One Story A Day中学六月（加拿大）.docx

6-1 A Day at the Beach My family and I live in England. England is not a very hot or sunny place. We do get sunshine, but it also rains quite a lot. So during the winter school break, many people go to places like Spain or Portugal to get some sun. That’s what we did last year and we’ll never forget it. I couldn’t wait to come back with a great tan to show off to my friends. We had two whole days at the beach. I was so excited! I was just starting to put sunscreen on, when we heard a siren. Someone was in trouble in the water! We ran over to where they were carrying a boy out of the water. He was taken away in an ambulance, but it was clear that he was okay. We all headed back to where our towels were, when my sister Kay said, “Race you to the water!” With that we were off. It was a very hot day and the sun was blazing. I was so happy. I got all the sun I could. We laughed and ran along the beach. We swam and played Frisbee. Finally, around noon, my mother called us to get some food. My family looked at me with shock. Parts of my body were white and parts were as red as a lobster! Shocked, my mother asked, “Didn’t you put on sunscreen?” I told her I did, but then I realized the siren had stopped me from covering my whole body. I was so badly burned that I had to stay inside for the rest of the two days we were there. When we arrived home, I didn’t even want to go to school. I was so embarrassed. But I went anyway. I wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants for three days until the burn went away. But even then, I was two different colours for weeks! My great beach vacation taught me the power of the sun and the power of sunscreen. Most importantly, it taught me that I shouldn’t be so worried about trying to change the way I look in the first place! 6-2 The Watchmaker and the Baseball Player I live in a little town in Switzerland. I’m very old now, but when I was a boy of about twelve, there was an old watchmaker who made watches in his house. Every day, you would see