新名人事例英语写作知识分享.docx

1、新名人事例英语写作知识分享英语写作论据：名人事例主题1：宽容 A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: Today my best

2、friend slapped me in the face.They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend sa

3、ved my life. The friend, who had slapped and saved his best friend, asked him, After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now, you write on a stone, why? The other friend replied: When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when som

4、eone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it. Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessings in stone.主题2：豁达 One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the purpose to show him how poor peopl

5、e can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “Very good, Dad!” “And what did you learn?”The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches t

6、o the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.” When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless. The boy added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poo

7、r we are!” Isnt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, youve got everything!主题3：逆境奋斗 Oprah Winfrey (1954 -)奥普拉温弗瑞Winfrey is one of the most successful and richest people in the world today,

8、 but she didnt always have it so easy. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wis. and wasrepeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. She eventually ran away from home, and at age 14 gave birth to a baby boy who shortly died after. But Winfreys tragic past didnt stop her from becoming the force

9、 she is today. She excelled as an honors student in high school, and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college. Now the entrepreneur and personality has the admiration of millions and anet worth of $2.9 billion.主题4：乐观 Kris Carr (1971- ) 克莉丝.卡尔In 2003, Kris Carr was a 32-

10、year-old New Yorker just enjoying life. But then, a regular checkup at her doctors office resulted in a diagnosis of a rare and incurable Stage IV cancer, existing in her liver and lungs. Instead of succumbing to the disease, Carr decided to challenge her diagnosis head on. She attacked her cancer w

11、ith a brand new nutritional lifestyle, and turned her experience into a series of successful self-help books and documentaries. Eventually, she launched her own wellnesswebsite, which is followed by over 40,000 people. Today, Karr is now revered as one of the most prominent experts on healthy living

12、.主题5：执著 Van Gogh (1853 1890) 梵高Van Gogh is considered one of the greatest artists of all time, yet the poor guy only sold one painting the entire time he was alive:The Red Vineyard at Arles, which is now in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. Even though he made no money, he stillpaintedover

13、900works of art. Though his persistence went unnoticed when he was alive, Van Gogh proves you dont need external validation to be proud of the work you create.主题6：勇气 Malala Yousafzai (1997 ) 马拉拉Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and spokesperson for womens right to education. In retaliatio

14、n for her high profile campaign for education and criticism of the Taliban, she was shot in the head at close range by a Taliban gunman. She survived the gunshot wound and has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and womens rights. In October, 2014, the Nobel committee awarded M

15、alala the Nobel Peace Prize.Her increased profile and strident criticism of the Taliban caused Taliban leaders to meet, and in 2012, they voted to kill her. On 9 October, 2012, a masked gunman entered her school bus and asked“Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot at you all.”

16、Malala was identified and she was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder. Malala survived the initial shooting, but was in a critical condition. A couple of days later, she came out of a coma and responded well to treatment. She was discharged on January 3, 2013 and moved with her family to a temporary home in the West Midlands.主题7：勇敢 Joan of Arc (1412-1431) 圣女贞德At