Christmasisatimeformiracles.Itisalsoatimewhenthedullthingsofdailylifeandtheforecastofhumanhaturegiveswaytoaspiritualawakening.AllowmetosharewithyouonetrulywonderofChristmas.
OurmiraclestorycomesfromanincidentthatoccurredinFlanders,Belgium,atthedawnofWorldWarI.OnDecember24th,1914,GermanandEnglishtroopsfacedeachotherfromtherelativesafetyoftheirditchesacrosswhichnoman’slandlyingbetweenthem.Suddenly,thesilencewasbroken,notbygunfire,butbythestrainsofSilentNightarisingfromtheGermanposition.Itwasn’tlongbeforetheEnglishtroopsrespondedwithaYuletidehymnoftheirown.ThenanamazingsightsurprisedtheeyesoftheEnglishsoldiers.AGermansoldierholdingasmalltreearrangedwithlightedcandlesbegantowalkacrossthelandtowardtheEnglishlines.ThismiraculoussceneoccasionedthedeclarationofatrucefollowedbyEnglishandGermantroopsgreetingoneanother,exchangingsmallgiftsandsingingsongsofChristmas.WordofthisincrediblephenomenonreachedtheHighCommandofbothsides.
万圣节Halloween
Halloweenisawesternfestival.It’sonOct.31st.It’sahappytimeforchildrenbecauseatnighttheyputonthemaskstoattendtheparty.Aftertheparty,theyknockatsomeone’sdoorandsay:“trickortread”.Itmeansifyoudon’tgivemethecandies,Iwillplaytrickonyou!Atlastkidscangetenoughcandiesforoneyear.
万圣节是西方的节日。这是在10月31日。这是孩子们的快乐的时光，因为他们晚上戴上面具去参加聚会。聚会结束后，他们敲了一下别人的门，说：“不，就捣蛋”。这意味着如果你不给我糖果，我会捉弄你！在过去的孩子可以得到足够的糖果一年。
Wecan'thavegoodluckforever,solearninghowtofacedifficulitiesisimportant.
Somepeoplefeelupsetwhentheymeetdifficulities,andtheydon'twanttotrytolettheirdreamscometureanymore.
Theyjustwanttofindaplaceandstayatthereforalongtime.
Sotheywon'thaveagreatsuccessintheend.
Butothersaredifferent,somepeopledon'tthinkdifficulitiesaretroubles,theybelieve"Difficulitiesisthemotherofthesuccess''and"BelieveinmyselfandIwillwin'',theyareconfidentand
brave,andtheychoosetofacethedifficulitieswithasmile.
Theytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblemsandiftheydon'tfeelwell,they'lltalktotheirfriendsorfamilymembers,sothattheycanbehappierandmoreconfident.Andtheydon'tmindwhatotherssayaboutthem,theycanalwaysfindagoodwayforthemselvestorelax.
Ithinkifyoucanhaveagoodpsychologywhenyoumeetdifficulitiesinyourlife,andbemoreconfidentandbrave,trytofindagoodwaytorelax,maybetalktoothersorhavearest,andthenthinkitover,makeaplantosolveyourproblems.Ifyoudoso,you'llfindthatyourdifficulitiesarenotasdifficultasyouthinkbefore!
我们不能够总是那么幸运，所以学会如何面对困难显得就非常重要了。
有些人当他们遇到困难的时候，他们会很沮丧，他们不愿意再继续去实现他们的梦想(也可以直翻译为：他们的梦想也因此而化为灰烬)。
他们仅仅想着如何去逃避现实(直译为：他们仅仅想找一个地方去躲很长很长时间。)
所以这些人到最后不会真正成功!
但是另有一些人，恰恰与之相反，他们并不认为摆在面前的是困难，他们相信：“失败是成功之母”，“相信自己-一定会成功!”，他们有自信而且有冒险精神，并且他们选择了微笑着面对困难和失败。他们尽己所能去解决问题，如果他们无法解决遇到的困难，他们将会寻求朋友和亲人的帮助，所以他们会生活的更自信更快乐。他们也不会在意别人对他们的看法，他们通常都有一套很不错让自己放松的方式。
我想，如果您在遇到困难的时候，能有一个非常好的心态的话，你将会有更多的自信和勇气。试着找到一种让自己放松的方式，比如和别人聊聊天，或者是休息一下，之后再重新考虑这件事，得出解决问题的一个方案。
如果您这么做了，你将会发现，你之前所认为的困难并不是什么困难!
Parentsarelikeahousethatkeepsusoutoftherain.Althoughtheyweredrenched,theywouldnotletusgetashowerofrain;eventhoughtheywerescarred,theywouldn"thurtusalittle.
Todayismother"sday.Ihaveanideainmymind:"whatcanparentsdoforme？WhatcanIdoforthem?"
JustasIwaslostinthought,mymothercamehomesuddenly.Lookingathertiredlook,Idecidedtowashmymother"sfeet.I"llbringapot,pourinhotboilingwater,andthenuseatowel,frontendtomother,saidtohismother:Mom,areyoutired？Letmewashyourfeet!Motherlistened,immediatelyeyesred,andgentlystrokedmyheadwithhishand,affectionatelysaid:"children,yousensible,andwillhelpmymotherfeet.".Iamembarrassedtosay:"Mom,youhaveworkedhard,andletmedomoreforyoulater."!Then,Iputherfeetintothesteamingpot,thehandgentlyrubherfeet.IsawMother"sfeetwereraw.Toseethis,Icannothelpbutthisisasourbitterforme!Afterrubbingmyfeet,Idrymymother"sfeetwithatowel.Then,IlearnedhowtowatchTV,putmymother"sfeetonmylegs,andgentlymassage.WhenIlookedupatmymother,shehadfallenasleepbythebedside,withacontentedsmileonherface!
Atthistime,themoonlightshoneintothehouse,anditshoneonmeandmymother.Itwassowarmandsobeautiful……
DearMr.President，I'mastudentinouruniversity.Iamwritingthislettertoinformyouofthecanteenserviceonourcampus.
Generallyspeaking,wearenotcontentwiththecanteenserviceinouruniversity.Thereasonsareasfollows：
First,althoughqualityofthedishesisnotbad,yet,mostofthedishesremainunchangedalltheyearround.Moreandmorestudentsarecomplainingabouteatingthesamefoodeveryday.SoIthinkvarietyofthefoodisthemosturgentproblemthatshouldbesolved.
Second,theenvironmentisnotthesameaswedesire.Manystudentsalwaystalksoloudlythatwecan'tenjoyourmeals.SoIsuggestthattherebesomeslogansonthewalltoremindthemtobequiet,andsomesoftbackgroundmusictohelpusrelax.
Bythewaythecanteenworkersareverypatientinprovidinguswiththeservice.SoIthinktheyshouldbegivenmoreincentivetoofferusbetterserviceinthefuture.
TheabovementionedarenotjustwhatIthink,buttheideaofmanyofmyclassmates'.Wewillbeverygladifyoucantakeoursuggestionsintoconsideration.
Bestwishes，YoursSincerely，LiMing
SantaClausisthemostpopularpeopleonthatday.ItisacustomtoACTSantaClaus.BeforechildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theywillputasockonstoveandwaittheSantaClaustoputpresentsintoit.SoChristmasDayisoneofthefavorablefestivalsforchildren.
OnChristmasDay,thewholefamiliessitatabigtableunderChristmastreetoeatdinner.Theyvalueitverymuch.Christmassongsmainlyincludethreesongs:JingleBells,SilentNightandHark!TheHeraldAnglessing.
DearHeadmaster，Astheministerofstudents'lifeintheStudentUnion,Iamwritingtoyoutoreflectsomethingaboutourcanteen.
Tooursatisfaction,thecanteensuppliesuswithvariouskindsoffood.Thisgivesusmanychoices.Atthesametimethepriceforthefoodislowandthefoodistasty.Andthesurroundingsforhavingamealhavebeenimproved.Thecanteenhasbecomeclean.Andwhenweareeating,wecanwatchTV.
Butsomethingunsatisfactoryexists,too.Forexample,thequantityofahelpingislessthanitshouldbe.Thisisunfair.Andinthecanteen,theseatsarenotenough.Somestudentshavetostandwhileeating.Wehopethattheschoolwillconsideraddingmoreseatsforus.
Finallywehopethattheycanimprovethequalityofthefoodandtheir
service.Wewillbeveryhappyifouradviceistaken.
Yoursrespectfully，__
Ｏ是家里的小厨师。这天，Ｏ像往常一样，第一个起床。她来到厨房，准备为伙伴们做早餐，可是她看见餐桌上放着一些山珍海味的剩菜，想起每天晚上为了第二天能早起床给大家做早饭，她很早就谁下了。Ｏ恍然大悟，原来伙伴们晚上偷偷的吃好吃的。这时，其它的25个英文字母也都起来了，他们看见Ｏ在厨房里呆呆地站着，正想跟她解释。Ｏ一气之下冲出了家去，她猜想，伙伴们一定会出来找她，然后把她请回去。可是25个英文字母并没有出来找她，而是在家忙碌着。这可把Ｏ给气坏了，她要看看，他们晚上到底要干什么。
夜幕降临了，天空中群星闪烁。Ｏ来到窗户下，她看见了意想不到的情景：25个英文字母正在喂1０只小猫吃鱼。原来，这1０只小猫是Ｈ在买菜回来的时候发现的，好像是走丢了的，Ｈ看它们可怜，就把它们带回家来。大家都知道Ｏ最怕猫，她连狮子、蛇都不怕，可她就是怕猫，所以大家伙等Ｏ睡下后，就开始喂猫了。原来这一切，都是Ｏ误会他们了。
Ｏ走了进去，她低着头，向伙伴们道歉：“对不起，是我错怪你们了。”Ａ走过来，拍着她的肩膀说：“没关系，我们已经原谅你了。”这时，从Ａ身后突然蹦出一只小猫。“啊”一声尖叫，Ｏ又一次冲出门去，大家哈哈大笑起来。
从此以后，26个英文字母又成了形影不离的好朋友了。
Todayismother"sday,motherseemstoforgetthefestival,breakfastinthemorning,andhurriedtowork.Sincemomdoesn"tknowit"smother"sday,thenit"sasurprise!
I"mgoingtohelpmymotherdothehouseworktodayandletherbehappywhenshecomesback.I"mlookingfordirtyclothes,butIdon"tknowwhattodo.Bytheway,Iwilldrawapictureofmymother"sholidaytheme,andgiveittomymother.Shemustlikeit.Idrewitwithmyheartanddrewitatlast.Iputitinmyroom,andwhenmymothercomesback,giveittoher.
Atnight,mothercamebackfromwork,andshewasasbusyastheusualhouseworkandcooking.IntheeveningwehaddinnerandsatdowntowatchTV.Iaskedmymother,doyouknowwhatthefestivalistoday？Mymotherstretchedouthistiredbodyandsaidhedidn"tknow.Itakeoutmywork,putitbehindme,andthensaytomymothermystical,mama"shappyholiday!Itookoutmyworkandputitonmymother"sdeskandranbacktomybedroom.Ican"tsleepinbed,andIguessmymother"smood.Thinking,Iwentintoasweetdream.
WhenIgotupthenextmorning,mymothersmiledandaskedme,"daughter,yourpaintinghasmadeprogress.Momlikesitverymuch.Youknowhowtocareforyourparentsatsuchayoungage.I"mveryhappy."Thenmymotherhuggedme,touchedmyheadandsaid,"mydaughterisreallymyjacket".
Iknowthatmotherloveisgreat,shehasonlytogive,nottotake.Inmyheart,Iwasdeterminedtolearntorepaymymother"slove.
Forme,thisfestivaliswarm.Because,inthisfestival,thereisoneofthemostimportantroles,thatistoworkhardtocultivateourgreatmother.Thisfestivalbelongstothemotherallovertheworldandthewomenallovertheworld.It"smother"sday.
Beforethismother"sdaycame,Ihadalreadypreparedforhertofeelherdaughter"sloveforherandrepayherinherholiday.SoItookthepocketmoneyIhadsavedandboughtsomecarnations.Attheflowershop,Ipersonallychoseoneofthemostbeautifulandbeautifulflowersformymother,wrappedthepaperwithagift,andthenhidtheflowersintheclosetathome.
Ileftit,finallytheday.Igotupearlyinthemorning,whenhermotherwasstillinbed,Iquietlydressed,willelaboratecarnationsonthemother"sbed,whenshewokeup,sawabeamthatisfulloflove,movedtotears,suddenlyhuggedmeandsaid:"yougrewup.Andthisisthehappiestmomentofmylife,neverthoughtisusuallythelittleprincess,youwillbesofilial."Iamgladtobringmymothertothekitchen,lethertastemyfruitplatter,mothertasteit,say,"it"sdelicious,youjustdoitformeeveryday."It"stimeformetoplaytabletennis.Irantomymotherandgavemymotherasweetkiss.Mymotherhuggedmeandsaid,"today,mymotherisreallyhappy.Thisismysweetestday."
Motherisourclosestrelatives,ourbenefactor,herloveforusisselfless,neverresentment.Here,Iwanttothankmymotherandthankthemotherallovertheworld.
Mom,I"myourforeverdaughter.
Eversincehumanbeingscomeintobeing,wehadneverstoppedtheactiontoputourfeetoneachinchoflandwecanfind.wefightagainstnature,atfirst,forsurvival.ournationbuildupthereservoirfornotonlypreventingfloodbutalsogeneratingelectricity.thiswellprovedthatwecanconquernatureandmakeitserveusbetter.secondly,somepeopletakingfightingagainstnatureasachallengeoflife,awaytogainhonor.theclimbingofeverestwillbeanexactinstancehere.however,naturehasnevergiveuptryingtogivemanalessonnowandthen.theearthquakeoftangshanchinain1976andthegroundseaofindiain2004,natureremindedusofherunconquerablepowerbyunanswerablefacts.
now,asyoucansee,wehavetheproblem,itseemsthatwehavenevertriumphovernatureasnaturedidtous.whenitishardtodrawaconclusion,dialecticisinfavorofus.contradictoryevidencerequiresusthinkaboutthequestiondialectic.thenwegetit.neithermanornaturecantriumphovereachother.ifwegoourownwayshortsightedly,wewillfinallyreapaswehavesown:worsecrisisofresource,worsepollutionofinvironment.
sobrightlyfuturejustdependsonaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.
Dear___,
IwouldliketothankyouforyourlovelygiftIrecievedlately.Youhavebeensuchagoodfriendtome,andthegiftwasjustonemoree_ampleofyourthoughtfulness.YouhavemydeepestthanksandgratitudeforamemoryIwillalwaystreasure.
Thankyouagainforthelovelypresent,
Bestregards,
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The9thdayofSeptemberinthelunarcalendaris"theChineseChongYangFestival"andahappyoccasioninautumn.Accordingtothetraditionaltheoryof"Yin"and"Yang",boththe9thmonthandthe9thdayofthemonthbelongto"Yang",whichmeanspositiveandmasculine,and"Chong"meansdouble,thusitiscalled"ChongYang".
Peopleoftengatherforaparty,appreciatechrysanthemums,pintheleavesofCornusonclothes.Andthecustomofclimbingmountainsandeatingaspecialcakealsofeaturestheday.
Aman,shewillalwaysoccupythemostflexibilityinyourmindwhereyouwouldliketousehislifetoloveher;havealove,itallowsyoutorequestindiscriminately,toenjoy,butdonotwantyouanyreturn…………Theman,called"mother",alove,called"Motherhood"!
May11isMother'sDay,isourheartsforgetthemostdifficultdays.Thisfestivalisamother'spraiseandpraise,istoremindusalwaysremember:Thanksgivingourmother.
Mothersgiveuslifeexperience,wearegrateful;mothersothatwegrow,ourgratitude;mother'seducationandguidancegiventoussothatwegainknowledgeandstrength,andweappreciate;inourlife,therearealwaysdifficultiesandsetbacksthemothertocareandhelpus,weshouldbegrateful.
Thanksgivingisoneoflove,conscience,kindness,senseofresponsibilityandloyaltytotheoverallperformance.Difficulttoimagineanenduredsufferingsdidnotsupporttheirparentsgrewupinfilialpiety,Iwonderifinreturn,theteacher,studentsdidnotloveandrespectIdonotknowwhohisfuturewiththecompany,whathiscountrytoassumeresponsibility？Anon-patriotic,donotlikehome,peoplewhodonotloveothers,howcandedicatedtobuildingthemotherlandtomorrow?
MychristmasholidayChristmasDay,the25thofDecember,isthebiggestfestivalcelebratedintheChristiancountriesoftheworld.AlthougheveryoneenjoysChristmasDay,itisparticularlyenjoyedbychildren,whogetveryexcitedbecauseofthepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.SmallchildrenbelievethattheirpresentsarebroughtbySantaClaus.SantaClaus(alsocalled"FatherChristmas)isakindofoldmanho,thechildrenaretold,livesattheNorthPole.Hetravelsthroughtheskyonasleighwhichispulledbyreindeersandloadedwithpresents.Stoppingontheroofofhouses,heentersbyclimbingthechimney.WhensmallchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theyhangastockingattheendoftheirbeds.TheirparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatFatherChristmas,orhewillnotleavethemanything.Whentheywake,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.
ChildrenareveryexcitedonChristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.Christmasisalsoafamilycelebration.Asanymembersofthefamilyaspossiblegathertoeat,playpartygamesandwatchthespecialChristmasprogrammesonTV.
Itrainedalldayyesterday,today,thesunsmilingup,Ifeelhappy!
Thewaterbesidetheroadwascoveredwithathinlayerofice.Pedestriansdressedinthickcottonpaddedclothes,waitingforthebuspeopletorubtheirhandsandstamptheirfeet,theyalsofeltthecoldinwinter.Thetreesattheschoolgatewereleftwithbarebranches.Thetwolittlesparrowsstoodontheirbranchesandjumpedasiftheywerecoldanddoingexercises!
Winteriscoming.Ihopespringwillcomesoon!
AlthoughitisgenerallyagreedthattheChristmastreeinitscurrentformcamefromGermanyintheearly19thcentury,thetraditionofdecoratingatreetomarkwintercelebrationsdatesbackhundredsofyearstoRomantimes,whentheyusedtodecorateevergreentreeswithsmallpiecesofmetaltocelebrateSaturnalia.
Inmedievaltimesthe'ParadisePlay'wasperformedeveryyearon24December.ThisdepictedthecreationofManandthefallofAdamandEvefromtheGardenofEdenandalwaysincludedanevergreenhungwithappleswhichrepresentedtheappletreeoftemptation.
ThereisalegendthatStBoniface,anEnglishmonk,cameuponagroupofpagansgatheredaroundanoaktreewhowerepreparingtosacrificeachildtotheGodThor.Inordertostopthesacrifice,andsavethechild'slife,StBonifaceissaidtohavefelledthetreewithoneblowofhisfist.Lateron,afirtreegrewinplaceoftheoakandthis,StBonifacetoldthepagans,wastheTreeofLifeandrepresentedtheChristChild.
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WithmyEnglishcompetenceandworkexperience,IamsureIhavethequalificationsfortheposition.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldoffermethechance。
Eachpersonwhetherrichorpoorhashisowndifficulties,becauselifeisnotalwaysfullofsmilesandflowers.Soitisveryimportanttohaveacorrectattitudetofaceupthedifficulties.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonit.Somepeoplejustwanttoevadeandtheyhaven’ttriedtheirbest,sotheycan’tachievesuccessintheend.Butsomepeoplebelievethat“Failureisthemotherofsuccess”,theyareconfidentandbravewhentheyhavedifficulties.Theychoosetofaceupthedifficultieswithasmileandtrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.Iftheyhavetroublesthey’lldiscusswiththeirfriendsorfamilymembers.
Therightwaytofaceupdifficultiesistobeconfidentandbrave,Confrontdifficultieswithconfidentandyouwillfindthedifficultiesarenotsohardasyouthought.Trytosolvethedifficultieswithbraveandworkhard,thedifficultieswilldisappearandyouwillachievesuccessfinally.
无论贫穷或是富有每个人都会遇到困难，因为生命中不全是微笑和花朵。因此面对困难的时候树立正确的态度是非常重要的。
不同的人有不同的态度。有的人只是想着逃避，不想着去努力，因此他们最后是不会成功的。但是有的人则是相信“失败是成功之母”，当他们面对困难的时候是自信的、勇敢地，他们面带微笑来迎接困难，并且尽最大努力去解决。当他们遇到问题的时候会跟朋友或者父母商量。
面对困难正确的方法是自信和勇敢!自信的去面对困难，你会发现困难并非你原先想的那么难;勇敢的面对困难并努力工作，困难将会消失,而你将取得成功。