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篇一
Extra Good Luck
I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old. I am not superstitious but the bill goes with me wherever I go.
My mother gave it to me so that luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, 'I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.'
'Thanks mom,' I replied. 'I will keep it close to me always.'
Every morning I would get dressed and my two dollar bill went into my pocket. My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remember taking out my two dollar bill. I held it in my hand for the longest time and knew that she would be watching over me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis on my hands, I would reach for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would stare at it for several hours and could always e up with a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was scary but I had to work. On my first interview, as I sat in the waiting room, I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of the women were younger and very well dressed. One of them was impeccable in her blue striped suit with matching purse and shoes. I knew I was up against women better qualified by looking at the length of their resumes.
Mrs. Martin, the office manager, summoned me into her office.
'What makes you feel you are qualified for this job?' she asked.
'I really need this job and there is nothing I cannot do,' I responded.
She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very productive member of your team.'
I thanked her and went home exhausted. Oh well, I thought, tomorrow would be another day.That evening as I was getting ready for bed, I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin.
'Gina,' she said 'you were not the most qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.'
I screamed out loud, was jumping all over the room in di *** elief. I could hear Mrs. Martin laughing in the background and suddenly I realized that Mrs. Martin was still on the line.
'Thank you Mrs. Martin, you will not regret this decision,' I said and hung up the phone.
I got my wallet and took out my two dollar bill.
'Thanks mom, I am going to make it,' I said out loud so my mother could hear me.
At that instant, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, 'You are all brilliant in my mind, but if you fail once don't give up. Don't fear failure. It is a way of getting us to try harder. You will succeed, I promise.'
I still think of mom everyday and still keep my two dollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion years later, I found out that my brothers and sisters all had a two dollar bill in their wallet. We all laughed and talked about how special this gift from Mom had been to each and everyone of us. It had rerced the confidence Mom had instilled in us.
篇二
Memo From A Child To Parents
1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.
2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.
3. Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.
4. Don't make me feel *** aller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly "big".
5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
7. Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.
8. Don't be too upset when I say "I hate you". Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.
9. Don't take too much notice of my *** all ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.
10. Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
11. Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. That is why I am not always accurate.
12. Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my rmation elsewhere.
13. Don't be inconsistent. That pletely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
14. Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
15. Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.
16. Don't ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.
17. Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.
18. Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please do try.
19. Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I?
20. Please keep yourself fit and healthy. I need you.
孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录
1. 不要娇惯我。我知道的非常清楚，不是我要什么就该得到什么的。有时我只是在试探你。
2. 不要害怕在我面前坚持你的立场。我其实更喜欢你这样，因为这使我有安全感。
3. 不要让我养成坏毛病。只有你才能在把它们消灭在萌芽状态。
4. 不要让我感觉自己比实际要小，那样只能使我愚蠢地去充“大”个。
5. 如果有可能，不要当众教训我。如果你在私下悄悄跟我说，我会更加注意的。
6. 不要让我感觉自己犯的错误就像犯了罪一样，那只能搞乱我的价值观。
7. 不要阻止我承担后果，有时我需要从教训中学习。
8. 当我说“我恨你”时，不要生气。有时我恨的不是你，我恨的只是你那令我感到很渺小的权威。
9. 我得了小病时，不要太在意我。有时生病可以使我得到我所需要的关注。
10. 不要罗罗嗦嗦的。如果你那样的话，我只能通过装聋作哑来保护自己。
11. 不要忘记，有时我会词不达意。这也是为什么我有时不能准确地表达自己。
12. 当我问问题时，不要不耐烦。否则，你会发现我不再问你问题，而是从别的地方寻找答案。
13. 不要出尔反尔，这样只能是我疑惑，并对你失去信任。
14. 不要对我说我的恐惧是可笑的。它们是真真实实的，如果你能理解我，你就能更好地安慰我。
15. 永远不要暗示你是完美的和不会犯错误的。否则当我发现事实与此相反时，我会感到很震惊的。
16. 永远不要认为向我道歉有损你的尊严。一个诚实的道歉会使我感到温暖并加深我们的感情。
17. 不要忘了我喜欢尝试。如果我不尝试就寸步难行，所以请你包容。
18. 不要忘了我长得很快。你肯定觉得与我俱进非常困难，但是还是请你努力去做。
19. 不要忘了离开了厚爱和理解我不会茁壮成长，但是，这一点我不需要提醒你把?
20. 请保持身体健康，因为我需要你。
篇三
A letter to My Daughters-Barrack Obama
Dear Malia and Sashar
I know the you both had a lot fun in the last two years on the campaign trail, going to piics and parades and stay fairs,eating all sorts of the junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't let you have. but I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and mom. And that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we had been apart. I know how much I missed you these past two years and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When i was a young man, i thought life was all about me about how I'd make my way in the world, bee successful and get the thing I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all you curiosity and mischief and those *** iles never fail to filled my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plan for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon find that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. and i realized that my own life wouldn't counts for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. in the end, girls that why I run for president because what Iwant for you and for every child in this nation.I want all of the children to go to school worthy of their potential, school that challenge them, inspired them,and instilled in them a sense of wonder about the world around them, I want them to have a chance to go to college even their parents aren't rich, then i want them to get good jobs, job pay them well and give then benefit like health care, jobs that can spend time with their own kid and retired with dignity.
I want us to push the boundary of discovery so that you will live to see new techonology and invention that improved our life and make our planet cleaner and safer,and i want us to push our own human boundary reach beyond the devides of race and region,gender and religion that keep us from seeing best in each other. Sometime we have to sent our young man and woman into war and other danger situation to protect our country.but when we do, i want to make sure that it's only for very good reason that we try our best to settled our difference with others peacefully and the we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe.
.And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free—that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation es great responsibility. That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence
of this nation and telling me about the men and women who marched forequality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something. She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better—and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.
It's a charge we pass on to our children, ing closer with each new generation to what we know America should be. I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had.
Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much—although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself.
Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach,and to grow to passionate, mitted women who will help build that world.
And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace,and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the WhiteHouse.
Love Dad.
篇一
Extra Good Luck
I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old. I am not superstitious but the bill goes with me wherever I go.
My mother gave it to me so that luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, 'I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.'
'Thanks mom,' I replied. 'I will keep it close to me always.'
Every morning I would get dressed and my two dollar bill went into my pocket. My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remember taking out my two dollar bill. I held it in my hand for the longest time and knew that she would be watching over me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis on my hands, I would reach for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would stare at it for several hours and could always e up with a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was scary but I had to work. On my first interview, as I sat in the waiting room, I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of the women were younger and very well dressed. One of them was impeccable in her blue striped suit with matching purse and shoes. I knew I was up against women better qualified by looking at the length of their resumes.
Mrs. Martin, the office manager, summoned me into her office.
'What makes you feel you are qualified for this job?' she asked.
'I really need this job and there is nothing I cannot do,' I responded.
She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very productive member of your team.'
I thanked her and went home exhausted. Oh well, I thought, tomorrow would be another day.That evening as I was getting ready for bed, I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin.
'Gina,' she said 'you were not the most qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.'
I screamed out loud, was jumping all over the room in di *** elief. I could hear Mrs. Martin laughing in the background and suddenly I realized that Mrs. Martin was still on the line.
'Thank you Mrs. Martin, you will not regret this decision,' I said and hung up the phone.
I got my wallet and took out my two dollar bill.
'Thanks mom, I am going to make it,' I said out loud so my mother could hear me.
At that instant, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, 'You are all brilliant in my mind, but if you fail once don't give up. Don't fear failure. It is a way of getting us to try harder. You will succeed, I promise.'
I still think of mom everyday and still keep my two dollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion years later, I found out that my brothers and sisters all had a two dollar bill in their wallet. We all laughed and talked about how special this gift from Mom had been to each and everyone of us. It had rerced the confidence Mom had instilled in us.
篇二
Memo From A Child To Parents
1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.
2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.
3. Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.
4. Don't make me feel *** aller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly "big".
5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
7. Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.
8. Don't be too upset when I say "I hate you". Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.
9. Don't take too much notice of my *** all ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.
10. Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
11. Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. That is why I am not always accurate.
12. Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my rmation elsewhere.
13. Don't be inconsistent. That pletely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
14. Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
15. Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.
16. Don't ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.
17. Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.
18. Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please do try.
19. Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I?
20. Please keep yourself fit and healthy. I need you.
孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录
1. 不要娇惯我。我知道的非常清楚，不是我要什么就该得到什么的。有时我只是在试探你。
2. 不要害怕在我面前坚持你的立场。我其实更喜欢你这样，因为这使我有安全感。
3. 不要让我养成坏毛病。只有你才能在把它们消灭在萌芽状态。
4. 不要让我感觉自己比实际要小，那样只能使我愚蠢地去充“大”个。
5. 如果有可能，不要当众教训我。如果你在私下悄悄跟我说，我会更加注意的。
6. 不要让我感觉自己犯的错误就像犯了罪一样，那只能搞乱我的价值观。
7. 不要阻止我承担后果，有时我需要从教训中学习。
8. 当我说“我恨你”时，不要生气。有时我恨的不是你，我恨的只是你那令我感到很渺小的权威。
9. 我得了小病时，不要太在意我。有时生病可以使我得到我所需要的关注。
10. 不要罗罗嗦嗦的。如果你那样的话，我只能通过装聋作哑来保护自己。
11. 不要忘记，有时我会词不达意。这也是为什么我有时不能准确地表达自己。
12. 当我问问题时，不要不耐烦。否则，你会发现我不再问你问题，而是从别的地方寻找答案。
13. 不要出尔反尔，这样只能是我疑惑，并对你失去信任。
14. 不要对我说我的恐惧是可笑的。它们是真真实实的，如果你能理解我，你就能更好地安慰我。
15. 永远不要暗示你是完美的和不会犯错误的。否则当我发现事实与此相反时，我会感到很震惊的。
16. 永远不要认为向我道歉有损你的尊严。一个诚实的道歉会使我感到温暖并加深我们的感情。
17. 不要忘了我喜欢尝试。如果我不尝试就寸步难行，所以请你包容。
18. 不要忘了我长得很快。你肯定觉得与我俱进非常困难，但是还是请你努力去做。
19. 不要忘了离开了厚爱和理解我不会茁壮成长，但是，这一点我不需要提醒你把?
20. 请保持身体健康，因为我需要你。
篇三
A letter to My Daughters-Barrack Obama
Dear Malia and Sashar
I know the you both had a lot fun in the last two years on the campaign trail, going to piics and parades and stay fairs,eating all sorts of the junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't let you have. but I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and mom. And that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we had been apart. I know how much I missed you these past two years and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When i was a young man, i thought life was all about me about how I'd make my way in the world, bee successful and get the thing I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all you curiosity and mischief and those *** iles never fail to filled my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plan for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon find that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. and i realized that my own life wouldn't counts for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. in the end, girls that why I run for president because what Iwant for you and for every child in this nation.I want all of the children to go to school worthy of their potential, school that challenge them, inspired them,and instilled in them a sense of wonder about the world around them, I want them to have a chance to go to college even their parents aren't rich, then i want them to get good jobs, job pay them well and give then benefit like health care, jobs that can spend time with their own kid and retired with dignity.
I want us to push the boundary of discovery so that you will live to see new techonology and invention that improved our life and make our planet cleaner and safer,and i want us to push our own human boundary reach beyond the devides of race and region,gender and religion that keep us from seeing best in each other. Sometime we have to sent our young man and woman into war and other danger situation to protect our country.but when we do, i want to make sure that it's only for very good reason that we try our best to settled our difference with others peacefully and the we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe.
.And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free—that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation es great responsibility. That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence
of this nation and telling me about the men and women who marched forequality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something. She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better—and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.
It's a charge we pass on to our children, ing closer with each new generation to what we know America should be. I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had.
Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much—although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself.
Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach,and to grow to passionate, mitted women who will help build that world.
And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace,and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the WhiteHouse.
Love Dad.
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