Hello,my dear friends:David,jenny,panpanpan,mary....and all the new friends who show your special attention to this forum,this is flyheart,a very old friend here,comes back,with a special gift for the coming Christmans day to you all,that is my article,which has won the first prize on monthly English written contest held by 21st century,hopefully you will enjoy reading it.
A Dream Come True
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a bird, flying in the sky freely. When I grew up, I knew that was a daydream, so I forgot about it.
One day I had another dream. I dreamt of travelling around the world. However, when I started working, my income was not enough to afford this kind of travel, especially after I got married. Time and money became the biggest obstacles between my dream and reality. What should I do? Forget it? No! Never! Now the Internet has given me two invisible wings so that I can fly freely in the cyber world, anytime I want to.
What a world! There is no need to book the ticket in advance, no need to consider whether you can get a reasonable hotel rate. All you need is a computer. Your screen is the window through which you can go anywhere you want. The mouse is like a professional guide who takes you to the right places. The keyboard is a notebook on which you can write down what you have seen on your trip and help send them to your friends who can share your adventure and enjoyment. As an English teacher I cried for the opportunity to talk to some native speakers. But, in the past, it was impossible to have such opportunities. With the help of Internet it has become so easy to have your dreams come true. We can practice our spoken English in a chat room. We attend different kinds of lectures or English speech contests, which are rarely available in our daily life . Now both my spoken and conversational English have improved greatly by chatting online. What’s more, I got to know many people from all over the world. We find we have a lot in common by exchanging our ideas about different topics. I used to dream about being a bird soaring high in the sky. Now I am glad I am a caged bird, because my cage is as big as the earth, not only can I enjoy the different scenery in the world, but also I can communicate with all kinds of people without stepping out of my home. My life has become colorful with the help of the Internet.
