高中难忘的一件事英语作文（精选20篇）

In my growth, experienced a lot of things, they are like a boat, echoed in my mind, from time to time roundabout. They are like the shells on the beach, some "brilliant" and some are "ugly". But the most forgotten or childhood of a past.

It was when I read the second grade, the weather was sunny, sunny. I am accompanied by a good mood to go to school, when I go to school waiting mood does not seem as good as that, because I found that I forgot to take this with the operation. My mood suddenly like fifteen bucket of water - seven on eight, the action is also hurriedly chaos, I do not know what to do? If you go home now to find the job, then back and forth time is not enough, if the re- Time is not enough When I was so embarrassed, my desk said, "Whats the matter?" I told him the truth of the matter. He gave me a new job and said to me, "With me!" I took the job and told him, "Thank you, I will give you." Heart is extremely grateful to him, he really is my savior ah. When I was writing, I was worried about the teacher. The classmate told me not to be afraid, and then looked at the teacher for me. The classmate is like a soldier for me. I paid the job in time. The heart of the stone finally came down. Soon the teacher came ...

From this one thing, I feel the power of friendship, this power is extremely powerful; this makes me overcome many difficulties, can Qi Qi Jin. It made me memorable for a long time.

Once Chairman Mao said one is never too old to learn, his famous words inspire people to keep learning all their lives. Since we are small, we study at school, then we have to learn until we are at college, after graduate from college, we finish our education in the school.

Then the new stage comes, we start to work, making money, learning knowledge seems unnecessary to us.

This is totally wrong, we learn all the time, even we are out of school, we have lessons from life.

Life is a big topic, we have to learn it all the time. We have to deal with trouble, learning to make friends and accept fail.

All these things we will not learn at school, we have to learn by ourselves, we are students and teachers. If you think you finish learning after school, you are narrow minded.

毛主席曾经说过“一个人要活到老学到老”，他的著名话语激励着人们终身学习。

当我们还小的时候，我们在学校学习，然后直到大学前，我们都要学习，大学毕业后，我们完成了在学校的学习。然后新的阶段到来，我们开始工作，挣钱，学习知识似乎不必要了。

这是完全错误的，我们一直学习，即使不在学校，我们学习生活。生活是一个大主题，我们不得不一直学习。我们要处理麻烦，学着交朋友和接受失败。所有的这些东西我们都不会在学校学到，我们必须自己学习，即是学生也是老师。如果你觉得你出了学校后就完成了学习，你的思想就很狭隘了。

[高中英语作文：终身学习

One day, Doras mother gave her a coin, It was a bit dirty, so Dora washed it. Then it started talking to Dora.

Today I talked to a coin, When it was made, it was nice and clean. People took the coin to a bank. It stayed there for a few days. A person at the bank gave the bank gave the coin to a man. My mother went to buy some cake from the mans shop. The man gave the coin to her as part of her change. She dropped the coin. A street cleaner saw it and picked it up. He returned it to my mother. She gave it to me as pocket money. I washed the coin to make it clean again.

一天，多拉的母亲给了她一枚硬币。它有点儿脏，所以多拉把它洗了洗。听听这个硬币的英语故事。

今天我和一枚硬币谈话了，当它被铸造的时候，它很好看而且干净.人们把钱存到银行。它在那儿待几天.银行的人把这枚硬币给了一名男子。我的母亲从这名男子的商店里买一些蛋糕。这名男子将这枚硬币作为零钱的一部分找给她。她掉了这枚硬币。一位街道清洁工看到了并把它捡起来。他把她还给了我母亲。母亲把它当零花钱给我了，我洗了这枚硬币，让它再次变干净。

Thereare four seasons in the year. They’re spring, summer, autumn and winter.

一年有四个季节.它们是春天，夏天，秋天和冬天。

Springis warm and sunny. In spring days, everything in our nature is green, so we cango out to release ourselves and breathe the fresh air. I think its a good wayto enjoy our beautiful nature.

春天是温暖又阳光灿烂的。在春天，自然界中的一切都是绿色的，所以我们可以释放自己，呼吸新鲜空气。我认为这是享受美丽的大自然的一种很好的方式。

Summeris hot and rainy, but summer is the best season for entertainment, because wecan go swimming in the sea and enjoy the beautiful sunshine on the beach. Itmust be very interesting.

夏季炎热多雨，但夏季是休闲娱乐的最佳季节，因为我们可以在海里游泳，在沙滩上享受美丽的阳光。那肯定很有趣。

Autumnis very cool and comfortable, and it is also the best season for harvest. Inautumn days, the farmers are busy in their fields. If we had a chance, we couldgo to the countryside and pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables.

秋天很凉爽舒适，也是收获的最好季节。秋天的时候，农民们在他们的田野里忙碌。如果我们有机会，我们可以去乡下摘一些新鲜的水果和蔬菜。

Winteris very cold and freezing. In winter, our world is covered with white snow, sowe can either make snowmen or fight with snow. And we can also enjoy thebeautiful ice lanterns in Harbin. But I prefer to go to Sanya during that time.As its on Hainan Island, the weather is always so temperate. Even in December,I can still enjoy the green palm trees, the beautiful sea, the sunny beach andthe blue sky. Maybe I can find endless pleasure there.

冬天很冷，很冰。冬天，我们整个世界都被雪覆盖了，所以我们可以堆雪人或者打雪仗。我们还可以欣赏哈尔滨的美丽的冰灯。但我更喜欢在那段时间去三亚。因为它是在海南岛，天气总是很温和。即使是在十二月，我仍然可以享受绿色的棕榈树，美丽的大海，阳光明媚的沙滩和蔚蓝的天空。也许我可以在那里找到无穷的乐趣。

[高中英语作文：一年四季

An unforgetable experience

Last week i played basketball with my classmate in my school playground. i remember it is very hot that day, but you know,i like play basketball very much ,so they do . it is about 3 oclock we all tired so we have a rest under a big tree. wow. it is very cool there.and then one of us said "how about to buy some drink ?"and the other one answered" it is no necessary,i have got one" oh,he has bring a bottle of water,and we share it. after that i learn that share something wiht others is helpful.

I have some good advice for your work。 If you can do the following things， you will succeed in doing everything。

Firstly， whatever you do， you must be punctual and hard—working。 If you sow a good seed， you will get a good harvest。 If the seed is in poor quality， the harvest will also be very bad。 And if you sow nothing， you will get nothing at all。 Nothing。

Secondly， you must be honest。 As honesty is the moral tuition that everyone should have。 If you treat other people friendly and sincerely， others will also respect you。

Thirdly， you must be tolerant to others， since no one is perfect in the world。 Everyone has his own faults， but if you can see everything on other persons perspective， there will be no problem at all。

Whats more， when you are in a big company， you should not only respect the leaders， but also get on well with the colleagues。 Sometimes， you should try to please your boss， so that you could have more chances to be promoted。

Last but not the least， dont ignore the little things， because such a little thing will have a great effect on your life。 So you should start yourselves at the bottom， in order to get enough working experience。 As you have enough working experience， nothing you will be afraid。

[高中英语作文关于成功的建议

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Turpan is located in a depression with the area of more than 1000 square kilometers of the eastern part of Xinjiang and some 80 meters below the sea level. And nearby the Moon Lake， or Eding Lake in local language， the lowest water surface is 154 meters below the sea level， the second lowest continental point in the world after the Dead Sea. Turpan is called the Land of Fire， which was derived from the intense summer temperature， the highest ever recorded was 47.5oC and in summer the ground surface temperature is about 70oC. The Depression is characterized by high temperature and rare perspiration， so it is hot but it is not wet， during summer， although it is extremely hot， the streets are full of people.

The water from the surrounding mountains and underflow nourishes the depression. And the local people developed a unique irrigation system: ”Karez”， by which water is introduced to the agricultural oasis surrounded by desert. Turpan is famous for its grapes produce. Once in Turpan Depression， one has a feeling that as if he was in a land of grapes， The Grape Gauge， about 8 kilometers in length， is one with grapevines grown on the slopes of the both sides， and deep into the Gauge， there is a tourist resort， shaded by grapevines and from late June to early October， clusters of grapes hanging overhead and the mineral water flowing from under the rocks make the resort a great attraction. In fact， the city proper itself is one that is surrounded or covered by grapevines. Many streets themselves are vineyards or trellises with grapevines， together with the fruit stands the whole city is a mixture of the fruit orchard and market， since 1990， the Grape festival held in the city becomes a great attraction not only to business people， but people from all over the world.

In history， Turpan was the capital of ancient Gaochang Kingdom (from the sixth century) and later the administration residence of Xizhou. It was a very important juncture on the Silk Road through which the western cultures and Chinese culture encountered and crashed and exchanged. A great many historical sites and cultural relics have remained. And the city is known as a “natural museum of man and culture.

The major tour sites of the area of the Northern Part of South Xijiang centered by Turpan: the Flaming Mountains， the Moon Lake， Grape Gouge， Karez System， the Ruins of ancient City of Jiaohe， the ruins of ancient City of Gaochang， Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves， Emin Minaret， Astan-Kharakhoja Tombs， Sand Dune Park， the Sand Plant Park.

Many people like traveling. They just feel happy when traveling. But not many people will think the meaning of travel. What is the meaning of travel? Actually, one of the meanings is to find happiness. Putting aside all the trouble to enjoy themselves usually makes people happy. There is another important meaning. It is to learn things. To go out for a visit can enlarge people’s vision. People can learn a lot from it. Therefore, sometimes we will find that some people will be different after they return home from travel. It is because they learn the true meaning of travel.

很多人都喜欢旅行。他们就觉得旅行的时候很开心。但并不是很多人会想旅行的意义。旅行的意义是什么呢？实际上，其中一个就是去寻找快乐。抛开所有的烦恼去享受通常都能让人开心起来。还有一个重要的意义。那就是学习。出去走走可以拓宽人们的视野。人们可以从中学到很多东西。所以，有时我们会发现有些人在旅游回来后会变得不太一样。这是因为他们了解了旅行的真谛。

[高中英语作文：旅行的真谛

January 27 20XX

It was sunny today. I was excited. I got up at a quarter to seven. I made a appointment to meet at nine o’clock. After I had my breakfast, I went to the city center of Beijing. It was cold outside. When I arrived, my friends didn’t arrive. I waited for him in front of the KFC’s door. I haven’t seen them for a year. And in a year, we didn’t nete into contact with others frequently. About ten minutes left, my friends arrived one by one. After we greeted, we went to the 5-star restaurant to have lunch. The lunch cost us 800 yuan. Oh, dear! They were all very rich, and one was poor.

January 28 20XX

Yesterday we played happily, but there were only ten people. I remembered last year there were twenty-two people at all. I heard some my friends had gone abroad. They went abroad to study. Maybe I couldn’t see them in the future. I think next year we won’t make a party. Next year is a very important year. We all will prepare for the college entrance examination. It is the most important for us now.

January 29 20XX

I was bored. So I wanted to travel to Hong Kang. I told my father my decision. To my surprise, my father agreed. My father thought I always at home was bad. He thought I should go out to see our country clearly. How beautiful our country is! My father drove me a travel service. I filled out an application form. After that, the agency would finish every things. At last the agency told me it would take a week time to transact procedures.

January 30 20XX

The screen of my father’s mobile telephone is broken. When you open the mobile telephone, the screen is always white with light. You can’t see from the screen. And my father is a businessman. He needed a new one. So my father and I went to the electrical appliance shop. There are many new kinds of mobile telephones. At first, my father chose a Sumsung one. But all the telephones have sold out. Finally, my father chose a Motorola one.

January 31 20XX

The food in Shanghai disagree me. I think the food in Beijing is the most delicious. Seafood in Beijing is very fresh. Prawns in restaurant are all alive. And there are many food that you can’t see in other cities. It is very cheap that you eat seafood in Beijing. The less money you pay, the more enjoyable you are. Maybe my stomach is ill. Whatever food I eat, I am still thin. And I am too thin, I want to be a litter fatter. So I must eat more.

February 1 20XX

My dog will be dead. She is very old. We have kept her for ten years. Now her hairs are falling. And she always lies on the ground. She can’t see very clearly. She eats a little. She benetes thin. She was very strong before. She is still guarding my family. She is one of my family member. Now we are all uneasy because she will die. I think you may know my thinking. Even if it is a dog, you can’t forget it. So these days, we feet her the best food.

示例：

Dear______,

I am writing to extend my sincere gratitude for ________(感谢的原因). If it had not been for your assistance in _________(对方给你的具体帮助), I fear that I would have been_________(没有对方帮助时的后果).

Every one agrees that it was you who__________(给出细节).

Again, I would like to express my warm thanks to you! Please accept my gratitude.

Yours sincerely

Li Ming

I am always busy with my lessons. What I have to do everyday is nothing but study.

Luckily, last summer my family went to my uncles farm.We enjoyed a really interesting holiday. During the holiday, I didnt have to get up early, nor did I need to finish many exercises. I rode the horse in the fields. I milked the cows on the farm.

To my great joy, my uncle invited me to go fishing. Life on the farm is quite different from that at school. I want to go back to spend my summer holiday again.

[难忘的假期英语作文

The Origin of Halloween

While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Holloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.

Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

万圣节的起源

尽管关于万圣节的起源和旧俗有很多不同的看法，但有一些是被所有人接受的。不同文化看待万圣节总是有点不同，但是传统的万圣节做的事情都是一样的。

万圣节文化可以追溯到德鲁伊教，这是一种爱尔兰、北欧和英国的凯尔特文化，根植于Samhain节的庆祝活动，Samhain节于每年的10月31日纪念逝者。

Samhain节说明夏天结束或者十一月，是一个丰收的节日。在Samhain节会燃起神圣巨大的篝火，标志着凯尔特一年的结束和新一年的开始。一些做法因为迷信被加入庆祝活动中。

凯尔特人相信死者的灵魂会在夜里出没在街道和村庄。因为他们认为不是所有的灵魂都是友善的，所以就把礼物和好吃的留在外面安慰恶灵来确保来年的庄稼可以丰收。这种习俗演变成了trick-or-treating。

[高中万圣节英语作文

One of my roommate often talk when he sleeps. He talked about all kinds of things.For example ,last night, I had a hard jod to fall asleep .I read a novel to make my eyes feel sleepy.When I was concentrated to the story ,I heard he said:"how much do you want?" It sounds like he was arguing a price with somebody , I was very strange ,so I asked:" Are you awake?what are you talking about?" there was not reply . At that time , he begain to talk agin:"OK, OK."It was the first time I heart him talk, so I did afraid of that and unforgettable.

good morning/good afternoon teachers,

My name is...I am from ....primary school and I am ..years old now. I have a lot of interests and hobbies. For example, I like reading and swimming very much.

I think ... middle school is the perfect choice for me and I really wish to study in this school.

星期一，老师发下考卷，看着考卷上写着鲜红的89分。我失望了，一下子像泄了气的皮球似的，耷拉着脑袋，没有一点神采。

On Monday, the teacher gave out the examination papers, looking at the papers written on red 89. To my disappointment, all of a sudden like to vent the gas ball like, hung his head, not a bit.

放学了，同学们高兴得像快乐的小鸟一样，飞出教室，而我却像只蜗牛似的，慢慢吞吞地走着。回到家，妈妈就问我的成绩，我——我——我支支吾吾地说不出一句话来，喉咙里像卡了一根鱼骨头似的，哽住了。妈妈很着急大声说;“你到底考了多少分?”我很害怕，心就像在打鼓似的“咚咚咚”直跳。我小声地说：“我考了89分。”我的心里像装着只小兔子一样，“怦怦”直跳，好紧张啊!我怎么也想不到，妈妈轻轻地说：“没关系，只要努力学习，一定会考出好成绩。”我心里高兴极了。一听到这句话，我的心里就像夏日里吹来了一阵凉风一样的舒畅。

After school, the students happy like a happy bird, fly out of the classroom, and I am like a snail, slowly walk. Back home, my mother asked my grades, I - I - I hesitated to say a word, throat like a card on a fish bone like, choked. My mother was very worried and said in a loud voice; "what do you get?" I am afraid, heart is like playing the drums like "Dong Dong" jump. I whispered: "I got 89." My heart is like a rabbit, "beating" jump straight, so nervous! I can not imagine how my mother said softly: "it does not matter, as long as you work hard, must do well in the exam." I was extremely delighted. Hear this word, my heart is like the summer breeze blowing up a comfortable.

啊，这件事情可真难忘呀!

Ah, this thing really memorable ah!

初中生活,匆匆来又匆匆逝去。但是三年的生活是让我们难忘的。下面语文迷为大家带来了难忘的初中生活的英语作文，希望对你有帮助。

难忘的初中生活英语作文一

Community service is very common in many countries. It is a voluntary activity to improve the environment of our community and then raise our living standard. Community service has become very important. It can unite the people and increase the responsibility of citizens.

I have done community service once when I was in junior high school. My teacher told us that we were going to clean the streets around the community. It was the first time I learned that we, as members of the community, should help clean and maintain its environment. It is our responsibility to conserve our living conditions. We walked along the streets and picked up all garbage. After we finished the service, I was tired but content, because I felt that I did a really good thing to the community.

The promotion of community service is very important. If we start to promote such work to kids when they are little, it can be more popular. Although community service has become widespread, there are still just a few people who dedicate themselves to it. Citizens should be more responsible, and know that it’s not just some other people’s job to keep the community safe and clean.

Even though it will be tiring and may take a lot of time, you will be delighted after you do a favor for you community. If we all give a hand, the community will become a wonderful place for people to live.

难忘的初中生活英语作文二

1995 i went into taizhou junior middle school.Totally we had 7 classes,i was in class 4.The head-teacher of the class was a middle age woman.she was so strict with us.for example, i was catched when i ate a big rabbit sugar during class time,she asked me to buy that bland sugar one peice for everyone.in my opinion ,she hated everyting except study,everyweekend ,she asked us to study in school,sunday afternoon was just the free time for us.when she saw we played football,she must get the ball back to her office.someone who was to be in love was found by her,he would be punished just like a shit.luckyly,i was not found by her.i liked the girl who was my Elementary school schoolmate during my junior middle school.i didnt know she konwed or not.it ended when we graduated.but i liked to talk with others during class time,everytime i was found by her,she asked me to write 3000 words to explain why and how to do in future.

nowadyas every time i remeber what happened in my junior middle school,i deeply appreciat her kindness.she is real a good teacher.

my junior middle school time has pasted ,but it will influece till the end of my life.

When we barge up against, don’t trepidation, don’t be scared, and tell the tribulation to our

kiths, they can help you.

自我介绍是向别人展示你自我介绍好不好，甚至直接关系到你给别人的第一印象的好坏及以后交往的顺利与否。同时，也是认识自我的手段。以下是小编整理的高中学生英语自我介绍，欢迎阅读！

Teachers，good afternoon. Allow me to briefly talk about myself.

My name is - Xianning graduated from the south gate of the private secondary schools. Tourism now studying at the school in Hubei Province. Studying hotel management professional.

I was a character，cheerful girl，so my hobbies is extensive. Sporty. In my spare time likes playing basketball， table tennis，volleyball，skating. When a person like the Internet at home，or a personal stereo. Not like too long immersed in the world of books，and family members have told me，Laoyijiege is the best. Talking about my family，then I will talk about my family has. Only three people my family，my grandmother，grandfather and my own. My grandfather is a engineer，I am very severely on peacetime，the Church me a lot. Grandma is a very kindly for the elderly，care for my life in every possible way. Therefore，I have no parents in their care，childhood and growth were full of joy.

I like this hotel management professional，because I like to live in a strict order of the management environment. I have my professional self-confidence and hope，as long as the efforts will be fruitful，this is my motto. Since I chose this profession，I will follow this path，effort，perseverance path.

Thank you teachers. I finished presentation.

中文翻译：

各位老师，下午好。请允许我简单介绍一下我自己。

我的名字叫——毕业于咸宁南门私立中学。现就读于湖北省旅游学校。学习饭店管理专业。

我是一个性格开朗的女孩子，所以我的兴趣爱好很广泛。热爱运动。在我闲暇的时候喜欢打篮球，乒乓球，排球，溜冰。一个人在家的时候喜欢上网，或者听歌。不太喜欢太长时间的沉浸在书的世界里，家人曾经告诉过我，劳逸结合是最好的。说到我的家人，那我就要说说我的家庭了。我家里只有三口人，我的奶奶，爷爷和我自己。我爷爷是个工程师，他平时对我很严厉，教会我很多东西。奶奶是个很慈祥的老人，对我的生活照顾得无微不至。所以没有父母的我在他们的照顾下，童年和成长都充满了快乐。

我喜欢酒店管理这个专业，是因为我喜欢生活在一个有严格管理秩序的环境里。我对我的专业充满自信和希望，只要努力，就会有收获，这是我的座右铭。既然我选择了这个专业，就会沿着我这条路，努力的，坚持不懈的走下去。

谢谢各位老师。我的介绍完毕。

In my growth process, there have been a lot of things, like the stars of the sky count the number of endless. But there is one thing that keeps me remember.

I remember that it was in a rain, I just did not bring an umbrella, seeing the students are all insisted on an umbrella home, I envy very fast! Twilight, the whole class only one person waiting there. In my anxious time, a familiar figure standing in my eyes, that is - mother "Mom" I excitedly shouted, while ran to her mother. "My son, sorry, my mother is late." My mother lowered her head and said to me. "Mom, we go home now! Its already late," I said quickly.

Back home, my mother told me that she came to pick me later ... ... and also told me that now no matter rain or no rain to bring an umbrella, said she is now working more busy, told me to walk every day Return home.

Time flies, sun and the moon. Although this thing has been for many years, but now this thing will always emerge in my mind.

Today, when I awaked up, I found the air-conditioner didn’t work. I used the control, but it still didn’t work. I knew the air-conditioner was in trouble. I went downstairs. My father told me two air-conditioner and two netputer had been broken. Because my father used electric making machine to make electric, so the voltage was not stable. It led to the trouble. Oh! Whenever the government will let the factory use electric? If it lasts longer, I will be crazy!!

三年级上期时，我们班班队课举行了一个有趣的活动——包饺子比赛。这节班队课让我至今难忘!

比赛的前一天，老师让各个小组明天自己准备自己小组的饺子皮、肉馅、保鲜膜、一次性手套等材料。比的是哪个小组包饺子包得又快又好又漂亮。

比赛那天，我怀着激动的心情来到学校，期待着下午的包饺子比赛。

时间仿佛过了一个世纪那么久。终于到了下午的班队活动课，我们一切准备就绪，准备开始比赛。

老师一声令下，激烈而有趣的包饺子比赛开始了!

我原以为我们小组包饺子比赛中会很顺利。但是没有想到，刚开始一会儿，就出现了状况!是买饺子皮的同学买得太多，而做饺子馅的同学做得太少，导致皮多馅少。我们不得不向其他小组借一点馅，这场风波才平息下来。

谁知，一波未平，一波又起。

比赛的时间马上就要结束了，我们都想早点收工，于是速度就加快了。可是我们包的饺子形象可“毁”在了我们手里!一个个歪歪扭扭!再看看别人组包的饺子，有井有条，大小一致，鼓鼓的，胖胖的，像一个个元宝，又像一条条小船。我们比起来，真是有着天壤之别!为了不让我们组落后，我赶紧把自己组的饺子的形状调整了一下，这样才不像刚才那么乱!包饺子可真不容易!

几经辗转，我们组终于完成了比赛!

“评委”们，也就是同学们过来给我们打分!我们各项都没有取得很好的成绩，但是也没关系，重在参与!

饺子终于下锅了!饺子一个接一个地“跳”下水去，在水里欢快地打着滚。几分钟之后，饺子就出锅了。我盛了几个放在碗里，轻轻咬下去，这真是人间美味!可能是因为是自己动手做的饺子才非常好吃吧!

这次比赛，虽然没有获奖，可让我明白了：自己动手，丰衣足食。这节班队课让我终生难忘!

If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. if we want light, we must conquer darkness. perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “there are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.”

if i were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; i would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. i would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.the habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. i often hear grown up people say “ i could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so” , and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

if I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. it takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. it only needs early cultivation to become a power.