元前明后-解放思想大讨论发言稿

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When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home
from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 1 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I
might have to live the rest of my life 2 legs. How depressing （令人沮丧的）! 3
then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 4 my life feeling
depressed. When my parents arrived at the 5 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve
already 6 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 7 about little things: their bus comes late;
they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 8 life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy
to focus on what you have 9___ , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it ? So 10 are many people unhappy? People often think
happiness is based on what you 11 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But
when you get the 12 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air.
Then you go right back to being 13 . Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of
14 .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have
relatively 15 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and
consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.

1. ( )A. arms
2. ( )A. without
3. ( )A. So
B. legs
B. by
C. feet D. fingers
C. on D. with
C. But D. Once B. Or
4. ( ) A. spare B. devote
5. ( )A. hotel B. hospital
B. accepted
C. influence D. waste
C. station
C. refused
C. excited
C. save
C. lost
C. when
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D. school
D. received
D. curious
D. dislike
D. completed
D. whether
6. ( )A. believed
7. ( )A. worried B. guilty
8. ( )A. hate
9. ( )A. struggled
B. enjoy
B. supported
10. ( )A. how B. why

11. ( )A. achieve
12. ( )A. car
13. ( )A. wise
14. ( )A. pain
B. promise
B. life
C. donate
C. job
C. friendly
D. admire
D. grade
D. unhappy
D. mind
B. silly
B. appearance C. anger
15. ( )A. much B. many

答案：BACDB BABCB AADDC

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C. little D. all
When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness.[]当我十一岁的时候，上帝给了我
一份幸福的礼物。
One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my legs .[]有一天，我在放
学回家的路上，一辆卡车辗过我，并截断了我的双腿。
As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life without legs.[]当我躺
在那里流血，我意识到我可能没有双腿来度过我的余生。
How depressing ! But then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back.[]多么令人沮丧啊！但
后来我发现，抑郁不会让我的腿回来。
So I decided not to waste my life feeling depressed.[]所以我决定不再把我的生活浪费在沮丧中。
When my parents arrived at the hospital , they were shocked and sad.[]当我的父母赶到医院，他们
感到震惊和悲伤。
I told them, “I’ve already accepted the fact.[]我告诉他们，“我已经接受了这个事实。
Now you also have to get used to this.” []现在你也要习惯这个。”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting worried about little things: their bus comes late; they
get a bad grade on a test.[]从此以后，我经常看到我的朋友们越来越担心一些小事情： 他们的巴
士来迟了；他们在考试中没获得好成绩。
But I just enjoy life.[]但我却享受生活。
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have lost , and that the key to
happiness is to take pleasure in what you have.[]幸运的是我意识到，集中精力于关注你所失去的，
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这是浪费精力，而幸福的关键是对于你现在拥有的感到开心。
Sounds simple, doesn’t it ? So why are many people unhappy? People often think happiness is
based on what you achieve.[]听起来很简单，不是吗？但是为什么很多人不快乐？人们常常认
为，幸福 是基于你所得到的。
“My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” []“那我的整个生活质量将会得到提高如果我
有一辆新汽车。”
But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air.[]但当你得
到了的车那又会发生什么？整整一个星期，你都做白日梦。
Then you go right back to being unhappy.[]然后回到现实你是不幸福。
Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of mind .[]幸福不是一件正在发生的事；它是一种思想
状态。
You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable.[]你可以得到世界上任何
东西但仍然你是感觉到不满足的。
Or you can have relatively little and feel full of joy.[]或者你可能拥有相对较少的东西但却感觉
充满了快乐。
Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what
you already have.[]幸福来自于掌握赞美的真谛和乐于你已经拥有的东西。

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I believe listening is a powerful(强效的）medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last 1 to see and I got into her room. She was an old
woman，sitting on the bed, trying to 2 her socks. Usually I said something like this：
“How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are 3
seeing him. . . ”
She 4 me with a serious voice，“Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours. ”
I was surprised and 5 I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell
me that her only son lived not far from her， 6 she had not seen him for five years. She
believed her health problems were worse because of 7 her son. After hearing her story
and helping her put on her socks，I asked if there was 8 I could do for her. She 9
her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 10 .
Each story is 11 . Some are clear? others are not. Some are true； others are not, yet
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all those things do not really 12 . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone's story costs nothing but it is the key to healing(康复）. I often 13
what the woman taught me, and I 14 myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down
and truly listening. I 15_____ the power of listening.

1. ( )A. doctor
2. ( )A. take off
B. nurse C. patient(病人） D. student
B. get off C. clean out D. put on
D. worrying about 3. ( )A, looking forward to B. asking for
4. ( )A. impressed
C. going on
B. stopped C. asked D. greeted
B. mad C. embarrassed D. angry 5. ( )A. excited
6. ( )A. or B. so C. but D. if
D. meeting
D. everything
7. ( )A. missing B. loving C. understanding
8. ( )A. nothing else
9. ( )A. shook
10. ( )A. see
11. ( )A. terrible
12. ( )A. happen
13. ( )A. think of
14. ( )A. teach
B. anything else C. nothing
B dropped C. waved D. moved
B. smell C. listen D. feel
B. different C. similar D. true
D. change B. appear C. matter
B. dream of
B. ask
C. get over D. laugh at
C. remind D. cheer
15. ( )A. talk about

B. show off C. believe in D. run out of
答案：CDBBC CABAC BCACC

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I believe listening is a powerful medicine.[]我相信倾听是强有力的药剂
It was Sunday. I had the last patient to see and I got into her room.[]那天是星期日。我还有最后一
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个病人要看，我进入她的房间。
She was an old woman，sitting on the bed, trying to put on her socks.[]她是一个老妇人，坐在床
上，努力的想穿上自己袜子。
Usually I said something like this：“How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you
today.[]通常我是这么说的：“你感觉如何？护士说你的儿子今天要来看你。
I believe you are looking forward to seeing him.”[]我相信你期待看到他。”
She stopped me with a serious voice，“Sit down, is my story, not yours.”[]她严肃的声
音打断我说，“请坐，医生。这是我的故事，不是你们的。”
I was surprised and embarrassed.[]我很惊讶和尴尬。
I sat down and helped her with the socks.[]我坐了下来，帮她穿袜子。
She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her，but she had not seen him for five
years.[]她开始告诉我她唯一的儿子住的离她不远，但她已经有五年没见到他。
She believed her health problems were worse because of missing her son.[]她相信她的健康问题因
为思念儿子而不断恶化。
After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks，I asked if there was anything else I could
do for her.[]听完她的故事并帮她穿上袜子后，我问是否有什么我可以为她做的。
She shook her head and smiled.[]她摇摇头，笑着。
All she wanted me to do was to listen.[]她想要我做的就是倾听。
Each story is different.[]每个故事都是不同的。
Some are clear; others are not.[]有些清楚有些却不清楚。
Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really matter .[]有些是真实的；有些却不
是，但这些并不重要。
What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard. []对于讲故事的人来说重要的是故事有人
倾听。
Listening to someone's story costs nothing but it is the key to healing.[]倾听别人的故事不会花费
任何东西，但它是却是康复的关键。
I often think of what the woman taught me, and I remind myself of the importance of stopping,
sitting down and truly listening.[]我常常想那个女人所教会我的，并提醒自己停住坐下来，真正
倾听的重要性。
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I believe in the power of listening.[]我相信倾听的力量。

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Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the
side of the road. He looked up at me pitifully. A car must have hit it, so it wasn't able to 1 . I
stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on 2 .
At the nearest vet(兽医) clinic, the vet 3 checked it.
two 4______ legs, but I would need X-rays to know how 5 the damage is,

I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The 6
morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two breaks in his legs. on his legs
and put metal pins in them to keep them fixed,
That afternoon I went to 8____ my little friend. His dirty fur had become clean and shiny. He 9
there and looked at me happily. Then I thanked the vet and went out to pay the 10 .
you've made a mistake.I said to the clerk. is only 85 dollars. He's had X-rays and an
operation 11 his 's right,She said. vet has only charged you for
medicine; the operation is free. Here is a 12 for you from the vet.
Written on a piece of paper were the words Special rate for adoption(收养).I was 13
at his 14 . I paid the account and under his message I wrote thanks, Cat
and Mum.

1. ( )A. jump
2. ( )A. driving
3. ( )A. clearly
4. ( )A. fallen
5. ( )A. heavy
6. ( )A. early
7. ( )A. operate
8. ( )A. put up

B. run C. move D. cry
D. shopping
D. suddenly
D. missing
D. deep
D. following
D. depend
D. set up
B. walking
B. gently
C. working
C. secretly
C. broken
C. painful
C. sunny
C. live




B. driving
B. serious
B. whole
B. put
B. get up



C. pick up
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9. ( )A. lived B. jumped



C. lay
C. leg
C. with



D. smiled
D. medicine
D. for
D. suggestion
D. helpless
D. kindness
D. skillful
10. ( )A. operation B. bill
11. ( )A. on B. in
12. ( )A. letter B. word C. message
C. careless
C. laziness
C. hopeful
13. ( )A. breathless B. speechless
14. ( )A. happiness B. business
15. ( )A. grateful B. useful
答案：CABCB DACCB ACBDA

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Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side
of the road. He looked up at me pitifully.[]在一个下大雨的晚上，我下班了开车回家，在路边，
我发 现一只被淋湿了的受伤的猫。他可怜地看着我。
A car must have hit it, so it wasn't able to move .[]它一定是被汽车撞了，所以它不能够移动。
I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.[]我停下车，把猫抱起来，继续驾驶。
At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently checked it.[]在最近的兽医诊所里，兽医轻轻地帮它检查。
-rays to know how serious
the damage is,它一岁左右，有两只腿断了，但我需要X光才能知道受损的严重
程度，”他告诉我。
he is not your cat, I don't know if you want to go on with could be rather
expensive.它不是你的猫，我不知道你是否想继续这个。它可能是相当昂贵的。”
I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice.[]我知道这将花费我数百
美元，但我同意他的意见。
The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two breaks in his legs.[]第二天早
上兽医打电话说X光片证实它的两条腿有断裂。
我将在它
的腿上做手术，把金属引脚放进腿里使它们保持固定，”他告诉我。
That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend.[]那天下午，我去接我的小朋友。
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His dirty fur had become clean and shiny.[]他肮脏的皮毛变得清洁和光亮。
He lay there and looked at me happily.[]他躺在那里，高兴地看着我。
Then I thanked the vet and went out to pay the bill .[]在感谢完兽医后我去支付账单。
-rays and
an operation on his legs.我认为你犯了个错误。”我对收银的说。“那只是85美元。它有X
射线和它腿上的手术。”

is a message for you from the vet.不，账单是对的，”她说。“兽医只收你药钱，手术费是免
费的。这是兽医给你的留言。”
Written on a piece of paper were the words
kindness.[]纸上写的是“收养享有的特殊价格。”他的好意让我无言以对。
I paid the account and under his message I wrote 我付了帐，
在他写给我的消息下写到“非常感谢，署名猫和猫妈妈。”

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There are usually both parents and two children in a typical British family. In most British
families both parents 1 . Very young children go to nurseries or stay at home with a babysitter.
2 people usually live in their own homes or an old people’s home if they cannot look after
themselves. British parents 3 to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema,
or parks. During the week they 4 have dinner together.
Americans often 5 house from city to city. For this reason American 6 live far away
from their relatives. However, they keep in touch with each other by 7 or letter. During the
holidays, families often visit each other. A(n) 8 American family is the same as a British family.
Both parents work. 9 British families, American parents try to spend time with their children at
weekends. They often 10 museums. They also go to the cinema or go to the park.
There are many 11 kinds of houses in the UK. In the countryside you can see small, pretty
cottages, and in the towns and cities you can see large, tall 12 .more than half of the people in the
UK 13 their houses. Other people rent houses. British people like to feel 14 and safe in their
home. They like to make home and gardens look attractive. Perhaps that’s 15 gardening and
DIY are the two most popular hobbies.
The buildings in American cities are 16 to those in British cities. There are tall tower
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blocks, skyscrapers and large brick buildings. 17 , the houses are very different in the suburbs.
A lot of 18 live in wooden house with front and back gardens. Two thirds of Americans own
their houses. Other Americans 19 houses, apartments or rooms. Americans are usually very house
proud and 20 their homes well.
1. ( )A. study B. live C. work
2. ( )A. Young B. Old C. Rich
3. ( )A. pretend B. offer C. agree
4. ( )A. usually B. seldom C. hardly
5. ( )A. build B. repair C. change
6. ( )A. schools B. families C. hospitals
7. ( )A. air B. computer C. bus
8. ( )A. special B. small C. typical
9. ( )A. like B. for C. as
10. ( )A. search B. protect C. leave
11. ( )A. modern B. different C. strong
12. ( )A. poles B. crowds C. buildings
13. ( )A. own B. sell C. buy
14. ( )A. proud B. lucky C. curious
15. ( )A. when B. why C. where
16. ( )A. useful B. convenient C. similar
17. ( )A. however B. meanwhile C. still
18. ( )A. Englishmen B. Chinese C. Japanese
19. ( )A. choose B. rent C. lose
20. ( )A. drop out of B. keep up with C. take care of
答案：CBDAD BDCAD BCADB CADBC

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D. stay
D. Poor
D. try
D. never
D. move
D. churches
D. telephone
D. important
D. in
D. visit
D. large
D. boards
D. lend
D. comfortable
D. how
D. difficult
D. otherwise
D. Americans
D. design
D. catch sight of

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There are usually both parents and two children in a typical British family.[]在有一个典型的英国
家庭通常由父母和两个孩子组成。
In most British families both parents work. Very young children go to nurseries or stay at home
with a babysitter.[]在大多数英国家庭的父母双方都工作。很小的孩子会去托儿所或是和保姆呆在家里。
Old people usually live in their own homes or an old people’s home if they cannot look after
themselves.[]老年人通常生活在自己的家中，或者在养老院如果他们不能够 自己照顾自己。
British parents try to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, or or parks.[]英
国的父母尽量花些时间和他们的孩子去看电影或公园。
During the week they usually have dinner together.[]在一周里他们经常一起吃晚餐。
Americans often move house from city to city.[]美国人经常搬家，从一个城市到另一个城市。
For this reason American families live far away from their relatives.[]因为这个原因，美国家庭住
的离他们亲戚很远。
However, they keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter.[]然而，他们彼此通过电话或信
件保持联系。
During the holidays, families often visit each other.[]节日期间，家庭之间经常相互拜访。
A(n) typical American family is the same as a British family.[]一个典型的美国家庭和一个英国家
庭一样。
Both parents work. Like British families, American parents try to spend time with their children at
weekends.[]父母都工作。像英国的家庭，美国的父母尽量在花时间在周末陪孩子们。
They often visit museums. They also go to the cinema or go to the park.[]他们经常参观博物馆。他
们还去电影院或去公园。
There are many different kinds of houses in the UK.[]在英国有许多不同种类的房屋。
In the countryside you can see small, pretty cottages, and in the towns and cities you can see large,
tall building .[]在农村，你可以看到小而漂亮的别墅，在城镇和城市，你可以看到大而高层的
建筑。
More than half of the people in the UK own their houses. Other people rent houses.[]超过一半的英
国人拥有自己的房子。其他人租房子。
British people like to feel comfortable and safe in their home.[]英国人喜欢在他们的家里感到舒
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适和安全。
They like to make home and gardens look attractive.[]他们喜欢把家和花园弄得看起来有吸引力。
Perhaps that’s why gardening and DIY are the two most popular hobbies.[]也许这就是为什么园艺
和DIY是两个最流行的爱好。
The buildings in American cities are similar to those in British cities.[]美国城市中的建筑是类似
于那些在英国城市的建筑。
There are tall tower blocks, skyscrapers and large brick buildings.[]有高大的塔楼，摩天大楼和大
型的砖砌建筑。
However, the houses are very different in the suburbs.[]然而，在郊区的房子很不同。
A lot of Americans live in wooden house with front and back gardens.[]很多美国人生活在前后有
花园的木屋里。
Two thirds of Americans own their houses. Other Americans rent houses, apartments or rooms.[]三
分之二的美国人拥有自己的房子。其他美国人租房子，公寓或房间。
Americans are usually very houseproud and take care of their homes well.[]美国人通常讲究庭摆
设，很好地照顾他们的家。

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My mother accompanied（陪伴） me to school on the first day. Other 1 accompanied
their children as well. We all 2 in front of the school office.
Soon a teacher came and led us to some 3 . There we were put into four separate classes.
This was when some children began to 4 as the parents were not allowed into the classrooms. I
did not cry because I had been to kindergarten before. 5 my mother went home soon after for
she 6 I would be all right.
It was a(n) 7 time for me as I got to know my new classmates. The teacher was very
8 writing down our particulars（详情） so we had plenty of time to ourselves. Meantime some
children 9 to sob while their parents looked in anxiously 10 the windows.
Soon recess came. Some of us 11 the tuck-shop while the rest headed for their parents. I
bought a drink with the money my mother 12 me. Getting to know my new friends had made
me 13 .
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After the 14 we went back to our classroom and my new friends and I 15 to coax
two boys to stop crying. In fact, soon we were laughing and playing 16 . Once in a while the
teacher had to tell us to keep 17 as we were making too much noise. Still some parents looked
in 18 through the windows.
Finally the bell 19 for us to go home. Some of us were very relieved(宽慰的) to be
reunited with our parents. I too was 20 to see my mother waiting for me at the school gate. I
had made many friends. It had been a wonderful first day at school.
1. ( )A. teachers
2. ( )A. settled
3. ( )A. classrooms
4. ( )A. study
5. ( )A. actually
6. ( )A. promised
7. ( )A. valuable
8. ( )A. excited
9. ( )A. continued
10. ( )A. between
11. ( )A. walked around
12. ( )A. lent
13. ( )A. thirsty
14. ( )A. competition
15. ( )A. planned
16. ( )A. separately
17. ( )A. quiet
18. ( )A. disappointedly
19. ( )A. sang
20. ( )A. grateful

B. parents
B. differed
B. offices
B. smile
B. fortunately
B. agreed
B. enjoyable
B. worth
B. decided
B. above
B. headed for
B. paid
B. sleepy
B. interview
B. managed
B. silently
B. pleased
B. sincerely
B. rang
B. nervous
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C. students
C. played
C. laboratories
C. cry
C. surprisingly
C. explained
C. informal
C. busy
C. intended
C. beyond
C. joined in
C. gave
C. worried
C. discussion
C. pretended
C. together
C. careful
C. hurriedly
C. appeared
C. happy
D. volunteers
D. waited
D. stadiums
D. shout
D. usually
D. knew
D. terrible
D. useless
D. stopped
D. through
D. set up
D. borrowed
D. painful
D. break
D. expected
D. apart
D. noisy
D. worriedly
D. moved
D. Confident

答案：BDACA DBCAD BCADB CADBC

文章翻译
My mother accompanied me to school on the first day.[]我的母亲陪着我去学校在第一天的时候。
Other parents accompanied their children as well.[]其他家长也一样地陪伴着他们的孩子。
We all waited in front of the school office.[]我们都在学校办公室前等侯着。
Soon a teacher came and led us to some classrooms.[]很快，一个老师过来并带领我们来到一些教
室里。
There we were put into four separate classes.[]在那我们被分成四个班级。
This was when some children began to cry as the parents were not allowed into the classrooms.[]这
时一些孩子开始哭泣，因为父母是不被允许进入教室的。
I did not cry because I had been to kindergarten before. []我没有哭，因为我以前去过幼儿园。
Actually my mother went home soon after for she knew I would be all right.[]其实我妈妈就就回
家了在知道我没事后之后。
It was a(n) enjoyable time for me as I got to know my new classmates.[]对我来说过，这是一段愉
快的时光因为我认识了我的新同学。
The teacher was very busy writing down our particulars so we had plenty of time to ourselves.[]老
师忙着写下我们的资料详情，所以我们自己拥有充裕的时间。
Meantime some children continued to sob while their parents looked in anxiously through the
windows. Soon recess came.[]同时，一些孩子继续啜泣当他们的父母透过窗户焦急地看着。很
快休息时间到了。
Some of us headed for the tuck-shop while the rest headed for their parents.[]我们中的一些人直奔
小卖部，而其余的奔向他们的父母。
I bought a drink with the money my mother gave me.[]我用妈妈给我的钱买了一杯饮料。
Getting to know my new friends had made me thirsty.[]持续交谈来认识我的新朋友使我感到口
渴。
After the break we went back to our classroom and my new friends and I managed to coax two boys
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to stop crying.[]休息后，我们回到我们的教室，我和我的新朋友设法让两个孩子停止哭泣。
In fact, soon we were laughing and playing together.[]事实上，很快的我们就一起笑，一起玩。
Once in a while the teacher had to tell us to keep quiet as we were making too much noise.[]有一会
儿，这位老师不得不告诉我们要保持安静，因为我们太吵了。
Still some parents looked in worriedly through the windows.[]仍然还有些家长通过窗外担心地看
着。
Finally the bell rang for us to go home.[]最后铃响了，我们回家。
Some of us were very relieved to be reunited with our parents.[]我们中的一些人感到很宽慰当与
父母团聚时。
I too was happy to see my mother waiting for me at the school gate.[]我也很高兴看到我的妈妈在
学校门口等我。
I had made many friends.[]我交了很多朋友。
It had been a wonderful first day at school.[]在学校的第一天是美妙的。

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