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When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs(细枝) from school to plant. None of them looked very strong and lively. But with hope for the future, I planted them somewhere in our backyard which could give them enough sunlight. Over the years, because of the poor soil(土壤), three of them died. Only one lived at last.
It grew crooked(不直的) and very slowly. In fact, it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. Later, I noticed that it was starting to die. The branches(树枝) were becoming bare. Only the top third of the tree was still green. I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer, but it didn't work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was thinking if it would be better to just cut it down. It would make the yard look cleaner. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the leaves. It was a bird patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home.
This tree let me know that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn't matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
Kyle Haynam and Scotty Craighead were on a boating trip with five other children. They were rowing(划船)down the Salmon River in Idaho，when they saw1 coming from a mountain in the distance. They could see a fire on the other side of the 2 when they reached camp in the afternoon. The fire was still about two miles away，so3 was worried. Then, suddenly, the wind changed direction and the fire was pushed 4 . Everyone was surprised but nobody was scared.5 ，a fire couldn't jump the river. Or could it? That evening，the wind changed again. Kyle and his group Were 6 surrounded（被围绕) by a forest fire. There was only one way to escape(逃脱).They had to keep rowing the boat to the7 campsite. It was very hot and the thick smoke8 their eyes, so they put wet towels(毛巾) over their faces. When they reached the next campsite, they found the fire on the campsite was out,9it was safe to stay there. However, the mountain above was still on fire and thick smoke 10 the air. That night, they slept with wet towels over their faces. When they 11early the next morning, it was very cold. The sun was 12by the thick smoke and they couldn't even see the river. Kyle and his friends were 13. The fire was getting closer and closer"We were rowing hard and 14because we didn't want to be in the smoke another day," says Scotty. At five o'clock in the afternoon, they finally reached the river's end. Luckily, everyone on the river that day 15 safely, but Kyle's group were the last one to escape from the fire. |
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