Work Hard on Your Dreams

作者：张心怡

天津市杨村第一中学高三（10）班

Tiny as a seed is, it can grow out of hard rocks. Impossible to be realized as your dream may seem, it will come true when the darkest days are over. Nothing is doomed[注定的]unless you give yourself in, and miracles[奇迹]usually occur after struggling through thick and thin[不畏艰险]. Chase after your dream, and it will come true sooner or later.

As a famous saying goes, “God only helps those who help themselves.” There is no denying that hard work can lead to a brighter future. A boy called Liu Wei has always been longing to be a pianist, but unfortunately he lost both his arms in an accident.It seemed that his dream might end miserably in disappointment.But he chose to train hard with his feet! Finally, he successfully played the masterpiece Dream Wedding on the stage of China’s Got Talent. With the music flowing gently from his toes[脚趾], he was such a shining star! It is Liu Wei’s courage to embrace[接受]the misfortune that lights up his grey days, and it is his hard work that makes the rainbow come after the rain. Follow your dream, and in the end, your determination will gain you what you deserve.

But there are times when you fi nd your hard work doesn’t always pay off. Once you fi nd yourself in such a situation, stop for a while and think it over: Do I really work hard? What do I work hard for?The strong desire to succeed is the source of being outstanding. And how hard you work reflects how strong your will is. Working hard is not a performance shown to others,but an action caused by our inner motivation. If you are working for others’ praise[赞扬], stop complaining when you feel tired, because you are the one who causes the situation. If you work hard for your own sake, do not hesitate, just keep going. Even though you may fail once or twice in the beginning, your efforts will not end in vain.

Working hard is not an act on impulse[冲动], but a state of mind formed along our lifelong journey. We can not only enrich ourselves through hard work, but also learn to explore our potential and to bring out the best in ourselves. These are the things that will benefit us and make life more meaningful, no matter how old we are.

A dream chaser should stick to their plan, work hard, and keep on fighting until those dreams are realized—just like a poet once said, “To strive[奋斗], to seek, to find and not to yield[屈服].” So work hard for your dreams, and you can surely turn “impossible”into “possible” one day.

老师点评：作者在这篇文章中充分体现出扎实的英文基本功，能够清晰完整地将自己的观点表达出来。全文结构合理，论述切题，行文连贯，用词准确，是一篇流畅自然的优秀习作。（指导老师 黄贵平）

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