steppingfrommykitchenintothegarage,iaccidentallylockedmyselfoutofthehouse.whenitriedtopersuademy18-month-oldson，taylor,toopenthedoor,noneofmytacticsworked.finally，iwalkedaroundthehousetocheckforanopenwindow.tomyamazement，ifoundthefrontdooropenandtaylorstandingtherewithasalesman.
出了厨房我便走进了车库，不留神把门锁给撞上了，把我自己锁在了门外。我那18个月的儿子泰勒在屋里。于走，我在外边千方百计地想让他帮我开门，结果均告失败。最后，我围着房子想找个开着的窗子。令我吃惊的`是，前门开着，我的儿子站在门口正与一个推销员在谈话。
"i'vebeenlockedoutfor20minutes,"isaid."howdidyougethimtoopenthedoor?"
我对那推销员说:“我被锁在了外边20多分钟，你是怎样让他给你开门的”。
lookingpuzzled，themanreplied，“irangthedoorbell."
面带惊奇的推销员答说:“我只按了一下门铃。”
HowtoBePopular
Mostpeoplewouldliketobepopularwithothers,butnoteveryonecanachievethisgoal.Whatisthesecrettopopularity?Infact,itisverysimple.Thefirststepistoimproveourappearance.Weshouldalwaysmakesurethatwestayingoodshapeanddresswell.
Whenwearehealthyandwell-groomed,wewillnotonlylookbetterbutalsofeelbetter.Inaddition,weshouldsmileandappearfriendly.Afterall,ourfacialexpressionisanimportantpartofourappearance.Ifwecandothis,peoplewillbeattractedtoourgoodlooksandimpressedbyourconfidence.
Anotherimportantstepisdevelopingmoreconsiderationforothers.Weshouldalwaysputothersfirstandplacetheirinterestsbeforeourown.It'salsoimportanttobegoodlisteners;inthiswaypeoplewillfeelcomfortableenoughtoconfideinus.However,nomatterwhatwedo,wemustnotgossip.
Aboveall,wemustremembertobeourselves,notphonies.Onlybybeingsincereandrespectfulofotherscanweearntheirrespect.Ifwecandoalloftheabove,Iamsurepopularitywillcomeourway.
Asyouslowlyopenyoureyes,lookaround,noticewherethelightcomesintoyourroom;listencarefully,seeiftherearenewsoundsyoucanrecognize;feelwithyourbodyandspirit,andseeifyoucansensethefreshnessintheair.Yes,yes,yes,it’sanewday,it’sadifferentday,andit’sabrightday!Andmostimportantly,itisanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtomakenewdesicisions,takenewactions,makenewfriends,andtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedentedlevel!Youknowallthisisrealaslongasyouareconfident,passionateandcommitted!Andyouareconfident,youarepassionate,youarecommitted!
Youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.Youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.Youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.Youwillneversuccumbtochallengesofhardships.Youwillneverwaverinyourpursuitofexcellence.Afterall,youarethebest,andyoudeservethebest!
Asyourcoachandfriend,Icanassureyouthedoortoallthebestthingsintheworldwillopentoyou,butthekeytothatdoorisinyourhand.Youmustdoyourpart,youmustfaithfullyfollowtheplansyoumakeandtaketheactionsyouplan,youmustneverquit,youmustneverfear.Iknowyoumustdoit,youcandoit,youwilldoit,andyouwillsucceed!
Nowstandfirmandtall,makeafist,getexcited,andyellitout:Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!
HonorableJudges,fellowstudents:
Goodafternoon!
Recently,therisaheateddebateinoursociety.Thecollegestudentsarethebeneficiariesofarareprivilege,whoreceiveexceptionaleducationatextraordinaryplaces.Butwillwebeabletofacethechallengeandsupportourselvesagainstallodds?Willwebeabletobetterthelivesofothers?Willwebeabletoaccepttheresponsibilityofbuildingthefutureofourcountry?
Thecynicssaythecollegestudentsarethepamperedlostgeneration,whichwouldcringeattheslightestdiscomfort.Butthecynicsarewrong.ThecollegestudentsIseeareeagerlylearningabouthowtoliveindependently.Wehelpeachothercleanthedormitory,goshoppingandbargaintogether,andtakeparttimejobstosupplementourpocketmoney.
Thecynicssaywecarefornothingotherthangrades;andweneglecttheneedforcharactercultivation.Butagain,thecynicsarewrong.Wecaredeeplyforeachother,wecherishfreedom,wetreasurejustice,andweseektruth.Lastweek,thousandsofmyfellowstudentshadtheirbloodtypetestedinordertomakeacontributionforthechildrenwhosufferfrombloodcancer.
Ascollegestudents,weareadolescentsatthecriticalturningpointinourlives.Weallfaceafundamentalchoice:cynicismorfaith,eachwillprofoundlyimpactourfuture,oreventhefutureofourcountry.Ibelieveinallmyfellowclassmates.Thoughwearestillinexperiencedandevenalittlebitchildish.Ibelievethatwehavethecourageandfaithtomeetanychallengeandtakeonourresponsibilities.Wearepreparingtoassumenewresponsibilitiesandtasks,andtousetheeducationwehavereceivedtomakeourworldabetterplace.Ibelieveinourfuture.