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vebeenexpectingyou.”
2Weweretravellingthroughdeepspaceatthespeedoflight.Suddenly,thespaceshipsloweddownandimmediatelythesystemcameintoview–abrightstarwithtwentyormoreplanets.Oneofthesewouldbeournewhome,fivelightyearsfromourownplanet.
3Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfatherrunningalongthebeachwithourdog,Tess.Imusthavebeenaboutthreeyearsold.Irememberthedogjumpinguponmeandknockingmeoverintothewater.
4Themanlayonthegroundnexttoawhitetruck.Therewasnodoubt.Hewasdead.Iquicklylookedinthepocketsofhisjacket–somemoney,ahandkerchiefandatheatreticketwithaChicagophonenumberwrittenonit.Threemurdersinthreeweeksandthevictimsallkilledinthesameway.
5Onceuponatime,therelivedabeautifulprincess.Shewasanonlychildandherfatherandmother,thekingandqueen,lovedherverymuch.Oneday,anoldwomancametothecastle.Whenshesawtheprincess,shesmiledandlaughedinastrangeandhorribleway.
Lesson1StoriesfromHistory
Pompeii:
Thecitythatbecameatimecapsule
AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD,aRomanwritercalledPlinywroteaboutaterriblevolcaniceruptionthathehadwitnessedasayoungman.TheeruptionhadoccurredonAugust24th,79AD.TheearthbegantotrembleandavolcanonamedVesuvius,nearPompeii,Italy,erupted.Plinydescribedacloudcomingdownthemountain,blockingoutthesunandburyingeverythinginitspath,includingwholevillagesandtowns.
ThisparticularlysadeventleftadeepimpressiononPlinywhohadlostanuncleintheeruption.Yet,overthecenturies,therewasagreaterloss.Thepeople,townsandvillagesthathaddisappearedundertheasheswereentirelyforgottenbytheworld.
However,morethan1,600yearslater,somescientistsfoundthelosttownsthathadbeenburiedundertheashes.By1748,theyhadfoundanawesomehistoricalsite.TheyhadstartedtodigouttheancientcityofPompeii.
Inaway,Pompeiiislikea“timecapsule”preservingafrozenmomentinhistory.Beforetheeruptionoccurred,ithadbeenaboomingRomancitywithtemples,markets,restaurantsandtheatres.Nowasyouwalkalongthestreetsofthecity,timerewinds.Youcanadmiretheancientarchitecture,statues,decoratedwallsandauthenticobjectscharacteristicofthetime.
However,muchmorethanbuildingsandobjects,itistheformsofthepeoplewhowerecaughtinthedisasterthathavemadethecityamonumenttohumanhistory.
ThebodiesofpeoplewhohaddiedinPompeiileftimpressionsintheashthatshowedtheirexactshapes.Asyouwalk,youwillpasspeoplegatheredtogetherforprotectionintheirlasthoursoflife.Oneperson,sittingalone,lookslikeheispraying.Anotherman,lyingonhisside,looksasifheistryingtogetup.Onecanonlyfeelsorrowanddeepsympathyfortheseonce-livingstatues.
Today,morethan250yearsafterscientistsfoundthecity,thousandsoftouristsandhundredsofscientistsvisitPompeiieveryyeartolearnmoreabouttheancientworld.Inthisway,thecity,whichtheworldhadonceforgotten,livesonnearly2,000yearsafteritsloss.
Lesson2NameStories
WangJiannan:
MynameisWangJiannanandlikemanyChinesenames,Jiannandoesn'
thavejustonespecificmeaning.Whenmyparentswerelookingforanameforme,theycameacrossthecharacter“Nan”.“Nan”isatypeofwoodthatisusedtoholduptheroofintheconstructionoftraditionalChinesehouses.
Thereforemyparentschosethischaracterformebecausetheywantedmetogrowuptobea“pillarofsociety”–someonewhohelpstobuildabetterfuture.But,aswellashavingmeaningfromthecharactersthatareusedforwriting,Chinesenamescanalsohavesignificanceaccordingtotheirsounds.Inmycase,Jiannansoundslike“healthyboy”.
Somepeoplethinkit'
sabnormaltonameagirl“healthyboy”,butIdon'
t.Myparentsgavemethisnamebecausetheywantedmetobeasstrongasanyboys.Iguessyouthinkthat'
senoughsignificanceforonenamebutthere'
smore.“Jiannan”soundslikeanothersetofcharactersthatstandfor“builtinthesouth”andwecomefromthesouthernpartofourprovince.SomynametellsmewhereIamfromandittellsmewhattoaimfor!
HeatherSmith:
MynameisHeatherSmith.“Smith”isoneofthemostcommonnamesinBritain.Asmithissomebodywhoworkswithmetal.OtherfamilynameswiththesameoriginincludeSmithersandSmythe.IguesstherewerelotsofsmithsinEuropeinthedayswhenhorseswerethefastestformoflandtransportandriderscountedontheservicesofsmithsformetalhorseshoes.WellthereareveryfewofthemthesedaysandnooneinmyfamilycanfigureoutwhichancestorwasasmithbutIsupposewemusthavehadonesometimeinthepast.Myfirstnameiseasiertoexplain.“Heather”isapurpleflowerthatgrowsalotincertainpartsofthecountry.MymothercomesfromaplaceinnorthernEnglandwhereheatherturnswholehillsavividpurpleeveryJuly.Butwhenshehadme,shewaslivinginLondonandalthoughshewasdelightedtohaveanewbabygirl,shewasalsodiscouragedbecauseshemissedherhomeinnorthernEngland,andbecausehermother,mygrandmother,wasillatthattimeandcouldn'
tcometoLondontoseeus.SomymothernamedmeHeathertoremindherofhomeandsomygrandmotherwouldthinkofmeeverytimeshesawthebeautifulheathercoveringallthehillssurroundingherhome.NowmymothersaysIlooklikemygrandma.
IsaacEvans:
MynameisIsaacEvans.It'
saveryconventionalnamethatdoesn'
tstandoutanywhereandyouwouldn'
tthinkithadastorytoit,butIbelievethatwhenyoudigdeepenough,everynamehasastorytoit.“Evans”isaverycommonWelshnameandI'
mnotsureexactlywhatitmeans,onlythattherearemany“Evans”inWalesandallaroundBritain.MygrandfatherlefthisfarminnorthernWalestolookforworkwhenhewasseventeenandheendedupinManchester.There'
salotofindustrythere.HeputupwithalotofhardshipandsufferingallhislifetoprovideagoodfutureforhisfamilyandI'
mgratefulforthat.
“Isaac”isafairlycommonboy'
sname.Youmightthinkthat
Igotcalled“Isaac”becausemyparentscouldn'
tthinkofanythingelsetocallme!
Butyou'
dbewrong.MyparentsareclassicalmusiciansandtheynamedmeafterafamousviolinistcalledItzhakPerlman.Theyadmiredhimbecausehewasagreatmusicianandhewasn'
tafraidtotryoutnewideasinhismusic.Idon'
tplayamusicalinstrument,butIamapainterandIoftenlistentoclassicalmusicwhenIpaint.WhenIlistentoItzhakPerlman'
smusic,itinspiresme.
GuoJiangsheng:
MynameisGuoJiangsheng.Jiangshengmeans“bornontheriver”,andguesswhat?
Iwasbornonaboat!
Myfamilylivesinasmallmountainvillage.MyparentsneededtotravelbyboattoChongqingwheremymotherwasgoingtostayinahospitalformybirth.TheywerestillontheboatoutsideChongqingwhensuddenlymymotherstartedtofeelsomepain.ThenIwasborn.MyparentsgotofftheboatwiththeirnewbabyandthenwenttothehospitaltoseeifeverythingwasOK.ThedoctorsandnurseswereverysurprisedandsaidmymotherandIwerebothveryhealthy.AfterthatmyparentsdecidedIshouldbecalledJiangsheng!
AmazingButTrue!
Oneday,afishermanontheArralSeawassailinghomeafteraday'
swork.Itwasrainingandhedidn'
tfeelveryhappy.Hehadn'
thadaverygooddayandhadn'
tcaughtverymanyfish.Suddenly,heheardastrangenoise.Acowwasflyingtowardshisboat!
Thecowhittheboatandnearlydestroyedit.Whenthefishermangotbackhome,peopledidn'
tbelievehisstory.Then,sometimelater,theUSAirForceshowedthatthefishermanhadtoldthetruth.WhileoneoftheirtransportplaneswasflyingovertheArralSea,acowontheplanehadgonemadandthepilothadthrownitoutintothesea!
Lesson3LifeStories
HelenKeller
HelenKellerwasaveryspecialgirlwhoneededasuperbteacher.Bythetimeshewassevenyearsold,shestillcouldn'
tspeak,readorwrite.ThiswasbecauseHelencouldn'
tseeorhear.Withthesesevererestrictionsonhercommunication,Helen'
sbehaviourwasoftenunbearable.
Shewasstubbornandangry,andoftenbrokethingswhenshewasn'
tunderstood.
AnneSullivanwasbroughtintohelpHelen.AnnewasateacherandformerstudentataschoolfortheblindinBoston.ShehadhadeyesightproblemsearlyinlifeaswellsoshecouldrelatetoHelen'
sdifficulties.HerfirstgoalwastostopHelen'
stroublesomebehaviour.Helenwouldneedthisvaluablepreparationinordertolearnlanguage.Shewouldalsoneedlotsoflove.WhenAnneandHelenfirstmet,AnnegaveHelenabighug.
Helenwouldhavetolearntounderstandwordsspelledonherhand.Anne'
stechniquewassimpleandstraightforward.ShewouldputanobjectintooneofHelen'
shandsandspellthewordintoherotherhand.Shestartedwithdolls.ShewouldletHelenplaywiththedoll,andthenspelltheletters“D-O-L-L”intoherhand.Helenthoughtthiswasagame.Shehadaprecisedescriptionofherexcitementinherbook,TheStoryofMyLife:
“Runningdownstairstomymother,Iheldupmyhandandmadethelettersfordoll.IdidnotknowthatIwasspellingawordoreventhatwordsexiste