty curtain， a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase he planned to leave home at dusk. Though there was thunder and lightning outdoors, he had got to do this because he was tired of his parents nagging about his english study and did not want to go through it any longer. he couldn't get along well with english and disliked joining in english classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose.
As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
his partner was concerned about him very much, she understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.
The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend's words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.
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2 Different countries have different kinds of Englishes
Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
Because of this fact you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and caps”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis.” you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.
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3 A Hard Trip
My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.
Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was a really hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars. when the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful.
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4. A Horrible Earthquake 00:03:54 ~ 00:05:16
Dirty water rose in wills and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly everything shook it seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.
The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters given an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! you survived!”. So they not only express their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away.
The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.
5. The great president 00:05:16 ~ 00:06:30
As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. he was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him. he accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later believing all mankind to be equal. He devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the black youth league and was voted to be the leader.
However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldn't escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Not fearing of the prison guard's cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.
Finally, people rewarded him with the leader's position and a gold blanket.