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Applause I had a classmate named Lily when I studied at primary school. Quiet and gentle, she always silently sat in the corner of the classroom. She was always the first to arrive at the classroom before class and the last to leave the classroom. She was unwilling to make others see how she walked since she suffered from polio which caused her feet disabled. One day, the teacher asked students to tell stories by turns on the platform. When it was Lily’s turn to tell a story, the other students fixed their sights on Lily who lowed down her head at once. As the teacher was just transformed from another school, he didn’t know Lily was disabled. Lily hesitated for a moment and then stood up slowly with the rim of her eyes blushing. Under the gaze of here classmates, Lily finally waddled toward the platform. The moment Lily kept her legs on the platform, A sudden applause broke out and continued for a long time, we saw her shedding warm tears. After the applause appeased, Lily controlled her feelings and began to tell of her story. Her Mandarin was standard and her voice was beautiful. Another applause broke out again after hearing her story, she then bowed deeply to us and staggered from the platform. From that day on, it seemed as if Lily was taken over by a different personality; she was no longer as melancholy as before. She began to play games and tell jokes with us. She even asked one of her classmates to teach her how to dance at a get-together. We went to study at different middle schools a few years later. Lily wrote a letter to us: I shall never forget the applause, for it makes me to realize all of you never discriminate against me. Your applause encourage me to face life with a smile bravely.

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Applause

I had a classmate named Lily when I studied at primary school.

Quiet and gentle, she always silently sat silently in the corner of the classroom.

She was always the first to arrive at the classroom before class and the last to leave. the classroom.

She was unwilling to make didn't want others to see how she walked , since because she suffered from polio, which caused her feet to be disabled.

One day, the teacher asked students to take turns telling stories by turns on the platform. or ... at the front of the class.

When it was Lily’s turn to tell a story, the other students fixed their sights on Lily her, who lowed down her head at once and she immediately lowered her head.

As the teacher was just transformed transferred from another school, he didn’t know Lily was disabled.

Lily hesitated for a moment and then stood up slowly, with the rim of her eyes her face blushing.

Under the gaze of here her classmates, Lily finally waddled* made her way with difficulty toward the platform front of the room.

The moment Lily she lifted kept her legs onto the platform, A a sudden burst of applause broke out and continued for a long time. , we

We saw her shedding warm tears. After the applause appeased died down, Lily regained control controlled of her feelings and began to tell of her story.

Her Mandarin was standard and her voice was beautiful. Another round of applause broke out again after hearing her story, and she then bowed deeply to us and staggered from* left the platform.

From that day on, it seemed as if Lily was taken over by a different personality; she was no longer as melancholy as before. She began to play games and tell jokes with us. She even asked one of her classmates to teach her how to dance at a get-together.


We went to study at different middle schools a few years later. Lily wrote a letter to us in which she said, "I shall never forget the applause, for it makes me to made me realize that all of you never discriminated against me. Your applause encouraged me to face life bravely with a smile." bravely.

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* When dicussing people who are disabled in any way, we don't use words like these ('waddled', 'staggered'). While they may be descriptive in your mind, they would be considered extremely derogatory here in the U.S.  Notice my use of the phrase 'made her way with difficulty' -- in truth, we all know how a person with polio has trouble walking. It is not necessary try to describe it.

 

Generally very well written, Alisa. You have a good grasp of English grammar, for the most part. The hardest things to learn are those idiomatic phrases that make a writing sound natural. That can only come with more reading and listening. 加油!

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Sometimes applause is important to someone r not confident

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