第十六天：The national flag  國旗 

it is the duty of every citizen to honor the national flag. Why? Because the national flag is the symbol of a (the) country. To respect it means to respect the country. In other words, if a man loves his country, he must love the national flag. 

In school, the national flag is usually raised at a certain time every day. Then the principal, teachers, staff and students are to (must) stand before it and sing the national anthem. It is indeed extremely meaningful to attend such a ceremony. 

尊敬國旗是每個公民的責任（義務）。為什么？因為國旗是國家的象征。尊敬它意思就是尊敬國家。換句話說，如果一個人愛國，他必須愛國旗。 

在學校里，通常每天定時要升旗。那時，校長，老師，教職員學生教師將恭敬地站在它前面并且唱國歌。參加此項儀式確實非常有意義。

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第十七天：The importance of education 教育的重要性 

It is impossible for us to make our country rich and strong without developing education. Why? Because education gives people knowledge and teaches them how to become good citizens so as to be able to serve their country. No wonder they say that education decides the progress, prosperity and civilization of a country. 

At present (Nowadays) most countries in (of) the world are enforcing compulsory education. It is necessary for all kinds of people, both rich and poor, to receive education. Taiwan is an exception as well not. 

我們不可能使我們的國家富強而不發展教育。為什么？因為教育給予人民知識并教他們如何成為好公民以便能為國家效力。難怪，有人說教育決定一個國家的進步，繁榮與文化。 

現在世界大多數的國家都在實施強迫教育。所有各類人民不論貧富都必須接受教育。臺灣也不例外。 

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第十八天：Industry (diligence)  勤勉 

It is a matter of course that industry will bring us success, wealth and good luck. I am sure that a hard-working person can always succeed in the work which he wants to do. This is unchangeable truth. 

Idleness is the opposite of industry. It is the source of all evil. An idle man only enjoys playing and making pleasures. That he is doomed to failure is of no doubt. We should not follow his example. 

勤勉會帶給我們成功，財富和好運乃是當然之事。我確信一個苦干的人終是能夠做成功他所要做的工作。這是不易之定理。 

懶惰是勤勉的反面。它是萬惡之源泉。一個懶惰的人只享受玩耍和尋樂。他命運注定失敗是毫無疑問的。我們不應學他的榜樣。 

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第十九天：My native town  我的故鄉 

My native town is X. We have settled down here since my grandfather was a child. In other words, my family has lived here for more than one hundred years. 

It is a small village. There are about one thousand inhabitants. Most of them are farmers. The mode of their living is very simple. However, they have already possessed television sets and refrigerators. They made up their minds to live a modern life. 

我的故鄉是X。我們自從祖父是小孩時，就定居在此地。換句話說，我們家人在此地已經住了一百余年了。 

這個小村莊。居民大約有一千人。他們大部分是農夫。他們的生活方式很簡單。然而，他們已擁有電視和冰箱。他們下定決心要過一個現代的生活。 

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第二十天：My school life  我的學校生活 

When I was six years old, I began to go to school. The first school (which) I attended was a primary school. There were many subjects (which were taught in the school, such as Chinese, arithmetic, history, geography, drawing and so forth. Since I was (became) a student, I studied very hard. My parents were quite proud of me. 

After I had studied there for three years, I entered a junior high school. When I was twelve years old, I became a student of

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