GoonaMediterraneanJourneyMywifeandIhavealwaysenjoyedtravelingbysea，andlastyearwedecidedtogoonaMediterraneanjourney.Althoughourholidaywasratherexpensivewethoughtthatthehighstandardofaccommodation,thefirst-classfoodandthemanyinterestingplaceswesawwerewellworththepricewepaid.Wefoundthatmostoftheotherpassengerswerefriendlyandinteresting,buttherewasoneman,aMr.James,whoirritatedandannoyedus.Whateversubjectwetalkedabout,itseemedthathewasanexpertatit.Hehad,apparently,readmorebooks,visitedmorecountriesandstudiedmorelanguages,thananyoneelsehad.Afterafewdays,weateourmealsinsilence,becausenobodywantedtobeginaconversationthatwouldsoonbetakenoverbythisman.Thenmywifehadanidea.Shesuggestedthatwemightthinkofanunusualsubject,lookitupinanencyclopediaandthentalkaboutitatdinner.Ifitwereanunusualsubject,Mr.Jamescouldnotpossiblyknowanythingaboutit.ThesubjectwechosewasEnglishAgricultureintheEleventhCentury.Atdinnerthatnightwediscussedthissubjectwithgreatenthusiasm.Mr.Jameswassilent.Werealizedwehadatlastcometofindsomethingheknewnothingabout.
Leninsaidtowanttodoabigthing,muststartsmall.Sinceancienttimes,agreatmanoftenstartsfromtheminormatter.
Theancientscloud:everyjourneybeginswithasinglestep.Onlydoagoodjobineverythingaroundhim,finallytoachievegreatthingsdry,someonesaidtodogreatthings,what'stheuseofdrythings.Thissentenceiswrong.WeallknowthatleonardoDaVinci'sstory.Hispaintingsinceelementaryschool.Theteacherlethimdrawaneggonly,heisveryimpatient.Buttheteachersaid,thereisnothesameegg,itisnoteasytowanttodrawgoodeggs.Helistenedtotheteacher'steaching.Practicepaintingeggs.Uponserioushabitofstartsfromtheminormatter,eventuallybecomeagenerationofmasterofart.
ThereisanoldsayinginChina,called"whyonehousedoesnotsweep,sweeptheworld."yes,evenasweeptheroomnotcleanperson,howcansweeptheworldHowimportantitistovisible,willingtodosmallthings,weshouldmind"sweeptheworld"，alsoshouldhave"sweeparoom"patience.Dothingscanleadyoutosuccess.Also,dosmallthingscanalsobeyourwake-upcall.Onlythegoodsideofeverylittlebitcanachieve.Nowsomepeopletendto"smalldon'twanttodo,thingscan'tdoit."beingbitter,narcissistic,butoftenwritewasted!Suchpeoplewillaccomplishnothing.So,pleasedon'trefusetosmall.Itisveryimportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail,becauseitistheguaranteeofsuccess,itisalsothekeypointofachievement.Thisrequiresthatwehaveadown-to-earthspirit,shouldbeconscientioussolidlycomplete.Everythingstartsfromtheminormatter,dofine,do,todostrong,dobig."theconstantenergydoesnotshunstreamsintoitsgreat;mountainnotfinesoiltoitshigh."weonlystartfromthesideeverything,，inthiswaycanwedosomethinggreattogetsuccess.
Theclassmates,noproductKuidepartmentstep,nosofaraway;Noproductsmallflowintojianghai.Apersonhasambitionisgood,buthecouldnotexpectsuccess,mustgostepbystep,tosuccessforthefuture.Maywedoeverylittlething,walkeverystepoftheway,finallyreachedthepinnacleofglory!
Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearthssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthishugeamountisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%--thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheformoficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.
However,asthingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwater,whichisconstantlybeingreplacedbyrainfall,isstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly--almostdaybyday.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Alimitedwatersupplywouldhaveabadeffectonagricultureandindustry.Letmegiveyoujustonesmallexampieofhownecessarywateristoindustry.Didyouknowthattoproduceasingletonofsteel,ittakesabout91,000litersofwater?
Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourpreciouswater.Oneofthefirststepsweshouldtakeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield,butonlyonasmallscale.
世界不仅饿了，而且渴了水。这对你来说可能很奇怪，因为地球表面近75%的表面覆盖着水。但约97%的这一巨大数量是海水或咸水。人类只能喝和使用其他3%——来自河流、湖泊、地下和其他来源的淡水。我们甚至不能使用所有这些，因为其中一些是以冰山和冰川的形式。更糟糕的是，其中一些已经被污染了。
然而，今天的情况，这少量的新鲜水，不断被雨水取代，仍然足够我们。但是我们对水的需求正在迅速增加——几乎每天都有。只有我们采取措施解决这个问题，我们才能避免以后出现严重的世界性缺水问题。有限的供水将对农业和工业产生不利影响。让我给你一个小窍门，说明水对工业的重要性。你知道吗，要生产一吨钢，它需要约91升水？
我们都必须学会如何停止浪费我们宝贵的水。我们应该采取的第一个步骤是开发重用的方法。在这个领域已经做了大量的实验，但是只有小规模的实验。
THEEARTH,ourdearestmother--BUT,myfriends,doanyofyouhaveconsideredhowserioustheproblemwillbewhentheearthispolluted,theairisnotfresh,thefor≤≥estisnotflourishing?Theenvironmentpollutionexisteverywhere,theearthwillloseitslusternoon.myfriends,sholdwestillkeepinsensible?ourearthmotherisnotsmilinganymore,doesntitdosomethingtous?Letsmoving,mydearclassmates,carryoutenvironmentalprotectionwithatrifletomaketheearthapureland,and,letitholdacharmingsmile!
地球，我们最亲爱的母亲--但是，我的朋友们，你们有没有考虑过地球被污染了，空气不新鲜，森林不旺的问题会有多严重？环境污染无处不在，地球将失去其光彩的朋友，请问我们还能够无动于衷吗？我们的地球母亲不再微笑了，这对我们不是吗？让我们感动，我亲爱的同学们，带着一件小事去保护环境，让地球成为一个纯洁的土地，让它保持一个迷人的微笑！
Thereisahousefullofrubbishinthispicture.Thesonlookedupandsaidtohisfatherthathewasworriedaboutdisposingofnuclearwaste.Thefathertoldhissonthatifhetakeoutthetrash,hecandoanythingseriously.
Frommypointofview,ifapersonwantstoachievegreatsuccess,hemustpaymuchattentiontosmallthings.Keepinganeyeonlittlethingscanincreasexerciseandavoidsomesmallmistakes.Besides,caringaboutlittlethingsinyourlifearoundyoucanbuildyourconfidenceandimpovepatience.However,incontemporarysociety,anumberofpeoplefocusonbigthingsandignorelittlethingsthenleadingtobadresults.Forinstance,manyyoungpeopledon’tcleantheroomasthepicturedescribed.Thatphenomenonisworthourthinkingandweshouldtakemeasurestochangethissituation.
AsfarasI’mconcerned,doingsmallthingsbringustheabilitytobecomemorestronger.Sofromenowon,starttodosomethingsmallbeforeundertakingsomethingbig,youwillgetmoreandmore.