2010 優選英文作品

My Favorite Movie

Avantar is an entertaining and exciting movie. It’s about the conflict between the human colony and the indigenous race called the Na’vi on the planet Pandora. Whoever watches this movie will be amazed by the fiction adventure created by 3D technology.

To solve the ecological crisis on Earth by a rare mineral located under the village of Na’vi, Jack , an ex-Marin, is sent out into the wild piloting an Avantar, a remote control alien body , to gain the trust of Na’vi and persuade them to relocate. As Jake discovers the new world of the Na'vi, he meets a beautiful Na'vi woman named Neytiri, who teaches him the values that her race shares. As Jake starts to see the world through her eyes, he realizes how much this new world matters to the Na'vi and to him and fights to protect his new race.

Avatar reflects the internal and external conflict caused by capitalism and colonialism; two big isms that use race struggle as a weapon, the underlying theme is exploitation for profit. We humankind should balance technology , exploitation and environment to avoid such serious ecological crisis.
We should not abuse other species; we have no right to let them become victim of the destruction of ecological balance caused by human.



Moon Festival

Moon Festival is an important traditional festival. The festival is an occasion for family reunions. We can watch the full moon, and eat BBQ, moon cakes and grape apples with family. If you can’t be together with your family you can still
enjoy the night by watching the moon at the same time. So it seems that you are together at that moment.

The Moon Festival has a great number of legend stories. For example, Chang Er, Jade Rabbit, Wu-King and the tree …. etc. The origin of moon cake is from
The revolution of Chu-yen Chang, the father of Dynasty Yen. In order to deliver the
Message of revolution, they hide the message note in the moon cake and sent those
Cakes to all relative people. And BBQ is a modern way to celebrate Moon Festival.

Moon Festival is a time for people to look up at the moon and remember friends and
Family far away. In this festival also can eat many delicious food as well as play with
Family. So, Moon Festival is my favorite festival.




The soccer friendly match held in Sweden

We won the soccer friendly match held in Sweden when
I was in the fifth grade of primary school. That’s the best award of our hard practicing. I practiced Soccer since third grade after joining the school soccer team. I never thought that we could have match abroad.

It’s only a friendly match, but we still did aggressive offence as well as solid defence. We did our best to intercept the ball and to propel the ball toward opponents' goal to score. One of our team member was so nervous that she propelled the ball to opponent’s goal , but this way couldn’t score. It’s so ridiculous, We couldn’t believe it !; Although the unexpected episode happened, we eventually won the final.


I won’t forget the moment to see our national flag raising when we
Announce as winner. That’s the pride of Taiwan, not only our personal
Honor. I want to take this chance to appreciate our coach who always
encouraged us when we felt frustrated. And thanks to all team members ,
Playing soccer with you was the happiest moment during my life.



Teachers’ Day

Teachers’ Day is considered important because education is considered very important in our society. Education is The foundation of civilization, teachers play the vital role to deliver the knowledge. Both government and parents show respects to teachers, to help students recognize the contribution of teachers, which will ease the education.

Miss Pong is the teacher who influenced me the most in junior high school. She paid a lot of attention to us and comuncated patiently. She asked some elite students to share studying tips to help us to get better socre. What we learned from Miss Pong is not only the knowledge from books, but also the attitude of managing things and our life.

I appreciate all what my teachers did for us. I usually send them a card to express my appreciation and respect on Teachers’ day.




Dragon Boat Festival

On Dragon Boat Festival, we stand an egg on its end exactly at 12:00 noon , make rice dumpling with our family, wear fragrant sachets to keep away from evil spirits, and also watch dragon boat races on Love River. There traditional activities are fun, so Dragon Boat Festival is my favorite holidays.


Dragon boat race is an exciting game. Every competing team drive their boat forward rowing to the rhythm of pounding drums. No matter they win or lose, it’s a big fun. Usually we watch dragon boat races with our family or friends. The sunlight of Kaohsiung is so bright and strong that it can burn your skin, don’t forget to take caps or umbrellas or .

Oh, my friends, don’t eat too much rice dumplings. It’s delicious, but not easy to be digested. This is sincere suggestion for your health; don’t forget Dragon Boat Festival was a time for reminding family to take care of health in ancient China.



FIRE ACCIDENT ON TV NEWS

I like to watch TV news because I can learn a lot from it. I can learn international
News, sports, weather, global economy, modern art, diplomacy, politics, etc. I also can learn a good lesson from other story.


Last week, I saw a scary report about a fire accident. A woman was cooking. She
MADE GOOD USE of the time to watching hear favorite TV program. But she forgot to turn off the gas stove. Hence, the fire accident happened due to hear carelessness. The worse is that there was no exit door. The woman was burnt alive and was killed by the fire.

The report caused that attention on how important it is to use fire properly and carefully. I remind my family to check the stove and lights again to make sure if they are off before leaving the house. We should remember the lesson from TV news, not let any sad story happen again.




TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is very import for students of senior High schools. All of us bear heavy stress from schoolwork, because there are so many tests.
We have to study overnight in order to prepare for tests. The worst situation is that we fall asleep in class due to not getting enough sleep. How poor we teenagers !

Only good time management can help you get free from stress. My tips of time management are to concentrate and to study in shorter time blocks with short breaks between. When we concentrate on studying, we can study efficiently. To take lots of breaks can keep you from getting fatigued as well as have you study efficiently because the brain is still Processing the information while you are taking a break. To make good use of weekend is
very important too; you can review or do prep.

If you learn to tame the time monster, you might be surprised at how much you can get done. I bet you won’t doze off in class again.



If I Were A Bird

Getting rid of pressure of time and expense, many people expect to turn into a bird in search for happiness. I've always wondered what it feels like to fly way up in the sky.

If I were a bird, I would chirp standing on the tree. If you give me tasty bird food, I would sing a sweet song.. If I were a bird, I would sing for the poor and the sick to encourage them. If I were a bird I would fly so high that the only people near me would be the pilots in the sky. If I were a bird, I would glide on the wind , and I would fly far away to see many cities and famous landmarks like Taipei 101 and Kaohsiung 85.

If I were a bird I wouldn’t live in the city. I wouldn’t go near the road since it’s a dangerous place to play. And I wouldn’t want to end up injured out on the long highway. And, If I were a bird I wouldn’t fly to close to the ground since I wouldn’t want any hunters to ever shoot me down. Human’s slaughter is horrible !


Sumer Health and Hygien Tips


In summertime, humidity rises and plants grow prosperously, which provides a favorable environment for bacteria. That’s why Dragon Boat Festival was a time for reminding family members to take care of their health in ancient China. In Taiwan, cases of dengue fever, malaria, vomiting , food poisoning and dysentery have frequently been reported in summer time.

To protect ourselves, we should have personal sanitation habits, and follow summer hygiene tips. We should wash hands with soap before meals, and keep the surrounding clean. And we should cover trash container, not leaving meat wrappers or other trash in open cardboard boxes, separately handle raw meat and meat that has been cooked to avoid cross-contamination. We must keep drink containers covered at all times and practice hand hygiene before handling clean water and water containers. To have safe drink water, the water must to be boiled for at least 15 minutes.

If you follow the above mentioned tips, it will be easy to spend a pleasant and hygienic summer even in a hot and humid place like Taiwan. Summertime will be an enjoyable season if we are healthy.


FORGIVENESS


Forgiveness is the way to end the unending cycle of being hurt and hurting back.
To forgive is to free ourselves from resentment, animosity and bitterness. If you
Really cannot find a gateway for forgiveness, try to forget it. It doesn’t make sense to shackle ourselves to negative feelings.


To err is human. We probably have all made mistakes and hurt others. No matter we are hurt or we hurt others, we feel bad. Why to continue the bitterness caused by careless mistake ? Hurt and resentment are always perpetuating. Those who hold grudge are held by anger. We have to find inner balance by strong willing, to
Find the path of happiness.

If you can’t get inner balance, don’t suppress your hurt feeling. That way will make forgiveness impossible. Try to hang out with friends and switch your focus, and let friendship help you forget the grudge and bitterness.