学进去

假如你叫Paul Smith, 是一个英国中学生，现在正在北京游学。这几天你住在你的中国朋友王海家，你很开心。请根据下面的提示，给你的父母写一封邮件，向他们介绍一下王海和王海的家人，以及现在你所住房间物品的摆放位置。

要求：

1. 邮件内容必须包括以下提示，可适当发挥；

2. 不少于60个字。

I’ll always remember the first time I tried ballet. My mother was a dancer and I wanted nothing more than to be like her, but after making many m1． during my first class, I felt like I wanted to g2． up right away. As it was only my first day, however, I told my mom I couldn’t wait to dance again.

Several weeks p3． and my dancing didn’t get any better. Then my dance teacher announced that we were going to perform in a show. I was a4． of falling on my face in front of hundreds of people and disappointing my mom. Even t5． I practiced hard for the show, I never quite got the hang of it. Finally, I went to my mom to tell her how I f6．. She simply laughed and told me she would teach me all she knew about ballet. My mom quickly d7． how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest patience, love and understanding. When I jumped and fell, she was there to catch me. When I lost my b8．, she held me up.

By the time the show arrived, I was as prepared as I could be. The music began and my heart started to race. Breathing calmly, I began moving to the music w9． missing a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed with excitement. My mom found me and gave me a huge hug, telling me how proud she was. I looked my mom in the eye and told her that there was no way this could have happened without her. Through this, I r10． one important fact: My mom will always be there to catch me if I fall.

Why are children so much more creative than adults? How does that creativity disappear later? What other great ideas do children have?

For children, everything is possible. What’s more, young children get praise and encouragement from their parents and teachers for almost any work they do particularly for imaginative stories or weird pieces of art. They have heard tales of magic and they see around them technology doing all kinds of amazing things. Every problem can be solved for them. On the other hand, adults are only too well versed in what they cannot achieve and what cannot be done. They are surrounded by rules, regulations, and laws. They have experienced failures and shame. At some stage, they have worked for a difficult boss who was not interested in their ideas-just in getting the job done on time.

If we want to be truly creative, we need to think like children again. We need to imagine a perfect solution and then ask“Why not?”. The daughter of Edwin Land asked this question when he told her that she could not see the photo he had taken straight away. Her persistence led him to invent the Polaroid camera. In similar fashion 11-year-old Richie asked,“Why can’t we speak to each other underwater?” He invented an underwater speaking device. They show the need of having a childlike mind.

Of course, every invention or innovation has to exist a world of limitations. But if we start by imagining an ideal solution and then work back to overcome or accommodate limitations then we will have a better chance of success than if we start with all the obstacles in a clear view.

Be creative and try thinking just like a child. You did it all the time once, so now do it again.

My arms are shorter than others’, but I never think I’m different. I don’t think of myself as a “disabled”（残疾） person because I feel like I can do anything I want. With the help of my parents, friends and a special plan for the young people with disabilities, I know how to fight for myself and how to be strong. However, that doesn’t mean it is always a piece of cake for me. I also had some bad experiences（经历） such as the way people looked at me, though they were kind.

When I was three, my family moved to New York because there were first-class hospitals. I missed some lessons because of surgeries （外科手术）, so I had to work harder than others. When I went to the seventh grade, I got a lot better. I also made some friends and we had a great time together. As classes got harder, life became more difficult for me. I had to spend more time remembering things, taking notes and preparing for tests. Luckily, I never failed any tests.

When I went into university, I wrote an article about myself for a newspaper. It helped more people know me. Many people wrote to me after reading the article. They thought I was excellent to get over from over 10 surgeries. And I was happy to share my story and make friends with them, too.

It’s amazing that Zijun Jia, from Henan, went to the university at the age of 14. He became the 1． (young) freshman at Beihang University.

“I didn’t know that until I got here, and it feels q2． cool! “Jia said. Jia took the college entrance exam and got a total score of 642. People often think students like him must be t3． smart. But Jia believes his s4． is from curiosity (好奇) and study habits.

As he went to high school, he found things were getting harder to learn. So he started to make p5． every day to get prepared ahead. Jia would also review what he learned each day before going to bed. If there was s6． he couldn’t remember well, he’d take a look at it the next morning.

“I did not do well 7． English in high school, so I printed the vocabulary list and stuck (粘贴) it onto my bed. Every morning when I w8． up, I looked through them, and it is a good way.”

When Jia felt stressed, he had a special way to r9．: working on math problems. “I’d find difficult problems to challenge myself, and when I worked them out, I felt really happy.” He told the reporter that he hopes he can keep his curiosity and study habits in university, which makes a big 10． (different) to his life.