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英語寫作
The Stranger
國三己 何婕妤
The classroom where the students were poring over
their exams was supposed to be absolutely quiet. That
would have helped Jenny to concentrate. But some guy
was making an annoying sound. It was like the “tick-
tock” of a big clock. Who was this guy anyway? Didn’t
the others notice him? She looked around, but no one
else seemed to be troubled.
Then suddenly Jenny seemed to recall seeing him
before. He was not exactly a happy-go-lucky chap
with his sharp, merciless features dressed in black——
a timeless fashion choice; she thought just to give the
devil its due.
Now, Jenny was really in trouble. Her time was
running out, and instead of focusing on her test,
memories began to surface from her childhood, and
this stranger was in all of them! Naturally, this was not doing anything and I always finish what I have to
helping her answer questions on her test. She seemed
to remember to have this stranger around as a child.
Back then she took him for a baby sitter – or was she
imagining all this? Then, she remembered that this
mysterious character caused her quite an amount of
inconvenience and suffering with his practical jokes.
One time, for instance, he would touch her face and
the next day she had acne all over. Another time he’d
“stretch her” and made her taller.
The bell rang, all the students had to finish their
tests and leave the room. Jenny was not happy, to say
the least.
“Why won’t you just leave me alone?” she hissed.
“My teacher is going to kill me.”
“I am your teacher.” The man replied.
“And your teacher is not going to kill you, ” he
added in his smooth, silky, but somehow ominous voice.
“And how would you know that?” Jenny retorted
angrily with a hint of fear in her voice.
“Because it’s my job, ” replied the man with a
shadow of a smile on his face.
“Who are you?” Jenny tried to scream but nothing
more than a whisper came out.
“I am Time, and I am here to guide you, to teach
you and to lead you through this journey you call your
life.”
Jenny was lost for words, but somehow sensed that
this was the truth. She would try to ignore the man
after this incident. Sometimes she succeeded. As
she grew older, she noticed him more and more, and
welcomed him as an old friend on the day she died.
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One Thing I Would Like To
Change about My Life
國三丁 丁文凱
I hate to be tied up with full schedules, but
sadly, that’s my life. If there’s something I’d like to
change about my life, it would be to change the way
I use time. If time is money, I find it really hard to
make good use of it. I know time is fair to everyone,
but because of my laziness, lack of concentration
and badly arranged schedules, I often run into the
real trouble.
To be honest, I’m a really lazy person. I feel
tired when my mom tells me to sit up while watching
TV. I feel exhausted even to walk a few extra steps.
What’s more, I’m so lazy that I don’t even want to
talk with others! Therefore, time flies when I waste
time fooling around; this is a serious problem. “Never
put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”
Unfortunately, my laziness always prevents me from
do at the last minute. I can only blame myself for
failing to live up to my responsibilities.
Focusing on a task is also really hard for me. I
often lose my concentration because of
daydreaming. I remember the last time when I
started to daydream during a math exam; I really
paid the price for it. My mind just went blank and
I stared at the bluish sky, spacing out and doing
nothing. After I realized what I’d been doing, ten
minutes had passed and my math exam was a
disaster. I guess time itself really has nothing to do
with my failure to complete my school work.
What’s worse, I don’t know how to arrange my
own schedules. I always do the easiest thing first,
and the important ones are always left for later.
I always enjoy playing and eating first, and then
doing homework. I often find myself rushing to
finish my assignments in the middle of the night
because I’ve spent the evening playing video games
online. I should be ashamed of not being able to
organize myself.
As a result, I have to learn to budget my time
properly. In order to overcome my laziness, I should
persuade myself not to feel bored about everything.
Instead of being a couch potato at home, I should
exercise outside. Next, I shouldn’t give myself
any excuses to waste my time. Perhaps a cup of
cappuccino would help. Finally, to keep things going
as scheduled, I can write down an agenda for the
day. In this way I wouldn’t panic when I don’t know
what to do next.
As the saying goes, “Take time before time
takes you.” I have to change the way I use my time.
Then, my life will be more promising and more
colorful because I would have time under my own
control.