1.Changes of Family Life
The concept of family life has changed considerably over the years. / In earliest times, veral generations lived together in clans, / which consisted of all living descendents and their husbands or wives. / The clans were almost totally lf-sufficient, / every member contributing in some way toward the survival of the group. / The men hunted and fished for food or sometimes maintained flocks of sheep or goats. / The women baked bread and roasted the meat their men provided. / Special members of the community were lected to make products like pottery, baskets and home weapons. / But with the development of greater varieties of food, clothing and shelter, / a single clan could no longer develop all the individual skills the group required. / Clans merged into larger societies and at the same time broke into smaller units consisting of married couples and their children. / Later the Industrial Revolution brought about even more important changes in family life. / New inventions brought shorter working hours for men and easier houkeeping routines for women. / Today a productive family life suggests not the group’s cooperative efforts of working together, / but the pleasant and meaningful sharing of its leisure. / (185 words)
电力工程与管理2.What Is a Father?
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good, and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death.
onlylove是什么意思A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be, and this worries him sometimes.
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes and would run the other way except that war is part of his only important job in his life, which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him.
I don't know where father goes when he dies, but I've an idea that, after a good rest, wherever it is, he won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children she bore. He'll be busy there too, repairing the stars, oiling the gates, improving the streets, smoothing the way.
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ccmeTime Has the Power to Change Attitude
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My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child, I loved him; as a school girl and young adult, I feared him and felt bitter about him.
On the first day of my visit, we did some shopping, ate on the street table，and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father who emed so friendly and interesting to be around?
The next day, my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt clor to him until that moment. After so many years, I'm at last eing
another side of my father. (162 words)atbelt
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4.Vitamins余温之恋
It was not until the beginning of this century that it was recognized / that certain substances were esntial in the diet to prevent or cure some dias. / The substances are now known as vitamins. / They are vital for growth, good health, / and maintenance of the normal functions of the body. / A well-balanced diet should provide all the vitamins we normally require. / Tho of us who are fortunate enough to be able to buy sufficient food / should not suffer from vitamin deficiency. / However, for various reasons, / some people do not maintain a balanced diet. / People often lo their appetite becau of illness. / People living alone may not bother to eat proper meals, / and people on a diet may not eat sufficient quantities of necessary foods. / Moreover, modern methods of prerving, freezing, and long-time storage of food, / together with overcooking, can destroy many of the vitamins. / (145 words)
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A Car Soccer Race
American football is different from the European football / and some people think that it is better. / Now there’s a new kind of football or soccer which is played in America. / It's called car soccer. / The players drive small cars, which are called Beetles. / The players try to catch the ball in their cars. / The cars are protected all since they often crash into each other. / The ball is larger than the usual one and the players are protected, too. / In 1985, the first European car soccer match took place in West Germany. / Teams from some countries in Europ played in the match. / The Beetles raced around the ground madly / while the spectators shouted "The ball is behind you". / When the match ended, three cars had been crashed into pieces. / And the players as well as many of the spectators were badly hurt and had to be taken to hospital. / Will this car soccer become as popular as football? I doubt it. / (160 words)
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