该句使用时间状语引导，强调持续性行为。
Life Needs the Encouragement of Applause
Life contains a very beautiful sound: applause. It gives me motivation and encouragement.
In first grade, my writing skills were far from what they are today, and my compositions were not outstanding. Whenever I heard the teacher reading classmates’ essays as model works, I felt envious and hoped that one day my own writing could also be read aloud.
From then on, I quietly worked hard after class. When the teacher finally assigned a composition, I rushed home and began writing immediately. I revised it again and again until I was satisfied, then carefully copied it into my notebook.
After that, I eagerly waited for the teacher to bring our diaries to class to read. Finally, that day came. The teacher walked into the classroom with a stack of notebooks and said happily:
Students, many diaries in this assignment have received little red flowers. Now I will read some of them.
Little red flowers were such precious rewards!
One excellent composition after another earned warm applause from the classmates, and I held my breath in anticipation. Suddenly, familiar words reached my ears, and I was deeply moved, not even realizing it was my own work. Then, thunderous applause filled the room, and the teacher looked at me with encouraging eyes.
At that moment, I was extremely excited and more determined than ever to keep improving my writing. From that applause, I gained strength, and my writing gradually improved as I became more serious about it.
Applause is like a beam of light that encourages me to move forward. It is the most beautiful music in life.
生活需要掌声的鼓励
生活中有一种十分美好的声音，那就是掌声。它给予我鞭策，也给予我鼓励。
记得一年级时，我的作文水平还远不如现在，写作总是不够突出。每当听到老师把同学的作文当作范文读给大家欣赏时，我心里十分羡慕，也希望自己的作文有一天能被朗读。
从那以后，我在课下默默努力。终于等到老师布置作文，我一回到家就迫不及待地提笔写作。我反复修改，直到自己满意为止，再工整地誊写到作文本上。
此后，我天天期待老师能把日记本带到课堂上朗读。终于等到了这一天，老师抱着一叠日记本走进教室，高兴地对同学们说：
同学们，这次习作中有不少同学的日记获得了小红花，下面我给大家读一读。
小红花，是多么珍贵的奖励啊！
一篇篇精彩的作文赢得了同学们热烈的掌声，我也在期待中屏住了呼吸。忽然，一段熟悉的文字传入耳中，我被深深打动，竟然没有意识到那正是自己的作品。紧接着，四周响起雷鸣般的掌声，老师也用充满鼓励的目光看着我。
那一刻我无比激动，也更加坚定了写作的信心。从那阵掌声中，我获得了力量，写作水平逐步提高，对写作也更加认真。
掌声仿佛一束光，给予我鼓励，让我不断进步。掌声，是生活中最美的音乐。
"How many of us are willing to stay grounded and work hard in the present?"
"Running toward goals is a state of mind, pushing oneself to the limit is a kind of joy."
"Life is in your own hands only when you choose a joyful life will you have motivation"
"Hard work and practical action are the necessary costs of achieving great accomplishments."
"Dedicate immense effort to reap a bountiful harvest of success."