Belle, the founder of parkour (跑酷).
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your
morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several
blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond"s wonderful performances that the sport has
become popular worldwide.
Yes, that"s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as
possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is
considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up
walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more
than that.
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy (理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover
said, "I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything."
Another philosophy we"ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time,
anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself. It is only a state of mind. It is when
you trust yourself that you earn energy.
B. the film, Casino Royale
C. its risks and tricks
D. the varieties of
B. objects
C. barriers
D. roofs
B. It is a good but boring sport.
C. It needs special training.
D. It is a team sport.
B. Excitement and freedom.
C. Dreams and success.
D. Determination and freedom.
The most unhappy people live in their own little worlds of loneliness. They do very little for others and
1 have much fun.
I heard of one man who was considered by the townspeople to be both 2 and simple. His
simplicity earned him the reputation of a miser (守财奴). When he died, everyone 3 to find a lot of
money in his home. But all they found were some 4 .
It came out that he had used most of his money to help 5 needy young students through college.
And the coins filled his 6 as he walked down the busy streets looking for 7 whose parking
meters (停车收费计) had run out. When he found one, he 8 drop in a coin. One of his neighbors
commented, "That explains why he looked so 9 !"
Of course! People who are willing to 10 others will always be happy. When I lived in Denver. I
decided to do the 11 thing. So whenever I parked on a busy 12 I noticed the parking meters
around me. If one was running out, I Would put in a coin.
Then I learned something 13 . It is illegal to do that in Denver! Once I learned that I was breaking
the law, I quit looking for meters to feed. And I 14 an extra bit of joy.
I have moved 15 from Denver now and I just might go back to feed an expired (到期的) meter
from time to time. I don"t know how the city government feels about my little 16 to drivers, but I do
know how it feels to be unavoidably late 17 to a parked car, and worrying about whether the meter has run out. And if I have to look over my shoulder 18 I deposit a coin, then somehow I think that may be more fun!
It can be a game: do something 19 and don"t get caught!
Everyone is allowed to 20 .
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If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that.__1__ But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can"t I think?" __2__ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to get help from reading. Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. __3__ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. __4__ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words. So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. __5__ Go and get a book! | ||||||||
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Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. have heard these sons and daughters say they 1 fully appreciated their mothers 2 it was too late to tell them. I am 3 the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change , but I do. 4 I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words 5 her presence, but they 6 easily from my pen. How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life 7 ? For the love, 8 and just plain hard work that 9 into raising a child? For running after a toddler(蹒跚行走、学步的小孩), for understanding a 10 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows 11 ? For waiting for the day 12 a daughter realizes her mother really is? How does a 13 woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice (when asked ) or keeping 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying: " I told you so", when she 16 these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don"t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she 17 and to help me 18 the example she has set. I 19 that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in 20 . | ||||||||
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