高一英语作文：吸烟与健康（通用20篇）

A survey about smokers in a middle school tells that although 90% of all students never smoke, 3% of them often smoke and 7% sometimes do. In other words, 10% of the students smoke. That s terrible.

As we know, smoking is harmful to our health. Every year, thousands of people lose their lives because of it. Smoking not only does harm to your health, but also wastes money. Because, a fire may be caused by cigarette ends. It s a pity to learn that one ends in death by smoking.

In all, smoking is so dangerous that we should keep away from it.

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The dream blooming flower Everyone has a dream, a beautiful dream. Different environment, different life background, experience of things different, everyone’s dream is also different. Some people want to become national leaders, some people want to be a scientist, and some people want to become a businessman. The dream I just want to be an ordinary person. Do the people useful things in ordinary post. For example, when a teacher, to impart knowledge to the next generation; when a doctor, save dead trauma; when a gardener, contribute to the greening of the environment. The dream is beautiful, but to achieve the dream, no words can, in the dreams of the road, will encounter difficulties, setbacks, resistance, if did not have the courage, will, you will be very difficult to realize his dreams. The dream cannot do without knowledge, so I think the first step to realize my dream is to accumulate knowledge, we now need to do is to Study hard, overcome the difficulties in learning, grasp more knowledge, to lay the foundation for the realization of dreams. Let us brave to face life

When I learned English, I had no idea why would I learn it, but as I was in high school, my English teacher showed me many things about the foreign country, then I came to know what the foreign country was like. They are so different from China, the world is so big, I must travel abroad someday, I want to see the other countries, having access to their tradition. I am very interested in the culture, I know our country’s culture well, I want to know more beyondChina. I learn thatParisis very fashionable,Egyptis an old city with its famous tower,Veniceis a water city, all of there are so interesting to me. English is a basic tool that I can communicate with the world, so I must learn English well, making enough money and realize my dream.

当我学英语的时候，我不知道我为什么要学，但是当我读高中的时候，我的英语老师向我展示了很多关于外国的东西，然后我开始知道外国是怎样的。它们跟中国很不同，世界很大，我将来一定要出国旅游，我想要看看其他国家，接触它们的传统。我对文化很感兴趣，我很了解中国的文化，我想要了解中国外更过的东西。我知道巴黎很时尚，埃及很古老，那里有出名的塔，威尼斯是水上城市，所有的这些对我来说都很有趣。英语是我和世界沟通的工具，所以我一定要学好英语，挣足够的钱来实现我的梦想。

There is no doubt that we all want to be successful. But what’s the main

concern of the way to success? From Abraham Lincoln’s famous remark, “Give me

six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the

axe”, I learn that if we want to achieve success, we must make full preparation

for it.

Only if we are well prepared, can we catch the opportunity which occurs

once in a while. In our daily life, we have to expand our horizon and lay a

solid foundation for success. It will be a long way to be successful thus we

have to accumulate our knowledge day by day. And we can’t achieve success in one

or two days. It will help us solve problems more efficiently if we have a broad

horizon. What’s more, opportunities always occur out of our expectation so we

have to make ourselves well prepared. If we prepared, we will catch up with it

whenever it comes up.

Opportunities give priorities to the people who make preparation for them.

What’s more, success goes along with opportunities. We should develop the

ability to solve problems in different and efficient ways therefore we can make

our way to success more easily.

As a child, I am so luck. I don’t need to worry about food. I always have enough delicious food, live in a big house, and have beautiful clothes to dress. I am so happy that I have no idea to treasure all these things. I am a kind of particular about food. I often eat a little for one dish and the throw it away, because I have many choices. I will be full after eating several dishes. But one day, I watch a piece of news on TV. It is about some Africa children who are suffering starvation. They are so poor. They are not only having no food to eat but also having little water to drink. A bowl of rice is very rare for them. Seeing their longing eyes, I feel guilty. I am regret about wasting food before. How can I waste so much rare food? From now on, I will try my best to save food, to do something for them.

I seem to recall best a journey we made by tram one winter night.

We were going to visit my Granny at Westoe, and I was very excited, because an evening excursion was something quite unheard of for me. It had been raining; the gas lamps lit the gleaming pavements and cobbles with a doubled radiance. The shaking tram wires were sending down showers of white raindrops. Everything in the ram seemed fresh and glittering. The breezy windows sparkled with long zigzags of rain and the passing street lamp flared gorgeously through the panels of blue and yellow and ruby glass. Outside, it was cold and windy, and we could feel the gale buffeting against the side of the tram, making it sway and lurch ore than usual, and throwing the passengers of song, and the fresh, clean, cold sea-wind was blowing right through the upper deck. Above, a high half-moon seemed to be skidding along on its back through piles of black, white-lined rags. It was a wild night, with a sense of magic in the offing. The people in the tram did not like ordinary mortals; a kind of exhilaratinggaietyhadseizedthem,anditseseememed to lighten their bodies and illuminate their faces. At times I was sure we were really flying.

it hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.a sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation youve ever had.its true that we dont know what weve got until we lose it, but its also true that we dont know what weve been missing until it arrives.it takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone- but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. dont go for looks; they can deceive. dont go for wealth, even that fades away. go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.always put yourself in the others shoes. if you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.a careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.the happiest of people dont necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. live your life so that when you die, youre the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

导语：现如今健康越来越被人们所重视，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

You can take away our money, house, car, or even our clothes and we can survive. But if our health was taken away, we would surely die. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.

In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies. I also eat little meat. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.Whats more, I think friends are an important part of ones health. Many studies show that people with a wide range of social contacts get sick less than those who dont. I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. I like to laugh with my friends.

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. these things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.

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你可以拿走我们的钱，房子，汽车，甚至我们的衣服，我们可以生存。但是，如果我们的健康被带走，我们一定会死。这就是为什么我们总是尝试吃健康的方式和定期锻炼。

为了健康饮食，我通常避免吃高脂肪食物，如薯条或饼干。我也吃很少的肉。我吃很多蔬菜和新鲜的水果，富含维生素。每天锻炼有助于我们强健体魄。经常锻炼是保持健康的重要组成部分，而且我认为朋友是健康的重要组成部分。许多研究表明，社会接触广泛的人比不喜欢的人生病少。当我和朋友在一起的时候，我总是感觉比独自一人好。当我和朋友在一起的时候，我总是笑。笑也是健康的重要组成部分。我喜欢和我的朋友一起笑。

通过适当的饮食和经常锻炼，我可以保持我的身体在适当的体重和保持健康。花时间和朋友在一起，我可以保持我的身心健康。这些事情听起来容易做，但没有多少人可以管理他们。我认为坚强的意志是必要的，如果我们想保持健康。

Dear Sir/Madam:

I was referred to you by Mr. Zhang, a Partner with your Peking office, who

informed me that theShanghaioffice of your company is actively seeking to hire a

Network Maintenance Engineer for your program.

Your position requires top university, Bachelor or above in Computer

Science or equivalent field and proficient in Windows 20_and LINUX System. I

feel that I am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduating from

Graduate School of Peking University this year with a M.S. degree. My studies

have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a

control simulation system developed with Microsoft Visual InterDev and SQL

Server.

During my education, I have grasped the principals of my major and skills

of practice. Not only have I passed CET-6, but more important I can communicate

with others freely in English. My ability to write and speak English is out of

question.

The enclosed resume outlines my credentials and accomplishments in greater

detail. I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you for a personal

interview.

Sincerely,

When I was younger , I went through an thing which deeply influence me.

One day,I went to school as Usually. All of a sudden,I heard a voice

crying.I knew there were something wrong . So I walked towards the direction of

the voice .Then I found a child and his mother wandered off.My heart full of

compassion . So I decided to help him find his mother , and I took him to the

police station nearby . Then I went to school in a hurry , but when I arrived,I

found I’m still late . After my teacher’s preaching , I went back to the

classroom .I was so upset.

In the afternoon, my teacher asked me go out,he said he had wronged me. And

then I saw the child’s mother,she thanked me a lot,and I smiled shyly.

After the thing,I feel very happy to do good things,and I believe that

“give cake and ale to perfect soul”.

导语：如果一个人身体总是不好，他什么也做不成，更不用谈幸福了。下面是yuwenmi小编为还在备考的同学整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

There are many people who think that wealth is better than health. I used to think so until one day I read a story about Howard Hughes. He was an American billionaire who got anything he wanted. However, in the last twenty years of his life, his health began to deteriorate and he was miserable. He had the best doctors and nurses. However, he could still find no relief. I realized that health is worth all the money in the world. If you have millions of dollars but your health is poor, you will not be able to do what you want to do. So I would like to say dont hurt yourself trying to make money. Instead take care of your body and be happy with what you do have. Health is more important.

很多人都认为财富宫比健康更重要。在读到Howard Hughes的故事之前，我也是这么认为的。Howard Hughes是美国的一个亿万富翁，能得到他想得到的任何东西。但是在他生命最后的二十年中，他的身体变得很糟糕，他很悲惨。他有最好的医生和护士，但仍得不到解脱。我意识到在这个世界上，好的身体抵得上所有的金钱。因为即使你有百万美元但身体糟糕，也不能做你想做的事情。因此我想说的是关心你的身体，对你所拥有的一切感到高兴，不要为挣钱损害你的身体。健康更重要。

Which is more important, health or wealth? It is a hot topic among people. I can hardly answer this question. I didnt realize that health is more imporant until I saw a businessmans real life.

A successful businessman, one of my fathers friends, devoted himseff to his business. He works from morning to night every day. There is no weekends in his mind. He often says, "I must earn much money so that I can get what I want. "Lately, he is ill. Though he has a lot of money, he can do nothing but lie in the hospitals bed.

So I think health is more important than wealth. People can do nothing if they are always in poor health, let alone happiness. No matter we are rich or not, we can not ignore the importance of health.

健康和财富哪个更重要?这是人们常爱谈论的一个话题。我以前回答不出这个问题，但是现在从一个商人的真实生活中我意识到健康更重要。

我父亲的一位朋友，一个成功的商人，全身心投入到他的工作中。每天从早工作到晚，在他心目中根本没有周末的概念。他经常说：“我必须多挣钱，这样就可以想干什么就干什么。”近来，他病倒了，除了躺在医院病床上，什么也不能做。

所以，我认为健康比财富更重要。如果一个人身体总是不好，他什么也做不成，更不用谈幸福了。不管我们贫穷还是富有，都不能忽视健康的重要性。

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The future technology unimaginable, go, mobile phone is very convenient.

I developed a kind of the latest model of mobile phones, and rubber difference would like, the test, you can take it in hand, tried to cheat, and when the supervisor came over, you can immediately said: "this is the difference in rubber." In the paper, and then moved on, the supervisor, and continue to cheat, very convenient.

Kind of function with this phone is can be changed into human form, when you are happy, he will share it with you, when you are sad, he will share with you, when you are sad, he will give you, when you worry, he will give you happiness, has a very strong voice systems, languages, and identify system.

This phone is better than a computer, with convenient. On the Internet, the network is a computer 100 times, and with carry, where go to, to play games also better than the computer manipulation, and acoustic control, the appearance of mobile phones also can change, but also is the size of rubber is poor, if you want to make it big, you can unlock the function of size, as well as great.

This is developed by my mobile phone, convenient, and easy to understand.

未来的科技不可想象，千变万化，手机也是很方便的。

我研制了一种最新型的手机，和橡皮差很想，考试的时候，可以把它拿在手里，使劲的作弊，，当监考老师走过来的时候，你可以马上说：“这是橡皮差。”然后装作在差卷子，监考老师走后，又继续的作弊，很方便的。

这款手机还有种功能，就是可以变成人形，当你快乐时，他会和你一起分享，当你伤心时，他会和你分担，当你忧愁时，他会给你解闷，当你烦恼时，他会给你快乐，拥有很强大的语音系统、语言系统与分辨系统。

这块手机比电脑更好，跟方便。上网时，网速是电脑的100倍，而且随声携带，走到哪里带到哪里，玩起游戏来也比电脑好操纵，而且还是声控的，手机的外形也可以变化，但也只有橡皮差大小，如果想让它变大，就可以开启大小功能，和金箍棒一样。

这就是我研制的手机，方便、易懂。

Health has become a very important part of our life,and there are many ways to keep heathy.

First,you can eat more fruit and vegetables,and youd better drink more warn water.Next,you have to do lots of exercise.And having at least 8 hourssleep a night.Remember,dont drink coffe or tea before you go to bed,dont eat too much sugar and dont work or study too late,it will make you too tired.

If you care about yourself, its easy to have a healthy lifestyle.

健康已经在我们的生活中成为一个非常重要的部分,有很多方法来保持健康。

首先,你可以多吃水果和蔬菜,你最好喝更多的水。接下来,你必须做大量的运动。并拥有至少8小时一晚的睡眠。记住,在你上床睡觉之前，不要喝咖啡或茶,不要吃太多的糖，且不能工作或学习的太晚,这会让你太累了。

如果你关心自己,很容易有一个健康的生活方式。

Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time， everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year， many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time， children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents， uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

i have a dream that a lot! but some macant do but i heard: "a person, have a dream, have goals, have goals, there ipower; a power; hathe power, life ifull of meaning." so im going to like the wordof one layer upward, become a successful person!

from third grade i have a dream ito have been admitted to the universitdepartment of insects, or other subjectabout biological, although thiroad itough, but i believe that: "along ahave a dream can come true in all things." so i trto effortto tragain upwards.

i have thiverbig dreams, because i have a passion for biologand insect, love, i think everone of umust have complete mission in the world, and i came into the world should be dedicated to the insect world.

anyway, everyone hagoaland dreamhe will be vertrmbest to make their own dreams, no matter adults, children and old grandpa and grandma must have been hidream, but someone hadied still unfinished, so be sure to cherish their own dreams, let him not onlthe big dreams, but most true eternal dream, everone of the world must come on!

Recently, I have seen an impressive film—“Meet the Parents”, which is about

a woman Palm brought her boyfriend Greg to her parents’ home to spend holiday.

In the film, Greg was so dishonest to Palm’s parents that Palm’s father is

suspicious of his behavior and quality. As a result, Greg is obnoxious to all

and has to leave. As far as I am concerned, the consequence is heavily caused by

his dishonesty. If Greg could be real him all the time, he would get much

respect and appreciation and would not get much frustration. From the film, I

have learned that being honest was extremely important and necessary. In other

words, being honest is a basic principle for us to deal with others.

For one thing, we will not get others’ trust unless we are honest. If we

deceive others, we would get the same in return, and even no one would make

friends with us or even communicate with us. For another, we will get others’

respect and appreciation if telling the truth. Telling the truth and being

ourselves, we will get a healthy and peaceful surrounding to grow up better.

However, something strange happens in our society. There is a strange

phenomenon that honest people suffer but the dishonest benefit a lot. It made

some people have a suspicion that being honest is not so important.

But I still believe that these are just a few cases, since honesty is

deeply rooted in our minds and we still consider it as a basic principle in

social contacts.

The cold air has come for a while, I stayed at my house all the time, as there was nothing for me go do, I watched the movies. When I saw the beach and sunshine in the movie, I miss the sunshine so much. Today is lucky for me, the sun finally comes out, I decide to go out for a walk and take in the fresh air. The breeze blows me softly, I can sense the coming of spring, I walk into a coffee shop and choose a table which is near the window. I sit down and watch people just walk by, I see all kinds of face expressions, I try to read them. There is a girl who is talking to his boyfriend, maybe he is proposing her, I can see from the girl’s sweet smile. There is another man sitting alone, may he is waiting for his wife. I have a great time in the bright afternoon.

冷空气来了有一阵子了，我整天呆在屋子里，由于没有事情做，我看了很多电影。当我在电影中看到海滩和阳光，我很想念阳光。今天我很幸运，太阳终于出来了，我决定外出走在，呼吸新鲜的空气。威风轻轻吹过我，我可以感觉得到春天的到来，我走进一家咖啡店，选了一张靠窗的桌子。我坐了下来，看着人们经过，我看到了各种各样的表情，我尝试着去解读。有一个女孩正在和他的男朋友聊天，也许他正在向她求婚，我从女孩甜蜜的微笑中就可以看出来。另外一个男人独自坐着，也许他正在等待他的妻子。我在明媚的午后度过了愉快的时光。

1. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from diseases linked to smoking.

依照最近的一项调查，每年有4,000,000人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。

2. The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations with homework.

最近的调查显示相当多的孩子对家庭作业没什么好感。

3. No invention has received more praise and abuse than Internet.

没有一项发明像互联网一样同时受到如此多的赞扬和批评。

4. People seem to fail to take into account the fact that education does not end with graduation.

人们似乎忽视了教育不应该随着毕业而结束这一事实。

5. An increasing number of people are beginning to realize that education is not complete with graduation.

越来越多的人开始意识到教育不能随着毕业而结束。

6. When it comes to education, the majority of people believe that education is a lifetime study.

说到教育，大部分人认为其是一个终生的学习。

7. Many experts point out that physical exercise contributes directly to a persons physical fitness.

许多专家指出体育锻炼直接有助于身体健康。

8. Proper measures must be taken to limit the number of foreign tourists and the great efforts should be made to protect local environment and history from the harmful effects of international tourism.

应该采取适当的措施限制外国旅游者的数量，努力保护当地环境和历史不受国际旅游业的不利影响。

9. An increasing number of experts believe that migrants will exert positive effects on construction of city. However， this opinion is now being questioned by more and more city residents， who complain that the migrants have brought many serious problems like crime and prostitution.

越来越多的专家相信移民对城市的建设起到积极作用。然而，越来越多的城市居民却怀疑这种说法，他们抱怨民工给城市带来了许多严重的问题，像犯罪和腐败.

10. Many city residents complain that it is so few buses in their city that they have to spend much more time waiting for a bus, which is usually crowded with a large number of passengers.

许多市民抱怨城市的公交车太少，以至于他们要花很长时间等一辆公交车，而车上可能已满载乘客。

The book is an indispensable part of people, gorky once said: "books are the ladder of human progress."

Book, give me knowledge and give me wisdom, is reading I learned that Huang Detian teacher wrote "mingle" by the book, let me know how a lot of life philosophy.

After I finished reading the book "mingle", I didnt find the book he is our knowledge of an ocean, with books is the most lucky thing, in the "center", I read the contents inside, is he let me understand the center of this a few words to understand, in life, I still is to respect teachers, respect for their parents, their words, we are going to listen to, because they are more knowledgeable than we, therefore, their knowledge, skills, are stronger than we; Because they love us very much, so, they will repeatedly told us that we should never complacent, dont like some people, dont respect teachers in school, no respect for their parents in the home, often with teachers and parents talk back, never go to think about it, is for the sake of his good teachers, parents, will only complain their parents and teachers, teachers and parents are sometimes said to avoid wrong shipment, a review of the wrong you, that also should correct in suitable places, and have to wait for each other to calm down, just to negotiate this matter peacefully, but also by the other party, dont mad at go against them, this will only make them more more anger, only calm, calm to solve the problem, the other has said, jun not smell "dont listen to the old man said, suffer in at the moment."

书是人们不可缺少的一部分，高尔基也曾经说过：“书是人类进步的阶梯。“

书，赋予我知识、赋予我智慧，看书是我了解到黄德甜老师所写的《语重心长》通过这本书，让我懂得了不少的人生哲理。

在我读完《语重心长》这本书后，我才发觉到书他是我们知识的一片海洋，能与书为友是最庆幸的事，在《语重心长》里，我读懂了里面的内容，是他让我明白了语重心长这几个字的理解，在生活中的我，仍然是要懂得尊重师长、尊重父母，他们的话，我们要听，因为他们的见识比我们多，所以，他们的学识、技能也比我们强;因为他们十分关爱我们，所以，他们才会反复叮嘱我们，我们千万不要自以为是，不要像一些人，在校不尊重师长、在家不尊重父母，而经常与师长、父母顶嘴，从不去想想，师长、父母是为了他好，只会心里埋怨自己的父母与师长，难免有时师长、父母是会说错批、评错你，那也要在适合的场所纠正，和必须等对方冷静下来，才和平地去谈判这件事情，而不要在对方还在气头上去顶撞他们，这样只会更加的让他们更怒气，只有心平气和、冷静才能解决问题，古句也有说国，君不闻“不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。”

Nowadays, football has become one of the most popular entertainment sports for human beings. In the daily life, people ranging from kids to adults play football when they have spare time. It can help people relax and gain a healthy body. But not too many people know the special meaning of December 9th every year. It is World Football Day. It is because of the demonstration of students in December 9th, 1935. Under the leadership and organization of China Communist Party and leadership, Peiping Students Federation leading the students in Peiping city, which was more than 6000 held demonstrations. The students shouted the slogans of “overthrow Japanese imperialism,” "stop the civil war, and close ranks". Their demonstration resulted in a new upsurge of nation-wide Anti-Japanese Democratic Movement. In order to memorize this student movement, the United Nations made December 9th as World Football Day in 1978.

如今，足球已经成为最受人们欢迎的娱乐体育运动之一。在日常生活中，从小孩到大人有空的时候都会踢踢足球。它可以帮助人们放松，获得健康。但却没多少人知道每年的十二月九日的特别意义。这一天是世界足球日。这是源于1935年12月9日的学生游行。在中国共产党的组织和领导下，北平市学生联合会率领北平市6000多名学生举行示威游行。学生们高呼“打倒日本帝国主义”，“停止内战，一致对外”等口号。他们的示威引起了了全国人民抗日民主运动的新高潮。为了纪念此次学生运动，联合国于1978年把12月9日定为世界足球日。

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.