16. Title: A Person Who Influenced You
Time Limit: 40 minutes
Word Limit: no less than 120 words
参考范文
A Person Who Influenced You
When I was weary or afraid of making mistakes, I think of my father, for he gives me great comfort and courage.
My father was a farmer. His character traits influenced my childhood strongly. He was a brave young man with broad shoulders. But as I have grown older, my father has also gotten older. Years of hard work in the fields have bent his back and grayed his hair and wrinkled his face.
Father has a deep love for his children though we were very naughty. At the end of 1970s my family was too poor to buy meat for a meal. On the eve of the Lunar New Year Father managed to buy some pork for grandfather and other family members to have. I, his youngest girl, liked to cook. Seeing Mother add salt to the frying pan, I imitated her and put a pot of salt into the pork. This angered Mother, who shouted and threatened to beat me. Terrified, I burst into tears. Father came in the kitchen and kindly patted me on the head and said, "Don't be upset. There is a limit to everything. Too much salt in the meat makes it inedible. Taste the meat and you will realize it." As soon as I put a bit of the meat in my mouth I threw it up, because it tasted bitter. This time I was impressed very much with Father's words: "Think over what you will do before your action."
But what happened next summer gave me another strong impression. One day he had just sold all his vegetables and on the way home he heard a scream. Stopping in the direction of the cry he saw a young girl being attacked by two men. I was shocked and trembling all over. Before I could pull my fathers hand he made a dash towards the robbers. He lifted the thin robber and threw him at the other. Both were knocked down. For fear of being injured, the evildoers ran away. After that father hurried home as if nothing had happened.
Now if someone praises me for bravery or kindness I could not help thinking: like daughter like father!
