ThatwasamorningintheearlyofJune.Itookabustomyschoolinthesuburbwhichwassurroundedbyricepaddiesandponds.Theskywasgraywiththegloomycloudscongregatinggraduallyalongthefareasternhorizon."Theremustbeaheavyrainsoon."Ispoketomyself.
WhenIhurriedintotheclassroom,thesky,graybefore,wasshroudednowbyblackclouds,darkentotwilight,Ifeltquitestuffy,whileitwasquitecalm,withoutwind.Isawtheleavesoftreesandgrassstatic,whichseemtoawaitsomethingtohappen.Severalminuteslater,Isawthelighteningsplitthecloudsandheardthethundersfollowing.Suddenly,thecurtainofrainfellandthewindblew.soonthegrassflattenedunderthewindandtherain.Withtherainforminglikeafog,theskybecamebright.Itookseveraldeepbreathes.Ifeltcomfortable.Theheavyrainlastedthreehoursandstoppedwhentheclasswasover.Theairwassofreshandtheskywassoclear.Ifeltlikeanewmanmyself.
Asgoesthesaying"Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison,"rain,too,islongedforandwelcomedbysomeandannoyedbyothers.
Afteralongtimeofdrought,farmers,ploughinginthehotsun,thoroughlywet,nowandthenlookupattheskysearchingforsignsofdark,heavyclouds.Whentheyareattackedbydown-pour,they,thoroughlywettoo,stilllookattheircropsandvegetablesinthefields,theireyeslitupwithdelight.
Incontrast,citydwellerstendtothinkofrainastheirgreattrouble.Iftheraincontinuesjustacoupleofdays,theyprayforafineclaythoughaweekagotheywereutterlyannoyedbytheinconvenienceofwatershortage.Young.people,asisoftenthecase,cursetherainyweatherforspoilingtheirbeautifuldressesandsmartsuitsaswellastheirmerry-makingandluxuriousdateswithoutgivingaslightthoughttothedangerofemptyreservoirs.
Everythinghasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Raincanrefreshalllivingthingsonearth,butcanalsomareverythingonearth.Itsupportsthelivesofmany,butsometimesdeprivesmanyoftheirlives.Floods,oneofthenaturalcalamities,destroythousandsofhomeseveryyear.
Fromtheabovediscussion,wecanlearnhowtolookatthingsdialecticallyfromaphilosophicalpointofview.
Summeristhesecondseasoninayear.Itisbetweenspringandautumn.Thesunofsummeristhehottest;thewaterofsummeristhewarmest;theplacesofinterestsinsummerarethemostcrowdedthroughouttheworld.
Firstly,summerisstudentsthemostfavouriteseasonbecausetheirlongestvacationsoftheyearareinsummer.Manyofthemtrytoenrichtheirsocialandhealthylifebyparticipatinginanumberofinterestingoutdooractivities,includeofcampingwithfriendsandfamilymembers,goingtothebeachorswimmingatpublicpools,travelingandsightseeinglocallyandnationally.However,someofthemtrytomakegooduseoftheirvacationsingainingtheirworkingexperiencesinsummer.Otherstudentsmaytrytoimprovetheiracademicperformancebygoingtotheirsummerschools.
Secondly,summerisapleasantseasonforallkindsofcoldfoodsandjuicyfruits.Icecreamisouralltimefavouritedessert.Yeh,Iloveicecreamsomuch.Ihavetoeatsomeicecreamalmosteverydayinsummer.Therearealotoffreshfruitssellingeverywhere.Watermelonisproudlyratedtobethemostdemandingfruitintheseason.Allkindsoficeddrinksaregreatlydemandedinsummer.
Thirdly,summerisahotseasonfortrendyfashion.Youwillseemanysexyandcurvybabesinyourneighbourhood,onthebeach,shoppingmalls,everywhereinyoureyes.Hehe.AllofmygirlfriendsandIliketowearaslessaswewishinthesummer.Iliketowearshortsandt-shirtsallthetime.Dontforgettocarrryyoursunglassesandputonsuntanlotionsbeforegoingoutdoor.
Allinall,Ilovesummerverymuch!YoushouldstartpracticingyourEnglishfromnowon.Asa15yearsoldboy,IammorethanwillingtopracticemyEnglishwitheveryopportunitywhichIhavecomeacross.Lastandcertainlynotleast,Iamveryhappytohelpyouwiththiswork.Ihavelearntalot!
Gulangyu—Afairylandintheworld
GulangyuisasmallislandofXiamen.It'slikeagardenonthewater.Carsandbusesarenotallowedtodrivethere,whichmakestheislandsoquietthatmusicplayedonthepianoandviolincanbeheard.
Heretheskyandtheseaclearlymeetonthehorizon.WhenstandingatthetopoftheSunshineRock,youcanseemuchofthelandscapeofXiamen,andwhenstandingatitsfoot,youcangazeatthebeautifulgardenthatsurroundsit.
Gulangyuproducesbananas,coconuts,sugarcaneandsoon.Thepeoplehere,warm,simpleandhardworking,aremakingeveryefforttomaketheislandmorebeautifulandtheyhopetowelcomemorevisitorsinthefuture.
SuchisGulangyu,abeautifulandinvitingisland,whereawarmwelcomeawaits.