英语作文永远永远

英语作文永远永远

The
first
day
of
school
our
professor
introduced
himself
and
challenged us to get to know someone we didn't 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
smile
that lit up her entire being.She said
,
“
Hi handsome.My name is Rose.I'
m
eighty
－
seven
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'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 I'm
getting one.
”
she told me.After class 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 course 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.
I'll
never
forget
what
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
,
“
I'm sorry I'm so jittery.I gave up
beer
for
Lent(
一种威士忌的牌子
)
and
this
whisky
is
killing
me.
I'll
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 achieving success.
”
“
You have to laugh and find humor every day.
”
“
You've got
to have a dream.
When you lose your dreams
,
you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even