1、6302014 12 28 123150 330When the sun begins to rise, the best vantage point is a bridge. The river has been left to itself; it looks clean and fresh. At this time of the day, it really is a river, not just an obstacle to get across. It flows quietly past the boats and barges still tied to their moor
2、ings. In the distance, the first rays of sunlight strike against the tallest spires, domes, and monuments. Buildings begin to look less somber, as if they were stirring out of sleep.By the time you have crossed to the other side of the bridge, the city has already changed. The first buses rumble dow
3、n the street; lorries laden with fruit and vegetables clatter past, on their way to market. A few people emerge from railway-stations; there is a clink of plates and cups from a nearby cafe and one or two people stop to drink tea or coffee. You may still pass a policeman or a road sweeper,but he pro
4、bably will not greet you now. The city is coming to life, its streets filling slowly with people and traffic, all preparing for yet another day.403 180Xiao Liu is a sanitation worker in a restaurant, a much honored one. She has been awarded for her “excellent work and satisfactory service“ by the Na
5、tional Tourism Administration four times since she took the job six years ago.Her job seems simple. Every morning, she is required to clean two washrooms,two bathrooms, two locker rooms, the balcony and the corridor. But it is hard and demanding work, especially for a girl who suffers from heart dis
6、ease.“I usually have to come at 8:30 half an hour before the working time begins, and start to bustle in and out without a break,“says Liu. At 11 the opening time of the restaurant, everything 3 2is washed up. So is she. Then she stands in front of the washrooms to greet every guest with a smile, he
7、lp them and do the cleaning whenever it is necessary.Itis unusual work for such a youngwoman says the manager of the restaurant.“It is not only the hard work but also the psychological pressure that she has to stand.“I felt very ashamed and humble when I stood in front of the washroom on my first wo
8、rking day,“ recalls Liu. Then only17 years old she blushed whenever a guest came. Her colleagues poke fun at her and her friends called her a fool.“Because of my work, they think I am inferior and can only work in the washroom. But I am not, “she says .And the young woman, whohad been eager to do ev
9、erything well since she was a child, vowed to prove it.Four years ago, she was honored as Excellent Sanitation Worker by the National Tourism Administration. It was the happiest day of her life.“Standing on the stage, I cried because it is not only a prize, but a kind ofunderstanding and recognition
10、,“Liu says.In spite of the heavy work during the daytime, Liu spends every night learning from her sisters textbooks.“Sometimes I read till 3 in the morning and get up at 6 to go to work,“she says. Two years ago, she passed the entrance examination for the “Worker College and this year, she obtained a diploma in finance. Her thesis was selected for excellence and was honored at the commencement.Please write an essay entitledHomesicknessin more than300 words.3 3
