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1、Have fun in learning English（從學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)中獲得樂趣 ）Before you begin studying English, ask yourself one question: Why do I want to st udyEnglish? Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to? Like eve ry decisi-on in life, studying English must be something you want to do. Once you ha ve dec

2、ided, then write down your goals and begin to practice good study habits. You can begin sl owly while forming a regular practice of study in order to reach your goal. Have fun learnin g Eng-lish. The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. If you are having fun learn-ing English, yo

3、u 're studying in the right way.在開始學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)之前 ,問(wèn)自己一個(gè)問(wèn)題 :我為什么想要學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)呢 ? 是因?yàn)槟阆胍獙W(xué) , 還是因?yàn)閯e人想要你學(xué) ?像每一個(gè)生活中決定一樣 ,學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)一定是你想做的事。一旦 你已經(jīng)決定 ,然后就寫下你的目標(biāo) ,開始養(yǎng)成良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣。 為了達(dá)到你的目標(biāo)， 在培 養(yǎng)有規(guī)律的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣時(shí)，你可以慢慢地開始。從學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)中獲得樂趣。在生活中我們 做的最好的事情是我們喜歡做的事情。如果你從學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)中獲得了樂趣，那么你正在 以正確的方式學(xué)習(xí)。The importance of clear communication（清晰溝通的重要性）Iwa

4、nt to talk about the importance of clear communication.Clear communication means being able to really hear what someone is saying. You need to listen with you r heart, not only your ears. Remember you have two ears but only one mouth. That means you should listen more and speak less. It's absolu

5、tely clear for necessary cle ar communication. Good commun-cation is not as easy as it appears,it takes hard w ork and years of practice. Thanks for beinghere and listening to my speech. Ihope I made my message clear. I hope you make i t a goal here to improve your communication. Thanks for your att

6、ention.我想談?wù)勄逦鷾贤ǖ闹匾?。清晰的溝通意味著能夠真正聽到有人在說(shuō)什么。你需 要用心傾聽 ,而不僅僅是耳朵。記住你有兩只耳朵但只有一張嘴。這意味著你應(yīng)該多聽 少講。對(duì)于必要的清晰溝通而言，這是必須要清楚的。良好的溝通并不像看起來(lái)那么 容易,它需要努力和多年的實(shí)踐。感謝您的到來(lái)和傾聽我的演講。我希望我把我的話講 清楚了。我希望你做一個(gè)目標(biāo)來(lái)提高你的交流。謝謝你的關(guān)注。The Apple TreeA long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay ar ound it every

7、 day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the sh adow He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.很久很久以前，有一棵又高又大的蘋果樹。一位小男孩，天天到樹下來(lái)，他爬上去 摘蘋果吃，在樹蔭下睡覺。他愛蘋果樹，蘋果樹也愛和他一起玩耍。Time went by the little boy had grow n up and he no Ion ger played around the tr eeevery day. One da

8、y, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and pl ay with me,”the tree asked the boy. “Iam no longer a kid, Idon't play around trees a nymore. ”Theboy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them. ”“Sorry , but I don't have mone ybut you can pick all my apples and sell them

9、. So, you will have money. ” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after hepicked the apples. The tree was sad.后來(lái)，小男孩長(zhǎng)大了，不再天天來(lái)玩耍。一天他又來(lái)到樹下，很傷心的樣子。蘋果 樹要和他一起玩， 男孩說(shuō)：“不行，我不小了，不能再和你玩， 我要玩具，可是沒錢買。 ” 蘋果樹說(shuō)： “很遺憾，我也沒錢，不過(guò)，把我所有的果子摘下來(lái)賣掉，你不就有錢了？ ”

10、男孩十分激動(dòng)，他摘下所有的蘋果，高高興興地走了。然后，男孩好久都沒有來(lái)。蘋 果樹很傷心。One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me, ” the tree said. “I don't have time to play.I have to work for my family. We need a hou se for shelter.Can you help me? ” S“orry, but I don't have a house. But you can c

11、hop off my branch es tobuild your house. ” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tr ee was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. 有一天，男孩終于來(lái)了，樹興奮地邀他一起玩。男孩說(shuō)： “不 行，我沒有時(shí)間，我要替家里干活呢，我們需要一幢房子，你能幫忙嗎？ ”我“沒有房 子， ”蘋果樹說(shuō)， “不過(guò)你

12、可以把我的樹枝統(tǒng)統(tǒng)砍下來(lái)，拿去搭房子。 ”于是男孩砍下所 有的樹枝，高高興興地運(yùn)走去蓋房子?？吹侥泻⒏吲d樹好快樂。從此，男孩又不來(lái)了。 樹再次陷入孤單和悲傷之中。One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and p lay with me! ”the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax mys elf. Can you give me a boat? ”U“se my trunk to build

13、 your boat. You can sail far away and be happ y.”So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.一年夏天，男孩回來(lái)了，樹太快樂了： “來(lái)呀！孩子，來(lái)和我玩呀。 ”男孩卻說(shuō)： “我 心情不好，一天天老了，我要揚(yáng)帆出海，輕松一下，你能給我一艘船嗎？ ”蘋果樹說(shuō)： “把我的樹干砍去，拿去做船吧！ ”于是男孩砍下了她的樹干，造

14、了條船，然后駕船走 了，很久都沒有回來(lái)。樹好快樂 但不是真的。Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But Idon't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you ” the tree said.“I don't have teeth to bite,” the boy replied.“No more trunk for you to climb on. ” “I am too old for tha

15、t now, ” the boy said.許多年過(guò)去，男孩終于回來(lái)，蘋果樹說(shuō)： “對(duì)不起，孩子，我已經(jīng)沒有東西可以給 你了，我的蘋果沒了。 ”男孩說(shuō)： “我的牙都掉了，吃不了蘋果了。 ”蘋果樹又說(shuō)： “我再?zèng)]有樹干，讓你爬上來(lái)了。 ”男孩說(shuō)： “我太老了，爬不動(dòng)了。 ”“Ireally can't give you anything the only thing left is my dying roots, ” the tree sai d with tears.“I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired

16、 after all these years. ”The boy replied.“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down wit h me and rest. ”The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears 。我再也沒有什么給得出手了，只剩下枯死下去的老根，”樹流著淚說(shuō)。 男孩說(shuō)：“這么多年過(guò)去了， 現(xiàn)在我感到累了， 什么也不想要，只要一個(gè)休息的地方。 “好??！老根是最適合坐下來(lái)休息的，來(lái)啊，坐下來(lái)

17、和我一起休息吧！ ”男孩坐下來(lái)， 蘋果樹高興得流下了眼淚。This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we love d to play with Mom and Dad When we grown up, we left them, and only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will alw ays be there and give everything they could to make you happy. Y