I believe in the supreme worth of the individual
and in his right to life,liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
I believe that every right implies a resposibility
every opportunity,
an obligation,
every possession,
a duty.
I believe that the law was made for man
and not man for the law;
that government is the servant of the people
and not their master.
I believe in the dignity of labor
whether with head or hand;
that the world owes no man a living
but that it owes every man an opportunity
to make a living.
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living
and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound
financial structure,
whether in government,business or personal affairs.
I believe that truth and justice are
fundamental to an enduring social order.
I believe in the sacredness of a promise,
that a man's word should be as good as his bond;
that character -not wealth or power or position-
is of supreme worth.
The soul of man can never be enslaved
Save by its own infirmities, nor freed
Save by its very strength and own resolve
And constant vision and supreme endeavor!
You will be free?
Then ,courage, O my brother!
O let the soul stand in the open door
Of life and death and knowledge and desire
And see the peaks of thought kindle with sunrise!
Then shall the soul return to rest no more,
Nor harvest dreams in the dark field of sleep
Rather the soul shall go with great resolve
To dwell at last upon the shinning mountains
In liberal converse with the eternal stars.
我们家从来没上培训班,也没找过外教,除了在家里跟我聊几句,基本没机会用英语。但是他听得多了以后,自言自语的时候都会说英语,有次夜里迷迷糊糊地还问我“What time is it?”
今年暑假出国旅行,跟爸爸的同事们交流一点也不露怯,非常自信,能把自己的想法用自己能驾驭的简单句子表达出来,让我颇有些意外。本来还打算上外教课练口语,这下就算了,还省钱。
阅读一直是女儿的挚爱,每天再累,睡前她也希望能读会儿英文小说,经常是考虑她的身体被我强行制止。最近半年,读了达尔的一系列和纽奖的Number the Star,Because of WinnDixie,Bud,not Buddy等书,更多的是我在图书馆借的各种儿童系列小说。这个月是Jacqueline Wilson的专场,她的书难度跨越比较大,女儿以前看过几本适合中学孩子的,感觉有些吃力。这次我一口气借了四本适合她的阅读水平的,每本150页左右,字稍大,女儿看起来觉得爽极了,天天抱着啃,担心到期读不完呢。