短篇英语美文欣赏：“Oh, May I Have a Bottle of Coca cola”

短篇英语美文欣赏：“Oh, May I Have a Bottle of Coca cola?”

--- 本文来之韦博国际英语

讲述四川地震中另一种感动——对生命的乐观，本人以小见大，反映乐观之美

“Oh, May I Have a Bottle of Coca cola?” ----Optimism: another kind ofspirit in the

Sichuan earthquake

“May I have a bottle of coca cola, I’m thirsty?” such a remark appears tobe commonplace in our daily life. However, it was of great significance when itwas produced on a special occasion by a special person. A little girl made theabove remark the minute she was rescued from the ruins of

Sichuan earthquake. Suddenly, I was greatly buoyed up, b eca use severaldays’ grief had taken me away.

I, a sentimental girl, simply forgot there was a kind of spirit calledoptimism. Yes, optimism is needed in such a life-death battle, and it is alsoneeded in our post-disaster reconstruction. Optimism: a belief in the darknessOptimism can help one to be happier, stronger and more confident. Pessimismleads, by contrast, to hopelessness, sickness and failure. In the context of thegreat earthquake, what else can be more helpful and effective than teachingthose in trap a spirit named optimism? The belief that you can get throughdecide whether or not you will. An old man, for instance, living through morethan one crisis: the Chinese War against

Japan’ Invasion, Chinese War of Liberation, showed his sense of

humor ando ptimism by saying “hey, I thought the shake had brought me aboard!” when he wassaved by a contingent of foreign rescue members. Noticeably, the earthquake justlike the one of the wars he has experienced, in his eyes, which was destined tobe defeated in the end. It was the old man’s belief that he would survive thatbrought him a second life. A miracle, isn’t it? Optimism: a guide on the wayforward An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; but it’s a necessity. The wayyou look at life will determine how you feel, and how you perform. It has beentwo months since the

Sichuan earthquake took place, facing the fact that our beloved ones havelost and our homeland has been seriously destroyed, how will we view the roadahead? Will we look up in hope or down in despair? I believe in the upward look,and I’m confident that our mother nation will choose the former, too. T akeeducation as an example. In order to secure the normal education for thestudents in disaster-affected areas, local and central governments pooled theirefforts to provide necessary educational facilities and materials at the firstminute, thus making studying a reality instead of a dream, thus turning a sea ofruins into a promising land on which students are playing, learning andgrowing.

As the leader of the nation, CPC set us an example of optimism, therefore,there’s a good reason to believe that under the leadership of CPC, Sichuan province will usher a new round of development and prosperity.Optimism diverts our attention away from negativism and channels it intopositive, upward thinking. The earthquake is by no means a fate for us but atrial

that entails concerted wisdom, efforts of one mind and one heart, andabove all, a spirit of optimism.

短篇英语美文欣赏：“Oh, May I Have a Bottle of Coca cola?”