奥运会初中英语作文(汇编20篇)

Father is the mountain, the fathers love is great, solid and extensive, the mother is the sea, the mothers love to give us warm, honest and delicate. They give us flesh and blood, raise us up, let us know ourselves, know the world, let us become useful to the motherland. Parents love for me among the number of my mothers love for me more like a trickle into my heart.

Last years winter vacation day, under the goose feather snow, a vast expanse of white, crystal white snow from the clouds in the clouds have been hailed down. I cough from time to time, my mother came to hear the sound. Mother, hurry to carry me straight to the hospital. Snowflakes continue to fly in the cold wind.

My mother wrapped me tightly, for fear that I was cold again. Suddenly, I think my mother breathes more and more rapid, feet every step is very difficult. I let my mother rest for a while, but my mother refused. Gradually, my mother on the forehead off the line of pearls like sweat constantly rolling down. Hospital ah hospital, you usually so close from my home, how today - a scream to interrupt my thoughts - my mother fell. I feel bad to let my mother rest for a while, but my mother pretend nothing.

My mother went back to the hospital. To the hospital, my mother keep next to me, move away! Mom always care about me, I am also very concerned about my mother. Once, my mother is sick, I take the initiative to take housework, feeding mother to take medicine.

These things I vividly, I can not help but think of a poem: mother hand line, wandering body coat - my mother gave me the most meticulous, the most eternal, the last words, the most pure and sincere love! I love my mother, we are happy and happy one!

People always say in one life, they can’t be sailing plainly, it means people will meet all kinds of difficulties and they are easy to feel frustrated, the one who gets over frustration, the one who becomes successful.

When we meet difficulties, we must learn to face it in the optimistic way, so we can see the hope and have the faith to move on.

The difficult moment is just the small interlude of our lives. As the saying that failure is the mother of success, so we need to learn lessons from failure and then when the time comes, we will get successful. Facing frustration is unavoidable, if we can handle it well, we will win.

人们总是说人的一生不可能一帆风顺，这意味着人们会遇到各种各样的困难，他们很容易会感到受挫，谁能走出挫折，谁就能获得成功。当我们遇到困难，必须要学着去乐观面对，这样我们才能看到希望，有信念前进。困难时刻不过是我们生活的小插曲。俗话说失败乃成功之母，我们要从失败中学到教训，当时机到来，我们就会成功。面对挫折是不可避免的，如果我们能处理好，就能赢得胜利。

[初中英语作文：面对挫折

I remember in the fifth grade, in a winter vacation, because my outstanding achievements, my father in order to reward me, gave me a fluffy puppy.

The puppy is clean, but the temper has some strange, always have a person around it all the time to accompany it to play, take care of it.

Once again, because of the festivals, we would like to go out shopping, when we happily with a photo back, I saw the neighbors whispered to me, said: "You are really, put a puppy on "Oh, Im sorry, noisy to you, please forgive me." The gas disappeared. I just breathed a sigh of relief, entered the house, the dog will be like a gust of wind generally rushed over to me, but also kept licking my hand. "I do not appreciate it! I point it with his head and said:" You bad things that harm us scolded. "At that time it seems to understand my words, suddenly behaved like a small sheep, like a few times from time to time, as if to say:" I just want you to accompany me! See it look like that, I suddenly Played an unnamed compassion, then in the heart to forgive it.

If it is not hygienic, it is true that is right, do not know how the matter, this dog is very nasty bath, but it is smart puppy, so in the bath, it will be the first match, And then secretly put the claws out of the basin, and then people do not pay attention when the "wind" of the sound will be able to escape the lightning in its view is desperate brazier small tub.

This puppy is also very much like to play, if you have shopping, then do not take it out, because if you take it out, I am afraid it is not going to go home at night, because it just can not stop playing, unless Until it is hungry or dark, otherwise you do not want to go home.

How about it, this is my family that a strange quirky puppy.

【一】

I love my dog

I have a little dog. Its name is Googlo. He is three years old. He has two big eyes. Theyre black. He has one blue ear and one black ear. He is clever.

I like my Googlo. He likes playing with me. He can bark, jump and run. He can play football, basketball and volleyball. He likes playing football very much. He likes some fruit, such as apples, bananas, oranges, pears and watermelons. He enjoys his snacks.

I love my dog--Googlo. He is very interesting.

【二】

a pity day

Today my parents took me to my grandfather’s house. I played with my cousin. Suddenly my cousin suggested going to the park and having a rest. “that’s a good idea.” I said. Then we prepared for the traveling. After lunch, the sky turned dark. After that , it rained heavily. It meant our plan is impossible. What a pity day!

【三】

A letter to my mother(给妈妈的一封信)

Dear mother:

My father and Ihave been to Shanghai. The sky is blue, the scenery is very beautiful, the ground isvery clean,is much better than our city. You at home all right?Night a person are scared? Scared to turn on the light, the light will give you courage.

Dad and I are very well here, dont you worry for our trip. Today we went to Happy Valley, where thereare a lot of games to attract me, rollercoaster,pirate ship ... ... These are my first contact. Weplayed very happy, after coming home; I will sendthese photos to let you see.

We went to the Oriental Pearl yesterday. TheOriental Pearl Tower is too high; with towering intothe clouds to describe more appropriate, standing inthe viewing room of people feel scared. It is also agame room, a lot of fun things, but the price is very expensive, spent tens of Yuan. My father also like here, leave when he kept looking back, also seems to memore than greedy.

Afternoon to receive your message, I think back messages can not say many words, simply to write thisletter to you, to tell you we are here, you put theheart in the belly. Also, this several day is cold,you should pay attention to add clothes, hungry to eat out, do not be afraid to spend money, dont starveyourself thin, dad and I would be angry.

Mom, when you received this letter, maybe we just on the homeward journey......

Good luck, look forward to the moment we meet!

Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year

and ends on the the full days later. In china,people regard Spring Festival as

the most important thing.People studied and worked throughout the year.No matter

how far and how busy, they must do their best to go back home.Thats a tradition

and now becoming a habit. During this time,transport is extremely busy.Although

the way is difficult,it cant reduce the urgent feeling of going home.I cant

describe this feeling,only the people that experienced it can

understand.Actually,on one hand,people miss their family,and they need to get

comfort in the family.On the other hand,getting together is a symbol of

blessedness and auspiciousness.People in other country dont have this

consciousness that going home is necessary.For example,American could celebrate

the Christmas in everywhere they like or with anybody.This diversity is

occasioned by different culture between two countries.

On Spring festivals eve,the whole family prepare the dinner.Of

course,dumplings is essential.In the

evening,family members always sit at the television and watch Spring

Festival Gala.At 0:00,people set off firecrackers and fireworks,at the same

time,children pay New Year,s call to old people.The old people give money to the

children as a lunar new year gift.Usually,people stay up late or all night.

On lunar New Years Day, the Chinese family eat vegetarian dumplings which

imply they will plain and neat in this year. People change their new

clothes,this stands for a new beginning.Next,people visit relatives with some

gifts.The second day is son-in-laws festival,the husband and married women

visit their side of the family.In a word,Chinese attach great importance to

Spring Festival.

我的朋友

My best friend is Mary. She lives in a tall building. She lives on the fifth floor. Everyday she takes the lift up and down. She is twelve years old. She is tall and thin. She has short black hair，two big eyes and a small mouth. She is very cute. I like playing with her. We are in the same class. I like to read books but she likes playing games. She likes to eat popcorn and ice creams. I like them， too. Her favourite food is fish， so she is clever. She loves her cat. She often plays with her. The cat likes Mary，too. They are cute.

这篇是讲述我的好朋友玛丽。介绍她的住址，她住在一幢高楼里。她住在五楼。她的年龄，她十二岁。她的外貌，她又高又瘦。她有短的黑色的头发，两只大眼睛和一个小嘴巴。

Nowadays, more and more students fall in love in middle schools that

worries teachers and parents. As for me, I don’t agree to puppy love. No matter

admit it or not, puppy love will certainly have negative influence on study,

because it takes much time and energy. But the most important is that middle

school students are not mature enough to operate a relationship. The favorable

impression to others may be the momentary impulse that will not last very long

time. The middle school students are so young and unthoughtful to take the

responsibilities of love. What should they do is put their study in priority and

wait with patience, because true love is worth of waiting.

谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验，而且一般都是经过口头传下来的。它多是口语形式的通俗易懂的短句或韵语。今天小编为你带来的是初中常用英语谚语大全，希望对你有帮助。

Look before you leap. First think, then act.三思而后行。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。

No pains, no gains.不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望常在。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

We must not lie down, and cry, God help us. 求神不如求己。

A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once. 花有重开日，人无再少年。

Stick to it, and you’ll succeed. 只要人有恒，万事都能成。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

It is good to learn at another man’s cost.前车之鉴。

Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。

Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。

More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

Light come, light go.来得容易，去得快。

Time is money.时间就是金钱。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。

Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。

Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。

God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助之。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 明日待明日，明日不再来。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

It never rains but it pours.祸不单行。

In doing we learn.经一事，长一智。

Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。

Industry is fortune’s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

Truth is the daughter of time. 时间见真理。

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少自然成多。

No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

Live and learn.活到老，学到老。

Kill two birds with one stone.一石双鸟。

He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

United we stand, divided we fall. 合即立，分即垮。

There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。

Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。

In China, the subjects that students learnt are necessary. They can learn special classes when they enter university. Sometimes I think it will be perfect to have the special class in middle school. On the one hand, students can learn more things besides the necessary subjects. They can develop more practical skills. On the other hand, students can cultivate their interest by learning something different. Though it is a little hard to open special classes, because education pays attention to scores, I believe that someday more special classes will be open, as the class reform calls on people to pay attention to the development of student mind.

在中国，学生所学习的科目都是有必要的。当他们进入大学以后，他们可以学习特色课程。有时我觉得在初中开设特色课程是非常好的。一方面，学生除了必要科目之外还可以学到更多的东西。可以发展更多实用技巧。另一方面，学生可以培养他们的兴趣，学习不同的东西。虽然因为教育注重分数导致开设特色课程有一定难度，但我相信总有一天将会开设更多的特色课程，因为教育改革呼吁人们关注学生的思维发展。

celeberate the 55th national day chinese people will welcome the 55th national day two days later,october 1th.

in beijing,the tiananmen square is decorated by more than 300,000 pots of flowers,the chairman maos old icon is changed by a new one hanging on the tiananmen building.

in nanjing,sweet-scented osmanthus festival,misty rain culture festival in mochou lake,barbecue festival in gulin park will be held during the national day.

in chongqing,more than 2,000 of lights on bridge are renewed to welcome the national day.

during the national day period,raising the national falg ceremony,a concert of national music and an exhibition of patriotic films will be held in hangzhou,zhejing province.

happy national day!

With the development of the Internet， many people are used to shopping

online。 It has become a fashion in our daily life。 Some of us students also join

the group.

Shopping online has many advantages. Just by a click of the mouse， you can

buy what you’re interested in without going outdoors。 You can avoid getting

tired and being trapped in the crowded people and cars and save time。 When

shopping online， you can choose from more varieties of goods， whose prices are

generally lower.

Every coin has two sides。 Its disadvantages are obvious， too.On the one

hand， it’s very easy for you to buy goods different from the pictures you see on

the Internet。 On the other hand， shopping online may cause people to buy goods

that are not badly needed.That’s a waste of money.

All in all， I love shopping online.

Last winter holiday, I went to Harbin with my mother. It‘s very cold in winter. There is snow and ice everywhere and you are always in a white world. You must wear warm clothes. The most exciting thing is playing with snow. Skating is also very interesting there. I will always remember Harbin, for the snow, the ice and all the beautiful things. I love Harbin.

Great, thats great! At last I was looking forward to the holiday of national day. I can always relax and relax. My parents and I had an early appointment to travel by train during the national day. On this day, I got up early, and when everything was ready, my family set out. When we arrived at the square in front of the train station, it was already a sea of people, and we were crowding the railway station with the endless stream of people.

Into the waiting hall, here is a racket, crowded, we managed to find a space to sit down, I drink slobber, rest for a while, restless eyes began to look around. Not far away, a pair of silver - haired old couple helped each other, slowly sitting on their seats and talking in a small voice. On the other side, a few middle school students were laughing loudly. A tour guide, holding a small flag, is talking to the tourists of the tour group... "Why?" Suddenly, a sound of childish sound attracted me, I looked back, a chubby little girl sat on her mothers lap, "why together and we cant go out and play dad?" The little girl innocent eyes full of doubts, long eyelashes glitter, mother lovingly stroked the girls head, said softly: "your father is a traffic policeman, in order to ensure the safe travel, to the holidays will be more busy, can not go out to play with us." The little girl Sidongfeidong nodded, nestled in her mothers arms. I listened quietly, eyes unconsciously fall in the busy distance from time to time flashed, cleaners are carefully clean the ground, wiping tables and chairs, the policeman is patrols, warily watching the situation around the station staff smiling, patiently answer questions of passengers. It is their hard work that makes our trip safer and more convenient.

This picture, I have been deeply remember in the heart, when we celebrate the holiday with my family, we have to wonder whether this happy, how many people need to work to pay, and the family when we have a joyous gathering, to wonder whether and how many people still insist on work, not and your family reunion? These honorable men, let me say, "thank you!"

太好了，太好了！我终于盼来了国庆节长假，总算可以放松放松了，我和爸爸妈妈早就约好了国庆节期间坐火车去外地旅游。到了这一天，我早早地起了床，一切准备就绪后，我们全家出发了。到达火车站前广场时，那里早已是人山人海，我们随着川流不息的人群挤进了火车站。

走进候车大厅，这里更是人声鼎沸，热闹非凡，我们好不容易才找到空位坐了下来，我喝了口水，休息了一会儿，眼睛开始不安分地四处打量起来。不远处，一对满头银发的老夫妻互相搀扶着，慢慢地坐到座位上，小声地交谈着。另一边，几名中学生在大声地说笑着。一位导游举着小旗子，正在向旅行团的游客们说着什么……。“为什么？”突然，一声稚嫩的童音吸引了我，我回头一看，一个胖乎乎的小女孩儿坐在妈妈腿上，“为什么爸爸不能和我们一起出去玩而呢？”小女孩儿天真无邪的大眼睛充满了疑惑，长长的睫毛忽闪着，妈妈爱怜地抚摸着小女孩儿的头，轻声说道：“你爸爸是一名交通警察，为了保证大家的出行安全，到了节假日会更加忙碌，就不能陪咱们出去玩儿了。”小女孩儿似懂非懂地点点头，依偎在妈妈的怀里。我静静地听着，目光不觉落在了远处不时闪现的忙碌的身影上，清洁工人正在仔细认真地打扫地面，擦拭桌椅，警察叔叔正在四处巡逻，警惕地注视着四周的情况，车站服务人员面带微笑，耐心地解答着旅客的疑问。正是他们的辛勤工作，使我们的出行更加安全、便捷。

这一幅幅画面，都被我深深地牢记在心中，当我们和家人一起欢度国庆假期时，是否想过，我们拥有的这份快乐，需要多少人为之工作，为之付出，当我们和家人欢聚一堂时，是否想过，又有多少人还要坚持工作，不能和家人团圆呢？这些可敬的人啊，让我真诚地说一声：“谢谢您们！”

I have a good friend, when I was five years old, I met her, she is my neighbor, we became friends and play together all the time. Last week, my friend took part in the female basketball match, she is good at basketball, so I encouraged her to join our school team. The team played so well that they came to the final yesterday, the match was so excellent, at last, my friend’s team won the first place, I feel so happy, I plan to buy her a present and congratulate her. I feel so proud of her, she inspires me, too. We give each other encourage to move on. We will be good friends forever.

我有一个好朋友，在我五岁的时候，我就遇到了她，她是我的邻居，我们成为了好朋友，一直在一起玩耍。上周，我的朋友参加了女子篮球比赛，她很擅长篮球，所以我鼓励她加入校队。她的队伍打得很好，昨天打入了决赛，比赛很精彩，最后，我的朋友的队伍赢得了第一名，我感到很开心。我打算给她买一个礼物，祝贺她。我为她感到自豪，她也鼓励了我。我们给予彼此勇气前进。我们永远都是好朋友。

[祝贺朋友初中英语作文

Last Sunday I went to Yang Ming Shan Park with my parents.It was a sunny day.There were trees and flowers all over the place.The trees were tall and pretty and the flowers smelled sweet.

上周日我和我的父母去阳明山公园。这是一个阳光灿烂的日子。所有地方都有树木和花卉。高高的树木和漂亮的花闻起来很香。

In the park we could see some birds flying up in the sky.An old man was sitting on the bench reading a book and two cats were playing under the bench.Some boys were playing games and some people were taking walks.Others were just jogging around the place.In the afternoon we took a walk along the stream for two hours.Then the stream flowed to the woods.In the middle of the woods we could see a small pood with many fish in it.

在公园里我们可以看到一些鸟儿飞翔在天空。一个老人坐在替补席上看着一本书，两个猫在板凳上玩闹。一些孩子正在玩游戏，一些人在散步。其他的人都只是在慢跑的地方。下午，我们就沿着小溪散步两个小时。然后走到树林。林中，我们可以看到一个有很多鱼的小水池。

I like to go to the mountains and I like to see nature,too.I really enjoy the nice day at this interesting place.I hope I can go there again someday.

我喜欢去爬山，我喜欢看自然。我真的很享受美好的一天在这个有趣的地方。我希望我能有一天再去那里。

When I go to school, my teachers teach me a lot of knowledge and show me

the way to explore the world. I admire my teachers so much, so I have made up my

mind to be a teacher when I grow up. It is always my dream. I must work hard to

realize my dream. From now on, I need to make the plan.

Inmy life, I am proud of having a happy family. I have a kind father, strictmother and a naught little brother. As most other families, there are laughsand tears at my home. My father is friendly to others.

Our neighbors speakhighly of him. Mother is strict to me and my little brother. She has highexpectation to us, wanting us to have bright future.

My little brother is aprimary school student, but he doesn’t work very hard. All he wants is playingwith his friends. It worries my parents a lot. But in general, we have morelaughs than tears. I love my lovely family.

在我的生命中，我最自豪的就是有一个快乐的家。我有一个和蔼的父亲，严厉的母亲和一个淘气的弟弟。像其他大多数家庭一样，我家也充满着喜怒哀乐。我的爸爸对别人很有好，邻居们对他的评价很高。妈妈对我和弟弟很严厉，希望我们能有一个光明的未来。我的弟弟是一名小学生，但他却不怎么努力学习，他所想的就是和朋友们一起玩，这让我的父母很操心。总的来说，我的家里是欢笑多于泪水。我爱我可爱的家。

[初中英语作文：我的一家

Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life. With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farms and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.

However, mans changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results. Today, pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet. Each day thousands of tons of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles. Smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the surrounding areas of the countryside. The pollution of water is equally harmful. The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed and industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.

Now environmental protection is more pressing than ever before. As we know, massive destruction of environment has brought about negative effects and even poses a great threat to mans existence. Indifference to these problems will mean committing suicide. Therefore, effective measures should be taken and laws passed to conserve environment. Otherwise, man is certain to suffer from the serious consequences caused by this lack of care for his living surroundings

历史上的人改变了他的物理环境,以改善自己的生活方式。借助技术工具改变了地球的许多自然特征。他将林地和草原改造成为农田,使江河变成湖泊和水库,用于灌溉或用于水力发电。男人也修改了地球表面由高山沼泽和切断山区修建公路和铁路。

然而,人的物理环境的变化并不总是有有益的结果。今天,空气和水的污染是越来越危害地球的健康。每天成千上万吨的机动车辆的排气管排出的气体排放出来。工厂释放的烟雾污染了空气工业化地区和周边地区的农村。水的污染也同样有害。海洋的整个生态平衡正在改变,工业废物已经使许多河流毫无生气。

现在,环境保护比以往任何时候都更为紧迫。正如我们所知,环境的巨大破坏已带来负面影响,甚至对人类造成巨大威胁的存在。对这些问题漠不关心将意味着自杀。因此,应采取有效措施并通过法律来保护环境。不然的话,人类势必遭受缺乏所造成的严重后果关心生存环境

The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar (阴历)holiday, occurring (存正)on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (农历史五月第五天)

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant (有意义的)holiday celebrated (庆祝)in China, and the one with the longest history (历史最悠久). The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races (龙舟赛) in the shape of dragons. Competing teams (竞争团队) row their boats forward to a drumbeat (击古)racing to reach the finish end first.

The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs (传统习俗)to attempts to (试图)rescue (搭救) the patriotic poet (爱国诗人)Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan drowned (溺死) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves (竹叶) filled with cooked rice into the water. Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating tzungtzu and rice dumplings(棕子).

The celebrations is a time for protection (防护) from evil (邪恶) and disease (疾病) for the rest of the year. It is done so by different practices such as hanging healthy herbs on the front door, drinking nutritious concoctions (营养品), and displaying (展示) portraits (画像) of evils nemesis(邪恶报应), Chung Kuei. If one manages to (成功做...) stand (直立)an egg on its end at exactly 12:00 noon, the following year will be a lucky one.

When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man

with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended

in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that

flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.

The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of

a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had

never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.

Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour

you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give

orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like

suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said :

"Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.

" Then he drove away with his horses.

The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening

came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the

horses to get their drink.

"How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I dont know.

"

"How many potatoes did you pick up?"

"I didnt pick any. " "Not any! Why not?"

"You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didnt say I had to.

"

In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp

said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.

Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of

a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own

day.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and

had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning

washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave

her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around

her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who

used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this

is ! "

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that

are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women

struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the

business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents,

manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.

Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to

September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.

As the only child in my family, I know how much effort my parents put upon me, therefore I want to do something for my parents .I can give them hugs and kisses when they get home after a day of hard work. Then, I will take their slippers for them. I cant cook, but I can always help my mather wash the dishes. I cant read that much words, but I can always fetch my father his glasses whenever he needs them. In the evening I will make beds for them before they go to sleep.