a pleasant surprise.docx
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apleasantsurprise
apleasantsurprise
ForalongtimeIhadbeenlongingforapianoofmyowntopractiseon.
TherewasapianoshoponthestreetthroughwhichIwenttoschooleveryday.WheneverIpassedtheshop, lookingatthepianowhichstoodinthecorneroftheshopwindow.HowIhadbeendreamingdayandnighttopossessapianolikethat!
Unfortunately,myfatherwasjustaclerk,hecouldnotaffordtobuymeanexpensivepiano,thoughheknewthatIwasveryanxiousforone.
Onmybirthday,Iwentasusualtotheshopwindowtolookatthepiano,buttomysurprisethepianohadgone.Infact,Ishouldnothavebeensurprised,othershadtherighttobuyit,iftheycouldaffirdto.TearsfilledmyeyeswhenIthoughtofnotbeingabletoseethatpianoanymore.
Ihadjustcomebackschool,Iheardmymothercallingme.Ibrushedawaymytearsandwentintothediningroomwhereshewas.Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.Therewasthepiano,mypiano."AmIdreaming?
"Isaidtomyself."Cometothepiano."mymothertoldme.Iapproacheditandliftedtheglossylidofthepiano,thentouchedthekeyswithmyfingers.Whatbeautifultone!
IheldMother'shand,notknowingwhattosay.IknewatoncethatitwasagiftfromFather.HowIwishedthatIcouldkisshimrightthere!
Hewasstillinofficeworking.Iwaitedeagerlyforhisreturn.
Assoonasheappeared,Iheldhimtightandkissedhim.HottearswererunningdownmycheekswhenIsaid,"Thankyouverymuch,Dad!
"Icouldfindnowordsthatcouldexpressmyfeelingsatthattime.
Fatherhadcutdownhisexpensesoncigarettesinordertosaveupenoughmoneyforthegift.Howgenerousandkindofhim!
ThatbirthdaywasthehappiestoneIhadeverhad.Later,muchlater,Icametorealizethatalthoughthegiftwascostly,nogiftcouldmeasuretheloveofmyparentsforme.
APP
Theseyears,variouskindsofappsarepoppingintopeople’seyeseverysingleday,forstudy,entertainmentandofficework.Amongtheseapps,whatIconsiderasthemostusefuliscalledWechat.(开篇两句话,说出自己要描述的应用软件)
Idownloadedthisappabouttwoyearsago.AtfirstIthoughtitwasjustforcommunicating,likesendinginstantmessagestomyfriendsandviceversa.(最初印象,和后面做对比)Afterwards,Ifounditmorethanachattingtool;itisagreatassistantformysociallife.(第一个功能:
社交)Forexample,thereisanawesomefunctioncalled‘Discovery’,whichissimilartoFacebookorTwitter.InthereIcanpostmyfeelingsthroughwordsoragroupofpictures,sometimesIwouldliketosharemyfavoritepopsongsormovieclips.(举例说明如何使用‘发现’)Besides,Wechatenablesmetobuydailynecessities,transfermoneyandtopupmyphonebill.LastyearwhenItravelledtoHongkongformyholiday,IboughtaspecialairticketthroughWechat,whichsavedmealotofmoney.(进一步描述其他功能,并给出小例子)
Asthisappisupdatedperiodically,IfounditsopracticalthatIcan’tevenlivewithoutit.(再次强调自己认为这款应用很有用处)EverydayIhavebeenusedtosendandreceivemessagesorfunnypictures.Moreover,thehighqualitygameslikeAngryBirdsandLinkLinkareterrific,whichisagoodwaytoreleasemefromintensework.(最后举两个例子作为结尾)
AGOODLAW
Iwanttodescribealawthatwasamendedin2011andcameintoeffectimmediately.Itsaiddrunkdrivingisacriminalbehavior,ifpeoplewerefounddrivingafterdrink;theywouldgetaseriouspenaltywhichincludedseveralmonthsdetention,revokingoftheirdrivinglicensesandfineforthousandsRMB.
Thelawismuchharshercomparedwiththepreviouslawondrinkdriving.Arecentgovernmentreportsaidover3thousandpeoplewerekilledand9thousandwereinjuredduringthelast5years.Drinkdrivingisnotonlyharmfultoyourself,italsoputsothersindanger.
Afterthelawcameintoeffect,thenumberofdrunkdrivingcasesfalldramatically.China'sroadsaregettingbusier.Thenewdrunkdrivinglawisdesignedtomakethemalittlelessdangerous.
Ambition
Mymainambitionistobeabigbosswhocanearnahugesumofmoney.IamveryconfidentthatIwillachievemygoal.IamworkingveryhardandIalsoquitesmart.IbelieveIamanambitousperson.Onlyafewfriendsofmineareambitious,theyjustwanthaveasuitwork.Itisnotalwaysgoodtobeambitions,becausewewouldfeelverysadifwecannotachieveambitions.Iwillbearichpersonin5yeas,andbeevenricherin10years,andbecomethetopwealthypearonintheworldin20years.
Describeamagazineyouenjoyreadingmost
【Answer】InmysparetimeIlikereadingmagazinestogetinformationinsteadofsurfingthenet,andmyfavoriteonemustalwaysbethe“FortuneLife”.YouknowIamveryfascinatedbypeople’sstory,namelythebiography.Andthismagazine“Fortunelife”coversalotofstoriesofcelebrities,sportstars,singers,critics,andteacherswhowasfromhumbletonoblebystrugglingandstrivinginsociety.
WhenIbegantoreadthismagazine,Inevermissasingleissue,foritreallybroadensmyhorizonandgivesmeinspirationtoleadabetterlifefromthestoriesinit.Youwillneverknowhowcomfortableandrelaxeditiswiththefeelingoftouchingthismagazine,foritbringsmeserenityinmind.
Describeyourfirstmobilephone.
Youshouldsay:
Whenyougotit
Howyougotit
Whatyouuseditfor
Andexplainhowyoufeltwhenyougotit.
Okrightthen,I’mgonnatellyoualittlebitaboutmyfirstmobilephone,oratleastasmuchasIcanrememberanyway,becauseIthinkitwasaboutsevenoreightyearsagowhenIfirstgotone,somymemory’sabit sketchy.
Anyway,intermsof howIcametogetting myfirstmobile,wellbasically,Ihadkindofbeen goingonat mymumforquiteawhiletogetmeone,butshekeptsaying,quiterightly,thatIwastooyounganddidn’treallyneedone.ButwhenI hit theageofabout15,Ithinkitwas,shefinally relented,andtookmetotheshopstochooseone.
Souh,yeah,Irememberatthetimethatneitherofusknewmuchaboutmobiles, sowhenwewalkedintotheshop,wejustaskedthesalesassistanttheretorecommendusone.AndIthinkI’mrightinsayingthatweendedupchoosingthecheapestandmostbasicphonetheyhad,simplybecauseIwasn’treallyinterestedinhaving loadsof functions,youknow,allIwantedtouseitforwastocallandtextpeople.
Sothat’showgotIit,andum…whatelseistheretosay, uh….Ohyeah,asforhowIfeltwhenIgotit,well,inactualfact,Ididn’tfeel overly excited oranything,youknow,itwasreallyjustafeelingof,um… what’stheword, umm…..Iguessyoucouldsayitwaslike,um,astrongersenseofindependencethatIfelt,um,aswellasgratitudetomymum,ofcourse,forgivingittome!
AndItookprettygoodcareofit,youknow,Ievenspent,like,200rmbonaleathercasetogoaroundit,anditlastedaprettylongtime.IthinkIuseditfor somethinglike 3orfouryearsbeforemovingontoabetterone.AndIthinkI’vestillgotitstoredinadrawersomewhereathome.Souh,yeahthat’sit.Thanksforlistening.
Notes:
Vague = 模糊的; (思想上)不清楚的; (表达或感知)含糊的; 暧昧的Sketchy =不完全的,不充分的Relented =hereitmeans:
让步;变宽厚;变温和;心软 Ifyourelent,youallowsomeonetodosomethingthatyouhadpreviouslyrefusedtoallowthemtodo
goingonat=pestering, 纠缠, 不断地要求hit =reached
loadsof =lotsof(spokenEnglish)Whatelseistheretosay = 还有什么可以说的……overly =过度地,极度地…oranything –或什么的what’stheword = 叫什么来着somethinglike =about, 大约
ahandmadegift
Mybestfriend’sbirthdayiscoming.IwouldliketobuyasmallphotoalbumandIwanttoput50picturesinthatalbum.Mostimportantly,Iwillwriteaboutfunnyexperiencewehadbeforebeloweachphotowith"thebirthdaybook"onthefrontpage.Itmightcostlessthan100butIpromiseshewillloveit.
Istillremembersheoncesaid"…sufferwhenyousuffer,andlaughwhenyoulaugh.Iwillbitemytonguewhenimpatientwordscome…"Wearefriendssincewebotharewimpykids.Wehavebeenthroughalotofdifficultiesandhavealotofstoriesduringthese20years.Those50picturesrecordeverythingandeachexperiencewetogether.Itisnotexpensivebutitiscreativeandcutewithallmymemories,soIbetshelovesthat.
Describeanotherlanguagethatyouwouldlearnifyouwanted.Youshouldsay:
thenameofthislanguage howyouwouldlearnt
一开始可能去上辅导课attendcoachinglessons,因为基本的发音和语法需要弄准becauseIbelieveItisofextremesignificancetoensuremyperfectlyaccurate,afterwhichIcouldgraduallylearnbymyself之后主要就是靠自己学习,因为我觉得要想学好语言更多的得靠自己asIsupposethatIFyouwanttobeproficientinonelanguage,havetorelylargelyonyourowneffort,老师只是辅助supplementary whatequipmentoffacilitiesyouwouldneedtostudythislanguage
教科书textbooklikestandardjap/everyone’sjap/,带字幕的电影或动画片subtitlearehelpful,butthelatterishardERtofindthantextbook
AVehicleYouWanttoBuy
Describeavehicleyouwouldliketobuy(or,own).Youshouldsay:
what(kindof)vehicleitis whatit would looklike和普通车差不多butforitsfrontappearance,becauseitsfrontLEDlightsreallyfascinateme,whichsymbolizethehornsofabullchargingfullspeedahead,burstingwithvigorandpride.whyyouwouldliketohaveit德国产的,质量很好superiorquality,奔驰宝马又太张扬areusuallyshapedgorgeouslyontheoutside,andaredesignedforspeedseekers.,我比较内向contradictmycharacter,所以觉得奥迪比较适合我Iamalittleintroverted,anddonotliketoflauntmyselfandexplainwhyyouwouldpreferthismeansoftransport.
方便,舒适
1可能是目前最快的短途旅行方式Isupposeitwouldbethequickestforshorthaultravel。
比如:
火车或bus需要停站让人上下geton/alightfrom,耽误时间whichistimeconsuming;汽车直达目的地arrivedirectlytoyourdestinationwithoutstop,despiteoftheoccasionswhere尽管有事会堵车mightbestuckintrafficcongestion。
此外私家车也不受时刻表的限制privatecarsarenotconstrainedbytimetable,可以随
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