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1、Have fun in learning English（从学习英语中获得乐趣 ）Before you begin studying English, ask yourself one question: Why do I want to st udyEnglish? Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to? Like eve ry decisi-on in life, studying English must be something you want to do. Once you ha ve dec

2、ided, then write down your goals and begin to practice good study habits. You can begin sl owly while forming a regular practice of study in order to reach your goal. Have fun learnin g Eng-lish. The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. If you are having fun learn-ing English, yo

3、u 're studying in the right way.在开始学习英语之前 ,问自己一个问题 :我为什么想要学习英语呢 ? 是因为你想要学 , 还是因为别人想要你学 ?像每一个生活中决定一样 ,学习英语一定是你想做的事。一旦 你已经决定 ,然后就写下你的目标 ,开始养成良好的学习习惯。 为了达到你的目标， 在培 养有规律的学习习惯时，你可以慢慢地开始。从学习英语中获得乐趣。在生活中我们 做的最好的事情是我们喜欢做的事情。如果你从学习英语中获得了乐趣，那么你正在 以正确的方式学习。The importance of clear communication（清晰沟通的重要性）Iwa

4、nt to talk about the importance of clear communication.Clear communication means being able to really hear what someone is saying. You need to listen with you r heart, not only your ears. Remember you have two ears but only one mouth. That means you should listen more and speak less. It's absolu

5、tely clear for necessary cle ar communication. Good commun-cation is not as easy as it appears,it takes hard w ork and years of practice. Thanks for beinghere and listening to my speech. Ihope I made my message clear. I hope you make i t a goal here to improve your communication. Thanks for your att

6、ention.我想谈谈清晰沟通的重要性。清晰的沟通意味着能够真正听到有人在说什么。你需 要用心倾听 ,而不仅仅是耳朵。记住你有两只耳朵但只有一张嘴。这意味着你应该多听 少讲。对于必要的清晰沟通而言，这是必须要清楚的。良好的沟通并不像看起来那么 容易,它需要努力和多年的实践。感谢您的到来和倾听我的演讲。我希望我把我的话讲 清楚了。我希望你做一个目标来提高你的交流。谢谢你的关注。The Apple TreeA long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay ar ound it every

7、 day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the sh adow He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.很久很久以前，有一棵又高又大的苹果树。一位小男孩，天天到树下来，他爬上去 摘苹果吃，在树荫下睡觉。他爱苹果树，苹果树也爱和他一起玩耍。Time went by the little boy had grow n up and he no Ion ger played around the tr eeevery day. One da

8、y, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and pl ay with me,”the tree asked the boy. “Iam no longer a kid, Idon't play around trees a nymore. ”Theboy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them. ”“Sorry , but I don't have mone ybut you can pick all my apples and sell them

9、. So, you will have money. ” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after hepicked the apples. The tree was sad.后来，小男孩长大了，不再天天来玩耍。一天他又来到树下，很伤心的样子。苹果 树要和他一起玩， 男孩说：“不行，我不小了，不能再和你玩， 我要玩具，可是没钱买。 ” 苹果树说： “很遗憾，我也没钱，不过，把我所有的果子摘下来卖掉，你不就有钱了？ ”

10、男孩十分激动，他摘下所有的苹果，高高兴兴地走了。然后，男孩好久都没有来。苹 果树很伤心。One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me, ” the tree said. “I don't have time to play.I have to work for my family. We need a hou se for shelter.Can you help me? ” S“orry, but I don't have a house. But you can c

11、hop off my branch es tobuild your house. ” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tr ee was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. 有一天，男孩终于来了，树兴奋地邀他一起玩。男孩说： “不 行，我没有时间，我要替家里干活呢，我们需要一幢房子，你能帮忙吗？ ”我“没有房 子， ”苹果树说， “不过你

12、可以把我的树枝统统砍下来，拿去搭房子。 ”于是男孩砍下所 有的树枝，高高兴兴地运走去盖房子。看到男孩高兴树好快乐。从此，男孩又不来了。 树再次陷入孤单和悲伤之中。One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and p lay with me! ”the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax mys elf. Can you give me a boat? ”U“se my trunk to build

13、 your boat. You can sail far away and be happ y.”So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.一年夏天，男孩回来了，树太快乐了： “来呀！孩子，来和我玩呀。 ”男孩却说： “我 心情不好，一天天老了，我要扬帆出海，轻松一下，你能给我一艘船吗？ ”苹果树说： “把我的树干砍去，拿去做船吧！ ”于是男孩砍下了她的树干，造

14、了条船，然后驾船走 了，很久都没有回来。树好快乐 但不是真的。Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But Idon't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you ” the tree said.“I don't have teeth to bite,” the boy replied.“No more trunk for you to climb on. ” “I am too old for tha

15、t now, ” the boy said.许多年过去，男孩终于回来，苹果树说： “对不起，孩子，我已经没有东西可以给 你了，我的苹果没了。 ”男孩说： “我的牙都掉了，吃不了苹果了。 ”苹果树又说： “我再没有树干，让你爬上来了。 ”男孩说： “我太老了，爬不动了。 ”“Ireally can't give you anything the only thing left is my dying roots, ” the tree sai d with tears.“I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired

16、 after all these years. ”The boy replied.“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down wit h me and rest. ”The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears 。我再也没有什么给得出手了，只剩下枯死下去的老根，”树流着泪说。 男孩说：“这么多年过去了， 现在我感到累了， 什么也不想要，只要一个休息的地方。 “好啊！老根是最适合坐下来休息的，来啊，坐下来

17、和我一起休息吧！ ”男孩坐下来， 苹果树高兴得流下了眼泪。This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we love d to play with Mom and Dad When we grown up, we left them, and only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will alw ays be there and give everything they could to make you happy. Y