【简答题】
阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I wrote out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,’’ he said, "you've looking after us really well." Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunshine to the human spirit; no flower can grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism; we are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why---when one word of praise can bring such benefit?
In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort but will reward both the giver and the recipient with a happy day. Let’s learn to give credit to people around us.
[写作内容]
1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;
2.然后以120个词就“The Power of Praise”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点:
1) 在你周围,人们对赞美的看法和做法。
2) 你的观点如何?你怎么做?举例说明赞美的力量。
[写作要求]
1.可以使用自己的经历或听到的故事,可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2.标题已经给出。
[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。
The Power of Praise
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