永远别放弃梦想英语作文

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1、永远别放弃梦想英语作文 永远别放弃梦想-Never Give Up Hope The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt already know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a s

2、mile that lit up her entire being.She said，“Hi handsome.My name is Rose.I m eightyseven years old.Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I

3、m here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel.”“No，seriously？”I asked.I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one.”she told me.After class

4、we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk shake We became instant friends.Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop.I was always mesmerized listening to this“time machine”as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the cour

5、se of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed up her from the other students.She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. Ill never forget w

6、hat she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech，she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said，“Im sorry Im so jittery.I gave up beer for Lent(一种威士忌的牌

7、子) and this whisky is killing me. Ill never get my speech back in order so let me just t ell you what I know.” As we laughed she cleared her throat and began：“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing.There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and ac

8、hieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” “Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it.” 1 “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old

9、and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old. If I am eightyseven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eightyeight. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always f

10、inding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets.The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing“The Rose.”She challenged each of us to study the lyr

11、ics and live them out in our daily lives. At the years end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years a go. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be. Remember，growing older is mandatory，growing up is optional. 2