True height

The bigger the obstacle, the more proud you are of overcoming it. -Moliere

In today's national youth Olympic Games, the competition he faces is extremely fierce, just like the Astro turf he is sitting on at the moment. The current position of the crossbar is 17 feet, which is 3 inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most challenging day of his pole vault career. At this moment, flying is not only Michael Stone's realistic dream, but also his exploration and pursuit.

Michael has dreamed of flying for as long as he can remember. When Michael was growing up, his mother told him many stories about flying. On the other hand, his father Bert Si Tong was not a dreamer. He believes in hard work and sweat. His motto is: "If you want something, go for it!"

Michael has been like this since 14 years old. He started a comprehensive and systematic weightlifting training. He practices weightlifting every other day and running every other day. This training plan is carefully supervised by Michael's father and coach.

Today, Michael's every jump on the court seems to be a reward for his efforts. You can't tell whether Michael Stone was surprised, excited or arrogant after jumping 17 feet. As soon as he landed on the air cushion, the audience stood up at once, but Michael immediately began to prepare for his next jump.

He didn't seem to realize that his jump just now was 3 inches higher than his personal best. He is now one of the only two athletes left in the pole vault competition of the National Youth Olympic Games.

Then Michael jumped 65,438+07 feet 2 inches, and jumped 65,438+07 feet 4 inches, still expressionless. He understands that what is needed now is unremitting preparation and firm determination. Lying on his back, he heard a sigh from the audience and knew that another contestant had failed in the last jump. He knew it was his turn to make the last jump. Now the height of the beam is 9 inches higher than his personal best. He thought, this is only 1 inch away from the national record.

The tension at this moment filled him with anxiety. Suddenly, perhaps from the deepest part of his soul, he thought of his mother. Mother used to tell him to take a deep breath when you feel nervous, anxious or even scared. So he took a deep breath and gently put the pole at his feet.

He began to stretch his arms, which made him stand up. The breeze just now has passed. He picked up his pole carefully. He felt his heart pounding. He is sure that the hearts of the audience are as pounding as he is. The whole stadium was horribly quiet. Then, he heard the chirping of several robins in the distance, and he knew it was time for him to fly.

Michael Stone flew, just like in his childhood dream. Only this time, he knew he was not dreaming. The air around has never been so fresh. Michael is like an eagle, soaring in the sky.

Maybe it was the cheers of the audience in the stands, or maybe he landed with a bang, which brought Michael back to reality. He lay there on his back, and the hot sun still shone comfortably on his face. At the moment, the only thing he can imagine is the smile on his mother's face. He knew that his father might be laughing, even laughing-Bert always does when he is excited.

But what Michael didn't know was that his father was hugging his mother tightly at the moment, crying so warmly that Michael had never seen it before.

Soon, Michael was surrounded by the crowd, and people hugged him and congratulated him on his greatest achievement in his life. The time he jumped again that day, and the height he jumped was 17 feet 6.5 inches: this is a record for both the national and international youth Olympic Games.

Think about what the media reported about him afterwards. Merchants may ask him to speak for their products, and people will flock to express their heartfelt congratulations. Michael's life will never be the same again. But this is not only because he won the National Youth Olympic Games and set a new world record, but also because he improved his personal best by 9.5 inches.

This is only because Michael Stone is blind.

Extended data:

Really elaborate appreciation, so as to improve students' English literacy. ?

Keywords: appreciation; Macro; Microscopic; The general steps for a qualified English teacher to teach a text are: explaining long and difficult sentences, analyzing key words and phrases, and giving the framework of the text, that is, the full-text centered teaching method, which can make students master the whole text carefully and get good grades in the exam, but it shows that our level only stays at the exam level.

You know, a good text not only contains words, phrases, sentence patterns and paragraphs, but also should be read and appreciated as a good article. This point is often ignored by quite a few teachers. Take "True Height" as an example.

The article "Chicken Soup for the Soul" published by Zhengao Selected 1996. The writer is David nast. This text tells a recorded story of struggle. The story is vivid and touching.

1. Appreciate the text from a macro perspective. Appreciate the text from a macro perspective, that is, summarize the text from plot clues, narrative techniques, opening and closing paragraphs and so on. The purpose is to let students have an overall grasp and macro understanding of the text, that is, to understand the text from a higher position. Two clues run through the whole article. The difference between this text and other narratives I know is that there are two clues in the story.

. One is the clue that Michael Stone, the hero, participated in the Youth Olympic Games, and the other is the clue that Michael's mentality changed with the competition. Michael is a blind and disabled athlete. During the competition, the atmosphere was high, intense and wonderful. As a disabled athlete, Michael's mood changes with the competition.

From the initial lack of emotion to pre-competition nervousness, and then to post-competition excitement. Two clues run through the whole article, which makes the article wonderful and moving. Teachers timely let students appreciate the extraordinary effect of two clues on the plot of the article. Other narratives are clues. Compared with them, this article adds complexity and excitement to the story, which is readable, impressive and unforgettable.