Goingtohighschoolismyfirsttimetoleavehome.IhavetoliveinschoolfromMondaytoFriday.Iliketostayawayfrommyparentsforsometime,becauseIcanmakemyownchoiceandbefreetogoanywhere.MyfriendsandIliketospendtheweekendinthecountrysidethatnearthecitywelive.ItistheshorttravelthatIcannotonlyappreciatethebeautifulscenery,butalsolearntobeindependent.Thethingsthatnatureteachesmearealot.Icanseefromthecolorofthecloudtopredicttheweatherandthesoundofofanimalshavedifferentmeanings.Allofthesearehardtoknowfromthebooks.Ihavemyownthinkingfromthesetrips,andthewaytotakecareofmyselfhelpsmetogrowup.
TodayIcamehomefromschool,Ifoundgrandmapaleandgaunt,myinthemindveryworried,Ihurriedlyhelpedhertositonthesofarest,Iwanttowashwithwarmwaterfeetshouldbegoodfortheelderlyhealth.
SoIputthebasininfrontofmygrandmother,andtookthekettlecarefullytopourthehotwaterintoit,pouredalittlecoldwater,andtriedthewaterwiththehand.Itookoffmysocks,grandmafoundgrandma'sfeetarecracks,Ifeltapaininmyheart,Icarefullyputthegrandmother'sfeetinwarmwatersoak,towelswabrepeatedly,sidebrush,Ialsoasked:"grandma,youcomfortable?""Verycomfortable!Slowly,grandma'sfeetbegantoturnred,andherfacewasmuchbetterthanbefore.ThenIthinkagain,mygrandmother'swaistisbad,benddowntocuttoenailnailisveryinconvenient,Ihurriedlytakeoutapairofscissorsfromdrawer,helpgrandmatocutofftoenail.Grandmasmiledandsaid,"mydeargrandson,Iamsohappythatyouhelpedmewashmyfeettoday."
Kungfuforawhile,Ifeelalittletired,didnotthinkofgrandmapaidahardwork,meticulouscare,istomyhealthygrowth,today,Ionlydidasmallmatter,grandmafeltverygratified.Thinkingofhere,myeyesaremoist,asasmallgeneration,Iwanttohelpgrandmadosomethingstodo,todayIfeelthatIreallygrowup.
Inourgrowthpath,therewillalwaysbealotofwindandrain,cankone,notasmoothwind.WhenIread"readingfortheriseofChina",Ilearnedalotofthings.
Zhouenlai,theherooftheclass,said:"readfortheriseofChina!"Itmademethinkdeeply,andmademecorrectmanyshortcomings:
Inclass,Ialwayslovetobealittlepoor,andnowaslongasIamalittlepoor,"readingfortheriseofChina"isrightthere
Myearechoed,asiftowarnme:"don'topensmalldifference!Don'tstartoff!......""IwassoabsorbedthatIlistenedtomyteacher.
SometimesbecauseIdidnotsleepwellthenightbefore,andwillbeyawninginclassduringtheday,oftenatthistime,thewordsechoedinmyearagain,asiftoremindme:"howcanyawninginclass?InordertostudyfortheriseofChina,Iimmediatelywokeup,tookupmymindandlistenedtotheteachercarefully.
Thissentenceofzhouenlaimademeclearthegoaloflearning.
IthinkIgrewup!
旅行让我成长
上高中是我第一次离开家,我必须住在学校，从星期一到星期五。我喜欢离开父母一段时间,因为我可以自己做决定,随便去任何地方。我的朋友们和我喜欢在我们生活的城市附近的乡镇去度过周末。短暂的旅行,我不仅可以欣赏美丽的风景,同时也学会独立。自然教会我很多的东西。我能从云的颜色来预测天气和动物的声音有不同的含义。这些都是很难从书本学到。从这些旅行中,我有了自己的思考方式，也学会了照顾自己，这让我成长。
howtimesflies!NowIamastudentinGradeNineandfacingthefirstturningpointinmyschoollife.Thistitle“Growingpainsandgains”remindsmeofthemeaningfulschoollife.Thecolourfullifeisfullofmyhappinessandsorrows.
Inschool,Ihavetotakealotoflessons.Someareinterestingwhilesomeareboring.Butit'stheresponsibilityofthestudentstoleamthemallwell.Ihavetotrymybest.Duringmygrowingtime,alotoftroubleworriedme.That'sawfulandmakesmeblue.
AlthoughImetwithalotoffailure,Istillhavealotofgains.Icanmakeapricelessfreiendship.Icanleamalargenumberofusfulthings----tobekind,friendlytoothers,tobeconfidentandindependentandsoon.
Ithinkgrowingpainsandgainsarecoutless.Buttheyplayanimportantroleinmylifeandmakemylifecolourful.