适合高一背的英语短文高一英语演讲小短文适合高一背的英语短文篇一BuyWhat You LoveI used to be a shopaholic.How many of us can relate to that statement? Yet, when Saturday rolls around, off we go to the nearest boutique or shopping mall to buy more clothes, things, and possessions that we really arent even sure we need or want.“But it was on SALE.” is often one of the biggest defenses we use to justify our shopping habits and expenditures.As someone who truly has been a shop-a-holic (yes, I once spent $10,000 in one two month period on clothes - my MasterCard entered the MasterCard hall-of-fame for that one!) I can tell you that buying something just because it is “on sale” is not a good reason for making a purchase.I spent far more money than I needed to simply because a store was going out of business and had too many great deals to pass up.Butat what cost did I do this? If I had invested my money in real estate, I could have bought ten times the amount of clothes just three years later.Or,how many starving, hungry people could I have fed, if I had donated that money, instead? Did I need the clothes? Not really.Ialready had numerous suits, ties, and shirts that I hardly wore more than once a year.So, if youre finding yourself nodding and saying, “hmm.yes,I DO have a lot of shoes I rarely wear.yes,I do have more than I need.”then here are a few basic guidelines to help break the pattern and start creating the proactive life on purpose with our elegant - yet SIMPLE lifestyle we seek:1.Buyit ONLY if we NEED it and ONLY if we LOVE it.Thisis the most important guideline.2.IfI buy something new, and have something like it already, then the older something must be donated, given away, or thrown away.Thisis a basic of clutter clearing that when overlooked creates an abundance of stuff we no longer need cluttering up our lives.3.Ifwe need it, buy it if it is on sale, if possible, but do not let that be a deterrence to buying.However,buy consumables, furniture, and other things which stay in style longer at the end of seasons, and buy clothing which fades from style at the beginning of the season.Weneed to buy much less of the “fashion trend” type of clothing and much more of styles which will be staying around for a longer time, so we can maximize our clothing investment.4.Ifwe havent worn it in a year, then consider getting rid of it.5.Finda good tailor.Mostof the problems with clothing and fit could be eliminated simply by having good tailor.Also,take outfits to the tailor for fitting any time weve gained or lost more than 5 lbs.Everseen someone with a double breasted suit with the button in the wrong place? Or a suit that pinches in the middle? A dress that fits funny? Why not get it tailored professionally so we can look our best? That is what elegance is all about, isnt it?6.Ifwe have not used an item (furniture, gadget, etc.) for over a year, consider donating, selling, or otherwise getting rid of the item.Thereare some exceptions to this guideline, if collecting a certain item is our passion, but otherwise, this is a healthy guideline to keep our “stuff” simplified.7.Beforebuying anything, always ask “Do I need this? Do I LOVE this?” If the answer is “no”, then dont buy it.As we start to buy proactively, with a plan for bringing new things into our life and donating or selling those things we no longer need, we will find your life will be far more free to spend the time doing what we love, rather than being a slave to fashion.适合高一背的英语短文篇二With one small gestureOne day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school.Hisname was Kyle.Itlooked like he was carrying all of his books.Ithought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.” I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.AsI was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.Theyran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.Hisglasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.Helooked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.So,I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.AsI handed him his glasses, I said, “Those guys are jerks.Theyreally should get lives.He looked at me and said, ”Hey thanks!“ There was a big smile on his face.Itwas one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.Ihelped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.Asit turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.Hesaid he had gone to private school before now.We talked all the way home, and I carried his books.Heturned out to be a pretty cool kid.Iasked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and