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第一篇:Drawingapictureisthesimplestwayofputtinganideadownonpaper.Thatishowmenfirstbegantowritesixthousandyearsagoormore.Thealphabetwenowusecamedowntous overalongperiodoftime.Itwasfromthepicture-writingofancientEgypt.Picture-writingwasusefulinmanyways.Itcouldusedtoexpressideasaswellasobjects.Forexample,adrawingofamanmeanttheobject"man",Butadrawingofamanlyingonthegroundwithaspearinhimmeant"death".BeidestheEgyptians,theChineseandtheAmericanIndiansalsodevelopedwaysofwritinginpictures.Butonlysomuchcouldbesaidthisway.Thousandsofpictureswouldhavebeenneededtoexpressalltheideasthatpeoplemighthave.Itwouldhavetakenmanythousandsmoretoexpressalltheobjectsknowntomen.Noonecoulddrawsomanypicturesinalifetime.Norcouldanymorelearnthemeaningofallthoes drawingsinalifetime. 第二篇:2.TheotherdayIwenttovisitagoodfriendatthehospital.WhileIcouldaskwhichroommyfriendwasin,aladytookdownmyname,ageandsoon,askedtwomentotakemeinawheelchairandstartedbringingmedownthehall."Idon'tunderstandwhyyoudidso.I'mnotsick,"Ishouted.Ifoundmyselfinasmallroom,Onemansaid,"Ifyouneedanything,pressthebutton."AfterseveralhoursDr.Wardcamein."Doesithurtbadly?"heasked."Itdoesn'thurtatall."Dr.Wardlookedworried."Ifyoudon'tfeelanypain,thatmeansit'smuchmoreseriousthanwethought.Wherediditoriginallyhurt?""Itdidn'thurtanywhere."Dr.Wardsaidtohisstudents,"sincehewon'ttelluswhereithurts,we'llhavetocarryonoperationonthestomachtofinditoutforourselves.""ButIdon'twantanoperation."Dr.Wardnoddedsympathetically."Noonedoes,butwouldn'titbebettertogetitoutnowthanlater?""Finally,Iwasputintotheoperationroom.""Wait,"Isaid,"Ihavesomethingtotellyou.Iamseriouslyillbutihavenomoneytopaythedoctor."