文章詞數(shù) 難度 建議用時(shí)655 ★★ 12 分鐘

難詞探意

1. incredible /?n?kred?bl/ adj. 難以置信的

2. karate /k??rɑ?ti/ n. 空手道

3. relentless /r??lentl?s/ adj. 不減弱的； 持續(xù)強(qiáng)烈的

4. optimism /??pt?m?z?m/ n. 樂觀；樂觀主義

5. embodiment /?m?b?dim?nt/ n. （體現(xiàn)一種品質(zhì)或思想的）典型；體現(xiàn)

President Li：It is undisputed that our mothers，who care and love us without condition, are our superheroes.Each of us is the son or daughter of a mother. Today, let us pay these extraordinary women the admiration and respect they deserve.

Zhang Chenyu：I grew up in a big family,surrounded by a lot of women—my mom, my sister, my aunts, my grandmas and my cousins.They all like to share horror stories about my childhood like how I would cry non-stop sometimes with no reason and find new ways to drive my mom crazy. But my mom changed that girl.She taught me how to enjoy life and find happiness, how to stay young and try new things and how to care for others without expectations. My mother is my best life tutor.

Zhang Xiaolei：My mom isincredible. One of the many gifts she's shown me is her boundless confidence. I know that when my mom gets interested in something new, she jumps in with both feet. This has led to so many adventures like covering a 40-kilometre hike, watching the sun rise over Mount Tai and running akarateschool. She is my original inspiration. I love you,mom.

Zhang Lifang：Years ago， there was a time in my life when I was sick. Months passed and I started to feel like I'd never recover. My mom,however, encouraged me to defeat my enemy because she was going to “make it her mission”to make sure I got better somehow. Her supreme confidence,relentless optimism, and compassion helped me back to a more reasonable outlook.Surely enough, after a few months， I quickly got better. While she never fails to remind me about how right she was when we talk about that time,I'm still happy to know I have someone like her in my corner.

Bai Xueqiang： My mom has also always been my biggest supporter. I have been longing to be a writer since childhood. I told myself it was a pipe dream, but she believed I could make it a reality. She constantly pushed me and cheered me on even when I didn't believe in myself. I've been so lucky to have a mother who is so supportive. The past few years have been so tough. But it is an opportunity allowing me to show her all the hard work, perseverance, and sacrifices she had made were not for nothing. I have no idea how I can ever thank her enough for everything she has done for me, but if you're reading this, thank you. I am so incredibly grateful and lucky to have someone as selfless and supportive as my mother.

Wang Shitao： My mother has always been supporting my journeys and inspiring my confidence in school and in life. At one point she confessed that she thought I'm her smartest child! It was years later, when my sister said she was told the same thing, that I realized my mom would lie to my sister just to make her happy. Thanks for always being a good mom. I love you!

Huang Xiaoyang： During the holiday my mom would bake a bunch of banana bread. We would then give it out to the homeless. It is an amazing life lesson to always look out for those that are less fortunate and this is a reminder that we are all in this together.

President Li： Mothers are inspiringembodimentsof strength and determined drivers of progress, and through their examples, we learn the values of grace, empathy and kindness. And each day, let us thank them for what they have done for us, remember those whose spirits remain with us, and support those who take on the awesome mantle of motherhood. Thank you, my fellow boys and girls. Thank you, our dearest mothers, our true superheroes！ We will be always with you.

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It is undisputed that our mothers, who care and love us without condition， are our superheroes.

【信息提取】It be undisputed that... 意為“毋庸置疑的是……”。

【句式仿寫】中國正在變得越來越強(qiáng)大，這是毋庸置疑的。