Thesummerholiday

　　Comparedwithover100days'exhaustingschoollife,summerholidayisdefinitelyagoldentimeforrelaxationandentertainment.Wecansetasidethestudies,lockawaythetextbooks,forgeteverythingaboutschool,andgreetthenewlifewithourarmsopenup.Duringthetwomonths'loose,weenjoyourselvesthoroughly,sleepingtillwhenthesunishighinthesky,playingcomputernightandday,watchingTVaslongaswewantto,andtravelingaroundlikeatramp.Timerollsby,anditisnotuntilattheendoftheholidaythatwesuddenlyfindourhomeassignmentremainingblanksheetsofpaper.Thenwegomad,anddevotethelastdaystofulfillingthehomework.

　　Thesamesummerholidayspassyearafteryear,andyearafteryear,weregretwhentheycometoanend.Weregrethavingwastedsomuchtimeonrecreations,insteadofourlessons,andregrethavingwornawayouryouthintrifles.

　　Althoughitwasstillthecasethissummer,IdaresaythiswasthemostfruitfulholidayIhadeverspent.Yes,thesummerholidayIenjoyedmostisthisyear's.

　　Attheverybeginningoftheholiday,ourheadteacherinstructedustomakethemostofthesummercomingup,andthenturnourselvesintobookworms.Itookheartonhearingit,andatoncemappedoutalonglistofhundredsoftasksIwasgoingtoperform.Iwaseveninhigherspiritsinthefirstdaysofthesummer,dreamingthatIstucktothewholescheduleandbecameasupergirlthenextsemester.Butmyambitiondidn'tstandthetestoftime.ItwasonlyafewdayslaterthatmyattentionwascontinuallyattractedbytheInternet,novels,andshoppingmalls.Timeflewsurprisinglyfast.Whenthevacationwasalreadyover,IrealizedinastonishmentanddespairthatIhadactedononlyahalfofmyplan.

　　However,Iamnowconsolingmyselfwiththethoughtthatitishumannaturetohavearestafteralongterm'sstudy;henceitisnotrealistictokeepworkinghard,eventhoughthehorribleSenior3wasjustaroundthecorner.Therefore,Iamsatisfied.IamsatisfiedwithmydailyroutineinwhichIspentanaverage9hoursinsleeping,2hoursineating,2hoursinsurfingtheInternet,6hoursindoingsometrivialthingswhichIcouldn'tevenremember,andtheother5hoursinstudying.Afterall,Ihavedonemypossible.Whatismore,Ididhaveapreciouspausebetweentheintenseschooldays,andseizedthelastchancetorelaxinmyseniorlife.So,thiswasaholidaycombinedwithrestandwork,wasn'tit?

　　TheOlympicspiritinmyeyes

　　WeallknowthattheOlympicspiritis鈥淢utualunderstanding,friendship,unityandfairplay鈥?butnotallthepeoplecanunderstanditsrealmeaning.WhenIthoughtaboutitoverandoveragain,IrealizedhowgreattheOlympicsare!

　　In1896,thankstothegreateffortsofFrenchmanPierredeCoubertin,DimitriosVikelas,andothercontributors,thefirstModernOlympicGameswereheldinthecountryoftheirbirth.Fromthen,theOlympicGameshavetraveledtocountriesallaroundtheworld,attractedtheeyesofbillions,thereforetheOlympicspiritwasknownbypeopleallovertheworld.Today,let鈥檚sharemyunderstandingoftheOlympicspirit!

　　First,IthinktheOlympicspiritsymbolizepeace,harmonizationandfriendship.Soinmyopinion,theOlympicsarenotonlybigsportevents,butalsopeacefulcompetitions,ithelppromoteabetterandmorepeacefulworld.becausetheOlympicscanimprovetheeveryoneintheworld鈥檚friendship.Forexample