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he have become lostFinally,a smallfigure emergedfrom the forest.With heelskickingout to the side and his body rockingwith therhythm of his run,David ploddedtowardthe home stretch.He raisedhis arms in triumph as he crossed the finish line to wildcheersand applause.Then,when Davidscoach slappedhim on the back and saidproudly,Good job,David!”he caughtmy eye,flashed me a toothy grin and saidJThatwas easy!”At theend of the year,the trackcoach askedthe classto nominateone of theirclassmates for the athleticaward fortheir grade.Without hesitation the wholeclassvoted forDavid,saying thatno onehad workedharder forthat awardthan he.lt was anamazing moment at our year-end assembly.The auditoriumresounded withcheeringand applausewhen Davidcame forwardand receivedhis award for outstandingathleticachievement—from hisbeaming coach.原文本Chicken SoupfortheCanadian SoulPerseveranceis nota longrace;it ismany shortraces oneafter another.-Walter ElliotIt was theday of the bigcross-country run.Students fromseven differentelementaryschools in and aroundthe smalltown of100-Mile House,British Columbia,were warmingup andwalking theroute throughthick evergreenforest.In thefive yearsI had beenteaching atHorse LakeElementary School,Ihad come torespect thetoughpioneer spiritof thelocal people.Named fo工r itslocation100miles fromLillooet,milezero on the oldCariboo GoldRush Trailand dottedwith activecattle ranches,100-Mile Housesometimes seemedlike aplace out of time,with itshorses,cowboys andcattledrives.At anelevation of930metres,100-Mile Houseis acommunity inwhichspring comeslate,snow comesearly andwinter sportsare alocal passion.It wasnow lateMay andthe groundhad onlyjust driedenough from the meltingsnowto holdthe race.I lookedaround andfinally spotted David,standing byhimself offto the sideby afence.He wassmall forten yearsold,with frecklesand unrulyred hair.But his usual big toothygrinwas absenttoday.I walkedover andasked himwhy hewasntwith the other children.The onlyresponse he gave mewas he had decidednot torun.What waswrong He had workedso hardfor this event!I quicklysearched the crowd forthe schooFsphysical education teacher andaskedhim whathad happened.I wasworried the other kidswould laughat himheexplained uncomfortably.I thoughtthere mightbe afight ifour kidstried todefend him.1I gavehim thechoice to run ornot,and lethim decide/I bitback myfrustration.I knewthe coachmeant welland sincerelythought he wasdoing theright thing.After beingassured Davidcould runif hewanted,I turnedto findhimcoming towardsme,his small body rockingfrom sideto sideas heswung hisfeetforward,awkwardly walkingon histoes.David/s cerebralpalsy preventedhim fromwalking orrunning likeother children,but atschool hispeers thoughtof him asaregular kid.He alwaysparticipated to the bestofhis abilityin whateverthey weredoing.Which iswhy none ofthechildren thoughtitunusual that David haddecided tojoin the cross;-country team.It justtook himlonger,that/s all.David hadnot missed a single practice andalthough healways finishedhisrun longafter the other children—he didalways finish.He hadstubbornly runa totaloftwenty-three kilometresin practiceruns toprepare forthat daystwo-and-a-half-kilometre
1.5-mile run,and hehad askedme tocome andwatch.As aspecialeducationteacherat theschool,I wasfamiliar with the challengesDavid facedandwas proud ofhisdogged determination.「We satdown togetheron somesteps,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.I quietlysaidDavid,if youdont want to runtoday,no oneis going to makeyou.But if youre notrunningbecause youreafraid someoneis going to laugh,thats nota goodenoughreason.There willalways be someone who will laugh and say mean things.There arepeople like that,and thatsjust theway itis.The realquestion iswhether youare going to let thosefew peoplestop youfrom doingsomething you really want to do.Are yougoingto let them get in your way If you really want to run,David,then yourun!”I heldmy breath as David took this in.Then helooked atthe fieldand saidwith afierce but quietdetermination,gonna run.”I stoodon thesidelines with the excitedcrowd as David moved up to the startingline.The startersgun sounded,and David lurched forward with theother children.Buthe had only gone a few metres before he tripped and fell flat on the ground.My heartsank.As I started toshout encouragement,other voicesaround metook upthe call.Come onDavid,you cando it!”I knewwithout evenlooking thatthese voiceswere notjustthose ofhis schoolmates.They camefrom parents,teachers andkids from otherschools,who quicklyunderstood thecourage ittook Davidto attemptthis run.David picked himself up and started again.All theother runnershad disappearedover the hill.But itdidnt matter.This was Davids run.He had worked forit,and hewouldnt give up!As longas hewas insight,David heardpeople callinghis name.I waitedanxiously bythe finish line as the first runners completed thetwo-and-a-half kilometresof foresttrails.Soon alloftheother runnershad comein andanother race had begun.Still noDavid!Istarted to feel sick.Had Idone thewrong thingHe hadnt checked out the trail with theother runners.Could hehavebecomelostFinally,a smallfigure emergedfrom the forest.With heelskicking outto theside and hisbody rockingwith therhythm ofhis run,David ploddedtoward the homestretch.Heraised his armsintriumphas hecrossed the finishlinetowild cheersand applause.Then,when Davidscoach slappedhim on the back and saidproudly,Good job,David!”he caughtmy eye,flashed me a toothygrin and said,“That waseasy!At theend ofthe year,the trackcoach askedthe classto nominateoneoftheirclassmates forthe athleticawardfortheir grade.Without hesitation the wholeclassvoted forDavid,saying thatno onehadworkedharder forthat awardthan he.It wasan amazingmomentatouryear-end assembly.The auditoriumresoundedwith cheeringand applausewhen Davidcame forwardand receivedhis awardforoutstLainnddianCghaathmlbeteirclaaycnheievement—from hisbeaming coach.Kelowna,British Columbiastudentscheered upfor him.Thats myboy!”The coachcame closerand proudlyclaimed.David showedhisusualbig toothy smile.范文4We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.His eyesdeliberatelyavoided mine,andhissmile alsodisappe,ared on the face,with hislimbsshaking asweak asleaves.It s not thereal you,David Ibroke thesilence,walked tohisfront,holding hisshoulders andcontinued,Listen,David,you haveprepared somuchfor this running,if youwantto quit,I willbe foryou,David burst into tears.Suddenly,agroup ofkids emergedaround us.The cameup toDavid,and embracedhim andshouted“Cheer up.David,you cando it!”David stoppedcrying andhis facelit upby theirencouragement.Turing around,hegavemeasmile andwalked to the starting line whereotherIkwidastcwheerdearseaDdayvtiodsmtaortv.edup to the starting line with theother runners.Start!All thekids disappearedswiftly likelightening into theforest,leaving Davidstaggeringand strugglinghis stepsforward.But hisbody wasuncontrollable,soon hisheels werebleeding,because hisshoes wereworn out.After along time,David was still100metersaway fromthe finishing line.The pathwas linedwith thecoach andother kidsin tears,who wereinformed ofthe poorbody conditionof David.No onelaughed at him,butcheered up and clappedfor him.David wastouched and hewasstepping forwardwhena nhewas trippedby abig rock.He isbleeding!”cried theother kids.David!David!David!the voicebecame louderand louderuntil Daviddragged hisleg surpassingthe terminal.He didit,with hisbelief andencouragement andlove fromeveryone present.It wasamiracle.His usualbigtoothysmile wouldnot beabsent forever.We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.I quietlysaid,“David,if youdont wantto runtoday,no onewill forceyou to.But ifyoure notrunningbecause youreafraid someoneis goingto laugh,that/snota goodenough reason.Therewill always besomeone whowill laughand saymean things.There arepeople likethat,and thatsjust theway itis.The realquestion iswhether youaregoingtolet those fewpeoplestop youfrom doingsomething youreally wantto.Are yougoingtolet themgetin yourway Ifyoureally wantto run,David,then yourun!”I heldmy breathas Davidtookthis in.Then helooked atthe fieldand saidwith afiercebutquietdetermination/Let metry.”I watchedas David moved up tothestarting linewith theother runners.With thegunsounding,Davidlurched forwardwith theotherkids.Hardly hadhe runa fewmetresbefore hetripped and fell flatontheground.My heartsank.As Ishoutedencouragement,other voicestook upthe call,even kids fromother schools,who quicklyunderstoodhis courage.Hearing his name called,David soonpicked himselfup andcontinued.Time passingquickly,the runnersfinished oneafter another.Finally,a smallfigureemerged onthehomestretch.With hisbody rocking,David raisedhisarmsintriumph towild cheersand applauseas hecrossed thefinishline.It wasan amazingmomentwhen I felt thepower ofcourage,goodwill and perseverance.范文6We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.His nervousnessanddepression wereobvious,spreading acrosshis face.I patted him gentlyon theshoulder andsaid/1know youlove running,which hasbecome partof yourlife.Davidnodded,with hislips quivering/Tife isan uncertainrun.We can choose toembrace andenjoyit,joyfully learningfrom experiencesalong theway;or wecanchoosetoquitdueto thefear ofbeing mocked.But thelatter robsus ofany growthor happiness.Why nottakethe challengeand enjoyit,my braveboy!I continued.With thesewords,I strokedhishair,waiting forhis positivereply.Seemingly encouraged,David raisedhis head,looked into my eyesand respondeddeterminedly/!will neverquit!I watchedas David moved uptothestarting linewith theother runners.As thestartinggun blasted,all the runners ranoff towards theforest.David wasrunning withheelskicking sideways,when hestumbled overa stoneandfell.Heart inthroat,I yelledencouragementat him.Soon,more peopleeven fromotherschoolsjoined asif theyknewthe hardshipand courageDavid hadin hisattempt.Cheered bythecrowd,Davidcrept upand persistedonthecountry trails.Two hourspassing,therunnersfinishedsuccessively.We finallyspottedDavidplodding downthe lastpart,when rapturouscheersand applauseresounded.David wavedand finishedthe racewith excitedtears.David provedthat itdidnt matterhow slowlyhe ranas longas henever stopped.范文7We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.I askedtenderly,n“You desireto try,dont you”David nodded,still loweringhis head.I continued,Butyou fearbeing mockedby otherpeers.I havebeen impressedby yourlove forrunning,let aloneyour commitmentto it.So,focus onwhat youlove andfulfil itregardless ofanythingor anybodythat getsin yourway.David lookedintomyeyes,with his bigHtoothy smilecoming back.have decided to run.he saidinadetermined voice.I pattedgentlyonthebackandwished himgood luck!I watchedas Davidmoved uptothestarting linewiththeother runners.As thegunfired,all theparticipants scrambledtowardstheforest.David wasrunning withheelskicking outtothesideandhisbodyrocking,making himvery special.Low murmurspervadedonthesideline.Gradually,David laggedbehind andwas struggling.Inpassionately shouted,Come on,David.You arethe best/Unexpectedly,the murmursofthe crowdstransformed intoencouragement.David refreshedhimself andmade everyendeavorto moveon.Eventually,David finishedthe racewith roaringapplause.I wasgladthatDavidfound confidencebackandproudofhis courage andperseverance!范文8We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.Staring atDavid//You nevermissedasinglepractice,and Ifirmly believedthat youwill finishyourrun ifyou bravelyface thischallenge!said gently.He took a relaxedbreath.“The reasonwhyyou shouldshow upis thatyou havemade fullpreparations forthisevent”,I addedina sincerevoice.At mywords,with tearsrolling down his cheeks,David turnedto meandfirmly expressedhis determinationto finishthecross-country run.I watchedasDavidmoved uptothestarting linewiththeother runners.The racestarted.It wasdifficult forthe youngtorunso longa distance,not tomention Davidwitha braindisease.However,David keptrunning ashe practicedagain andagain,though hewasoutofbreath withina fewkilometers.He alwayspickedhimselfup again andcontinued hisrunning.To ourdelight,David reachedthefinishline andwon amedal forhispersistence.It washis strongdetermination thatmade adifference.范文9We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.In frontof mewashis droopinghead with his eyesfixed onthe floor.Seeing thefrustrated boy,Ifeltmyheart wasbroken anddecided tochange thesituation.I gentlystroked hishair,held hisnhandtightly,and comfortedhim ina softvoice,Just believeyourself andgo forit!Everyone willcheer foryou.Once hearingwhat Isaid,David slowlylooked at me withhiswatery eyes,murmuring,“Really,which wasresponded towith anod ofencouragement.It seemedthat acurrent ofstrength ranthrough him.He wrappedhisarms around me andtookadeep breath,then stood upandheaded forthe competitionvenue.Iwatched asDavidmoved uptothestartinglinewiththeother runners.Awkwardlyas hewalked,he marchedforward determinedly.When therun started,he pattedhischeeks slightlyand beganhisrunning.Though hewas graduallyleft behindby otherrunners,he keptmoving forward.As timewent by,every otherrunner hadarrived atthefinishing line,and I wasstillwaiting forhim when he eventuallyappeared.Puffing andpanting,he dashedthrough thefinishing linewith thunderousapplause andcheers.Looking athisbigtoothysmileflashing acrosshis face,I wasso proudof him.It washisconfidence anddetermination thatmade hima perfectrunner.范文10We satdown nextto eachother,but Davidwouldnt lookat me.With silencehangingheavily inthe air,he duckeddownhis head.It seemedthat hewanted tojoin therunfromthebottom ofhis heart.So Ipattedhimontheshoulderandsaid/You wanttoHrun,right Upsetand hesitant,he noddedslowly.To encouragehim,I whisperedto himthathe woulddefinitely doa goodjob since hehadpracticed sohard.Hearing thesewords,he raisedhishead,withhiseyes wet.I gavehimabig thumb-up,which madehimgather hiscourageanddecidedtorun.He wipedout histears andstoodup,straightening hissmallbodyand movingthrough the crowds.I watchedasDavidmoveduptothestartinglinewiththeother runners.When hesethis footontheline,Iwasworried thatother childrenwould laughat him,since somanykids gazedathimwith curiouseyes.However,so determinedwas Davidthat heignoredeverything aroundhim,only watchingforward.When thewhistle rang,he triedhisutmost torun asfast aspossible.Moved byhis spirit,I followedhim andcheered himupalong theway.Though thecross-country runwas tough,he madeit.To oursurprise,whenhecrossedthefinishingline,thecrowdsburstintoapplause.David gavemeabear hug,revealing hisusual toothysmile.Itwasthen thatI realizedthatdespite hisdisease,no onelaughed atsuch abeautiful soul,sinceheshone likeadiamond withdetermination rootedin hisheart.故事原结尾We satdown togetheron somesteps,but Davidwouldnt lookatme.I quietlysaid,“David,ifyoudont wanttoruntoday,no oneis goingto makeyou.But ifyoure notrunningbecause youreafraid someoneis goingto laugh,thats nota goodenoughreason.There willalwaysbesomeonewhowilllaughandsaymeanthings.There arepeoplelikethat,and thatsjust theway itis.The realquestion iswhether youare goingtoletthosefew peoplestop youfrom doingsomething youreallywantto do.Are youHgoingtoletthemgetinyourwayIfyoureallywanttorun,David,then yourun!I heldmybreathasDavidtookthisin.Then helooked atthe fieldandsaidwith afierce butquietIdsettoeormdinoantitohne,sTimdegloinnensa wruinth.”the excitedcrowd asDavidmoveduptothestarting line.The startersgun sounded,and Davidlurchedforwardwiththeotherchildren.But hehadonlygoneafewmetresbeforehetrippedandfellflatontheground.My heartsank.As Istartedtoshout encouragement,other voicesaroundmetook uptheacall.Come onDavid,you cando it!”I knewwithout evenlooking thatthese voiceswerenot justthose ofhis schoolmates.They camefrom parents,teachers andkidsfromotherschools,who quicklyunderstood thecourage ittook Davidto attemptthis run.Davidpicked himselfupandstartedagain.All theotherrunnershad disappearedoverthehill.But itdidnt matter.This wasDavids run.Hehadworked forit,andhewouldntgiveup!As longashewas insight,David heardpeople callinghisname.I waitedanxiously bythefinish lineasthefirstrunnerscompletedthetwo-and-a-half kilometresof foresttrails.Soon alloftheotherrunnershadcomeinandanotherracehadbegun.Still noDavid!Istarted tofeelsick.Had Idone thewrong thingHehadntcheckedoutthetrailwith theotherrunners.Could。