1、1Life is the only fortune.Laski生命是唯一的财富。拉斯基2If you can make good use of，life is long.Seneca如能善于利用，生命乃悠长。塞涅卡3Cherish Life will cherish today.珍惜生命就要珍惜今天。4Dont waste life in doubts and fears.Emerson不要把生命浪费于怀疑与恐惧中。爱默生5Life is a precious thing，death is the greatest evil.Henie生命是珍贵之物，死是最大的罪恶。海涅Compared to
2、 the universe，our lives are really short，just like a metre.But the meaning of life doesnt depend on its length but contributions.For example，Marie Curie，in order to find the radium，she devoted her whole life to the research.Though the radioactive element had shortened her life，she never gave up her
3、mind to serve the world.According to her story，I conclude that the meaning of life is contribution.The standard of judging a life isnt how much he asks for but how much he gives away.One day，about ten years ago，while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural Hi
4、story，I saw an elderly couple come in witha little girl in a wheelchair.As I looked closer at this girl，I found that she was fixed on her chair.I then realized she had no arms or legs，just a head，a neck and her upper body，dressed in a little white skirt.As the couple wheeled her up to me，I turned my
5、 head towards the girl.When I took the money from her grandparents，I looked back at the girl，who was giving me the most optimistic smile I had ever seen.All of a sudden，her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl，whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely ne
6、w sense of what life is all about.She took me from a poor，unhappy college student to her world：a world of smiles，love and warmth.Im a successful businessman now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world，I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me
7、.探究发现1Try to think of the authors thought at the first sight of the disabled girl.She must have gone through lots of hardship and is leading an unhappy life.2Find out what left a deep impression on the author when he looked back at the girl.The girls most optimistic smile.3Find out what important lessons the author got from the girl.Whatever troubles we meet in the life，we should be optimistic and love the life.
