The following essay is a perfect score essay for 2021 Shanghai Pudong . It was written by a student in my class. The two materials in the article both reflect on the value of life, and may give you some useful inspiration on how to conceive ideas.
Standing against the wind
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Under the scorching sun and in the harsh winter, the figure stood against the wind.
summer, Tengger Desert . The endless desert, with rolling sand dunes, is desolate and yellow as far as the eye can see, with only a few camel thorn standing upright.
The guide led us on a trek. Along the way, the low wind carried fine sand and hit our calves, and the scorching sun burned us, making it uncomfortable. Turning around a sandy slope, suddenly, acres and acres of green spread out, and everyone walking with us was surprised.
"This is the result of the wheat straw grid." The guide said, taking out a shovel and a bundle of wheat straw and demonstrating the action. Moved by the stunning green, I also took a heavy shovel and pushed it down hard. A row of wheat straw was embedded in the sand and stood upright.
One and two wheat straw squares were completed. The heat wave seemed to turn into reality and cover people, and sweat fell into the sand with the straw stalks. I straightened up with difficulty and looked forward: the guides were still working, and their generous figures were rising and falling. In a trance, they seemed to overlap - overlapping on the farmers who had been working hard and persevering on the frontier of the motherland for centuries. Their skin is dark and dry, and they wipe sweat with their rough palms. They squint their eyes and look in the direction of the sun, clinging to the rusty shovels, standing in the wind like a square of wheat straw.
The figure stood facing the wind, facing the fierce wind on the border, and stood firm against the desert, maintaining his unswerving patriotism to protect the territory.
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In the severe winter, at the DreamWorks Coffee Bar, it was bitterly cold outside, and the wind roared violently, almost knocking people down. As soon as he entered the DreamWorks Coffee Bar, An Kun, a thin receptionist, welcomed him warmly and shouted: "You are our 21,738th customer!" He immediately ran to the small blackboard to change the number of people in the store. Walking into the store, barista Yin Hao was immersed in latte art for coffee. The checkout clerk nodded and smiled. Maomao, who was cleaning the table, turned around and smiled slightly: "The story of our store is best told by An Kun! He will be here soon."
An Kun’s introduction is quite ceremonial, and he always starts with the small blackboard at the entrance of the store: “This blackboard is used by us to record the number of people who come to the store. This is an exclusive interview with us by the TV station... These anti-epidemic themed paintings are Drawn by students from a school for disabled people. Well, we are from there too! It was the coffee bar that gave us jobs!" He smiled enthusiastically, with no sign of autism in his eyes.
I was surprised. I thought that this coffee bar with all disabled young people as employees would be lifeless, but I didn't expect that although they suffer from cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or autism, they still work with all their enthusiasm, smiles and hard work.
I took a sip of coffee. It was bitter, but the aftertaste was just a little sweet. was clearly like their lives: they came to the world with a posture different from ordinary people, suffered a lot, but were not defeated, with the most tenacious posture. , standing tall against the severe wind and unfair fate.
Around the coffee bar, DreamWorks noodle restaurants and car wash shops have also opened one after another. I have seen the country’s emphasis on and support for disadvantaged groups, teaching them to stand in the wind and strive for self-improvement.
