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1、英语美文：TheOnlyOwlthatMatters唯一重要的猫头鹰--自己 HowmanylicksdoesittaketogettothecenterofaTootsiepop[1]? ThefirsttimeIheardthisduringtheTootsiepopcommercial[2],Iwasfiveyearsold.Iimmediatelyrantothekitchen,gotaTootsiepopandbegancarefullycountingthelicksittooktogettothesoftchewy[3]middle.Isatthereinfrontofth
2、etelevision,tediouslylickingandcounting.Aboutaftertwohundredlicksorso,Istopped.Thetemptationofthechewycenterhadproventobetoogreat,andIbitmywaythroughthehardshelltotheverycenter.[4]Besides,Ialreadyknewhowmanylicksittooktogettothecenter—three.That’showmanylicksittooktheowlinthecommercialtogettothecen
3、ter,sothat,tome,wastherightanswer. Inhighschool,IhadgrownoutofeatingTootsiepopsinfrontofthetelevision.Bythistime,Ihadbeguntofocusonmoreworldlythings—suchaskeepingmygradepointaveragedecent,participatinginextra-curricularactivities,andpreparingmyselfforleavinghome.[5]However,whileImayhavestoppedeati
4、ngTootsiepops,Istillheldsteadfastly[6]totheTootsiepopphilosophy—HowmanylicksdoesittaketogettothecenterofaTootsiepop?Tome,theanswerwasstillalwayswhattheowlhadtoldme—threelicks. Inmyschool,ModelUnitedNations(MUN)wasthemostcompetitive,prestigiousextra-curricular.[7]EveryonesoughttowinthecovetedChairp
5、osition,whichcouldeventuallyleadtothehighest,mostdomineeringpositionintheentireprogram—theSecretaryGeneral.[8]TheMUNChairsofourschoolwereinstantlyassumedtobethesmartest,highest-achievingstudentswhowouldbethefutureCEOsandpoliticiansoftheworld.Inmyfreshmanyear[9],Ijoinedtheprogram. TheChairpositionh
6、adbecomethecenteroftheTootsiepopandmyowlhadbecomevariousotherstudents.Myfirstso-called“owl”wasEric.AfterattendingonemajorinternationalMUNconference,hehadlandedtheprestigiousChairposition.So,Idecided,ifEric,theowl,reachedthecenterinonlyonelick,that’showmanylicksitshouldtakeme.Inmyfreshmanyear,Iwentt
7、othetryoutsandlaterfoundoutthatIhadnotmadethecutforanyinternationalconferences.[10]Iwasdevastated[11]. Butthen,Ibrightened—ifEric,myfirstowl,waswrong,maybeIshouldjustfindanewowl.MynewowlwasIris.Irishadachi
