英语作文In what ways are you impressed by Benjamin Franklin.doc

Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity…genius, he has Explored the life of a ...*Unit 1 In what ways are you impressed by Benjamin Franklin? From the section of Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, he is a kind and real figure in my heart. He knew how to enjoy life. In the text, he referred to “then I turn and went down Chestnut Street and part of Walnut Street, eating my roll all the way […] This was therefore the first house I was in or slept in, in Philadelphia”. Maybe these sentences couldn’t count for a lot; however, I understood his attitude of life when I read something about him, especially after he became a celebrity. Such as, his motto “Content and riches seldom meet together. Riches take out, contentment I had rather” is my best explanation. Although he had been a famous person, he also kept a good life style and remained the fine nature of human beings. Everyone knows that appetency is an abyss, the more to want, the more to pursue. He said it is neither weather nor reputation but tranquility and occupation which give happiness. Another example is the experience of his visit. One day, he gave a visit to his teacher. He bruised his head when he came into the door of his teacher’s. Immediately, he understood that “To be a man must be modest.” Only a trifle can produce the big wisdom. I like another maxim, namely, “sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power”. Also, he set an example to seek for knowledge strongly. 06 Class A 余海燕 Do you love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of. The sentence above is a famous saying of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin lived a poor childhood but he refused to live a poor life forever. He knew how to save time, so he knew how to change his life then. Though he has no chance to go to school, he used his part time to study hard. But most of the young men waste tim