What makes a home?

时间：2012-09-11 05:46:37

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What makes a home?
Love and sympathy and confidence.
It is a place where kindly1 affections exist among all the members of the family.
The parents take good care of their children, and the children are interested in  
the activities of their parents.
Thus all of them are bound together by affection, and they find their home to be the cheeriest place in the world.
A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.
Every civilized2 person is a social being.No one should live alone.
A man may lead a successful and prosperous life,but prosperity alone can by no means insure happiness.
Many great personages in the world history had deep affections for their homes.
Your home may be poor and humble3, but your duty lies there.
You should try to make it cheerful and comfortable.
The greater the difficulties, the richer will be your reward.
A home is more than a family dwelling（住处，寓所）. 
It is a school in which people are trained for citizenship4.
A man will not render good service to his country if he can do nothing good for his home; for in proportion as he loves his home, will he love his country.
The home is the birthplace of true patriotism5.
It is the secret of social welfare and national greatness.
It is the basis and origin of civilization.

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1 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
参考例句：
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
2 civilized UwRzDg     
a.有教养的，文雅的
参考例句：
  • Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
  • rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
3 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
4 citizenship AV3yA     
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
5 patriotism 63lzt     
n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义
参考例句：
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

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