子曰:“學(xué)而時習(xí)之,不亦說乎?有朋自遠方來,不亦樂乎?人不知而不慍,不亦君子乎?”子曰:“學(xué)而不思則罔,思而不學(xué)則殆。子曰:“知之者不如好之者,好之者不如樂之者?!弊釉唬骸叭诵?,必有我?guī)熝?。擇其善者而從之,其不善者而改之?!弊酉脑唬骸安W(xué)而篤志,切問而近思,仁在其中矣?!?/p>
TheChinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to recordinformation and send messages before they started to use words. The knots wereused for decoration (裝飾) and to express thoughts and feelings in theTang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But thisart wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (勝利) itself.
There are many kinds ___21___art forms in China. ___22___ you often see any of them in your life?They help us understand and enjoy the traditional Chinese culture. When theSpring Festival comes, some people often ___23___ the red paper intodifferent art works with scissors.
Remember that it’s better to fail than it’s togive up, and the key is to learn from your failure(失敗). But along withdifficulties, there will also be ____18____ wonderful waiting for you.
The December day started like any other. Papacame back with his boat full of fish. Mama made breakfast for the family.Seven-year-old Joonas was doing his homework, while his two little brothers ranaround the yard. That day seemed peaceful, but Alejo ____16____ better.
Lastsummer, I was holding the net when Grandpa asked me ____19____ I couldhelp him teach Frank how to play chess. I said no because I wanted to catchfish. Grandpa had been the one who’d taught us how to catch fish, but then the ____20____ made him stay behind.
At the age of seven, I started school in London.There I met a ____21____,Mr. King. He influenced my whole life. Mr King taught me maths. He washumorous. Sometimes, he told us funny stories. So his lessons made us ____22____.
Excitedly, he went to draw water(抽水), ___15___ he couldn’t pump water no matter how hard hetried. He sat on the ground ___16___.Just at that time, he saw a small bottle with a cork(瓶塞).
There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, myaunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___27___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___28___.It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lotof chances for things to go wrong.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (頑皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
余幼時即嗜學(xué)。家貧,無從致書以觀,每假借于藏書之家,手自筆錄,計日以還。天大寒,硯冰堅,手指不可屈伸,弗之怠。錄畢,走送之,不敢稍逾約。以是人多以書假余,余因得遍觀群書。既加冠,益慕圣賢之道,又患無碩師名人與游,嘗趨百里外,從鄉(xiāng)之先達執(zhí)經(jīng)叩問。先達德隆望尊,門人弟子填其室,未嘗稍降辭色。余立侍左右,援疑質(zhì)理,俯身傾耳以請;或遇其叱咄,色愈恭,禮愈至,不敢出一言以復(fù);俟其欣悅,則又請焉。故余雖愚,卒獲有所聞。
大雪紛飛的日子,教室內(nèi)暖氣充足,溫暖如春。大地負責(zé)的那盆對對紅,,早已長出一片片流油般的綠葉。葉片都是兩側(cè)對生,先端漸尖,如一柄柄出鞘的青劍,亦如大地那一對好看的劍眉。兩葉中間也長出了高接不一肥粗直溜的莖。離考試還有三周的時候,大地于某個課間拾綠葉擦拭灰塵時,發(fā)現(xiàn)那些莖頂端竟都一左一右鼓出了大花苞。大地的身體里瞬間灌入一股熱流,心里充滿期待。
地瓜沒進過城,沒見過世面,沒受過勵志教育。除了憨,它沒別的見識和想法。被我那也沒見過世面的爹爹埋沒在土里。埋沒了就埋沒了。土里暖和,土里有營養(yǎng)。果然,這沒見過世面的傻子,卻長成了敦實漢子,地道的瓜。一排排黃瓜手扶著藤蔓做引體向上體操。
桃花峪是黃河中下游分界線,把橋建在這里自有講究。我個人的選擇原因,就實用層面來講,自是離老家更近,卻也有非實用層面:是它的外形更時尚更壯觀,名字我也格外鐘愛:桃花峪——黃河——大橋,既明艷又鏗鏘,既堅固又綿長,不是么?