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My First Day

　　I was still shy in the presence of a crowd．And my first day at the new 　　1　　 made me a laughing stock(笑柄)of the classroom．I was sent to the blackboard to write my 　　2　　．I knew my name and how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the 　　3　　 of so many pupils on my back made me 　　4　　 inside and I was unable to write a single letter．

　　“Write your name, ”the teacher called to me．I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went 　　5　　; I could not remember my name,　　6　　 the first letter．Somebody laughed and I became 　　7　　．

　　“Just 　　8　　 us and write your name,”the teacher called and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me

　　　　9　　．

　　“What's your name?”She asked．

　　“Richard,”I whispered．

　　“Then write it．”

　　I turned to the blackboard and 　　10　　 my hand to write, but then I forgot my name again．I tried to

　　　　11　　 my senses but I could remember nothing．I realized how totally I was 　　12　　 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 　　13　　 the cold blackboard．The room burst into a loud 　　14　　 and my muscles froze．I sat and 　　15　　 myself．Why did I always appear so dumb 　　16　　 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 　　17　　 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 　　18　　 when I was sure of myself．Then why did 　　19　　 faces make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 　　20　　, hearing the pupils around me whisper, and hating myself．

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　　One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside．The father wanted to 　　1　　 his son how 　　2　　 people live, 　　3　　 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 　　4　　．When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 　　5　　?” “very 　　6　　, Dad!” answered the boy．“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked．“Yeah!” answered the son．“And what did you learn?” asked the father．The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four．We have a 　　7　　 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 　　8　　．We have imported lamps(进口灯具)in the garden and they have the 　　9　　．Our patio(天井)reaches to the front yard, 　　10　　 they have a whole horizon(旷野)．” When the little boy was 　　11　　, his father was speechless．

　　His son 　　12　　, “Thanks Dad 　　13　　 showing me how 　　14　　 we are!” Isn't it true that it all depends 　　15　　 the 　　16　　 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度)　　17　　 life you've got everything! You can't buy 　　18　　 of these things, 　　19　　 still you can have all the material possessions(财富)you can imagine, provisions(储备)for the future, etc．But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 　　20　　!Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!

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　　Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he's standing on, the heritage he's been given．That's what happened 　　1　　 a young man, the son of a(n)　　2　　 baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams．Hard as he tried, his first season was 　　3　　, and by midseason he expected to be removed 　　4　　 day．The coaches were 　　5　　 by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb(杰出的)athlete, but he seemed to have become 　　6　　 from his potential．

　　His 　　7　　 seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat．Then he stepped up to the batter's box again and quickly ran up two strikes．The catcher called a 　　8　　 and ran for a conference to discuss strategies．While they were busy, the 　　9　　, standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy．

　　Then play 　　10　　, the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park．That was the turning 　　11　　．From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly 　　12　　 the attention of the parent team, and he was called 　　13　　 to the majors．

　　On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround．The young man replied it was the 　　14　　 remark the judge had 　　15　　 that day when his baseball career had seemed 　　16　　．

　　“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood 　　17　　 my dad in the batter's box,” the boy explained．“He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it．　　18　　 he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father's 　　19　　．After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just 　　20　　 I was using Dad's arms instead of my own．”

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　　Lately, I’ve been talking about success with design students both at the school where I teach and at other programs that I visit．When I ask, “What is success?” The first response is, invariably(总是), “Getting a(n)　　1　　 and making money．” It 　　2　　 some searching to arrive at a richer answer．　　3　　, getting paid is a baseline for success in any field．Putting this criterion on the table is a(n)　　4　　 step．

　　When I ask design students to talk about what makes design different from the fine 　　5　　, they gravitate towards(被吸引到)the role of the client．Designers serve clients, or so the logic goes, 　　6　　 artists serve themselves．

　　Although it is true that designers generally rely on clients, pleasing them is not the 　　7　　 purpose of our work．What designers share with our clients is the 　　8　　．Our clients wouldn’t need us at all if we weren’t helping them 　　9　　 that public．The public may never know who designed the coffee cup they’re holding, the magazine they’re reading or the sign that’s 　　10　　 them where to go．But they’re seeing it, and some of them might, at some level, have their 　　11　　 enlivened(使有生气), simplified or otherwise improved by it．One way to think about success is asking whether your work gets 　　12　　 or used, and if so, whether using it improves people’s lives．

　　Designers have many ways to 　　13　　 to their profession and to see and be seen in the design world．One is entering competitions and 　　14　　 work to annuals and exhibitions．Another is 　　15　　 the design community－going to events, lectures and conferences, and helping to organize them, too．Yet another involves 　　16　　 and writing．Blogs and online journals like this one enable any designer to have a voice and share ideas．

　　Success is 　　17　　 going to work every day and getting paid．Success means finding personal satisfaction 　　18　　 your work and loving what you do．And it means engaging with a(n)　　19　　 world：a world of clients and employers, but also of readers, users and other designers．It is those things that make us 　　20　　．

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　　Life is not always smooth．There was a man who had 　　1　　 numerous failures in his life．But he said, “One success is 　　2　　 for me!”

　　When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 　　3　　．Since then, his mother worked outside 　　4　　 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings．He learnt cooking since then．

　　When he was fourteen, he dropped 　　5　　 and began his life of loving．

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 　　6　　, sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage．

　　When he was twenty, he 　　7　　 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker．All his jobs were 　　8　　 for him．

　　When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 　　9　　 on him．When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car．He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 　　10　　．

　　When he was 　　11　　, he opened a gas station in a town．However, he 　　12　　 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors 　　13　　 the billboard hanging problems．

　　When he was forty-seven, he 　　14　　 his second wife, which had 　　15　　 stricken his three children．

　　When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 　　16　　 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places．

　　When he was seventy-five, he felt 　　17　　 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others．The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price．But he 　　18　　 the suggestion．Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire．

　　When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world．

　　He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz．He often said, “People always complain about the bad 　　19　　．Actually it is not bad at all．As long as you are 　　2　　 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day．”

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　　I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 　　1　　 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 　　2　　 time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day．But then came the 　　3　　 that my flight had to be 　　4　　 because something went wrong with the plane．

　　As I sat waiting for my 　　5　　 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 　　6　　 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by and filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the great experiences we had 　　7　　 together．

　　It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 　　8　　 what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 　　9　　 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 　　10　　 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．

　　It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 　　11　　 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 　　12　　 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 　　13　　．

　　My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I boarded the plane and realized that I was not at all 　　14　　 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 　　15　　 on the good times from days gone by．

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　　As a saying goes, every bean has its black．It is impossible to make no mistakes all one's life．My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no 　　1　　．Several decades ago he made a mistake－a(n)perfect mistake, 　　2　　．

　　On a cold Saturday, Mother's father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his 　　3　　 was sending to an orphanage(孤儿院)in Congo．On his way home, he 　　4　　 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone．He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church．His search proved 　　5　　．When he 　　6　　 replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases．His brand new glasses, having 　　7　　 him ＄ 20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home．　　8　　．

　　Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather's church, 　　9　　 Grandpa and his family also attended．

　　“But most of all, ”he said, “I must thank you for the 　　10　　 you sent last year．You see, the bandits(土匪)had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses．I was desperate．”

　　“　　11　　 I had the money, there was simply no way of 　　12　　 those glasses．　　13　　 not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day．Then your cases arrived．When my staff 　　14　　 the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top．”

　　Then, still gripped(吸引注意)with the 　　15　　 of it all, he continued, “When I tried 　　16　　 the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

　　The people listened 　　17　　 for the miraculous glasses．But the director surely must have 　　18　　 their church with another, they thought．There were no glasses on their 　　19　　 of items to be sent overseas．But an ordinary carpenter was carpenter was sitting 　　20　　 in the back, with tears streaming down his face．

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　　While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss．I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “　　1　　 Mum, you always tell us to have a good day 　　2　　 we leave the house, but I was 　　3　　 about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are 　　4　　．”

　　I am so 　　5　　 by the capacity of love and understanding that 　　6　　 my children．My 15-year-old son asked me last night if there was a(n)　　7　　 for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills．　　8　　, in our area, he must be 16．

　　　　9　　 of my children depend on me so much because I am a 　　10　　 parent, but just when I pay the 　　11　　 that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways to 　　12　　．I completely understand that I will 　　13　　 have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything．But for now the 　　14　　 that they have stepped up and 　　15　　 to help without anyone asking touches me．

　　When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to 　　16　　, getting to the front door and asking her to 　　17　　 and come．Then she appeared at the door with a bag that she was holding open．I said, “We don’t have 　　18　　 for this．” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum．” I 　　19　　 to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her．From then 　　20　　 she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before we left for school and work．

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　　Last night, my daughter and I printed out Smile Cards and attached a note to each card saying 'Merry Christmas' and 'Have a Happy New Year'．We decided to 　　1　　 the cards into part of the a neighborhood tag game, in which cards must be 　　2　　 to someone else in the neighborhood with a piece of paper 　　3　　 them Happy Holidays too．

　　We 　　4　　 plenty of cards around our neighbourhood in the dark so no one would see us．

　　I was 　　5　　 when I saw my neighbor run up my driveway today after her child got on her bus with a paper in her hand．It was one of our Smile Cards－we got one back! That afternoon when I was 　　6　　 my mailbox, our eldest neighbour, maybe around 80 years old, 　　7　　 at my mailbox with her friend．She said, "Come here honey, I have 　　8　　 for you", and then she 　　9　　 me one of our “Smile Cards' and said "tag you're it"．We got another one back!

　　I 　　10　　 talking with her．She said she had one 　　11　　 this Christmas, that she would be able to 　　12　　 for her family this year, but 　　13　　, she could not 　　14　　 the ham on her fixed 　　15　　．I told her I had something for her．I went in and 　　16　　 a ham, a bag of potatoes and some cans of green beans, put them in a bag and gave them to her．She said, “I can’t take this．” 　　17　　 I insisted, “You tagged me, now here is me paying it forward, and you can tag someone else because now you’re it．” She laughed and smiled．I am lucky because I was blessed with a 'buy one ham get one free'．

　　It felt so 　　18　　to help her．I know that when I sit to eat my Christmas dinner, she will be having her 　　19　　 like she wanted and that is a good 　　20　　．

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　　I was fifteen months old, a happy kid…．until the day I fell．It was a 　　1　　 fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝合)the eyeball together where it was 　　2　　, leaving a big ugly scar(疤痕)in the middle of my eye．The attempt 　　3　　, but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor and the doctor said that if the eye were removed 　　4　　, my face would grow up badly ditorted(扭曲), 　　5　　 my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me．As I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways 　　6　　 me．

　　I walked with my face looking at the 　　7　　 so that people would not see the 　　8　　 me．Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and 　　9　　 the world．If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your 　　10　　 soul．” She continued this 　　11　　 whenever I was trying to hide．

　　Mother’s words were of great help for me to face the world 　　12　　．As a teenager, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they 　　13　　 me．In high school, I was 　　14　　 both academically and socially．I was 　　15　　 elected class president．My mohter’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them 　　16　　 the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn’t see it on the 　　17　　．

　　Now I’m a happy wife and great mother．The message “Hold your head up high,” has been 　　18　　 many times in my 　　19　　 home．Each of my children has felt 　　20　　 value, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation．