About a half-mile behind our Minnesota farm lay a pond. In summer, my brother Harry and I would run through a stand of oak trees to skip stones there. The pond wore a collar of black mud. It was not a place for swimming.
In late summer, the pond would be covered by a green and bubbly scum（起泡的浮渣）. Sometimes a strong, unpleasant smell rose from it. We stayed away.
When winter came, the pond was once again an inviting place. One day when ice covered it, Harry said to me, “Try walking across.”
The ice looked solid. No water showed through it, but I hesitated. “Go ahead.” Harry urged. “Try it. You’re lighter than I am. If the ice holds, we can run and slide carefully on it. It’ll be fun.” I wanted to please Harry, and I thought about the fun of a long slide on the ice. I began to slide across the pond.
In the middle of the pond, the ice gave way with a sudden crack（裂缝）! I stretched out（伸展）my arms. The next thing I knew I was hanging on to the edge of a hole in the ice by arms outstretched on the ice. From my shoulders down I hung in icy water. I thought of the bottom of the pond. I knew it would be black and awful down there, full of mud and maybe rotting creatures.
I tried to climb out of the hole, but when I got a knee on the ice, it broke like window glass. Again and again I tried to get out. Again and again the ice broke into pieces. The hole widened. I was wearing a coat of heavy material. As it became completely wet, it dragged me down. I was tired of the struggle and rested with my arms stretched out on the ice.
I looked at Harry on shore. He seemed rooted to the spot. “I can’t get out!” I screamed when I caught some breath.
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Harry turned and ran from the pond.
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The moment I crashed through the kitchen door, sobbing, mum rushed over.
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The icy wind howled across the empty street and it was an unusually quiet day in the emergency room on December 25th. Quiet, that is, except for the nurses who were standing around the nurses’ station complaining about having to work on Christmas Day, for people were supposed to be spending time with their families, exchanging gifts and wishes.
I was guiding nurse that day and had just done clean-up in the waiting room. Since there were no patients waiting to be seen at the time, I returned to the nurses’ station for a cup of hot coffee that someone had brought in for Christmas. Just then, a colleague came back and told me I had five patients waiting to be evaluated.
I was surprised, “Five, how did I get five; I was just out there and no one was in the waiting room.”
“Well, there are five signed in.”
So I went straight out and called the first name. Five bodies showed up at my guiding desk, a pale short woman and four small children in untidy clothing.
“Are you all sick?” I asked suspiciously.
“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
“Okay,” I replied, unconvinced, “Who’s first?” One by one they sat down, and I asked the usual beginning questions. When it came to the descriptions of their symptoms, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough, but seemed to work to produce it.
Something was wrong with the picture. Our hospital policy, however, was not to turn away any patient, so we would see them. When I explained to the mother that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her because there were several more critical patients. She responded, “Take your time; it’s warm in here and there is a Christmas tree.”
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Then she turned and, with a smile, settled her kids in the waiting room.
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My colleagues, complaining about working Christmas, turned to sympathy for the homeless family.
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Several years ago, I worked as a writing teacher in a rural middle school. I knew all my students. They trusted me with their stories and so I was given the privilege of having a secret bond with each one of them. I taught my students about the power of words, and tried to let them find expression through writing. We learned to trust each other, because we learned how hard it was to write openly and honestly, and we learned sharing your words took courage. I was always amazed at the words that came from my students’ hearts.
Later, we had a new student to the school, Al. Al was small and looked younger than other students in my class. He was with us for only a short while and still trying to fit in. So I was a little surprised when he volunteered to read. I smiled and nodded for him to do, while in my mind I was afraid that the others would make fun of the new kid after he read. The room fell silent, and Al began to read.
“If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad...” He started out loud and clear.
He had held the attention of my usually restless students for what seemed like 15 minutes. He told of how he had never known his father, who had left the family when he was a baby. He shared the intimate details of his struggles to be the only man in the house at such a young age, of having to mow the lawn and fix broken pipes. He revealed to us the thoughts that went through his mind constantly about where his father might be and why he might have left.
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I looked around the classroom, finding no snickers (窃笑).
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When Al finished the last sentence, all the class stood up and applauded.
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A mother cannot force her daughters to become sisters. She cannot make them be friends. But, if she’s very lucky, her daughters find sisterhood for themselves and have one true friend for life. My daughters did not seem likely candidates (有望得到……的人) for sisterly love. They were as different as night and day although they were living under the same roof.
My younger daughter, Laura, was smart, athletic and good at almost everything she tried. But for her, friendships were challenging. When she entered elementary school at the age of seven, she struggled to survive. Catherine, on the other hand, quite fitted in at elementary school. As a bright, popular and beautiful fifth grader, she was admired by many kids in the school. And she was usually surrounded by a group of lovely fifth-grade girls.
One busy morning, while getting ready for school, both girls began begging for a new hairstyle. Unwillingly, I gathered a comb (梳子) and quickly created new looks. I made Laura a special type of hairstyle. I combed Catherine’s shiny black hair into another style. They looked at their new hairstyle in front of the mirror and were pleased with what I had done.
Then I started my car, deciding to drive them to school. They studied in the same elementary school. Both kids were happy, especially Laura, who quickly climbed into the car, swinging her braid (发辫) proudly. But at school, one girl pointed at her and whispered to the other girls. Then the girl walked up to Laura and asked unkindly, “What’s with the ugly braid?”
Laura was shocked by the cold words and terribly sad. She did not quarrel with the girl. Instead she left silently and went to the bathroom, where she sat and couldn’t help crying. After staying for a while there, she washed her face using cold water to help herself calm down. Then she bravely walked to her classroom still with that braid I had made her. That afternoon, I drove to pick Laura and Catherine up from school.
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After school, Laura and Catherine got into the car.
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Before the school, I found Laura gladly surrounded by many girls.
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My story is about my mother’s beautiful ball gown(舞裙). She had carefully rapped it in paper and placed it in a cardboard box and it was hidden away in a top cupboard. From time to time it would be lifted out of its box and shown to us, and as small girls we would imagine the day when we might be allowed to try it on. That never happened.
The top cupboard where the dress was stored happened to be in my bedroom. One day when I was around the age of nine or ten, I was very anxious to try it on. I quickly pulled the gown over my head. My mother’s waist(腰)must have been extremely tiny as it fitted my waist with little room to spare.
Suddenly, I realized that my mother would be home soon, so I hurriedly undressed but I accidentally spill(洒)a bottle of ink over the bottom of the dress. I was shocked and scared. Carefully, I put it into the box and replaced the box onto the shelf. I lived with the fear throughout my teenage years that it would eventually be discovered.
The years passed and my mother grew old and became ill. I made the decision that she would come to live in a nursing home near me. Before she went there, I decided to arrange an afternoon tea with a group of her closest friends. Mom and her friends talked about their past days.
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About half an hour later, the conversation turned to the dress.
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A Thrilling Camping Trip
Grady and his family went camping every summer. As it was becoming hotter, here came the camping time.
The family had been planning it for a long time and had decided on their destination — the Great National Forest. With food and equipment loaded into the car, the family set off. It was cool inside the car.
Jared, Grady’s younger brother, played with a toy dinosaur and made a lot of noise.
Grady’s mother talked excitedly with his father. Grady put on his headphones and listened to some music. He didn’t want to play with his brother or talk to anyone. After what seemed like hours, the car reached its destination. Grady unloaded his backpack and closed the car door.
“This is going to be a long week,” he said unhappily to no one in particular. He looked around the campground. Hundreds of tall and green fir trees (枞树), some as tall as church towers, covered the mountainside like a green carpet. It would be going dark soon. Grady had hoped the July weather wouldn’t be too hot but now he was feeling sticky.
Grady hated camping, but it was something his family did every summer. His father liked cooking in the open air, telling stories about how to survive things like bear attacks and bee stings. His mother and Jared liked to hike and take pictures of animals. Jared had a collection of insect pictures that he had stuck to the walls in his half of their room. Grady didn’t like them and thought they proved that Jared was a strange kid.
They set up camp — two tents, one for his parents and one for himself and Jared. While everyone else started preparing dinner, Grady, looking for somewhere to cool down, set off for the nearby stream, which was deep enough to swim in.
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As Grady got close to the stream, an adorable bear cub( 幼 崽 )caught his eye.
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Turning around, he saw a large angry mother bear moving swiftly towards him.
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Amanda had been trying for Auditions (试演) for All-State Band. Then, the day before the audition. she met into Janet Jacobs. “So, Amanda, I hear you are auditioning for All-State. Do you really want to embarrass yourself?” Janet said snottily (自负的). Janet and Amanda had been fighting for first chair in the school band ever since Amanda had gotten it. “Janet, I’m still first chair,” Amanda replied.
That afternoon, Mr, Johnson, the school band director, stood up to make an announcement. “Kids.” he said, “today Janet Jacobs would like to challenge Amanda Foster for first chair.”Amanda wasn’t worried; Janet had challenged her four times and nothing had come of it. However, Amanda hit the note wrong, and her sound was not good at all. Janet, on the other hand, played perfectly. Amanda was shameful. It was one of the band pieces she should have known. Janet was given first chair and Amanda left the band room with tears. She went through the rest of her classes in a haze.
“We’re leaving for the audition in one hour!” said Mr. Foster the next morning. “I don’t feel well. Maybe next year, ”said Amanda. Then she burst into tears and ran from the room.
Her mom followed her into her bedroom and sat on the foot of her bed. “Oh. Amanda. First of all, I’ve heard you play your song, and you’re not going to shame yourself. Bravery isn’t about not being scared — it means doing something despite the fact that you’re afraid. And if you go out there and do your best, we’ll be proud of you, no matter what the outcome.” Amanda’s mom smiled. “So what do you say? Do we have an audition to go to?”
“Yeah, I guess,” Amanda replied. “Good girl! Get dressed now. We still have half an hour.” Amanda sat outside the audition room nervously grasping her flute (笛子). Finally, they called her name.
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Paragraph 1: Amanda stepped onto the audition stage.
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Paragraph 2: “Congratulations! You deserve it,” Janet said, sticking out her hands.
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