My Hometown
My hometown is beautiful place It stands near a wide river at the foot of low green hills. It has many tall buildings and wide streets. There are trees and flowers everywhere.
I love my hometown, and I love its people. They also have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.
我的家乡
我的家乡是个美丽的地方。它座落在一座不高的绿色山脚下，一条宽阔的河流边。有许多高耸的大楼和宽阔的街道。树木和花草随处可见。
我热爱我的家乡，我热爱家乡的人民。他们身上也发生了变化。他们健康、幸福，正在鼓足干劲建设社会主义。
My favorite Sports
During my secondary school years I often liked to go to the recreation room to play table tennis. Some of my classmates were very good at this game and I often tried to compete with them to improve my skill. In high school I spent many hours playing outdoor sports. I enjoyed team sports like basketball and volleyball. In my senior year I started to practice tennis. Sometimes I would find a partner to play tennis with me, but as yet I am not very good at this sport. Tennis requires great strength in the arms and legs as well as strong concentration on the game.
在我读中学的日子里，我常到活动室打乒乓球。我有些同学精于此道，我常与他们对抗以提高自己的技术。读高中时，我把大量的时间用来做户外运动，我喜欢团队的运动项目，比如篮球和排球。临毕业那年，我开始练乒乓球。有时我可以找到一个同伴陪我打，但是我打得不是很好。打乒乓球不仅需要强壮的臂力和腿部力量，还需要集中精力。
The Importance of Confidence
Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart.
In my opinion, one should build up faith in oneself as long as he has a right attitude towards his own abilities. We should neither underestimate nor overestimate our abilities. As a proverb says, "Where there is a will, there is a way." With confidence we can certainly cope with any task we are faced with.
一个人不管做什么事，他应该充满信心地去做。 如果他没有信心，那他取得成功的可能性就很小，尤其是当他面临困难时。这个道理似乎明白无误。然而，在现实中我们确实看到许多人，他们总是抱怨说，他们缺乏办事的能力，或者说，他们的困难大得克服不了。 对于有些人来说，这可能是对的。但是对许多其他人来说，这只能表明他们已经失去信心。
依我看，一个人只要对自己的能力有正确的态度，就有可能对自己建立信心。我们既不应过高估计我们的能力，也不该低估我们的能力。常言道：“有志者，、事竟成”。只要有信心，我们一定能完成任何面临的任务
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