Crutches Can’t Define Me1 Whenever I see crutches, I can’t help recalling the days spent in hospital when I had to resort to them to walk after the painful operation. That was a gloomy rainy day an

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Crutches Can’t Define Me1 Whenever I see crutches, I can’t help recalling the days spent in hospital when I had to resort to them to walk after the painful operation. That was a gloomy rainy day and I was taking part in a local badminton competition held for high school students. Due to the water left on the court, I slipped terribly with a loud scream. For the next few seconds, all of my consciousness was eaten by the unbearable pain. Then all the people around came to me, asking where did I get hurt. To be honest, I totally had no idea what happened to me at the moment and even asked to go back to the court to finish the competition. Unfortunately, it turned out that the ligament in my left knee was totally torn, which made me have no choice but to quit school and receive an operation in hospital. But with Gaokao , the most important nationwide exam for every student in China, approaching day by day, the atmosphere in school getting more nervous, it’s more than easy to tell how bitter the choice was for me at that time. After my arrival at the hospital, I was tortured by the same question everyday. “What if?” I asked myself the question thousands of times a day. “What if I just gave up that score?” “What if there weren’t any water in the court?” “What if it were a sunny day? ” Unfortunately, the right answers never came and the depression never left. Then one day, it suddenly occurred to me that it was stupid and useless trapping myself in such no-answer questions.At the same time, one sentence that I had written in my notebook just came to me, “Accept what you can’t change, change what you can’t accept and distinguish them with your wisdom. ” It is undeniable that never could I change what had happened, but I could manage the future. Indulging myself in questions like these actually reflected my fear for the future but definitely I hated to be a coward so, in spite of hardness and difficulty, I should move forward. It has been proved that moving forward is the best way to get rid of the past pain.

Dec 20, 2014 1:42 AM

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Crutches Can’t Define Me1

Whenever I see crutches, I can’t help recalling the days spent in the hospital when I had to resort to using them to walk after the painful operation.

That was a gloomy, rainy day and I was taking part in a local badminton competition held for high school students. Due to the water left on the court, I slipped terribly and with a loud scream. For the next few seconds, all of my consciousness was eaten by the unbearable pain. Then all the people around came to me, asking where did I get I got hurt. To be honest, I totally had no idea what happened to me at the moment and even asked to go back to the court to finish the competition.

Unfortunately, it turned out that the ligament in my left knee was totally torn, which made me have left me no choice but to quit school <em>(you could also say: 'which forced me to quit school') </em>and receive an operation in the hospital. But with Gaokao , the most important nationwide exam for every student in China, approaching day by day, and with the atmosphere in school getting more nervous, it’s more than easy to tell how bitter the choice was for me at that time.

After my arrival at the hospital, I was tortured by the same question everyday every day. “What if?” I asked myself the that question thousands of times a day. “What if I just gave up that score?” “What if there weren’t wasn't any water in the court?” “What if it were a sunny day? ” Unfortunately, the right answers never came and the depression never left. Then one day, it suddenly occurred to me that it was stupid and useless trapping myself in such no-answer questions. At the same time, one sentence that I had written in my notebook just came to me, “Accept what you can’t change, change what you can’t accept and distinguish them with your wisdom. ” It is undeniable that never could I change what had happened, but I could manage the future. Indulging myself in questions like these actually reflected my fear for the future but I definitely I hated to be a coward so, in spite of the hardness and difficulty, I should move forward. It has been proved that moving forward is the best way to get rid of the past pain.

Your English is very good! 'All of my consciousness was eaten' is an unusual phrase in English, but it is not incorrect. I like how it sounds, it is a bit poetic! But a more common way to say this would be: "All I could focus on was the pain" or "all I remember was the pain."

December 20, 2014

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