九年级初中英语阅读范文 第一课

九年级初中英语阅读范文 第一课

Learn From Taylor Swift’s Speech

Taylor Swift, a famous US pop singer, received an honorary doctorate from New York University in May. She also made a 20-minute speech at the commencement.

Taylor talked about her life in the speech. She didn’t have a normal school life. At an early age, she showed an interest in music. When Taylor was in tenth grade, she left her high school and started to go for her dream of being a successful musician. While her classmates went on to spend their time in college, Taylor was busy writing songs and performing on the stage. Through the years, she has won many top prizes in the field of music.

Although Taylor didn’t have a four-year college experience, she shared her “life hacks” with the graduates on their future life. She hoped the “life hacks” could be helpful to the graduates.

“We should learn to catch and release. Life can be heavy. But the good things in life are always lighter. So we should make more room for them,” Taylor said. “And don’t be afraid of making mistakes and losing things. They can also lead to the best things in life. A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things, too.”

Finally, Taylor told the graduates, “Hard things will happen to every one of us. We will recover. We will learn from them. And we will grow stronger because of them.” Taylor has been through many hard times. But we can see that she has recovered with the help of her “life hacks”. And now she hopes she can share them and help more students achieve their dreams.

Be a Polite Person

Everyone likes polite people and being polite is very important. As the old saying goes, “Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.” To know how to be a polite person, one must know the answers to the following two questions.

What is politeness?

Politeness is a behavior that shows understanding of and care for other people’s feelings. It is simply treating people the way you would want to be treated. Whenever you talk with others, please remember to be polite.

How to be polite?

It’s easy, really. If you want to know the answer, think about the people you love dearly. How do they talk? What do they say that makes you feel good? Here are a few tips you can use to be more polite.

•Always say words like “thank you” and “please”. It is a good example of politeness and a way to speak politely to others. It doesn’t matter whether the person helps you or not. Just say those words to make your life easier.

•Appreciation is an important part of politeness. Whenever someone does something nice for you, no matter how small, always be ready with a smile. It will make the person feel good about themselves and you as well.

•Do not do or say anything that might offend someone. Make sure that people feel comfortable around you. And choose your words carefully. What seems funny to you might hurt a lot of people.

•Don’t impose your opinion on others. We all have different opinions, and being polite means respecting everyone’s thoughts. Don’t pressure others into doing or saying something they would rather not.

Life is short, but there is always enough time for being polite. Let’s be better human beings and always ask ourselves if we are being polite to others.