触动心灵的故事作文

My Favorite Pastime

My favorite pastime is writing. You may not think it is a pastime. But to me it is, because it is

a form of

relaxation

that

takes my mind away

from other things when I feel tired.

I began to like writing when I was a pupil in primary school. I was imaginative and created

many interesting stories at that time. When I told my stories to my friends on our way home from

school, they enjoyed them. Then telling a story I wrote on the way back home soon became my

regular

practice.

That

made

me

really

happy.

I

had

never

thought

of

writing

as

entertainment

before. Sometimes I wrote down my stories and passed them around among my classmates.

How People Spend Their Leisure Time

Many people are often very busy with various things at work or at home so they have no time

for

entertainment

. But this is really bad for one’s health. So we should make an effort to look for

relaxation

. A proverb says, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

People

in

different

regions

may

have

different

forms

of

activities.

In

China

one

of

the

most

popular

activities

is

traveling,

especially

going

to

the

remote

areas

which

are

not

seriously

polluted. These isolated locations

appeal to

travelers who want to get close to nature because they

are tired of stressful city life.

Other

people

who

can

afford

neither

the

time

nor

the

money

for

travel

will

stay

at

home,

watching TV, going to the movies or

concerts

, or inviting some friends over for a party.

Children like to go to the park, play computer games, and participate in sports. Young women

like to go shopping while young men prefer to stay at home, watching TV and drinking tea.

The

popularity

of pastimes varies according to age, sex, personality and financial situations.

Whatever one’s pastime is, I’m sure that after

it he or she will feel relaxed, more refreshed and

ready to start a new day’s work. Pastimes offer a way to

take one’

s mind away

from the stresses of

everyday life.

Unit 3

According to the results of the survey, we can see that in primary school girls are generally

regarded as teachers’ pets. When they are very young, boys are naughtier than girls, and girls are

generally very well-

behaved.

As they get older, boys are more likely to become teachers’ pets. In

middle school, boys are likely to perform better in subjects like math and physics and are thought

to be cleverer than girls. As teenagers, both girls and boys are well-behaved. So it is easier for

boys to become teachers’ pets.

Most students feel that neither boys nor girls are teachers’ pets in

co

llege. Teachers don’t know their students as well as they do in junior or senior middle school, so

generally they favor neither of the genders or any particular students. Based on the results of our

survey, we find that whether boys or girls are teachers’

pets, to a certain extent, depends on their

age.

Unit 5

Whether

they

like

it

or

not

athletes

are

role

models.

If

they

participate

in

national

or

international sports and win, we admire them. We don’t necessarily worship them, but we think

about their courage and determination when we are discouraged.

Most

athletes

are

good

role

models.

They

aim

for

perfection

and

they

have

a

lot

of

self-discipline.

These

are

positive

characteristics

that

I

would

like

to

have.

Since

we

live

in

a