To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
一沙一世界,
一花一天堂,
手中即无限,
永恒亦短暂。
The picture shows us a dialogue between a father and a son. The son told his father, “Dad, I’m a bit worried about disposing of nuclear waste”. While his father told him, “If you can empty the dustbin here you can do anything”. It reveals the importance of doing small things well before undertaking something big. There is also an old Chinese saying to go with this that a person can’t sweep the world before he can sweep his own room.
I agree on the point that it is of great importance for a person to do small things well before undertaking something big. First of all, doing small things well entail the qualities that needed in doing great things such as patience and ability of controlling time. For example, when we sweep our room, we need to manage our time and energy reasonably. Accordingly, if we sweep a bigger room, for example, a classroom with our classmates, we should learn how to cooperate and allot assignments as well. And a big advantage is that we can draw useful lessons from the failure of performing well because they didn’t cost a lot.
In another word, though these things seem trivial, they reinforce our manipulative ability and thus our understanding to the world. Therefore, we should not ignore the small things.
Dear Mary,
You said in your letter that many of your classmates wore fashionableclothes, but you couldn't afford them so you felt very depressed. There are dif-ferent views on people's clothes. The followings are my ideas:
Firstly, you shouldn't put too much emphasis on physical appearance.
Remember that the most important task for you today is to concentrate on yourstudies. No matter what you wear, you will really look your best when youcome out first in your examinations.
Secondly, you should understand that it is a fine virtue to live in fru-gality. Just as a famous saying goes, Frugality is the mother of virtue.
Since your family can't provide you with enough money to buy fashionableclothes, it is all the more necessary for you to try to lighten the financialburden of your family. And you will find the virtue of frugality benefit youa lot in your future life.
I hope you understand what I mean. Hope you will take a positive attitudetowards life and will be happy again when you read my letter.
Yours,
Anne
地球上最后一个人独自在房间里,这时,忽然想起了敲门声。他大吃一惊,一头雾水,心想:怎么可能?地球上不是只有我一个人了吗?哪来的敲门声呢?不可能呀!难道……难道……是外星人?他悄悄地走到门旁,蹲下身子,躲在那里静静地观察。
敲门声继续传来,“咚咚咚”,响亮而沉重,带着一丝诡异。地球上最后一个人联想起他曾经读过的一本书——《八十天环游地球》,主人公菲利亚·福格那无所畏惧,勇敢加强,不惧怕任务艰难险阻……于是心中顿时充满了坚强的信念,刚才的那些畏惧和害怕消失了很多。
他继续蹲守在门边,外面的敲门声还在继续。没有丝毫停歇的.意思。地球上最后一个人这是恍然回悟起自己就是一个科学家,可以研究一切来历不明的事物,那么还有什么可怕的呢!于是他大胆的推开大门,看见了门外站着一个外星人:四只小腿又细又短,眼睛长大额头上,而且只有一只,全身长满体毛……咦!怎么突然之间消失了?还不待他看清楚,外星人眨眼间就消失得无影无踪。
地球上最后一个人没有多想,立刻返回实验室,小心地放入一种实验药水。天空霎时变得乌云大作、闪电雷鸣交加,天就像要塌下来似的,大雨却始终没有下来。一个小时过去了,两个小时过去了……将近五个小时的时候,突然一声轰炸,一团绿色的烟雾腾空而起,紧接着大门就被这团烟雾砰地一声撞开,随之升上天空消失不见了。
他走出大门,门口站着一只短耳、小鼻,吐着长长舌头的,有着四条又细又长小腿的狗。这只小狗正是在这个地球上唯一留下与他作伴的动物。科学家牵起小狗的前脚,他们一起开始了重建地球的伟大计划。
Just as is revealed in the picture above, the young, nowadays, just like the boy in the drawing, are prone to reach for what is beyond their grasp, but ignore the significance of doing something trivial and simple before accomplishing great feats.
There is no doubt that the symbolic meaning subtly conveyed in the picture should be given deep consideration. As we all know, a man who does not sweep a room, doesn't mention to sweep the world. In other words, the foundations of a building must be strong, or else the whole structure will fall down someday. Therefore, when it comes to the key to success, the most important thing lies in doing every tiny thing well around you.
As the saying goes, “the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.” To achieve the goal, not merely do we need ambition; we also need to realize the importance of dealing with triviality from the beginning. Only in this way can we get on the way to success down to earth.
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