Quotations can often be used to encourage and remind people. Among countless quotations, there is one quotation that always reminds me.

Last year, I participated in the 2009 Star of Hope English Style Contest. Every day after school we had to go to the English class for training. When the semi-finals of the Badong Division were approaching, I thought that my English level was already among the best and I didn’t need to attend training anymore, so I secretly evaded several training sessions. During the question and answer session in the semi-finals, I could have successfully become the first place as long as I answered the last question correctly. But because I avoided several training sessions and missed the content of this question, I only got second place. At this time, I couldn't help but think of a famous saying that is often said but rarely followed: Humility makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind.

The competition in the finals is even more intense, because only those who win first place have a chance to advance to the provincial finals. In order to help us achieve good results, the teacher specially invited the ace English teacher from Badong No. 1 Middle School to tutor us. The teacher stipulates that I must attend the training on time every day. With the lesson of the first failure, I will not make the same mistake again. Every afternoon I am always the first to arrive in the classroom and the last to leave. Even while walking on the road or sitting in the car, I would recite the speech with great concentration, and I would practice it repeatedly in front of the mirror at home at night. Hard work pays off. At the Badong finals, Zhangjiang United and I were tied after the second round. The key lies in the question and answer session. Who will continue to stay on the stage of the Star of Hope and who will regretfully leave. Woolen cloth? This made both of us and the entire audience nervous. "Contestant No. 7, please come on!" Following the host's announcement, I walked to the center of the stage generously and greeted the judges politely. With my excellent performance and easy answers, I won unanimous praise from the judges and went smoothly. Advance! This incident has benefited me a lot. I think not only in this incident, but also in other aspects, I must learn to be humble and learn more about the advantages of others.

In that competition, I not only experienced success and failure personally, but also truly understood the meaning of the famous saying "Humility makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind."

Beauty exists everywhere in the world, and beauty shines all the time. The French art master Rodin once said: What people lack in understanding beauty is not beauty, but the discovery of beauty.

One day during the winter vacation last year, my mother and I went shopping together. As soon as I arrived at a hand cake shop, I smelled a tangy fragrance. I couldn’t help but salivate, so I begged my mother to take out 4 yuan. The money is ready to buy hand cakes. As soon as we entered the queue, two young women came behind us. They were very beautiful: long curly hair, fair faces, bright eyes, red mouths, and fashionable dresses. The light fragrance exuding as they talked and laughed really made me envious.

At this time, a beggar grandfather on crutches came begging for food. He handed the broken bowl to the two young women and muttered: "Please do me a favor and give me something to eat." "The two young women not only refused to give it, but also pushed the old man. One of them even said fiercely: "Go, go, you are such a nasty old man!" I saw the old man trembling with sadness and not making a sound. , limped away. At this time, I saw a little girl in front of me who had bought hand cakes and was about to eat them. When she saw this, she chased after her and gave the hand cakes to the old man. I was surprised when my mother said: "This girl has such a beautiful soul." When I saw her, I saw that this girl was plainly dressed and didn't look amazing, but her actions made me admire her. At this time, I only heard the two young women behind me muttering in a low voice: "What a fool." I suddenly felt disgusted with these two young women in my heart. Suddenly, I realized a truth: the beauty of the inner world that is not easy to detect is the real beauty, the beauty that lasts forever.

Although it has been a long time, that girl with an unattractive appearance has always been imprinted in my mind. She is like a beautiful wintersweet in the cold wind.

Words from Master Rodin

China is a country of great literature, and Peking University is a source of humanities. The two are inextricably linked. If they meet by chance, Peking University will surely become the cradle of writers. .

The May 4th Movement period was a concrete example, and recent decades have been a clear example. In the Chinese literary world during these two periods, Peking University people were as shining as stars. I think people will admit this fact.

In recent years, I have been very busy. The "golden age" of the 1950s, when I could still have spare time to read some literary works of the time besides teaching and doing administrative work, is gone. Returned. However, fortunately, I am not a lazy person.

In the gap between "internal worries" and "foreign aggression", I always have to squeeze out some time to read some works by young students of Peking University. I read almost all the literary works published in the "School Magazine". Not long ago, I read "The Past of Peking University", which is an article about Peking University that young people in the 70s, 80s and 90s recalled and wrote about Peking University. Some of them have fresh and lively ideas and fresh and elegant writing, which really refreshed me. An ancient Chinese said: "The voice of a young phoenix is ??better than that of an old phoenix." I - if you allow me to join in - and we "old phoenixes" really have to pay tribute to you, the "young phoenixes" He cast his eyes with envy and admiration.

However, the ancient Chinese said: "Many will cause harm, modesty will benefit." I hope you can seriously understand the meaning of these two sentences. "Relying on the old and selling the old" is not advisable, but "relying on the young and selling the young" is also something that young people should be wary of.

The development of everything in the world will never end. There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world. The idea that "I am the best in the world" is absolutely wrong. You must have a deep understanding of the vast literary works left behind by our ancestors. It is best to recite hundreds of old poems and dozens of ancient articles, so that they can be contained in your hearts and whispered in your mouth at any time. This will be of great benefit to your literary creation and improvement of your humanistic quality. This is true whether you are teaching, researching, doing business, working in politics, or being a professional writer now or in the future. We must also put some effort into concisely analyzing excellent foreign literary works. This is absolutely indispensable to your literary accomplishment. If you can achieve this step, you will definitely be able to integrate Chinese and Western styles, connect ancient and modern times, and create newer and more beautiful works.

There is a poem by Zhu Zi, a great scholar in the Song Dynasty, which I think is very relevant and meaningful. I will copy it to everyone now:

It is easy for a young man to learn from an old man,

No inch of time can be taken lightly.

I haven’t realized the dream of spring grass in the pond,

The phoenix leaves in front of the steps have already sounded in autumn.

This poem is not only of educational significance to young people, but also to us elderly people. The text is clear and picturesque and does not require too much explanation. Time, both young and old, is fleeting and must be cherished. "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time." These are two profound words left to us by our ancients.

You are now in the "Dream of Yanyuan". In front of you is a Yangguan Avenue, a Yangguan Avenue covered with flowers. You must walk on this road for 60, 70, 80, or more years and make outstanding contributions to the people and mankind. I hope you will never forget this Yanyuan dream, and always remember that you are a Peking University person, a proud Peking University person. This name will bring you beautiful memories, bring you infinite courage, and bring you wonder. The wisdom brings you long-term vision. With these things, you will continue to strive for self-improvement, achieve success, and will not waste your life in vain. This is my hope and my belief.

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Studying in Juying

Che Yin was born in the Jin Dynasty. He was originally a son of a wealthy family. Later, his family fell into decline and he became impoverished. However, he can persevere in the face of adversity.

Che Yin was very sensible when he was young and could endure hardships and stand hard work. Because he had to help his family with work during the day, he wanted to use the long nights to read more and enrich himself; however, his family was poor and he had no spare money to buy oil to light a lamp. Is there any way to break through the limitations of objective conditions? At first, he had to recite the contents of the book at night, until one summer night, he saw a few fireflies flying, and little fluorescent lights flashing in the dark night.

So he came up with a good idea: he caught many fireflies and put them in a small bag sewn with white linen. Because the white linen was very thin, the light of the fireflies could shine through. He hung the bag Get up and become a "lighting lamp".

Che Yin continued to study hard and finally became a famous scholar and later a popular official. At that time, whenever there was any gathering or celebration, if Che Yin was not present, everyone would Feeling disappointed.

The French thinker Voltaire once posed a meaningful riddle: "Which thing in the world is the longest and the shortest, the fastest and the slowest, the most divisible and the most vast? The least valued and the most deplorable; without it, nothing can be done; it destroys all small things and keeps all great things alive. "What is this? There are many opinions and it is hard to figure out.

A wise man named Zadig guessed it right. He said: "The longest is time, because it is always endless; the shortest is time, because it makes it too late for many people to complete their plans; for those who are waiting, time is the slowest; for those who are having fun, time is the slowest. , time is the fastest; it can be expanded endlessly, and it can also be divided infinitely; no one paid attention to it at the time, and everyone expressed regret later; without time, nothing can be done; time can eliminate all people who are not worthy of commemoration by future generations. Peace can be plucked from people's hearts, but time can make all extraordinary people and things immortal in history?

What exactly is time? Time has different meanings for different people. For people, time is life; for people engaged in economic work, time is money; for people doing knowledge, time is capital; for boring people, time is debt; for students, especially middle school students It is said that time is wealth, capital, destiny, and a priceless treasure that cannot be bought with a lot of money.

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Time should be cherished

Throughout the past and present