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图①：数学测验只考了六十五分，我心里很难过。
shù xué cè yàn zhǐ kǎo le liù shí wǔ fēn wǒ xīn lǐ hěn nán guò
I only got 65 in the maths test, and I feel miserable.
图②：我把试卷塞进书包，一点也不想再看它。
wǒ bǎ shì juàn sāi jìn shū bāo yì diǎn yě bù xiǎng zài kàn tā
I stuff the test paper into my bag; I don't want to look at it again.
图③：妈妈和我一起订了学习计划。
mā ma hé wǒ yì qǐ dìng le xué xí jì huà
Mum and I make a study plan together.
图④：下一次测验，我考了九十分。
xià yí cì cè yàn wǒ kǎo le jiǔ shí fēn
In the next test, I score 90.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：我考了多少分？心情怎么样？
wǒ kǎo le duō shǎo fēn xīn qíng zěn me yàng
What mark did I get, and how did I feel?
答：这次只考了六十五分，心里像有一块石头压着，难受极了。
zhè cì zhǐ kǎo le liù shí wǔ fēn xīn lǐ xiàng yǒu yí kuài shí tou yā zhe nán shòu jí le
I only got 65. It felt as if a stone were pressing on my heart; I felt awful.
问：我为什么把试卷塞进书包？
wǒ wèi shén me bǎ shì juàn sāi jìn shū bāo
Why did I stuff the test paper into my bag?
答：因为我觉得很丢脸，不想再看到那个分数。
yīn wèi wǒ jué de hěn diū liǎn bù xiǎng zài kàn dào nà ge fēn shù
Because I felt ashamed and did not want to see that mark again.
问：妈妈是怎样帮助我的？
mā ma shì zěn yàng bāng zhù wǒ de
How did Mum help me?
答：妈妈和我一起找出做错的原因，还定下了学习计划。
mā ma hé wǒ yì qǐ zhǎo chū zuò cuò de yuán yīn hái dìng xià le xué xí jì huà
Mum and I found out why I got things wrong, and we made a study plan.
问：学习计划上写着什么？
xué xí jì huà shàng xiě zhe shén me
What was in the study plan?
答：每天做一页练习，做完以后要仔细检查。
měi tiān zuò yí yè liàn xí zuò wán yǐ hòu yào zǐ xì jiǎn chá
Do one page of practice every day, and check it carefully when done.
问：后来的测验结果怎么样？
hòu lái de cè yàn jié guǒ zěn me yàng
How did the later test go?
答：我考了九十分，试卷上还有一颗星星。
wǒ kǎo le jiǔ shí fēn shì juàn shàng hái yǒu yì kē xīng xīng
I scored 90, and there was a star on the paper too.
问：这件事让你明白了什么？
zhè jiàn shì ràng nǐ míng bái le shén me
What did this teach you?
答：失败并不可怕，只要找出原因，努力改正，就能进步。
shī bài bìng bù kě pà zhǐ yào zhǎo chū yuán yīn nǔ lì gǎi zhèng jiù néng jìn bù
Failure is not frightening: if you find out why and work to put it right, you will improve.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
无精打采 垂头丧气 丢脸 粗心 鼓励 计划 细心 坚持不懈 进步 失败是成功之母
无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi: listless; in low spirits; 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì: crestfallen; 丢脸 diū liǎn: to lose face; ashamed; 粗心 cū xīn: careless; 鼓励 gǔ lì: to encourage; 计划 jì huà: plan; 细心 xì xīn: careful; 坚持不懈 jiān chí bú xiè: to keep at it; 进步 jìn bù: to improve; progress; 失败是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ: failure is the mother of success
我盯着试卷上那个红色的分数，心里像压着一块大石头。
wǒ dīng zhe shì juàn shàng nà ge hóng sè de fēn shù xīn lǐ xiàng yā zhe yí kuài dà shí tou
Staring at the red mark on the paper, I felt as if a big stone were pressing on my heart.
失败并不可怕，可怕的是失去了信心。
shī bài bìng bù kě pà kě pà de shì shī qù le xìn xīn
Failure is not frightening; losing confidence is.
只要坚持不懈，就一定能看到进步。
zhǐ yào jiān chí bú xiè jiù yí dìng néng kàn dào jìn bù
As long as you keep at it, you will certainly see progress.
妈妈的鼓励像一盏明灯，照亮了我前进的路。
mā ma de gǔ lì xiàng yì zhǎn míng dēng zhào liàng le wǒ qián jìn de lù
Mum's encouragement was like a bright lamp lighting the way forward.
范文 Sample composition: 跌倒了再站起来
那天放学后，我无精打采地走回家。
nà tiān fàng xué hòu wǒ wú jīng dǎ cǎi de zǒu huí jiā
That day after school, I walked home in low spirits.
这次数学测验，我竟然只考了六十五分。
zhè cì shù xué cè yàn wǒ jìng rán zhǐ kǎo le liù shí wǔ fēn
In this maths test, I had got only 65 marks.
看着试卷上那个红红的数字，我的心里像压着一块大石头，怎么也高兴不起来。
kàn zhe shì juàn shàng nà gè hóng hóng de shù zì wǒ de xīn lǐ xiàng yā zhe yí kuài dà shí tou zěn me yě gāo xìng bù qǐ lái
Looking at that red number on the paper, I felt as if a big stone were pressing on my heart, and nothing could cheer me up.
回到房间，我把试卷折好，塞进了书包里。
huí dào fáng jiān wǒ bǎ shì juàn zhé hǎo sāi jìn le shū bāo lǐ
Back in my room, I folded the paper and stuffed it into my school bag.
我想：要是妈妈知道了，一定会很失望。
wǒ xiǎng yào shi mā ma zhī dào le yí dìng huì hěn shī wàng
I thought: if Mum finds out, she will be so disappointed.
我坐在书桌前，一点也不想做功课。
wǒ zuò zài shū zhuō qián yì diǎn yě bù xiǎng zuò gōng kè
I sat at my desk and did not feel like doing any homework at all.
吃过晚饭，妈妈发现我垂头丧气的，就走进房间来问我。
chī guò wǎn fàn mā ma fā xiàn wǒ chuí tóu sàng qì de jiù zǒu jìn fáng jiān lái wèn wǒ
After dinner, Mum noticed how crestfallen I was and came into my room to ask.
我犹豫了一下，还是把试卷拿了出来。
wǒ yóu yù le yí xià hái shì bǎ shì juàn ná le chū lái
I hesitated for a moment, then took out the paper after all.
没想到，妈妈不但没有生气，还摸摸我的头说：“一次考不好不要紧，我们一起找找问题在哪里。”
méi xiǎng dào mā ma bú dàn méi yǒu shēng qì hái mō mō wǒ de tóu shuō yí cì kǎo bù hǎo bú yào jǐn wǒ men yì qǐ zhǎo zhǎo wèn tí zài nǎ lǐ
To my surprise, Mum was not angry at all. She stroked my head and said, "One bad test doesn't matter. Let's find out together where the problems are."
我们先把错题一道一道地看了一遍。
wǒ men xiān bǎ cuò tí yí dào yi dào de kàn le yí biàn
First we went through the wrong answers one by one.
原来，我有好几题是因为太粗心才做错的。
yuán lái wǒ yǒu hǎo jǐ tí shì yīn wèi tài cū xīn cái zuò cuò de
It turned out that several were wrong only because I had been careless.
于是，妈妈和我一起制订了一份学习计划：每天做一页练习，做完以后要细心检查。
yú shì mā ma hé wǒ yì qǐ zhì dìng le yí fèn xué xí jì huà měi tiān zuò yí yè liàn xí zuò wán yǐ hòu yào xì xīn jiǎn chá
So Mum and I made a study plan together: one page of practice every day, checked carefully when done.
我把计划贴在墙上，每完成一天，就打一个勾。
wǒ bǎ jì huà tiē zài qiáng shàng měi wán chéng yì tiān jiù dǎ yí gè gōu
I stuck the plan on the wall and ticked off each day I finished.
接下来的一个月，我每天都按照计划练习。
jiē xià lái de yí gè yuè wǒ měi tiān dōu àn zhào jì huà liàn xí
For the next month, I practised every day according to the plan.
有时候我也想偷懒，可是一看到墙上的计划，又打起了精神。
yǒu shí hòu wǒ yě xiǎng tōu lǎn kě shì yí kàn dào qiáng shàng de jì huà yòu dǎ qǐ le jīng shén
Sometimes I wanted to slack off, but one look at the plan on the wall and I perked up again.
妈妈也常常鼓励我，说我越来越细心了。
mā ma yě cháng cháng gǔ lì wǒ shuō wǒ yuè lái yuè xì xīn le
Mum often encouraged me too, saying I was getting more and more careful.
不久，又一次数学测验来了。
bù jiǔ yòu yí cì shù xué cè yàn lái le
Before long, another maths test came.
成绩发下来的时候，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛——九十分！
chéng jì fā xià lái de shí hòu wǒ jiǎn zhí bù gǎn xiāng xìn zì jǐ de yǎn jīng jiǔ shí fēn
When the results came back, I could hardly believe my eyes: 90 marks!
老师还在试卷上画了一颗金色的星星。
lǎo shī hái zài shì juàn shàng huà le yì kē jīn sè de xīng xīng
The teacher had even drawn a gold star on the paper.
我拿着试卷跑去给妈妈看，妈妈笑得眼睛都眯成了一条线。
wǒ ná zhe shì juàn pǎo qù gěi mā ma kàn mā ma xiào de yǎn jīng dōu mī chéng le yì tiáo xiàn
I ran to show Mum the paper, and she smiled so much her eyes became two narrow lines.
这件事让我明白了：失败并不可怕，可怕的是失去信心。
zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ míng bái le shī bài bìng bù kě pà kě pà de shì shī qù xìn xīn
This taught me that failure is not frightening; losing confidence is.
只要找出原因，坚持不懈地努力，就一定能进步。
zhǐ yào zhǎo chū yuán yīn jiān chí bú xiè de nǔ lì jiù yí dìng néng jìn bù
If you find out why and keep working at it, you will certainly improve.
失败是成功之母，这句话说得一点也没错。
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ zhè jù huà shuō de yì diǎn yě méi cuò
"Failure is the mother of success": that saying is absolutely right.
范文二 从妈妈的角度 From Mum's side
那天晚上，女儿吃饭的时候一句话也不说，一直低着头。
nà tiān wǎn shàng nǚ ér chī fàn de shí hòu yí jù huà yě bù shuō yì zhí dī zhe tóu
That evening, my daughter did not say a word at dinner and kept her head down.
我知道，她一定遇到了什么不开心的事。
wǒ zhī dào tā yí dìng yù dào le shén me bù kāi xīn de shì
I knew something must have upset her.
饭后，我走进她的房间，看见她呆呆地站在书桌旁。
fàn hòu wǒ zǒu jìn tā de fáng jiān kàn jiàn tā dāi dāi de zhàn zài shū zhuō páng
After dinner I went into her room and saw her standing blankly by her desk.
她犹豫了很久，才从书包里拿出数学试卷，上面写着六十五分。
tā yóu yù le hěn jiǔ cái cóng shū bāo lǐ ná chū shù xué shì juàn shàng miàn xiě zhe liù shí wǔ fēn
She hesitated for a long time before taking her maths paper out of her bag. It said 65.
看着她红红的眼睛，我心疼极了。
kàn zhe tā hóng hóng de yǎn jīng wǒ xīn téng jí le
Seeing her red eyes, my heart ached for her.
我没有骂她，只是告诉她：一次失败没关系，重要的是找出原因。
wǒ méi yǒu mà tā zhǐ shì gào sù tā yí cì shī bài méi guān xì zhòng yào de shì zhǎo chū yuán yīn
I did not scold her. I only told her that one failure does not matter; what matters is finding out why.
于是，我们一起把错题看了一遍。
yú shì wǒ men yì qǐ bǎ cuò tí kàn le yí biàn
So we went through the wrong answers together.
原来，她很多题都是因为粗心才做错的。
yuán lái tā hěn duō tí dōu shì yīn wèi cū xīn cái zuò cuò de
It turned out that many were wrong only through carelessness.
接着，我们写了一份学习计划，贴在她的房间里。
jiē zhe wǒ men xiě le yí fèn xué xí jì huà tiē zài tā de fáng jiān lǐ
Next, we made a study plan and stuck it up in her room.
一个月来，她每天认真练习，做完还细心检查，从来没有偷懒。
yí gè yuè lái tā měi tiān rèn zhēn liàn xí zuò wán hái xì xīn jiǎn chá cóng lái méi yǒu tōu lǎn
For a whole month she practised seriously every day, checked carefully afterwards, and never once slacked off.
这一次，她拿着九十分的试卷向我跑来，脸上笑开了花。
zhè yí cì tā ná zhe jiǔ shí fēn de shì juàn xiàng wǒ pǎo lái liǎn shàng xiào kāi le huā
This time she came running to me with a 90-mark paper, her face one big smile.
我抱着她，心里比她还高兴。
wǒ bào zhe tā xīn lǐ bǐ tā hái gāo xìng
I hugged her, even happier than she was.
我相信，这次的经历会让她明白：失败是成功之母。
wǒ xiāng xìn zhè cì de jīng lì huì ràng tā míng bái shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
I believe this experience will show her that failure is the mother of success.