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have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. 我有个朋友叫蒙提.罗伯兹，他在圣思多罗有座牧马场。我常借用他宽敞的住宅举办募款活动，以便为帮助青少年的计划筹备基金。The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.” 上次活动时，他在致辞中提到：“我让杰克借用住宅是有原因的。这故事跟一个小男孩有关，他的父亲是位马术师，他从小就必须跟着父亲东奔西跑，男孩的求学过程并不顺利。高中时，有次老师叫全班同学写报告，题目是长大后的志愿。” That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.” “那晚他洋洋洒洒地写了七张纸，描述他的伟大志愿，那就是想拥有一座属于自己的牧马农场，并且仔细画了一张200亩农场的设计图，上面标有马厩、跑道等的位置，然后在这一大片农场中央，还要建造一栋占地4,000平方英尺的巨宅。”“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’” “他花了好大心血把报告完成，第二天交给了老师。两天后他拿回了报告，第一页上打了一个又红又大的F，旁边还写了一行字：下课后来见我。”“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’”“脑中充满幻想的他下课后带着报告去找老师：‘为什么给我不及格?’”“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”“老师回答道：‘你年纪轻轻，不要老做白日梦。你没钱，没家庭背景，什么都没有。盖座农场可是个花钱的大工程；你要花钱买地、花钱买纯种马匹、花钱照顾它们。你别太好高骛远了。’他接着又说：‘如果你肯重写一个比较不离谱的志愿，我会重新给你打分。’”“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’”“这男孩回家后反复思量了好几次，然后征询父亲的意见。父亲只是告诉他：‘儿子，这是非常重要的决定，你必须自己拿定主意。’” “Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’” “再三考虑好几天后，他决定原稿交回，一个字都不改。他告诉老师：‘即使不及格，我也不愿放弃梦想。’”Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.’” 蒙提此时向众人表示：“我提起这故事，是因为各位现在就坐在200亩农场内，占地4,000平方英尺的豪华住宅。那份高中时写的报告我至今还留着。他顿了一下又说：“有意思的是，两年前的夏天，那位老师带了30个学生来我农场露营一星期。离开之前，他对我说：‘蒙提，说来有些惭愧。你读高中时，我曾泼过你冷水。这些年来，我也对不少学生说过相同的话。幸亏你有这个毅力坚持自己的梦想。’”Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.不论做什么事，相信你自己，别让别人的一句话将你击倒。马马虎虎。希望您采纳
牛奶泡泡韵
用英文写故事：参考： 我的老师的故事My favourite teacher is Miss Huang.She is a beautiful lady.She has two big eyes,a high nose and a little red mouth.There is always a smile on her face.My Teacher 我的老师My favourite teacher is Miss Huang.She is a beautiful lady.She has two big eyes,a high nose and a little red mouth.There is always a smile on her face.Miss Huang likes singing and collecting posters.She is good at playing the piano.In the evening,she always sits in front of the piano and plays nice music.She is good at dancing,too.Sometimes she teaches us dancing.Miss Huang likes dogs very much because the dog is very friendly and cute.Her favourite color is blue.Because blue is the color of the sky and the sea.This is my favourite teacher.Our classmates all like her very much.译文：我最喜欢的老师是黄老师.她是一位漂亮的女性.她有两只大大的眼睛,一个高高的鼻子和一张小小的红唇.她的脸上总带着笑容.黄老师喜欢唱歌和收集海报.她钢琴弹得很好.晚上,她常常坐在钢琴前弹奏优美的乐曲.黄老师跳舞也很棒.有时她也会教我们跳舞.黄老师非常喜欢狗,因为狗很友好也很可爱.黄老师最喜欢的颜色是蓝色,因为蓝色是天空和海的颜色.这就是我喜欢的老师.我们班的同学都非常喜欢她.
柏林熊77
中秋节是个家人团聚的日子。这一天，全家都从远近不同的地方聚到了外婆家。我们一边品尝着香甜美味的月饼和水果，一边欣赏着那镶嵌在黑漆盘里的月亮和星星。总是这样平静柔和也让人受不了。于是，外婆给我们讲了一个故事——一个感人的故事。故事发生在中秋节前后，不过是发生在战场上，已是几十年前的事了。在战场上拼搏的儿子总是让家中的老母亲放心不下，这不快到中秋节了，儿子也不知能否回家探望。正巧，儿子的一封家书给母亲带来了多少关怀和温暖。母亲坐在炕头，脸上洋溢着满足而又安详的笑容。信中除了对母亲的问候外还向母亲叙说了一件事：在一次战斗中，儿子的一位战友被炸断了一只手和一条腿，他恳求母亲能让他的这位战友来他家长住养伤。母亲考虑后，在给儿子的回信中说道：母亲老了，家境也不好，实在无力奉养。几天后传来了消息，说那个手和腿被炸断的战士自杀了。老母亲也听到了这个消息，心里过意不去，便决定去把儿子战友的尸体安葬了。母亲来到了部队，见到了儿子的上司，才知道那个被炸断手和腿的战士居然就是自己的儿子。上司说他也看过那封信，也体谅母亲的心情。母亲痛哭了起来一个劲地说自己错了，应该支持孩子的想法。而儿子的上司却不这么看，他说：“这不是你的错，这是你儿子的错。第一他欺骗了你，他不该用另一个战士代替自己。第二还是他的错，他不该自杀，因为如果你知道是你的儿子受了伤，即使家境再不好，做母亲的都不会不管自己的孩子的。”母亲与儿子见面了，不过是儿子的尸体。母亲紧紧地抱着儿子，仿佛儿子还活着。她给他唱他最爱听的歌，讲着他最爱听的故事，久久不愿离去……那天正好也是中秋节。故事讲完了，大家都默默不做声，很回味。外婆的总结只有一句：天下的母亲没有不爱自己的孩子，爱自己的孩子与家境无关。
好奇的小米
这是我之前写的一篇文章AScaryExperienceIn2002averyscarythinghappenedaroundme.Oneday,atschool，asusual,myclassmatesandIwerehavingourphysicsclass.Mostofthestudentswerepayingattentiontowhattheteacherwassaying,butsomeboyswerelookingaroundandnotlisteningtotheclass.Nothingseemedunusual.Suddenly,oneofmyclassmatesshouted,“Lookoutside!!Someonejumpedoutofthatwindow!”Thisdefinitelyinterruptedclass,buteveryoneignoredhimbecausenoonebelievedthatpeoplejustjumpedoutofawindowinatallbuilding.Peoplealwaystellliesandtrytotrickyou,sonoonetookanyactionaboutit.Myclassmatewasstillsaying,“Believeme,itistrue.”Afterafewminutes,thetruthshockedeveryone,becausemyclassmatewasright.Astudentjustcommittedsuicidebyjumpingfromthebuildingwhichwasfacingours.Theclassstoppedandsomebravepeoplewentoutsidetosee,butIdidn’t.Theytoldmetherewasbloodallovertheground.Theycouldn’tevenrecognizewhothatstudentwasbecausehisfacewasallmessedup.Peoplefromtheschoolquicklycoveredthedeadbody.Inafewminutes,everyoneintheschoolknewwhatjusthappened.Thiswholeeventhappenedsoquickly.Therewereactuallytwopeoplewhosawthewholething.Onewasmyclassmatewhoshoutedintheclassandanotherwasateacherwalkingnearby.Theteacherwastotallyscared.Atthemomentthestudentdroppedonthegroundinfrontofhershesatdownwithhereyesshuttightly.Iheardthatafterthiseventtheteacherwasinthehospitalforamonth.我已经删减了一些，不过貌似还是过长，你看着办吧，可以再修改些
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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one girl who decided to study judo[柔道] despite the fact that she had lost her left arm in a car accident. 有的时候，你的软弱之处反而拥有强大的力量。比如我们下面要讲的这个故事：一位在车祸中丧失了左臂的小女孩，决定去学习柔道。The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. So she couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one move. 小女孩向一位年长的日本老师学校柔道。小女孩学习进展不错，而三个月过去了，老师却只是重复的教授她一个动作，这使得她很迷惑不解。"Instructor," the girl finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" “老师，”女孩终于忍不住问，“能不能再多教我一些动作？”"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the instructor replied. 老师回答说：“你只要把这个动作学好就可以了。”Not quite understanding, but believing in her teacher, the girl kept training. 尽管女孩并不明白老师的用意，不过她相信老师的话，继续努力练习Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first tournament[比赛]. Surprising herself, the girl easily won her first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, her opponent became impatient and charged. The girl deftly[巧妙的] used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success, the girl was now in the finals. 几个月过去了，老师决定带她去参加一次竞赛。令女孩惊讶的是，她轻松地击败了头两个对手。第三个对手虽然比较强悍，但一番苦战后，对手就开始心浮气躁。女孩巧妙的使用她唯一的一招赢得了比赛。女孩自己虽感到不可思议，但她却一步步进入的决赛。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[裁判] called a time-out. She was about to stop the match when the instructor intervened. 这一次，她的对手更高大强壮，而且经验丰富。女孩在一些时候甚至显露出败相，由于害怕女孩受伤，裁判宣布暂停比赛。正当她准备下场时，教练却制止了她。"No," the instructor insisted, "Let her continue." “让她继续比赛。”教练坚持道。Soon after the match resumed, her opponent made a critical mistake: she dropped her guard. Instantly, the girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl had won the match and the tournament. She was the champion. 比赛恢复后，她的对手犯了一个严重的错误：她放松了自己的防卫。女孩立即用她那一招钉死了对手。女孩终于赢得了这场比赛，也成为了这次竞赛的冠军。On the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the girl summoned the courage to ask what was really on her mind. 回家的路上，女孩和老师回顾了比赛的每个环节，女孩鼓起勇气问老师一个困惑已久的问题。"Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" “教练，为什么我用一个招式就赢得了这场比赛？”"You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." 老师回答她说：“有两个原因：一、我教你的招式是柔道中最难的一个动作，而你把它掌握的很精通；二、对手想要破解这个招式只有一个动作，就是抓住你的左手。”The girl's biggest weakness had become her biggest strength. 这个女孩最软弱的地方，竟然成了她致胜的关键所在。我们每个人都有软弱的地方，但上天总在我们的软弱上，给我们以意想不到的力量。只要善于利用命运给我们的一切，我们也能像这个女孩一般，在自己的软弱上，得到上天的另一种祝福。
