My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. 1 I came back, my Japanese was very good. "Can I do something useful with my Japanese?" I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with 2 to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. "Why don't you translate(翻译) it into Chinese? It will be better than 3 computer games all day." I promised(许诺) to do 2000 words each day. But 4 I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn't go out. Those 2000 words were still 5 me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn't make myself turn the pages. How I 6 I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting 7 my mind. One said, "Don't give up! Keep working hard and you'll do well!" But then the other one said, "Go and play! It will be more 8 than translating. Do your work tomorrow. I stood up and would 9 the computer. But then I remembered 10 my parents had told me: "Whatever you do, don't stop halfway." So I sat down and went on with it.
