第1页共4页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制大学英语写作范文TheMostImportantDayinMyLifeHaveyoueverbeenatseainadensefogwhenitseemedasifatangiblewhitedarknessshutyouin,andthegreatship,tenseandanxious,gropedherwaytowardtheshore?Iwaslikethatshipbeforemyeducationbegan,onlyIhadnowayofknowinghowneartheharborwas.ThemostimportantdayIrememberinallmylifeistheoneonwhichmyteacher,AnneMansfieldSullivan,cametome.IamfilledwithwonderwhenIconsidertheimmeasurablecontrastbetweenthetwoliveswhichitconnects.ItwasthethirdofMarch,1887,threemonthsbeforeIwassevenyearsold.Ontheafternoonofthatexcitingday,Iguessedvaguelyfrommymother’ssignsandfromthehurryingtoandfrointhehousethatsomethingunusualwasabouttohappen,soIwenttothedoorandwaitedonthesteps.Ifeltapproachingfootsteps.Ithoughtitwasmymotherandstretchedoutmyhand.Someone第2页共4页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制tookit,andthenIwascaughtupandheldcloseinthearmsofthepersonwhohadcometorevealallthingstome,and,moreimportantthanthat,toloveme.Themorningaftermyteachercamesheledmeintoherroomandgavemeadoll.WhenIhadplayedwithitalittlewhile,MissSullivanslowlyspelledintomyhandtheword“d-o-l-l”.Iwasatonceinterestedinthisfingerplayandtriedtoimitateit.WhenIfinallysucceededinmakingtheletterscorrectlyIwasfilledwithchildishpleasureandpride.RunningdownstairstomymotherIheldupmyhandandmadethelettersfordoll.IdidnotknowthatIwasspellingawordoreventhatwordsexisted;Isimplymademyfingersgoinmonkey-likeimitation.InthedaysthatfollowedIlearnedtospellinthisuncomprehendingwaymanywords,amongthem,“pin”,“hat”,“cup”,andafewverbslike“sit”,“stand”and“walk”,butmyteacherhadbeenwithmeseveralweeksbeforeIunderstoodthateverythinghasaname.第3页共4页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制OnedaywhileIwasplayingwithmynewdoll,MissSullivangavememyolddoll,too.Shethenspelled“d-o-l-l”andtriedtomakemeunderstandthat“d-o-l-l”appliedtoboth.Earlierintheday,wehadastruggleoverthetwowords“m-u-g”is“mug”and“w-a-t-e-r”is“water”,butIpersistedinmixingupthetwo.Ibecameimpatientand,seizingthenewdoll,Idasheditonthefloor,breakingitintopieces.Iwasnotsorryaftermyfitoftemper.Inthedark,stillworld,Ihadnostrongsentimentforanything.Myteacherbroughtmemyhat,andIknewweweregoingoutintothewarmsunshine.Wewalkeddownthepathtothewell-house.Someonewasdrawingwater,andmyteacherplacedmyhandunderthespout.Asthecoolstreamgushedoveronehand,shespelledintotheotherwordwater,firstslowly,thenrapidly.Istoodstill;mywholeattentionwasfixeduponthemovementsofherfinger.SuddenlyIseemedtoremembersomethingIhadforgotten—athrillofreturningthought–andthe第4页共4页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制mysteryoflanguagewasrevealedtome.Iknewthenthatthe“w-a-t-e-r”meantthatwonderfulcoolsomethingthatwasflowingovermyhand.Thatlivingwordawakenedmysoulandsetitfree.Ileftthewell-houseeagertolearn.Everythinghadanameandeachnamegavebirthtoanewthought.Aswereturnedtothehouse,everyobjectwhichItouchedseemedtobefulloflife.ThatwasbecauseIsaweverythingwithastrange,newsightthathadcometome.OnenteringthedoorIrememberedthedollIhadbroken.Ifeltmywaytothefragmentsandtriedinvaintoputthemtogether.Thenmyeyeswerefilledwithtears,forIrealizedwhatIhaddone,andforthefirsttimeIfeltsorry.Ilearnedalotofnewwordsthatday.ItwouldhavebeendifficulttofindahappierchildthanmewhenIlayinmysmallbedthatnightandthoughtofthejoysthatdayhadbroughttome,andforthefirsttimeIlongedforanewdaytocome.
